Funeral services for Nov. 6. 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.
No services
Mary Margaret Lewelling, 55, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Bakersfield Funeral Home.
Services pending
Kenneth Douglas Bilto, 73, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Diane Charlotte Burgess, 65, Bakersfield, Nov. 4 in Van Nuys. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Lou E. Gillis, 94, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
John Grijalva Sr., 80, Bakersfield, Nov. 2. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Edwin Jeong Joe, 91, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Amelia Loza, 78, Hanford, Nov. 5 in Bakersfield. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Carlos Maese, 50, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Basham Funeral Care.
Louise C. Malofy, 85, Wasco, Nov. 4 in Bakersfield. Mission Family Mortuary.
George E. Nichols, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Eleanor Scully, 77, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Roy Michael Spears, 59, Bakersfield, Nov. 5 in Los Angeles. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Kenneth Terry, 82, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Shirley A. West, 64, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Ramona "Mona" Altmiller, 83, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Nov. 8, Christ the King Catholic Church; Mass 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church; burial to follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Pauline A. Belter, 90, Bakersfield, Oct. 31. Visitation noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 6, Greenlawn Mortuary; graveside service 10 a.m. Nov. 8, Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Roger L. Bridford, 72, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Service with military honors 10 a.m. Nov. 9, Greenlawn Mortuary; burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Emily Michelle Cerda, 12, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Nov. 7, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; Mass 10 a.m. Nov. 8, Holy Spirit Mission; interment to follow at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Lee Dye, 90, Arvin, Nov. 2. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Basham Funeral Care; graveside service 10 a.m. Nov. 10, Arvin Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Noah Gutierrez, infant, Bakersfield, Oct. 29. Chapel service 11 a.m. Nov. 11, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Lloyd Leistner, 39, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Service 2 p.m. Nov. 8, Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Ron L. Lopez, 68, Bakersfield, Nov. 2. Visitation 4:30 to 7 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Nov. 8, Greenlawn Mortuary; Mass 11 a.m. Nov. 9, St. Francis Catholic Church; military honors to follow. Greenlawn Mortuary.
William "Bill" Lynch, 97, Tulare, Nov. 4. Visitation noon to 8 p.m. Nov. 8, Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel, Tulare; service 1 p.m. Nov. 9, Peers Lorentzen Funeral Chapel; burial to follow at North Tulare Cemetery. Peers Lorentzen Funeral Service, Tulare.
Jimmy Lee Michael, 59, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Basham Funeral Care; graveside service 11 a.m. Nov. 10, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Simon H. Rede Jr., 66, Bakersfield, Nov. 1. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Nov. 6, Templo Calvario Church; interment to follow at Union Cemetery. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Genevieve Landa Rodriguez, 42, Bakersfield, Nov. 1. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Nov. 11, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 10 a.m. Nov. 12, St. Joseph Catholic Church; graveside service 2 p.m. Nov. 13, Greenlawn Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Billy Ray Stevens, 80, Tehachapi, Nov. 2 in Bakersfield. Burial with military honors 10:45 a.m. Nov. 9, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.






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