Funeral services for Dec. 4, 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
Eva H. Chavez, 46, Bakersfield, Dec. 1. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Anna R. Darnell, 72, Bakersfield, Nov. 27. Mission Family Mortuary.
Josephine White Izquierdo, 58, Bakersfield, Dec. 1. Basham Funeral Care.
Paul Jesse Jones, 83, Bakersfield, Nov. 29 in West Covina. Basham Funeral Care.
Gregory Scott Keenberg, 59, Frazier Park, Nov. 29 in Bakersfield. Basham Funeral Care.
Robert Mathey, 77, Bakersfield, Dec. 2. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Mary Louise Perea, 54, Bakersfield, Dec. 2. Basham Funeral Care.
Sumittra Pridanonda, 84, Bakersfield, Dec. 1. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Margaret Reed (Peggy), 83, Bakersfield, Dec. 3. Mission Family Mortuary.
Ronald Luis Wade, 70, Caliente, Nov. 29. Mission Family Mortuary.
Jennifer JeAnne Williams, 31, Fort Sill, Okla., Nov. 28. Mission Family Mortuary.
Ana Maria Zamora, 53, Wasco, Dec. 2 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Services scheduled
Dolores N. Brown, 94, Ridgecrest, Nov. 9. Service 2:30 p.m. Dec. 7, Desert Memorial Park. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Lois M. Crane, 79, Ridgecrest, Dec. 3. Burial at Desert Memorial Park. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
David John Day, 80, Tehachapi, Nov. 25. Memorial service 2 p.m. Dec. 7, Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Morris E. Harvey, 84, Bakersfield, Dec. 1. Memorial service 10 a.m. Dec. 8, Olive Knolls Church. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Andy Hinkle, 84, Shafter, Dec. 3 in Bakersfield. Graveside service 9:30 a.m. Dec. 5, Shafter Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Care, Shafter.
Margaret Emily Lundblom, 46, Trona, Nov. 26. Private services. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Mary V. Marmolejo, 80, Bakersfield, Dec. 2. Visitation 5 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Dec. 5, Hillcrest Chapel; service 10 a.m. Dec. 6, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Jimmie Rae McCain, 79, Bakersfield, Oct. 27. Service 11 a.m. Dec. 5, Valley Baptist Church. Mission Family Mortuary.
John Odom, 78, Bakersfield, Nov. 30. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 5, Basham Funeral Care; church service 1 p.m. Dec. 6, Faith Temple. Basham Funeral Care.
Joseph Oropeza, 27, Bakersfield, Nov. 16 in Los Angeles. Visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Dec. 5, Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano; rosary and Mass 1 p.m. Dec. 6, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Delano; burial to follow at North Kern District Cemetery. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Marian Pellett, 79, Wasco, Nov. 30. Service 11 a.m. Dec. 5, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wasco; interment at Shafter Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
George Prendez, 67, Bakersfield, Nov. 25. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 5, Greenlawn Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Dec. 6, Greenlawn Mortuary; burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Henry Ramirez, 48, Tehachapi, Nov. 29. Service 11 a.m. Dec. 8, Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Gaylon E. Ryno, 80, Ridgecrest, Nov. 30. Service 4 p.m. Dec. 15, United Methodist Church, Ridgecrest; burial at Desert Memorial Park. Holland & Lyons Mortuary, Ridgecrest.
Mildred Seims, 94, Bakersfield, Nov. 25. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4, Greenlawn Mortuary; service 2 p.m. Dec. 5, Greenlawn Mortuary; burial to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Mario Silva, 60, Bakersfield, Nov. 29. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Dec. 7, Basham Funeral Care; chapel service 10 a.m. Dec. 8, Basham Funeral Care Chapel. Basham Funeral Care.
Richard "Dick" L. Sorenson, 86, Bakersfield, Nov. 9. Commital service with full military honors 2 p.m. Dec. 7, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Val Torres, 87, Bakersfield, Dec. 2. Visitation 2 to 5 p.m. Dec. 6, Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara; service 10 a.m. Dec. 7, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Joseph Israel Vargas, 21, Bakersfield, Nov. 23. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with wake service 7 p.m. Dec. 9, Basham Funeral Care; chapel service 10 a.m. Dec. 10, Basham Funeral Care Chapel; burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Lillie Marie Williams, 79, Bakersfield, Nov. 29. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 5, Hillcrest Mortuary; graveside service 11:30 a.m. Dec. 5, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.






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