Charles "Butch" Frederick Brickey Jr
Feb 21, 2015
Charles Fredrick Brickey (Butch) was born November 28, 1960 in St. Petersburg, Florida. He left to be with his heavenly Father on February 21, 2015 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, surrounded by his loved ones. He is survived by his wife Terri Brickey; Son Brandon Brickey; daughters Elizabeth and Krysani; sister Kim Traylor Whalen (Tim); Tracy Traylor Bedrosian (Lanny);...
Jesse David Trancoso
Feb 18, 2015
Jesse David Trancoso of Lompoc, CA went to rest peacefully on February 18, 2015 at his home. He was born September 29, 1953 in Santa Barbara, CA. Jesse is survived by his two children Jesse David Trancoso Jr. and Francina Ann Trancoso; grandchildren Alyssia, Priscilla, Valerie and J.J. Trancoso, Alex , Gabriel Ramirez and Adrian Garcia-Terrones; great granddaughter Faithlyn Cha;...
Roger Hanno Linde
Feb 15, 2015
Roger H. Linde of Lompoc died Sunday, February 15, 2015, at the age of 83. Roger was born July 25, 1931, in Gelsenkirschen, Germany to Hans and Emily Linde. He was raised and educated in Germany. He came to the United States and settled in Lompoc in the 1950s. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged...
Jesus Delgado
Feb 15, 2015
A homecoming! On February 15, 2015, Jesus Delgado began his journey home to be with his Heavenly Father. He was born March 13, 1931, in Hillsboro, Texas, to Rafael and Soledad Delgado who proceeded him in death. Jesus lived his formative years in Ario De Rayon, Michoacán, Mexico. At the age of 24 Jesus realized his heart belonged to his...
Velma Jean Merrick
Feb 13, 2015
Velma Jean Merrick of Lompoc, California, died on February 13, 2015, at the age of 86. Velma was born on September 8, 1928, to Robert and Mary Ringle, in Cherryville, Kansas. Velma was raised and educated there and graduated from Cherryville High School. Velma came to Lompoc in 1979 from North Dakota. She was a member of the Order of...
John Patrick Saunders, Jr.
Feb 12, 2015
The life of John P. Saunders Jr. as seen thru the eyes of his children. He was the older of two children from Helen Witham and John P. Saunders of Somerville, Massachusetts. He grew up in the New England area but landed in Bridgton, Maine and met Wendy J. Lawrence (preceded by, Pooh) to whom he was married to for...
Carl "Vern" Lavern Neeley
Feb 12, 2015
Carl "Vern" Neeley, 97, of Lompoc died on Thursday, February 12, 2015. Survivors include his sons Raymon Neeley of Lompoc and Larry Neeley of Fernly, Nevada; grandchildren and great grandchildren. A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later time.
Gladys Marie Escobar
Feb 12, 2015
Gladys "Marie" Escobar of Lompoc died on Thursday, February 12, 2015, at the age of 75. Marie was born on November 9, 1939, in Gillette, Wyoming, to Edward and Gertrude Brummett. Marie was raised and educated in Folsom, California, with her brother Bud and her sister Melanie. Marie worked for many years as a welder for various farmers in Stockton,...
Tammy Elaine Martin
Feb 12, 2015
Tammy Elaine Martin passed away on February 12, 2015 following a brief illness. Tammy was born on July 2, 1958, at March Air Force Base, California. She graduated from Lompoc High School in 1976, and held a distinguished 40-year Civil Service career working at Vandenberg Air Force Base (VAFB). Tammy's career began as a cashier at the VAFB Commissary. She...
Orgenia Patterson
Feb 10, 2015
Orgenia Patterson, formerly of Lompoc died Tuesday, February 10, 2015, at the age of 80 at her home in Elmira, New York. She was born April 11, 1934 in Cuero, Texas to the late William and Susan Edwards. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 26 years, George Henry Patterson in 1980, along with four brothers and...
