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James Harrison, 90, passed away June 6, 2024. A funeral service will be held Thursday, June 20, at 11 a.m. at Truelight Missionary Baptist Church, 1104 14th St. in Wasco. A graveside service will be at 1:30 p.m. at Wasco Memorial Park, 300 Leonard Ave. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
In Loving Memory Freddie O'Neal Dunnahoe, 86, of Shafter, passed away on May 28, 2024. Born on June 11, 1937, in McGehee, Arkansas, Freddie was a beloved husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. Freddie enlisted in the Army in 1957. He served and was Reserve until 1963. After serving in the Army, Freddie moved to California with his family and settled in Kern County. He worked for various farmers before joining Handel & Wilson Farms in 1973. Freddie worked for Stanley Wilson until...
[James Dearl Gibson passed away May 15, 2024. Viewing will be Friday, May 31, at 8 a.m. at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter, with a graveside service at 10 a.m. at Shafter Cemetery.] James Dearl Gibson, known to most as Jim, was born Aug. 27, 1941, in Bragg City, Mo., to parents J. Harold and Marie Gibson. When Jim was 5 years old, the family relocated to Wasco, where he attended local schools, graduating from Wasco Union High School and later attending Bakersfield College. In 1961, Jim married Ro...
Ricky Estavillo, 58, of San Jose, passed away May 10, in San Jose. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Alberto Gomez Rivera, 70, of Shafter, passed away May 5, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jesus Verdoza Garcia, 61, of Shafter, passed away May 12, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jose Mosqueda Mendoza, 74, of Wasco, passed away May 18, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Wasco....
Gary Gonzales, 62, of Ridgecrest, passed away May 1, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Robert Bracich, 73, of Clovis, passed away May 6, in Colvis. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Richard Suderman, 56, of Bakersfield, passed away May 3, in Bakersfield. Monarch Memorial, Bakersfield....
James Dearl Gibson passed away May 15, 2024. Viewing will be Friday, May 31, at 8 a.m. at Peters Funeral Home in Shafter, with a graveside service at 10 a.m. at Shafter Cemetery....
Barbara King, 85, of Bakersfield, passed away May 1, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Leonard Torres, 57, of Bakersfield, passed away April 26, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Rose Escobedo, 87, of Shafter, passed away May 5, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Inez Virgen Rubio, 79, of Wasco, passed away May 4, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Scott Eugene Barton, 61, of Wasco, passed away May 2, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter....
Mckinley Jordan Toliver, 19, of Wasco, passed away April 21, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Rogelio Hernandez Martinez, 48, of Shafter, passed away March 26, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Alicia Magana, 44, of Delano, passed away April 10, in McFarland. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Jose B. Velez, 81, of Wasco, passed away April 23, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Delia Olguin, 73, of Wasco, passed away April 23, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of our brother, Brian Scott Cain, who left us on April 9, 2024. He was 49 years old. Brian was born in Wasco on Nov. 15, 1974, to Deana and Ronald E. Cain. He grew up in Shafter, where he graduated from Shafter High School in 1992. Brian was a hard worker and devoted employee of Sill Properties for more than 25 years, where he was greatly appreciated by his colleagues. He was a joy to work with and always tried to assist others. Wh...
Dearl Dial, 90, of Bakersfield, passed away April 14, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Donaciano Bustamante Aldama, 57, of Lost Hills, passed away April 6, in Lost Hills. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Sebastian Tellez, 17, of Wasco, passed away April 21, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Eric Tellez, 27, of Wasco, passed away April 21, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Garry Green, 61, of Shafter, passed away April 22 Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Marina Gonzales Duck, age 58, passed away peacefully in San Diego on March 30, 2024. She married the love of her life, Bobby Duck, on March 3, 2024. Marina was loved dearly by her parents, Longino Gonzales and Margie Gonzales. She had four siblings, Longino Gonzales, Jr. married to Sandra, Christina Smart married to Wesley, Peter Gonzales, and Andrea Hernandez married to Chon. Marina was preceded in death by her father, Longino Gonzales; her brother Longino Gonzales, Jr., and her great niece...
Teofilo "Tilo" Gutierrez Cortez, Sr., 72, passed away in Wasco in his home while his wife and three children stood by his side after a 10-year battle with cancer. Tilo was born Oct. 21, 1951, to Salvador and Maria Cortez in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, Mexico, and was one of nine siblings. As proud migrant farmworkers, his family made their way to Texas, then to California. He first laid eyes on his wife, Amalia, while living at the "Labor Camp" in his teens. They were married for 53 years and wen...
Patricia Daniel, 76, of Bakersfield, passed away April 6, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Pamela Walker, 58, of Bakersfield, passed away April 4, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Alvaro Nunez Jr., 36, of Wasco, passed away April 1, in Duarte. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Marina Gonzalez Duck, 58, of Shafter, passed away March 30, in San Diego. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Earlene Borjon, 90, of Wasco, passed away March 5, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Felix Segura Martinez, 55, of Shafter, passed away March 23, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Rogelio R. Fernandez, 79, of Shafter, passed away April 1, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Robert Ochoa, 69, of Wasco,...
