Nicolaza Torres Vazquez
Dec 14, 2010
Nicolaza Torres Vazquez was born April 22, 1925 to Pastor and Maria (Torres) Vazquez in Shafter California. She worked as a farm laborer her entire life. Nicolaza was a very religious woman, and prayed constantly. She was an avid reader, and especially enjoyed reading about historical periods; her favorite topic to read about was English Monarch history. Nicolaza is...
Richard Lee Spanel
Dec 13, 2010
Richard Lee Spanel was born to Leo Anton & Luella Marie (Olsen) Spanel in Broken Bow, Nebraska on October 31, 1944. Richard passed away at home, surrounded by his loved ones, on December 13, 2010. At fourteen years of age, Richard moved to Kern County with his family and graduated Wasco High in 1963. He loved camping and riding/racing...
Ervin Luis Rodriguez
Dec 12, 2010
Ervin Luis Rodriguez was born in Puerto Rico on April 10, 1949 to Adriana (Rivera) and Galo Rodriguez. He left Puerto Rico and came to the Wasco in 1980, via Florida, where he and his wife, Herlinda, continued raising their family. He was a strong and hard agriculture laborer, he retired from Jackson & Perkins after working with them...
Allen C. Charlier
Dec 8, 2010
Allen C. Charlier Dec. 20, 1944-Dec. 8, 2010 Banker, 65 Allen C. Charlier, a lifelong resident of California and 24-year resident of Yucca Valley, died Dec. 8, 2010, at Hi-Desert Medical Center in Joshua Tree. He was 65 years old. The son of Melvin Charlier and Coletta Goldy Kensinger, he was born Dec. 20, 1944, in Bell. Mr. Charlier...
Thomas Ricardo Corona
Dec 7, 2010
Thomas Ricardo Corona was born in Bakersfield, California to Maria (Ojeda) and Joel Corona. He entered God's heavenly Cradle December 7, 2010. Thomas Ricardo Corona is survived by his parents Maria and Joel Corona; brother, Joel Corona, Jr.; sisters, Monique Corona, and Betsaida Corona; grandparents, Luis Fernando Corona, Felipa Esparza, Estela Ojeda, and Jose Ojeda Funeral Service will be...
Leo Lawrence Boiteux
Dec 5, 2010
Leo Lawrence Boiteux was born August 26, 1918, in Los Angeles, California, to Leo Aloysius and Ida (Vogel) Boiteux. He was a reference librarian for 40 years and a resident of California City, California, for 12 years. In accordance to his family's wishes there were no services for Leo Lawrence Boiteux, age 92, who passed away at his residence...
Flora Dominguez
Dec 2, 2010
Flora Dominguez was born in Chupicuaro, Gto. Mexico to Gregorio and Elvira (Guerrero) Perea. Flora married Juan Dominguez on January 1, 1965 in Acambaro, Gto. Mexico. She worked in farm labor for over forty years, working with many different crops. Flora loved to travel to her home town Chupicuaro, and kept in close touch with her family and friends...
Jana Lynn Rasley
Nov 30, 2010
JANA LYNN RASLEY 39, WAS BORN IN BAKERSFIELD CA ON JUNE 6, 1971 TO Karolyn Kay DUERKSEN AND ROBERT MILLWEE. JANA WAS A HOMEMAKER FOR 13 YEARS. SHE LIVED IN KERN COUNTY FOR 39 YEARS. JANA LYNN RASLEY PASSED AWAY ON NOVEMBER 30, 2010 IN BAKERSFIELD CA.
June Dorothy Follstad
Nov 29, 2010
June Dorothy Follstad Homemaker, 70 June Dorothy Follstad, a 70-year resident of California and 28-year resident of Joshua Tree, died Nov. 29, 2010, at home. She was 92 years old. The daughter of Frank A. Scheer and Ann Weber-Scheer, she was born Dec. 1, 1918, in Dubuque, Iowa. A homemaker for 60 years, Mrs. Follstad was a volunteer at...
