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Adelaida R. Montes Terrazas, 75, of Shafter, passed away July 22. Peters Funeral Home Shafter. Antonia “Tona” Arellano, 88, of McFarland, passed away July 21 in Delano. Peters Funeral Home Wasco. Rigoberto Ramirez, 51, of Wasco, passed away July 21 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home Wasco. Rosie T. Urvina, 67, of Shafter, passed away July 22 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care Shafter. Brandon Michael Gonzalez, 22 , of Bakersfield, passed away July 19. Peters Funeral Home Shafter. Victoria Raya de Villagomez, 75, of Wasco, passed away J...
Balbina Sanchez, 77, passed away on July 26, 2020 at her home in Bakersfield, CA. She was born on March 8, 1943 in Los Angeles, CA to Ernesto Trejo and Benita Velasco. Balbina grew up in Los Angeles but relocated 46 years ago to Wasco, CA. She attended Cal State University Bakersfield where she received a B.A. in Spanish and earned her teaching credential. Her passion was working with students, which she did successfully for 35 years. She spent 21 years teaching Spanish at Wasco High School...
Liz Carrasco-Wright, 63, passed away on July 25, 2020, in Bakersfield. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, from 5 to 6 p.m. for siblings and from 6 to 10 p.m. for all others at Basham & Lara Funeral Care, 343 State Ave., Shafter. (Masks and social distancing will be required). Funeral services will be held outdoors on Thursday, July 30, at 10 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery, 2739 Panama Lane, Bakersfield. (Masks and social distancing will be required). Liz was born on July 22, 1957, in...
Glenna Lee Fannin Smith passed away July 25, 2020, in La Mesa. She was born in Wasco to Clinton Lee and Josephine Krause Fannin on Dec. 14, 1934. Glenna leaves behind sisters Marlene Swan of Wasco and Geraldine Wirant (Roger) of Fresno. Also, daughters Tamara Ching of La Mesa and Christina Ryan of Hurst, plus four grandchildren and one great-grandson, numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Glenna graduated from Wasco Schools and Fresno State College, met her future husband, Michael R. Smith,...
Kenneth Lee German, born June 1930 in Burbank to Alfred Edwin German and Margrethe Sofia Hoffing, went home to be with the Lord July 12, 2020, in Camarillo at the age of 90. He graduated from Antelope Valley Joint Union High School and was attending Antelope Valley Junior College when the Korean War began. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on Oct. 24, 1950. He was engaged to high school sweetheart Charlotte Belle Holmes at the time, and they married Dec. 31, 1950. After being stationed at Barbers...
Caudie F. Brown, age 82, of Shafter, passed away on July 29, 2020. She is now resting with her husband, Bill, and her son, Richard. Caudie's faith was strong, and no doubt she is enjoying the company of so many that have gone before. Caudie was born Feb. 8, 1938, in Oklahoma. She raised her four children in Shafter. She loved to do art work, from painting to yard sculptures, and was an avid reader. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend. She never shied away from hard work, working...
Sebastian Liam Ramirez, infant, of Shafter, passed away July 13, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Kenneth Lee German, 90, of Lancaster/Shafter, passed away July 12. June Elaine Rodriguez, 94, passed away July 20. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Adelaida R. Montes Terrazas, 75, of Shafter passed away July 22. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. John Max Howard, 88, of Shafter, passed away July 19. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
Jorge Daniel Flores, 21, of Earlimart, passed away July 7 in Earlimart. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Gordon Skeels, 87, passed away July 8. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Roberto Osorio Ortega, 76, of Shafter, passed away July 7 in Culver City. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Chelsey R. Lerma, 29, of Bakersfield, passed away July 8 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Rudy Estavillo, 80, of Wasco, passed away July 11. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jose Montes, 21, of Wasco, passed away July 11 in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral...
