Funeral services for Nov. 16, 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
Eduardo T. Argueta, 70, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Basham Funeral Care.
Hector Bernal, 65, Wasco, Nov. 14. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Billie Beth Capdeville, 82, Bodfish, Nov. 14. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Lynda G. Cummins, 68, Bakersfield, Nov. 15. Basham Funeral Care.
Michael Lynn Dallas, Sr., 45, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Rucker's Mortuary.
Hershel Dykes, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Greenlawn Mortuary.
George B. Gatson, 90, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Dustin Hoffman, 27, Bakersfield, Nov. 10 in Utah. Basham Funeral Care.
Lydia R. Jimenez, 70, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Timothy Bryan Jobe, 49, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Gail Winifred Johnston, 75, Bakersfield, Nov. 13. Basham Funeral Care.
Josef Kremer, 90, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Mish Funeral Home.
Frederick Metcalf, 72, Bakersfield, Nov. 15. Mish Funeral Home.
John Nikkel, 82, Shafter, Nov. 14 in Bakersfield. Mish Funeral Home.
Glenn Mervin Pellett, 61, Ridgecrest, Nov. 12. Basham Funeral Care.
Noel Gene Prewitt, 75, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Sandra Van Tassel, 71, Bakersfield, Nov. 15. Basham Funeral Care.
Services scheduled
James Eugene Bittle, 85, Bakersfield, Nov. 14. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Nov. 20, Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Nov. 21, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Margaret G. Florence, 75, Bakersfield, Nov. 13. Service 11 a.m. Nov. 24, Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Katharine Anne Gallagher, 90, Lake Isabella, Oct. 27. Memorial service 1 p.m. Nov. 17, First Baptist Church, Lake Isabella. Sierra Valley Mortuary.
Gerald Kunzmann, 82, Lake Isabella, Nov. 12. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
Beverly Jane Lent, 59, Kernville, Nov. 22. Memorial service 11 a.m. Nov. 18, Sierra Valley Mortuary Chapel. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
George Linell, Jr., 86, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Service with Full Military Honors 12:30 p.m. Nov. 16, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.
Mary Ann Ocampo, 12, Bakersfield, Nov. 13 in Los Angeles. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Nov. 19, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 10 a.m. Nov. 20, Parroquia Nuestra Senora de Carmen; interment at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
William Erwin Thomas, 92, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Service with Full Military Honors 10:45 a.m. Nov. 19, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Mission Family Mortuary.






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