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Josephine and Hack were married for more than 60 years before he passed away. She was preceded in death by her husband, Hack; two daugh- ters, Gloria and June Kay; a grandchild, Mark; and a great- grandson, Eric. She is sur- vived by her four children, Ben and his wife Jean Boyd; Larm and his wife, Barbara; daugh- ter Carolyn Edwards; and son David and his wife Nancy Boyd; 14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sis- ters, Edna and Wilma; and numerous nieces and neph- ews.
Arrangements were made by Valley Mortuary of Lake Isabella.
Mary Jane Moses
Mary Jane Moses, 71, lov- ing wife, mother, grand- mother and friend, passed away on July 16, 2002. She · died peacefully at home in Redmond, Wash., sur- rounded by family.
She was a longtime resi- dent of Bodfish and Trona, Calif. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 47 years, Warren G. Moses. She is survived by three chil- dren, Warren Dale Moses of Brentwood, Calif .; Robert Dean Moses of Texas; and Mary Alonna Gaines of Redmond, Wash .; eight grandchildren; and five great- grandchildren. Services and interment were held at Trona Cemetery on July 22, 2002. The family requests that me- morials be sent to the Parkinson's Foundation.
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Margaret Amedea Mestyanek
Margaret Amedea Mestyanek, a longtime resi- dent of Squirrel Valley, passed away at home July 17, 2002.
Born in Tuluca, Ill. on April 16, 1903, Margaret was 99.
She is survived by grand- son Glenn King of Suquamish, Wash .; grand- daughter Gail Kem of Carson City, Nev .; five great-grand- children; three great-great- grandchildren; and son-in- law Fred King of Squirrel Valley.
Margaret was a member of Eastem Star No. 640 in Desert Hot Springs and a member of Grandmothers Club No. 94 in Lake Isabella.
She enjoyed card parties, gardening, roses and visits with family members and friends.
Cremation arrangements by the Neptune Society.
She will be missed dearly.
Susan Myric (Witt) Milligan
Susan Myric (Witt) Milligan wasbom December31, 1922 and passed away July 26, 2002 at the age of 79.
Sue was bom and raised in Randsburg, and lived in the Kem Valley for the past 60 years. She leaves behind her son anddaughter-in-law Russ and Carolyn Milligan; daugh- ter Sandy (Milligan) Smith and
friend Denny Knight; grand- children Chrissie Mansour, Randy Milligan, Jess Mont- gomery, Chase Smith and Jamy Smith; four great-grand- children; and three brothers, Hi, Jim and Mike Witt.
She is preceded in death by brothers and sisters Mac, Hardee, Wade, Albert, Rob- ert, Tim, Ruth, Margaret, and Mary.
Sue leaves behind many friends in the valley, and lots and lots of great memories. She is going to be greatly missed by all.
· Memorial services will be held Aug. 2, 2002 at 11 a.m. at the Mt. View Southem Baptist Church, 2959 Erskine Creek Road in Lake Isabella.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the clubhouse at the church.
Services entrusted to the Lake Isabella Funeral Home,a family owned and operated funeral home.
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Howard Thurman "Seahawk" Bruster
Howard Bruster, 87, of Lake Isabella, went to his Heavenly Father on July 5, 2002 in Tucson, Ariz., sur- rounded by his family. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Camille Bayer Bruster. Howard was an avid CBer, boater, camper and horseshoe player. He is · survived by his two daugh- ters, Deedee Bruster Cohen of Moorpark, Calif. and Margie Kersey of Tucson, Ariz. Howard also leaves behind a posterity of seven grandchildren and 13 great- grandchildren. Those who knew Howard and called him friend will miss him dearly.
God saw that he was get-
ting tired and a cure was not to be.
. So He put His arms around him and whispered, "Come with me."
With tearful hearts we watched him peacefully fade away.
Although we loved him dearly, we could not make him stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard-working hands to rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us He only takes the best.
