Obituaries
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Death Notices - Nov. 23, 2023
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,... — Updated 11/25/2023
Death Notices - Nov. 2, 2023
Juan Carlos Mata Delgado, 53, of Lost Hills passed away Oct. 29, in Bakerfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.... — Updated 11/7/2023
Death Notices - Oct. 23, 2023
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,... — Updated 10/31/2023
Death Notices - Oct. 23, 2023
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.... — Updated 10/21/2023
Susan D. Bravo
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... — Updated 10/21/2023
Death Notices - Oct. 5, 2023
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,... — Updated 10/9/2023
Keith Steven Henderson
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,... — Updated 10/9/2023
Patricia Ann Miller
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... — Updated 10/9/2023
Jessie Lee Rosales
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... — Updated 10/2/2023
Death Notices - Sept. 28, 2023
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,... — Updated 10/2/2023
William Evan Harris
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... — Updated 9/26/2023
Death Notices - Sept. 21, 2023
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,... — Updated 9/26/2023
Jackie Eugene (Gene) Oliver
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 t... — Updated 9/26/2023
Jessie Lee Rosales
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... — Updated 9/26/2023
Robert Mettler
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... — Updated 9/26/2023
Obituary: Jackie Eugene (Gene) Oliver
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 t... — Updated 9/20/2023
Death Notices - Sept. 14, 2023
Gabriel Gomez, 69, of Lost Hills, passed away Sept. 5, in Lost Hills. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.... — Updated 9/17/2023
Irene Arreola Perales
Irene Arreola Perales, 84, passed away on Aug. 2, 2023, after she suffered a stroke earlier in the year. She passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus surrounded by her loving... — Updated 9/4/2023
Karen Preston
Karen Preston was born on April 23, 1942, in Kansas. Karen passed away on Aug. 17, 2023, at Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield. Services will be held Saturday, Sept. 2, at 10 a.m., at the Church of Christ, 850 Minter Ave., in... — Updated 9/4/2023
Death Notices - Aug. 31, 2023
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,... — Updated 9/4/2023
Donald Paul Warkentin
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... — Updated 9/4/2023
Spencer Stockell Harris
Spencer Stockell Harris, 75, of Shafter, passed peacefully on Aug. 13, 2023, at his home with his wife, Tammy Harris, by his side. Spencer was born on December 8, 1947, in... — Updated 9/4/2023
Robert Harold Merz
Robert Harold Merz was born to Eula Wilson Merz and Martin Robert Merz on Nov. 21,1933, in McFarland. Robert went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on Aug. 18, 2023, at the age of 89... — Updated 8/27/2023
Richard Garcia
Richard Garcia, 37, peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his loving family on Aug. 2, 2023, at Fresno Heart & Surgical Hospital in Fresno. Richard... — Updated 8/15/2023
Harold Eddie Westbrook
Harold Eddie Westbrook, 87, passed from this life into eternal life July 15, 2023, in his Lavaca, Ark., home with his wife by his side. Ed was born July 6, 1936, in Bakersfield as... — Updated 8/15/2023