Bobby G. Thomas
Feb 10, 2015
Bobby Glenn Thomas, age 79 of Lompoc entered into eternal rest on Tuesday February 10th 2015. He was born to the late Logan Thomas and Troy Mae Olson on May 22nd 1935. Bobby was originally from Wynnewood Oklahoma, he had relocated to Lompoc and enlisted in the United States Navy and specialized in Crane Operating. He had 25 Years of...
Gail Patricia Benson
Feb 8, 2015
Gail (Headrick) Benson was born in Los Angeles on December 3, 1937 to Donald and Mildred (Howerton) Headrick. Ten days later, the three of them moved back to Mildred's home town of Lompoc. Twelve years later, younger brother Dennis came along and Gail became the default baby sitter. She lived a full life and often reminisced about her Lompoc childhood...
Clara Viola Schieber
Feb 6, 2015
Clara Viola Schieber, 96, of Lompoc, California, passed away peacefully February 6, 2015, at the Comprehensive Care Center in Lompoc. She was born December 31, 1918, in Wayland, Ohio, to Velma and James Edison Orr. Her family came to California in 1921 and settled in the Los Angeles area. She graduated from El Monte High School in 1937. Clara married...
Robert Edward King
Feb 5, 2015
Robert "Bob" King passed away on Thursday, February 5, 2015 with an angel, his daughter, Kathy, at his side. Robert was born on October 4, 1930, in Madawaska, Maine, to his parents Lester and Stella King. He was one of five children growing up on the East Coast. Upon graduation from high school, he spent a couple years contemplating his...
Billy (Bill) Charles Hunt
Feb 5, 2015
Billy (Bill) Charles Hunt of Lompoc died on Thursday, February 5, 2015. He was born in Coalgate, Oklahoma, on April 15, 1933, to Carl and Eva Hunt. Bill married Margaret Alice Randolph on July 4, 1951, and they later added a son, Gregory Charles Hunt, and a daughter, Jeanette Eve Hunt, to the family. Bill served his country in the...
Ray Cushman
Feb 4, 2015
Major Ray Cushman, USAF retired, passed away on February 4, 2015, in Lompoc, California. He was born on Christmas Day in 1921, at home in the "old brass bed" in Midvale, Utah, to Joseph and Elsie Cushman. He was the youngest sibling to brother Jack and sister Dorothy Welch, both deceased. Ray completed two years at Ricks College in Rexburg,...
Enrique Zepeda-Flores
Feb 4, 2015
Enrique Zepeda-Flores of Lompoc died Wednesday, February 4, 2015, at the age of 67. Enrique was born November 17, 1947, to Maria and Salvador Zepeda in San Martin de Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico. He has been a resident of Lompoc since 2011. Enrique is survived by his wife Rafaela, and his children. The visitation will be in the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary chapel...
Merle Roy Pfau
Feb 2, 2015
Merle Pfau went to join the Lord on Monday, February 2, 2015. Merle was born on October 17, 1921, in Holyoke, Colorado, to Adolph and Helen Pfau. He had five brothers and two sisters. In 1943 he married his much-loved wife, Betty. To this union was born three children: Terry, Michael and Jill. Merle served in the United States Navy...
Norma Jean Woodard
Feb 1, 2015
Norma Jean Woodard, 88, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 1st, 2015 in Santa Barbara, CA at Villa Alamar Senior Care Center. Friends and family are warmly invited to come together to celebrate her life on Saturday, February 7 at 10:00 AM, at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, 123 North A Street, Lompoc, CA 93436. Reception immediately following at mortuary. Norma Jean was born...
Rylee Susan Guerrero
Jan 31, 2015
Baby Rylee blessed our lives on October 15, 2014, and grew her wings while peacefully asleep on January 31, 2015. "Escorted in such splendor, If you could only see The beauty and the majesty, As the angels carried me. Though time to part has come to pass, Please lay aside all sadness. One day we will walk together in this...
