Robert Burke
Jul 14, 2011
Robert was born on March 14, 1922 and passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2011. Robert was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Jose R Navarrette
Jul 13, 2011
Jose Navarrette was born August 4, 1933 in Sinaloa, Mexico to Pilar (Fierro) and Gumercindo Navarrette. He came to Kern County in 1964 and started working in the agriculture fields immediately, then became an irrigator for 33 years until he retired. Jose loved his family and comforted them immensely when his beloved wife passed away, leaving him to care...
Sam Y Sabala
Jul 13, 2011
Sam Sabala was born in Gregory, Texas on August 15, 1934 to Fabian and Guadalupe (Ysaguerrie) Zabala. Sam and his family settled in Wasco in 1953. He worked as a farm laborer for 35 years. Sam lived for his grandchildren and enjoyed attending their sporting events, he also enjoyed listening to the Dodgers games and music at his home....
Thelma Joyce Rodgers
Jul 9, 2011
Born August 8, 1938 in Cardwell, Missouri, Thelma went to join her mother Ruby, father Amzy, brother Burley and sister Joetta in heaven on July 9, 2011. She passed away peacefully in her sleep at home in Bakersfield, Ca. She is survived by ex-husband, William Rodgers; sister Lou Bozarth and husband Don; brother Freelyn Hosman and wife Priscilla; son...
Donna Gail Burchett
Jul 8, 2011
Donna Gail Burchett a resident of Bakersfield passed away Friday 08 July 2011 after a lifetime battle of health issues. While she was in her hospital bed praying she felt a hand gently touch her knee and she knew that Jesus was there with her. She was ready to meet her Lord and Savior when she closed her eyes...
Donald Gene Gerrick
Jul 6, 2011
Donald Gene Gerrick was born August 7, 1929, to Walter and Mildred Gerrich. He was an electronics technician for 35 years and a resident of Bakersfield, California, for only 5 months. In accordance to his family's wishes there were no services for Donald Gene Gerrick, age 81, who passed away at his residence in Bakersfield, California, on July 6,...
Herminia Cirilo Rios
Jul 6, 2011
Herminia Cirilo Rios, a 70-year resident of California and 17-year resident of Yucca Valley, died at home July 6, 2011. She was 95 years old. The daughter of Constancio Cirilo and Guadalupe Guerra, she was born Jan. 1, 1916, in Yorktown, Texas. She was the eldest of 13 children. Mrs. Rios was a homemaker and a business office manager...
Wanda Beatrice Ringer
Jul 6, 2011
Wanda Ringer was born December 21, 1922 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, one of six children born to William and Carrie (Sullivan) Scoggin. The family moved to Wasco when Wanda was a child and she graduated from Wasco High School. Wanda was previously married to Bert Pitts and Dee Guy Casey and later married Bryant Ringer July 10, 1964. Bryant and...
Anton Matthew Ozanich, Jr.
Jul 3, 2011
Anton is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, JoAnn Ozanich, sons Matthew and Andrew, grandchildren, Kimberly, Heather, Matt, Jr. and Andrew Jr, and his brother, Marc Ozanich, sisters and brothers in-law and many nieces and nephews. Anton was preceded in death by his sister, Saralen, and his parents Anton and Ruth Ozanich. A memorial service will be...
Mary Lou Sninsky
Jul 1, 2011
Mary Lou Sninsky quietly fell into eternal sleep on July, 2011 in Shafter, CA. She was born in Colgate, Oklahoma on October 10, 1930 to Rhoda (Dickerson) and Ed Shekells, one of l0 children. She was a housewife for 60 years and resided in Kern County since 1983. Mary Lou Sninsky was preceded in death by her brother Paul...
Baby Emma Phelps
Jun 30, 2011
Baby Emma was born on June 30, 2011 and passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Baby Emma was a resident of Twentynine Palms, California.
Hector Garza
Jun 30, 2011
Hector Garza August 21, 1954 - June30, 2011 Hector Garza has gone home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ; born August 21, 1954, the fifth of eleven children born to Margarita and Eustacio Garza. He was 4 years old when he came to Kern County, attending McFarland High School thru 1971. Hector was a devout Christian...
Reford Don Hatridge
Jun 27, 2011
Reford Don Hatridge October 18, 1937 - June 27, 2011 Reford Hatridge was born on October 18, 1937, to Robert Eugene Hatridge and Alpha (Duke) Hatridge in Oklahoma. They came to California in 1942. Reford would later be in the first graduating class of 1955 at Arvin High School. Reford became owner of the Weedpatch Arco and Bi-Rite Liquer...
Demple Ann Amos
Jun 25, 2011
Demple passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family. Demple was born in Deport, Texas to Willie and Mary Esther Mitchell. In May of 1948, leaving the complexity of the family farm of her grandfather Simpson Lemar Cowley, the family relocated from Hugo, Oklahoma to Shafter, California driving in a 1946 fully equipped Ford including running boards and water...
Bernard Claire Covey
Jun 25, 2011
Bernard Claire Covey passed away peacefully on June 25, 2011. Services will be held on Thursday, June 30, at 12noon at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 124 Columbus. Msgr. Mike Braun will officiate and interment will follow at Bakersfield National Cemetery, Hwy 58 & Hwy 223. Barney was born in Marshfield, Oregon, one of 14 children to Louis Wellington...
Diana Santa Cruz
Jun 24, 2011
Our loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt "tia" and friend Diana Santa Cruz passed away on June 24th, 2011. Diana was born in Bakersfield on September 22, 1949, one of 3 daughters born to Celia Chavez and Joe Santa Cruz. Diana worked for many years as a dog groomer at The Proud Pooch. Any opportunity that came by for a...
Betty Evelyn Camp
Jun 23, 2011
Betty Evelyn Camp, of Fresno, CA, passed away on June 23, 2011. She was born in Gaffney, South Carolina, on July 17, 1928, the second daughter of James and Lula Albright. Betty moved to Wasco upon her marriage to John Camp on August 29, 1950 where she spent the next 59 years before moving to Fresno in 2009 to...
Jose Luis Montoya
Jun 23, 2011
José Luis Montoya, falleció el 23 de Junio, 2011 en la edad de 64 anos, 4 meses y 28 dÃas en Bakersfield, California. El nació en Elimon, Sinaloa, el dÃa 26 de Enero, 1947, uno de 7 hijos(as) de Ramona (Richerth) y Domingo Montoya. Llegando al condado de Kern hace 40 anos comenzó a trabajar como tractorista en los...
Kathryn Flanery
Jun 22, 2011
Kathryn was born on November 13, 1925 and passed away on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Kathryn was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Antonia Escalante Beltran
Jun 22, 2011
Antonia Escalante Beltran passed away quietly in her home on June 22, 2011; born in Bakersfield California on May 25, 1930 to Rafaela (Lucero) and Francisco Escalante, she migrated to Kern County with her parents. She was a farm laborer for many years traveling throughout California during the peak times of various crops; in her later years she found...