As requested by Howard, no memorial service will be held. His ashes will be mingled with those of his dear wife, Camille, and spread in the ocean near Catalina Is- land where he spent many happy times with Camille and his daughters. Donations may be made in Howard's name to the Carondelet Hos- pice Services at 1802 W. St. Mary's Rd., Tucson, Ariz. 85745, who gave so gener- ously to make Dad's final days more comfortable.
James Carl Belcher, Ceora Jane Belcher
James and Jane Belcher passed away on July 23,
2002 in Weldon.
They were raised in Lavonia, Mich. and were high school sweethearts. The two later married and they raised their family in Michigan. In 1962, James and Jane picked up roots and moved to Lancaster, Calif. area where James began work- ing at Edwards Air Force Base. James and Jane con- tinued to live and work in the high desert until 1982. The two then retired and moved to the Kern River Valley, set- tling down in Weldon.
James was a member of the Moose and Jane was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Lancaster. The two enjoyed camping, fishing and spend- ing time with their grandchil- dren. They will be truly missed by all who knew and loved them, and by all those they loved.
Graveside services were held on July 30, 2002 at the Kern River Valley Cemetery in Wofford Heights. Father Patrick Persinger of St. Jude's Catholic Church offi- ciated.
James and Jane Belcher are survived by son Joseph Belcher and his wife Jacquelen of Lavonia, Mich .; son John Belcher and his wife Eileen of Lancaster; daughter Patricia Rusa of Lompoc, Calif .; 10 grandchil- dren; 12 great-grandchil- dren; and two great-great- grandchildren. James and Jane were preceded in pass- ing by their sons Charles, James Jr. and William.
Services arranged by Val- ley Mortuary of Lake Isabella.
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Michael Joseph Erhardt
Michael Joseph Erhardt passed away of complica- tions from pneumonia on July 27, 2002 at the Veterans Hospital in Loma Linda, Ca- lif. Michael was bom in 1926 and was a U.S. Army WWII Purple Heart veteran. He retired from the Buick Motor Division in Flint, Mich.
He resided in Barstow, Calif. and is survived by his beloved wife of 57 years, Kathryn Mae Erhardt. He is also survived by a son, Ken- neth Michael Erhardt and his wife, Brenda; a daughter, Linda Kaye McAndrews and her husband, Tom, of River- side, Calif .; son Robert Lee Erhardt and his wife Ann of Sacramento, Calif .; and son Michael Allen Erhardt of Moreno Valley, Calif.
He was preceded in death by two grandsons, and is sur- vived by 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services were held on Aug. 5, 2002 at Riverside National Cemetery in River- side, Calif. Military honors included the 21 gun salute.
Dorothy Elizabeth (Holderle) Colombini
Dorothy Elizabeth (Holderle) Colombini, 81, died June 21, 2002 at her home in Portland, Ore. fol- lowing an extended illness.
She was bom Feb. 26, 1921 in St. Louis, Mo., the daughter of the late Charles and Viola (Dames) Holderle. She is survived by a daugh- ter, Eileen Clevenger and her husband Blair of Portland, Ore .; a grandson, Todd Kelley of San Diego, Calif .; a sister, Shirley Mills of Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif .; a nephew, Steven Mills of Long Beach, Calif .; two nieces, Lori Finney of Baltimore, Md .; and Jackie Gray of St. Louis, Mo.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Charles and Harold Holderle.
She was a longtime resi- dent of Oildale and Lake Isabella, and spent several years in Morro Bay, Calif.
A memorial service will be held at a later date in Lake Isabella. Remembrances may be made to the Ameri- can Heart Association.
Arrangements by Omega Funeral Home and Crema- tion Services of Portland, Ore.
Mable Blevins
Mable Blevins was born on Dec. 18, 1932 and went to be with our Lord on July 29, 2002.
She lived in Weldon for the past two years and had lived in Kern County for the past 25 years. Mable is sur- vived by her children, Roland Blevins of Lamont, Warren Blevins Jr. of Lake Isabella, Joann Miller of Bakersfield, Charles Blevins of Weldon, Ronald Blevins of Weldon, Tim Blevins of Weldon, and Deborah Flynn of Mt. Mesa; 21 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at the Full-Gospel Fel- lowship in Mt. Mesa on Aug. 9, 2002 at noon.
