Obituaries for Thursday, Dec. 7

ADRIANO — Hipolita B. Adriano, 95, of Fresno died Dec. 3. She was a teacher for 35 years. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 8 at St. Mary Queen of the Apostles.

AMAVISCA — Dawn Larkin Amavisca, 55, of Fresno died Nov. 27. She was an administrative assistant. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Dec. 9 at Clovis Hills Community Church. Remembrance: Nancy Hinds Hospice, 2490 W. Shaw Ave., Suite 101, Fresno, CA 93711. Arrangements: Wallin’s Fowler Funeral Home.

JONES — Larry Vincent Jones, 68, of Fresno died Nov. 21. Service: 11 p.m. Dec. 8 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home.

NEELEY — Evelyn Madeline Neeley, 93, of Clovis died Nov. 30. She was a bottler for 25 years. Rosary: 10 a.m. Dec. 11 at St. Helen’s Catholic Church. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 11 at the church. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.

RUIZ — Michelle Irene Ruiz, 52, of Fresno died Dec. 2. She was a homemaker for 37 years. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 11 at Arbor Vitae Cemetery in Madera. Arrangements: Wildrose Chapel & Funeral Home.

SCIACQUA — Alfred Roy Sciacqua, 91, of Fresno died Dec. 1. He was an education superintendent. Graveside: 10:30 a.m. Dec. 9 at St. Peter’s Cemetery. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

SCRIBNER — William John Scribner, 68, of Fresno died Nov. 27. He was a regional manager for Caltrans. Celebration of Life: 11 a.m. Dec. 8 at Piccadilly Inn, 2305 W. Shaw Ave. Arrangements: Lisle Funeral Home.

VAZQUEZ ATRISCO — Misael Vazquez Atrisco, 23, of Porterville died Nov. 30. He was a field worker. Visitation: 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 13 at Myers Chapel. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the funeral home. Mass: 9 a.m. Dec. 14 at St. Anne’s Church.

WALSTON — Merilyn “Mimi” Snow Walston, 84, of Solvang, formerly of Selma, died Nov. 22. Graveside: 10 a.m. Dec. 16 at Floral Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements: Loper Funeral Chapel.

WOODARD — Brian D. Woodard, 57, of Fresno died Nov. 30. He was a clerk for the Internal Revenue Service for 33 years. Memorial: Noon Dec. 16 at Unitarian Universalist Church of Fresno. Remembrances: American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs Ave., Fresno, CA 93711, www.heart.org or donor’s favorite charity.

ZUNIGA DE LEMUS — Maria Esperanza Zuniga de Lemus, 87, of Fresno died Dec. 1. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 8 at Yost & Webb Funeral Home. Rosary: 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at the funeral home. Mass: 10 a.m. Dec. 9 at St. Mary Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church.

This story was originally published December 6, 2017 at 3:17 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Thursday, Dec. 7."