Carmelita Valdez, 94, went to be with the Lord on June 3, 2021. She was born to Albert and Claudia Romero on February 7, 1927 in Bakersfield, CA.
Carmelita had responsibility thrust upon her at a young age, first losing her mother while a young teenager and then having to provide for her younger brother when her father was drafted into the army during WWII. After the war, she met and married Robert Crichton and moved with him to Ohio where she had three children. Returning to Bakersfield in the 1960's, she worked in the dry cleaning industry and as a waitress at the Bakersfield Country Club where she retired. She married Lee Valdez of Bakersfield and remained there until Lee passed in 2001. A confirmed Californian, Carmelita spent her remaining years in the Sacramento area near her daughter.
She is survived by her children Michael, Claudia and Christopher, a granddaughter April and a great-grandson Alex.
A gravesite service is scheduled at the Hillcrest Memorial Park and Mortuary 9101 Kern Canyon Road on June 14, 2021 at 10AM.