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Jerry L. Wattenbarger

BAKERSFIELD, California

Mar 29, 1942 – Jan 17, 2026

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BORN
March 29, 1942
DIED
January 17, 2026
LOCATION
BAKERSFIELD, California

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Jerry Wattenbarger was born in Bakersfield, California, to James T. and Lillian "Babe" Wattenbarger. He attended Beardsley Elementary and Junior High and graduated from North High School in 1960.Jerry spent his working life in construction. Outside of work, his greatest passions were fishing...

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I am so sorry to hear this. Much love to the family! My dad, Joe, sends his love as well!

Oh Jerry Wattenbarger!! What an indelible impression you as a teenager made upon my life. You were my brother Joe Stevenson´s best friend. Shenanigans buddy. Party fool. Jokester. Teaser cousin. Fun fun memories of you I´ll never forget. Big hugs to your lovely wife Jan.

Again we have to say goodbye to a wonderful person. I've known Jerry for the last 46 years when I got together with his cousin Tim Holloway. We used to fish at Lake Success and him and I would always compete as to who caught the first, the biggest fish. I usually won. Many times cleaning thousands of crawdads in the garage on Olympic. Frog legs were the favorite too. Putting in turkeys and hams for Thangsgiving in his deep pit. He was always fun to be with and we will miss him so.