William (Bill) Sage Ready
Sep 30, 2007
William (Bill) was born in Miami, Oklahoma to John and Florence (Sage) Ready. At age two Bill's family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he would later graduate from the University of Missouri. After graduation he served 4 ½ years in the U.S Navy during World War II attaining the rank of a Lieutenant Commander. After the war Bill...
Nora Eskew
Sep 30, 2007
Nora Eskew, age 91, safe in the arms of Jesus, arrived in paradise at 10:45am, on Sunday, September 30, 2007. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, great great grandmother. Nora was preceded in death by two husbands, Raymond F. Wilson and Arvil "Pete" Eskew; two brothers, Oscar and Jack Cross; one granddaughter, Ronda Jean Clark. She is...
Tomas Gomez
Sep 29, 2007
Tomas Gomez was born in San Luis, Potosi, Mexico, on October 31, 1950, to Leocadio and Ignacia Gomez. He married Maria Esquivel on April 29, 1972, in Lequetio, Coahuila, Mexico. The couple moved to Lost Hills in 1993, and he began working for Paramount Farming Co. Tomas loved spending time puttering around his home and yard. He loved animals...
Flora Ruth Tolbert
Sep 29, 2007
Flora Ruth (Townsend) Tolbert was born May 2, 1924 in New Mexico to Mr. and Mrs. Chester Townsend. The family moved from New Mexico to Colorado then Arizona before settling in California. Flora married Elmer E. Ledbetter in 1938 and he preceded her in death in 1958. Flora later married Harold Tolbert and he preceded her in death in...
Alicia Camargo
Sep 28, 2007
Alicia Camargo was born December 24, 1978 in Wasco, California to Alberto and Eva (Vargas) Camargo. She grew up in Shafter attending Shafter elementary schools and graduating from Shafter High School with the Class of 1997. She worked from the Chevron Station at Lerdo & Hwy 99, the Texaco Station on Seventh Standard Road and also for Sun World...
Everett William Stanley, Sr.
Sep 27, 2007
Everett William Stanley was born November 11, 1932 in Ringold, Oklahoma to Samuel and Ida (Calloway) Stanley. He moved to California in 1948 and back to Oklahoma for a short time before returning to Lamont permanently in 1960. He and Lily Belle Johnson were married June 2, 1952 in Las Vegas. Everett worked in agriculture and as a truck...
Alex Escobedo
Sep 25, 2007
Alex Escobedo was born in Bakersfield, Ca, on March 19, 1963, to Jose and Anita Escobedo; one of a set of triplets. He was raised in Delano and attended Cecil Avenue Junior High and graduated from Delano High Class of "81"; he also attended Bakersfield College. Shortly after college he moved to Bakersfield, and had been employed for the...
Robert Martin Bongberg
Sep 25, 2007
Robert Martin Bongberg passed away Tuesday afternoon in Shafter. Robert, known as Bob (Doc) to his friends, had been a resident of Shafter for over 50 years. Bob was predeceased by both parents, five siblings, and his only daughter, Janet Stockton. He spent his final days surrounded by family and loved ones in the Carrington Care Facility in Shafter....
Maxie Augustine Graves
Sep 24, 2007
Maxie Augustine Graves was born August 20, 1931 in Amagon, Arkansas to Milford and Gracie Opal (Casey) Van Oven. She was raised in Arkansas where she and Vernie Graves were married on May 17, 1945. They later moved to Michigan and settled in Californian in 1964. Maxie, known as "Teenie" enjoyed the outdoors and the majesty of the mountains....
Ruth Bergen
Sep 24, 2007
Ruth was born in Einlage, Paraguay on December 31, 1955, the 3rd of four girls. The family immigrated to Canada in 1956 settling in Calgary, Alberta. She was raised in a Christian home, the daughter of a Mennonite teacher and minister. She married Greg Bergen in December 20, 1979 eventually settling in Shafter. She was born to teach and...
