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Fernando Albiar, 72, of Shafter passed away Dec. 16, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Heriberto Lugo Ramirez, 65, of Bakersfield, passed away Dec. 8, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Juan I. Villalobos, 62, of Bakersfield, passed away Nov. 28, in Richgrove. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Amado Gonzalez, 51, of Wasco, passed away Dec. 20, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Albino Martinez Rodriguez, 80, of Buttonwillow, passed away Dec. 20, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Martin...
Michael Elvis Hale passed into the arms of Jesus on Dec. 23, 2023, at age 66. He passed away in his loving home in Hoffman, Minn., while holding the hand of his daughter. He was born on Dec. 2, 1957, in Bakersfield. He was the last of six children for Robert and Dorothy Hale. He spent most of his school years in the Wasco area making many lifelong friends. Mike was married on Oct. 14, 1977, to Debbie Ann Mulkey, in Wasco. He worked in the agriculture business while they raised their two...
Jazmin Elane (Smith) Hall, 32, went to be with the Lord on Dec. 16, 2023, in her home. Jazmin was born on Dec. 31, 1990, in Bakersfield, to Steven Smith Sr. and Kim (Braisher) Smith, alongside her half-siblings, Elizabeth Friesen and Steven Smith Jr. and full sibling, Ariel Smith. Jazmin graduated from Shafter High in 2009 and went on to become a dental assistant for five years. She married Jake Hall on Sept. 15, 2012, and together had two beautiful daughters. Jaycee Charlene Hall, 9, and Jolene Reed Hall, 6. Jazmin enjoyed camping at the...
Esther Gallegos, 72, of Wasco, passed away Dec. 17, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jazmin Hall, 32, of Shafter, passed away Dec. 17, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Lance William Nickelsen, 60, a beloved son, brother, uncle and friend, passed away on Nov. 20 at his home in Caliente. Lance was born on Jan. 8, 1963, in Bakersfield, to John and Virginia Nickelsen of Shafter. He attended Richland Schools and Shafter High, graduating in 1980. Growing up, he ran track and swam competitively with the Shafter Stingrays and SHS swim teams. Through 4-H, he raised livestock, learned woodworking and entomology, and excelled at photography, turning the household kitchen...
Jesusa R. Hernandez, 97, of Shafter passed away Dec. 5, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Delmar Wallace Hudson, 92, of McFarland passed away Dec. 10, in McFarland. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Maria Acosta De Verdugo, 70, of Wasco passed away Dec. 11, in Bakersfield, Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Daniel Rocha Jr., 44, of Wasco passed away November 11, in Ramsey, Minnesota. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Gloria Soto, 41, of Wasco, passed away Nov. 12, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Donavon Diaz, 18, of Shafter, passed away Nov. 10, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Magdalena Fuentes Cortes, 84, of Wasco, passed away Nov. 7, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Emma M. Vigil, 66, of Wasco, passed away Nov. 14, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Celica Penaloza Tabares, 79, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 25, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Alfonso Garibay Cortes, 38, of...
Juan Carlos Mata Delgado, 53, of Lost Hills passed away Oct. 29, in Bakerfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Nancy Kelley, 80, of Prineville, Ore., passed away Oct. 13, in Prineville. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Randolph Tripp, 88, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 19, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Patsy Romero, 79, of Bakersfield, passed away Oct. 20, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Jessie Balderas, 78, of Shafter, passed away Oct. 23, in Bakersfield. Basham-Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Alfredo Nunez, 74, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 24, in Bakersfield. Basham-Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Martha Garcia Ceja, 50, of Wasco, passed away...
Adam Cuevas, 16, of Delano, passed away Sept. 30, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Maria E. Segura, 73, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 9, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Joseph J. Pelle, 61, of Bakersfield, passed away Oct. 8, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Susan D. Bravo passed away on Oct. 10, 2023. Born in 1953, she was the daughter of Babe and Adel Durando and sister to Mary, Richard and Tim. She attended Mount St. Mary’s College after finishing at Wasco High School, graduating with a BSN in 1975. In 1976, she married Keith Bravo at St. Sebastian’s Catholic Church in Los Angeles. After he finished his internal medicine and pediatrics residencies in Springfield, Mass., they moved to Bishop in 1989, where their two sons were born. In 1999, the family moved to Steubenville, Ohio, where they liv...
Keith Steven Henderson, 69, passed away on Sept. 19, 2023, at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, after a long battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was born on Nov. 8, 1953, in Berkeley, to Ernest Henderson and Marjorie Anderson. Keith grew up in Richmond. After high school, he attended Santa Barbara City College in Santa Barbara, where he received an associate of science degree in hotel, motel and restaurant management. He worked for Wasco Affordable Housing as a property manager,...