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Leslie Fredrick "Les" Schmidt
Leslie Fredrick "Les" Schmidt was born on Oct. 31, 1935 in Los Angeles and passed away of pan- creatic cancer on July 29, 2002 at the age of 66.
The only son of Ena S. Schmidt of Wofford Heights, he will be missed by his loving mother, his daughter Kristin Winsor and grand- son Dustin Rhinehart of Bakersfield; his half-sister, Geraldine Sullivan and fam- ily of Burbank, Calif .; aunt Joseph Barker of Studio City, Calif .; and her son Ed- ward and family of Chatsworth, Calif.
Les is also loved and will be greatly missed by his beloved Betty Schmidt of Southlake and family, who took care of him in his final days.
Les served his country with the U.S. Navy. He lived in the Kern River Valley for 16 years after a career as a profes- sional gardener in Los Ange- les and was a physical thera- pist assistant here in the val- ley.
He loved fishing, model railroading, gardening and the beach.
There will be a memorial gathering of friends and fam- ily on Aug. 17, 2002 at noon at his home at 20 Senjayho Lane in Wofford Heights.
Services were entrusted to the care of the Lake Isabella Funeral Home.
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A Special Tributo To Our Sister Clara Malone Anderson. 10/21/24 to 7/4/0257
Our eldest sister and a feisty Irish gal who feared naught. A quick temper that might show up if she wasn't in the mood for teasing. If you decided to test her, better not be standing too close, 'cause you might feel the pain of her ire. Adeline and I will miss you. Love Hary
Big sister to nine of us, and many others that "joined" our family through the years. Always put her family first. Loved being a part of such a big family Always had a great sense of humor and could laugh at herself. We will miss her deeply :- Stan & Family
Sometime loud, blunt, frank and outspoken, and maybe a few colorful cuss words to get her point across Made friends easily and kept them for a lifetime. That was just the way she was. Loren
A dedicated and loyal family member, sister and friend. My very best supporter and critic in whatever I did Always had an instant opinion, but left a door open for listening. Love you and miss you. Patsy & Pat I will think of you always on my gambling trips. I know you have already found that big slot machine in the sky. Til we meet again. "Maria & Elena" Love you "Dorty"
In Remembrance: (Our last visit was her gracious smile and laughter and her concern for all her family members' well-being and happiness.) Even when she called me a "Dumb Head" it was with love. Bud & Julie
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David Bryan Harvey
David Bryan Harvey was born July 17, 1946 in Pasa- dena, Calif. and passed away Aug. 4, 2002 at his home in Lake Isabella.
He is survived by his be- loved mother, Wilma Pollock; his sister, Gloria Green of Prescott, Ariz .; his cousin, Gloria Stevens of Bakersfield, Calif .; his sister-in-law Dianne Harvey of San Francisco; niece Lisa Staal of Twin Peaks, Calif .; nephew Craig Wycoff of Mission Viejo, Calif .; and nu- merous aunts, uncles and cousins in Arkansas and Texas. He was preceded in death by his twin, Danny Bruce Harvey, in 1978; his father, Willie Harvey, in 1954; and his stepfather, Harold Pollock, in 1979.
David graduated from Cali- fomia State University, Sacra- mento with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Environmental Stud- ies. He served his country cou- rageously as an Army Medic during the Vietnam conflict. Dave retired in Sept. 2001 from the U.S. Forest Service after 20 years, having worked pre- viously 10 years for the Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Land Management in both Minnesota and Arizona.
David was an avid mara- thon runner and hiker with a great love of God's creation and enjoyed photographing its great beauty. He belonged to the National Audubon So- ciety and was a very active volunteer at the Kern River Preserve. Dave was also a member of the Sierra Club and Kern County Search and Rescue. He volunteered at many local organizations in- cluding Camp Owen and was very concerned with protect- ing our national environment.
A memorial service was held Aug. 7, 2002 at the Kern- ville United Methodist Church with the U.S. Forest Service officiating the service and in- terment took place at the Kern River Valley Cemetery in Wofford Heights.
