Obituaries

Aug 26, 2022

A Letter of Love for

  Alfonso Checchi

 

Dear Loved Ones,

 

If any of you are thinking as to why I have waited so long to have a memorial for my husband, it was because I loved him for so long. In the beginning I could not put him in the ground. Fifty- eight years of marriage...

Aug 24, 2022

It is with great sadness that our family announces our sister, Juanita Inez Resendez  Spence, has gone home to our Lord, Jesus Christ. On August 24, 2022, at 10:06 pm, we said goodbye.

Juanita was born in Bakersfield on May 23,1940 to our parents Antonio (Tony) and Inez Resendez. Awaiting her were siblings Eleanor, Arnulfo, Joaquin, Mary Ellen and cousin...

Aug 16, 2022

Born: October 21st, 1975 in Loma Linda, California.

Passed: August 16th, 2022 in Bakersfield, California

 

She leaves to mourn her passing: Parents Mike and Joanne  Carter,

husband Brian Brackett and their children Ryan and Riley;  her daughters

Kourtnee Carter, Elizabeth Kimbrell Trinity Shepherd (Tate Carter)

and two granddaughters Athena and Everly.

She completed high school in 1994  and continued...

Aug 14, 2022

Anthony was born to Lloyd and Phyllis Andreas. As a child, his father Lloyd, called him lil Ish-bit which means coyote who lives and runs in the wild. He attended school in Los Angeles California and enjoyed and loved spending time with his siblings. He was always laughing and smiling with those he came in contact with, saying and pointing...

Aug 1, 2022

Mary was born July 2, 1922, in Bakersfield to Alessandro and Rose Marie Pacini. On July 2nd of this year, she happily celebrated her 100th birthday at Rice Bowl Restaurant with family and friends. Mary had an immense joy of life, sharp wit, and wonderful sense of humor. Never at a loss for words, Mary was also a good listener....

Jul 26, 2022

David Paul Sweeney passed away in the early hours of July 26. 2022 with family and his pastor, Jamie Lanza, by his side.  He was born on October 25, 1944 in Sacramento, California to Frank and Evelyn Sweeney.  David graduated from East High School in Bakersfield, California in 1962.  David worked for Yellow Freight for over 30 years. He married...

Jul 14, 2022

Alba Sandrini was born on August 8, 1928, in Castroville, California, the artichoke capital of the world.  She passed away peacefully at her home on July 14, 2022.    Born to parents Mike and Martha Zanatta, she also had a brother Guido and a sister Sarah.  Alba attended Elementary school in Castroville and graduated from Salinas High School in 1946.  In...

Jul 11, 2022

Evelyn was born March 22, 1938 to Jake and Clara Ratzlaff in Bakersfield, CA and passed away July 11, 2022 at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital. She is survived by her children Steve, Mark, Roy and David (Lisa) Watson, as well as grandchildren Seth, Lauren and Bryce Watson, and a host of nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her sister...

Jul 1, 2022

Mike Bullock passed away after a long hospital stay on July 1, 2022, in Oklahoma City at the age of 78. Mike was born May 2, 1944, to loving parents Don and Vera Bullock in Bakersfield, CA. He lived in the Old River area all his childhood where he made many lifelong friends. He graduated from Buena Vista grammar school...

Jun 25, 2022

George L. Christian (Chris) was born in Amarillo, Texas to RC and Eutabe Christian.  He had lived in Bakersfield 53 years where he was a Communications Technician for Santa Fe Railroad for 28 years. George enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1956, was honorably discharged in 1960, and was then transferred to the Naval Reserves until 1962.

George is survived by...

Jun 11, 2022

Harold Leroy Hineline, the oldest son of Ella Fern Hineline and Harold K. Hineline was born March 29, 1935 in Ruskin, Nebraska. He left this life and went to be with the Lord on June 11, 2022 in the comfort of his home at the age of 87.

Harold was the oldest son and grew up with his 3 siblings,...

Jun 7, 2022

Richard “Rick” Pandolfi, 83, passed away on June 7 at his home in Bakersfield.

An aerospace and industrial engineer who worked for over 50 years for companies such as Lockheed Missile and Space, Hughes Aircraft Company, and Bolthouse Farms, Richard was born in Akron, Ohio, on March 1, 1939. In 1953, his family took the train from Ohio to California...

Jun 4, 2022

Jerry Bitz Dugan, 80, passed away on June 4, 2022 at home with his wife at his side.    

Jerry was born in Dallas, TX on May 7, 1942. He grew up in Southgate, CA, moving to Bakersfield in the seventies for his lifetime job at Hood Industries, which he retired from in 2006. He was an avid fan of...

Jun 3, 2022

Janine Marie Giles was born on November 18, 1948, in Hoboken, NJ to Anthony Francis and June Rose Cauldren, the second born and only daughter of five.  She passed away peacefully on June 3, 2022.

Janine was preceded in death by her parents, and her brother Bryan Cauldren (Mireille).  She is survived by her Aunt Ann Cauldren of Toms River New Jersey,...

Jun 2, 2022

Barbara Esther Fanucchi entered into the peace of Heaven June 2, 2022 with her family by her side.  Barbara was born in Bakersfield on October 14, 1927 to Enrico and Anna Grassotti.  She graduated from East Bakersfield High School in 1945. 

While her true love, Eugene, served in the army during the US Occupation of WWII, Barbara worked for a...

May 25, 2022

Braeden Michael Bennett—son, grandson, great grandson, brother, and friend to all who knew him—died on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at his family home in Bakersfield, CA. He was 17 years old and a junior at North High School. 

Braeden was born on March 8, 2005 in Cleveland, OH and soon moved with his family to Bakersfield.  He was blessed with...

May 25, 2022

Loula Koutroulis (née Simitzes) has joined her husband, family, friends, and the rest of the ranks of angels smiling down on us from Heaven. We’ll fondly recall her grin, one that you can see in every photograph of her, and her zest for life that almost surpassed her joy for helping others.

She came to California from Butte, Montana, where...

May 23, 2022

Born July 28, 1944, Harold Dee Wong was born to Violet and Harold YN Wong in Bakersfield California.  A man who had a presence and made himself known everywhere he went.  “Dee” attended Bakersfield schools, Bakersfield High School, Bakersfield College and finally earning a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.  Dee’s charming personality was warm...

May 17, 2022

There will be a viewing Tuesday, June 21, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. with a rosary at 6:00 p.m. at Doughty-Calhoun-O'Meara Chapel.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, June 22 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church.  Burial will follow at Historic Union Cemetery

Apr 30, 2022