Funeral services for Jan. 24, 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.
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John Bart Alziebler, 49, Tehachapi, Jan. 19 in Bakersfield. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Jazmyn O. Contreras, infant, Bakersfield, Jan. 16. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Louis J. Hernandez, 80, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Rex Herbert Thompson, 69, Frazier Park, Jan. 20. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Services pending
William Bartell, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 20. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Jesus Rivera Borja, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Donald Edward Burns, 55, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Francis Chambers, 64, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Mish Funeral Home.
Rene V. Coles, 79, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Greenlawn Mortuary.
John Foy Cross, 94, Bakersfield, Jan. 18. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Flora Anna Culver, 102, Rosamond, Jan. 22 in Ceres. Jesse E. Cooley, Jr. Funeral Service.
Geric Dent, 53, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Rucker's Mortuary.
Anne Njuguna, 48, Bakersfield, Jan. 20. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Anthony Francis Papasergia, 88, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Charles Orange Potter, 87, Tehachapi, Jan. 14. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Maria Mayra Ramirez, 54, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Basham Funeral Care.
Roberto J. Rangel, 57, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Basham Funeral Care.
Hilario Rocha, 48, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Basham Funeral Care.
Victor "Vito" Rodriguez, 49, Bakersfield, Jan. 17. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Otis Lee Taylor, Jr., 28, Bakersfield, Jan. 20. Rucker's Mortuary.
Cleo Williams, 98, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Robert Aros, 80, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Jan. 28, Basham Funeral Care; rosary 8:45 a.m. and Mass 9 a.m. Jan. 29, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church; interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Linda Sue Canzoneri, 69, Bodfish, Jan. 22. Visitation 11 a.m. to noon with service noon Jan. 26, Sierra Valley Mortuary Chapel, Lake Isabella; graveside service 11 a.m. Jan. 29, Montecito Memorial Park, Colton. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Bruno Coen, infant, Frazier Park, Jan. 16 in Bakersfield. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
Willie Mae Collins, 87, Bakersfield, Jan. 14. Visitation 10 a.m. with service 11 a.m. Jan. 25, Church of the Christ Ministries; private interment. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Alice Dunn, 83, Tehachapi, Jan. 21. Memorial service 1 p.m. Jan. 29, Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Daniel Wayne Fenwick, 28, Taft, Jan. 19. Visitation 3 to 8:30 p.m. Jan. 24, Erickson & Brown & Funeral Home; service 1 p.m. Jan. 25, Erickson & Brown Funeral Home Chapel; interment to follow at West Side District Cemetery, Taft. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft.
Arnold Given, 69, Tehachapi, Jan. 19. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
Bruce Robert Groesbeck Jr., 95, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 25, Basham Funeral Care; chapel service noon Jan. 26, Basham Funeral Care; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Ervin Hampton Jr., 72, Bakersfield, Jan. 13. Visitation 10 a.m. with service 11 a.m. Jan. 25, Rising Star Baptist Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Ervin Rex Martinez, 60, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Jan. 30, Christ the King Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 31, Christ the King Catholic Church; interment at Greenlawn Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Roque G. Nino, 88, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Jan. 28, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 29, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Ramiro Ruiz, 45, Shafter, Jan. 21. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 24. Basham Funeral Care; Mass 1 p.m. Jan. 25, St. Teresa Catholic Church, Shafter; interment at Shafter. Basham Funeral Care.
Raymond Sanchez, 80, Weldon, Jan. 20. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 25, Sierra Valley Mortuary Chapel, Lake Isabella; service 2 p.m. Jan. 26, at 14667 Tingle Road, Weldon; graveside service 1:15 p.m. Jan. 28, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Helen Mary Sanford, 82, Bakersfield, Jan. 16. Mass 9:30 a.m. Jan. 29, St. Philip the Apostle. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Ruby Jewell Williams (Rue-Rue), 77, Bakersfield, Jan. 12. Visitation 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with meditation 7 p.m. Jan. 24, The Chapel of Rucker's Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Jan. 25, St. John Missionary Baptist Church; private interment. Rucker's Mortuary.
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