Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Elizalde) Ansolabehere, Marie "Mary 5"  November 29 2004
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Marie Ansolabehere 
Mary 5

Rosary and Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., 
Thursday, December 2, 2004, at St. Francis Catholic Church for Marie "Mary 5" 
Ansolabehere, 84, who passed away on Monday, November 29, 2004. Father Craig 
Harrison and Father Ralph Belluomini will officiate. Interment will be in the 
Union Cemetery.

Mary was born on July 1, 1920 in Bakersfield, California to Jean and Grace 
Elizalde. She was raised and worked at the Noriega Hotel with her mother, 
sister and brothers until she married her husband, John 5 Ansolabehere in 
1941. 

Mary was an honorary member of the Kern County Basque Club and an active 
member of the Kern County Bo-Peeps Auxiliary where everyone always looked 
forward to Marys jokes at their monthly meetings. Her interest included: arts 
and crafts, daily crossword puzzles, cooking, Bingo outings and traveling with 
the Golden Girls. Mary was also known in the community for her knowledge of 
Kern County Basque history.

Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, John; her father, Jean 
Elizalde; her mother, Grace Elizalde; her sister, Jeanne Mendiburu; and 
brothers, Albert and Louie Elizalde; sisters-in-law, Marguerite Bernatene, 
Mary Eyherabide and Janice Elizalde; and brothers-in-law, Fred Ansolabehere, 
Pete Ansolabehere, Marcel Bernatene and Pascal Eyherabide. She is survived by 
her loving children, daughter, Yvonne Iturriria and husband, Fernando; two 
sons, Michael Ansolabehere and wife, Jeanne and Albert Ansolabehere; five 
grandchildren, Teresa Iturriria, Freddie Iturriria and wife, Chris, Joey 
Iturriria, Michael Ansolabehere and Jeannette Ansolabehere; two great-
grandchildren, Isabel and Nicholas Iturriria; sisters-in-law, Catherine 
Ansolabehere and Alice Ansolabehere; and brother-in-law, Joe Mendiburu; and 
numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Steve Eyherabide, Fred Ansolabehere, Jesus Onaindia, Jeff 
Clark, Pat Sullivan and John Etcheverry.

Viewing will be held at Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary on Wednesday from 2:00 
to 8:00 p.m.

The family wishes to thank Dr. Patel and his staff at CBCC, Mercy Hospital and 
Mercy Skilled Nursing for their excellent care of Mary during her illness.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Cancer Society, 1523 
California Ave., Bakersfield, CA 93304.

Hopson-Anspach Family Mortuary 


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