Arrangements by the Lake Isabella Funeral Home, a family owned funeral home.
Diane Timm
Diane Timm, born on Oct. 8, 1940, in Clovis, N.M. to Clyde and Charlie Faye Massongill, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 5, 2002.
Diane is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Stephen; her children, Car- rie Watson and Randy of Rohnert Park, Calif., Crystal Andrew and Mark of Lancaster, Calif., Stephen Timm and Jennifer of Lancaster, Candy Garcia of Lancaster and Cherie Timm of Merritt, Fla .; 14 grandchil- dren; a sister, Roxanne Carter of Mukilteo, Wash .; and a brother, Duane Massongill of Las Vegas, Nevada.
A memorial service to cel- ebrate Diane's life was held Aug. 9, 2002 at New Hope Community Church in Lancaster.
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Bernice June Williams
Bernice June Williams, 74, a 15-year resident of Bodfish, passed away on Aug. 2, 2002.
Bernice was born Jan. 25, 1928 to Evelyn Ereta and Ferdinand Olak Nordstrom of Detroit, Mich.
Bernice is survived by her husband, Ted; her two daughters, Jacqueline E. Raffa of Bodfish and Johanna E. Willett of New Market, Ala .; four grandchil- dren; and three great- grandchildren.
Bernice and Ted were married in Buffalo, N.Y. on May 6, 1949 after a whirl- wind romance and court- ship of six weeks. Bernice
and Ted remained lovers, friends, confidants and hus- band and wife for 53 won- derful years.
Bernice's husband Ted and her daughter Jacqueline were by her side when she passed.
Bernice requested there be no memorial service. Her ashes will be spread at sea in an area of the South Pa- cific very dear to her and her family, where many wonderful years were spent together.
Anna Belle Slaton
Anna Belle Slaton, 92, passed away on January 18, 2002. She lived in Lake Isabella for 30 years.
She was born in Okla- homa in 1910. She was adopted from a Choctaw Indian reservation. She had no birth certificate, so her exact date of birth is not known.
Her occupation was in ceramics and she was em- ployed by the Glendale Company.
She was widowed for over 25 years. She is sur- vived by her children Maxine Dunlap, Mary O'Neal, Margaret Ann Miller, Raelene Goddard and James A. Miller; 20 grandchildren; 14 great- grandchildren; three great- great-grandchildren; and her good friend, Shirley Keeling.
A memorial service will be held on Aug. 22, 2002 at Kern Valley Hospital at 10 a.m. in the day room. Officiating will be the Rev. Ardis Sandall.
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John Whitker Stafford
Private arrangements have been made for John W. Stafford, who passed away Aug. 17, 2002 in an auto accident in Lake Isabella.
Mr. Stafford was born May 21, 1923 in Boling Green, Ohio. He served in the Navy during WWII in the Pacific. After returning from the service, he re- ceived his Bachelor's De- gree from UCLA and pro- ceeded into his lifelong work
of engineering and sales. He had two great passions in his life- he was an au- diophile and loved the Big Band era, and he was a member of the Kern Valley Gun Club and a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association. He was also an excellent wood- worker. He enjoyed the out- doors very much, which was one of the reasons he moved here to Wofford Heights after retiring. John was preceded in death by his loving wife of 35 years,
Granny Faye.
He is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, John and Debbie Stafford of Rancho San Diego; daugh- ter and husband Catherine and Robbie Manning of Apple Valley; and four grand- children, Kerri Manning, Kimberly„Manning, Caitlin Stafford and Cole Stafford. He will be missed by his many friends and family.
John will be buried with his family in Boling Green, Ohio. Arrangements were made with Valley Mortuary of Lake Isabella.
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Virginia Marie Flynn
Virginia Marie Flynn, 73, passed away on Aug. 3, 2002 at her Mountain Mesa home. Herfour children, Ellen Gragg and Jim, Charles and Kevin Flynn and their families were with her. Virginia had been ill for a short time.
