Funeral services for Nov. 19, 2012
By The Bakersfield Californian
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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
Jesus A. Aguilar , infant, Bakersfield, Nov. 15. Greenlawn Southwest.
Sally Davis , 69, Bakersfield, Nov. 17. Greenlawn Southwest.
Services pending
Neal Patrick Chatterton Sr. , 82, Wofford Heights, Nov. 16. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Rose M. Foster , 71, Bakersfield, Nov. 17. Greenlawn Southwest.
Shirley Ann Gutierrez , 44, Bakersfield, Nov. 12. Greenlawn Southwest.
Emil A. Wisian , 82, Bakersfield, Nov. 17. Greenlawn Southwest.
Services scheduled
Elisa "La Reina" Carbajal , 73, Bakersfield, Nov. 11. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 18, Basham Funeral Care. Rosary 7 p.m. Nov. 18, Basham Funeral Care. Mass 10 a.m. Nov. 19, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial at Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Gary L. Chee , 52, Bakersfield, Nov. 16. Visitation 6 p.m., followed by 7 p.m. Rosary, Nov. 21, St. Philip the Apostle Church. Mass of Christian Burial 2 p.m., Nov. 23, St. Philip the Apostle Church. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Janet Hull , 93, of Minneapolis, Nov. 17. Graveside service 2:30 p.m. Nov. 21, Union Cemetery. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara.
Rakesh Sharma , 43, Bakersfield, Nov. 17. Funeral service 2 p.m. Nov. 20, Greenlawn Chapel. Greenlawn Southwest.
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