Kourtney Madison Pinedo
Mar 23, 2011
Our infant baby Kourtney Madison Pinedo passed away Wednesday March 23, 2011. We eagerly waited for her to join our family; however, God needed her by his side sooner than we could have imagined. She touched our hearts and filled a void in our lives; we will love her and continue to include her memory within our family. She...
Jennie Gamino Melendez
Mar 22, 2011
Jennie G. Melendez passed away quietly mid-day, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 with her daughter by her side. Jennie was born in Strohms, Texas on April 20, 1920 to Lorenza (Lara) and Benito Gamino. She resided in Kern County for 86 years and graduated from Bakersfield High School with the class of 1939. Started working at JJ Newberrys until she...
Elizabeth Noyes Sleeth
Mar 22, 2011
Elizabeth Coleman was born of Kathleen Elizabeth Veazey Coleman and Bradford Noyes Coleman on April 27th 1915 in her grandfather Alfred Alfonzo Veazey's home in Pratt, West Virginia. There were lilacs in bloom, and forever after she had a special fondness for them. She had an older sister, Charolotte, and a younger sister Kathleen (Kitty). She loved her family...
Mario S Moya
Mar 21, 2011
Mario Moya passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on 03/21/2011. He was born in San Benito, TX , raised in Kern County and served as a volunteer Fire Fighter for the City of Wasco for numerous years in the 1980's. He worked for McMahan's Furniture for over 20 years in Bakersfield, CA and most recently he worked for...
Jerry Dean Schmidt
Mar 20, 2011
Jerry Dean Schmidt was born April 29, 1937 in Newton, KS, to Jake and Lillie (Knotz) Schmidt. In 1955 he graduated from Wasco High School, and on June 23, 1961, Jerry was married to his loving wife, Helen (Smith) Schmidt. Always a hard working man and a man who cared for others, Jerry worked as a fireman, and also...
George Monroe Lee
Mar 18, 2011
George M. Lee died March 18, 2011 at the age of 93 at Bakersfield Heart Hospital. He was the oldest child of Jessie Evans and Rosie Lea (Allen) Lee, born July 26, 1917 in Hilop, Tennessee. During World War II he served in the Army Medical Corp where he became Staff Sergeant. He was a life-time member of American...
John 'Baylo' Mullen
Mar 18, 2011
"One Hell of a Hunk of a Man" John joined his wife in Heaven on March 18, 2011 surrounded by family at his home in Shafter, CA. He was born in 1928 in Florida and settled in Shafter in 1970. He was one of eight children born to Crawford "Doc" and Nell Mullen. In 1948 he married the love...
Itzel Aeden Perez-Gonzalez
Mar 18, 2011
Itzel Aeden Perez-Gonzalez was born on March 7, 2011 to Inocencia (Perez) and Lamberto Gonzalez in Bakersfield. She entered God's Heavenly Cradle March 18, 2011. Itzel Aeden Perez-Gonzalez is survived by her parents, Inocencia and Lamberto Gonzalez; brother, Erik Perez; sister, Daniela Perez; grandparents, Jose Gonzalez and Petra Rios; Euleterio Perez and Maria Rios. In accordance to her family's...
Fenton Joseph Orme Jr.
Mar 15, 2011
Fenton was born on August 28, 1946 and passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Fenton was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Louise Ada Bellows
Mar 14, 2011
Louise was born January 6, 1925 in Alameda, California to Edward and Ada Christine Cummings. She went home to heaven on March 14, 2011 in Shafter, California. Louise is survived by son David Bellows and wife Cheryl of Lynchburg VA, daughter Donna Powell and husband Phillip of Bakersfield, daughter Susie Ogle and husband Marty of Shafter. She is also...
George Paul Rohde
Mar 12, 2011
George was born on July 29, 1930 and passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011. George was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
Antonio 'Tony' O. Salazar
Mar 9, 2011
Tony Salazar was born January 8, 1945 in Bakersfield, CA to Antonio and Delfina Salazar and unexpectedly passed away on March 9, 2011. Mass of the Resurrection will be held Tuesday, March 15, 2011 – 10:00 am at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, interment will immediately follow at Bakersfield National Cemetery. Visitation will be held Monday, March 14, 2011 from...
George Raymond Webb
Mar 6, 2011
George Raymond Webb was born April 12, 1939, to George Fate and Lillian (McDougal) Webb in Kentucky. He was a Kern County Road Superintendant for 34 years and a resident of Bakersfield, California, for 70 years. In accordance to his family's wishes there were no services for George Raymond Webb, age 71, who passed away at in Los Angeles,...
Elmer August Castro
Mar 4, 2011
Elmer August Castro 1929 - 2011 Elmer August Castro passed away peacefully on March 4, 2011 with his beloved wife of 62 years, Betty, and his family at his side. He was preceded in death by his parents, August and Pauline Castro; brothers, Christopher and Robert Castro. Elmer is survived by his wife, Betty Valenzuela sCastro; daughters, Victoria and...
Marjorie Chast Turner
Mar 4, 2011
Marjorie Chast Turner, a 20-year resident of Yucca Valley, died March 4, 2011, at Sky Harbor Care Center in Yucca Valley. She was 83 years old. The daughter of Albert Chast and Oahu Rose Kellogg, she was born July 20, 1927, in California. Mrs. Turner was a business owner in the aviation industry before she retired. She is survived...
Dennis Joel Gaede
Feb 23, 2011
Dennis Joel Gaede was born on May 1, 1940, in Bakersfield, California. He was the first of three children born to Leonard Gaede and Evelyn Unruh Gaede, faithful parents, who provided a loving and nurturing home life for their children in Shafter, California. Growing up, Dennis was always an excellent student and especially enjoyed his math and science classes....
Alvaro Raul Rodriguez, Jr.
Feb 23, 2011
Alvaro Raul Rodriguez Jr. oyó que la voz de nuestro Señor y el Salvador le hablaba y nos dejó con el corazón destrozado; nacido el 22 de Junio, 1971 en Delicias, Chihuahua, México a Maria Celia (Aguero) y Alvaro Raul Rodriguez, Sr., uno de 7 hermanos. Vino a Bakersfield en 1981 con su familia, que con cariño le dieron...
George Edmond Douglas
Feb 23, 2011
George E. "Papa" Douglas May 14, 1929 - February 23, 2011 George was born in Kinta Oklahoma to George Benjamin and Toby D. In the early 1930's the family migrated to California during the dust bowl and settled in Wasco. George attended Wasco High and graduated in 1948. In 1951 he married his high school sweet heart Betty. In...
Gloria June Taft
Feb 22, 2011
Gloria was born on February 26, 1927 and passed away on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Gloria was a resident of Joshua Tree, California.
Johnnece June Bailey
Feb 21, 2011
Johnnece was born on June 6, 1924 and passed away on Monday, February 21, 2011. Johnnece was a resident of Yucca Valley, California.
