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Ruth and Virgil had a shoe repair shop and canvas shop for many years in the valley.
She is survived by an only son Billy G. Warnock and wife Esther; grandsons James and Michael Warnock; granddaughter Sherry Walker; great-granddaughters Stacy and Stephanie Walker, and great-grandson Wayne Allen Phelan, Jr. She will be greatly missed by all.
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1996
Laura Ella Morgan
Private services at the home, officiated by Pastor Jack Dilley, were held for Laura Morgan, age 84, who passed away on Janu- ary 18, 1996. Laura passed away at her home after a long illness, with many of her family members at her bedside. Interment was held at Hillcrest Cemetery in Bakersfield. .
Laura was bom to Milton and Olive Parker in Marquette, Michigan on June 7, 1911. She received her schooling through high school in Marquette. she met and married her husband of 67 years, Bertram, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They later moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where they had three of their six children. They then moved to Kenosa, Wisconsin, where their other three children were bom. They came to Califomia in 1950 and lived in Reseda until 1969 when they moved to Bodfish where they remained until her death last Thursday. Laura was a housewife and mother and loved to fish.
She is survived by her hus- band, Bertram; her five sons, Bertram, Jr. and wife Judy of Fontana, Califomia; Ralph Mor- gan of Missouri; Marvin Morgan and wife Dianne of Bakersfield; James Morgan and wife Pat of Grants Pass, Oregon; Michael Morgan and wife Nancy of Bod- fish; and daughter Arvilla Stem of Lake Isabella; plus 29 grandchil- dren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild. Her family and friends will miss her greatly.
Services were entrusted to the care of the Bonewell family of the Lake Isabella Funeral Home, a Golden Rule Funeral Home.
Lawrence David Dodson
Graveside services were held for Lawrence Dodson, age 94, at the Kem River Valley Cemetery in Wofford Heights, Califomia, on Wednesday, January 10, 1996, at 2:00 p.m. Rev. James Lee, Pastor of Valley Commu- nity Church, officiated.
Lawrence was born June -6, 1901, in Eliza, Illinois. He lived in Burbank prior to coming to Onyx 25 years ago.
He is survived by his wife Cora, of Onyx; four sons, Dean Dodson of Canyon Country, Califomia; Ralph Dodson, Pacoima, Cali- fomia; Gene Dodson of Anchor- age, Alaska; and Edward Gra- ham of Oxnard, Califomia; also three daughters, Dorothy Hines ot lowa; Shirley Hines of Florida; and Rose Lovejoy of Phoenix, Arizona; 21 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great- great grandchild.
Services were entrusted to the care of the Bonewell family of the Lake Isabella Funeral Home, a Golden Rule Funeral Home.
Loretta Lucille Wyloge
Private arrangments were made for Loretta Lucille Wyloge who passed away January 12, 1996, in Mt. Mesa, Califomia. Mrs. Wyloge was bom January 10, 1911, in South Bend, Indi- ana.
She is survived by her hus- band Morris L. Wyloge of Lake Isabella; daughter Barbara Famsworth of Wofford Heights; great-grandchildren Mollie Anne Winchester and Andrew Brian Winchester. You can rest easy now, Nana.
Arrangements by Valley Mor- tuary.
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JANUARY 31, 1996
Franklin (Frank) Curtis Kennelty, Jr.
Private services were held for Franklin Kennelty, Jr., who passed away at the Kern Valley Hospital on January 24, 1996. Frank, as he was known, was bom in Greensburg, Pennsylva- nia, to Franklin and Mary Kennelty, on April 2, 1916. Frank received his schooling in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and then, on September 13, 1941, married Florence Bushfield in Cumberland, Maryland. They moved to the lake area in 1967.
Frank's hobby was charcoal sketching and he loved to fish. He had a favorite saying, "There are only two types of people in the world, the Irish and those who want to be Irish." He had a special love for his grandchildren.
He is survived by his wife of 54 years; one son Franklin Lane Kennelty and wife Tonia of Bakersfield; three sisters, Isabell Gallenbeck, Leda Arena, and Marilyn Sheetz, all of Phoenix, Arizona. Frank will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Services were entrusted to the Lake Isabella Funeral Home, a Golden Rule Funeral Home.
