Funeral services for Nov. 8, 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.
No services
Herbert F. Floyd, Jr., 85, Tehachapi, Nov. 6. Neptune Society Cremation.
Services pending
Margaret Gonzales, 89, Bakersfield, Nov. 6. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Eldon Perkins, 68, Sallisaw, Okla., Nov. 5. Basham Funeral Care.
Helen M. Runnells, 95, Beaumont, Nov. 6. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Lance Edward Bills, 46, Ridgecrest, Nov. 1. Visitation noon to 2 p.m. with service 2 p.m. Nov. 9, HK Holland Memorial Chapel, private burial. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Jorge Aiden Vega Bonilla, infant, Bakersfield, Nov. 2. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Nov. 8, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel; service 10 a.m. Nov. 9, Senora Del Carmen. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Ammer Jean Brooks-Bowers, 64, San Jose, Oct. 28. Visitation 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with meditation 7 p.m. Nov. 9, Rucker's Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Nov. 10, Ebenezer Baptist Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Rucker's Mortuary.
Tony A. Compagnoni, 94, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Visitation noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 11, Greenlawn Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m. Nov. 12, St. Francis Church. Greenlawn Mortuary.
John Grijalva, Sr., 80, Bakersfield, Nov. 2. Graveside service 10 a.m. Nov. 8, Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Dorrine J. Hess, 73, Ridgecrest, Nov. 1. Rosary 5:30 p.m. Nov. 8, HK Holland Memorial Chapel; service 10 a.m. Nov. 9, St. Ann's Catholic Church; burial at Desert Memorial Park. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Joyce E. Holland, 76, Bakersfield, Nov. 4. Service 11 a.m. Nov. 9, Oildale Church of Christ. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Donald Loewen, 79, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Nov. 14, Shafter Memorial Park; Mass 11 a.m. Nov. 14, Rosedale Bible Church. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Joyce Lugo, 33, Bakersfield, Nov. 3. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Nov. 12, Greenlawn Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Nov. 13, Greenlawn Mortuary Chapel. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Albert Alfred Martinez, 90, Ridgecrest, Oct. 27. Service 2 p.m. Nov. 9, Bakersfield National Park, Arvin. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
George E. Nichols, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Graveside service 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9, Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Lucille Bernice Nielson, 91, Ridgecrest, Nov. 4. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 9, HK Holland Memorial Chapel; service 10 a.m. Nov. 10, N. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Ridgecrest; burial at Desert Memorial Park. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Roberto Rodriguez, 58, Shafter, Nov. 6. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Nov. 8, Peters Funeral Home; Mass 11 a.m. Nov. 9, St. Therese's Church; interment at Shafter Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Charles Dewayne Schmeisser, 83, Ridgecrest, Nov. 1. Service 1 p.m. Nov. 7, HK Holland Memorial Chapel; burial at Desert Memorial Park. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Karen Jean Smith, 60, Tehachapi, Nov. 5. Memorial service 10 a.m. Nov. 9, Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
C. Deanie Tusing, 78, Ridgecrest, Nov. 5. Service 1 p.m. Nov. 12, Desert Memorial Park. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
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