Muriel Jean Perry
Jul 9, 2008
Jean was born October 1, 1921 to Eva and Earl Cook. Raised, educated and employed in Kern County. Jean was a top student from first grade at Old Lowell Grammar School now the site of St. Francis Catholic Church through Kern High School's last year before it broke into many individual schools as the population of Bakersfield mushroomed. She...
Charles Ezra Firkins
Jul 9, 2008
Funeral services will be conducted for Charles E. Firkins, age 91, on Monday, July 14, 2008 at Peters Funeral Home, Shafter, at 10am. Graveside services will follow at Shafter Memorial Park, with Military Honors, Pastor Herman Lippert will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 13 from 2-8pm at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter. Chuck was born in...
Donald 'Donnie' Lee Tietjen
Jul 9, 2008
Donald L. Tietjen, 54, passed away Wednesday, July 9, 2008 in his home in Las Vegas, NV, where he has resided for the past 3 years. He was born October 7, 1954 in Bakersfield, CA to Donald Dale Tietjen (deceased) and Betty (Tanksley) Lomeli. Donnie is survived by his twin daughters, Tiffany Dawn Tietjen and Stephanie Lee Tietjen; his...
Glenn M. Harper
Jul 9, 2008
Glenn M Harper - A viewing will be held at noon and a service at 1 p..m. July 13 in Evangelical Free Church at 6804 Mohawk Trail in Yucca Valley for Glenn M Harper. A native of Port Orchard, Wash., a 65-year resident of California and a 57-year resident of Yucca Valley, Mr. Harper died July 9, 2008, at...
Jose Perez
Jul 9, 2008
Jose Perez was born February 18, 2008 in Guanajuato, Mexico to Jose and Trinidad (Meza) Perez. He worked hard all his life, over 63 years, in agriculture to provide a better life for his family. He has been a resident of Arvin since 1980 and was preceded in death by his wife, Maria Luz Perez who passed away in...
Socorro Mojica
Jul 8, 2008
On July 8, 2008, Socorro Mojica peacefully passed away into the Lord's arms; her family was by her side. As a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, every heartfelt moment shared will be forever treasured by her family and friends. She was a light hearted woman who made everyone smile. Socorro was one of a kind and will always...
William 'Bill' Lewis Smith
Jul 3, 2008
A graveside service for William "Bill" Lewis Smith, 68, of Bakersfield, is scheduled for Saturday, July 12, 2008 at 9am at Shafter Memorial Park. Bill passed away July 3, 2008 in Bakersfield. Bill was born June 6, 1940 in Middletown, Ohio, and he moved to Kern County when he was 9 years old. On November 17, 1984 he married...
Guadalupe Irma Rosa
Jul 3, 2008
Ms. Rosa was born in Agualeguas, Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. She had lived in the McFarland, Delano area since 1962 and settled in Wasco in 1976. She worked in agriculture for 46 years mostly for Armstrong Nursery and Bear Creek. She was married to Ramon Ramirez Pequeno and they had 13 children. She enjoyed cooking for her family and their...
Julian Munoz
Jun 29, 2008
Julian Munoz was born January 28, 1923 in Longdale, California to Pantalion and Severa (Santoya) Munoz. The family moved to Wasco in 1927. Julian served our country in the Army Air Force during World War II from 1943 until his honorable discharge in 1946. Upon returning from service Julian married Augustina Olvera July 3, 1947 and they continued to...
Margarita Cervantes
Jun 26, 2008
Margarita Cervantes, age 77 was born to Maria (Sepulveda) and Pedro Cervantes in Jalisco, Mexico and passed away June 26, 2008 in Shafter. Margarita came to this country in 2003 to live with her children in Shafter. Margarita is survived by her nine children, Carlos and wife Enedina of Jalisco, Roberto of Texas, Porfirio and wife Juana of Stanton,...
