Obituaries

May 19, 2014

Stephen Thomas Malone born in Drogheda, Ireland passed in Ballabio, Italy, Lecco province peacefully following a bicycle accident. He was 60 years young and an elite cyclist and runner. As a coach he made you believe in yourself, a belief that will last forever. His kindness and infectious personality befriended everyone. Stephen's children were four-legged and furry; Puka, Gizmo, Lola,...

May 13, 2014

Floyd L. Dameron, a long-time resident of Lompoc, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at his home. Floyd was born December 2, 1935. He was born to Roy and Floy Dameron and came from a family of seven children. After growing up in Delhi, CA, he attended Livingston High School and Modesto Junior College. He played football for...

May 10, 2014

Joseph Lloyd was born November 30, 1942 in Montgomery, Alabama to James and Mary Lloyd. Joseph spent his early childhood years in Brooklyn, New York. As a young child he always carried a bible and ministered to the neighborhood. He loved God. He was very athletic and ran track. He was so quick he received the nickname "Joe the Jett."...

May 1, 2014

Born December 5, 1940 McAlester, Oklahoma she is preceded in death by her Father Ike Butler, Mother Beatrice Butler and sister Shelbia Thompson. She left this earth and was received into the loving arms of her Heavenly Father May 1, 2014. She is survived by her husband Peter Shoemaker, daughter Terri Sutherland, husband John and son Rick Shoemaker, wife Cathy....

Apr 27, 2014

Ralph Raymond Smith passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday evening April 27, 2014.  Ralph was born January 23, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio to Ralph and Elizabeth Smith.  Ralph's career as an electronics technician began at China Lake NOTS in 1954 and concluded at Pt. Magu NAWCWD in 1990 after 37 years of dedicated government service.  Ralph is...

Apr 26, 2014

Fran was born in Redlands, CA and passed away in Lompoc after a short but strong fight with pancreatic cancer.  She was a resident of Lompoc for 55 years.

Fran was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran.  She continued a career with the government as a civil service employee.  Fran worked for the Navy and retired...

Apr 24, 2014

Walter Wenzloff went home to be with the Lord on April 24, 2014.  He was 87 years old. Walter was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 21, 1926.

Walter and his wife Dorothy moved to Lompoc in 1999.  He was a PBX installer for Pacific Bell for 35 years and served in the US Navy for two...

Apr 23, 2014

Murray was born in Los Angeles, California on April 5, 1934, to Alexander and Edna Lester.   He died rather unexpectedly at Lompoc Valley Medical Center on April 23, 2014, but not before being surrounded by his entire family offering their love and goodbyes.  A celebration of Murray's life is planned for 2 pm Saturday, May 17 th at the Dick...

Apr 21, 2014

Kenneth Harold George Sitzler was born to Hugo Sr. and Opal Sitzler in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 25, 1925, and was called to his Heavenly Home after 88 years of faithful service on April 21, 2014.

He married Perle Elizabeth (Betsy) Neuhaus on August 21, 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, and was blessed with 65 years of...

Apr 15, 2014

Donald L. Peasely Jr., 70 of Lompoc, passed away on April 15, 2014.

He was born in Flagstaff, Arizona on June 21, 1943 to Donald L. Peasley, Sr. and Virginia Smith.

Donald dedicated twenty two years of his life to the Military, enlisting in the U.S. Air Force in 1962 and retiring in 1984 as...

Apr 11, 2014

Esther Anna Slaine of Lompoc died Friday, April 11, 2014, at the age of 102.

Esther was born January 5, 1912 in Detroit, Michigan to Anna and Joseph Bosman.  She had three siblings, Elmer, Art and Eleanor.

When Esther was 16, she had worked in a nightclub called the Merry Go Round.  Then at the...

Apr 11, 2014

Catherine Silva passed away peacefully on April 11, 2014 at Kootenai Health in Coeur d'alene, Idaho. Catherine was born January 8, 1928 in Long Beach, California.  She was a resident of Coeur d'alene for the past 15 years. Prior to that, she lived in Buellton, California and worked in a supervisory capacity in the Communication Department at what is...

Apr 9, 2014

George Abner Backholm

George was born April 29, 1926 to John and Ida Backholm at the home of his Grandparents John and Wilhelmina Backholm in rural Sebeka, Minnesota.

After high school he served two years in the United States Navy where he trained in electronics and served in China in 1946.  He got his degree...

Apr 9, 2014

Atelina Johnson passed away peacefully in her home on April 9, 2014.  She was born in Washington, D.C., on July 15, 1920.  She married E.B. (Johnnie) Johnson in 1966 and shared 37 wonderful years with him, moving from Washington, D.C., to Santa Barbara where they retired in 1967, and then moved to Lompoc in 1988, prior to his death...

Apr 7, 2014

Diane Spring known to family and friends as "Diney" transcended peacefully from a ray of sunshine to an angel in Heaven on April 7, 2014 at her home in Lompoc, California

Diane was born in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.  She moved to Lompoc with her two sisters and her brother in 1962. She graduated from Lompoc High...

Apr 6, 2014

Rodrigo "Mike" DeLira, 77 of Lompoc, California, was surrounded by his five children and wife when succumbed to his illness and joined our heavenly Father in heaven on April 6, 2014. Rodrigo was born in Lompoc, California on May 5, 1936 to Miguel and Aurelia Arambula DeLira. He was the only boy and had three sisters,...

Apr 5, 2014

Pamela Lynn Coats of Lompoc died Saturday, April 5, 2014, at the age of 47. The funeral service will be Wednesday, April 16, 2014, at 1 pm at St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 222 North I Street in Lompoc. The celebration of her life will be from 4 to 10 pm in the banquet hall of the Veterans Memorial Building,...

Apr 4, 2014

Corando "Lou" Lozano, loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather went to meet our Lord on April 4, 2014.  Corando Lozano was a long time resident of Lompoc, California, settling on the Central Coast after transferring here by the Air Force in 1967.  Corando Lozano's career in the United States Air force took him to many countries, Japan,...

Apr 2, 2014

Maryann Garcia passed away on 2 April 2014 after a brave battle with cancer.  Her husband, Fidel (Junior) Garcia was at her bedside when she took her last breath.

Maryann (Taeko Tsuda) was born in Fukuoka, Japan on February 24, 1925.  After graduating from Women's College in Nagasaki Japan, she found employment at Itazuki Air...

Apr 2, 2014

Susan Lundberg Godden Dietrich,95, of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, died on April 2, 2014 at her residence. Sue was born in Lompoc on April 8, 1918. She taught piano, was a church organist and choral director,community concert series founder, a member of PEO, a 60 year member of Eastern Star and founder/director of the Silver Bells choral group in Paso Robles....