Funeral services for Feb. 21, 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.
Services pending
Vicente J. Gomez Sr., 90, Bakersfield, Feb. 17. Basham Funeral Care.
M.C. Walker Jr., 54, Bakersfield, Feb. 7. Basham Funeral Care.
Services pending
Bernice L. Barker, 96, Shafter, Feb. 19 in Placerville. Peters Funeral Home-Shafter.
Gurmej Kaur Basra, 88, Bakersfield, Feb. 17. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Eileen Deveau, 56, Rosamond, Feb. 19. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Parkash Kaur, 85, Bakersfield, Feb. 20 in Selma. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Anne Bassett Lenick, 92, Bakersfield, Feb. 17. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara.
Sandra Jane Pittman, 53, Bakersfield, Feb. 18. Mish Funeral Home.
Nikolaus William Sanchez, 30, Fresno, Feb. 17. Basham Funeral Care.
Cloise Elmer Gene Stokes, 76, Stockton, Feb. 17, Mission Family Mortuary.
StarLynn Renee Tonkinson, 50, Bakersfield, Feb. 19. Mish Funeral Home.
Services scheduled
Barbara Gail Albitre, 84, Bakersfield, Feb. 10. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Feb. 23, Mission Family Mortuary: graveside services 2 p.m. Feb. 24, Blue Mountain Cemetery, Woody Mission Family Mortuary.
Theron Douglas Anderson Jr., 52, Bakersfield, Feb. 17. Memorial services 2 p.m. Feb. 24, Heritage Bible Church. Mission Family Mortuary.
Don Buchanan, 63, Lake Isabella, Feb. 17 in Fresno. Funeral service 10 a.m. Feb. 24, Greenlawn Chapel, 3700 River Blvd. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Margaret Chamberlain, 88, Bakersfield, Feb. 20. Funeral Service 10 a.m. Feb. 24. Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Mortuary.
Jose Guadalupe Gamero, 35, Bakersfield, Feb. 17. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Feb. 20, Basham Funeral Care; rosary 7 p.m. Feb. 21, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 2 p.m. Feb. 21, St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church; private interment. Basham Funeral Care.
Virginia "Vikki" Gutierrez, 48, Wasco, Feb. 18 in Bakersfield. Visitation 2 to 8 p.m., evening service 7 p.m. Feb. 22, Peters Funeral Home-Wasco; funeral service 11 a.m. Feb. 23, Westside Family Fellowship; interment at Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home-Wasco.
Josefina Baltazar Romero, 52, Bakersfield. Feb. 13. Funeral service 1:30 p.m. Feb. 21, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 601 East California Ave.; interment at Union Cemetery. Rucker's Mortuary, Bakersfield.
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