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Mary Ellen Rexius, a long time Wasco resident, will be remembered as a loving and giving woman who loved life and gave of herself, her time and passion for her hometown, a true and faithful Tiger. Rexius passed away last week, at the age of 102. In 1947, Rexius, who was teaching in Tennessee, answered an ad in a Memphis newspaper for a teaching position in Wasco,Ca. Soon after, Rexius boarded a train for Wasco. "I will always remember that day, stepping off that train in Wasco. It was the...
Ma. Dolores “Lola” Obeso de Montoya, 85, of Shafter, passed away May 25, in Sinaloa, Mexico. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Octavio Torres Parada, 77, of Bakersfield, passed away May 26, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Anna Felix, 65, of Wasco, passed away May 26, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Maria Ester Barrera, 85, of McFarland, passed away June 1, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Mary E. Rexius, 102, of Shafter, passed away June 2, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Homes, Shafter. Her...
Lannis Joseph Cates was born Nov. 20, 1927, in Quinton, Okla., to Lela Mae (McKee) and Curtbirth Cornelius (Slim) Cates. He passed away peacefully on May 7, 2022, into the arms of Jesus. He joined his beloved wife of 73 years, Judy Faye. Lannis spent his first 16 years in Oklahoma. Times were tough, and in the summer of 1943 the family moved to Shafter. He started at Shafter High School and graduated in January of 1946. Lannis and Judy met at Shafter High and married in September of 1947. They l...
Herbert E Schmidt, 93, passed away April 18. He was born Nov 9, 1928, in Lincoln, Neb., to John and Lydia (Rahrig) Schmidt. He graduated from Lemoore High School in Lemoore in 1946. He married Norma Jean Waite in December of 1953. He was proud to serve his country in the Air Force in Korea. After his service, he worked at Pacific Telephone, from which he retired. He was a good father. He was involved in his children's activities and loved all five of his children. He was a Boy Scout troop...
Elva Preston, 90, of Shafter passed away May 10, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Homes, Shafter. Rosetta Brown, 78, of Wasco passed away May 8, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Homes, Shafter. Guadalupe Pena, 75, of Wasco passed away May 16, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Homes, Wasco....
Jose Lopez Dominguez, 80, of Wasco, passed away on May 19, 2022. Jose was born March 22, 1942, in San Rafael, Jalisco, Mexico to Pedro Dominguez and Maria Lopez. He left home at the age of 17 for the United States and began working in agriculture to help support his mother and siblings. Jose worked in agriculture for nearly 48 years, including working for Jack Harris Ranch, Blackwell Land Company and Paramount Farming. Jose was a devout Catholic and member of Saint John's the Evangelist Church...
Herma Hight was born July 29, 1937, to Lonnie and Odella Stover in New Madrid, Missouri. As a child, she and her family lived and farmed in several areas of Southeastern Missouri; consequently, she went to several different schools, some of them merely on- room schoolhouses. At age 16, the family relocated to California, where she completed her education and graduated from Shafter High School, Class of 1955. She married Cecil Hight Aug. 27, 1959. They were happily married a few months shy of 46...
A Celebration of Life for Eddie Dee Johnson, 78, of Wasco, will be held Saturday, May 28, at the Wasco Elks Lodge. Eddie passed away suddenly, at his home in Wasco, on May 18. Eddie was born Dec. 27, 1943, in Alameda, to his parents, Lois Sargent Johnson and Herman Johnson. Herman, Eddie’s father, died when Eddie was 13 months old. Lois then moved the family to Wasco. Eddie dedicated many years working for the City of Wasco Water Department before retiring and was a long-time member of the Wasco Elks Lodge. He is preceded in death by his w...
Lannis Cates was born in Quinton, Okla., on Nov. 20, 1927,. He joined his wife, Judy Faye Cates, in Heaven on May 7, 2022. A viewing will be held at Peters Funeral Home, Shafter, on Thursday, May 19,, from 4 to 8 p.m. Masonic Funeral Honors will be held at Peters Funeral Home on Friday, May 20, at 10 a.m, followed by a graveside service beginning at 11 a.m., at Shafter Memorial Park. A full obituary will be published next week....
Raul Rico, 87, of Shafter, passed away April 28, in Moreno Valley. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Fred Smethurst, 95, of Bakersfield, passed away May 3, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Mary A. Trujillo, 74, of Wasco, passed away April 24, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jesus Barba, 75, of Shafter, passed away May 1, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jeffrey Scott Hughes, 57, of Wasco, passed away May 7, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Rosetta Brown, 78, of Wasco,...
Lannis Joseph Cates was born Nov. 20, 1927, in Quinton, Okla., to Lela Mae (McKee) and Curtbirth Cornelius (Slim) Cates. He passed away peacefully on May 7, 2022, into the arms of Jesus. He joined his beloved wife of 73 years, Judy Faye. Lannis spent his first 16 years in Oklahoma. Times were tough, and in the summer of 1943 the family moved to Shafter. He started at Shafter High School and graduated in January of 1946. Lannis and Judy met at Shafter High and married in September of 1947. They lived the remainder of their lives in the Shafter a...
Herbert E Schmidt, 93, passed away April 18. He was born Nov 9, 1928, in Lincoln, Neb., to John and Lydia (Rahrig) Schmidt. He graduated from Lemoore High School in Lemoore in 1946. He married Norma Jean Waite in December of 1953. He was proud to serve his country in the Air Force in Korea. After his service, he worked at Pacific Telephone, from which he retired. He was a good father. He was involved in his children's activities and loved all five of his children. He was a Boy Scout troop...
Porfirio Velasquez, 84, of Wasco passed away April 19, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Ofelia Palomo Martinez, 97, of Bakersfield, passed away April 27, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Maria Elizondo “Malenam,” 56, of McFarland passed away April 28, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco...
Lannis Joseph Cates 1927 – 2022 Lannis Cates was born in Quinton, Okla., on Nov. 20, 1927. He joined his wife, Judy Faye Cates, in Heaven on May 7, 2022. A viewing will be held at Peters Funeral Home, Shafter, on Thursday, May 19,, from 4 to 8 p.m. Masonic Funeral Honors will be held at Peters Funeral Home on Friday, May 20, at 10 a.m,, followed by a graveside service beginning at 11 a.m., at Shafter Memorial Park. A full obituary will be published next week....
Melvin Rogers was born to Charles and Anna Ruth Rogers on Nov. 6, 1933 in Bakersfield. Melvin passed away at the age of 88, peacefully, on April 5, 2022, in Bakersfield. He attended elementary, middle and high school in Wasco. He was a star track athlete, running the high hurdles for Wasco High School. Melvin started his family with his first wife, Earline Johnson, in 1951. In 1961, he married his life-long partner, Aljewel Ellison. He supported his family by working as a truck driver for the Kn...
Guadalupe Sedano Fonseca, 69, of Lamont, passed away April 16, in Lamont. Peters Funeral Home, Arvin. Luis Aguilar, 53, of Wasco, passed away April 15, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Adrian Reyna, 47, of Wasco, passed away April 17, in San Luis Obispo. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Arcadia Catherine Rodriguez, 82, of Shafter, passed away April 20, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jose de Jesus Chavez Valenzuela, 74, of Wasco passed away April 16, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Tammy Mayo, 62,...
Charles David Rekosh was born to Ruth and Nate Rekosh. He was their only child. born and raised in Milford, Conn., then Florida, and finally California and the China Lake Naval Base located in Ridgecrest. While growing up on the base, he grew his love for playing all sports, but especially basketball and tennis. He also played saxophone in the band, and also was drum major until he lost that spot after tossing his marching baton backwards over the goal post and hitting the trombone player....
Due to the amount of overwhelming grief, we have taken some time to ourselves as a family. We apologize for not announcing the passing of Hector Mario Moreno Sr. Hector Mario Navarro Moreno Sr. had just turned 57 when he took his last breath and went peacefully to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Dec. 24, 2021, at home surrounded by the love of his life and children. Maribel and Hector shared 32 years of marriage. Hector was born in Hualahuises, Linares, Nuevo Leon on Dec. 21, 1964,...
Maria Teresa Ochoa, 91, of Shafter passed away April 9, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Jesus Antonio Gomez Bernal, 33, of Wasco passed away March 31, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Melvin Emmett Rogers, 88, of Wasco passed away April 5, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Kara Kay Tweedt, 49, of Mojave passed away March 19, in Tehachapi. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Camilo Contreras Vasquez, 72, of Shafter passed away April 1, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Joseph...
With deep sadness, we announce our beloved protector and patriarch Manuel Valdovinos' passing on April 5, 2022. In the quiet of the early morning, he set his last breath forward, surrounded by his children and grandchildren as he so desired. At age 76, he was preceded in death by a granddaughter and survived by his 10 children, 30 grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren He enjoyed sharing his abundance of love and smiles paired with music, good food and wine. He attended a military academy...
Jinnie Ridge was an extremely loving, caring aunt, dog owner and friend. She left this world suddenly on March 1, 2022, She was born to Dallas and Elizabeth "Micky" Ridge on June 13, 1957. Jennie had three sisters, Cindy, Becky and Angie, and a brother, Ricky. After deciding to quit school, Jinnie chased her dreams and went to work for Chevron for over 5 years. She also learned to drive an 18-wheeler and worked in Abernathy's Scrap Yard in Shafter. Believe it or not, Jinnie also went to clown...
A graveside service will be held at Shafter Memorial Park on Saturday, April 23, at 2 p.m. for Ronald David Phillips of Shafter....
Manuel Valdovinos, 76, of Shafter, passed away April 5, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Patsy Ann Lowe, 88, of Bakersfield, on March 25, 2022. Patsy was born in Mission, Texas, to parents Albert and Evelyn Scogin. She had one brother, AY. The family came to Shafter in 1942. In 1955, Patsy married Wesley Janzen of Shafter. They had four children, Jerry, Ronald, Sheri and Suzanne. Patsy was a fabulous mother. She took pride in her family and her home. She was always neat as a pin. Sadly, Patsy became a widow in 1973. After her husband passed, she completed her cosmetology...
Who was the first person you called when your doctor gave you the bad news? Or maybe when the phone rang in the middle of the night and a stranger asked if they were speaking to the parents of...? Where did you go for help when the bills were beyond overdue and there was nothing coming in to pay any of them. For many, a memory of a loyal family member or a faithful friend coming to your rescue or at least available to listen and offer comfort in your moment of crisis comes immediately to mind....
