Edward Donald Thompson
Feb 12, 2014
Edward D. Thompson Ed Thompson died peacefully at home February 12th at the age of 84. He was born in 1929 in Brookline, Massachusetts, the son of Joseph William and Nora Helen Thompson. He enlisted in the Marine Corps, along with 5 brothers who served in the Marines. Ed learned his trade as an auto mechanic in his youth and...
Dene Debolt
Feb 11, 2014
Dene DeBolt passed away peacefully on February 11, 2014 in Lompoc, California. He was born July 27, 1917 in Adrian, WA to Samuel Turley DeBolt and Mary Genevieve Lang DeBolt. Eventually the family moved to Valley, WA where they raised their 3 children. Dene was the last surviving member of the 1934 graduating class of Valley High School. He attended...
Elisabethe "Lisa" Gamboa
Feb 9, 2014
Elisabethe "Lisa" Gamboa of Lompoc died Sunday, February 9, 2014, at the age of 79. "Lisa," as she was known, was born March 31, 1934 in Darmstadt, Germany to Philipp and Berta Benz. She was raised and educated in Germany. In 1958 she married Mikel Gamboa, who was then stationed in Germany. They moved to Lompoc in 1965 when Mikel...
Mary Charlotte Byrd (Nee O'Brien)
Feb 8, 2014
Beloved wife of Stacy Byrd. Loving mother of Teresa (Ron Pound), Sharon (Mark Baird), Robert (Christine Gruhn), Michael (Elizabeth), Mary (Dan Atler), and Steven (Michele Lee). Caring grandmother of Randall, Noah, Kelsey, Chris, David, Seth, Natalie, Marcus, Johnny, Andrew, Nicholas, Mackenzie, and Serena. Cherished daughter of Florence (nee Hennessey) and Harry O'Brien. Affectionate sister of Sister Mary Ann O'Brien and...
Robert Daniel Leck
Feb 8, 2014
Robert Daniel Leck (1923-2014) Robert "Bob" Leck, 90, passed away peacefully in his home on February 8, 2014, surrounded by his wife, Shirley, and their nine children—Michael (Mary Ann), Nancy (Steve), Mary (Stan), Daniel (Maureen), Catherine (Kirk), Peggy (James), Sarah, Leslie (William), and Ralph (Ann). Born in Chicago to Arthur and Margaret Leck, Bob met his wife of 65 years...
Mary Ethel Williams
Feb 8, 2014
Mary Ethel Williams 93, died Saturday, February 8, 2014, at the Lompoc Skilled & Rehab Center. Ethel was born on November 27, 1920, in Coronation, Alberta, Canada. She and her family moved to Lompoc, California when she was nine years old. Ethel graduated from Lompoc High School in 1938. She married Stanley Williams, Sr. on May 23, 1940. Ethel and...
Neal Charles Tvedt
Feb 7, 2014
Neal Charles Tvedt was born April 27, 1931 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Chester Gilbert Tvedt, a veteran of both world wars, and Anna Caroline (Bloom) Tvedt. Raised in a military family, Neal saw many parts of the country as a young boy, and enjoyed fishing and spending time outdoors. Neal graduated from Martinsburg High School in West...
Dorothy Ann Cooper
Feb 7, 2014
Dorothy Ann Cooper went to be with the Lord February 7th, 2014 at the age of 86. She was a loving wife, amazing mother, kind and supportive grandmother and gracious friend. Dorothy and Ken were married for 63 years. They raised 3 daughters in La Crescenta, California. They retired and built a home in Lake Tahoe, Nevada where they enjoyed...
Judith Ann Sazani
Feb 7, 2014
Judith "Judi" Ann Sazani of Lompoc, California passed away Friday, February 7th at 12:00 midnight. She was born to the late Dewitt (Dea) Unger and Elsie Gross Unger January 6, 1945, in Denver, Colorado. She married the late James Paul Sazani in 1964, and they moved to Vandenberg Air Force Base and started their life together. Judi was a dedicated...
