Funeral services for July 19
By The Bakersfield Californian
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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
Fred Collins, 70, Cocoran, July 15 in Cocoran. Neptune Society Cremation.
Services pending
Isabella Rose Alvarado, infant, Bakersfield, July 17. Basham Funeral Care.
Edward Carpio, 57, Delano, July 16 in Stanford. Delano Mortuary.
Maria Villegas Chavira, infant, July 16 in Bakersfield. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Mark Randy Collins, 58, Bakersfield, July 15. Mish Funeral Home.
Kathy Cotrell, 44, Bakersfield, July 17. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Mary Louise Dean, 64, Bakersfield, July 18. Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Funeral Directors.
Federico Dondiego, 71, Delano, July 15 in Bakersfield. Lane Family Funeral Home, Delano.
Flora Sanchez Gonzalez, 61, Delano, July 17. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.
Ophelia Gonzalez, 47, Covina, July 17. Basham Funeral Care.
Thomas Lester Robbins, 70, Taft, July 18 in Bakersfield. Kern River Family Mortuary, Oildale.
Opal Spitzer, 81, Cayucos, July 14 in San Luis Obispo. Reis Family Mortuary, San Luis Obispo.
Michele Pickett Stirbys, 63, Frazier Park, July 16. Basham Funeral Care.
Elbert J. Tiede, 91, Bakersfield, July 18. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Services scheduled
Ora Christine Bowen, 80, Bakersfield, July 14. Visitation 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with meditation from 7 to 8 p.m. July 19, Rucker's Mortuary Chapel; service 10 a.m. July 20, Rising Star Baptist Church; interment at Bakersfield National Cemetery, Arvin. Rucker's Mortuary.
Stephan De Andre Cartwright, 20, Bakersfield, June 28 in Susanville. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. July 19, Church of Christ, 1416 Wilson Road; service 10 a.m. July 20, Ambassadors for Christ Ministries; private interment. Beloved Care Funeral Services.
Linda Lee Chastain, 65, Mountain Mesa, July 15. Service 2 p.m. July 20, Sierra Valley Mortuary Chapel; private interment. Sierra Valley Mortuary, Lake Isabella.
Mary M. Cobb, 71, Bakersfield, July 17. Service 2 p.m. July 23, Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary Chapel. Greenlawn Southwest Mortuary.
Clara Faye Fraze, 87, Alpharetta, Ga., July 17. Visitation 5 to 7 p.m. July 20, Basham Funeral Care Chapel, Bakersfield; graveside service 11 a.m. July 23, Delano Mortuary. Basham Funeral Care.
Juanita Garcia, 83, Bakersfield, July 16. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. with rosary 7 p.m. July 22, Basham Funeral Care; Mass 10 a.m. July 23, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church; interment at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Basham Funeral Care.
Rosalie Maxine Grissom, 93, Bakersfield, July 15. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. July 19, Hillcrest Mortuary; service 10 a.m. July 20, Hillcrest Memorial Chapel. Hillcrest Memorial Park & Mortuary.
Miguel Arturo Lizarraga "Michael," 55, Bakersfield, July 16. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
Robert Paul Mueller, 73, Bakersfield, July 13. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
Louie Joseph Nieto, 78, Bakersfield, July 12. Visitation 4 to 7 p.m. July 19, Greenlawn Mortuary; service 9 a.m. July 20, Greenlawn Mortuary Chapel. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Darwin Dale Omdahl, 84, Bakersfield, July 14. Graveside service 10 a.m. July 21, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mish Funeral Home.
Mary Ann Peters, 92, Bakersfield, July 17. Visitation 4 to 8 p.m. July 19, Mish Funeral Home; graveside service 11 a.m. July 20, Hillcrest Memorial Park. Mish Funeral Home.
George Stahl Sr., 78, Bakersfield, July 17. Celebration of life 2 p.m. July 21 at family residence. Basham Funeral Care.
Gordon F. Troxel, 79, Delano, July 12. Service 2 p.m. July 22, Grace Episcopal Church. Greenlawn Mortuary.
Damien Theodore Wilson, 8, Bakersfield, July 14. Chapel service 10 a.m. July 28. Basham Funeral Care Chapel. Basham Funeral Care.
Betty Halladays Zens, 56, Bakersfield, July 16. Private services. Basham Funeral Care.
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