Lewis (Lou) C. Coon
Services were held January 16, 1996, at the Eagles Lodge for Lewis C. Coon, age 66. Inter- ment followed at the V.A. Me-
morial Cemetery.
Lou was born in Monroe, Michigan, on July 26, 1929. He retired from the Navy at the Long Beach Ship Yard.
He lived in Mt. Mesa for six years and belonged to the Moose, Eagles and the V.F.W. Lou liked to fish, shoot pool, play shuffleboard, and help people in every way he could. He would go out of his way to help people.
Barbara Haley was his fiance. They had a good six years to- gether. She loved him very much. He had lots of friends in this valley, from one end to the other. She would like to thank all the people who came through to help her with the arrangements and for all the kindness and flowers.
Matilda Agnes Dunn Collins
Matilda Agnes Dunn Collins passed away on January 24, 1996, at the Skilled Nursing Center of the Kern Valley Hos- pital. She was 100 years old. Matilda was born on March 12, 1895 in Council Bluffs, lowa, to Stephen and Mathilda Dunn and married Harry Collins on De -ยท cember 31, 1941, while still in Council Bluffs.
Harry preceded Matilda in death in 1964. Matilda had re- sided in California for 50 years, the last 30 being in the Kern River Valley.
There will be a memorial mass on February 2, 1996, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Jude Catholic Church in Wofford Heights with Father
Charles Casale officiating. In- terment will follow at Kern River Valley Cemetery.
Matilda loved the outdoors. She would spend many hours in hergarden, hoeing and trimming.
She is survived by four daughters, Bernice Loveall and Harriet Carstens, both of the Kem River Valley; Clara Neville, of Prineville, Oregon; Darlene Jacobson, of Sacramento, Cali- fornia; and two sons, Garland of Weldon; and Paul of Parker, Arizona. Another son, Harold preceded her in death in 1974. Also surviving are 24 grandchil- dren, 46 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Matilda will be greatly missed by all friends and family.
Services were entrusted to the Lake Isabella Funeral Home a Golden Rule Funeral Home.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1996
Clarence Arthur Geringer
Clarence Arthur Geringer passed away on January 30, 1996, at Kern Valley Skilled Nursing Facility. He was bom in Mystic, lowa, on August 11, 1919, to Byron Geringer of Hannibal, Missouri, and Marie Robinson of Mystic, lowa. Clarence retired from the Torrance Unified School District prior to moving to the Kem Valley in 1977.
Clarence is survived by his
wife, Betty, of 59 years. They had one daughter Nancy Bowen of San Jose, California; and two sons Dick Geringer and Bill Geringer, both of Vallejo, Cali- fomia. He is survived also by two sisters, Florine Mason of Long Beach, California; and Leona
Grossman of Dixon, Illinois; one brother, Byron Gerringer, of Hemet, Califomia; five grand- children and six great-grand- children.
Services were entrusted to the care of the Bonewell family of Lake Isabella Funeral Home.
Dalton Henry Lee Flood
Dalton Henry Lee Flood, in- fant, died Tuesday, December 5, 1995, at Simi Valley Hospital. He is survived by his parents Michelle Beckstead and Gerald Flood; brother Cordy Beckstead of Simi Valley; and grandparents Fran and Dennis Wargnier of Simi Valley; Alyn Beckstead of Washington; and Geraldine R. Flood of Bakersfield, former 27- year resident of the Kem River Valley; and several aunts and uncles.
The service was held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 8, 1995, at Reardon Simi Valley Mortuary. Buriat followed at Simi Valley Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Reardon Simi Valley Mortuary.
Archie Wallace Crawford
Graveside services were held Wednesday, January 31, 1996, at 11:00 a.m. at the Kern River Valley Cemetery for Archie Wallace Crawford II. Officiating was Edward Rain of the First Baptist Church of Lake Isabella. Mr. Crawford was born in Moss Point, Mississippi, and passed away after a long illness on January 28, 1996, in Mt. Mesa.
Mr. Crawford was a Merchant Seaman for over 25 year and a resident of the Kern Valley for 25 years. He loved fishing and spending time with his grand- children.