Neal Charles Tvedt
Feb 6, 2014
Neal Charles Tvedt was born April 27, 1931 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Chester Gilbert Tvedt, a veteran of both world wars, and Anna Caroline (Bloom) Tvedt. Raised in a military family, Neal saw many parts of the country as a young boy, and enjoyed fishing and spending time outdoors. Neal graduated from Martinsburg High School in West...
Frank J. Johnson, Jr.
Feb 5, 2014
Frank J. Johnston Jr. died peacefully on February 5, 2014 at the age of 76. He was a kind, gentle and giving soul, and a great husband, father, grandfather and friend. Frank was born July 13, 1937, in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania to Frank and Helen Johnston. He graduated from Bridgeville High in 1956. He was enlisted in the United States Air...
Joan Margaret Perkins
Feb 4, 2014
Joan Margaret Perkins was surrounded by the love of her family as she took her final breaths on February 4, 2014. Joan was born in London, England on October 7, 1933. As a young girl, she and her siblings were evacuated from London due to the bombs of World War II. The whole family was reunited after the war. Joan...
Noemi L. Austin
Feb 3, 2014
Noemi Luz Austin (Mim), passed away at the age of 70, on February 3, 2014, at the Residence of Oakridge in Fort Collins, Co. She was born in Lompoc on Dec. 12, 1943 to Pete and Delfina Organo. She delivered the Lompoc Record and Santa Maria Times newspapers in Lompoc from 1985-2012.
She was preceded in death...
Eleanor Ruth Cashion
Jan 24, 2014
Eleanor Ruth Cashion December 2, 1919 – January 24, 2014 Eleanor Ruth Cashion, age 94 of Lompoc, California, departed this life on Friday, January 24, 2014 at Lompoc, California. She was born in Greensburg, KY to the late Albert C. Edwards and Teresa D. Edwards. She is survived by her husband of 43 years, D.R. Cashion, a daughter, Mary Ellen...
William Ramroth
Jan 21, 2014
William Gurdon Ramroth, Sr. was born August 28, 1923, in Troy, New York and was raised in Green Island, New York. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in December 1941, and served in the South Pacific. After World War II, he graduated from the University of Chicago as an Aeronautical Engineer. He worked for General Electric, Boeing and Thiokol Chemical...
Ethel Lara Jackson
Jan 21, 2014
Ethel Lera Jackson was born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina in 1926. She was the second to youngest of 5 siblings and was an educator of love, respect and kindness. She was always a young spirit at heart. She loved to travel around the world and tell the stories of places she had been. Paris, France, Italy and Japan just to...
John Z. Rodriguez
Jan 20, 2014
John Z. Rodriguez, 84, passed away January 20, 2014, at Cottage Hospital surrounded by Family. John was born May 31, 1929, to Juan Rodriguez and Frances Zapien. He attended Lompoc area schools. He enlisted in the US Army in 1951, and served in the Korean War. In 1953, He married Jenny Valles and moved back to Lompoc and started his...
Burneal Porter
Jan 18, 2014
Burneal Porter was born May 9, 1925 to Vandiver and Learon Porter in Fayette. Alabama. His family moved to Columbus, Mississippi where he attended school, and helped with the 160 acre family farm. At the age of 18, Burneal enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and fought in World War II. He fought in the South Pacific traveling there...
Stanley J. Williams, Sr.
Jan 17, 2014
Lompoc native Stanley J. Williams Sr, 94, died Friday, January 17, 2014 at the Lompoc Skilled & Rehab Center. Stan lived most of his life in Lompoc, and was a Lompoc High graduate. He farmed for 20 years in the Lompoc Valley and moved to Red Bluff, California in the late 1940's where he operated a dairy for twelve years....
Laurence Ray Manfrina
Jan 16, 2014
Larry Manfrina, 67, passed away January 16 peacefully at his home in Lompoc, CA. Born August 21, 1946 to Domingo and Josephine Manfrina, Larry was a local pioneer of Lompoc California. He graduated Lompoc High in 1963 and then attended Cal State Fullerton. Larry served in the Navy from 1966-1970 as a 2nd Class Aviation Electrician. While in the Navy...
