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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

Jose Lopez Solorio, 75, of McKittrick, passed away Nov. 8, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. David R. Morales, 82, of Bakersfield, passed away Nov. 12, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.... — Updated 11/20/2022

Agustin Sierra Raya, 93, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 30, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Jovita Espinoza, 74, of Bakersfield, passed away Oct. 16, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Dennis Dean Meyer,... — Updated 11/14/2022

Jeffrey Barnes, 61, of Buttonwillow, passed away Oct. 29, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter.... — Updated 11/11/2022

Patsy Nadine Kelly, 81, of Shafter, passed away Oct. 25, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Heriberto Zarraga Loarca, 40, of Shafter, passed away Oct. 19, in Shafter. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Maria Ramirez, 93,... — Updated 10/31/2022

Marjorie Robertson, 94, passed away Sept. 15, 2022. Funeral service Saturday, Oct. 29, at 10 a.m. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Samuel Cardiel Maldonado, 70, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 13, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care,... — Updated 10/23/2022

Miguel Raya, ] 71, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 2, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Nicolasa Canalez, 90, of Wasco, passed away Oct. 4, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Damian Orpineda Villanueva, 23, of Wasco, passed away... — Updated 10/15/2022

Guadalupe V. Salinas Jr., 66, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 26, in Shafter. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Leonel Rey Soltero, infant, of Shafter, passed away Sept. 16, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter.... — Updated 10/11/2022

Aristeo Gaudencio Garcia, 63, of Wasco, passed away Sept. 20, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Noe Cantu, 42, of Wasco, passed away Sept. 20, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Fidel M. Gomez, 82, of Shafter, passed away... — Updated 10/4/2022

Ninfa Cabrera, 75, of Wasco, passed away Sept. 17, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Ruth Jara, 61, of Wasco, passed away Sept. 17, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Lila Forney, 90, of Wasco, passed away Sept. 19, in... — Updated 9/27/2022

Guadalupe Gudino III, 30, of Bakersfield passed away Sept. 7, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Michelle Coats, 72, of Bakersfield passed away Sept. 11, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Antoinette... — Updated 9/18/2022

Maria Loreto Nieblas, 67, of Wasco passed away Aug. 24, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Luis Contreras, 60, of Wasco passed away Aug. 26, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Wasco. Tammy Kay Blackburn, 62, of Bakersfield passed... — Updated 9/4/2022

Jose Ocampo, 75, of Wasco passed away Aug. 14, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Craig Michael Harrison, 55, of Bakersfield passed away Aug. 10, in Bakersfield. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Manuel Del... — Updated 8/28/2022

Sandra “Sandy” D. Smith, 71, of Bakersfield, passed away Aug. 4, in Bakersfield. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. David Santiago Martinez, 18, of Wasco, passed away Aug. 10, in Wasco. Peters Funeral Home, Shafter. Evelyn... — Updated 8/22/2022

Alejandro Morales Pallares, 47, of Delano, passed away July 31, in Madera. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Claudia Mora Lopez, 32, of Wasco, passed away July 26, in Wasco. Basham & Lara Funeral Care, Shafter. Carl Damon... — Updated 8/14/2022