Obit of Neufeld, Viola Marie - Blaine County, Oklahoma

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::Shafter Memorial Park Cemetery--Shafter CA

Neufeld, Viola Marie

Viola Marie Neufeld Dec. 15, 1914 - July 13, 2006 Viola Richards was 
born in Hitchcock, Oklahoma. When she was 6, her family moved to 
Shafter where she grew up and attended Shafter Union High School. In 
1930 she met Arnold Neufeld, and they were married five years later. 
They farmed in Shafter and Wheeler Ridge, were blessed with a 
daughter and three sons, and later moved to Bakersfield where they 
built a home near East High School. Viola's two primary interests 
were her faith and her family. She was a woman of deep faith and an 
active member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. For many years she 
served as a room mother at the Bakersfield Adventist Academy. Both 
her church and family benefited form her talents as a seamstress and 
quilt maker. For over twenty years she served as a member and later 
Assistant Director of the Dorcas Society at the Hillcrest Adventist 
Church, serving the needy in the community by providing clothing, 
food, and quilts. In addition to making quilts, she devoted many 
hours to teaching the art of quilt making to others. Every family 
member and many friends received the gift of a quilt from Viola, 
which serve as fond reminders of her patience, kindness, and 
generosity. Viola was preceded in death by her daughter, Darlene 
Cole, and son, Robert Neufeld. She is survived by her husband of 71 
years, Arnold Neufeld; sons, Rick and wife, Connie, Randy and wife, 
Brenda; 13 grandchildren, and 23 great-grandchildren. Visitation 
begins today July 19, from 2-8 p.m. and Thursday, July 20, from 9 
a.m. to 8 p.m., at Peter's Funeral Home, Shafter. Graveside service 
will be held Friday, July 21,10:00 a.m., at Shafter Memorial Park.

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 7/19/2006.
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