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Elvira Guerrero Perea
Dec 27, 2014
Elvira Perea was born January 25, 1919 in Chupicuaro, Guanajuato, Mexico one of 6 children born to Juanita Argueta Mejia and Casimiro Guerrero Olvera. She lived in Mexico and often visited family in Shafter, before moving here in 2011 to live with her daughter. She was married to Gregorio Perea Serrano and he preceded her in death on April...
Nicolas Zavala Garcia
Dec 26, 2014
Nicolas Garcia Zavala was born in Guanajuato, Mexico to Tomas and Victoria Zavala on October 23, 1932. Nicolas work in the fields for over 25 years. He married Maria Guadalupe and was married for 57 years and they had 5 children. Nicolas was very quiet but friendly at the same time, he had a lot of wisdom and loved...
Theo Elouise Downing
Dec 25, 2014
Theo Elouise Downing was born in San Bernardino, California, on September 8, 1923 to Rae and Ruey Denelda (Seiple) Smith. Elouise married her husband Richard and together they raised their children. Elouise was 91 years old when she passed away on December 25, 2014 in Bakersfield, California She is survived by her son Mike and his wife; and grandchildren....
Ronald Schlenker
Dec 24, 2014
Ronald was born on November 8, 1943 and passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2014. Ronald was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Garland Kent Pikes
Dec 23, 2014
Garland Kent Pike, 80, died Tuesday, December 23, 2014, at San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield following a long illness. He leaves his wife of 58 years, Shirleie (Rainwater) Pike; his daughter, Tamera Bergstrasser and her husband, Mark; his daughter, Tracey Beach and her husband, Marty; 4 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren; many close relatives and friends. Born in Alex,...
Bernice Gwendolyn Hanson
Dec 23, 2014
Bernice Gwendolyn Hanson, 85 years old, went peacefully to be with our Lord and Savior on Tuesday, December 23, 2014, with her family by her side in Wasco, California. Bernice was born in Detroit, Michigan on February 21, 1929 to James and Ida Bertha Hobbs. She was the youngest of four children. When Bernice was a sophomore in High...
Jesus Torres-Soto
Dec 22, 2014
Jesus was born on December 25, 1925 and passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014. Jesus was a resident of Landers, California.
James Valentine
Dec 22, 2014
James was born on January 3, 1953 and passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014. James was a resident of Joshua Tree, California.
Juan Flores
Dec 22, 2014
Juan was born in Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on January 19, 1943 and moved to Lamont in 1960 with his family. He attended Arvin High School and Bakersfield College In 1965 he was drafted by the army where he served his country honorably. Juan was a Veteran of the Vietnam War and his bravery during the war earned him...
Raymond Johnson
Dec 22, 2014
Raymond was born on January 11, 1943 and passed away on Monday, December 22, 2014. Raymond was a resident of Landesr, California.
Miguel Loya Vasquez Jr.
Dec 21, 2014
Miguel Vasquez Jr., 77, passed away on December 21, 2014, in Bakersfield, California surrounded by all his family. Words cannot describe the special relationship he had with his wife and eight children and over 20 grandchildren and great- grandchildren. Miguel Vasquez Jr. is survived by his wife, of 58 years, Maria Cervantes Vasquez, Juanita and Rafael Vargas, Rene and...
Gary Allen Saenz
Dec 19, 2014
Gary was born December 15, 1957 In Bakersfield, California and passed away December 19, 2014 in Shafter, California. Gary is survived by his loving brother, Jimmy and sister, Victoria, and nieces and nephews. He is predeceased by his parents, Michael and Sally Saenz. Gary loved music and spending time with friends and family. He will be missed. We love...
Bonnie Brito
Dec 19, 2014
Bonnie was born on July 13, 1946 and passed away on Friday, December 19, 2014. Bonnie was a resident of Morongo Valley, California.
Cheryl Diane Crosby
Dec 19, 2014
Diane was the daughter of the late Collins Crosby and Katherine Crosby Bann of Bakersfield, California. Diane was born in Wasco, CA and died of complications of diabetes at Delano Regional Medical Center. She lived all her life in Wasco, graduating from Wasco schools. She graduated with AA degree in the Nursing Assistant Program from Bakersfield College. She was...
Jeanette Marion Faller
Dec 16, 2014
Jeanette was born on June 30, 1918 and passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2014. Jeanette was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
John Franklin Roskam Jr.
Dec 16, 2014
John F. Roskam, Jr. was born to Meta and John Franklin Roskam as the twelfth born of their 14 children and spent his childhood on the family farm in Wasco. He graduated from Wasco Union High School in 1950 and served in the Army during the Korean conflict as a member of the Military Police stationed in Germany. He...
Rosemary Elizabeth Butler
Dec 14, 2014
Rosemary peaceably entered Gods Kingdom after a long illness. She was surrounded by her loving family and friends prior to her passing. Rosemary is survived by her caring husband of 66 years John; her four children Michael, Suzanne, Gregory and Paul; seven grandchildren and six great- grandchildren who will miss her. She was a wonderful mother and highly involved...
Ruby Schultz
Dec 14, 2014
Ruby (Brown) Schultz was born September 27, 1918 in Fairview, Oklahoma; one of eight children born to Flora (Wichert) and Benjamin Brown. She was baptized on May 8, 1930 in the Fairview Mennonite Brethren Church, North. Ruby attended school in Fairview and the family moved to Shafter in the early 1930's. On January 15th, 1939, she married John A....
Patricia Long
Dec 13, 2014
Patricia was born on February 22, 1950 and passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014. Patricia was a resident of Twentynine Palms, California.
Kirk Gadsby
Dec 13, 2014
Kirk was born on October 9, 1989 and passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014. Kirk was a resident of Twentynine Palms MCB, California.

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