Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Stiles Hopkins , Marjorie E. "Marge"  June 8, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Hopkins, Marjorie E.     
1919 - 2005 
 
Marjorie E. Stiles Hopkins 
11/25/1919 - 6/8/2005 

Marge Stiles Hopkins, a longtime Bakersfield resident, died June 8, 2005. 
Marge was born November 25, 1919, in Holbrook, Arizona. Her parents were Henry 
G. Stiles and Florence L. Dowell. Her family moved to Bakersfield when she was 
a young girl. Marge attended Jefferson Elementary, Washington Junior High, and 
graduated from Bakersfield High School in 1936. She recently attended her 68th 
high school class reunion this spring. Marge went to Bakersfield College and 
then on to the University of California at Berkeley where she majored in 
English. She left college before graduating to care for her parents. Because 
of the shortage of workers during World War II, Marge got a job at the Weather 
Bureau where she trained to be a meteorologist and learned to do weather 
observations. In 1954 she started working for the Kern High School District. 
Marge was the weather reporter on KERO Channel 23 from 1955 until 1974. Marge 
was an avid reader and collector of books. She loved animals and had an 
extensive knowledge of Kern County history. After her retirement from KHSD, 
she worked as a volunteer at the Kern County Museum and for the Friends of the 
Library. She was predeceased by her husband, Harry A. Hopkins in 1972; 
brothers, Earl G. Stiles and Harry J. Stiles; and stepdaughter, Lucille D. 
Bordagaray. She is survived by stepson, Harry A. Hopkins III and daughter-in-
law, Patty of Coupeville, WA; stepgrandchildren, Michele B. Williams, 
Catherine B. Waldon, John R. Bordagaray, Dena L. Myers, and Diana K. Patrick; 
and 9 great-grandchildren. A private burial will be held later at Odd Fellows 
Cemetery in Los Angeles. Donations can be made in Marges name to Kern County 
Friends of the Library, 701 Truxtun Avenue, Bakersfield, CA, or to your 
favorite charity. 

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Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/11/2005.  


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