She dedicated her life to her family and working in the service of others. As a school- teacher, Virginia taught spe- cial needs children in the Or- ange County and Magnolia school districts. Upon retire- ment from teaching in 1989, Virginia and her husband, Chuck, moved to Mountain Mesa. They enjoyed travel- ing, volunteering and playing golf. They volunteered for the National Park Service in Death Valley for six years. Virginia continued her volunteer work after Chuck's death in 2000. Her activities included chair- ing the Scholarship Commit- tee for the Death Valley'49ers and volunteering at the cura- torial facility at Death Valley National Park and Manzanar Monument.
Virginia was loved and will be missed by a large family, including her children and their spouses- Ellen and Durk Gragg of Loomis, Calif., Jim and Nancy Flynn of Coarsegold, Calif., Charles and Kimi Flynn of Aptos, Ca- lif., and Kevin and Laurie Flynn of Scottsdale, Ariz .; grandchildren Bryan, Roo, Amanda, Cody, Sierra, Kyle, Ali and Aspen; sisters Eleanor Campbell of Kernville and Gloria Kreisher of Bakersfield;
brother Ed Wasielewski of Phoenix; brother-in-law James Campbell of Kemville; nephew Bob Campbell of Inyokem; niece Julie Hawkins of Visalia; great-nieces Wendy Hawkins of Monterey, Holly Forseth (Campbell) of Chicago and Heather Campbell of San Francisco; and great-nephews Brad, Nic and Adam Hawkins of Visalia. Her niece Susan Campbell preceded Virginia in death.
A celebration of Virginia's life will be held Aug. 24 at the home of Bob and Alice Campbell, 1055 Sierra Vista, Inyokem at 4 p.m. Please contact Kevin Flynn at (480) 948-9082 for directions.
In lieu of flowers, please make contributions in Virginia's name to: Death Valley '49ers Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 338, Death Valley CA 92328 or Friends of the Kem Valley Libraries, P.O. Box 554, Kerville CA 93238.
For additional service in- formation, please contact Basham Funeral Home, 3312 Niles, Bakersfield, (661) 873- 8200.
Charles Edward Spiegel
Charles Edward Spiegel was born to Edward and Ollie Spiegel in Port Lavaca, Texas on Jan. 17, 1913. He entered into rest on Aug. 9, 2002 at the age of 89 at his home in Lake Isabella with his wife and fam- ily by his side.
Charles worked at Lockheed Aircraft in Burbank, Calif., where he was a mock- up mechanic for 36 years. He loved to hunt and fish, espe- cially with his buddy, Bill Helton, who preceded him in death. He loved his garden and took pride in seeing it grow. His prize was a 38- pound pumpkin that he grew.
Charles is survived by his wife, Elmira, of Lake Isabella; sister-in-law June Williams and her daughter Michelle of Lake Isabella; sister Thelma Spiegel of Reno, Nevada; great-niece Dorothy, grand- daughter Katherine Weiss and godson Donald Wines, all of Lake Isabella; four sons- Charles Spiegel and wife Sherry of Los Angeles, Roger Spiegel of San Diego, Raymond Feliz and wife DeDe of Las Vegas and Frank Feliz of Las Vegas; daughter Su- san Dukeshire and husband of Sunland, Calif .; 15 grand- children; and one great-grand- child.
Charles loved his family and he will be missed by all who knew and loved him.
Services were entrusted to the care of Lake Isabella Fu- neral Home, a family owned funeral home.
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Jessie Ellen Rucker
Memorial services were held Aug. 15, 2002 at Mt. View Southern Baptist Church for Jessie Ellen Rucker, who went to be with the Lord on Aug. 12, 2002 after a short illness. Officiat- ing was Pastor Preston North. Graveside services were held at Mt. View Memorial Park in Barstow on Aug. 16, 2002.
