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Viginia Arreola

Viginia Arreola

Dec 29, 2013

Virginia Arreola was born in San Diego, California on February 10, 1936 to Arnulfo and Francis Arreola. Virginia Arreola was a Homemaker all of her adult life. Virginia was 77 years old when she passed away on December 29, 2013 in Arvin California. She was a resident of Arvin California for the past 2 ½ years. Virginia is survived...

Ruby Corena Carter

Ruby Corena Carter

Dec 28, 2013

Ruby Corena Carter was born February 5, 1935 in Gravette, Arkansas to Mabel (Baty) and Vernie Willhite. The family moved to Wasco when she was young and she attended Wasco schools. Graduating from Wasco Union High School with the Class of 1953, she went on to earn an Associate of Arts degree from Bakersfield College in 1955. Ruby had...

John Thomas Sanford

John Thomas Sanford

Dec 27, 2013

John Thomas Sanford was born February 1, 1960 in Merced, California to Fern Gloria (Dargatz) and Robert Thomas Sanford. The family moved around during John's early childhood, living in Merced, Mt. Shasta and Buttonwillow. John attended grade school in Buttonwillow until the third grade then transferred to Maple School and graduated from Shafter High School with the Class of...

Anita Lorraine Grisham

Anita Lorraine Grisham

Dec 19, 2013

Anita was born September 17, 1946, in San Francisco, California to Roland and Gladys Grisham. She was raised in Shafter, California, graduating in 1964 from Shafter High. After attending Bakersfield College in 1966 she moved to Los Angeles and worked as a Law Librarian. She retired and moved home to Shafter in 2009. Anita was a member of the...

Frances Mae Lohr

Frances Mae Lohr

Dec 18, 2013

Frances was born in Bakersfield, California to Henry H. Krause and Jenny Ratzlaff Krause. The family settled on a small farm in Wasco in 1933. Frances lived there, attended Wasco elementary schools and graduated from Wasco High School with the class of 1935 and began her career in local grocery stores until she married Barnard M. Lohr in July...

Cesar Moreno

Cesar Moreno

Dec 18, 2013

cesar Moreno was born in Mexico to Abel and Elvia November 21,1986 They moved to arvin where Cesar attendend the local schools.He graduated from ARVIN high and began working in agriculter where he worked for the past ten years.Ceaser leaves behind his mom,and dad brothers Abel jr ,Edgar,family friends and loved ones.viewing was held at the Moreno home December...

Herbert Eugene Howell

Herbert Eugene Howell

Dec 18, 2013

Herbert Howell was born in Estherville, Iowa on March 8, 1921 to Oscar C. & Myrtle (Gilson) Howell. He served in the United States Army in Europe from 1941 to 1945 in the Artillery and was awarded numerous medals for outstanding service. Upon completion of military service, he moved to Moline, Illinois where he met his wife Bonnie. Herbert...

Lucinda M. Anguiano

Lucinda M. Anguiano

Dec 17, 2013

Lucinda M. Anguiano was born in Michoacan, Mexico on May 20, 1942 to Miguel Angel & Gracia Alvares (Magana) Anguiano. Lucinda worked as a homemaker and was a loving mother to eight children. Lucinda was 71 years old when she passed away on December 17, 2013 in Delano, California. Lucinda is survived by her children Christopher F. Anguiano, Irma...

Petra Chavez Guzman

Petra Chavez Guzman

Dec 17, 2013

Petra Chaves Guzmán was born in Sapotlan del Rey, Jalisco, México on February 23, 1935 to Josemaría & Felicita (Navarro) Chávez. Petra was homemaker for 60 years and raised 8 children with her husband Jesus Guzmán. Petra was 78 years old when she passed away on December 17, 2013 in Bakersfield, California. She is survived by her husband Jesús;...

Lilly Ferne Garland

Lilly Ferne Garland

Dec 16, 2013

Lilly Fern Mears Garland left this earth to be with her Lord on December 16, 2013 at the age of 81; she was born March 21, 1932 in Blanchard, Oklahoma to Chas. A. & Lessie Z. Taylor Mears and lived in Oklahoma till the age of 6. The family moved to Wasco, California on January 1939. They moved to...

