Obituaries

Oct 7, 2019

Arrangements are pending

Oct 1, 2019

Arrangements are pending

Sep 20, 2019

Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 1 at St. Francis of Assisi Church, 900 H Street in Bakersfield, for Arthur Ghilarducci, beloved father, grandfather and longtime Buttonwillow resident, who passed away peacefully Sept. 20, 2019 at age 93.

Art was born April 16, 1926 in Bakersfield to Joe and Natalina Ghilarducci of Buttonwillow....

Sep 14, 2019

Sep 11, 2019

Sep 5, 2019

     Freda was one of 15 children born to Fred and Charlotte Feliz. She lived in Bakersfield all her life.   At the age of two, Freda developed spinal meningitis. Although she spent the rest of her life living with many physical challenges, Freda never complained.  Because of her health issues, she was never able to work, but helped take care...

Sep 1, 2019

Lula “Lu” Angela Pandolfi, age 85, passed into eternal rest at her home in Bakersfield on September 1. Born on January 4, 1934, in Flemington, Missouri, to Lola and Carl Dennis, she was one of nine children. While a young girl, her parents moved the family to Fowler, California, near Fresno. Lu graduated from Fowler High School, where she was...

Aug 31, 2019

Beulah (Bea) March Williams 

1923 – 2019

 

     Bea  passed away at the age of 96.  She leaves a large hole in her family’s heart but we are happy to know that she is reunited with heavenly family who are in Jesus’s arms.  To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:8).

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Aug 29, 2019

 

 

       Albert Leon Etchecopar, was born March 9, 1948, to loving parents James and Barbara Etchecopar in Bakersfield, California.  He surprisingly passed away on August 29, 2019, at the age of 71.

      Albert was born into a farming family and grew up in the Old River community.  He graduated from South High School in 1966 and went on...

Aug 18, 2019

Anne Louise Britten Gymer Santer passed away, August 18, 2019 at home, surrounded by family. Survived by husband, Peter Santer, stepdaughters Melanie Zubok, Marjorie Santer, and daughter-in- law Lisa Gymer and three grand- daughters.

Anne was preceded in death by her mother, father and son, Jeff Gymer. Anne was born April 18, 1942 in Fresno, CA. to her beloved parents,...

Aug 13, 2019

Ann Marie Olcott

1948-2019

Ann Olcott went home to the Lord on August 13, 2019 after complications from heart valve replacement surgery. She passed away in Southern California while under the loving care of the professional staff at Keck Hospital of USC.

Survivors include her husband, William "Bill"; daughter Cheri Olcott-Banks (Mark); son Steven Olcott (Melanie), two grandchildren, Jami Cummings...

Aug 3, 2019

NICHOLAS "NICK" ERIC PETERS

1978 - 2019

     Nicholas “Nick” Eric Peters was born on April 16, 1978 in Bakersfield, California.  God called him home to Heaven on August 3, 2019. He miraculously survived a near fatal injury in 1996.  God blessed us with the gift of Nick’s wonderfully upbeat, comical, and positive personality for twenty-three additional years. He...

Jun 15, 2019

Velma Mae Dovichi

January 10, 1928 – June 15, 2019

 

Velma was born on January 10, 1928 to Jimmy and Ella Wedding. When she was just 12, Velma met the love of her life, Bud, who was preparing to leave for the Army Air Corps. They exchanged addresses and, as in any good love story, wrote each other while he...

May 3, 2019

                                                      

John passed away on May 3, 2019 after a courageous four year battle with Stage IV prostate cancer.

He was a native of Bakersfield, born on July 28, 1954 to Jim and Pat Hodges Banducci.  John was a graduate of Bakersfield High School in 1972 and the University of Southern California in 1976 with a Bachelor of Science degree...

Nov 7, 2015

David E. Harper

June 23, 1932 – November 7, 2015

David was born in Manila, Philippine Islands, June 23, 1932, to parents Edgar and Maria Harper. He was the 9th of 10 children. When he was 9 years old, he and his entire family were imprisoned by the Japanese during WWII at the Santo Tomas University. Four years later in...