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...
Tony L. Guerrero
May 5, 2015
Tony Lopez Guerrero was born on October 12, 1943 in Texas to Alfredo Guerrero and Maria (Lopez) Guerrero. He was a proud Texan man, but eventually moved to kern county at 17 years old. A Couple years after moving to California; he married his soul mate, Susie (Aguirre) Guerrero on September 15, 1962. They made Arvin their home, where...
Pedro - Gasca Fonseca
May 5, 2015
Pedro was born May 28, 1931 in Guanajuato, Mexico to Pedro Gasca Zavala and Trinidad Fonseca. He married the love of his life, Gudelia Quintino Almanza 67 years ago and together they raised their eight children. Pedro was a loving, happy man that enjoyed riding horses when he had free time. He appreciated nature and the majestic scenes it...
Cynthia Hope Thomasson
May 4, 2015
Cynthia Hope (Burke) Thomasson was born on June 24, 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee. At an early age Cynthia moved to Arvin. Her decision to move to the quiet town rewarded her with a life filled with love and companionship alongside her husband John Thomasson and three children. On May 4, 2015, Cynthia passed away. She is survived by her...
Justin Gene Brewer
May 3, 2015
Justin Gene Brewer was born November 25, 1983 to Tammy Lynn Henley and Terry Gene Brewer in Bakersfield, CA. He attended Richland Elementary and Shafter High Schools. Justin worked in construction with his father and enjoyed reading in his off time. Growing up he enjoyed learning the martial art of Taekwondo and the discipline it required for growth. He...
Helen Agnes Nickel Froese
May 2, 2015
Helen Nickel Froese was born December 19, 1922, in Hillsboro, KS, to Isaac and Lena Krause Nickel. At the age of 92, she died May 2, 2015, at the Bakersfield Heart Hospital, never regaining consciousness after gall bladder surgery on April 26. She was predeceased by her mother and father; sisters Rose Baerg, Sally Cline, and Erna Jones; husband,...
Rosario Ruelas De Ramirez
May 1, 2015
Rosario Ruelas de Ramirez was born November 6, 1920 to Guadalupe and Cirilo Ruelas in Ayotitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. She and Alfredo Ramirez were married in Mexico and the family moved to Wasco in 1972. Upon her arrival in Wasco, Rosario worked as a farm worker for Superior Farms until her retirement. Rosario enjoyed tending to her garden, preparing meals...
Aurelia Quintero Reyes
May 1, 2015
Aurelia was born in Durango, Mexico on July 27, 1956 to Natividad and Santiaga Quintero. Aurelia was 58 old when she passed away on May 1, 2015 in Bakersfield, California. She was a wonderful mother to her children Jose A. Reyes, Lucila Quintero Reyes, Mireya Quintero Reyes, Martin Ortiz, Anna Ortiz, Micaela Ortiz, Carlos Ortiz and Dulce Flor Ortiz;...
Treba Dell Grissom
Apr 30, 2015
Treba Dell Grissom was born April 18, 1926 to Amy Faye (Ward) and Circus William Pickens in Arkansas. She lived in Arvin for over 50 years, working for over 30 years at Kern County Child Protective Services as a social worker. Treba is survived by her children, 5 sons, Roger, Russell, Bobby, Ronald and Carrie; 2 daughters, Carolyn Livsey...
Elfrieda Reimer
Apr 20, 2015
Elfrieda Loewen Reimer was called to her eternal home on April 20th, 2015 at the age of 89. Elfrieda was born May 15, 1925 to Peter L. Loewen and Katherine (Tena) Penner in Collinsville, OK but grew up attending Williams Elementary School in the Mennonite Ebenfeld community near Hillsboro, KS, graduating from Hillsboro High School in 1942. Elfrieda attended...
Charles 'Charlie' Wayne Reynolds
Apr 20, 2015
Charlie left us to be with his Lord and Savior after a short battle with cancer. Charlie was preceded in death by his wife Lillie Mae Reynolds and Brother-in-law Jesse Cleveland Sr. among others. He is survived by many loved ones. Charlie was a simple man who loved his family. There will be a simple outdoor chapel service followed...
Jack Edward Landis
Apr 18, 2015
Jack Edward Landis was born in Utah to Clyde and Virginia (Tolliver) Landis. Jack had many friends, he loved food especially french fries and was always in the kitchen. He loved to work on his puzzles on a daily basis and he was sure to let someone know when he dropped a piece. He also enjoyed crushing cans, tapping...
Michael Boyd Rexius
Apr 14, 2015
Michael Boyd Rexius was born January 3, 1955 in Bakersfield to Ray and Mary Ellen Rexius and was a life-long resident of Wasco. Mike graduated from Wasco Union High School with the Class of 1973 and went on to attend Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for two years. During a summer break from college, he got a part-time job...
