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Uriel Lopez, 0, of Wasco, passed away Aug. 12 in Delano. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Julia S. Rodriguez, 89, of Shafter, passed, away Aug. 13 in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. David W. Northam, 79, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 13. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Ivan Ronald Ward, 73, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 13 in Bakersfield. Basham-Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Romaldo Ortiz Cabrera, 65, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 18 in Bakersfield. Basham-Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Ana Maria Barajas de Esparza, 65, of Buttonwillow,...
Ana María Barajas de Esparza, 66, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Aug. 18, 2020, at her ranch in Buttonwillow. Ana María was born in Mexicali, México, on Dec. 11, 1953, to her father, Miguel Barajas, and mother, Maria de la Luz Rico del Rio. Ana María grew up in San Diego Buena Vista, Michoacán. She helped raise her eight siblings with her mother, while her father worked in Fresno as a migrant Bracero farm laborer. Life in the ranches of México was different than that of the United State...
Ardele Mae Henning, 80, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug 6. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Pamela Cantele, 74, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 6 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Johnette Kay Long, 77, of Shafter, passed away Aug 6. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Milton Grimes, 69, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 7 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Ramon Palomino Molina, 66, of Lost Hills, passed away Aug. 7 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Maria Dolores Vera, 90, of Wasco, passed away Aug. 8...
Johnette Kay Long, known to all as Kay or Sis, was born on Sept. 1, 1942, in Emporia, Kansas, to Robert and Grace Alice Cottenmyre. She was one of nine children: Robert "Bobby" E. Cottenmyre, Harold "Tony" L. Cottenmyre, Michael Cottenmyre, Linda S. Shirley, Billie E. Cottenmyre, Catherine A. Flood, Deborah J. Jameson and John M. Cottenmyre. Kay began working at S&S Cafe starting at the age of 14. Just prior to marrying the love of her life, Artie Dean Long, on Nov. 19, 1966, she was a shift...
Our beloved husband, father, grandfather and fly fisherman, Gordy Skeels (Pops), is now fly fishing quality waters every day in heaven. Gordon Syron Skeels, of Wasco, passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on July 8, 2020. Gordon was born in Bakersfield on May 2, 1933, to Gordon (Samuel) Wallace Skeels and Hazel Ann Steinoff Skeels. Gordon and his older sister, Sammy, grew up in Wasco. By way of their mother, they were 4th generation descendants of Chief Joseph of the Nez...
Bruce A. Hall, 64, of Bakersfield, passed away July 28 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home,Shafter. Lynden Dale Allen, 61, of Shafter, passed away July 5. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Miranda Ricarda, 89, of Shafter, passed away July 29 in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home Shafter. Mateo Valladares, 1, of Shafter, passed away July 28 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Teresa Rios Vasquez, 83, of Wasco, passed away Aug 2 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jovita Vega, 77, of McFarland, passed away Aug 3 in McFarland....
Arthur James Penner was born on March 16, 1925, in Shafter,, to John C. and Susan Thiessen Penner. He was the fifth of six children in the family. The family had moved from Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada, just over a year prior to his birth. Art attended both Wasco and Shafter High Schools, graduating from Shafter High School in 1943. He was an outstanding basketball player and a fine student. As a senior in high school, he was baptized upon his confession of faith in a reservoir, becoming a...
Travis Weston Unruh was born on October 22, 1989, in Bakersfield, to Timothy Warren and LaVonne Beth (Janzen) Unruh. He was received in heaven on July 31, 2020, by his Lord and Savior. He was the second child in a family of two children. Travis accepted Jesus as his Savior at an early age. He attended North Kern Christian School and graduated from Shafter High School in 2008. He attended Tabor College in Kansas for three years, returning home to work at Second Amendment Sports in Bakersfield....