Paula (Sharina) Maria Lindsey, 62, slipped peacefully into the arms of her loving Jesus the evening of March 29, 2024. Paula was born to Donald and Dorothy Sherman in Bakersfield on May 9, 1961, and was the second of five children. She graduated from Shafter High School in 1979 and married the love of her life, Jon Lindsey. They had just celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on Feb. 16. Paula was a member of the Wasco Church of God (Tabernacle of Praise) for more than 40 years. Paula was...
Jovita Valentina Sanchez, born on Feb. 14, 1923, in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico, peacefully entered eternal rest on March 29, 2024, at the age of 101. She was preceded in death by her parents Emeterio and Aurelia Lopez, as well as her beloved husband Ray Sanchez, who passed in 2001. Together, Jovita and Ray shared 63 years of marriage and raised nine children in Wasco: Jessie Lopez, Raymond Sanchez, Jr., Rachel Martinez, Linda Sanchez Muniz, Pamela Venegas, Michael Sanchez, Dolores Gutierrez, Simon...
Jeanne Shoffner, 71, of Bakersfield, passed away March 19, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Jovita V. Sanchez, 101, of Wasco, passed away March 29, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Paula (Sharina) Maria Lindsey, 62, slipped peacefully into the arms of her loving Jesus the evening of March 29, 2024. Paula was born to Donald and Dorothy Sherman in Bakersfield on May 9, 1961, and was the second of five children. She graduated from Shafter High School in 1979 and married the love of her life, Jon Lindsey. They had just celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on Feb. 16. Paula was a member of the Wasco Church of God (Tabernacle of Praise) for more than 40 years. Paula was the church clerk and worship leader for over 30...
Marina Gonzales Duck, age 58, passed away peacefully in San Diego on March 30, 2024. She married the love of her life, Bobby Duck, on March 3, 2024. Marina was loved dearly by her parents, Longino Gonzales and Margie Gonzales. She had four siblings, Longino Gonzales, Jr. married to Sandra, Christina Smart married to Wesley, Peter Gonzales, and Andrea Hernandez married to Chon. Marina was preceded in death by her father, Longino Gonzales; her brother Longino Gonzales, Jr. and her great niece...
Jovita Valentina Sanchez, born on Feb. 14, 1923, in Leon Guanajuato, Mexico, peacefully entered eternal rest on March 29, 2024, at the age of 101. She was preceded in death by her parents Emeterio and Aurelia Lopez, as well as her beloved husband Ray Sanchez, who passed in 2001. Together, Jovita and Ray shared 63 years of marriage and raised nine children in Wasco: Jessie Lopez, Raymond Sanchez, Jr., Rachel Martinez, Linda Sanchez Muniz, Pamela Venegas, Michael Sanchez, Dolores Gutierrez, Simon...
Richard Keith Reding, Sr. was born Sept. 10, 1935, in Montgomery County, Tennessee to Richard Carroll Reding and Leola Keith Reding. He was the first of their three children, followed by a brother, John, and their little sister, Sue Ann. Sometime later, the Reding children's dad became the Sheriff of Cheatam County, Tennessee. He enlisted in WW2 because he possessed the skills needed, so his wife, Leola, finished his term as sheriff! In Mayfield, Kentucky, his family lived "catty-corner"...
Richard Keith Reding Sr., 88, of Wasco passed away March 17, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. June Knight, 86, of Bakersfield passed away March 21, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Carmen Abundis De Contreras, 80, of Wasco passed away March 20, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Dolly K. Kirschenmann, 88, of Shafter passed away March 19, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Paula (Sharina) Maria Lindsey, 62, slipped peacefully into the arms of her loving Jesus the evening of March 29, 2024. Paula was born to Donald and Dorothy Sherman in Bakersfield on May 9, 1961, and was the second of five children. She graduated from Shafter High School in 1979 and married the love of her life, Jon Lindsey. They had just celebrated their 44th wedding anniversary on Feb. 16. Paula was a member of the Wasco Church of God (Tabernacle of Praise) for more than 40 years. Paula was...
Sally Ann Firkins was born on May 19, 1940, in Santa Monica. She spent her childhood years in Downey, before relocating to Shafter in 1946. In Shafter, her father, Charles "Chuck," owned Chuck's Flying A Service Station, while her mother, Celia "Sally," worked at Stringham's Drug Store for 20 years, caring for Sally and her siblings Donald, Betty and Tommy Firkins. Sally, the eldest sibling, contributed to her family's endeavors from an early age, working in the cotton fields, assisting her...
Consuelo "Chelo" Salinas, 79, entered the presence of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on March 11, 2024. Consuelo was born Nov. 22, 1944, in La Fiera, Texas. She married Porfirio "Pilo" Salinas Feb. 23, 1965, in Edinburg, Texas. They quickly moved to California the same year and settled in Wasco. Consuelo began to attend a small church that was using a rented building on G Street called Mision Pentecostes. She served the church as a Sunday school teacher and became the pastor in 1970. As a...
