Mary Lou Penner
Sep 18, 2011
Mary Louise Penner, 81, of Wasco, California, died Sunday, September 18, of complications with AML (Acute Myeloid Leukemia). Mary Lou was born the only child to Evelyn and Jack Williams, Aug. 3, 1930, in Maywood, CA. Evelyn's family, the F.C. Penners, were long-time farmers in Wasco. Jack began evangelical ministry in the U.S. and Europe in the 40's so...
Ruben Flores Valles
Sep 18, 2011
Ruben Flores Valles was born August 13, 1929 in Avalon, Catalina Island, to Gregorio and Modesta (Flores) Valles. Ruben married the one and only true love of his life, Lupe (Melendez) Valles in Bakersfield, on February 21, 1951. The couple made Lamont their home and he began working in the agriculture industry; he first worked for DiGiorgio farming corp....
Rosalie 'La Rose' Rios
Sep 17, 2011
Rosalie Elizabeth Rios was born July 29, 1945 in Bakersfield, California one of six children born to Consuelo and Manuel Rios. Rosalie was a life-long resident of Shafter and graduated from Shafter High School with the Class of 1963. She went on to earn her Associate of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Development from Bakersfield College. Rosalie retired after...
Joel Leanos Villegas
Sep 17, 2011
Joel Leanos Villegas was born October 14, 1961 on of 11 children born to Felicitas (Leanos) and Rafael Villegas in Villa Nueva, Zacatecas, Mexico. He had been a resident of Wasco for the last 30 years working for Jackson and Perkins Nursery. Jose was a very social person, with lots of friends. He loved Mexican Music and "cruising" the...
Theresse Alma Malstrom
Sep 17, 2011
Theresse Alma Malstrom of Twentynine Palms, California passed away quietly at home after a long illness on Saturday, September 17, 2011. She was born on March 25, 1942 in Marquette, Michigan to the late Allan and Henrietta (Zinski) Eliasen. She was a 1960 Graduate of Bishop Baraga Catholic High School in Marquette, Michigan and enlisted in the Marine Corps....
Marlana Denise Moench
Sep 17, 2011
Marlana was born on December 6, 1943 and passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Marlana was a resident of Landers, California.
Helen Naomi Garcia
Sep 17, 2011
Helen Naomi Garcia was born March 28, 1925 in Blackford, Webster County, Kentucky one of ten children born to Mary and Alex Newton Jones. The Jones Family moved to Bakersfield in 1944 and Helen married Dan Garcia July 4, 1945. Helen Naomi worked as a sales clerk at Brock's Department Store and then for her sister at Dortha's Fashions...
Francisco Lopez Carrillo
Sep 15, 2011
Francisco Lopez Carrillo July 1, 1922 – September 15, 2011 Francisco Lopez Carrillo was born July 1, 1922, in Blythe, California, to Francisco and Amalia (Lopez) Carrillo. He came to Kern County about 1961, and was a supervisor in the agricultural industry for about 60 years. He was married to Eleuteria Alvarez, who survives him. Mass of Christian Burial...
Birdie Alice Holcomb
Sep 14, 2011
Birdie was born on October 20, 1917 and passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Birdie was a resident of Twentynine Palms, California.
Antonio C. Gonzalez
Sep 14, 2011
Antonio C. Gonzalez November 12, 1924 – September 14, 2011 Antonio C. Gonzalez was born November 12, 1924, in Mexico, to Nabor and Bernabe (Cana) Gonzalez. He was a farm Laborer for 50 years, and had lived in Arvin, California, for the last 47 years. Visitation for Antonio Gonzalez was Monday, September 19, 2011, in the Arvin Funeral Home...
Beverly Jane Boland
Sep 14, 2011
Beverly was born on May 27, 1937 and passed away on Wednesday, September 14, 2011. Beverly was a resident of Palm Springs, California.
Patricia Dawn Bond
Sep 13, 2011
Long time Wasco and current Bakersfield resident Pat Bond went home to be with our Lord on September 13, 2011. Mrs. Bond was born September 24, 1932, in Bakersfield, Calif., to Robert and Esther Massey. Pat was a loving Wife, Mother and Grandmother, who always put her family first and had a giving heart. Pat was truly a special...
Clarice Marie Allee
Sep 12, 2011
Clarice Marie Allee passed away on September 12, 2011 after a long battle with lung cancer. She was born in Duluth, MN to Dallas C. Allee and Cecilia (Maloney) Allee on August 24, 1937. In 1948, she moved with her family to Oregon, and in 1953, they moved to California. Clarice attended the University of Wisconsin, River Falls and...
Daniel Mark Riesgo
Sep 12, 2011
Daniel was born on December 22, 1948 and passed away on Monday, September 12, 2011. Daniel was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Tommy Lee Drake
Sep 11, 2011
Tommy was born on October 20, 1949 and passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2011. Tommy was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Maria Evelia Garcia Gutierrez
Sep 11, 2011
MarÃa Evelia was born in Cadereyta Jimenez, Nuevo Leon, Mexico on June 1, 1922 to Ismael Garcia and Maria de Jesus Galindo de Garcia. Maria resided in Wasco, CA for fifty-one years. She is preceded in death by her parents, siblings, and her husband, Jesus S. Gutierrez. Her survivors include her sons: Americo Garcia, Valeriano Garcia, Ramiro Garcia and...
Ricky Lee Himes
Sep 10, 2011
RICKY LEE HIMES 1959-2011 Ricky Himes passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, at 1225am Saturday, Sept.10th at San Joaquin Community Hospital. He became critically ill suddenly and, though he fought a courageous battle, was unable to overcome his illness. Rick was born in Bakersfield, California on April 23rd 1959, as the first child of Elmer and...
Maxine Antoinette Smith
Sep 8, 2011
Maxine Antoinette Smith July 19, 1929 – September 8, 2011 Maxine Smith was born July 19, 1929, in Oklahoma, to Earl and Gertha Mae (Fry) Mainard. She lived in Bakersfield the past 41 years, and passed away September 8, 2011, in Bakersfield. In accordance with the family's wishes, no services were held for Maxine Smith, 82, of Bakersfield, California....
Asonda Sue Smith
Sep 6, 2011
Asonda Sue Smith was born March 21, 1947 in Little Rock, Arkansas to Audine (Osborne) and Bill Farmer. She moved to Shafter in the early 1960's and married Joe Earl Smith July 9, 1965. Asonda worked for several years in the flower growing industry at Golden State Nursery. In her younger years Asonda enjoyed crocheting and knitting. She was...
Dorthy Viola Owens
Aug 31, 2011
Dorthy Viola Owens July 4, 1914 – August 31, 2011 On August 31, 2011, Dorthy Owens began the sunrise and morning of her eternal day.Born on July 4, 1914, in Murray County, Oklahoma, she married Fred Owens in 1937. They settled in Arvin, California, where they lived until moving to Oregon, in 2000. Dorthy is best known for her...