Caudie F. Brown, age 82, of Shafter, passed away on July 29, 2020. She is now resting with her husband, Bill, and her son, Richard. Caudie’s faith was strong, and no doubt she is enjoying the company of so many that have gone before. Caudie was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Oklahoma. She raised her four children in Shafter. She loved to do art work, from painting to yard sculptures, and was an avid reader. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. She never shied away from hard work, working w...
Johnette Kay Long, known to all as Kay or Sis, was born on Sept. 1, 1942, in Emporia, Kansas, to Robert and Grace Alice Cottenmyre. She was one of nine children: Robert "Bobby" E. Cottenmyre, Harold "Tony" L. Cottenmyre, Michael Cottenmyre, Linda S. Shirley, Billie E. Cottenmyre, Catherine A. Flood, Deborah J. Jameson and John M. Cottenmyre. Kay began working at S&S Cafe starting at the age of 14. Just prior to marrying the love of her life, Artie Dean Long, on Nov. 19, 1966, she was a shift...
Jacob Michael Mulligan was born on January 19, 2000 and passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on July 24, 2020. Jacob came to live with the Mulligan family when he was 15 months old, along with his biological sister and lifelong best friend Kristina (Tina), and was adopted by Mike and Susan shortly thereafter. Jacob and Kristina, along with Phillip and Fernando, were called the "Littles" by the Mulligans and were much loved and cared-for by their older siblings Mackenzie (Kenzie), Oliver...
Adelaida R. Montes Terrazas, 75, of Shafter, passed away July 22. Peters Funeral Home Shafter. Antonia “Tona” Arellano, 88, of McFarland, passed away July 21 in Delano. Peters Funeral Home Wasco. Rigoberto Ramirez, 51, of Wasco, passed away July 21 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home Wasco. Rosie T. Urvina, 67, of Shafter, passed away July 22 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care Shafter. Brandon Michael Gonzalez, 22 , of Bakersfield, passed away July 19. Peters Funeral Home Shafter. Victoria Raya de Villagomez, 75, of Wasco, passed away J...
Balbina Sanchez, 77, passed away on July 26, 2020 at her home in Bakersfield, CA. She was born on March 8, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA to Ernesto Trejo and Benita Velasco. Balbina grew up in Los Angeles but relocated 46 years ago to Wasco, CA. She attended Cal State University Bakersfield where she received a B.A. in Spanish and earned her teaching credential. Her passion was working with students, which she did successfully for 35 years. She spent 21 years teaching Spanish at Wasco High School...
Liz Carrasco-Wright, 63, passed away on July 25, 2020, in Bakersfield. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, from 5 to 6 p.m. for siblings and from 6 to 10 p.m. for all others at Basham & Lara Funeral Care, 343 State Ave., Shafter. (Masks and social distancing will be required). Funeral services will be held outdoors on Thursday, July 30, at 10 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery, 2739 Panama Lane, Bakersfield. (Masks and social distancing will be required). Liz was born on July 22, 1957, in...
John Max Howard, age 88, died on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at Mercy Hospital. John was born on Aug. 10, 1931, in Claremore, Okla., to Roy and Georgia Martin Howard, their fourth of six children. John moved with his family to Shafter, California when he was 7 years old. He was quite athletic and played football, basketball, and track at Shafter High School and graduated in 1951. John worked as a truck driver for most of his working life. He loved to fish, but mostly he enjoyed drinking McDonald's...
Glenna Lee Fannin Smith passed away July 25, 2020, in La Mesa. She was born in Wasco to Clinton Lee and Josephine Krause Fannin on Dec. 14, 1934. Glenna leaves behind sisters Marlene Swan of Wasco and Geraldine Wirant (Roger) of Fresno. Also, daughters Tamara Ching of La Mesa and Christina Ryan of Hurst, plus four grandchildren and one great-grandson, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Glenna graduated from Wasco Schools and Fresno State College, met her future husband, Michael R. Smith,...
