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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1983
Page
4
The Shafter Press notes McFarland High School classes of 1972 and 1973 will hold combined reunions in August. Sheryl Ritchey asks alumni to contact her at 834-9504 for details.
Gloria Evans works as the top checker at Tops Market in Shafter, having three and a half years in the role. She manages stock orders for the cigarette counter, tracks advertised and in store specials, and notes prices change with the fluctuating economy. She previously waited tables but prefers interacting with people in her current job and speaks of job strain from long hours.
Services were held for Otis Wadley 74 in Shafter on June 13 following a long illness. He lived in Shafter since 1947 and worked as a mechanic at West Kern Equipment Co. Survivors include two daughters, two brothers, a sister and three grandchildren. Interment was at Shafter Memorial Park. Aletha Bonnie Rueb 70 died June 10 in Shafter after 55 years there. She was born in Sylvia Kansas, a homemaker, survived by her husband Edward, one daughter, three grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Interment followed at Shafter Memorial Park. Casket bearers were Donald Bickner, Thomas Huffman, Wallace Weishaar, Dana Mulder, Mel Rub and Marshall Rub.
Upruh, Marshall Services will be held at 2 p.m Thursday in the Seventh Day Adventist Church Shafter for Marshall Ernest Uprah 64 of 415 Walnut who died June 13 in a Bakersfield hospital after a long illness. Officiating will be David Morris of the Church of Christ with interment in Shafter Memorial Park. He was born in Woodworth Nebraska Dakota and had lived in Shafter since 1933 a WWII Air Force veteran and a long time crop duster for Inland Crop Dusters. He was among the first 50 crop duster pilots in California. Survivors include his wife Mary three sons Fred Stroh Grand Junction Colorado Chris and Stan Unruh of Shafter two sisters Madge Alien Neb and Melba Lawrimore Maricopa four grandchildren and many friends. Burial was at Shafter Cemetery. Pallbearers were Mark Boatwright James Glidewell Steve Templeton Leland Villalvazo Joe Villalvazo and Ray Zamora Honorary pallbearers were Clyde Firestone Richard Freeborn Tommy Grealish Antonio Zamora. Survivors are close friends Richard Freeborn Dick and Susan Boatwright and others.
Edmund Nevada Williams 79 died June 11 1983 in Shafter. He worked and lived at Blue Moon Ranch, leaving behind family and local ties in the community.
The Shafter Recreation and Park District continues the Mobile Rec program rolling to Manuel Park Richland Primary School Rodriguez Park Stringham Park from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Mondays Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays with games like Wiffleball Croquet Dominos Checkers Toss Up Yahtzee and more supervised activities for all children at their chosen park.
SAPD hosts a summer film event at the Veterans Hall starting Friday June 17 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The program features the Walt Disney animated Robin Hood adventure cartoon. Admission is 50 cents. For more information contact the District Office at 505 Sunset Ave or call 746-3303.
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