Obituaries

Jul 19, 2020

Jul 18, 2020

Herbert G. Walker, age 87, passed away on July 18, 2020, leaving a void in his family and in the Bakersfield community. Herb worked hard, relished life, and loomed large in the lives of those who loved him. Herb was an icon in Bakersfield and memorializing his life reflects on the evolution and virtues of his town.  

 

Like many in...

Jul 9, 2020

Betty died peacefully at home on July 9, 2020. Betty was born in Modesto, CA to Charles and Mary Bessie Pattee and was youngest of nine children, the last survivor. Betty met the love of her life, Jerry Lemmons, and married in 1949 and remained married over 60 years. Together they raised three children. They enjoyed their children, traveling and...

Jul 5, 2020

Jul 1, 2020

      Philip Arthur Icardo passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2020 in Bakersfield, CA. Born on December 23, 1949.  Phil grew up in the San Fernando Valley. He graduated from Notre Dame High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts in Art History from Cal State Northridge.  

     After college, Phil lived in Malibu; surfing and studying karate under Chuck Norris....

Jun 26, 2020

It is with great sadness to announce the loss of my beloved son unexpectedly, Brenen Scott Campbell was born on December 28, 1991 in Bakersfield, California and went home to the Lord on June 26, 2020.

Brenen attended Centennial High school and played football for most of his school years, he met a lot of friends along the way. Shortly...

Jun 26, 2020

Jun 25, 2020

     Andrew Donald Brancato was born in Passaic, New Jersey to Joseph Brancato, 1907 and Lena Butera Brancato, 1910. He moved to California in 1954 from Garfield, New Jersey. Dad, his brother, and father kept getting pneumonia. Every year it got worse and worse so the doctor told them to move to a warm desert climate, and that California would...

Jun 12, 2020

Laura Christine Paulk was born in Bakersfield, CA on April 23, 1987 and she went home to be with the Lord on June 12th, 2020.

Laura always had the biggest smile and greatest heart. She was a fun loving, energetic girl who accomplished so much in her life.

She attended St. Francis School and Graduated from Stockdale High School.

As...

Jun 3, 2020

Catherine Margaret Campion Johnson

December 21, 1925 to June 3, 2020

 

Catherine (or “Kitty,” as she was affectionately known) was never capable of being anything other than herself. She was a math whiz, grammar fiend, crossword champion, and a wonderful mother and grandmother. She had the uncanny ability of conveying any number of feelings with just one look, and...

May 28, 2020

Edmond Russell Pritchard

February 4, 1957 – May 28, 2020

Edmond Russell Pritchard was born in Nashville, Tennessee on February 4, 1957 and departed this earth, to be with the Lord on May 28, 2020 due to a sudden death from an automobile accident. 

A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 4:00 pm at...

May 25, 2020

Robert Edward Walker passed away on Memorial Day, May 25, 2020.  He was born March 19, 1928 in Isabella, CA (where the lake resides today) to William and Elbe Walker.  He was raised in Kernville, CA and for the first two years, went to Kern Valley High School.  Then, he transferred to East Bakersfield High School where he graduated in...

May 22, 2020

Ima Jean Cecchel, age 94, passed from this life peacefully on Friday, May 22, 2020, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  She was born to Charlie M. Franks and Bertha Marie (Capehart) Nichols on September 28, 1925, in Okemah, Oklahoma.

Ima Jean graduated from Okemah High School at the age of sixteen and then took a bus to California, where she spent the...

May 21, 2020

Frank Eleno Delcid

02/25/1933-05/21/2020

“Don’t you know that it’s worth every treasure on earth to be young at heart. For as rich as you

are, it’s much better by far to be young at heart.’-Young at Heart, Frank Sinatra.

The mortal bounds of earth cannot keep even the youngest of hearts, such as our Frank Eleno Delcid, for

itself. “Dad” to...

May 18, 2020

After her battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), Debbie passed peacefully in her home on the evening of May, 18th, 2020 with her children by her side.  Debbie was born in Bakersfield, CA where she was raised and graduated from South High School in 1974.  After high school, Debbie worked as a key punch operator until she began raising her own family. ...

May 17, 2020

     Susie was born on March 3, 1923 to Giacinto and Filomena Pierucci.  She passed away on May 17, 2020 at home surrounded by loved ones.  Susie was the fourth of five siblings.  Before recently moving to Bakersfield she lived in Buttonwillow where she raised her family.  She was a homemaker who had immense love for her family.  She enjoyed...

May 12, 2020

Born October 11th, 1926 in Atchison, Kansas, and passed away peacefully on May 12th, 2020 in Camarillo, California. Lillian was preceded in death by her beloved husband Philip Rippy, and her beloved grandson Jason Rippy. Lillian moved to Bakersfield in 1975 where she was a parishioner at St. Phillip the Apostle and later at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Lillian...

May 7, 2020

L.B. VALENTINE

L.B. Valentine, at the age of 94, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on May 7th 2020 at 5:17 am.

Born in Shamrock Texas on 04/09/1926 to Thomas Benjamine and Rosie Milvinnie Valentine.  

As a youth he worked on a farm with his 12 brothers and sisters before moving  to Bakersfield. Ca  in 1945. There he began...

May 5, 2020

Alan Bruce “Al” Wells was born June 27, 1950 and passed away quietly, with his devoted wife Barbara by his side, on May 5, 2020.  He was only a few weeks away from his 70th birthday.

Al proudly served in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam from 1970 to 1972.  He was always grateful to those who served.  He was an American...

May 2, 2020

August 2, 1932 – May 2, 2020  Helen Huntalas (née Koutroulis), or “Baby Girl” as her birth certificate read, has gone home to her father, mother, brother, and husband, all awaiting her in God’s kingdom. After more than eighty-seven incredible years that saw her survive tests of will that would challenge any individual, this wondrous woman had the comfort and...