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Jesus Reyes Fernandez
Sep 5, 2015
Jesus Reyes Fernandez March 16, 1929 – September 5, 2015 Jesus Fernandez was born in Tangancicuaro, Michoacán, Mexico on March 16, 1929 to Consuelo Reyes and Eliseo Fernandez. He was always a very hard worker who began at a young age. Jesus was married to Rafaela Ruiz and together they raised their seven children in California. Jesus worked in...
Jose Jesus Sanchez
Sep 1, 2015
Jesus passed away on Tuesday, Sep 01, 2015 at San Joaquin Community Hospital. He was born on Aug 18, 1955 in Ixtlahuacan del Rio, Jalisco to Francisco and Carmen Sanchez. Chuy was a wonderful husband and a loving father. His family will always remember his generous spirit and hard working demeanor. He enjoyed spending time with his family and...
Mary Adaline Sturgeon
Sep 1, 2015
Mary Adaline Sturgeon was born in Arkansas, on December 3, 1916, to Benjamin and Clara (Martin) Dugan. Mary began working with her family at a very young age; her father was a share cropper who traveled with the family from Oklahoma to California and back many times, making many memories along the way. She married Mance Sturgeon and the...
Irene Gonzalez Rodriguez
Aug 31, 2015
Irene Gonzalez Rodriguez was born in Sacramento, California on November 5, 1958 to Victor M. and Juanita (Venegas) Gonzalez. Irene was married to Domingo Rodriguez and together they raised their three children in Wasco, California. She was an office clerk for the local Insurance office for 30 years. Irene was a wonderful mother and loved her family with all...
Ella Mae Wood
Aug 28, 2015
Ella was born in Haskell, Texas on January 20, 1933 to Samuel Davis and Effie (Glover) Davis. She married Leroy Wood and together they raised their 6 children. Mae, as she was known, was the epitome of the perfect wife and mother, she was loving, caring, and giving toward everyone, including her dearly loved dog, Snowflake. She was a...
Donald Jenkins
Aug 28, 2015
Donald Jenkins was born on April 14, 1947 in Wasco, California to Floyd Jenkins and Mary (Honea) Jenkins. Although Donald was born in Wasco, he was raised in Mcfarland, where he attended all the local schools. He was a hard working man that treasured his family and always put them first. Donald could be described as being stubborn, but...
Paul Whitney Johnson
Aug 28, 2015
Paul's story starts in Sweden. His parents, Augusta and Selma, emigrated from there in 1890s and met at a Lutheran Swedish dance. They got married and moved to Denver, Colorado. Augusta bought a Signs of the Times magazine there for 10 cents because he liked the pictures. Shortly after that they moved to Idaho and purchased property in a...
Victor Lara
Aug 27, 2015
Victor was born on July 29, 1963 in Rancho Nuevo inde Durango, Mexico to Rodolfo Bustamante and Pascuala Lara Enriquez. He moved to California at the age of 16, settling in Lost Hills. While he was living in Lost Hills; he established a career with Paramount farms. After a few years of settling in the community, he married his...
Charlotte Ruth Stinnett
Aug 26, 2015
Charlotte Ruth Greenhaw was born in Oklahoma on February 21, 1952 to Kingston Greenhaw and Ophelia Dowling. At a young age, Charlotte moved to California where she met the love of her live. She married Darrell Stinnett and enjoyed many wonderful years of marriage together. On August 26, 2015, Charlotte passed away. She is survived by her husband Darrell...
Carl Herman Cotton
Aug 26, 2015
Carl was born January 23, 1935 in Paragould, Arkansas to Charlie and Alberta Cotton. He graduated from Bakersfield High and later completed an Auto body program at Bakersfield College. Carl enlisted in US Army at a young age. He attained the rank of sergeant, and was deployed to Germany for 34 months during the Korean War. Carl was very...
John Michale Najera
Aug 18, 2015
John Michael Najera 1945-2015 John passed away on Tuesday, Aug 18, at his residence in Wasco; he was born on Nov 14, 1945. John graduated from Live Oak High School in Morgan Hill, and married the love of his life, Gerry (Weaver) Najera, on October 12, 1963 in Gilroy, California. Work was a big part of John's life, and...
Jordan Alyzander Amaral
Aug 17, 2015
Baby Jordan was born on July 28, 2015 in Bakersfield, Ca to Abel Amaral and Crystal (Barboza) Amaral. He was loved his family that will miss him very much. He embraced God's eternal cradle on August 17, 2015 while in his father's arms. Jordan is survived by his parents, Abel and Crystal Amaral; brothers, Jose Barboza, Abel Amaral Jr.,...
Kimberly Denice Hughes
Aug 14, 2015
Kimberly was born in Delano, California on May 9, 1962 to Jack Hughes and Shirley (McCoy) Hughes. Kimmie, as she was known by many, grew up and attended local schools in Mcfarland, Caifornia. She had many memories of friends and high school. She treasured everything about life, particularly spending time with family and friends. Every holiday was special with...
Coy Ray Maynard
Aug 13, 2015
Coy Ray Maynard was born to William & Ida Mae Maynard in Sallisaw, Oklahoma on November 8, 1917. He had 5 brothers and sisters and 12 half-brothers and sisters. Coy had to quit school at a very young age to help support his family. He also married at an early age but lost his first wife and their baby...
Abdon Montoya Valenzuela
Aug 12, 2015
Abdon Montoya Valenzuela was born on July 30, 1917 in El Limon Sinaloa, Mexico to Francisco Montoya and Feliciana Valenzuela. Abdon spent many years working in agriculture while raising his family in Shafter. He married Maria Del Rosario and together they watched their ten children grow into honorable adults. As his family continued to grow abundantly throughout the years;...
Dora Mae Bradford
Aug 8, 2015
Dora Mae Bradford was born July 29, 1946 in Bakersfield, California one of 5 children born to Evelyn and Arnold Wittenberg. She grew up in Shafter and graduated from Shafter High School with the Class of 1964. In spite of being diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of 18, she led a full life as a mother, grandmother...
Lonnie Lee Plott
Aug 7, 2015
Lonnie Lee Plot passed away suddenly and unexpectedly in the evening hours of August 7, 2015. He was 75 years of age. He was born in Arvin, California and passed away in his home in Arvin, with his daughter by his side. Lonnie was a graduate of Arvin High School, served as one of the first volunteer fireman of...
Ramiro Abiel Gomez Gonzalez
Aug 5, 2015
Ramiro Gomez was born in Los Ramones, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on July 21, 1958 to Glafina Estela Gonzalez Trevino and Erpetasion Gomez Garza. Ramiro was a farm laborer for many years. He was a hard worker but enjoyed spending time with his many cousins and friends. Ramiro was 57 years old when he passed away on August 5, 2015...
Lupe Aguerria
Aug 4, 2015
Lupe Aguerria was born on Jul 15, 1930 in Wasco, California to Jose Senteno and Clara (Montesino) Senteno. She attended Wasco elementary schools and Wasco Union High School. Lupe and Joaquin Aguerria were married on December 16, 1950 in San Jose, California and made Wasco their home. Lupe enjoyed embroidery, making homemade tortillas, puzzle books, circle a word and...
Yong Nan Ernst
Aug 3, 2015
Yong Nan Ernst, 64, passed away August 3 at the Canyon Vista Medical Center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. Yong was born January 23, 1951 in Seoul, Korea. She was the fourth of six children born to her Mother, Yi Young Hui and her Father, Choe Hae Su. Yong married Charles John Ernst, a U.S. Army Civilian on December 7,...

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