Aniceto Hernandez Martinez

Aniceto Hernandez Martinez

Dec 10, 2013

Aniceto Hernandez Martinez was born on April 17, 1956 in San Luis Potosi, Mexico to Agustin Hernandez and Maria Guadalupe (Martinez) Hernandez. He came to California from Mexico in 1975 and worked as laborer on the agriculture for 39 years. Aniceto enjoyed fishing and going to church. Aniceto Hernandez Martinez is preceded in death by his father, Agustin Hernandez...

Cleofas Martinez Zamudio

Cleofas Martinez Zamudio

Dec 7, 2013

Cleofas was born in Mexico September 10,1935 he married Olivia Pantoja and resided in Arvin.for forty years he worked in agriculture as a farm labor.Cleofas passed away on December 7 2013 services will be held Wednesday December 11 at 10 am at St Thomas church visitation will be at the familys residence Tuesday December 10 at 2 pm

Socorro Huerta De Rizo

Socorro Huerta De Rizo

Dec 7, 2013

Socorro was born April 11, 1950 in Mexico to Pedro and Justina Huerta. She passed away December 7, 2013 in Arvin, California She leaves behind daughters, Lupe Garza and Martha Pacheco and sons, Gilbert and Ismael Rizo. 12 grandchildren, Liseth, Raul jr., Natalia and Victoria Pacheco, Luciano jr., Jovan, Karla, Kyra and Angel Garza, Pelar, Andres and Socorro Rizo....

Mario Zavala Silva

Mario Zavala Silva

Dec 3, 2013

Mario Zavala Silva was born in Turicato, Mexico on March 6, 1967 to Aquilino and Lidia Silva. Mario worked in the Bakersfield area for 27 years. Mario was 46 years old when he passed away on December 3, 2013 in Shafter, California. He was a resident of Shafter. Mario is survived by his wife, Mayte Chavez, his sons Mark...

Liodoro Lopez Nieto

Liodoro Lopez Nieto

Dec 2, 2013

Liodoro Lopez Nieto was born on August 19, 1946 in Guanajuato, Mexico to Ricardo and Francisca (Lopez) Nieto. He was raised in Mexico and came to the United States in 1968. He married Rosario and they had four sons. Lidororo was a great husband and father. He really enjoyed fixing up his house and working on his yard. He...

Agnas Louise Wilkey

Agnas Louise Wilkey

Nov 30, 2013

Agnas L Wilkey was born in tennesse to William Shepard and Era Clyed Lovett.agnas worked for The Aerospace company as a Electracial Technician for 18 years.Louise resisded in Arvin and peacefully passed away on November 30, 2013 At the home of her son Micheal Upoff.she will be laid to rest with her husband Thomas Wilkey on December 19, 2013...

Jan Calvin Stuebbe

Jan Calvin Stuebbe

Nov 30, 2013

Jan Calvin Stuebbe was born on July 26, 1951, in Henderson, Nebraska, to Reverend Calvin and Marie Stuebbe. After a 19-month battle with cancer, he passed away at his home with his family by his side, peacefully entering into eternal joy and glory on November 30, 2013. Jan spent his early years in Nebraska and South Dakota before his...

Donna Lynch Merz

Donna Lynch Merz

Nov 27, 2013

Our wonderful mother passed away peacefully after a lengthy illness, at home with family by her side. Donna was born in Hurley, South Dakota to William and Verona Dalke and came to California with her family when she was 5 years old. Donna attended Shafter schools, graduating Shafter High in 1948. On December 11, 1954, Donna married her high...

Ella Margaret Bergman

Ella Margaret Bergman

Nov 26, 2013

Our beautiful mother, the foundation of our family, has left us to join our heavenly Father. We were shaped by her lovely example of Godly nurture, so her gifts will be carried on by her children and grandchildren in her honor as they are embodied in our personalities through her love. Ella was born in rural Shafter in 1925...

Shirley Mae Green

Shirley Mae Green

Nov 22, 2013

Shirley Mae Green was born November 29, 1936 in Lone Wolf, Oklahoma to Elsie (De-Armon) and Preston McMillan. The family moved to Tulare and Shirley completed high school with the class of 1954. She married James Green September 8, 1956 in Las Vegas and they moved to Wasco. Shirley was a bookkeeper and worked for Wasco Agri-Business Center and...

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