Patricia Ann Miller, of Shafter, was welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Sept. 23, 2023, with all her children by her side. Patricia was born May 2, 1938, in Santa Anna, Texas, to parents, James and Iona Price. At a young age, she moved to San Francisco, along with her parents and younger sister, Jackie. They resided in San Francisco during World War II, until eventually settling in Kern County around the age of 9.. She remained in Kern County for the majority of her life. Upon...
Sylvia Gonzalez Gonzalez, 76, of Bakersfield passed away Sept. 26, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Wilber Alexander Recinos Guardado, 35, of Wasco passed away Sept. 23, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Vaughan Justice, 85, of Tehachapi, passed away Sept. 9, in Tehachapi. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Maria Teresa Perez, 73, of Wasco, passed away Sept. 12, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Patricia Isabel Marquez, 60, of Bakersfield, passed away Sept. 14, in Los Angeles. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
On Sept. 12, 2023, at approximately 10 p.m., Jessie Lee Rosales, brother, father and grandfather, passed away at age 74 from prolonged health complications and surviving a stroke that left him partially immobile and further complicated his health. Jessie was born on Sept. 13, 1949, in Bakersfield, to Floyd and Maxine Rosales. He was the fifth of 12 siblings reared in Shafter, where he attended school and helped with farming chores and pursued ranching cattle. He was a cowboy ranch hand for...
Gene Oliver was born June 14, 1955, in Wasco, to parents Jack and Nelda. He passed away peacefully on Sept. 16, 2023, after bravely battling many health issues. From childhood and throughout his life, Gene enjoyed playing sports, hunting, fishing and truly living life with family and friends. After graduating from high school, Gene attended Taft Junior College and Cal State Stanislaus to pursue a degree in education, as well as continuing his baseball career. He was very instrumental in helping...
On Sept. 12, 2023, at approximately 10 p.m., Jessie Lee Rosales, brother, father and grandfather, passed away at age 74 from prolonged health complications and surviving a stroke that left him partially immobile and further complicated his health. Jessie was born on Sept. 13, 1949, in Bakersfield, to Floyd and Maxine Rosales. He was the fifth of 12 siblings reared in Shafter, where he attended school and helped with farming chores and pursued ranching cattle. He was a cowboy ranch hand for various large cattle companies such as Harris Ranch...
Robert Mettler died peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 16, 2023, after years battling cancer. Born in Shafter in 1936, Robert grew up on his dad’s farm. After graduating from Shafter High, he attended Stanford University and Bakersfield College before moving to Los Angeles in the 1950s, working in the fledgling semiconductor industry. During his early career, he supervised semiconductor assembly operations in Hong Kong. By the mid-1960s, he’d settled in Belmont Shore, where he lived for the rest of his life. After more than two decades in sem...
Visitation: Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, 3-7 p.m., Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Graveside service: Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, 1 p.m., Wasco Memorial Park...
Raquel Acosta, 46, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 7, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Linda Moody, 51, of Shafter, passed away, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Ricardo Olivo, 67, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 7, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Angel Acosta, 58, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 9, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Carolina Garcia Ramirez, 90, of Bakersfield, passed away Sept. 14, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Manuel Enriquez Zarate, 59, of Wasco,...
Gabriel Gomez, 69, of Lost Hills, passed away Sept. 5, in Lost Hills. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Gene Oliver was born June 14, 1955, in Wasco, to parents Jack and Nelda. He passed away peacefully on Sept. 16, 2023, after bravely battling many health issues. From childhood and throughout his life, Gene enjoyed playing sports, hunting, fishing and truly living life with family and friends. After graduating from high school, Gene attended Taft Junior College and Cal State Stanislaus to pursue a degree in education, as well as continuing his baseball career. He was very instrumental in helping...
Jamie “Moe” Torres Jr., 66, of Wasco, passed away Aug.22, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Benito Ortega Rodriguez, 88, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 23, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Eva Ornelas, 64, of Wasco, passed away Aug.26, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Ruby Joyce Self, 92, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 25, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Geraldine B. Brown, 87, of Wasco, passed away Aug. 28, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Donald Paul Warkentin, 73, died peacefully on Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. He was born March 14, 1950, in Bakersfield, to Katherine (Bestvater) and Aaron Warkentin. He lived almost his entire life in Shafter. He attended Shafter High School, class of 1969. Don learned how to drive a car, and after his father passed in 1973, Don faithfully drove his mom to the grocery store each week. He helped with the shopping, cooking and cleaning. He also mowed the lawn, did outdoor tasks and liked to ride his...