Funeral services for Dec. 29, 2012
By The Bakersfield Californian
TO OUR READERS
The Californian provides free death listings using information supplied by local mortuaries. The in-depth notices that follow are paid obituaries and remembrances. These listings must be purchased by 2 p.m. To place an Obituary or In Loving Memory, call 395-7302. Full obituaries are posted at Bakersfield.com at 9 p.m. on the day before publication.
Services pending
Karl Fredrick Haas, 66, Bakersfield, Dec. 22. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Dorothy Helen Hamel, 88, Lake Isabella, Dec. 27. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Johnnie Kerr, 99, Bakersfield, Dec. 27. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Branon James Knight, 64, Bakersfield, Dec. 24. Neptune Society Cremation.
Henry Leach, 79, Wasco, Dec. 27 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Pedro Martinez Lucas, 38, Bakersfield, Dec. 25. Mission Family Mortuary.
Helen S. Montgomery, 89, Taft, Dec. 27 in Bakersfield. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oidale.
Howard Weimer, 89, Bakersfield, Dec. 28. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Gustavo H. Cabrera, 59, Delano, Dec. 22. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. and wake 6:30 p.m. Jan. 2, Delano Mortuary; Mass 9 a.m. Jan. 3, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; interment at North Kern District Cemetery. Delano Mortuary.
Betty Crank, 89, Bakersfield, Dec. 27. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 3, Basham Funeral Care; graveside service 1 p.m. Jan. 4, Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Paula Kaye Davis, 60, Shafter, Dec. 21 in Shafter. Graveside/memorial service 11 a.m. Jan. 3, Shafter Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Jose Estrada, 50, Bakersfield, Dec. 23. Visitation 5 to 11 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Dec. 30, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 9 a.m. Dec. 31, St. Joseph Catholic Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Samuel Monte Frink, 48, Bakersfield, Dec. 20. Graveside service 11 a.m. Dec. 29, Union Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Dennis (Green) Jones, 66, Bakersfield, Dec. 23. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. with service 10 a.m. Dec. 31, Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Henry Leach, 79, Wasco, Nov. 27. Graveside service 12:30 p.m. Jan. 11, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Jose Lizaso, 72, Bakersfield, Dec. 23. Visitation 11 a.m. with rosary and Mass noon Jan. 4, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Basham Funeral Care.
Joan Mitchell, 89, Bakersfield, Dec. 26. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Dec. 31, Basham Funeral Care; graveside service 9 a.m. Jan. 2, Hillcrest Memorial Park; celebration of life 11 a.m. Jan. 2, First Assembly of God Blue Chapel. Basham Funeral Care.
Victoria R. Olais, 82, Bakersfield, Dec. 23. Memorial service noon Dec. 29, Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Pedro Rojas Ramirez, 20, Arvin, Dec. 23 in Arvin. Mass 6 p.m. Dec. 28, St. Thomas Church; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary at 6 p.m. Dec. 29, Arvin Funeral Home; burial in Mexico. Arvin Funeral Home.
Marlene Zaragoza, 14, Bakersfield, Dec. 23 in Madera. Visitation 5 p.m. to midnight with rosary 7 p.m. Jan. 3, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 4, St. Joseph Catholic Church; interment at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
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