Obituaries

Jul 4, 2021

On Sunday, July 4, 2021, a vibrant and beloved member of our Bakersfield community passed away comfortably and peacefully at the age of 80 years old.

Rose was born on August 25, 1940 in Porcari, Lucca – Italy.  She emigrated to the United States in 1955 with her parents, Dante and Sara Baggiani and her sister, Carla Baggiani.  They settled...

Jul 3, 2021

Kent was born in Bakersfield CA and was a proud Class of “71” South High Graduate.  At the age of 19 Kent married his wife of 50 years Elaine, who is by far his favorite person.  Kent was a Supervising Butcher at Kern Valley Packing for many years, until their close. Recently he retired from KHSD where he worked 13...

Jul 1, 2021

Virginia Mary Lopez Estrada born November 29 1926 died July 1 2021 Virginia passed away at Golden Hearts Residential Facility in  Bakersfield. Our family appreciates the care and kindness their staff showed for our mom .  Her daughter Nancy Garza was her caregiver over the years and because of Nancy,  mom was able to stay in her home where she...

Jun 18, 2021

Richard Harry States, born January 10, 1938 and passed away peacefully on June 18, 2021. He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Carol States; daughter and son-in-law Wendy and Jason Ash; son and daughter-in-law Craig and Cynthia Taylor; grandchildren Krista Stapley, Tyler Ash, and Garett Taylor, and two great-grandchildren. 

Please join the family at a Celebration of...

Jun 13, 2021

Wayne McPhetridge, 79, of Bakersfield, California passed away Sunday, June 13,2021 at his home in Bakersfield.  He was born in Ventura, CA. on May 1, 1942 to Wilfred and Mary McPhetridge.  He was married to Kathleen McPhetridge on April 13, 1960.  He loved to work on his hot rod and go to car shows, camping, and fishing with family and...

Jun 12, 2021

Joseph Anthony Feliz

"Punkin"

 

Visitation for Joseph Anthony Feliz "Punkin" will be held at Doughty Calhoun O'Meara Funeral Home 1100 Truxtun Avenue in Bakersfield, CA on Tuesday July 6, 2021 from 4:00-8:00pm with the recitation of the rosary beginning at 5:30pm.  A graveside service will be held on Wednesday July 7, 2021 at 11:00am at Historic Union Cemetery  730...

Jun 12, 2021

Lu-Ann Tedrow Hovis, age 84, passed away June 12, 2021. She was born on August 29, 1936, in Bakersfield, California, to Louis and Helen Tedrow.  Lu-Ann enjoyed a happy life in Bakersfield, attending school and graduating in 1954 from Bakersfield High School. While attending high school, she fell in love with the love of her life, James Dale Hovis, Jr.,...

Jun 12, 2021

Mary Valos, the last member of one of the original pioneering Greek families in Bakersfield, has passed away.  Mary was born August 2, 1927.  She was the youngest of four children born to Gus and Flora Karastathis (Samos, Greece) in Fresno, CA.  She graduated from The Fresno Technical High School in 1945.  Shortly thereafter, she met and subsequently married Nicholas...

Jun 7, 2021

Cristi Diane Delfino was born October 16, 1971 in Bakersfield and passed away June 7, 2021 in Buttonwillow.  She grew up in Buttonwillow, Bakersfield and Los Osos and attended local schools in each town.  Cristi greatly enjoyed being outdoors.  As a young girl, she loved fishing and hunting with her dad Danny, and in later years enjoyed spending time outside gardening.  She was also a big...

May 31, 2021

Patricia Ann Byrne February 13, 1944 - May 31, 2021

Pat was born in rural Kansas on February 13, 1944, the second of four children born to Doris and Norman K. Luttrell.  The family moved to Inyokern, CA in 1948 and to Bakersfield, CA in time for the 1952 earthquake.  After attending local schools, Sierra Jr. High School and East Bakersfield High...

May 17, 2021

May 13, 2021

She entered a room with that brilliant Debi Del Papa smile.  It’s probably the first thing you all remember about her.  It could brighten your day.  And it was genuine.

Debi was born on Christmas morning, 1950, and she lived her life in Old River, California.  She passed away in San Luis Obispo on May 13, 2021 after a tragic...

May 9, 2021

Paraskevi "Vivien" Hopper passed away May 9, 2021 in Bakersfield.  Vivien was born to Michael and Angeliki Karatzas on October 11, 1937 in Salonica, Greece.  She was raised in Greece and later worked in London, England and Toronto, Canada.  She returned to Greece where she met Ronald Hopper, her future husband. 

Vivien was preceded in death by her parents, Michael...

May 8, 2021

Jack Andrew Von Werner born on December 9, 1928 in Camden, New Jersey the only child of Alexander Gustaf Andrew and Lillian Von Werner, passed away peacefully at home with his daughter Diane and grand-daughter Marissa at his side on May 8, 2021.

Jack was devoted to his parents and family throughout his life. Growing up he loved the Big...

May 5, 2021

Daniel was born in Manila, Philippine Island, on August 4, 1941 to parents Ernst (23) and Gladys (20) Wichman.  He spent his first years as a POW imprisoned, with his family by the Japanese at Santo Tomas University for the duration of the war.  Returning to the Philippines following the war, Ernst and Gladys along with the children lived in...

May 5, 2021

GLADYS DELFINO

August 10, 1930 – May 5, 2021

 

     On Wednesday May 5, 2021, Gladys Betty (Luchetti) Delfino, beloved Wife, Mother, and Nonna passed away at age 90.

     Gladys was born August 10th, 1930 in Bakersfield, CA to Carolina (Torigiani) and Piramo Luchetti. Gladys attended Buttonwillow School and then onto Bakersfield High School. She had a passion...

May 3, 2021

Edward Erro, influential local hay broker, accomplished so much and touched so many lives in his 90 years. 

 

Born April 24, 1931 at the family home in Alhambra, California, Edward grew up playing with his brother and cousins near his home and spending time fishing in Bridgeport with his father. He started working for his father's sheep business before...

May 1, 2021

Gary Richard Smith

Gary was a loving father, grandfather, brother and friend.  He died suddenly on May 1, 2021 at the age of 78.

He was born the second of nine children to Harold and Alma Smith on November 13, 1942 in Plentywood, Montana.  After graduating from high school, Gary entered the US Navy and served in the Six Day...

Apr 27, 2021

Francisco Javier Hernandez Cruz, or as he was affectionately known to his family and friends as "Nicky" or "Cisco", was born in Bakersfield, CA to Jimmy and Blanca Cruz on September 6, 1987 and passed away in Bakersfield on April 27, 2021 .

As a young man, he enjoyed sports like tackle football and boxing, often using his siblings as...

Apr 18, 2021