This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7740 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest Ca Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: B-4, Sec. 1, Blk. 3 Interred: Jean Elizabeth Simmons Color or race: Cauc Age: 0 years, 0 months, 0 days Place of birth: California Date of birth: Jan. 3, 1964 Sex: F Place of death: China Lake, Calif. Date of death: Jan. 3, 1964 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 3, Row A, Space W 1/8 of plot 63 Jean Elizabeth Simmons Interred, no headstone

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7739 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest Ca Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: A-4, Sec. 1, Blk. 3 Interred: William Robert Clelland Color or race: Cauc Age: 84 years, 9 months, 29 days Place of birth: Missouri Date of birth: Feb. 18, 1879 Sex: M Place of death: Ridgecrest Calif Date of death: Dec. 17, 1963 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 3, Row A, Space 7 Headstone: William R. Clelland 1879 1963

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7738 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest CA Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: A-6, Sec. 1, Blk. 3 Interred: Laura Grundy Clelland Color or race: Cauc Age: 83 years, 5 months, 27 days Place of birth: Massachusetts Date of birth: June 4, 1885 Sex: F Place of death: Riverside, Calif Date of death: Dec. 1, 1968 Name and address of undertaker: Mason-Powell Arlington Mortuary, Arlington Desert Memorial Park Block 3, Row A, Space 6 Laura Grundy Clelland Interred, no headstone

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7737 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest CA Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: D-4, Sec. 31, Blk. 3 Interred: Gayle Lynn Rhodes Color or race: White Age: 0 years, 0 months, 9 days Place of birth: Calif Date of birth: Nov. 29, 1963 Sex: F Place of death: Ridgecrest Calif Date of death: Dec. 8, 1963 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 3, Row A, Space S/E 1/2 of plot 70 Gayle Lynn Rhodes Interred, no headstone

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7736 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest Calif Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: D-2, Sec. 30, Blk. 3 Interred: Samual chester Jennings Color or race: White Age: 84 years, 11 months, 27 days Place of birth: England Date of birth: Mar. 5, 1890 Sex: M Place of death: Ridgecrest Calif Date of death: Nov. 24, 1963 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 3, Row K, Space 8 Headstone: Samuel C. Jennings Pfc US Army Wpr;d War 1 Mar 5, 1890 Nov 20 1963 Standard military headstone, marble, engraved

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7735 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest CA Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: B-5, Sec. 30, Blk. 3 Interred: Warren Howard Martin Color or race: White Age: 50 years, 11 months, 29 days Place of birth: West Virginia Date of birth: Nov. 20, 1912 Sex: M Place of death: Ridgecrest, Calif Date of death: Nov. 19, 1963 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 3, row L, Space 5 Headstone: Husband - Dad Warren H. Martin 1912 - 1963

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7734 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest CA Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: B-5, Sec. 2, Blk. 3 Interred: Robert Clay Sinclair Color or race: Cauc Age: 63 Place of birth: Not given Date of birth: Not given Sex: M Place of death: Hawthorne, Nevada Date of death: Nov. 13, 1963 Name and address of undertaker: Hawthorne Funeral Home, Hawthorne, Nevada Desert Memorial Park Block 3, Row B, Space 17 Headstone: Robert C. Sinclair 1900 - 1963

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7733 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest CA Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: A-4, Sec. 34, Blk. 1 Interred: Jimmy Dale Dunigan Color or race: White Age: 22 years, 6 months, 6 days Place of birth: Missouri Date of birth: July 23, 1941 Sex: M Place of death: Ridgecrest Calif Date of death: Jan. 29, 1964 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 1, Row K, Space 28 Headstone: Jimmy Dale Dunigan 1941 - 1964 The Lord is My Shepherd Jesus holding a lamb on left side, single lamb in lower right

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7732 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest Ca Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: A-6, Sec. 1, Blk. 1 Interred: Michael Terry Duffel DeVoos Color or race: White Age: 17 years, 3 months, 16 days Place of birth: Calif. Date of birth: Oct. 8, 1946 Sex: M Place of death: Ridgecrest, Calif Date of death: Jane. 24, 1964 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 1, Row A, Space 6 Michael Terry Duffel DeVoos Interred, no headstone

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7731 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest Calif Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: A-5, Sec. 35, Blk. 1 Interred: Jack Everett Sturgeon Color or race: White Age: 52 years, 6 months, 5 days Place of birth: Montana Date of birth: June 6, 1911 Sex: M Place of death: Trona, Calif. Date of death: Dec. 11, 1963 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 1, Row K, Space 17 Double headstone STURGE0N Emma S. Jack A. 1914 1993 1911 1963 Flowers on either side of last name

