Melvin Edick
Apr 22, 2011
Melvin Edick was born March 19th 1921 to Henry and Ethel Edick on the Edick family farm in Gladwin Michigan. He was educated, grades one through eight, in a one room country school which he often referred to as the best education a child could have, the three R's. After completing high school in Gladwin in 1938, Mel came...
David Morris Nazaroff, Sr.
Apr 21, 2011
David M. Nazaroff, Sr. was born January 10, 1926 to Morris and Mary (Milesderoff) Nazaroff in Guadalupe, Baja California, Mexico. He married Mary Tolmasoff Nazaroff in 1949 and they moved to Wasco where they worked together in farming for over 60 years. David was very involved with his church and as a hobby he fixed and sold old trailers...
Juan Jr. Loza
Apr 21, 2011
Juan Loza, Jr. April 8, 1949 – April 21, 2011 Juan Loza, Jr. was born April 8, 1949, in Kern County to Juan and Vera (Avila) Loza, Sr. He was a diesel mechanic for 43 years. Recitation of the Holy Rosary was April 26, 2011, at St. Thomas Church in Arvin, California, and Mass was April 27, 2011, also...
Dorothy K Neufeld
Apr 21, 2011
Dorothy Kroeker Neufeld was born November 28, 1932 in Buhler, Kansas to Annie Friesen Kroeker and Jack Kroeker. The family moved to Shafter, California and Dorothy married Donald Neufeld September 4, 1953. Dorothy and Don lived in Denver while Don completed his 1-W Volunteer service and then they returned to Shafter where Don farmed. Dorothy worked as a bookkeeper...
Pearl D. Nylander
Apr 21, 2011
Pearl passed away Thursday, April 21, 2011, in Bakersfield, CA. She was born in Willis, Nebraska, to Carl Edward Christensen and Dora Helena (Smith) Christensen, August 16, 1924. She was a loving wife to Keith Nylander, who she selflessly cared for 27 years after his dibilitating stroke. In her younger years she was involved with Di Giorgio School PTA,Arvin...
Anne Helene Church
Apr 19, 2011
Anne was born on May 26, 1909 and passed away on Tuesday, April 19, 2011. Anne was a resident of Tustin, California.
Mary Lee Clough
Apr 18, 2011
Mary Lee Clough August 23, 1941 – April 18, 2011 Mary Lee Clough of Gilbert, Arizona, was born August 23, 1941, in Bakersfield, California, to Harris and Mary (Baughman) Calley. She passed away April 18, 2011, in Mesa, Arizona. She was married to Roy Earl Clough, who survives. Graveside services were conducted by the Arvin Funeral Home, Arvin, California,...
Elena Bernal
Apr 17, 2011
Elena Bernal was born in La Piedad, Michoacan, Mexico to Carmen (Cruz) and Jose Aguirre and she settled in Wasco in 1958. Elena married Pasqual Bernal on July 10, 1961. She worked for Armstrong Nursery, Blackwell Land Co. and Paramount Farms for many years. Elena enjoyed spending time gardening, crocheting baby blankets, playing word search puzzles and cooking delicious...
Alvaro - Gardea
Apr 16, 2011
Alvaro "LuLu" Gardea was taken from our lives suddenly on Saturday, April 16, 2011, driving to work. He leaves behind many broken hearts and memories that will hold us over until we meet again. Alvaro was born in his hometown of Bakersfield, CA on January 26, 1990, to Gracie (Gardea) Prado and Pedro Valles. He attended Williams Elementary, Compton...
Duane Lee Southerland
Apr 15, 2011
Duane was born on January 14, 1943 in Santa Paula, CA, to parents Clarence and Luara Southerland. He passed away on April 15, 2011 in Long Beach, CA. Duane was raised in the Shafter/Wasco area and worked on the family farm. He married Judy (Beal) Southerland in Shafter, on August 24, 1962. The family moved to Long Beach in...
Elias Velarde
Apr 14, 2011
Elias Velarde was born May 23, 1939 in Colorado City, Texas to Frances (Garcia) and Alberto Velarde, Jr. one of six children. The family moved to Shafter when Elias was an infant and he grew up in Shafter and attended Shafter schools. Elias married Lupe Sabedra April 17, 1960; they would have celebrated 51 years of marriage this Sunday....
Julia Stojka
Apr 14, 2011
Julia was born on August 3, 1922 and passed away on Thursday, April 14, 2011. Julia was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Martha Juarez Martinez
Apr 13, 2011
Martha Juarez Martinez January 30, 1941 – April 13, 2011 Martha Juarez Martinez was born January 30, 1941 in Indio, California to Consuelo (Gonzales) and Jose Juarez. They moved to Bakersfield shortly after she was born and she has lived here since. Martha married Mario C. Martinez August 19, 1963 and this summer would have been their 48th wedding...
Katsuko Hutchinson
Apr 12, 2011
Katsuko was born on September 20, 1932 and passed away on Tuesday, April 12, 2011. Katsuko was a resident of Joshua Tree, California.
Alberto Sosa Parra
Apr 11, 2011
Alberto Sosa Parra October 1, 1954 – April 11,2011 Alberto Sosa Parra was born October 1, 1954, in Yuriria, Guanajuato, Mexico, to Antonio and Maria Carmen (Parra) Sosa, and passed away April 11, 2011, in Bakersfield, California. He came to the Arvin area 1n 1986, and worked in the agricultural industry for 25 years. Recitation of the Holy Rosary...
Mr. Robert "Cowboy Bob" Vanden Hout
Apr 11, 2011
Mr. Vanden Hout was born on August 1, 1931 and passed away on Monday, April 11, 2011. Mr. Vanden Hout was a resident of Yucca Valley, California at the time of passing.
Anna Horsefield
Apr 9, 2011
Anna was born on October 7, 1924 and passed away on Saturday, April 9, 2011. Anna was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Lillian Isabell Kennedy
Apr 9, 2011
Lillian Isabell Kennedy was born October 13, 1917, in Pennsylvania, to Jack and Cecilia (McCavett) Goff. She was a homemaker for 73 years and a resident of Bakersfield, California, for 54 years. In accordance to her family's wishes there were no services for Lillian Isabell Kennedy, age 93, who passed away at her residence in Bakersfield, on April 9,...
Sergio Ernesto Ocampo
Apr 9, 2011
Sergio Ernesto Ocampo March 24, 1985 – April 9, 2011 Sergio Ernesto Ocampo was born in Jalisco, Mexico to Sergio and Herminia (Alvarado) Ocampo. Sergio and his family came to Wasco when he was 3 years old; he attended Wasco local schools and graduated from Wasco High School in 2003. Sergio loved listening to music and enjoyed playing the...
