Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Castleton, Bernarda Elvira August 13 2004
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The Tehachapi News 
Bernarda Elvira Castleton

Aug. 20, 1913 – Aug. 13, 2004 

Bernarda Elvira Castleton, 90, passed away peacefully in her sleep at her 
daughter Yvonne’s home in Tehachapi on Friday, Aug. 13. She had been bedridden 
for almost five years. 

Elvira was born on Aug. 20, 1913, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. As a child she 
lived in Argentina and Spain.

When she married, she moved to South Africa with her husband, Ralph Waldo 
Castleton. They lived there for 21 years and that’s where their three 
daughters were born. 

Elvira’s family emigrated to America in 1960 and settled in San Marino, where 
she lived until 1997 with her daughter.

As a young woman, Elvira was fascinated by court proceedings, so she obtained 
the required credentials and did some courtroom transcribing in Argentina. In 
addition, she had an accounting degree that was put to good use in the 
businesses that she and her husband owned.

Elvira had a beautiful voice and loved to sing; she loved music, especially 
opera. She had total faith in God and those she loved. Her fierce love of life 
and family was outstanding.

She picked flowers from her garden and always had vases of fresh cut flowers 
in her house. She loved holiday get-togethers and prepared lots of good food 
with beautiful table settings. 

Elvira also loved dressing up for formal occasions and going to Las Vegas, 
dining out, theater and movies. She loved playing bridge, sometimes till 3 
a.m. In her later years, she enjoyed crossword puzzles. 

Elvira is survived by her cherished children, Yvonne Walden, Virginia 
Robinson, Joany Woodsmall; her treasured grandchildren, Jeffrey Walker, Marina 
Trost; her precious great-grandchildren, Sydney, Jordyn and Caysey Walker and 
Kurtis and Mason Trost; and her sister in Argentina, Antonia Barreiro De 
Barrios.

She will also be greatly missed by all her sons-in-law, Sam Walden, Prentiss 
Robinson and Dave Woodsmall, as well as her grandson-in-law, Eric Trost and 
granddaughter-in-law, Teresa Walker.

A Catholic service was held on Aug. 19 at Forest Lawn’s Wee Kirk O’ the 
Heather in Glendale and she was buried next to her husband, whom she adored.


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