Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Villarreal , Cecelia Bernal         September 23, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian
Villarreal, Cecelia Bernal     
1925 - 2005 
 
Cecelia Bernal Villarreal 
Nov. 22, 1925 - Sept. 23, 2005 

Viewing will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., at the Peters Funeral Home on 
Wednesday, September 28th. Holy Rosary will be recited by Father John 
Fluetsci, at Saint Johns Catholic Church, on Wednesday, at 7:00 p.m. Mass of 
Christian Burial will be Thursday, September 29th, at Saint Johns, at 10:00 
a.m. Interment will follow at the Wasco Cemetery. Cecelia Bernal Villarreal, 
79, of Wasco, passed away on September 23, 2005. Cecelia was born on November 
22, 1925, in Wasco, to Eduardo and Maria Coria Bernal. She attended St. Johns 
Catholic School and Wasco Union High School. In 1943 she married Jose R. 
Villarreal and together they raised their three children. Cecelia was employed 
in the medical field for over 50 years before her retirement in 1988. She 
began her career at the former Wasco Maternity Home and retired from North 
Kern Hospital in Wasco. She enjoyed spending time with her family during 
holidays. The familys 4th of July and Christmas gatherings were held in her 
home. On Christmas she recruited her grandchildren, nieces and nephews to 
dress up in Nativity attire to perform the annual Nativity pageant. She will 
be missed by all who looked up to her as the matriarch of the family. Cecelia 
is survived by her daughter, Priscilla and husband, Matt Carrasco of 
Bakersfield; son, Ruben Villarreal and wife, Ann of Olympis, WA; and daughter, 
Ernestine Villarreal of Wasco; grandchildren, Cynthia Virray, Christina 
Tennison, Matthew Carrasco, Joe Villarreal and Michael Villarreal; 12 great-
grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters-in-law, 
Modesto and Maria Bernal, Tony and Connie Bernal; sisters and brothers-in-law, 
Nellie and Joe Serda, Connie and Hector Montemayor; sisters-in-law, Elena 
Bernal, Cecelia Munoz and husband, Raul brothers-in-law, Pete Olvera; Felix 
Villarreal and wife, Socorro; aunts, Dolores Rodriguez and Trina Ventura. 
Cecelia was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Jose; beloved 
granddaughter, Julee Marie; sister, Rosie Olvera and brothers, Pascal Bernal 
and Edward C. Bernal. 

Peters Funeral Home Wasco 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 9/27/2005.  


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