Kern County Obituaries

Federico Leyva Cobo, Sr.

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Graveside funeral services were held Saturday, October 3, at Resurrection 
Cemetery in Montebello for Federico Leyva Cobo, Sr., who passed away at his 
Tehachapi residence on September_28
Mr. Cobo was born March 7, 1922 in Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico. He was married on 
January 9, 1943 to Margarita Castro in Juarez, Mexico. She preceded him in death 
on March 29, 1990. Mr. Cobo worked as a sheet metal machinist for Western 
Lightolier for a period of 20 years. Among his many interests in life was 
watching sports and he loved both building and carpentry. He certainly' had a 
"green thumb" and was a great gardener. He was affiliated with the National 
Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.
Mr. Cobo is survived by his sons, Federico C. Cobo, Jr. of Tehachapi and Ricardo 
C. Cobo of Lake Elsinore; daughter, Guadalupe C. Bouseman of Tehachapi; 
grandchildren, Ernesto Perez, Jr., of Tehachapi, Elizabeth Plascencia, April 
Cobo, Debby Cobo, all three of Lake Elsinore, Federico Cobo III and Tony Cobo of 
Bakersfield, one great-grandchild; brothers, Lalo Cobo of Santa Ana, Ricardo Cobo 
and Ramiro Cobo, both of El Paso, Texas.
Presider, Mr. Rod Recendez of the Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in 
Montebello officiated at the graveside service.
Wood Family Funeral Service handled the arrangements.