Funeral services for Jan. 10, 2013
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.
No services
Raymond Douglas Dallam, 91, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Neptune Society Cremation.
Judith Annette Cottengim Kent, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Chester Lightle, 84, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Jesse Ray Sneed, 60, Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 18.
Services pending
Jimmie Harold Barnette, 74, Tehachapi, Jan. 3 in Valencia. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Iris Ailene Brown, 93, Bakersfield, Jan. 9. Arvin Funeral Home.
Lillie M. Candelaria, 91, Bakersfield, Jan. 9. Basham Funeral Care.
Eldin Glenn Fox, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 9. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Alicia Ortega Onsurez, 72, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Basham Funeral Care.
Marilyn Louise Smith, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Services scheduled
Pauline Marie Braswell, 87, Lake Isabella, Jan. 7. Visitation 10 a.m. with service 11 a.m. Jan. 10, Sierra Valley Mortuary Chapel; graveside service 1 p.m. Jan. 11, Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Judy Ann Cain, 58, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Visitation 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. with service 2 p.m. Jan. 11, Greenlawn Celebration of Life; interment at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Jerry Dalton Cloud, 78, Taft, Jan. 4. Memorial service 1 p.m. Jan. 11, Erickson & Brown Funeral Home Chapel, Taft; interment to follow at West Side District Cemetery, Taft. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft.
Norman D. Cramer, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Jan. 10, Trinity Chapel; service 10 a.m. Jan. 11, Trinity Chapel; interment 10:30 a.m. Jan. 14, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Francis Xavier Dziedziak, 77, Tehachapi, Jan. 4 in Bakersfield. Rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 11, St. Malachy Catholic Church, Tehachapi; service 10:30 a.m. Jan. 12, St. Malachy Catholic Church, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Lorina Gallego, 70, Bakersfield, Dec. 29. Visitation 9:30 a.m. with service 10 a.m. Jan. 11, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Eugene Phillip Halpin, 88, Tehachapi, Jan. 6. Rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 10, St. Malachy Church, Tehachapi; Mass 9 a.m. Jan. 11, St. Malachy Church. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Marilyn M. Winfield Hicks, 61, Bakersfield, Jan. 5 in Stockton. Visitation 2 to 7 p.m. Jan. 11, Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Funeral Chapel; service 10 a.m. Jan. 12, St. John Missionary Baptist Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Funeral Services.
Colleen Loos, 82, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Memorial service 11 a.m. Jan. 12, Parkside Church; private graveside service. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Esperanza O. Mendoza, 81, Delano, Jan. 8. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 13, Delano Mortuary; Mass 11 a.m. Jan. 14, St. Mary's Church; interment at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano.
Mary Elizabeth Pearson, 65, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 13, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Jan. 14, St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Nena Christine Strecker, 77, Bakersfield, Jan. 2. Service 2 p.m. Jan. 12, Kern River Family Mortuary Chapel. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Burton E. Walker, 59, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Memorial service 2 p.m. Jan. 10, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 2801 S. Real Road. Greenlawn Mortuary.






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