Rodrigo Lopez Gonzalez
Nov 28, 2010
Rodrigo Gonzalez was born December 7, 1948 in Miguel Aleman, Tamaulipas, Mexico to Maria Del Jesus (Lopez) and Rodrigo Gonzalez, one of 8 children. He grew up in Elsa, Texas graduating from the local elementary and high school. He went on to graduate from ATM Vocational School in heavy equipment repair and maintenance. Rodrigo served our country during the...
Jack Everett Croak
Nov 27, 2010
Jack Everett Croak was born September 7, 1934, to William and Anna (Lewis) Croak. He was a Casino Manager for 50 years and a resident of Tehachapi, California, for 12 years. In accordance to his family's wishes there were no services for Jack Everett Croak, age 76, who passed away at his residence in Tehachapi on November 27, 2010....
Genevieve Garza Coronel
Nov 26, 2010
Genevieve Garza Coronel was born in Gilroy, California to Juanita (Garcia) and Juan Garza. She lived in Wasco since she was 2 years old. Genevieve married Guadalupe Coronel on July, 1974 and she worked as a CNA for over 30 years. Genevieve enjoyed crocheting and going to the beach. Genevieve Garza Coronel was preceded in death by her parents,...
Marcelo Guerrero Guevara
Nov 25, 2010
Marcelo Guerrero Guevara was born to Eldifonsa (Guerrero) and Marciano Guevara on January 15, 1928 in San Antonio de Coronados, San Luis PotosÃ, México. He married Maria Vigil April 4, 1948. They moved to Texas in1953, then to Idaho and Arizona before settling in Wasco in 1958. Marcelo worked for Armstrong Nursery and for Jackson & Perkins Roses. Marcelo...
Dolores Barrera
Nov 22, 2010
Dolores Barrera was born in Tangancicuaro, Michoacan, Mexico on December 20, 1940 to Celia and Daniel Alvarez. She married her best friend, Roberto Barrera at the age of 20 and together they had four (4) children. They moved to Wasco in the early 1980s and retired here. She was a full time housewife who made every effort to have...
Augustine Varela
Nov 21, 2010
Augustine "Gus" Varela of San Bernardino, California was called to be with our Lord on November 21, 2010 at the age of 71. Gus was born in Socorro, TX on August 28th, 1939. Gus did not graduate from any schools or colleges but he was a graduate of Loving Life. His favorite past times were maintaining his backyard garden,...
Raymond Dominguez Larue
Nov 18, 2010
Raymond Dominguez LaRue was born in King City, California on October 6, 1953 to Margaret Dominguez LaRue and Steve LaRue. Ray met his longtime partner Patricia Espinoza in 1979; the couple had a son Ray Jr. in 1981. Raymond was an avid reader, but also known as the life of the party, he loved making everyone laugh. He was...
Betty Joyce Griffin
Nov 17, 2010
Betty Joyce Griffin was born in Candian, Oklahoma, on September 28, 1932, to Molly Caroline (Hankins) and RD Webster, one of seven siblings. She followed her parents to Arvin, California, at the age of 12, attending the local schools. She met and married her true sweetheart, "Little Bill" and together they had and raised four (4) boys; She and...
Benigno Villegas-Guerrero
Nov 16, 2010
Benigno Villegas-Guerrero was born on May 21, 1931 in Michoacan, Mexico, to Anna and Julio Villegas. He was raised in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico and then he moved to California with his family. He married Maria (Olalde) in Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico and had six children. Benigno worked as a machine operator for a paper manufacturing for 10 years. Benigno Villegas-Guerrero...
Rick Joe Sharp
Nov 15, 2010
Rick Sharp, 56, of Shafter, passed away on Monday November 15, 2010. He was born on August 25, 1954 in Bakersfield, California to, Dorothy (Orrick) and John Sharp. Rick married Rebecca "Becky" Mootry on January 8, 1973 in Las Vegas, Nevada. He worked 18 years as a serviceman for Brown and Bryant and 19 ½ years as a field...