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7730 Message Board Post: Desert Memorial Park Cemetery Ridgecrest CA Kern County Funeral Home Record Lot: D-2, Sec. 5, Blk. 1 Interred: James Henry Hennessey Color or race: White Age: 61 years, 2 months, 14 days Place of birth: Massachusetts Date of birth: Aug. 24, 1902 Sex: M Place of death: Bakersfield, Calif Date of death: Nov. 8, 1963 Name and address of undertaker: Turner Funeral Home, Ridgecrest Calif Desert Memorial Park Block 1, Row A, Space 56 Headstone: James H. Hennessey August 24, 1902 November 8, 1963 Metal Greek key edging, cross upper left corner, Knights of Columbus emblem lower right corner, raised letters

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Cemetery Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7717.1 Message Board Post: I went to the cemetery this morning to check the headstone. HAISTEN is the correct spelling. The headstone is deteriorating and very difficult to read. But Haisten is correct.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Black, Harrelson, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7729 Message Board Post: Stewart Gerald Bender April 4, 1940 – March 28, 2005 Stewart Gerald Bender was born to Arthur and Edna Bender and raised in Tehachapi. His father Art served as constable for many years and was well known for witching wells. Stewart graduated from Tehachapi High School in 1958, then moved to Belmont to attend college. Stewart had happy memories of wandering around the hills of Tehachapi. Throughout his life he retained that love for the mountains and deserts. Stewart worked in the window manufacturing industry for 44 years. Starting as a part-time janitor, he advanced to vice president of International Window Company. In 2001, he started his own successful company named Home Window Company in Northern California. Stewart fought cancer for 14 long months. He never once complained, felt sorry for himself or gave up. He certainly was a fine example for all who knew and loved him. His kindness, caring and loving ways will never be forgotten. Stew is survived by his wife of 44 years, Donna; son Stewart Scott Bender and daughter Tamra Kathleen Bender, both of Pleasanton; brother Arman Bender of Oakley; and sister Marlene Black of Redwood City. He is also survived by 14 nieces and nephews and 16 great-nieces and great-nephews. His first grandchild will be born in May. He was preceded in death by his parents, Art Bender and Edna Harrelson, his grandparents, sister-in-law Olive Bender and niece Cissy Bender. Cards may be sent to the Bender family at 1647 Hopyard Road, Pleasanton, CA 94566. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 105 - No. 52 April 13-19, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Vakarcs, Lamb, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7728 Message Board Post: Emma Vakarcs Thorold April 14, 1916 - March 27, 2005 Emma Vakarcs Thorold was born April 14, 1916 in McKeesport, Pa. She married John Charles Thorold in 1939. Together they raised two children, Lawrence Thorold and Nancy Lamb, who survive their mother. She was the grandmother of five and the great-grandmother of 11. Emma passed away on Easter Sunday. Her funeral and burial will be in Wayne, Mich. A memorial service will be held in Tehachapi at a later date. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 105 - No. 51 April 6-12, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Bennett, Gardner Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7727 Message Board Post: Lloyd ‘Red’ Severance Aug. 10, 1919 – March 12, 2005 Lloyd “Red” Severance, age 85, of Cherry Valley, passed away March 12. Red was born August 10, 1919 in Alliance, Ohio. He was a former resident of Tehachapi for eight years and Garden Grove for 36 years. Red served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and was an Orange County Deputy Sheriff for 12 years with Knott’s Berry Farm. He was a member of Pearl Harbor Survivors Chapter 14 Los Alamitos; VFW Post #950 Mankato, Minn.; and Banning-Beaumont Elks #1839. Red is survived by his wife of 60 years Helen J. Severance of Cherry Valley; daughter Linda Jean Bennett of Ontario; two brothers, Lawrence Severance of Downey and Dennis Severance of of La Puente; granddaughter Amanda Jean Gardner; and great-grandson Tyler John Gardner. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 105 - No. 50 March 30-April 5, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Dante, Kirby, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7726 Message Board Post: Ruja Ann McDonell July 24, 1906 – March 30, 2005 A memorial Mass will be held Friday, April 8 at 10 a.m. at St. Malachy Catholic Church for Ruja Ann McDonell, 98, who passed away in a Bakersfield hospital on March 30. Mrs. McDonell was born in Dallas, Texas on July 24, 1906. She met and married James B. McDonell. Upon his death in 1942, she continued to operate the family business, McDonell Motor Livery, for 20 years. Mrs. McDonell also worked as a realtor with her sister for the next 10 years. She moved to Tehachapi in 2000 to be with her daughter. Mrs. McDonell is survived by her daughter, Ann Dante and husband Lee of Bear Valley Springs; grandchildren, Leeanna Kirby and husband John of San Diego and Martin Dante and wife Lena of Lake Elsinore; and great-grandsons, Christopher