He is survived by his wife of 58 years Margaret Crawford of Lake Isabella; son and daughter- in-law Archie and Kathy Crawford, also of Lake Isabella; son Ralph Crawford of California; four grandchildren and six great- grandchildren.
Arrangements by Valley Mortuary.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1996
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Destiny Dejae Hearn
Graveside services for Des- tiny Dejae Hearn, age 4, were held on February 7, 1996, at the Shafter Memorial Park, in Shafter, California, at 2:00 p.m. Surviving heris her mother, Janet K. Hearn Parker, and father, Steve L. Williams of Weldon; sister April Parker of Weldon; brother Ray Murray; sister-in-law Kim; nieces Brittany and Karissa of Frazier Park; grandparents J.J. and Lucille Hearn of Weldon and paternal grandparents Judy Allison of Bakersfield; aunt Su- san Wall, uncle Terry Wall, and cousin Lisa of Polson, Montana; uncle Delbert Hearn and aunt Colene, cousins Heather, Jarrod and baby Eric of Terra Bella, California; cousin Jason Hearn and wife Rosie, and cousin Marc of Shandon, California; aunt Rebecca, uncle Mike, William Jeffries, and Candy Aardel of Modesto, California. She also has innumerable great-aunts and uncles, second cousins, and great-grandparents, living in Bakersfield, Mrs. Marie Chadwick, Mr. and Mrs. Allison, Mr. & Mrs. Ben Chadwick.
Destiny was born in Bakers- field on December 4, 1991, and passed away February 1, 1996, at Valley Children's Hospital in Fresno, Califomia, after a seven- month struggle with childhood cancer. She was a brave little girl, traveling many miles back and forth to Fresno to get che- motherapy and radiation treat- ments. Her doctors and nurses loved her dearly. We owe them a special thanks, and also those at
Ronald McDonald House.
She was our angel sent from heaven. She was our sunshine, and the light of our lives, espe- cially her grandpa J.J.'s. She touched so many people's lives and had lots of friends in both the Kern River Valley and Fresno. The family wishes to thank ev- eryone for their prayers and support, here and afar. It seems like the entire Northern Hemi- sphere was praying for her. Many relatives and friends attended her funeral, some as far away as Kansas, Montana, San Diego, Reno, Stockton, Corona, Cherry Valley, Weldon, Lake Isabella, Shafter, San Luis Obispo, Bakersfield, Tulare, Fresno and Modesto.
Her special friends Aaron DeLuca and David Katchfar will always be remembered. They were there to support and help Destiny and the family. Destiny touched lot of lives both old and young, and she was barely four years old. Her uncle Delbert Heam from Terra Bella officiated the funeral with help from Grandma Hearn, Aunt Susan Wall and Cousin Lisa Wall.
Arrangements by Mish Fu- neral Home of Olldale.
Child So Fair In Memory of Destiny
She was one in a million A person might say She loved everybody In her own special way.
She would brighten my day With her loving smile And when I felt bad She would hold me awhile.
She had the touch of an angel So delicate and rare And if I needed a hug She was always there.
She had a genuine loving And very special way When she made me feel better
She would go out and play.
When she left me - It made me so sad But I know she's in heaven So I don't feel so bad.
She had so much love She would readily share And I felt blessed Knowing this child so fair.
Charli Gates
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1996
John Stephen Cross
John Stephen Cross was bom July 14, 1926. He entered U.S. Army in 1945 and served 31 years in Korea, Japan, Germany, and Vietnam. He retired as Lt. Col.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Wanda, in 1994; his mother, Pansy, in 1930; his fa- ther, Richard, in 1995; and brother, Raymond, a Marine killed in Korea, 1951.
Survivors include his daugh- ter Rebekah, of the home; John Jr. of Minnesota; stepmother Lucy; brother Richard of Lake Isabella; brothers Robert and Victor of Hutchinson, Kansas; sisters Maudee Akers of Burbank, Califomia; and Helen
Bright of Seneca, South Carolina. John died peacefully in his sleep after a bout with cancer on January 30, 1996, at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Alice Victoria Buder
Memorial services were held Sunday, February 11, 1996, at 2:00 p.m. at the Kern River Val- ley Christian Church in Southlake for Alice Victoria Buder. Officiat- ing was Pastor Duane Splawn.
