Obituaries for Wednesday, Nov. 18
BELL — Veda Berniece Bell, 92, of Fresno died Nov. 14. She was a waitress for 25 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at the funeral home.
BISEL — Shirley Jeanette Bisel, 79, of Fresno died Nov. 14. She was a cafeteria manager for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Clovis Funeral Chapel. Graveside: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at Clovis Cemetery.
BRICKEY — Laura Kathleen Brickey, 35, of Fresno died Nov. 10. She was a marketing coordinator. Memorial: 3 p.m. Nov. 20 at The Well Church, North Campus. Arrangements: Clovis Funeral Chapel.
CASARES — Victor Richard Casares, 65, of Fresno died Nov. 11. He was a civil servant. Visitation: 1 to 4 p.m. Nov. 20 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. No services will be held.
CORTEZ — Ricardo Montano Cortez, 54, of Hanford died Nov. 6. He was a stocker at Walmart for 10 years. Visitation: 10 to 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at Peoples Funeral Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at the chapel. Arrangements: Pleasant Valley Mortuary in Avenal.
DIAZ — Josephine Esther Diaz, 52, of Fresno died Nov. 14. She was an in-home health care provider for 30 years. Graveside: 2 p.m. Nov. 20 at Clovis Cemetery. Arrangements: Boice Funeral Home.
DIDIER — David Paul Didier, 89, of Fresno died Nov. 14. He was a retired owner of U S Sewing Co. Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. Remembrances: American Heart Association, 7425 N. Palm Bluffs Ave. /# 101, Fresno, CA 93711; American Cancer Society, 2222 W. Shaw Ave. # 201, Fresno, CA 93711; donor’s favorite charity. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.
DIMERY — Kimberly D. Dimery, 45, of Fresno died Nov. 10. She was a licensed vocational nurse. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 18 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Services were held.
ESPARZA — Betty J. Esparza, 74, of Fresno died Nov. 10. She was a chef for Fresno State’s residence hall. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at Northwest Church, Karraker Chapel. Arrangements: Farewell Funeral Service.
EVERETT — Albert Goddard Everett, 96, of Ogden, Utah, formerly of Fresno, died Nov. 11. He was a retired educator for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 23 at Farewell Funeral Service. Services were held.
FENNESSEE — Christina S. Fennessee, 35, of Los Angeles, formerly of Fresno, died Nov. 2. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 20 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at the chapel.
FLORES — Connie Flores, 38, of Fresno died Nov. 14. She was an assistant manager for Angeline Home Care. Rosary: 6 p.m. Nov. 19 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Mass: 9 a.m. Nov. 20 at St. John Cathedral.
FRANCO — Gloria Aguilar Franco, 52, of Fresno died Nov. 8. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 21 at the chapel.
GUYNN — Arnold L. Guynn, 81, of Oakhurst died Nov. 17. He was a retired California Highway Patrol officer. Graveside: 1 p.m. Nov. 20 at Oakhill Cemetery. Remembrance: Perpetual Education Fund c/o L.D.S. Philanthropies, P.O. Box 27188, Provo, UT 84602. Arrangements: Jay Chapel.
HAMILTON — Jackie Hamilton, 65, of Clovis died Nov. 13. She was a registered nurse for 40 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Boice Funeral Home. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at New Hope Community Church.
HARRIS — Rose Harris, 67, of Los Angeles, formerly of Fresno, died Nov. 12. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 19 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 10 a.m. Nov. 20 at the chapel.
HERRERA — Guadalupe Herrera, 75, of Selma died Nov. 16. She was a field laborer. Rosary and Mass: 8:30 a.m. Nov. 19 at St. Lucy’s Church in Fowler. Arrangements: Cremation Society of Central California.
JACQUEZ — Teresa Jacquez, 90, of Fresno died Nov. 11. She was a homemaker. Memorial: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 20 at Peoples Church. Arrangements: Serenity Funeral Services.
MANIGO — Gwendolyn Denise Manigo, 59, of Fresno died Nov. 12. She was a nurse. Visitation: 1 to 5 p.m. Nov. 22 at Stephens & Bean Chapel. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at New Birth Evangelistic Center Church.
MATTHEWS-NUNN — Bobbie Jean Matthews-Nunn, 76, of Fresno died Nov. 12. She was a computer lab technician for Fresno Unified School District. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at Jesse E. Cooley Jr. Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Nov. 21 at the chapel.
MITCHELL — James Harry Mitchell, 88, of Fresno died Oct. 21. He was a commercial and residential interior designer. Private service. Arrangements: Yost & Webb Funeral Home.
PALMER — Jeanette “Jan” Palmer, 94, of Fresno died Nov. 14. She was an accounting clerk for an auto dealership for 30 years. Memorial: 11 a.m. Nov. 18 at The Shrine of St. Therese Catholic Church. Remembrance: Nazareth House, 2121 N. First St., Fresno, CA 93703. Arrangements: Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home.
PEREHODUK — John Perehoduk, 83, of Fresno died Nov. 5. He was a bookkeeper. Memorial: 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at Fresno Central Seventh-day Adventist Church Youth Chapel, 2980 E. Yale Ave. Arrangements: Yost and Webb Funeral Home.
POLLASTRINI — Marie-Louise Pollastrini, 90, of Fresno died Nov. 14. She was a homemaker. Rosary and Mass: 9 a.m. Nov. 20 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 828 O St. Arrangements: Wallin’s Sanger Funeral Home.
PUENTES — Guadalupe Puentes, 58, of Fresno died Nov. 14. He was a custodian. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 20 at Thomas-Robinson Funeral Home in Selma. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 20 at the funeral home. Service: 11 a.m. Nov. 23 at the funeral home.
RAMOS — Joanna Jade Ramos, 28, of Fresno died Nov. 11. She was a care provider. Visitation: 12 to 4 p.m. Nov. 18 at Reade and Sons Chapel. Service: 1 p.m. Nov. 18 at the chapel.
RANEY — Stewart Raney, 77, of Lemoore died Nov. 11. He was a machine shop supervisor. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at Christ Anglican Church. Service: 1:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at the church. Remembrance: Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Arrangements: Phipps-Dale Funeral Chapel.
ROSAS — Maria Guadalupe Rosas, 76, of Fresno died Nov. 13. She was a homemaker. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the chapel. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 20 at St. John’s Cathedral.
SANCHEZ SANCHEZ — Jose Ignacio Sanchez Sanchez, 18, of Fresno died Oct. 31. He was a farmworker. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements: Reade and Sons Funeral Home.
SCIACQUA — Gianna Carla Sciacqua, 75, of Fresno died Nov. 11. She was a homemaker. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 24 at St. Mary Queen of Apostles Church. Arrangements: Tinkler Funeral Chapel & Crematory.
VANDER DUSSEN — Earleen Adele Vander Dussen, 91, of Fresno died Nov. 9. She was a PBX operator for Pacific Bell for 10 years. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at Whitehurst, Sullivan, Burns & Blair Funeral Home. Rosary: 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the funeral home. Mass: 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church.
WADE — Diane Elizabeth Wade, 67, of Fresno died Oct. 31. She was a retired information operator for AT&T. Memorial: 10 a.m. Nov. 21 at Chapel of the Light Funeral Home.
WILLIAMS — Carl Cecil Williams Sr., 45, of Fresno died Nov. 1. He was a tax worker for the Internal Revenue Service. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nov. 20 at Sterling & Smith Funeral Chapel. Celebration of Life: 12:30 p.m. Nov. 20 at the funeral chapel.
This story was originally published November 20, 2015 at 1:28 PM with the headline "Obituaries for Wednesday, Nov. 18."