Funeral services for Jan. 25, 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
Roy Maurice Reilly, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Mission Family Mortuary.
Services pending
Eva Jean Barnes, 79, Burson, Jan. 22. San Andreas Memorial Chapel, San Andreas.
Mildred Lorraine Colangelo, 63, Bakersfield, Jan. 17. Mission Family Mortuary.
Bernicie Cubie, 61, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Basham Funeral Care.
Samuel Ray Davidson, 64, Tehachapi, Jan. 23. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Elisa Elias, 84, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Gregory John Feick, 57, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Ernest Raymond Fleishauer, 93, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Richard Ford, 69, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Basham Funeral Care.
Francisco Aguilar Garcia, 47, Taft, Jan. 20 in Bakersfield.
Marie Goldberg, 94, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Herbert Vincent Goodwin, 50, Bakersfield, Jan. 16. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Rebecca Beatrice Gottesman, 96, Shafter, Jan. 21. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
George Stephen Marsh, 63, Bakersfield, Jan. 19. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Diane G. Najera, 54, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Basham Funeral Care.
Patricia A. Pears, 70, Bakersfield, Jan. 17. Mission Family Mortuary.
Isabella Perez, 50, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Donald Clifford Plymale, 81, Bakersfield, Jan. 23 in Morro Bay. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Lawrence Ramey, 94, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Basham Funeral Care.
May Underwood, 91, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Greenlawn Mortuary.
DaShawn N. Warren, 35, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Sondra Rene Wheeler, 36, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Kern River Family Mortuary.
Services scheduled
William Bartell, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 20. Memorial service 1 p.m. DoubleTree Hotel. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Jesus Rivera Borja, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Memorial service 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26, La Iglesia Universal Church. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Francis Chambers, 64, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Memorial service 10:30 a.m. Feb. 9, Calvary Bible Church. Mish Funeral Home.
Michael H. Cochian, 77, Bear Valley Springs, Jan. 17 in Tehachapi. Memorial service 2 p.m. Feb. 2, Bear Valley Springs Country Club, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Robert L. Custer, 81, Northridge, Jan. 17. Service with full military honors 1:15 p.m. Jan. 25, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Wilburn Ronald Miller, 73, Bakersfield, Jan. 19. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 24, Mission Family Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Jan. 25, Valley Baptist Church; private burial. Mission Family Mortuary.
Tom Ryman Porter, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 24, Mission Family Mortuary Greatroom; service 11:30 a.m. Jan. 25, Calvary Bible Church; burial to follow at Westside District Cemetery, Taft. Mission Family Mortuary.
Esteban Rojas Ramirez, 28, Arvin, Jan. 19 in Bakersfield. Mass 6 p.m. Jan. 25, St. Thomas Church; visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 26, Arvin Funeral Home Chapel; interment at Panteon Municipal La Ermita, Ejutla de Crespo, Oaxaca, Mexico. Arvin Funeral Home.
Maria Mayra Ramirez, 54, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Jan. 27, Basham Funeral Care. Basham Funeral Care.
Hilario Rocha, 48, Bakersfield, Jan. 21. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Jan. 27, Basham Funeral Care. Basham Funeral Care.
Antonio Torres, 66, Bakersfield, Jan. 20. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 27, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 9 a.m. Jan. 28, St. Joseph's Church. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Cleo Williams, 98, Bakersfield, Jan. 22. Visitation 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 29, Hillcrest Mortuary; graveside service 1 p.m. Jan. 29, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.






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