Matthew Dale Kennedy
Nov 5, 2008
Matthew Dale Kennedy was born in Bakersfield on April 12, 1982 to Debra Kay (Ried) and Raymond Dale Kennedy. Matthew is survived by his wife Ashley Marie Presley and two loving daughters, Katherine Marie, 3 years old and Mattalyn Denise, 7 weeks old; mother, Debra Kennedy, father Raymond Dale Kennedy, step-mother Shawna M. Kennedy; Grandparents Bernice Ried and Gary...
Paulo H. Martinez
Nov 4, 2008
Paulo Martinez was born June 23, 1920 in Hacieda El Pelar, Mexico and moved with his family to Texas when he was three years old. The family then moved to California when Paulo was a teenager, first living in Tulare County before settling in Kern County. Paulo married Ofelia Palomo of Shafter on July 6, 1942 and they raised...
Dian Lorraine Roden
Nov 4, 2008
Dian Lorraine Roden died Nov. 4, 2008, in her Yucca Valley home of ovarian cancer. She was 88 years old. The daughter of James Blaine Fullerton and Carolyn Marie Daughtery, she was born April 14, 1920, in Los Angeles; she was a lifelong resident of California and a 10-year resident of the Morongo Basin. Mrs. Roden was an accountant...
Larree “Mary” Hicks
Oct 31, 2008
LarRee "Mary" Hicks, a native of New Mexico, a 58-year resident of California and a 10-year resident of Yucca Valley, died Oct. 31, 2008, at Hi-Desert Medical Center. She was 74 years old. She was born to George Ford and Ethel Irene Graves on Feb. 15, 1934. Mrs. Hicks was a crossing guard for the Riverside Police Department for...
Amelia Singh Castaneda
Oct 26, 2008
Amelia is now with the Lord and the love of her life, Luis S. Castaneda, daughter, Dora, son, Luis and daughter Angie. A viewing will be held Thursday, October 30, 2008 from 8:30am to 10am at Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary followed by a service at 10am. A graveside service will be held at 11:30 at Union Cemetery. Amelia resided in...
Manuel Gomez Morales, Jr
Oct 26, 2008
Manuel Gomez Morales, Jr. beloved son and brother passed away in Arvin, CA on October 26, 2008. He was born August 4, 1987 in Mexico to Eva Morales and Manuel Gomez. Manuel was most remembered by his smile, which was contagious, he greeted everyone with a big smile; he loved listening to music and cruising. Manuel enjoyed getting together...
Cecilia Villarreal Munoz
Oct 25, 2008
Cecilia was born November 22, 1921 to Gilberto T. and Cecilia (Rodriguez) Villarreal in Bryan, Texas. She came to California in 1939 and married her husband of 65 years, Raul R. Munoz on June 12, 1943 in Delano. Raul's job in construction took them to many different towns throughout California including, San Jose, Stockton, Los Angeles and San Andreas...
Paul Nungaray Loza
Oct 25, 2008
Paul Loza, age 80, was born December 9, 1927 to Policarpo and Hilaria (Nungaray) Loza in Clarkside, Arizona. He came to Wasco when he was seventeen. Paul worked for Wasco Concrete Pipe Co. for twenty-five years and for Farm Pump and Irrigation for twenty years. Paul liked to BBQ, going out to the coast and loved spending time with...
Ila M. Ellison
Oct 24, 2008
Ila M. Ellison was born May 23, 1922 in Oklahoma to Bertha (Wyrick) and Walter Rowland. She came to Merced California at the age of 16, in 1938 with her parents. She married James L. Smith and they had three children, and then widowed. She later married A.C. Ellison, who preceded her in death in 1981. Ila is survived...
Kayden Kristopher Jones
Oct 23, 2008
Kayden was born on June 11, 2008 in Bakersfield, California to Euginio Zamora and Krista Jones. His life was short lived but will never be forgotten by all those who he had left behind, his parents Eugilio Zamora and Krista Jones; sister, Penelope Jones; grandparents, Brad and Corina Jones and Euginio and Alice Zamora. Kayden's visitation will be held...
