Funeral services for Feb. 13, 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.
No services
Robert Michael Hofman, 69, Rosamond, Feb. 12. Neptune Society Cremation.
Services pending
Jesus Botello, 84, Bakersfield, Feb. 10. Mission Family Mortuary.
Thada Coats, 84, Bakersfield, Feb. 12. Basham Funeral Care.
Maria G. Delgado, 70, Arvin, Feb. 12. Arvin Funeral Home.
Maria Gallegos, 71, Delano, Feb. 10. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Miguel Guitierrez Garcia, 77, Bakersfield, Feb. 11. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Eduardo Gonzalez, 70, Bakersfield, Feb. 11. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Dennis Gordon, 62, Bakersfield, Feb. 10. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Milton Lional Howard, 78, Bakersfield, Feb. 11. Basham Funeral Care.
Margaret Parr, 81, Oildale, Feb. 10. Mission Family Mortuary.
Elva "Jeanie" Jean Wilham, 72, Bakersfield, Feb. 11. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Manuela Ybarra, 89, Bakersfield, Feb. 11. Alma Funeral Home & Crematory.
Services scheduled
William George Burlando, 95, Kernville, Feb. 5. Service 11 a.m. Feb. 16, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Joseph Marion Ducato, 89, Bakersfield, Feb. 6. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. Feb. 15, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Feb. 16, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Juanita Dalrymple Fisher, 97, Bakersfield, Feb. 7. Memorial service 1 p.m. Feb. 16 at 515 Tyler St., Taft. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Linda Franklin, 61, Bakersfield, Feb. 9. Chapel service 11 a.m. Feb. 16, Basham Funeral Care. Basham Funeral Care.
Maria Gallegos, 71, Delano, Feb. 10. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Feb. 14, Lane Family Funeral Home; Mass 9 a.m. Feb. 15, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Delano; burial at Panteon Santo Tomas, Michoacan, Mexico. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Carl Edmund Henry, 88, Bakersfield, Feb. 8. Graveside service 1 p.m. Feb. 14, Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Vivian Kenneth, 94, Bakersfield, Feb. 10. Graveside service 1 p.m. Greenlawn Cemetery. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Laura Ann Litterell, 90, Oildale, Feb. 11. Graveside service 1:15 p.m. Feb. 14, Bakersfield National Cemetery; church service 3 p.m. Feb. 14, Church of Christ. Mission Family Mortuary.
Nancy Lee McClellan, 72, Bakersfield, Feb. 9. Visitation noon to 2 p.m. with service 2 p.m. Feb. 13, Greenlawn Chapel; interment at Bakersfield National Cemetery. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Felix Aceves Ortega, 80, Bakersfield, Feb. 8. Visitation 5 to 10 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. Feb. 14, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 2 p.m. Feb. 15, St. Joseph Catholic Church; interment at Union Cemetery. Basham Funeral Care.
Gurmel Singh Pooni, 75, Bakersfield, Feb. 1. Service 1 p.m. Feb. 16, Greenlawn Southwest Chapel. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Rodney Lee Prestridge, 63, Bakersfield, Feb. 7. Burial with military honors 1:15 p.m. March 13, Bakersfield National Cemetery. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
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