Dante and Justin Dante. Father Joel Davidilla will officiate at the service. Interment will take place at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the cremation arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 105 - No. 51 April 6-12, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Weich, Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7725 Message Board Post: Judith Ann Katzmark Oct. 24, 1940 – March 23, 2005 Born Judith Ann Weich on Oct. 24, 1940, she passed away on March 23. The example of Judith’s life remains an inspiration. Her desire not to burden others with her debilitating physical disabilities speaks to her courage and character. She had such large handicaps during the course of her life. Yet she achieved seeming insurmountable obstacles to fulfill her goals. Judith suffered from severe rheumatoid arthritis since she was 9. From that time on she underwent numerous medical procedures from hip transplants to a body “halo” to keep from being permanently paralyzed. Regardless of her extreme handicap, Judith Katzmark went on to be a tenured teacher and world traveler. Daughter of an air force officer, Judith was born in Portland, Ore., and experienced educational opportunities in such places as Madrid and Seville, Spain, and Munich, Germany. She graduated from high school in Oxnard and received her bachelor’s degree from Southern Illinois University in history. Judith married Peter Katzmark in St. Louis, Mo. following her undergraduate work. The Katzmarks relocated to Santa Barbara in l970. Even with progressive arthritic battles, Judith gained a master’s degree in Spanish from the University of Santa Barbara. Judith had a passion for genealogy and was a founding editor of the Santa Barbara genealogical society, Ancestors West. She was a member of the National Genealogical Society, the Genealogical Forum of Oregon and the Rogue Valley Genealogical Society. While in Santa Barbara, Judith received bilateral hip surgery, causing further difficulties with her ability to walk. Despite this setback, Judith moved to Tehachapi to begin her career as a Spanish teacher. For 16 years, she committed to her profession. She made many friends and participated in numerous community activities. In 1995, Judith retired from teaching. She decided to return to her native Oregon and participated in the design of an attractive dream-home condo in Mountain Meadows in Ashland. Her hope of continuing travel to visit family and friends afar was never fully realized, however, due to her advancing physical deterioration. On March 23, Judith passed away at her home at the age of 64. She was always optimistic and lived a full, productive life. She will be missed. Judith is survived by her brother, Bob Weich of Oxnard; niece, Kim Weich of Washington, D.C.; nephews, John Weich of Amsterdam, Netherlands and Daren Weich of Bend, Ore.; and her dearest lifetime friends, Ria and Adrian Maaskant of Tehachapi. She was preceded in death by both parents. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 105 - No. 51 April 6-12, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7724 Message Board Post: Allan Paul Jackson Jr. Aug. 28, 1954 – March 27, 2005 A memorial service was held Saturday, April 2 at the Bear Valley Springs Community Church for Allan Paul Jackson Jr., 50, who passed away peacefully on Easter Resurrection Sunday at his home in Tehachapi, surrounded by family. Allan was born on Aug. 28, 1954 in California to Allan and Marilyn Jackson. After traveling to Washington State, he fell in love with the area and moved there. He dedicated his life to Christ and married the love of his life, Diane, in Marysville, Wash., in 1982. They moved to Tehachapi in 1992. Allan was employed for nine years at the Lancaster prison as a wastewater/water plant supervisor. He loved the ocean, sailing, beach combing and hiking with his family, especially sharing quiet moments and being together. There was a glow about Allan, his willingness to give or go and even stay, desiring to honor Christ in all that he did. Allan is survived by his wife, Diane M. Jackson; sons, Jonathan and Thomas Jackson; daughter, Loretta Jackson; parents, Allan and Marilyn Jackson; and brothers, Craig Jackson and wife Ellen, and Sean Jackson and wife Lisa. Wood Family Funeral Service handled the cremation arrangements. Posted by East Kern Genealogical Society Courtesy of Tehachapi News Tehachapi, Kern, CA Published: Volume 105 - No. 51 April 6-12, 2005

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7723.1.1 Message Board Post: Sharon: Thanks for the url: Joe W. Burch died 30 Aug 1975-his SSN was 448-09-0124 issued in OK. He was born Joel W. in Paden TWP but guess he changed his name as he was listed as Joe in the 1920 census. Thank you for your time in answering my posting.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Burch Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/JW.2ADE/7723.1 Message Board Post: Please use the California Death Index (CADI) to get the exact date of death. Obits are not indexed in 1975 and so it's a matter of going thru the dailies until you find something. Reading all of August and possibly part of Sept. is more than most volunteers can do. Here is the URL for the CADI: http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi Sharon Kern Co. Volunteer