Kern County CA Archives Obituaries.....Zachery, VanBuren    October 20, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Zachery, VanBuren     
1917 - 2005 
 
VanBuren Zachery 
2/17/1917 - 10/20/2005 

Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 27th, at 2:30 p.m., in 
Greenlawn Memorial Park, 3700 River Blvd., for VanBuren Zachery, 88, who 
passed away October 20, 2005. Fr. Jack Estes of St. Lukes Episcopal Church 
will officiate. Van was born in Sherman, Texas to Van Sr. and Clara Zachery, 
the first of three children. The family moved to Bakersfield in 1922 and Van 
attended local schools graduating from KCUHS in 1935. As a young man he sang 
professionally with the Jack Monan Band and also was an amateur boxer. He then 
began working as a machinist for the Southern Pacific Railroad. On October 12, 
1940 he married Marie Keyser, a union that lasted over 64 years and they had 
three sons. Van served three years in the Navy during World War II in the 
Pacific Theater. Upon his return home he resumed working for the railroad, 
then in 1947 joined the Kern County Fire Department, from which he retired as 
Captain in 1972. He was an influential role model for many young seasonal 
firemen who later chose firefighting as a career. Van and Marie were active in 
the KCFD Retirees, Native American Pow-Wows, and St. Lukes Church. Throughout 
the years they and their sons loved spending time at the mountain property in 
Twin Oaks, running a small cow-calf operation. Van was preceded in death by 
Marie in May of this year, and sisters, Betty Whalen and Sylvia Roberson. 
Survivors include sons, Daniel and wife, Chris, David and wife, Sandra, and 
Dennis and wife, Linda; grandchildren, Natalie Menees and Paul, Michelle 
Zachery, Ann Garcia and Rick, Amy Zachery, and Dennis Lee Zachery and Raelynn 
and great-grandchildren, Taylor, Alexandra, Trace, Kaitlynn, Hailey and Ryan. 

Greenlawn Mortuary Funeral Directors 
Legacy.com

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 10/25/2005.  


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