Funeral services for Jan. 30, 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
David Lynn Bennett, 61, Bakersfield, Jan. 23 in Los Angeles. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Geraldine Abarquez Gil, 73, Arvin, Jan. 28. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
James Richard Hannah, 54, Keene, Jan. 27. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Janet E. Holland, 57, Bakersfield, Jan. 29. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Priscilla Ann Lee, 72, Bakersfield, Jan. 26. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Virgil Allen Roome, 89, Bakersfield, Jan. 27. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Ella Mae Stone, 81, Bakersfield, Jan. 28. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Martha Ann Traynor, 87, Bakersfield, Jan. 27. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Fay Alesso, 79, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 1, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Feb. 2, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Wenceslado Gil Cabrera, 75, Arvin, Jan. 26. Visitation with rosary 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 30, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, McFarland; Mass 10 a.m. Jan. 31, St. Elizabeth Catholic Church; burial to follow at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Adrian Ceballos, 26, Fresno, Jan. 16. Visitation 4 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Feb. 1, Cherished Memories Chapel; Mass 10 a.m. Feb. 2, St. Agnes Mission Catholic Church, Fresno; interment to follow at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fresno. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Elisa Elias, 84, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Service 7 p.m. Jan. 31, Seventh-day Adventist Spanish Church. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Stephan O. Geese, 89, Bakersfield, Jan. 13. Memorial service 2 p.m. Feb. 2, Hillcrest Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Carlos L. Herrera, 92, Bakersfield, Jan. 25. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. Jan. 31, Greenlawn Mortuary; graveside service with Full Military Honors 1 p.m. Feb. 1, Greenlawn Memorial Park. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Jerry Dale Hollis, 62, Caliente, Jan. 24 in Bakersfield. Graveside service with Full Military Honors 1:15 p.m. Feb. 1, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Velma Altha Martin, 76, Bakersfield, Jan. 24. Memorial service 2 p.m. Jan. 31, Greenlawn Cemetery. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Sergio G. Martinez, 42, Bakersfield, Jan. 23. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. with rosary 6 p.m. Jan. 31, Greenlawn Mortuary; Mass 11:30 a.m. Feb. 1, Our Lady of Perpetual Help; burial with Military Honors at Bakersfield National Cemetery. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Ruben Novella, Jr., 42, Fresno, Jan. 22. Visitation 3 to 5 p.m. Jan. 31, Cherished Memories Chapel; service 10 a.m. Feb. 1, Faith Chapel, Fresno; interment to follow at St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery, Fresno. Cherished Memories Memorial Chapel.
Reyes S. Rodriguez, 89, Bakersfield, Jan. 28. Visitation 9 a.m. Jan. 31, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel; service 10 a.m. Jan. 31, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Ann Sanders, 86, Bakersfield, Jan. 28. Graveside service 1 p.m. Jan. 31, Greenlawn Cemetery. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Joe Soltero, 85, Delano, Jan. 26. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Delano Mortuary; Mass and rosary 1 p.m. Feb. 4, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church; interment at North Kern District Cemetery, Delano. Delano Mortuary.
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