Adela Montanez
Mar 24, 2008
Adela Montanez was born on May 5, 1995, to Juan and Juana Montanez in Bakersfield. Adela was a student at Richland Jr. High. She enjoyed playing with dogs and rabbits, and planned on being a veterinary when she grew up. She loved being home with her family. Adela was also a member of the Shafter Folkloric dance group; a...
Patricia Claudine Winter
Mar 23, 2008
Pat Winter was born on April 22, 1935 to Raymond and Mable Lucas Davis in Carnegie, OK. Pat went to join her husband, Norval, in the presence of the Lord on March 23, 2008. Pat had been battling numerous illnesses for the last year and the Lord was gracious and good when he said "My child, it's time." Pat...
Olivia Pena Garza
Mar 23, 2008
Olivia Pena Garza was born on January 30, 1959, to Manuel and Manuela Flores in Los Ramones, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. She married Cruz Garza and they shared 33 years together. Olivia enjoyed shopping for jewelry and clothing. Olivia was a giving woman who was always there for anyone who needed her help. She could not say "No" if she...
Erick Juarez-Santiago
Mar 22, 2008
Erick Juarez- Santiago was born to Jose Luis and Ana M. (Juarez) Santiago on March 16, 2005 in Bakersfield, California. He is survived by his parents; his grandparents, Guadalupe and Luis Zepeda, Adrian and Carmen Santiago; great grandparents Jose and Paula Santiago, Epifanio and Luz Maria Anguiano; his brother Adrian Juarez; his sister Valerie Juarez; and many loving family...
Melvin Scott Jones
Mar 22, 2008
Scott Jones was born June 29, 1966 to Avery Sr. and L.V. Almeta Jones in Wasco, CA. Scott passed away March 22, 2008 in Delano, CA. Scott was very outgoing and lived his life to the fullest. He loved his family and enjoyed spending time with them. His life-long passion for music gave him the opportunity to play drums...
Abel Hipolito
Mar 22, 2008
Abel Hipolito was born in Mule Shoe, Texas on February 12, 1967, to Rafael and Juanita Hipolito. He came to Shafter as a young boy, and attended the local schools and graduating from Shafter High School. Abel was by trade an auto and diesel mechanic. He enjoyed fishing and hanging out with his friends. Abel was a billiard enthusiast...
Rosa Lidia Quinonez
Mar 21, 2008
Rosa Lidia Quinonez was born in Agua Caliente, Choix, Sinaloa, Mexico, to Ricardo and Catalina Chavez, on February 26, 1954. She married Clemente Quiñónez on December 1976. The family came to Shafter in 1992. Rosa was a homemaker and enjoyed being with her family. Rosa worked for Bidart Brothers, a local apple packing shed for about 10 years. Rosa...
Billy Wayne Foster
Mar 20, 2008
Billy Wayne Foster was born October 7, 1941 in Bakersfield, California to Jonah and Anna (Blackman) Foster, one of three sons. He attended Shafter elementary schools and graduated from Shafter High School with the Class of 1959. Billy served his country in the US Army from 1964 to 1970. Billy and Linda Kay Thomas were married July 19, 1971...
Angel Molina Sumaya
Mar 19, 2008
On March 19, 2008, Angel Molina Sumaya passed away. Angel was born in Calexico, California on May 19, 1934, to Pedro and Isabel Sumaya. He was raised in Calexico, and attended Calexico High, where he enjoyed the sport of wrestling. At this young age, Angel and his family travelled up and down California, following the harvest as migrant farm...
Ciriaco Gonzalez Soto
Mar 19, 2008
Ciriaco Gonzalez Soto was born September 11, 1943 in Nuevo Chupicuaro, Guanajuato, Mexico to Jose S. and Maria (Gonzalez) Soto. He married Esther Dominguez. He worked as a farm laborer his whole life. He enjoyed gardening and was a man with a smart sense of humor. He was a very likeable and charming man that people were drawn to....
Abel Gonzalez Salinas
Mar 17, 2008
Abel González Salinas, age 54, was born in San Rita, Jalisco, México to Epigmenio and Maria Luz (Salinas) González. He married his wife, Maria R. (Garcia) Gonzalez in 1976 in Mexico and came to Wasco in 1983. He worked for Paramont for about twenty years. Abel was a hardworking man who liked to travel to the coast. He is...
Irma Cecilia Fogarty
Mar 17, 2008
Rosary and Mass will be held March 24th at 10am at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for Irma Cecelia Fogarty. Irma was born in Plum City, Wisconsin and received her registered nurse's degree from St. Mary's School of Nursing in Superior, Wisconsin in 1938. She worked at Madison General Hospital, then left for sunny California to work...
Reuben Alvarez Garcia
Mar 15, 2008
A visitation for Reuben will be held on March 18, 2008 from 3-9pm at Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary. A Rosary and Mass of a Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at St. Josephs Catholic Church, at 10:00am, for Reuben A. Garcia, 81, who passed away in Bakersfield on March 15, 2008 with his children by his side....
Concepcion Elizondo
Mar 12, 2008
Concepcion Elizondo was born in Lalagitas, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to Manuel and Altagracia Cantu on December 11, 1928. She married Humberto Elizondo in 1948, and the couple came to Wasco in 1962. Concepcion loved family gatherings and her grandchildren. She was known for her homemade tortillas, menudo, and her families favorite, Arroz con Pollo. Concepcion was an avid church...
Martha Melinda Perez
Mar 11, 2008
Martha Melinda Perez was born in Bakersfield, California to Benito and Maria Perez on August 26, 1995. Martha was your typical 12 year old girl, she loved playing, sports, music and running during P. E. She attended Thomas Jefferson School and was currently in the 7th grade. Martha loved and was greatly loved by her family. Martha is survived...
Patricia Mae Stringham Wiedmann
Mar 11, 2008
On March 11, 2008, Patricia Mae Stringham Wiedmann, surrounded by her loving family, went to be with the Lord and the family that preceded her. She was blessed with a full and rich life, loving husband of 63 years, and loving and admiring family. Patricia was born in Bakersfield to Angie and Elwood Stringham on April 7, 1924. The...
Beulah Lawler
Mar 10, 2008
Beulah Lawler went to meet her Lord and Savior on March 10, 2008, at the age of 97, in Visalia, California. She was a homemaker, loving wife, mother, grandma, great grandma and great-great grandma. She was born to Jason and Nora Smith on July 25, 1910 with twin sister Eulah. She married Harvey Lawler on August 4, 1928 in...
Paul Lester Moreland
Mar 10, 2008
Paul Lester Moreland was born September 27, 1927 in Stigler, Oklahoma to Joe and Rella (Ballard) Moreland. He grew up and received his education in Oklahoma and later moved to California. Paul settled in Kern County living in Wasco and Bakersfield for the last 40 years. He worked for the California Department of Forestry as a fireman for 12...
Joseph Charles Pusateri Jr.
Mar 7, 2008
On March 7, 2008 Joseph Charles Pusateri passed away at Westchester Gardens. His recent passing was a result of his decline in health over the last few months. Joe was 89 years old having been born in Lockport, New York on June 17, 1918. Joe was a veteran having faithfully served his country during World War II in the...
Jane Ann Long
Mar 5, 2008
Jane Ann Long passed away at her residence in Wasco, CA on March 5, 2008. Services will be conducted at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1643 Palm Avenue, in Wasco, CA on Wednesday March 12, 2008 at 1pm. Jane Ann Long was born on February 18, 1921, in Okeene, Oklahoma. She was one of sixteen children of Louis and Callie Lee...
