Manuel Escarsega

VENTANA VILLAGE - Manuel Escarsega II, 78, of Ventana Village died on Dec. 19, 2017, at Handmaker Home for the Aging in Tucson.

Mr. Escarsega was born on April 4, 1939, in Caborca, Sonora, Mexico, to Manuel and Ramona (Choyguhua) Escarsega. He was a hard worker and enjoyed reading a variety of books and socializing with his family and friends.

Survivors include four sons, Manuel Escarsega IV, Ernesto, Eulalio and Martin Escarsega; a daughter, Josefina Escarsega; two sisters and a brother, Carol and Luis Escarsega and Sylvia Alvarez; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Gregory Escarsega.

Funeral from noon to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 27, at the Josefina Escarsega home in Ventana Village on the Tohono O’odham Nation. Burial at 4:30 in Ventana Cemetery.

J. Warren Funeral Services, Mountain View Chapel in charge of arrangements.