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Vaughan Justice, 85, of Tehachapi, passed away Sept. 9, in Tehachapi. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Maria Teresa Perez, 73, of Wasco, passed away Sept. 12, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Patricia Isabel Marquez, 60,... — Updated 10/2/2023

Gabriel Gomez, 69, of Lost Hills, passed away Sept. 5, in Lost Hills. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco.... — Updated 9/17/2023

Jamie “Moe” Torres Jr., 66, of Wasco, passed away Aug.22, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Benito Ortega Rodriguez, 88, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 23, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Eva Ornelas,... — Updated 9/4/2023

Ruby Violet Haworth, 91, of Shafter passed away August 16, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.... — Updated 8/27/2023

[BEGIN BOLD]Norman Harold Hansen, [END BOLD] 85, of Bakersfield, passed away July 8, in Bakersfield. Basham-Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. [BEGIN BOLD]Miguel Cervantes, [END BOLD] 88, of Shafter, passed away July 6, in Shafter.... — Updated 7/25/2023

Jesus Carriedo Mendoza, 65, of Wasco, passed away July 5, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Steve “Hoss” Rill, 71, of Shafter, passed away July 2, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Becky Burns, 84, of... — Updated 7/17/2023

Ramiro Z. Rodriguez, 73, of Bakersfield, passed away June 22, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jolene Rachele Lanford, 48, of Bakersfield, passed away June 13, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Juanita... — Updated 7/3/2023

Ruben “Wino” Molina, 66, of Bakersfield, passed away June 1, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Pablo Pelayo Brambila, 71, of Wasco, passed away June 8, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Lucio Lopez, 94, of... — Updated 6/17/2023

Barbara Jean Tolar, 81, of Bakersfield, passed away June 2, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Julia Villalpando, 93, of Wasco, passed away June 3, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Allen Reaves, 61, of Wasco,... — Updated 6/11/2023

Floriberta Ruiz Santiago, 37, of Wasco, passed away May 12, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Mariam Aguilar, 72, of Delano, passed away May 17, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Anna Lee Titsworth, 82, of Wasco,... — Updated 5/30/2023

Anita Gonzalez Martinez, 84, of Bakersfield, passed away May 9, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Maria Gonzalez Manzo, 100, of Wasco, passed away May 11, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Maria... — Updated 5/20/2023

Karen Williamson, 67, of Bakersfield, passed away April 14, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Janice Susanne Logsdon, 68, of Bakersfield, passed away April 14, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Gabriel... — Updated 4/25/2023

John R. Hays, 87, of Shafter, passed away April 1, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Manuel Sanchez Piedra, 68, of Shafter, passed away April 5, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. John Matthew Glenn, 20, of... — Updated 4/16/2023

Rosalba Gaona Gil, 72, of Wasco passed away March 30, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. [BEGIN BOLD]Jacqueline Guadalupe Beaver “Jackie." 70, of Wasco, passed away March 29, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home,... — Updated 4/8/2023

Jose C. Trujillo, 74, of Shafter, passed away Feb. 28, in Los Angeles. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.... — Updated 3/14/2023

Antonio “Tony” Garza, 66, of Shafter, passed away Feb. 1, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Sofia Vidales, 84, of Wasco, passed away Feb. 7, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Glen Wayne Skelton, 62, of Shafter,... — Updated 2/20/2023

Irene Gonzales, 85, of Bakersfield, passed away Jan. 28, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Cheryl Wheeler, 67, of Bakersfield, passed away Jan. 28, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Mary Ann Gonzalez, 76,... — Updated 2/9/2023

Aurora Ocampo, 78, of Wasco passed away Jan. 11, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Santiago D. Naranjo, 47, of Shafter passed away Jan. 16, in Sun Valley. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Lucio A. DeLeon,... — Updated 1/31/2023

Paula J. Johnson, 79, of Bakersfield, passed away Jan. 11, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Cesar E. Martinez, 64, of McFarland, passed away Jan. 10, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Edgar Perez, 31, of... — Updated 1/21/2023

Anna Maria DeLuna Breksa, 75, of Mission Viejo, passed away Dec. 26, in Mission Viejo. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. James Mason Taylor, 47, of Bakersfield, passed away Dec. 28, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Maria... — Updated 1/8/2023

Loretta J. Rogers, 92, of Wasco, passed away Dec. 22, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jose Campos Contreras, 74, of Seagoville, Texas, passed away Dec. 22, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafte... — Updated 1/2/2023

Frank Montes, 27, of Shafter passed away Dec. 10, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Alonzo Herrera Barba, 38, of Shafter passed away Nov. 23, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Matthew Alvear,... — Updated 12/26/2022

Michelle Fletcher Staggs, 64, of McFarland passed away Dec. 11, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Manuel Sandoval, 45, of Shafter, passed away Dec. 9, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.... — Updated 12/20/2022

Shirley A. Gomez, [END BOLD] 82, of Shafter, passed away Nov. 19, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Claudia M. Flores, [END BOLD] 35, of Bakersfield, passed away Nov. 16, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Rosali... — Updated 12/12/2022

Louise Patterson, 93, of Shafter, passed away Nov. 17, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.... — Updated 11/27/2022