About 7,500 Kern County residents die each year; here are 17 of the most memorable from 2025

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – In 2025, Kern County lost a number of pioneers.

We lost veterans of World War II and Vietnam, giants of education, pillars of the business community, and many examples of devotion to family and community.

Here, in roughly chronological order, are but a few of them…

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