Jessie was bom in Yale, Okla. and came to Califomia at the age of 8 to the San Joaquin Valley with her fam- ily. There she met and mar- ried Leroy Tyler in 1946 and they moved to Newberry Springs in 1950. She was very active in the Newberry Community Church and was a member of the Newberry School District Board. She and Leroy owned Tyler Well Drilling and Excavation and also the Newberry Market. After Leroy's death she moved to Barstow where she Mortuary of Lake Isabella. worked for the Barstow School District and finished raising her family. She then married Ed Rucker in 1978 and in 1980 Ed and Jessie moved to the Kern River Val- ley and they became the pro- prietors of the Onyx Empo- rium.
Upon retiring they traveled extensively and spent many hours hunting and fishing. She was a member of Mt. View Southern Baptist Church and TOPS No. 436.
She was preceded in death by her husband Leroy Tyler and in 1971 and Ed Rucker in 1995, and two brothers.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Kathie and Gene Orton; daughter Linda and son-in- law Rick Beacham; daughter Jane and son-in-law Frank Hill; two brothers and five sisters; six grandchildren- Melissa and husband Mike Guido, Amanda and husband Jeff Johnson, Lucy Beacham, Nickolas Beacham, Amy and husband Kevin Howe, and Timothy Hill; and four great- grandchildren, Jacob, Jenni- fer, Julianna and Garret.
Jessie will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. She is with her Lord now.
Arrangements by Valley
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Carol & Charlie Forever
Recently my dear friend lost the love of her life to cancer.
Carol and Charlie moved here to the Valley in July of 1999 from Portland, Oregon to help care for his ailing mother (although whether she was really ill or not is in question).
Charlie had resided in Oregon for 23 years after serving his time in the U.S. Marines and fighting for his country in Vietnam.
He then met the love of his life, Carol, in 1995. He and Carol had their first date on Aug. 14, 1995- seven years to the day before they laid Charlie to rest.
While residing in Lake Isabella, they accumulated property together first year and a half, paying all bills.
while Carol worked the
Charlie was a jack-of-all-trades, mainly being self-employed, working construc- tion most of his life.
Charlie was an avid fisherman and loved to hunt. As Carol wasn't really into hunting, she and Charlie did a lot of fishing together, which she learned to love as Charlie did.
In May 2001, Carol left the Smoke Shop where she had worked for almost two years, and opened up her own cigarette business. Charlie told her, "This is your baby, run it the way you want," and she did with a lot of sweat and determination.
She worked 12 bours a day, seven days a week for a year, until Charlie went into the hospital and was diagnosed with cancer of the brain.
She then closed the store in June, as she was traveling to the VA Hospital in L.A. every day to see Charlie.
Unfortunately, there was trouble with Charlie's family during this time. There is a question about their control of Charlie's assets, including a car that Charlie had bought her six years before.
Two and a half weeks before Charlie passed, they removed him from the hospi- tal and brought him home to his mother's residence.
I saw my dear friend Carol go through so much pain, she wasn't even allowed to grieve in peace, and didn't deserve the treatment she got.
See, due to the nature of Charlie's illness, he could not fight back, nor speak on Carol's behalf.
I know where Charlie wanted to be- home with the love of his life. He told me himself when Ivisited him in the hospital that he had asked Carol numerous times to marry him.
Charlie loved her more than life, as she loved him.
We have come to the conclusion that none of these people have ever known the kind of love and devotion that Charlie and Carol shared.
One thing they can never take away from her is the memories they both shared. Carol, Charlie will always be with you in spirit and heart.
Your friend always,
Love, Phyllis
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Della Dee Henson
Della Dee Henson, 86, passed away Aug. 26, 2002 at the Skilled Nursing Facil- ity in Mountain Mesa. She had been ill for quite some time. Her three daughters and family members were with her. She dedicated her life to her family and being of service to others.
Della had worked as a baker for many years for the Ford Motor Co. in Kan- sas City, Mo. and in South- ern California. She moved to this area after retirement some years ago to be with her daughters. She enjoyed short car trips, yard sales and dining out as well as family dinners.
Della was preceded in death by three daughters, Charlotte, Karen and Wanda. She is survived by three daughters, Bonnie Chastain, Beverly Rogers and Sharon Nelson; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her twin sister, Dorothy, her sister Martha and their families in Missouri.
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