Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Evans-Destefani , Lucia D.  November 9 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Lucia D. Evans-Destefani 
Jan. 21, 1943 - Nov. 9, 2004

Services: Sat., Nov. 13, 9:30 a.m. 

Rosary will be recited followed by celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial 
at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, November 13, 2004, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for 
Lucia D. Evans-Destefani, 61, who tragically passed away November 9, 2004, in 
an automobile accident. Father Dan Coyle will officiate with interment 
following at Greenlawn Southwest Cemetery.

Lou was born January 21, 1943, in Bakersfield. She had been employed 25 years 
as a bookkeeper by the Kern Delta Water Co. and for the past five years by 
McKittrick Ranch.

Lucia was an active member of Sacred Heart Church where she taught both 
R.C.I.A. and C.C.D. classes, was a Eucharistic Minister and a member of the 
Altar Society. She was also a volunteer for many years at Kern Medical Center 
and was an avid hockey fan.

Last Friday, November 5, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. she was married to her longtime 
friend and love, Melvin Destefani, in a beautiful wedding at Sacred Heart 
Church. She died Tuesday, November 5, 2004, at 6:30 p.m. near her new home 
with Melvin.

Survivors include her husband of four days, Melvin; son, Christopher Croson 
and wife, Terri; nieces, Katie Caudle and husband, Timothy, Donna George and 
husband, Tony; nephew, Maxx Garris and wife, Jodi; cousin, Stephen Ivy and 
wife, Georgia; niece, Courtney Evans; her godfather, Newell Powers; and 
Melvins children, Alan Destefani and wife, Debbie, and Janel Destefani and 
fiancé, Dennis Bigby. Lucia was preceded in death by her daughter, Carolyn 
Croson; her parents, Roland and Lucia Evans; and her cousin, Madeline McGinley.

The family requests memorial donations be made to the Sacred Heart Building 
Fund or to a charity of your choice.

No visitation is scheduled.

Doughty-Calhoun-OMeara

Funeral Directors 


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