Funeral services for Nov. 13, 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
Jimmie D. Norman, 75, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Services pending
Elisa Carbajal, 73, Bakersfield, Nov. 11. Basham Funeral Care.
Julio Ceaser Martinez Castillo, 24, Bakersfield, Nov. 11. Basham Funeral Care.
Rosie L. Colin, 61, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Rucker's Mortuary.
Florna Y. Norwood Hess, 65, Bakersfield, Nov. 10. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Roberta Hess, 96, New Cuyama, Nov. 9 in Santa Monica. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home, Taft.
James Hughett, 64, Henderson, Nev., Nov. 8. Hites Funeral Home, Henderson, Nev.
Ruth Sara Kinney, 95, Bakersfield, Nov. 8. Mish Funeral Home.
Umbelina Lopez, 80, Bakersfield, Nov. 10. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Severo Alvarez Miranda, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 10. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Efrain S. Molina, 34, Bakersfield, Nov. 10. Mish Funeral Home.
Regina O'Connor, 80, Bakersfield, Nov. 12. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Maria Ann Romero, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 11. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Beulah Mae Thomas, 97, Wofford Heights, Nov. 11. Mish Funeral Home.
William Erwin Thomas, 92, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Mission Family Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Joseph M. Bispo Jr., 80, Bakersfield, Nov. 10. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 15, Basham Funeral Care; chapel service 11 a.m. Nov. 16, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Manuel Martin Cardiel, 53, Bakersfield, Nov. 8. Visitation 9 a.m. with rosary 9:45 a.m. Nov. 15, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Nov. 15, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Manuel Gonzalez Duarte, 67, Bakersfield, Nov. 5. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Nov. 14, Alma Funeral Home Chapel; service 10 a.m. Nov. 15, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Alfonso H. Jimenez, 52, Delano, Nov. 5 in Bakersfield. Visitation with rosary 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 13, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; Mass 9 a.m. Nov. 14, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; burial to follow at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Jorge Martinez, 74, Shafter, Nov. 8 in Bakersfield. Mass 10 a.m. Nov. 13, St. Therese Church. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Shirley Lori Owens, 50, Bakersfield, Nov. 8. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
Shirley D. Sills, 90, Bakersfield, Nov. 11. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Nov. 15, Greenlawn Southwest Chapel; service 2 p.m. Nov. 16, Greenlawn Southwest Chapel. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Patricia Ann Thompson, 64, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
Betty Jean Waters, 60, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.






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