Funeral services for Dec. 12, 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.
No services
Maria Luise R. Brundage, 65, Bakersfield, Nov. 25. Neptune Society Cremation.
Services pending
Judith Culleen Arney, 71, Custer City, Okla., Dec. 8. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Sergio Millan Ayon, 47, Delano, Dec. 9. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Raiden Oscar Hernandez, infant, Dec. 9. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Vincent A. Marquez, 74, Bakersfield, Dec. 10. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Eleanor Mendez, 58, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Marie Myers, 94, Bakersfield, Dec. 10. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Angel Nicole Staten, 22, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Nov. 28 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
James Frederick Yurk, 79, Bear Valley Springs, Dec. 11 in Bakersfield. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Services scheduled
Marvin Ellis Elder, 61, Bakersfield, Dec. 2. Memorial service 2 p.m. Dec. 17, Greenlawn Chapel; interment at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
James "Tony" Ferguson, 73, Bakersfield, Dec. 8. Graveside service 1 p.m. Dec. 14, Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Prabhleen Kaur Gill, 20, Bakersfield, Dec. 8. Service noon Dec. 14, Greenlawn Southwest Chapel. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Therese Ann Glenn, 57, Wasco, Dec. 9 in Bakersfield. Graveside service 1 p.m. Dec. 13, Wasco Memorial Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.
Robert Elmer Hootman, 92, Bakersfield, Dec. 8. Visitation 10 a.m. Dec. 14, Hillcrest Mortuary; graveside service 11 a.m. Dec. 14, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Jerry Wayne Knight, 69, Delano, Dec. 10. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 14, Kern River Family Mortuary Chapel. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Michael Raymond Kresha, 71, Bakersfield, Dec. 6. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Dec. 13, Greenlawn Southwest Celebration of Life; service 9 a.m. Dec. 14, Greenlawn Southwest Celebration of Life; interment at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Ruth Jenevivie Malding, 91, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Service 11 a.m. Dec. 14, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Kristina Marie Rivera, 39, Bakersfield, Dec. 7. Memorial service 2 p.m. Dec. 13, Kern River Family Chapel; private interment. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Tommy Joseph Stevens, 49, Bear Valley Springs, Dec. 8. Visitation 3 to 5 p.m. Dec. 16, Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi; vigil and rosary 6 p.m. Dec. 16, St. Malachy Catholic Church, Tehachapi; Mass 9 a.m. Dec. 17, St. Malachy Catholic Church; committal and interment 1 p.m. Dec. 18, Rose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Gemelia Annette Thompson, 68, Wasco, Dec. 4 in Bakersfield. Visitation 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. with meditation 7 p.m. Dec. 14, The Chapel of Rucker's Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Dec. 15, Apostolic Faith Temple Church; interment 11 a.m. Dec. 17, Union Cemetery. Rucker's Family Mortuary.
Millie Marie Thompson, 80, Bakersfield, Dec. 9. Visitation 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 11, Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary; graveside service 2 p.m. Dec. 11, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.






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