Alice was born in Berlin, Germany on November 13, 1900 and married Frederick (Fred) Herman Buder on August 16, 1919 while yet in Germany.
Fred preceded Alice in death in February 1981. They had lived in Long Island until the mid- 1950's when they moved to San Diego to be close to their only child, Marlies Planter Caswell. Alice came to the Kern River Valley to live with her daughter in 1986. She enjoyed the sociabil- ity of Lake View Guest Home (now Burlington) for a few years.
Alice loved her family and grandsons, David and Jack Planter and four great-grand- children. She loved Coffee Klatches, and being with her many friends, and club activities in San Diego.
She passed away peacefully at home with her daughter and son-in-law Marlies and Frank Caswell where she had been cared for for the past three years. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to your favorite charity.
Arrangements by Valley Mor- tuary.
George Willard Miller
George (Doc) was born on August 1, 1906, in Elida, Ohio, and passed away on January 26, 1996, in Apple Valley, Cali- fornia, at the age of 89. George (Doc) had been a resident of the local community for 17 years, before moving to Apple Valley where he spent the last 10 years. He earned his living as a dentist, but retired to the Kem River Valley.
He leaves a legacy of eight grandchildren and five great- grandchildren. George is sur- vived by his wife of 67 years, Frances J. Miller; sons Gerald W. Miller and Ralph E. Miller; daughters Suzanne F. McDonald and Catherine A. Wild.
Services were held January 31, 1996, at Oakdale Cemetery in Glendora, Califomia.
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Robert E. Von Zell
Robert Von Zell was bom to Gustaf and Hattie Von Zell in Chicago, Illinois on January 3, 1915. He went to be with the Lord on February 9, 1996, in Mt. Mesa, Califomia. Services were held on February 16, 1996 at Roosevelt Memorial Park in Gardena, Califomia.
Robert received his schooling in Chicago, where he sold news- papers on the street corners to help during the hard depression years. He often told stories of noted gangsters in the Chicago area that he knew of due to his job with the paper. Robert left Chicago in 1933. He worked as a smoke-jumper fire fighter in C.C. Camps in Washington and Oregon. Often he was called upon to top and cut down trees, sometimes while the fire soared above his head. He came to the lake area 20 years ago. Robert loved to fish with his wife Ethel, and taught his grandchildren how to fish. Of course, no one ever caught as big a fish as grandpa. He also enjoyed golfing and had several buddies to golf with. Most of his buddies had preceded him in death.
Robert could build a house from start to finish and he loved to remodel old houses.
He is survived by his wife of 36 years, Ethel Von Zell, two daughters, Martha McDaniel of Mt. Mesa, California and Judith Herndon of Rolling Heights, California; one son Douglas Von Zell of Cerritos, California; two step-daughters, Dorothy Darr of Irvine, California and Pauline Stoltenberg of Redondo Beach; one step-son James Elliott of La Habra, California. Also a sister, Catherine Blake of Gardena, California; seventeen grandchil- dren and sixteen great-grand- children. He will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Arrangements made by Lake Isabella Funeral Home, the Bonewell Family, Golden Rule Funeral Directors.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1996
Phyllis Elizabeth McMurry
Born August 20, 1916 in Quincy, Massachusetts, Phyllis Elizabeth McMurry passed away in Lead Hill, Arkansas on Feb- ruary 15, 1996.
Phyllis was preceded in death by her husband, James F. O'Mara, Jr. and a daughter, Su- san M. O'Mara, and two sisters. Surviving relatives include sons James F. O'Mara III of Carmichael, Califomia, Michael P. O'Mara of Tacoma, Washing- ton and Peter O. O'Mara of Lead Hill, Arkansas; daughter Jane Mckinley of Cabool, Missouri; sisters Evelyn Marie Cedarstom of Braintree, Massachusetts, Annette Savard of Cherry Hill, New Jersey; brothers Philip Louis O'Mara of Quincy, Massachu- setts, . Russel O'Mara of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Robert O'Mara of Jupiter, Florida.
