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Obituaries
Joe E. Harrison
Apr 26, 2022
A Memorial Mass to honor the life of Joe Harrison will be celebrated on Monday May 16 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 124 Columbus St., Bakersfield, CA. Born on 5-16-1952 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Joe was a loving husband and father, son and brother, “BAGA” (Grandpa), uncle, friend, and employer.
He touched lives in a positive...
Alice Sue Thompson Fry
Apr 19, 2022
Alice (Thompson) Fry (78), a loving and beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, has passed away after a courageous 4-year battle with cancer. Alice was born on January 10, 1944, in Bakersfield, CA to Harold and Cecelia Thompson. Alice attended St. Francis Elementary before graduating from Garces Memorial High School. She received her A.A. from Bakersfield College. A teacher...
Thomas Jeffery Fry
Apr 19, 2022
Thomas Jeffery Fry (53), born May 30, 1968, to Alice and Leslie Fry, left us unexpectedly on April 19, 2022. Thomas (Tommy) graduated from South High School and turned his love of fixing and building into a career in...
Beverly Joan Gallagher
Apr 11, 2022
Beverly “Bev” Joan Gallagher passed away peacefully in Bakersfield, CA on April 11, 2022 after a long battle with lung cancer. She is survived by her amazing and faithful husband, William M. “Bill” Gallagher. She was the daughter of Beatrice Roberts Rosencrance and the granddaughter of Leslie Roberts. She was the youngest of 3 children and grew up on Roberts...
Phillip John Fernandez
Apr 11, 2022
Phillip John Fernandez
Phillip, lovingly nicknamed “Buzzy” by his Aunty Cassie, was born into the world April 22, 1966, to Esequiel and Charlene Fernandez, in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in Bakersfield, CA, where he graduated from Foothill High School. He then attended the University of La Verne. Soon after, he went on to study at California State...
George Eugene Ribble
Apr 9, 2022
George Eugene Ribble, born August 11, 1930, passed away on April 9, 2022 in Bakersfield, California. He was 91 years old.
Known as George to some and Gene to the family, he was born in Minneapolis, MN to Dr. George BT Ribble and Helen von Hippel Ribble. His father was a Doctor in the Navy and as a...
Eric Dale Hooper
Apr 5, 2022
Acknowledging the loss of Eric Dale Hooper, one of Jehovah’s Witnesses at the Lake Isabella congregation. A faithful servant, Isaiah 41:10 was his favorite scripture. He awaits Jehovah’s call. “You will call, and I will answer you. You will long for the work of your hands.” Job 14:14,15
Eric is survived by his wife Cindy Hooper; his mother, Katherine Hooper;...
Harold Nunez Dominguez
Apr 3, 2022
In loving memory of Harold N. Dominguez, 82, of Bakersfield, CA who passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2022. He was born on November 5, 1939 in Fresno, CA.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Frances N. Dominguez; siblings Eloise Muro, Beatrice Gutierrez and in laws Demetria and Rosa Gamino.
Harold is survived by his wife...
Bill Ravon Mears
Mar 27, 2022
BILL MEARS, PATRIARCH OF THE MEARS GANG, PASSES AWAY AT 93 BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 30, 2022) – It is with heavy hearts that the Mears family announces the passing of their patriarch, Bill Mears. He died peacefully and surrounded by family on Sunday, March 27th, in Bakersfield, California. He was 93 years of age. Bill is well-known for his...
Larry Wayne O'Neal
Mar 23, 2022
Larry Wayne O’Neal, of Oak Grove, Missouri, passed away on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. He was 73 years old. Larry was born on October 4, 1948, in Bakersfield, California to William and Effie O’Neal.
Larry enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1966 and served in the Vietnam War for 6 years before being honorably discharged. Once home, he...
Melanie Katrina Tierney
Mar 18, 2022
Melanie Katrina Hartsfield Tierney passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday March 18th, 2022. Born in Delano, Ca October 22, 1971 to Phillip and JoAnn Hartsfield. Graduated from Arvin High School in 1989. Graduated from Cal State Bakersfield in 2003. Became a beloved English teacher at West High School for 20 years, during that time attaining her Masters in...
Anselmo Zarate Luna
Mar 9, 2022
Anselmo Zarate Luna was born on April 21, 1959 in Juventino Rosas Guanajauto, Mexico to Candido Zarate and the late Victoria Luna Zarate. He passed away at the age 62 in Bakersfield, California. He is preceded in death by his mother Victoria Luna Zarate and the love of his life; Elvia Concepcion Garcia. He is survived by his children; Maura,...
Erma Amelia Buoni
Mar 6, 2022
Erma Amelia Buoni was born on April 24, 1938 in Bakersfield, CA to parents Amelia and Adolpho Centoni. Her mother passed away shortly after childbirth. Her father returned to Italy and married Daria who would raise Erma from the age of two until Daria’s passing. She was the youngest of five siblings: Vance, John, Bruna, and Eva. Erma attended St....
Father Jerry Hartz
Mar 6, 2022
After serving 63 years as a priest, Father Gerald “Jerry” A. Hartz quietly passed on Sunday, March 6th, 2022. Jerry was born on September 18, 1933, to Frances and Fred Hartz in Sioux City, Iowa. He is preceded by his parents, Larry Hartz (Maria) and Sister Maryann Hartz OSF. Jerry is survived by Sister Dorothy Hartz OSF and Agnes Burke...
Paul "Doug" Douglas Funderburk
Mar 3, 2022
Paul Douglas Funderburk (Doug), 89, died March 3, 2022 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. He was born December 18, 1932 in Pasadena, California, the son of Jacqueline (White) and Paul Funderburk. Doug was a beloved and devoted husband, father, brother, grandfather and friend. He is survived by his wife of 39 years Linda Heald Funderburk, daughter Karen Soliz (Bobby), son...
Robertt Anthony Byrne
Mar 3, 2022
Fair Winds and Following Seas. Our Dad, Robert Anthony Byrne, Captain USN(R), of Bakersfield, California, passed away in the comfort of his home on Friday, June 3, 2022 with his family at his side, he was 86. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1936, Dad enlisted in the US Navy after a semester of study at John Carroll University, then received...
Bert Moosios
Mar 2, 2022
Bert was born in his beloved Bakersfield, CA on May 25, 1936. He went to be with the Lord March 2, 2022. Bert loved people and never met a stranger. He worked for New York Life Ins. Co. for 55 years and truly had a passion for his career and clients. He was a proud member of Stockdale Country Club...
Janet Manning-Hughes
Feb 28, 2022
On behalf of Janet’s family, we are sad to announce that Janet passed away. Janet was born, Eleanor Janet Kennedy, on May 25, 1934, and departed February 28, 2022.
Services will be: Viewing on Monday March 14, from 11:00 to 2:00, at Doughty-Calhoun-O’Meara, Bakersfield. Graveside Service at Shafter Memorial Park, Tuesday March 15, at 10:00 am.
Wilma Rose Villicano
Feb 28, 2022
Wilma Rose Villicano
November 8, 1935 – February 28, 2022
Wilma Rose Villicano, 86 years of age, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ the early morning of Feb 28th. She was born in Gillette Wyoming to Herman and Dorothy Oedekoven, raised on a ranch in Recluse Wyoming. Wilma moved to Bakersfield, California in...
