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...
Rosie Padilla Vigil
Aug 31, 2011
Rosie Padilla Vigil was born August 3, 1921, in Joliet, Illinois, to Jesus and Carmen (Sierra) Padilla. In 1932, the family moved to the Buttonwillow area, where she met and married Guillermo Vigil, who passed away in 1992. Together they raised three sons, William and Tony Vigil and Lupe Leal. She worked as foreman in different packing houses in...
Janice Anne Wheeler
Aug 29, 2011
Janice Anne Wheeler was born October 29, 1948 the only child born to Anne (Nielsen) and Louie T. Carpenter in Pomona, California. The family moved to Wasco in 1954 and Jan attended Wasco elementary schools and graduated from Wasco High School with the Class of 1966. She had many happy memories of growing up in the 50's and 60's...
Margarito Ibarra
Aug 28, 2011
Margarito Ibarra was born May 20, 1954 in Jalisco, Mexico one of nine children born to Concepcion (Sanchez) and Lorenso Ibarra. He moved to the Wasco area 30 years ago and worked as a dishwasher for 24th Street Café and other restaurants for the last 15 years. In his spare time he enjoyed listening to music. Margarito is survived...
Florentino 'Tino' Heredia
Aug 27, 2011
Florentino F. Heredia was born July 24, 1924 in San Pedro, California one of seven children born to Marcelina and Pablo Heredia. The family moved to Shafter in 1930 and lived in the Mexican Colony. Tino attended Shafter elementary schools and Shafter High School with the Class of 1942. Tino worked for a short time in agriculture before moving...
Margaret Ann Woodman
Aug 24, 2011
Margaret Ann Woodman Jan. 28, 1940-Aug. 24, 2011 Office Secretary, 71 Margaret Ann Woodman, a 64-year resident of California and a seven-year resident of Yucca Valley, died Aug. 24, 2011, at Eisenhower Medical Center in Rancho Mirage. She was 71 years old. The daughter of Richard F. Blackburn and Mary Ann Schifini Blackburn, she was born Jan. 28, 1940,...
Enrique Franco Perez
Aug 22, 2011
Enrique Franco Perez was born October 2, 1936,in Jalisco, Mexico, to Enrique and Maria Isabel (Franco) Perez. He was an auto mechanic for 40 years and a resident of Bakersfield, California, for 30 years. In accordance with his family's wishes there were no services for Enrique Franco Perez, age 74, who passed away at his residence in Bakersfield, on...
Sharon Durham
Aug 22, 2011
Sharon was born on November 24, 1943 and passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. Sharon was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Sharon Durham
Aug 22, 2011
Sharon was born on November 23, 1943 and passed away on Monday, August 22, 2011. Sharon was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Erasto Gomez
Aug 21, 2011
Erasto Gomez 07/25/1916 - 08/21/2011 Erasto Gomez was born July 25, 1916, to Refugio and Jesus Gomez in Mexico. He went home to be with the Lord on August 21, 2011, peacefully at his home with numerous family members presence. Visitation will be held on August 23, 2011, at the families residence. Service will be held on August 24,...
Rashel Contreras-Alvarado
Aug 21, 2011
Rashel Contreras Alvarado was born on February 22, 2011 in Bakersfield to Jose Antonio and Jenny (Alvarado) Contreras. She passed peacefully in her parent's arms in Wasco, CA on August 21, 2011. During her brief visit on earth, she enjoyed cuddling with soft toys, and being held close by her parents and grandparents. She passed gently into the arms...
Jovahnie Otei
Aug 20, 2011
Jovahnie was born on November 4, 1973 and passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2011. Jovahnie was a resident of Imperial Beach, California.