Vera May Streiff was born in Wasco on May 6, 1929, to parents George and Sadie Emerson. Vera died on July 11, 2020, in Bakersfield. She attended local schools and graduated from Wasco High in 1947. At one of her high school dances, she met Joe Streiff, and the two were inseparable. They were wed in their hometown on Sept. 23, 1950, at St. John's Catholic Church. The couple remained in Wasco to raise their family, and as the kids grew, Vera went back to work; she handled the bookkeeping for...
June E. Rodriguez, great-granddaughter of Christian Bohna (early settler of Bakersfield), passed away peacefully on July 20, 2020. Born June Elaine Dooley on June 2, 1926, she lived in Delano where she graduated from Delano High School in 1944. June worked as a girls counselor at Camp Chabot in Oakland, the Fresno YWCA and Camp Lake Sequoia YWCA. From 1944-1947, she attended College of the Sequoias in Visalia, receiving her associate of arts degree. She attended Fresno State College as an...
Like many of you, I enjoy the outdoors, and one of my favorite things to do is hiking and backpacking. Our church has an annual backpacking trip each summer in the Kaiser Wilderness to an area called Twin Lakes. Along the way we see some beautiful country, but are also reminded how heavy a backpack can get! In many ways life can be the same way. There are times it feels like a “walk in the park” and other times like an “uphill climb” while loaded down. The Apostle Paul uses a similar illustration in Galatians 6:1-5 when he instructs the bel...
Cesar Daniel Marquez-Chavez, owner of Catrina's Cantina, came to Wasco and made it his own. He died June 28 from complications of cancer. Marquez-Chavez was born in Guanajuato, Mexico, and didn't learn to speak English until he was 16. He owned the restaurant with his wife, Marcela Bujorquez-Marquez, for the past 2 1/2 years. Their restaurant provided the meals whenever the High Speed Rail Authority hosted their quarterly presentations in town. Mayor Tilo Cortez praised his margaritas on a...
Maria Guadalupe Aldaco, 81, of Wasco, passed away July 1 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care Shafter. Dale M. Scheideman, 85, passed away July 5. Basham & Lara Funeral Care Shafter. Paul Deshields, 89, of Shafter, passed away July 4 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home Shafter. Patricia Moreno, 41, of Wasco, passed away July 6 in Delano. Peters Funeral Home Shafter. Angel Barraza Miranda, 84, of Wasco, passed away July 4 in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care Shafter....
Cesar Daniel Marquez-Chavez was born in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, to parents Jose De Jesus and Natalia Marquez. He attended schools in the U.S. and graduated high school in San Francisco. Cesar then worked in the restaurant industry and attended college before becoming a real estate agent. He moved to Bakersfield in 2004 and met the love of his life, Marcela Bojorquez Marquez; they were married in Bakersfield on Feb. 27, 2010. One of Cesar’s deepest desires was to be a father; he and Marcela w...
Elsa (Bravo) Torres was born in Tangancicuaro, Michoacan, Mexico, on Oct. 11, 1950, to parents Alfredo and Jovita (Arteaga) Torres. She married Miguel Angel Torres in Buttonwillow in December 1983. They were blessed with five children and a home filled with laughter. Elsa enjoyed word searches, listening to George Strait and watching her favorite show, "NCIS." Above all else, she loved her grandkids and always looked forward to spending time with them. Elsa is survived by her husband, Miguel;...
Sidney Toliver Jr., a long-time Wasco resident and a fixture in the Wasco/Shafter farming community for 55 years, passed away June 22, 2020, at 86. Visitation was June 29 at Basham & Lara Funeral Care Chapel, 343 State Ave. Shafter. Services were June 30 at Truelight Missionary Baptist Church, Wasco. [CORRECTION: This obituary originally ran in the June 25 issue of the Tribune. That story included the incorrect birthday for Sidney Tolliver. The Tribune regrets the error.]...
