Obituaries

Feb 2, 2021

Ollie Vanita Peters passed away on February 2, 2021 in Bakersfield, California at the age of 86.  She was born on January 29, 1935 in Holtville, California to Lewis and Vernie Price and was the youngest of their sixteen children.

 

Affectionately known by her family as Kiddo, Ollie grew up at the Sunset Labor Camp in Weedpatch, CA where...

Feb 1, 2021

George Marion Cummings Jr. of Bakersfield California, born 9/16/1931 in Bakersfield, advanced from his earthly home to his eternal home in Heaven on February 1, 2021. He is survived by his son, Bob Cummings and daughters, Sherry Williams, Terri Nelson and Kat Dodd.  He has numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. He was the youngest of 4...

Jan 31, 2021

Sheela Kalyani, 76, of Anaheim CA, passed away surrounded by friends and family on January 31st, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with pulmonary fibrosis.

Sheela was born on April 24, 1944 in Gujarat, India, where she spent most of her early life. In 1966 she married Jitendra, her loving husband of over fifty-four years. The following year she emigrated to...

Jan 30, 2021

Jan 28, 2021

George passed away at the age of 60. He was one of two children born in Bakersfield to Chris and Anne Drulias. He attended Planz Elementary School, Greenfield Junior High School, South High School and Bakersfield Junior College. George was an altar boy at the St. George Greek Orthodox Church for many years, and he was a member of the...

Jan 25, 2021

Virginia (Vicki) Ann McGraw (nee Boyle)

 

The family of Virginia (Vicki) Ann McGraw is saddened to announce her passing on January 25, 2021.  Vicki passed peacefully in her sleep, just a few weeks shy of Valentine’s Day when she would have celebrated her 88th birthday.

Vicki was born and raised on the southern shores of Lake Michigan, in Chicago,...

Jan 21, 2021

Sarah (Sally) Ellen Kleier Summers was born in Louisville, Kentucky on October 2, 1937 to Edward Lawrence Kleier and Gertrude (Gert) Pike Kleier.  The family moved to Bakersfield, California in 1949.  Sally passed away peacefully with her family by her side on January 21, 2021, two weeks after the passing of her beloved husband, of 64 years, Paul Dan Summers.

 

Sally...

Jan 14, 2021

On January 14, 2021, Harry Evan Cheever Jr. passed away peacefully having enjoyed a long and well-lived life for 105 years and 2 months.  He filled the world with good cheer & fun, served his country and his community, married and raised a family, and made friends wherever he went.  He was preceded in death by his wife Mae &...

Jan 13, 2021

Linda Michelle Robinson, born to Earle and Terry Sue Robinson in Bakersfield, California.  She attended schools in Ventura and North High School in Oildale.

Linda worked as a licensed manicurist for a few years in several salons in the Bakersfield area until medical problems got the best of her.  She was also instrumental in being one of the main choreographers for...

Jan 10, 2021

Jan 8, 2021

Joaquin Rodriguez Jr. otherwise known to many as JR, 57 of Bakersfield, California passed away on January 8th, 2021 after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Just like he dealt with all experiences in life, JR managed and accepted his illness with the strength of God, and grace. He fought a tough battle and fought with no complaints for his...

Jan 5, 2021

 

Paul Dan Summers was born in Bakersfield, California, on January 30, 1935 to Dan Hudson Summers and Christine Noriega Summers.  Paul passed away on January 5, 2021, with his family by his side.

 

Paul was a proud 1953 graduate of Garces Memorial High School. After Garces, Paul attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and California State University at Fresno...

Jan 4, 2021

Our most wonderful father Luigi “Louis” Oreste Petrini was called home to be with our Lord and savior on Monday, January 4th 2021.  Although we are going to miss him dearly, we find great comfort in knowing he has rejoined his beloved wife of 59 years and our mom, Carol.

Louie was born in Bakersfield on June 24th, 1938 to...

Jan 2, 2021

Florence Esnoz Baroncini

August 8, 1925 – January 2, 2021

Florence was born in Fresno, California, to Jose and Manuela Esnoz, on August 8, 1925. She graduated from Fresno State School of Nursing and was a surgical nurse for 48 years at Mercy and Memorial Hospitals in Bakersfield, California. After the death of her husband, Dick Baroncini, she resumed his...

Jan 2, 2021

     Patricia Leonetti—beloved sister, aunt, colleague and friend—passed away January 2, 2021 the age of 82. Born to first-generation Italians Patrick and Antoinette Leonetti in Des Moines, Iowa, Patricia moved to Bakersfield with her family in the early 1940s.  She and her younger sisters, Nancy and Toni, grew up in the Alta Vista neighborhood, and later moved to the house their...

Jan 1, 2021

Jan 1, 2021

ISABEL JULIA BANDUCCI

December 10, 1926 - January 1, 2021

 

     Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church.  Interment will follow at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery.

     Isabel was the daughter of Manuel and Mary Markes.  She was born in Bakersfield where she lived her...

Dec 31, 2020

 

 

Lela Ann Lange

March 18, 1941 - Dec 31, 2020

       Born in Bakersfield on March 18, 1941 to her parents Rita and "Andie" Charlton,

Ann became a lifelong Kern Co resident. She was raised on the Rankin Ranch in Walker Basin. She attended school in Caliente, Edison School, East Bakersfield High and Bakersfield Jr. College. Ann ultimately...

Dec 25, 2020

William Taylor Burton

"Ceps"

November 4, 1959 - December 25, 2020

Bill passed away after a 4 year battle with cancer.  He is preceded in death by his parents Joe and Jane Burton and sister Dawn Carlson.  He leaves behind his wife of 20 years Michelle Burton, sisters; Linda Jones, Gayle Leonard, brother; Brent Burton, step daughter; Crystal Hatch, grandchildren;...

Dec 23, 2020

Adolfo Sanchez was born on January 14, 1940, in the town of Domez De Alba, a province of Zamora, Spain and passed away on December 23, 2020, in Bakersfield, California.  Adolfo traveled to the United States in 1970 with a group of Spaniards contracted to work as sheepherders.  Adolfo landed in Bakersfield, California and worked as a sheepherder for Joe...