Bill married Laura Lollar. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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John M. "Jack" Lollar August 5, 1933 - November 26, 2012 A memorial service will be held Monday, December 3, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at the Wasco First United Methodist Church for John M. "Jack" Lollar, who died November 26, 2012. Jack was born in Las Vegas, New Mexico, August 5, 1933 to Perry O. and Isabelle Romero Lollar. Growing up in Modesto and Bakersfield, he graduated from East Bakersfield High in 1951. After attending Bakersfield College, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned his Certificate of Physical Therapy from the University of California, San Francisco in 1955. His career as a physical therapist spanned nearly six decades, working primarily with the severely disabled. Jack married Ione Jensen on April 22, 1961. In 1962, they moved from Bakersfield to Wasco, where they raised their two children, Laura/ie and Richard. They were very involved in the community and kids' activities, especially Wasco Swim Club. Jack served as Kiwanis Club President, President of the Wasco Festival of Roses, and was Young Man of the Year in 1968. He and Ione were founding directors of the Wasco Rose Festival Art Show and were the first dual recipients of Lifetime Palm Avenue PTA Memberships. Jack and Ione worked side by side in their physical therapy private practice in Shafter until 1983, when they began their first retirement. They moved to Shafter in 1984 and quickly became involved in that community. Jack served on the Shafter Visions committee and the two of them were devoted volunteer Green Hotel Cooks. He and Ione were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from Richland PTA. At the time of his death, Jack was still serving as Chairperson of the Administrative Board of the Wasco United Methodist Church. Until his second retirement on November 16, 2012, Jack continued as a physical therapy consultant to more than a dozen agencies in Kern and Tulare Counties including the Kern High School District and Delano Association of Developmentally Disabled (DADD). He was instrumental in the founding of organizations such as the Wasco Association of Developmentally Disabled (now Community Service Options); Kern Regional Center, Mastering Abilities Riding Equine (MARE), MOVE International, Kiwanis Wasco Preschool (now Head Start) and the Jack and Ione Lollar Foundation. His writings have been published in specialized association and curriculum publications internationally. Jack was an avid reader, art collector and private pilot - but most of all he enjoyed traveling and relished life with family and friends. He especially enjoyed the bridge group, the Once-A-Year Club, being a BIL to PEO Chapter JT, and sharing special occasions with his children's close friends. He also enjoyed his many visits to Temple Beth El supporting each grandson prepare for his Bar Mitzvah. His speech at each ceremony created extra special memories for them. Believing "life is the journey, not the destination," he meticulously catalogued treasured memories in photo albums and commemorative books, most especially of regular trips with the grandkids to San Francisco, Yosemite, Nebraska, and Santa Fe. Other "journeys" include European trips, travels throughout North America (including a trip to watch the Apollo Soyuz space launch at Cape Canaveral), and years of season tickets to the Mark Taper Forum, often shared with the children and special friends. Jack is survived by his wife of 51 years, Ione; daughter Laurie Wolfe, her husband Bill and sons Matthew and Daniel of Shafter; son Richard and wife Christine (Harris), their children Katie, Gregory, Emily and Isabelle and their three grandchildren, all of Bakersfield. His brother Richard M. Lollar and his wife Wanda of Downer's Grove, Illinois, along with their four sons and wives, are also treasured members of the family. Numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces, and cousins across the U.S, also celebrate his memory. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wasco Community Scholarship Association (PO Box 7, Wasco, CA 93280), or the ... and at Jack's request, "Buy a bottle of wine and make a toast to my good health. Peters Funeral Home - Wasco www.bakersfield.com
Published in Bakersfield Californian from November 30 to December 1, 2012

John married Ione Regine Jensen on 22 Apr 1961 in Wasco Methodist Church, Kern County, California. Ione (daughter of Clarence Alfred Jensen and Ebba Laura Petersen) was born on 15 Jun 1936 in Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA; was christened on 16 Aug 1936 in Ebenezer Church, Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA; died on 1 Apr 2019 in Shafter, Kern County, California, USA; was buried in Wasco Memorial Park, Wasco, Kern County, Californi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The earthly journey of Ione R. Jensen Lollar came to an unexpected end on April 1, 2019.
Living with the lifelong motto of “Life’s a Journey,” what a journey she had! Ione was born in Curtis, Nebraska on June 15, 1936 to loving parents Clarence “Butch” and Ebba Jensen. At age three, the family moved to California, where Ione would live for the next 80 years.