Kenneth Lee German, born June 1930 in Burbank to Alfred Edwin German and Margrethe Sofia Hoffing, went home to be with the Lord July 12, 2020, in Camarillo at the age of 90. He graduated from Antelope Valley Joint Union High School and was attending Antelope Valley Junior College when the Korean War began. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Oct. 24, 1950. He was engaged to high school sweetheart Charlotte Belle Holmes at the time, and they married Dec. 31, 1950. After being stationed at Barbers...
Arthur James Penner was born on March 16, 1925, in Shafter,, to John C. and Susan Thiessen Penner. He was the fifth of six children in the family. The family had moved from Herbert, Saskatchewan, Canada, just over a year prior to his birth. Art attended both Wasco and Shafter High Schools, graduating from Shafter High School in 1943. He was an outstanding basketball player and a fine student. As a senior in high school, he was baptized upon his confession of faith in a reservoir, becoming a...
Caudie F. Brown, age 82, of Shafter, passed away on July 29, 2020. She is now resting with her husband, Bill, and her son, Richard. Caudie's faith was strong, and no doubt she is enjoying the company of so many that have gone before. Caudie was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Oklahoma. She raised her four children in Shafter. She loved to do art work, from painting to yard sculptures, and was an avid reader. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. She never shied away from hard work, working...
Travis Weston Unruh was born on October 22, 1989, in Bakersfield, to Timothy Warren and LaVonne Beth (Janzen) Unruh. He was received in heaven on July 31, 2020, by his Lord and Savior. He was the second child in a family of two children. Travis accepted Jesus as his Savior at an early age. He attended North Kern Christian School and graduated from Shafter High School in 2008. He attended Tabor College in Kansas for three years, returning home to work at Second Amendment Sports in Bakersfield....
Ignacio Dominguez lived a full life both in El Salvador and California. He was born in Olocuita, El Salvador, on April 1, 1939, to parents Miguel Mendez and Antonia Mendez and passed away on July 16, 2020, at age 81 from Covid-19. He was deeply loved and leaves behind his spouse, Dora Emilia Gonzalez De Mendez, as well as five of their children, 15 grandkids and five great grandkids Rest In peace, Papá Beto....
June E. Rodriguez, great-granddaughter of Christian Bohna (early settler of Bakersfield), passed away peacefully on July 20, 2020. Born June Elaine Dooley on June 2, 1926, she lived in Delano where she graduated from Delano High School in 1944. June worked as a girls counselor at Camp Chabot in Oakland, the Fresno YWCA and Camp Lake Sequoia YWCA. From 1944-1947, she attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia, receiving her associate of arts degree. She attended Fresno State College as an...
Daniel Ynostroza Escalante, known to friends as "Danny," passed away peacefully on July 19, 2020, in Shafter, at the age of 93 years. Daniel was born April 22, 1927 in Los Angeles to Juan Escalante and Nestora (Ynostroza) Escalante. He moved to Shafter with his parents and siblings at a very young age, where they settled in the Mexican Colony, just south of town. He spent his childhood helping his family pick cotton, grapes, potatoes and more. He also spent countless hours playing with his...
Sebastian Liam Ramirez, infant, of Shafter, passed away July 13, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Kenneth Lee German, 90, of Lancaster/Shafter, passed away July 12. June Elaine Rodriguez, 94, passed away July 20. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Adelaida R. Montes Terrazas, 75, of Shafter passed away July 22. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. John Max Howard, 88, of Shafter, passed away July 19. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
John Max Howard, 88, died on July 19, 2020, at Mercy Hospital. John was born on Aug. 10, 1931, in Clairmore, Okla., to Roy and Georgia Martin Howard, their fourth of six children. John moved with his family to Shafter when he was 7 years old. He was quite athletic and played football, basketball and track at Shafter High School and graduated in 1951. John worked as a truck driver for most of his working life. He loved to fish, but mostly he enjoyed drinking McDonald's coffee with his friends...
