Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....(Bristol) Olsen, Bernice Wanda  March 6, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Bernice Wanda Olsen
March 16, 1910 - March 6, 2005

Visitation for Bernice Wanda Olsen will be held at Basham Funeral Care (3312 
Niles Street) on Wednesday, March 9, 2005 from 5-8 p.m. Funeral services will 
be held in the Basham Funeral Care Chapel on Thursday, March 10, 2005 at 11:00 
a.m. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Cemetery. Randy Chamblee of First 
Southern Baptist Church of Buttonwillow will officiate. 

Bernice Wanda Olsen was born in Laton, California on March 16, 1910 to Walter 
and Carrie Bristol. Most of her early childhood and teenage years were spent 
in Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley where she met and married Teddy Olsen 
on June 28, 1928. They farmed in that area until 1934 and then moved to 
Buttonwillow where Teddy, his brother, Leland and their father began a farming 
operation that lasted until recent years.

Bernice was a housewife all of her adult life devoting herself and supporting 
her husband and four daughters in any and all activities in which they were 
involved. She was a 4-H leader for many years and wherever they traveled she 
was there albeit the Cow Palace in San Francisco, Great Western in Los 
Angeles, the Kern County Fairs or 4-H camp. She loved the Lord with all her 
heart and was an active and faithful member of the Buttonwillow Community 
Baptist Church for many years. She especially loved leading the high school 
and college age groups and taught Sunday School and Bible Study for as long as 
she was able. When Buttonwillows First Southern Baptist Church closed its 
doors for lack of funds and participation, she and two of her friends pooled 
their limited resources and helped build it into the great little church it is 
today. For many years she was active in PTA and Buttonwillow community affairs.

Bernice was preceded in death in 1983 by her husband, Teddy, of 55 years; 
grandsons, Teddy Olsen and Ricky Paslay; sisters, Ruth Olsen and Rita Fox. She 
is survived by her daughters, Janet Zanola of Lemoore, Helen Suorez, Barbara 
Harris and Lois Paslay, all of Bakersfield; special nephew, Marvin Jones and 
his wife, Julia of Bakersfield; grandchildren, Michael Suorez and his wife, 
Nancy, Steven Suorez and his wife, Lynn, Mark Suorez and his wife, Paula, 
Patrice Shinault and her husband, Michael, Robert Scott and his wife, Sherri, 
Leland Scott and his wife, Debbie, Sharon De Los Santos, Gary Zanola and his 
wife, Julie, Lisa Polder and her husband, Bruce and Tina Chedester and her 
husband, Jeff; as well as 33 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great-grandchildren 
and several nieces and nephews.

The family would like to express a special thank you to Bucky, his wife, Kelly 
and daughters, Sobia, Sophia, Samirah and Anjum for their love and support and 
much appreciation to Buckys girls at the Samaritans who took such loving care 
of our mother, Minnie, Sylvia, Rosa, Savannah, Sobrina and Linda. In lieu of 
flowers, donations may be made to the First Southern Baptist Church of 
Buttonwillow or to a charity of your choice. For additional service 
information please contact Basham Funeral Care 873-8200.

Basham Funeral Care 


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