Ione attended Wasco schools and graduated from Wasco High in 1954. Her journey continued to UCLA and Children’s Hospital School of Physical Therapy. After graduating from PT school in 1959, she made the bold move to San Francisco, working not in physical therapy, but in the offices of Pan Am Airlines. In each part of the journey, she made life-long and cherished friendships.

Ione married John “Jack” Lollar on April 22, 1961 in the Wasco Methodist Church, where they worshipped and were leaders for more than 50 years. By 1964, they had two children, Laura/ie and Richard, and lived in Wasco. They became very involved in the community and kids' activities. They were founding directors of the Wasco Rose Festival Art and great supporters of the arts and artists. Ione was also an artist, creating beautiful stained glass, weavings, and baskets. Her Chex mix and challah were sought after items at the Methodist Mini-Bazaar.

Ione worked part-time, along-side Jack, at their physical therapy office in Shafter. She was always home when the kids got home from school. During these years, the family travelled internationally, visited family in Colorado, Nebraska, and New Mexico, and explored favorite places like San Francisco, Yosemite and Morro Bay/Los Osos. Her favorite journey was a trip to watch the Apollo Soyuz space launch at Cape Canaveral. The Once-a-Year Club, bridge group, and PEO provided many happy couple memories.

They moved to Shafter in 1984. Both were devoted volunteer Green Hotel cooks and docents. Ione was also involved in grant writing and producing the newsletter for the Green Hotel. Ione served as President of PEO Chapter JT and celebrated 35 years as a member. She was co-coordinator of the Shafter-Wasco Satellite Branch of AAUW that later became the Brunch Bunch. These were all sources of more cherished friendships.

Everything she did, she did with love and attention to detail. Her family was always her priority. As an only child, she was an amazing daughter. In her words, she was a PT and, “Also daughter, wife, mom, grandma, aunt, cousin, friend...each one fun!” She was the documentarian of all our lives. She was never without a camera in hand at the end of a visit to capture the moment. Many wonderful hours were spent around the Lollar dining room table enjoying meals she prepared.

A highlight of Ione’s journey was being part of the team to establish the Wasco Union High School Auditorium on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. She was passionate about world peace... embracing the motto of Another Mother for Peace: “War is not healthy for children and other living things.”
After Jack’s death in 2012, Ione was blessed to be surrounded by family and close friends. She kept up her activities and added a Wendy’s Words Little Free Library to her front yard. The family continued the traditional Thanksgiving trip to San Francisco and her grandchildren were her pride and joy until the end.

Ione was preceded in death by her parents Clarence and Ebba Jensen, and her husband of 51 years, John “Jack” Lollar. She is survived by daughter Laura Wolfe, her husband Bill, and sons Matthew and Daniel of Shafter; son Richard, his wife Christine (Harris), their children Katie, Gregory, Emily and Isabelle, and their five grandchildren, of Bakersfield.

A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held Monday, April 8 at 11 a.m. at the Wasco First United Methodist Church, 1441 7th Street. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to reach Ione’s lifelong wish of purchasing a Giving Ark from Heifer International, https://fundraise.heifer.org/fundraiser/2005422 or to the Wasco Community Scholarship Association, PO Box 7, Wasco, CA 93280.

Clarence married Ebba Laura Petersen on 21 Feb 1932 in Ebenezer Church, Curtis, Frontier County, Nebraska, USA. Ebba was born on 16 Feb 1913 in Lincoln, Johnson County, Nebraska; died on 26 Dec 1992 in Bakersfiels, Kern County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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