Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Hendrickson) Villarreal, Rada Jean August 14 2004 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: K Taylor bluewolf@onemain.com August 17, 2004, 5:21 pm The Bakersfield Californian Rada Jean Villarreal Feb. 27, 1933 Aug. 14, 2004 Rada Jean Villarreal was born in Driggs, Idaho. She was employed by Western Airlines and Hertz Rent-A-Car. She briefly left the workforce to become a wife and mother. She retired from Kerr Steamship Co. in Long Beach. Rada moved to Bakersfield in 1998 to join her daughter and grandchildren after many months of commuting back and forth to babysit. She enjoyed her grandchildren immensely. She loved to read and visit her neighbors, Earl, Alice and Ardith. Rada was preceded in death by her parents, John and Hattie Hendrickson; son, Kevin Victor; 2 brothers, brother-in-law and grandson, A.J. Rea. Surviving members include sister, Ruth Ballard; daughter, Nicole Villarreal; chosen daughters, Christa Morrison and Cathy Contreras; chosen son, Michael Thomson; grandchildren, Sabrina, Nicholas, and Cruz Rea; chosen grandchildren, Caitlyn Jaime, Jonathon Hayes and Conner Morrison; great-granddaughter, Damonique Rea; numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. To the doctors and staff in Mercy ICU Thank you doesnt begin to cover the gratitude I feel for the care given to my mom and family during this very difficult time. May God continue to give you the grace, compassion, and wisdom we received. Mom, I will so miss the daily phone calls to gripe about the boys or just to see what youre doing or to see if youd talked to Christa. Ill miss the fun little shopping trips, the dinners you made because you knew how tired I was after work; the stains you removed from the boys clothes, picking one of them up so I could get something done; but, most of all, Ill miss the quiet morning cup of coffee and talking, just talking. Enjoy your walk with the angels. I love you, Nicole Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob1242hendrick.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb