The Tanja Family invites you to commemorate the life and passing of Joanne Marie Tanja. She was with family when she passed on Wednesday, February 22, at the age of 40. Services to celebrate her life are as follows:

Funeral Service and Viewing | Friday, March 10

Time: 10:00am-3:00pm, (Mass Service 10:00-11:00am, Rosary Prayer 12:00 pm)

Location: Sunset Chapel, Greenlawn Mortuary (2739 Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93313)

Reception Gathering | Friday, March 10

3:30 pm-5:30pm

Location: Sakura Buffet (3632 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309)

Witness Cremation | Saturday, March 11

Time: 10:00am

Location: Sunset Chapel & Crematory, Greenlawn Mortuary (2739 Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93313)

Graveside Burial | Monday, March 13

Time: 12:00pm

Location: Calvary Garden, Greenlawn Mortuary (2739 Panama Ln, Bakersfield, CA 93313)

Lunch: Golden Corral (5001 Ming Ave, Bakersfield, CA 93309)

In place of sending flowers, we invite you to make a donation of any value in her honor.

You may also mail checks to the following address:

Christian Tanja

159 Tiffany Ave #3

San Francisco, CA 94110

Our memories of Joanne include many family gatherings, yummy meals, giggling kids, and enough laughs to last a lifetime. We appreciate you being in her life and therefore in ours. Please continue to keep her and the Tanja Family in your thoughts and prayers.

Warmest wishes,

The Tanja Family