Funeral services for Jan. 8, 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
Swanson Elwood Coffman, 85, Lake Isabella, Jan. 4 in Bakersfield. Neptune Society Cremation.
Ester E. Newcomer, 94, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Services pending
Leonor Vielma Barraza, 94, Alpaugh, Jan. 6. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Lavenia A. Beaman, 95, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Maydean Bittle, 90, Tehachapi, Jan. 5 in Bakersfield. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Janet Elouise Booth, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Basham Funeral Care.
George P. Brown, 92, Bakersfield, Jan. 2. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Judy Ann Cain, 58, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Moises Chavira "Big Mo," 16, Shafter, Dec. 30, 2012 in Loma Linda. Basham Funeral Care.
Jerry Dalton Cloud, 78, Taft, Jan. 4. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home.
Norman Cramer, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Ervon Fredrick Delouth, 42, Bakersfield, Jan. 2. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Betty Ann Gianelli, 74, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Abel Gurrola, 26, Bakersfield, Dec. 31, 2012. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
William Ronald Hazelwood, 69, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Basham Funeral Care.
Sharon Mascorro, 60, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Emlyn "Sue" McBee, 89, Ramona, Jan. 7. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Carl Matthew McElroy, 66, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Mission Family Mortuary.
Emma Medrano, 80, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Basham Funeral Care.
Ronald Lloyd Montague, 79, Wofford Heights, Jan. 2. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Garrett Neibert, 55, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Mish Funeral Home.
Yolanda Renteria, 62, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Basham Funeral Care.
Gene Rolin, 76, Lost Hills, Jan. 5. Mish Funeral Home.
Jacob Rothstein, 87, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Frank Sanchez Jr., 74, Pine Mountain Club, Jan. 7. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Jessie Jane Tanner, 104, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Basham Funeral Care.
Mychael Thomas, 19, Los Angeles, Dec. 28, 2012 in Ridgecrest. Mish Funeral Home.
Wendell William Wolfe, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 7. Mission Family Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Oliver Anglin, 91, Bakersfield, Dec. 26, 2012. Graveside service 2 p.m. Jan. 9, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mish Funeral Home.
Ken G. Chambers, 75, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 9, Greenlawn Mortuary; service noon Jan. 10, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 5600 Panorama Drive; interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Thomas Freaney, 63, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Graveside service 2 p.m. Jan. 12, Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Deanna Garcia, 52, Bakersfield, Jan. 2. Visitation 11 a.m. Jan. 10, Mission Family Mortuary Greatroom. Mission Family Mortuary.
Thomas Francis Gilligan, 83, Bakersfield, Jan. 3. Service 10 a.m. Jan. 10, Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary; burial at Bakersfield National Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Vern David Lambert, 93, Costa Mesa, Dec. 31, 2012. Graveside service 1 p.m. Jan. 14, Hillcrest Memorial Park, Bakersfield. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Robert R. Lobre III, 63, Bakersfield, Dec. 31, 2012. Memorial service 10 a.m. Jan. 9, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; graveside service 10 a.m. Jan. 8, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Robert A. Lopez, 65, Bakersfield, Jan. 5. Visitation 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Jan. 11, Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary; graveside service 2 p.m. Jan. 11, Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Dr. Joseph D. Mallory, 62, Ridgecrest, Dec. 19, 2012. Visitation 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Jan. 8, HK Holland Memorial Chapel; service 11 a.m. Jan. 8, St. Ann's Catholic Church; private burial. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Ramonita Morales, 85, Richgrove, Jan. 4 in Delano. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 9, Delano Mortuary; Mass 9 a.m. Jan. 10, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; interment at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Delano Mortuary.
Raymond Joseph Reilly Jr., 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 6. Mass 1:30 p.m. Jan. 10, St. Francis Catholic Church. Mission Family Mortuary.
Shirley Faye Souza, 78, Citrus Heights, Jan. 2. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Jan. 8, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 1 p.m. Jan. 9, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Donald Leroy Wahl, 81, Bakersfield, Jan. 4. Graveside service 11 a.m. Jan. 11, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.






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