Sean Caudillo, Jr.
Aug 4, 2022
Ascencion "Guero" Caudillo, a 57-year-old lifetime resident of Shafter passed away on Thursday, August 4, 2022. He passed peacefully surrounded by his children and the love of his life, his wife Eliza. Guero was born to his beloved mother Frances Gutierrez. There is a saying "A mother is her son's first true love". Frances most definitely was his first...
Carl Damon Shugart
Aug 2, 2022
Carl Damon Shugart was born in Bakersfield, California on September 13, 1972 and was raised in Wasco . Carl was known by many as Damon, Big Shug and Dangerous Dam.Damon was a Philadelphia Eagles fan who supported his team faithfully. He loved fishing , cooking listening to music and playing Domino's with his loved ones. He had a great...
Rafael Villegas , Jr.
Aug 1, 2022
Rafael Villegas April 6, 1950 – August 1, 2022 Rafael Villegas Jr. was born in Raymondville, Texas on April 6, 1950. Rafael was a great father and wonderful grandfather. He was a devoted Catholic who watched his favorite masses from his parish in Zacatecas. Rafael was a hard worker and provider for his family. He had worked with Jackson...
Antonio Arellano Santoyo
Jul 25, 2022
Antonio Arellano Santoyo was born in Tlahualilo, Durango, México on August 6, 1939, to Ceferino Arellano and Estefana Santoyo. He is survived by his wife, Bertha Gelacia Alvarado; seven children, Maricruz Santos, Marina Ceja, Lida Castillo, Marissa Medina, Saul Arellano, Vanessa Rodriguez and Oney Arellano; 20 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. As a young boy, Antonio worked as a day...
Ray Cotter, Jr.
Jul 21, 2022
Ray C Cotter, Jr. was born on Tuesday, January 1, 1929 in Viola, AR. He was the first child of Ray C Cotter, Sr. and Filey Mable Cotter (Shirley). He died Thursday, July 21st, at Kern River Transitional Care in Bakersfield, CA. after several years of declining health. He was 93. Ray has been a resident of Wasco since...
Tena Louise Killian
Jul 20, 2022
Tena Louise Killian was born July 11th, 1959, to Bill and Louise Varner in Weatherford, Oklahoma. She went to heaven on July 20th, 2022. She joins in heaven her parents and three brothers. She is survived by her loving husband of 38 years, Doug, her children Jeff and Kim Mistler, Rayna and David Whitman, Shonda and Joey Meier, and...
Yvonne Blanton
Jul 14, 2022
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, July 29, at Peters Funeral Home Chapel in Wasco, California, for Yvonne (Nonny), age 85, who passed away July 14, 2022, in Danville, California. Pastor Martin Blanton will officiate and inter-ment ceremony will follow at Wasco Memorial Park. Nonny is widely remembered as the beautiful high school girlfriend and...
Paula Faye Harmon
Jul 11, 2022
Paula Harmon was born on the 20th of June 1938 to Ira and Bessie Thompson. She was married to Ron Harmon in 1955. They later moved to Shafter in 1969 where they raised their three children Lonnie, DeEdra, and Rodney. She was a great homemaker who loved to bake and do embroidery any chance she got. She was Nana...
Clydie Ray Thomas
Jul 4, 2022
Clydie lived in Oklahoma with his family and then they moved to Shafter, California when Clydie was a little boy. Clydie attended the crippled children's school in Wasco, California. Clydie also attended Richland Elementary school and graduated from Shafter High School. Clydie loved playing cowboys and Indians growing up, he always wanted to be the cowboy. Clydie was very...
Francisca C. Castañeda
Jun 26, 2022
Francisca "Kika" Castañeda Our loving mother passed peacefully in her home on June 26, 2022. Born on April 3, 1950 in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico. She resided in Wasco for more than 50 years. She worked processing roses in all aspects of production and other farm labor before she retired. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved...
Pamela Lorraine Blair
Jun 23, 2022
Pamela L. Blair, 66, of Bakersfield passed away unexpectedly on June 23rd at San Joaquin Hospital in Bakersfield, California. Pam was born in San Jose to Roy and Ruth Chandler on August the 2nd, 1955. She is survived by her spouse Douglas H. Blair and her two children Lauren and Justin. She is also survived by four grandchildren Chase...
Linda Bergstrasser
Jun 21, 2022
Linda Joyce Bergstrasser, 80, passed into eternal life on Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at her home in Wasco, CA surrounded by family. Linda is survived by her daughter, Barbara (Bergstrasser) Parcel; granddaughter, Christa Parcel, grandson, Zachary Jones and his wife Wendie, and great granddaughters, Jaisyn and Spencer; daughter In law, Tamera Bergstrasser; grandson Martin Bergstrasser and wife Christina, great...
