Marilyn Elaine Kendig
Jun 2, 2015
Marilyn Elaine Kendig was born in Wasco, California on October 9, 1938 to Alfred and Nell (Wedel) Correll. Our mother, Marilyn, passed away to her Heavenly home on Tuesday, June 2, 2015 with her family by her side. Mom worked in Wasco as a hairdresser for 10 years before moving to Torrance, CA. She worked for several oil refineries...
Earl Gene Love
Jun 1, 2015
Our beloved father went to be with the Lord on June 1, 2015 at the age of 73. He was born August 17, 1941 at College Hospital Birthing Center in Shafter, California. He was preceded in death by his wife Carol Love, his parents Floyd Love and Edna Butler, his sister Phyllis and his son Scott. He is survived...
Bonnie Lou Leary
Jun 1, 2015
Bonnie Lou Leary was born in Boynton, Oklahoma on September 21, 1931 to Marion Ivan Leist and Minnie May Ballew. At an early age, Bonnie and her family, moved to Arvin, California where she attended the local schools. It was in Arvin, that Bonnie met the love of her life, and they spend many wonderful years together until his...
Verla Rose Nunlist
Jun 1, 2015
Verla was born in Wasco, California on May 19, 1942 to Charles Alton and Mattie Elizabeth (Black) Frost. Verla was raised in the Shafter area and attend local school she graduated from Shafter High in 1960. She married her husband Ronald Nunlist on March 21, 1959 at the Shafter Church of Christ. Verla and Ron raised their three children...
Rodney 'Rod' Mark Langels
May 31, 2015
November 16, 1953 — May 31, 2015 Rod passed away May 31, 2015 at home after a brave battle with lung cancer with his wife Peggy by his side. A quiet, hard-working and kind man, he was liked by all who knew him. Rod was a wonderful husband to his wife Peggy, whom he married on March 21, 1992....
Jackie Dean Harris
May 31, 2015
Jackie Dean Harris was born January 29, 1945 to Claude and June Harris. Born and raised in the Bakersfield area, he attended the local schools. At a young age, Jackie enlisted in the Navy. He served and fought for our country until the late 1960's, when he was honorably discharged. Jackie Dean Harris passed away on May 31, 2015....
Arvilla Irene Harris
May 30, 2015
Arvilla Irene Harris was born February 12, 1923 in Quinton, Oklahoma one of eleven children born to Ada Lee (Haworth) and Robert Merle Daniel. The family came to Shafter when Arvilla was six years old, returned to Oklahoma and then settled in Shafter when she was a teenager. Arvilla and Jack Harris were married December 30, 1946 in Shafter....
Orel & Eva Elmore
May 30, 2015
Orel Elmore, 92, went home to his Lord and Savior on May 21, 2015. Eva Elmore, 89, joined her husband of seventy years in Heaven on May 30, 2015. Orel and Eva are preceded in death by daughter Diana Nearn and grandson Justin Nearn. They are survived by daughters Janet Hillis (Steve) and Oralene Del Re'; grandchildren Amy Beagle...
Cristobal Enriquez
May 30, 2015
Cristobal was born in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico on September 25, 1942. He moved to California 40 years ago and immediately started working in agriculture. Cristobal was a wonderful man with a generous heart. One of his favorite things to do was to fill his ice chest with sodas and walk to the local park of Lost Hills. On his...
Tammy Lea Morton
May 30, 2015
Tammy Lea Morton was born in Fresno, California on June 17, 1963 to Mike Simpson and Imajoy Landers. She attended the local schools and was a high school graduate. She later moved to the Bakersfield where Tammy and her husband raised two beautiful daughters. She was a devoted wife and mother who dedicated her life to her family. On...
Jean Burns Ohanneson
May 30, 2015
Jean Burns Ohanneson was born April 23, 1922 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Atholl and Charles Burns. When Jean was 16 years old the family moved to Shafter, California. Jean graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in Psychology and then returned to Shafter to build a life with her soul mate and best friend, John. Jean spent her life...
Jeanne Elvire Crettol
May 26, 2015
Jeanne (Elvire) Crettol June 3, 1924 - May 26, 2015 Elvire was born to Jean and Caroline Steyaert in St. Truiden, Belgium in the summer of 1924. She grew up in a loving family with her sister and two brothers. At the outset of WWII, Belguim was invaded and occupied by the German Army. She recounted the hardships of...
Delores Faye Wilson
May 21, 2015
Delores Faye Wilson was born August 23, 1941 in Casa Grande, Arizona one of five daughters born to Gladys and Shelby Tankersley. The family moved to Shafter when Delores was a young girl and she married Sonny Wilson June 3, 1958. Delores served her family as a homemaker and was an excellent cook. The whole neighborhood knew when she...
James Stephen Jost
May 21, 2015
He was preceded in death by his father Elmer. He is survived by his mother, Loree, his wife, Susan, his sons and their families: Matt and Kate, Kurt and Kim, and Jeff and Lisette. He has 5 grandchildren: Micah, Lukas, Leah, Hannah, and Jakob. Jim farmed in Dinuba for over 40 years. He served on the board at Kings...
Gwen Dakota Arnold
May 20, 2015
Gwen was born in Stuteman County, North Dakota on June 16, 1923 to Daniel J. and Olive (Mariner) Voth. Along with the family, Gwen moved to Shafter when she was 12 years old and resided there for 75 years until moving to Bakersfield in 2005. Gwen worked as an office administrator for North Kern Hospital in Wasco for many...
Celso G. Aguirre
May 18, 2015
Celso was born in Tierra Blanca, Texas on March 6, 1946 to Cruz and Octavia (Garcia) Aguirre. He married Irma Alvarez and together they had three children. Celso worked in agriculture as a farm laborer for 33 years. He loved roosters and enjoyed spending his time fishing, or at the Casino. Celso was 69 old when he passed away...
Manuel Agustin Medrano-Vallejo
May 16, 2015
Manuel Agustin Medrano-Vallejo was born on November 19, 1921 to Santiago Medrano and Pomposa Vallejo. He was born and raised in Mexico. In 1975, Manuel and his family moved to the United States were they settled in Arvin, Ca. Manuel work as a mechanic in agricultural for almost 23 years. Manuel was a very hard worker who did everything...
Felipe De Jesus Dominguez Lopez
May 13, 2015
Felipe passed away on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 in Wasco, California. He was born on Sep 29, 1989 in San Francisco Del Rincon, Guanajuato, Mexico to Felipe Dominguez and Ofelia Dominguez. Phillip, as he was known by many, had a loving kind heart. He loved playing basketball and was an outgoing person who always spoke his mind. Phillip cherished...
Debra Yvonne Lopez Estrada
May 9, 2015
Debra Yvonne Lopez Estrada was born October 21, 1968 in Bakersfield, California. Debbie grew up and attended elementary schools in Bakersfield, earned her GED, and attended Cal State University Bakersfield. She loved education and going to school and helping others. She married Norberto Estrada in Bakersfield on October 8, 2008. They lived in Shafter and attended the Christian Fellowship...
Tanisha Shree Bridges
May 7, 2015
Tanisha Shree Bridges was born April 25, 1982 in Los Angeles, California to Daniel Lawrence Bridges and Catalina De La Jolla Villarreal. Tanisha grew up in Arvin, California were she impacted many lives of the community. She was a ray of sunshine and a person that you could always count on. Her pride and joy was her three beautiful...
