Carroll Ray Cummings
Sep 20, 2014
Carroll Ray Cummings was born on December 9, 1926 in Altus, Oklahoma. He arrived in Shafter, California in 1941 where he went on to attend Shafter High School. Ray married Elvina Avants in 1946 and they had three children, Randy, Carol, and Ted. They raised their family in Shafter, California where Ray was very active in the community and...
Acoryeah Dontreal Morgan
Sep 19, 2014
Acoryeah Dontreal Morgan was born on March 12, 2006 in Bakersfield, California to Leonard Lee Morgan, Jr. and Rosette Monique (Johnson) Morgan. He leaves behind his mother Rosette Morgan, father, Leonard Morgan, Jr. three brothers, two sisters, Semaj Maston, Jaheim Maston, Keilynn Morgan, Jermanique Maston, Kambria Morgan, and a brother, Leonard Morgan, III who proceeds him in death; step-father,...
Carl Edwin Mccallum, Jr.
Sep 18, 2014
Carl Edwin McCallum Jr. 73, of Wasco, passed away Sept.18 2014 at his home, surrounded by family, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Carl was born in Arkadelphia, Arkansas to Carl and Bernice McCallum in 1941. He moved with his family to Wasco in 1946. He lived the remainder of his life in Wasco, graduating from Wasco...
Emil Cobos
Sep 16, 2014
Emil Cobos was born December 25 1927 to Emil Cobos and Anna Muhlich in New York New York.Emil was a Merchat Marine for 25 years he served our country with an honorable discharge in 1979.Emil passed away September 16 ,2014 surrounded by the ones who loved him he resided in Lebec ca with his son Don who cared for...
Ofelia Salas
Sep 15, 2014
Ofelia Salas was born in Aguascalientes, Mexico on April 18, 1947 to Exiquio H. Salas and Antonia M. Reyes. Ofelia worked in Education as a Bus Driver, Custodian, and teachers' aide for 35 years. She enjoyed working for the school district and playing bingo every chance she got. She was an enthusiast for casinos, dancing and buffets. Ofelia had...
Louella Leonard
Sep 14, 2014
Louella was born August 13, 1914 in Hastings, Oklahoma to Henry and Berlie Chandler. She passed away September 14, 2014 in Arvin, California at the age of 100. Preceding her in death was her loving husband of 53 years, Layton Leonard, son, James Edward Leonard, and eight brothers and sisters. Surviving family is son, Larry Leonard (Olga) and daughter,...
Maria Concepcion Mendez
Sep 14, 2014
Maria Concepsion Mendez was born in Romita Guanajuato, Mexico, on November 27, 1928 to Roman and Juanita Gutierrez. Maria worked in Agriculture as a Laborer for 15 years. Maria was 86 years old when she passed away on September 14, 2014 in Wasco, California. She was a resident of Wasco, California. Maria is survived by her husband; Juan Mendez;...
Walter Benny Thompson
Sep 14, 2014
Walter was born to Robert and Teresa Thompson on November 20, 1938 in Ventura, CA. He moved to Bakersfield at an early age and has lived here for the past 74 years. He was a land surveyor for the County of Kern for 35 years, until his retirement. Walter loved restoring hit and miss engines as a hobby and...
Aldeen Mae Slitor
Sep 13, 2014
Aldeen Mae Boese was born November 12, 1916 in Rosedale, California to Abraham and Anna Boese in their home on Snow Road near the Calloway Canal. In 1918, her family moved to a 20-acre farm near Shafter. She graduated from Shafter High School in 1936 and attended Bakersfield College. She was employed by the Kern County Welfare Department where...
John Gray Ohanneson
Sep 12, 2014
John Gray Ohanneson was born Nov. 19, 1921 in Madera, CA to Phil and Phyllis Ohanneson. He attended Stanford University and served in WWII. Married for 70 years to the love of his life, Jean, they settled in Shafter, CA where he built a sustainable farming business at which he worked well into his nineties. John spent his life...
