From the February 19, 2021 Edition
Eleanor Valdespino was born in Chicago, Illinois, on Christmas Day in 1930. She passed away in Santa Cruz, California, on January 29, 2021, due to complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Eleanor graduated from Fenger High …
From the February 12, 2021 Edition
Richard Medina Sr. was born February 29, 1940, to Cipriana and Ronaldo Medina in LaVerne, California. He died on January 11, 2021, in Fillmore, CA. He was 80 years old.
His grandchildren call him Papa. …
From the January 29, 2021 Edition
Former Lockwood Valley resident Dale Edward King, 71, passed away January 19, 2021 at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.
He was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin to Irving King and Doris (Jensen) King on …
From the January 29, 2021 Edition
A funeral mass will be held for Barbara Edsall at Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church this Sunday, Jan. 31 at 12:30 p.m. The mass will be streamed live on Facebook for all who …
From the January 22, 2021 Edition
David “Dave” Lee Sanson, 82, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2021 in Bakersfield.
He was born to proud parents Emily Heitman and Don Requa Sanson on December 29, 1938, in Glendale, graduating from Glendale …
From the December 25, 2020 Edition
Carol Lee Fisher was born to proud parents Sara and Herb Fisher in Newhall, CA, on March 24, 1951.
She passed away of congestive heart failure at Antelope Valley Hospital on December 10, 2020.
Carol …
From the December 4, 2020 Edition
Longtime mountain resident and valued Shelter on the Hill volunteer Karen Anthony died on October 21, 2020. She was born Karen Lee Davis on April 30, 1947, to Mildred E. (Vale) and Edward Elmer Davis …
From the November 27, 2020 Edition
Longtime Lake of the Woods resident William Lee “Billy” Thigpen passed away Oct. 28, 2020, in Bakersfield at the age of 64.
Billy was born Dec. 4, 1955, in Modesto. He graduated from Maricopa High …
From the November 27, 2020 Edition
Charlene Louise Snyder Guttke Bakhtegan went to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on October 31, 2020, while at Henry Mayo Hospital in Valencia.
She had her daughters, Jennifer and Jessica, their spouses …
From the November 6, 2020 Edition
George Julian Gomez was born in Mexico City on February 19, 1953.
George, his mother and step-father moved from Mexico City to Bakersfield when he was four. He graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1971 …