Minnie Milrea Blackwood
Oct 16, 2008
Milrea Blackwood beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and sister passed away October 16, 2008. She was born on June 18, 1918 in Quinton, OK. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henson and twin sons, C.W and J.W. She is survived by her daughter June and husband Jim McGahey, son Wayne and wife Jeannette Blackwood, and daughter Eva and...
Hazel Marie Moore
Oct 12, 2008
On Sunday, October 12, 2008, Hazel Marie Moore passed from this life to meet her Lord and Savior. Hazel was born to Marion and Mattie Carroll on December 23, 1919, in Ringling, Oklahoma. Her family moved to Creek County when she was very young and she was raised in the Depew area. Here, she met her future husband, Orval...
Teresa Evelyna Ellison
Oct 12, 2008
Teresa E. Ellison, a native of Dallas, Texas, a 40-year resident of California and a 30-year resident of Twentynine Palms, died Oct. 12, 2008, at home in Twentynine Palms due to complications of lung cancer and severe emphysema. She was 70 years old. The daughter of June Marvel Leach and Teddy Carl Leach, she was born March 6, 1938....
Jewell Margaret Marchman
Oct 11, 2008
Jewell March was born October 2, 1926 to Lila (Johnson) and Will Burkett in Oklahoma, one of six children. She moved to California with her family during the depression and became part of the dust bowl era families who traveled California looking for work. Jewell married Peck Ellis in 1943 and he died in 1954. After his death Jewell...
Rosario C. Ell
Oct 9, 2008
Rosario C. Ell Food Service Worker, 65 Visitation will be held 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today and a funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Twentynine Palms for Rosario C. Ell. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. at Riverside National Cemetery's Staging Area No. 6. Mrs....
Joe C. Serda
Oct 9, 2008
Joe C. Serda of Wasco, CA died peacefully Thursday morning, October 9, 2008 at the Bakersfield Heart Hospital. Joe was born March 4, 1921 in Upland, California. He served in the U.S. Army, enlisted November 9, 1942 at National City, Ca. He served with the 316th Engineer Battalion as a utility repairman earning decorations Joe C. Serda of Wasco,...
Steve Dale Evans
Oct 4, 2008
Steve Dale Evans was born September 11, 1948 to J.C. and Dorothy (Johnson) Evans in Bakersfield. He grew up in Shafter, attending Beardsley Elementary Schools and Shafter High School. Steve married Karen Sue Ashmore May 11, 1968 and they continued to make Shafter home. Steve worked in the oil fields, in construction and until his health failed worked as...
Tino M. Torres
Oct 4, 2008
Tino M. Torres, born on February 15, 1924, in Winslow, Arizona, passed away peacefully at home on October 4, 2008. He was 84 years old. He served proudly in the U. S. Marine Corp as a radio communications specialist and fought in the Battle of Midway during WWII. He worked at various jobs until he began his career with...
Mercedes Garza Larralde
Oct 3, 2008
Mercedes Garza-Larralde was born on April 3, 1943 in Mexico to Silvester Ozuna Garza and Sarah Martinez (Garza) Garza. Mercedes is survived by her father, Silvester Garza, her sons Rene Garza of Shafter, Ismael Garza of Texas and Isidro Larralde of Shafter; brothers, Eleno Garza of Shafter and Pablo Garza Minnesota; sister, Rosa Garza of Texas. Mercedes leaves behind...
Ruben Zamora
Oct 2, 2008
Ruben Zamora was born September 17, 1961 to Elvira (Cardenas) and Manuel Zamora in Sinaloa, Mexico. He first came to Coachella in 1996, then moved to Shafter in 1998. He was employed with various agriculture farms and contractors in the area. He was survived by his 12 siblings: brothers; Hilario Escalante and wife Sylvia of Shafter, Armando Zamora, Bernardo...