Santiago Aguilar
Sep 11, 2014
Santiago Aguilar was born March 18, 1918 in Atoyac, Guerrero, Mexico to Juana (Martinez) and Dionisio Aguilar. He worked in agriculture for over 60 years for various farms. Santiago had been a resident of Wasco for 14 years. Santiago was preceded in death by his wife, Amalia Negrete; son, Hector Aguilar; grandsons, Marcos Antonio Araujo, Mario Andres and Benigno...
Ruben G. Lopez
Sep 11, 2014
Ruben Garza Lopez was born June 3, 1941 in Los Herreras, Nuevo Leon, Mexico one of seven children born to Manuela (Garza) and Julio Lopez. Ruben had been a resident of Wasco for over 50 years and had worked in agriculture as a foreman. Ruben was a happy man and loved to sing and listen to Tex-Mex and Mariachi...
Etola Lee Koehn
Sep 11, 2014
was born Nov. 10, 1923 in Lubbok ,Texas to Gerome Tillman Crafton and Opal Jean Levida Ferrier. Etola was the eldest of three siblings, Virginia Newman (deceased) and Cecil Crafton, Fair Oaks, Ca. The Crafton family moved to Shafter in the 1930's during the Dust Bowl. Lee graduated from Richland Jr. High and Shafter High in 1942. Lee married...
Susan Elizabeth Baker Neufeld
Sep 9, 2014
Susan was born June 21, 1964 in Michigan, to David and Marjorie Baker. After graduating with a degree in psychology from Central Michigan University, she eagerly gave up the cold Michigan winters when she was offered a job on the California coast. Susan married John Neufeld in 1992, and they had more than 22 beautiful years together. Upon moving...
Yolanda Maldonado
Sep 8, 2014
Yolanda Maldonado was born on April 23rd, 1962 in Harligen Texas to Martha and Daniel Cortez. Yolanda passed away in Bakersfield, CA on Septemeber 8th, 2014. She leaves behind her husband Encarnacion Garza and her four children Miguel Jr Maldonado (Jessica), Rebecca Ruiz (Nicolas), Erika Guevara (Guadalupe), and Luis Miguel Maldonado (Lourdes) as well as eight beautiful grandchildren. She...
Ramon Flores Albiar
Sep 8, 2014
Ramon was born December 30, 1958 in Bakersfield, California to Jesus Albiar and Maria Flores. He passed away September 8, 2014 in Bakersfield, California. Some of Ramon's passions where reading, stone buffing, collecting of fossils and coins, hiking, camping along the Kern River, rafting and computer technology. Ramon was a "jack of all trades". He loved to joke around...
Maria De Jesus Morales
Sep 8, 2014
Maria de Jesus Morales – Mom passed away peacefully in the company of her daughters on Sept.08, 2014 after her battle with cancer. She was 85. Mom loved growing roses, flowers and plants of any kind, she could plant a dry stick in the ground and it would flourish into a beautiful plant. She enjoyed waking up early to...
Margaret Louise Clem
Sep 7, 2014
Funeral services for Margaret will be held at Peters Funeral Home Chapel in Shafter at 1pm on Thursday September 11, 2014 preceded by a family visitation from 10am to 1pm. Our beloved mother and grandmother went to be with the Lord, surrounded by her family on September 7th at the age of 88. Margaret was born on November 12,...
Rosemary June Martin
Sep 6, 2014
Rosemary June Martin was born June 27, 1931 in Santa Clara, California to Clara (Arial) and Joseph Freitas. When she was 19 years old she married Robert M. Martin and they moved to Wasco in 1967 where Robert farmed. Rosemary was active in her church and community, and was a member of the St. John's Woman's Society and PTA....
'Charlene' Candace Claffy
Sep 5, 2014
Candace "Charlene" Claffy was born in Bakersfield, California on September 5, 1967 to Charles John Claffy and Candace L. (Mason) Claffy. Charlene worked in the transportation department of the Kern High School District for approximately 15 years. She was 46 years old when she passed away on May 13, 2014 in Bakersfield, California. Charlene was born and raised in...
