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Rigoberto Villaseñor
Mar 6, 2015
Rigoberto Villaseñor was born in Jalisco, Mexico on March 5, 1973 to Manuel and Rosa (Gonzalez) Villaseñor. Rigo was a very quiet person and seemed shy but he enjoyed being funny and telling jokes. Rigo married his wife Isabel and together they raised their three children. He worked for a pipe company as a quality control inspector for 4...
Barry Jay Bornstein
Mar 5, 2015
Barry Jay Bornstein was born on June 08, 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri to Abram "AL" and Sylvia (Lerner) Bornstein. He grew up in the Kansas City area in both Kansas and Missouri, where he attended local schools. Barry moved to Los Angeles, California in his early 30's then moved to Sacramento for work in the lighting industry. He...
Margie Blondell Jewell
Mar 3, 2015
Margie Jewell was born November 16, 1918 in Bradford, Tennessee to Clyde and Opal Battle. She enjoyed traveling, singing in church, listening to her kids play music and sharing old family stories. She was loved by all who knew her. She leaves behind a legacy of kindness, love, caring for others and faith in God. She passed away peacefully...
Mary Alyce Widen
Mar 2, 2015
Mary Alyce was born in Denver, Colorado, to William L. and Mary H. Feely. She was the youngest of five children who included Dorothea, William, Jr., Rita, and Phyllis and was predeceased by them. She adored all of her siblings and their families. Her mother raised Mary Alyce in Denver after her father, William, Sr., passed away when she...
Sylvia Gonzales
Feb 27, 2015
Sylvia Gonzales was born in Bakersfield, California to Enrique and Concepsion Gonzales. Sylvia Gonzales is preceded in death by her parents, Enrique and Concepsion Gonzales; brother, Henry Gonzales and her sister, Ruth Gonzales. She is survived by her sisters, Marie Inez Gonzales, Mary Ann Gonzales and Emily Romo. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was held on Monday, March 2,...
Ruth Denison
Feb 26, 2015
Ruth Denison, a 58-year resident of California and a 36-year resident of Joshua Tree, died gently at home, surrounded by loved ones, 10 days after suffering a massive stroke. She died Feb. 26, 2015, at the age of 92. The daughter of Hermann and Elisabeth Schaefer, she was born Sept. 29, 1922, in East Prussia (now Germany). She worked...
Baby Ximena Sandoval Ramirez
Feb 26, 2015
Ximena Sandoval was born in Bakersfield, Californian on February 7, 2015 to Ramiro Sandoval and Sonya Ramirez. Ximena was nineteen days old when she passed away on February 26, 2015 in Bakersfield, California. The Mass of the Resurrection will be officiated by Fr. David Enriquez at St. Therese's Church on Saturday March 7, 2015 at 1pm. A visitation will...
Refugio Guevara
Feb 20, 2015
Refugio Guevara was born on July 4, 1935 in Penjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico to Librado and Porfiria (Marquez) Guevara. Refugio worked as a laborer in the agriculture for 50 years. He married Consuelo Cisneros and they had nine children, six sons, and three daughters. Refugio Guevara is preceded in death by his parents, Librado Guevara y Porfiria Guevara. He is...
Agnes Mary Demler
Feb 20, 2015
Agnes Mary (Walsh) Demler passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on February 20, 2015 in Bakersfield, CA. She was a beloved wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, and friend. Agnes was known for her unconditional love and her unrelenting kindness— she placed everyone's wishes above her own and was always in the kitchen (preparing food for those she loved). Agnes was...
Concepsion Gonzales
Feb 20, 2015
Concepsion Gonzales Sandoval born December 22, 1913 in Chihuahua, Mexico was brought as a baby to Ysleta, Texas. A young and energetic "Concha" went to work at Rancho Benet, New Mexico, where she met Henry Gonzales, a ranch worker. They married, traveled and then settled to raise a family in Wasco California. The couple worked in the fields. Concha...
Reba Sue Phelps
Feb 18, 2015
Reba Sue was born in Missouri on March 18, 1950 to Albert Lee and Zelma Lee (Bridger) Brisher. Reba Sue Phelps was 64 years old when she passed away on February 18, 2015 in Bakersfield, California. A Funeral service was held at Peters Funeral Home Chapel on Saturday February 28, 2015 at 2pm.
Baby Emmanuel Linarez-Diaz
Feb 17, 2015
Emmanuel Linarez Diaz entered God's heavenly cradle on February 17, 2015 in Bakersfield, CA. to Maria Diaz and Eduardo Linarez, brothers, Julian Linarez and Eduardo Linarez; sisters, Natalie Linarez, and Maryella Linarez Diaz. Funeral service was held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at Iglesia Evangelica Fuente de Jacob at 12pm in Wasco and Interment followed at Wasco Memorial Park...
Juana Tinajero
Feb 16, 2015
Juana was born on August 21, 1922 in Chupicuaro, Guanajuato, Mexico to Isidro Mora and Magdalena Trujillo. At 18 years old, she married the love of her life; Silvestre Tinajero. Together they raised nine children and moved to Wasco in the early 1990's. Juana was a loving person with a kind heart, who was loved by everyone who knew...
Bobbie Drake
Feb 15, 2015
Bobbie was born on July 2, 1932 and passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015. Bobbie was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Landon Liam Kendell
Feb 14, 2015
Landon Liam Kendell born November 16th of 2014 died February 14th of 2015 Landon was born on November 16th 2014 at 3:15 a.m. at Kern Medical Center to Misty Kendell and Shaun Stinson. He was preceded in death by his older brother Calvin Shay Stinson and grandfather Timothy Wayne Irving. He is survived by his brother Timothy Ty Stinson;...
Jose Jesus Gamboa
Feb 14, 2015
Jose was born in Temastian, Jalisco, Mexico on November 17, 1953 to Anastacio Gamboa and Hermina Gamboa Cisneros. Jose was raised in Mexico and met his wife Maria Francisca and together they raised their six children. The family moved to the Los Angeles area in 1984 and later moved to the Shafter area in 2008. Jose worked as a...
Nola Torix
Feb 13, 2015
Nola Torix, aged 86 years, passed away peacefully asleep in the early hours on Friday, February 13, 2015 in Bakersfield, California. She is celebrating a new residence in Heaven at last. Nola was born the daughter of John and Jennie Smith on September 18, 1928 in Stidham, Oklahoma. Her siblings included sisters; Sybil, Mildred, Hildred, Ibra, Leona, Flora and...
Richard Alfonso Reveles
Feb 13, 2015
Richard Alfonso Reveles was born in El Paso, Texas on June 2, 1960 to Johnny and Maria (Trivezeo) Reveles. Richard graduated from Wasco High School in 1979. He married Julie on May 22, 1980 and together they raised two children. Richard worked in the Oil Fields as a crane operator for more than 25 years. He worked for Morton,...
Anthony Michael Barela
Feb 12, 2015
Anthony Michael Barela was born in Bakersfield, California on October 25, 1963 to Ernie Barela and Angie Nieto (Barela). Anthony worked in landscaping as a gardener for 15 years. He passed away on February 12, 2015 in Bakersfield, California A Funeral service was held at Peters Funeral Home Chapel on Friday February 27, 2015 at 12pm.
Javier Dominguez
Feb 11, 2015
Javier Dominguez, 58, of Wasco, CA passed away on February 11, 2015 in Bakersfield, CA. Javier was born on May 20, 1958 in Ysleta, Texas to Trinidad Dominguez and Elfida Navarrete. Javier frequently shared stories from his glory days in high school. His favorite story to share was the one about him being a wrestler and how he was...

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