Services provided by Holt Memorial Chapel, Harrison, Ar- kansas.
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Donald Root Haney
Services were held February 7, 1996 at the Kemville Methodist Church for Donald Root Haney, 62, who died February 5 in a Bakersfield Hospital of heart disease. Pastor John Carpenter officiated.
He was bom February 11, 1933 in Versailles, Illinois to Margaret Root and Theodore Eugene Haney and into a long line of newspaper pub- lishers. His parents operated news- papers in small Midwest towns and he grew up working alongside them. In the 1940s, the family moved to Danville, Califomia where they started the Valley Pioneer. Don graduated from San Ramon Valley High School and attended Mt. San Antonio College in southem Califomia for a time. He went to work for a pump company as a hydraulic engineer, but was drawn to Catalina Island when his parents moved there in 1954 to operate The Catalina Islander. Don soon joined them to work at the newspaper and took it over in 1962 when his parents retired. In 1974 he purchased the paper from the Wrigley Company which had owned it for, 60 years. During his 35- year tenure at the paper, he could do, and frequently did, everything at the paper, from writing and editing to taking and developing photos to setting type and running the presses. He ushered the paper through the transformation from hot lead type to the computer age.
On April 18, 1981, he married Ann Regaldo, who joined the newspaper staff when she retired in 1984 as ad- ministrator of the local hospital. In 1990 they sold the paper and moved to Kemville where they had frequently vacationed.
He joined the Kemville Lions Club and the Kem Valley Model Airplane Club (KMAK). He was a member of the Kemville United Methodist Church and Catalina Island Lodge No. 524, F. & A.M.
He is survived by his wife, stepson, John Regaldo of Catalina Island, California; three aunts, Pauline McCaskill, Mt. Sterling, Illinois, Melva Marshall, Robinson, Illinois and Tanko Haney of Munster Indiana.
Graveside services were con -= ducted February 9 by members of the Catalina Masonic Lodge and he was- buried at Avalon Memorial Cemetery on the island he loved so well.
Services were entrusted to the care of the Bonewell Family of Lake Isabella Funeral Home, A Golden Rule Funeral Home.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1996
Ernest R. Travers
Born in Kewanee, Illinois on February 16, 1911, Emest R. Travers passed away February 13, 1996 in La Mirada, Califomia. He was a resident of Lake Isa- bella for 24 years. Services will be held today at Kern River Valley Cemetery in Wofford Heights. Reverend Snow of the First Baptist Church. of Lake Isabella will be officiating ..
Emest was a retired carpen- ter and active in the 55 plus club where he was a past president, the CB Club and was also a past president of the Property Own- ers. Association of the Reeder Tract.
Ernest was a hard worker for the valley, getting the commodi- ties brought into the valley for the needy. He worked with Roy Ashburn to get the senior citizen's building and to get phones put in the canyon.
Emest was preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Annabell. He is survived by his children, J.M. Traver of La Mirada, Cali- fornia, Dorothy M. Klein of Livingston, Texas and Marylou Ellis of Lake Isabella, brothers Al Travers of Lakewood, California and Aubry Travers of Trinity Center, Clare Engel Lake, Cali- fornia. He had 7 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren.
Jackie O'Dell Kienle
Jackie O'Dell Kienle, 71, died Saturday, January 6, 1996.
Graveside services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, January 9, in Memory Gardens Cemetery with the Rev. Frank Williams of Cov- enant Presbyterian Church offi- ciating.
Mrs. Kienle was born in Ama- rillo and graduated from Amarillo High School in 1942. She mar- ried Bob Kienle in 1952 at Clovis, N.M. She worked at Pantex dur- ing World War II. Jackie and her husband resided in Lake Isabella in the late sixties and early sev- enties. She was a homemaker and member of the Daughters of the American Revolution Arredondo Chapter No. 2 and the Laureate Delta Tau/Chapter PL. 1572.