Baudelia Vargas Mendoza, 94, of Shafter passed away June 29. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Kathy Gentry, 66, of Wasco, passed away June 27. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Maria Elena Hinojosa, 79, of Corcoran, passed away June 25 in Wisconsin. Basham & Lara Funeral Care Shafter. Daniel Marquez Chavez, 43, of Wasco, passed away June 28 in Los Angeles. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco Miguel Angel Antonio, 43, of Wasco, passed away June 26 in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco...
Mario Mejia, 72, of Wasco, passed away June 17 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jerry Wayne Worthy, 56, of Bakersfield, passed away June 15. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Charles Ray Bohannan, 85, of Wasco, passed away June 18. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Alejandro Carlos Lopez, 68, of Wasco, passed away June 21 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco....
Sidney Toliver Jr., a long-time Wasco resident and a fixture in the Wasco/Shafter farming community for 55 years, passed away June 22, 2020, at age 86. Visitation will be held at the Basham & Lara Funeral Care chapel, 343 State Ave., Shafter, on Monday, June 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be Tuesday, June 30, at 10 a.m. at Truelight Missionary Baptist Church, 1104 14th St., Wasco. Masks/face coverings are required at both locations/events. [CORRECTION 7/4/2020: This story originally...
Denton L. Carender Sr., 69, of Wasco, passed away June 8. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Shirley Joanne Odell, 78, of Wasco, passed away June 13. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Anthony “Tony” Pacheco, 62, of Buttonwillow, passed away June 13 in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter....
In loving memory of our mother and grandmother, Margaret LaRue. Margaret was born in Arizona, Jan. 9, 1931, to Jesse and Conception Navarro. She met her beloved husband, Steve LaRue, while he was serving in the U.S. Navy, in the Korean War. They made their home in Wasco. Margaret was preceded in death by her loving husband, Steve, sons Donnie and Raymond LaRue, and grandchildren Richard Paul LaRue and Kelly Marie Nunez. She leaves behind her children, Ronald LaRue, Rick and Kay LaRue, Anthony...
Sidney Toliver Jr., a long-time Wasco resident and a fixture in the Wasco/Shafter farming community for 55 years, passed away June 22, 2020, at age 86. Visitation will be held at the Basham & Lara Funeral Care chapel, 343 State Ave., Shafter, on Monday, June 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. Services will be Tuesday, June 30, at 10 a.m. at Truelight Missionary Baptist Church, 1104 14th St., Wasco. Masks/face coverings are required at both locations/events....
Marylan Miller went home to be with the Lord on May 26, 2020. Marylan was born on May 6, 1940, in Pauls Valley, Okla., to George and Sally Warren. She spent most of her early years in Oklahoma City and then Corpus Christi, Texas, before moving to California when she was around 10 years old. Marylan married her high school sweetheart, Jim Miller, on July 28, 1956, and they celebrated 61 years together before his passing in 2017. They had two children, Tim and Melany. Though Marylan worked part-ti...
Richard Neumann was born March 13, 1936 as the youngest child of Carl and Elizabeth Neumann. He was born in Dos Palos and passed away on May 31, 2020, in Bakersfield. Richard met his lovely wife, Laverne, in Wasco. They were married on Feb. 26, 1966, and she preceded him in death on Msy 1, 2011. They had 3 children: Lonnie Neumann of Taft, Sandy McAvinue of Tehachapi, and John Neumann and wife Erin of Taft. They had five grandchildren: Billy Atchley (deceased), David Atchley of Bakersfield,...
Miguel Angel Lopez, 51, of McFarland, passed June 3 in Delano. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Elodia Montoya Urias, 94, of Shafter, passed away June 7 in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Margaret LaRue, 90, of Wasco, passed away June 3 in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Larry Cooks, 68, of Wasco, passed away June 3 in Huntington Park. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Yolanda Gutierrez Tellez, 57, of Shafter, passed away June 7 in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Dagoberto Valencia, 57, of Corcoran, passed away June 8...