Kern County Obituaries

Daniel Esperoin Perez

Submitted by Don Stowell; 13 Feb 2008

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Source Unknown; 4 Aug 1955

Danny Perez Killed, Vern Howard Hurt
Daniel E. (Danny) Perez, was instantly killed and Vern Howard, his passenger, was 
seriously injured in a head-on collision 3½ miles north of Rosamond at midnight 
Sunday, July 31 on Hwy. 6.
Also fatally injured was Jerome Ira Scherr of Los Angeles, driver of the other car. 
He died in Mojave hospital three hours after the midnight crash. A woman passenger 
in the Scherr vehicle, Pat Glass, suffered minor injuries which were treated after 
which she was released. They were returning from Bishop after taking her brother to a 
summer camp.
Perez and Howard were returning home from an ocean fishing trip in the Perez car, 
and one of the few witnesses to the accident said he saw a flash when the cars came 
together, but no blame for the accident has been set as yet
Vern Howard, Manager of the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave, is presently 
resting in Mojave hospital holding his own according to information released.
The body of Scherr was shipped to Lewes Funeral Home in Baltimore, Md., for 
funeral services by the O'Donnell Funeral Home in Mojave.

Source Unknown; 4 Aug 1955

Services Held for Danny Perez
Rosary was said for Daniel Esperoin Perez, on Wednesday, Aug. 3rd at 7:30 p.m. 
in the O'Donnell Funeral Home Chapel.	
Danny, as he was known by a host of friends, was born December 14, 1928 in 
Mojave, where he spent most of his life. At the time of his death, he was employed as 
a baggage clerk by the S.P. Railroad. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Perez, 
who also reside in Mojave.	
Danny was a crack athlete and excelled in swimming and baseball, being a 
lifeguard at the local pool and a member of the baseball team, a volunteer fireman, 
and the order of Eagles. He will be sorely missed by his many friends and 
relatives.
Survivors are his wife Donna, and two sons, Danny, 3 1/2 and Rudy, 15 months; 
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Perez; three sisters, Antonio Sawyer; Delores 
Edebrock, Fresno; Connie Perez, Mojave; and two brothers, John of Mojave and 
Allan of Oakland.
Mass was said at 9:00 a.m. in St. Francis Church of the Desert today (Thurs.) 
with interment following in Mojave Cemetery