Survivors include her husband; two sons, Jerry W. Kienle of Al- buquerque, N.M. and Bobby M. Kienle of Flat, Missouri; two daughter, Martha L. Kienle of Albuquerque and Debbie J. Nielsen of Helena, Montana; five sisters, Minam Palmer of Lake Isabella, California, Hazel
Gardner of Vigo Park, Vesta Orr of Auburn, Maine, Mateel Brown of Amarillo and Myrl Blackwell of Oklahoma City; three brothers, M.S. O'Dell Jr. of Minden, Louisi- ana, Glenn O'Dell of Amarillo, Texas and Dale O'Dell of High- land Falls, New York; 13 grand- children and three great grand- children.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996
Margaret A. Schiber
Vigil services were held on Sunday, February 25, 1996, at 7:00 p.m. in the Rose Chapel of the Lake Isabella Funeral Home followed by a funeral mass on Monday, February 26, 1996, at 10:00 a.m. at St: Jude's Catholic Church for Bodfish resident Margaret A. Schiber, age 77. Committal services and inter- ment followed at the Kem River Valley Cemetery in Wofford Heights. Rev. Charles Casale, parish priest of St. Jude's Catholic Church officiated. Mrs. Schiber passed away in a Bakersfield hospital on Thursday evening, February 22, 1996.
She was born in Tiff, Missouri on June 15, 1918. She moved with her family while still an infant to Granite City, Illinois, where she spent her early years and received her education there at Sacred Heart School. She and George W. Schiber were married in Granite City, Illinois, on Feb- ruary 1, 1936, and recently cel- ebrated their 60th wedding an- niversary together.
In 1954 they moved to Los Angeles and in 1960 built their home here, moving to the lake full time in 1966. She and her husband owned and operated the Plaza Shoe and Department Store, now known as the Shoe Box in Lake Isabella, until retir- ing in 1974.
Mrs. Schiber was a member of the St. Jude's Catholic Church and of the St. Jude's Altar and Rosary Society are was a past member of the Kernville Rebekah Lodge. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grand- mother. She especially enjoyed reading, knitting, quilting, can- ning, reading and was an ex- ceptional cook and homemaker. She will be greatly missed by her loving family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents and by two brothers Ollie and Mitch Roderick and by two sisters Grace Roderick and Sister Francis Gabriel. Mrs. Schiber is survived by her hus- band George of the family home in Bodfish; by sons and their wives Michael and Elizabeth Schiber of Templeton, California; Larry and Alice Schiber of Titusville, Florida; Phillip and Sandra Schiber of Livingston, Califomia; and by two daughters and their husbands Carol and Rusty Thomas of Bodfish; and Linda and Tom Petty of Bakersfield. She is also sur- vived by brothers and sisters Lawrence "Dick" Roderick, Cecelia Cruse, and Theresa Marie Harding, all of Granite City, Illinois, and James Roderick of Manhattan Beach, Califomia; and by 13 grandchildren Melinda Kershner, Ruth Ann Browning, Michael Charles, Stephen, Leslie, Kaylyn, Nicollette, Carolyn and
Lawrence Schiber, Jr., Doug and Jenny Thomas, and Michelle and Collette Randour, and by five great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and many, many friends.
The services were entrusted to the care of the Bonewell family of the Lake Isabella Funeral Home.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1996
Max Shaw
Max Shaw was bom to Wil- liam and Lottie Shaw on June 7, 1918, in Arkansaw, Wisconsin. The family moved back and forth between Wisconsin and Califor- nia several times. Max went to elementary school in Long Beach, Califomia, and attended high school in Wisconsin.
Max left Wisconsin in 1935 and returned to Califomia where, in Torrance, he met Barbara Jane Hall and they were married in Glendale on October 7, 1939: Together, they lived in Long Beach, Torrance and other cities in the Los Angeles area. Max attended Pacific State University in Los Angeles where he became an electronics engineer. They spent 29 years together in the Northridge area before coming to the lake area in 1983.
He loved to fish and RV camp. He and Barbara belonged to the Kem Valley Rovers and went on many trips with other RVers. He
also was a Ham radio operator and a member of the Kem Valley Amateur Radio Club. He loved music and played lead cornet at the Chicago World's Fair in 1936. Max loved animals, especially cocker spaniel dogs. Max was a member of the Highland Chapel United Methodist Church.
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