Dennis Allen Jones
Jun 26, 2008
Dennis Allen Jones was born December 29, 1941 to Elenore Rosemarie (Imig) and Daniel Allen Jones in San Diego. He was raised and schooled in San Diego, and went on to graduate from engineering design school. Dennis was the only civilian design engineer with the Department of Navy in San Diego with a secret service clearance and received a...
Samuel Barling
Jun 25, 2008
Sam Barling, age 93, was born in Tolstoy, South Dakota on April 6, 1915 to Mary (Mertz) and Andrew Barling and passed away June 25, 2008 in Shafter. Sam came from a family of 9 children. The family moved from South Dakota to Lodi, California, and then in 1924 the family moved to Shafter in the Maple area. The...
Alyssa Elizabeth Madrigal
Jun 25, 2008
Alyssa Elizabeth Madrigal was born January 11, 2007 in Bakersfield, California to Freddy and Charlene (Vasquez-Licon) Madrigal. She went to her heavenly cradle June 25, 2008 and is being lovingly and tenderly cared for by our Heavenly Father. Alyssa is survived by her parents, Freddy and Charlene Madrigal; sister, Ciara Marie Madrigal; grandparents, Kenneth and Consuelo Pollard, Irene Vasquez...
John Carlos Hernandez
Jun 23, 2008
John Carlos Hernandez was born on November 4, 1940 in Bakersfield CA to parents, Jose and Josephine Hernandez. John attended Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic School, where he played the bugle, and then graduated from Garces Memorial High School in 1959. John enjoyed attending all of his nieces and nephews sporting events but he especially enjoyed attending Garces Rams...
Roy Fowler
Jun 20, 2008
Roy Fowler was born July 7, 1916 in Clonsilla, Oklahoma to Jim and Mary Jessie (Hart) Fowler. When he was 18 years old his family moved to California and Roy worked in agriculture thought-out the San Joaquin Valley. He served his country in the Navy as a Seaman First Class during World War II and was honorably discharged in...
Vicky Dean Sutton
Jun 20, 2008
Vicki Dean Sutton was born November 13, 1948 in Bakersfield, California to J.B. and JoAnn (Davis) Willingham. She attended North High School in Bakersfield and transferred to Wasco High School to be near her boyfriend, James Sutton. She and James were married January 21, 1966 in Wasco where they made their home. Vicki worked as a teacher's aid for...
Juan Coronado Cabrera
Jun 19, 2008
Juan was born on February 8, 1929 in San Luis Potosà Mexico to parents, Jose and Evarista Cabrera. Juan married his loving wife, Maria on January 29, 1960 and moved to Arvin in 1968 where he worked for Cantonia Farms for 25 Years. Juan was a very cheerful man with a warm and happy smile full of laughter. Juan...
Sergio M. Contreras
Jun 19, 2008
Sergio Contreras was born in San Benito, Texas on October 29, 1943, to Simon and Trinidad Contreras. After enduring a lengthy illness and courageous battle, Sergio has gone home to be with the Lord. Sergio grew up in Brownsville, Texas and in 1961 moved with his family to Lamont, CA. He attended Arvin High School, and would later enlist...
Betty J. Cobb
Jun 19, 2008
Betty J. Cobb of Twentynine Palms, California passed away on June 19, 2008 in Palm Desert at the age of 82 years. Betty was active in organizing activities for the mentally challenged and spent many years serving with the Morongo Basin Special Olympics. Services will be held at 9:00am, June 28, 2008 at Little Church of the Desert in...
Soledad Lopez Ramirez
Jun 19, 2008
Soledad was born May 3, 1930 to Miguel and Guadalupe (Lopez) Lopez in Guanajuato, Mexico. She came to California in 1969, to San Jose and later settled in Wasco in 1973. She married her late husband, Crescencio H. Ramirez in Brownsville, Texas in 1948. Soledad loved gardening, knitting, cooking chilly beans, reading the bible and going to bible study...
