Funeral services for Feb. 27, 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
Donald Allen Erikson, 84, Frazier Park, Feb. 25. Neptune Society Cremation.
Toshi Nishimori, 87, Bakersfield, Feb. 24. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Helen Irene Packer, 96, Bakersfield, Feb. 24. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Services pending
Maynard G. Albertson, 94, Wasco, Feb. 25 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Ricky Chase Anderson, 23, Tehachapi, Feb. 22. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
R.C. Austin, 87, Bakersfield, Feb. 26. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Phyllis Grace Coogle, 82, Tehachapi, Feb. 25 in Bakersfield. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Martha Cortez, 74, Wasco, Feb. 25. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Margaretta Agnes Drake "Marge," 102, Bakersfield, Feb. 24. Mish Funeral Home.
Ernest Kim San Fong, Jr., 76, Tehachapi, Feb. 26. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Brenda Hockett, 56, Tehachapi, Feb. 26. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Betty M. Isaac, 74, Bakersfield, Feb. 25. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Jack Homer Lehman, 89, Bakersfield, Feb. 25. Basham Funeral Care.
Danny Matthews, 69, Bakersfield, Feb. 23 in Los Angeles. Mission Family Mortuary.
Robert McKnight, 67, Reno, Feb. 26 in Bakersfield. Mission Family Mortuary.
Suzanne Marie Rannals, 29, Kernville, Feb. 24 in Los Angeles. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Gonzolo Rocha, 83, Bakersfield, Feb. 25. Basham Funeral Care.
Lester R. Surgener, 68, Bakersfield, Feb. 25. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Regina Marie Evans, 87, Oildale, Feb. 23. Rosary 7 p.m. Feb. 27, Christ the King Catholic Church, Oildale; Mass 10 a.m. Feb. 28, Christ the King Catholic Church; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Dennis Charles Holder, 51, Bakersfield, Feb. 13. Service 11 a.m. Feb. 27, Anchor of Hope, interment at Bakersfield National Cemetery, Arvin. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Michael Laboca, Jr., 44, Delano, Feb. 20. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. with service 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28, World Harvest Church; graveside service 10 a.m. March 1, North Kern District Cemetery, Delano.
Beverly Marie Lee, 48, Bakersfield, Dec. 21, 2012. Memorial service 1 to 7 p.m. Feb. 27, The Chapel of Rucker's Mortuary; private interment. Rucker's Mortuary.
Johnny Richard Rankin, 64, Lake Isabella, Feb. 5 in Bakersfield. Memorial service with full military honors 2 p.m. March 1, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Francisca Cerda Sanchez, 69, Stockton, Feb. 27 in Delano. Mass 2 p.m. Feb. 27, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church; visitation 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27, Lane Family Funeral Home; private burial. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Autumn Rose Tomberlin Vizcarra, 30, Bakersfield, Feb. 16. Service 2 p.m. Feb. 28, St. Francis Catholic Church. Mission Family Mortuary.






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