Frances Ann Hartz
Sep 22, 2007
If one's life is measured by the number of friends and lives that are touched, then Frances Hartz's life was full and complete. She was born in Gregory, South Dakota, where she met the love of her life, Fred Hartz. Together they were frontier farmers, raised five children, spread their love to two grandchildren and two great grandchildren, weathered...
Pauline 'Skeeter' Brown
Sep 21, 2007
Pauline Brown was born February 2, 1915 in Arkansas to Fred and Bessie (Perryman) Wood. The family moved to Wasco and Pauline attended Wasco elementary schools. Pauline then moved to Oklahoma where she met Samuel Edmond Brown. Ed and Skeeter were married February 13, 1932 in Bristow, Oklahoma and in 1933 returned to Wasco. Skeeter served her family as...
Lillian Mae Sharp
Sep 20, 2007
Lillian Mae Sharp was born in Alex, Oklahoma, on November 25, 1925, to James and Bessie Lewis. She came to Shafter in 1948, and married Earl Sharp on January 27, 1953. Lillian helped support the family by working during her marriage for Armstrong Nursery (formerly Germaine's) and in the potato fields for Bill Gladden. She enjoyed quilting, and loved...
Loretta J. Dunnahoe
Sep 19, 2007
Loretta Dunnahoe, age 62 of Shafter, Ca, beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and aunt died peacefully at home surrounded by her family. She was preceded in death by her brother, Charles; parents, Phyllis and Brownie Coleman. Loretta was born on July 2, 1945, in Wasco, Ca, to Phyllis and Brownie Coleman. Loretta grew up in Shafter. She worked as...
Salvador Lopez
Sep 17, 2007
Salvador Lopez was born December 30, 1944 in Yuriria, Xoconoxtle, Mexico, to Jose and Olivia Lopez. He married Irene Nunez December 11, 1963 in a small town called El Cimental in Mexico. Salvador was very family oriented. He enjoyed spending time with his family. Salvador leaves behind his wife Irene Nunez of 43 years; his siblings and their spouses,...
Angela Josefina De La Fuente
Sep 16, 2007
Angela Josefina De La Fuente was born in Bakersfield to Eric De La Fuente and Maria Rivas. Don't think of me as gone away, my journey has just begun. Life holds so many facets, this earth is only one. Just think of me as resting from the sorrows and the tears, in a place of warmth and comfort, where...
John Leon Prueitt
Sep 15, 2007
John Leon Prueitt was born October 16, 1915 in Douglas County, Missouri to William and Clara (Denny) Prueitt, one of 10 children. The family moved to California in 1925 and settled in Lindsay where John graduated from high school. John attended Porterville Junior College and then graduated from Fresno State University with a degree in education and a minor...
Daniel Brice Howard
Sep 11, 2007
Daniel Brice Howard was born March 27, 1924 in Rondo, Arkansas. He worked as a farm hand in Arkansas but when his country called, he entered the US Navy in 1944 attaining the rank of Seaman First Class. Daniel was honorably discharged in 1946 in California where he decided to stay. Daniel married Geraldine Frances Odem October 31, 1949...
Jose Bladimir Romero
Sep 8, 2007
Jose Bladimir Romero was born September 5, 1955 in La Union, El Salvador to Gregorio and Fidelina (Velasquez) Romero. He immigrated to California to the Bakersfield area 27 years ago and settled in Lamont. He married Joanna Alvarez in 1989. He worked for Grimway Farms, first doing farm labor then becoming a mechanic, working on forklifts and other equipment,...
Sarah Linda Suderman
Sep 5, 2007
Sarah Linda (Funk) Suderman was born April 26, 1915 in Hillsboro, Kansas to Paul and Eva (Balzer) Funk. She was married to Ezra Suderman and they moved from Kansas to Shafter in 1954. She was a life-long member of the Mennonite Brethren Church and shared her musical talent as church organist, pianist and member of the choir in Hillsboro...
