Funeral services for Feb. 19, 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.
Services pending
Ernest Carabajal, 89, Bakersfield, Feb. 15. Basham Funeral Care.
John A. Celestino, 81, Bakersfield, Feb. 14. Kern River Family Mortuary.
Theresa K. Cottingham, 71, Bakersfield, Feb. 16. Basham Funeral Care.
Lovie J. Herin, 85, Tehachapi, Feb. 17. Wood Family Funeral Service.
Belia Hernandez, 91, Shafter, Feb. 18 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home.
William D. Johnson, 82, Bakersfield, Feb. 16. Mish Funeral Home.
Pedro Leal, 81, Lamont, Feb. 18 in Arvin. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Wayne Proctor, 88, Bakersfield, Feb. 18. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Peter Rodler, 74, Tehachapi, Feb. 15. Wood Family Funeral Service.
Noe R. Salazar, 70, Bakersfield, Feb. 16. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Ila Tucker, 86, Bakersfield, Feb. 17. Basham Funeral Care.
Services scheduled
Willie Bohanna, 91, Bakersfield, Feb. 12. Visitation 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Feb. 19, with meditation from 7 to 8 p.m. at Rucker's Mortuary chapel. Service at 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Rising Star Baptist Church. Rucker's Mortuary.
Maria Delgado, 70, Arvin, Feb. 12. Visitation 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at the family residence with rosary at 7 p.m. Service 10 a.m. Feb. 20 at St. Augustine Church. Arvin Funeral Home.
Dwayne K. Epps, 56, Bakersfield, Feb. 16. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 21 at Peters Funeral Home. Service at 11 a.m. Feb. 22 at Peters Funeral Home. Peters Funeral Home.
Velma E. Godwin-Austen, 96, Bakersfield, Feb. 14. Visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Basham Funeral Care. Service 11 a.m. Feb. 20 at Basham Funeral Care chapel. Basham Funeral Care.
Frances L. Holland, 91, Bakersfield, Feb. 16. Service 1 p.m. Feb. 22 at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Mortuary.
Arlo M. Sack, 81, Bakersfield, Feb. 15. Service 9:30 a.m. Feb. 22 at St. Philip the Apostle Church. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Leslie M. Sloan, 27, Bakersfield, Feb. 11. Service 11 a.m. Feb. 23 at Fairfax Assembly of God.Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
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