Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Bitzer, John W. September 24 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 T bluewolf@onemain.com September 26, 2004, 11:40 pm The Bakersfield Californian John W. Bitzer, M.D. May 27,1929 Sept. 24, 2004 Funeral services will be held in the First United Methodist Church on the corner of Seventh & North streets, Taft, on Monday September 27, 2004 at 1:00 pm for longtime Taft physician John W. Bitzer, M.D. Pastors Bruce McClellen and Mike Harrell will officiate and burial will follow in the West Side District Cemetery. Dr. Bitzer was born in Wabash County, Indiana on May 27, 1929 and passed away at his residence on September 24, 2004. He proudly served his country as a member of the United States Air Force. He had practiced medicine in Taft from 1959 to 2001. Dr. Bitzer was a member of the First United Methodist Church, the California Medical Society and was the team doctor at Taft Union High School for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents Chester and Velma, and his sister, Susan Cline. His survivors include his wife, Harriette Bitzer; his children and their spouses, Lana and Lee Miller, their five children and six grandchildren; Renee and Greg Hill, their two children, Scarlett and Lon Bitzer , M.D., their five children; Desiree and Don Young and their one child, Rashell and Wassim Kaddure and their three children; his brothers, George Bitzer and Robert Bitzer; and his sister, Lena Pelio. Friends are invited to pay their respects on Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and again on Monday 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Erickson & Brown Funeral Home. Erickson & Brown Funeral Home Additional Comments: Volunteer submission - No relation to deceased. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/kern/obits/gob1827bitzer.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb