Funeral services for Dec. 15, 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
Vincent J. Anslinger, 94, Bakersfield, Dec. 14. Basham Funeral Care.
Delmer Jacob Bender, 94, Bakersfield, Dec. 14. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Joe Lerda, 57, Delano, Dec. 12 in San Luis Obispo. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Linda A. Lozano, 53, Bakersfield, Dec. 13. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Gilbert Acosta Martinez, 84, Tehachapi, Dec. 13. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.
Victoria Peraza Nebre, 82, Delano, Dec. 9. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Roxana Esmeralda Quijada, 25, Bakersfield, Dec. 12. Neptune Society Cremation.
Services scheduled
Phyllis A. Ash, 80, Bakersfield, Dec. 12. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 17, Kern River Family Chapel; graveside service 2 p.m. Dec. 18, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Roger Mark Davis, 53, Bakersfield, Nov. 29. Memorial service 1 p.m. Dec. 17, Kern River Family Chapel. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Charles Fay Godwin, Jr., 79, Lake Isabella, Dec. 12. Graveside service 1:30 p.m. Dec. 17, Searles Valley Cemetery, Trona. Sierra Valley Mortuary.
Armando Joseph Grahiola, Jr., 45, Bakersfield, Dec. 7. Visitation 5 to 10 p.m. with rosary 6 and 7 p.m. Dec. 20, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 10 a.m. Dec. 21, St. Joseph Catholic Church. Basham Funeral Care.
Victoria Peraza Nebre, 82, Delano, Dec. 9. Rosary and Mass 9 a.m. Dec. 17, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, Delano; burial to follow at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Cristeta A. Ojeda, 78, Delano, Dec. 12. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Dec. 19, Delano Mortuary; Mass 9 a.m. Dec. 20, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; interment at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Delano Mortuary.
Federico de los Santos, 81, Delano, Dec. 12. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Dec. 20, Delano Mortuary; Mass 11 a.m. Dec. 21, Our Lady of Guadalupe Church; interment at North Kern District Cemetery. Delano Mortuary.
Phyllis Stapleton, 83, Bakersfield, Dec. 7. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Dec. 18, Hillcrest Mortuary; graveside service 1 p.m. Dec. 19, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Herman Ray Tucker, 83, Kingman, Ariz., Dec. 10. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 17, Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary, Bakersfield; service 11:30 a.m. Dec. 17, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Charles Edward Werner, 79, Bakersfield, Dec. 11. Visitation 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 17, Mission Family Mortuary; rosary 5 p.m. Dec. 17, Christ the King Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m. Dec. 18, Christ the King Catholic Church. Mission Family Mortuary.
Thomas Victor Williams, 87, Tehachapi, Dec. 12 in Lancaster. Service 11 a.m. Dec. 21, Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi. Wood Family Funeral Service, Tehachapi.






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