Richard Diaz
Oct 6, 2013
Richard (Rick) Diaz, 83 , passed away at his home in Lompoc CA on October 6, 2013. Rick was born in Santa Barbara, CA July 11, 1930. The son of the late Anita Valenzuela Diaz and Walter Cordero. Survivors include his Daughter Carol A. Kirkland (Dwight Kirkland), Grandson Shane Kirkland (Karlie Kirkland), John Milligan, Granddaughters Jade Kirkland, Christina Milligan-Barke, Great...
Clemente Chavoya
Oct 2, 2013
Clemente Chavoya was born March 31, 1953 in Lompoc, California to Luis and Esperanza Chavoya. He died October 2, 2013 at his home in Lompoc. Clemente worked as a Senior Sanitation Worker for the City of Lompoc for many years. He was also a mechanic. Clemente was an avid fisherman who also enjoyed hunting and camping. He was a family...
Edward J. Breen
Oct 2, 2013
Edward Breen of Lompoc died Wednesday, October 2, 2013, at the age of 83. Eddie was born May 9, 1930, in Santa Barbara to Edward and Olivia Breen. He attended Santa Barbara High School. A resident of Lompoc since 1948, Eddie faithfully served as a city employee in many capacities for 32 years. He was a member of La Purisima...
Warren Harding Mantooth, Sr.
Sep 30, 2013
Warren Harding Mantooth, Sr. was born on November 6, 1920 in Wagoner County, Oklahoma to Augustus and Gertrude Turner Mantooth. He was the youngest of eleven immediate brothers and sisters. After graduation from Manual Training High School in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Warren accepted a football scholarship to attend Texas College in Tyler, Texas. WWII interrupted Warren's College education in his sophomore...
Howard William Kimelman, Sr.
Sep 29, 2013
Longtime Lompoc resident Howard William Kimelman, Sr. passed away at the age of 80 on Sept. 29th at his home peacefully with family surrounding him with love. Howard enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1952 in McKeesport, PA and served 20 years as the Director of Recreation. He was stationed at VAFB in 1968 and retired in 1972...
David Joseph Burke
Sep 27, 2013
David Joseph Burke was born in Dillon, Montana, on July 15, 1915. He was the eldest of ten children born to Joseph David Burke and Rose of Lima (Dowling) Burke. In 1928, the Burke family moved to Santa Monica, CA. David graduated from St. Monica's High School and attended Santa Monica City College. As a teenager during the Depression, he...
Dorothy Lee Harrison
Sep 25, 2013
Dorothy Lee Harrison was born September 4, 1929 to the late Ivey Alston and Lenora Martin Alston in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina. At the age of eight, Dorothy Lee accepted Christ as her personal Lord and Savior. She was raised in the church where she continued her strong commitment to the Lord never wavering in her faith. This dedication to...
Richard Lloyd Osborn
Sep 11, 2013
Richard Lloyd Osborn "Ozzie" passed this September 11, 2013 after a lengthy, hard fought battle of illness. He was born in Adair, Oklahoma on May 30, 1943 to a loving family. Roy and Mable Opal Jones, his parents, had a total of seven children. Richard is the first to pass of his brothers and sisters. All were able to travel...
Brigida Quintana Gofigan
Sep 10, 2013
Brigida Q. Gofigan of Lompoc died Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at the age of 67. Brigida was born December 21, 1945 in Guam. A lifelong homemaker she has been a local resident for 48 years. Brigida is survived by her husband Tomas Gofigan and her four children, Frank Gofigan, Michelle Sandoval, Thomas Gofigan and Beatrice Gofigan. The visitation will be...
Lorely Ann Jambretz
Sep 10, 2013
Lorely Ann Jambretz Lorely was born May 26, 1937 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and passed away September 10, 2013 in Lompoc. She is survived by her loving husband of 55 years Ron; daughters Marilynn (Tim) Gravning, Hollie Jambretz and son Jeff (Suzi) Jambretz; grandchildren Jessica Lori, Wade, Adam and Brandon. She was preceded in death by her parents Lenore and Walter...
Maureen A. Bosking
Sep 10, 2013
Maureen Bosking passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 10th at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara surrounded by family. Maureen is survived by her son, Steven, his wife, Jenny, and her beloved grandchildren, Gunnar (14) and Anna(12), all of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. She is also survived by her brother, Keith Anderson and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death...
Richard Quesnel
Sep 9, 2013
Richard Quesnel (Dick) passed away following a long battle with cancer on Monday September 9, 2013, in his home with family members by his side. Richard was born September 1, 1936, in Saginaw Michigan to Eugene and Leona Quesnel. Richard graduated from Saginaw High School before graduating from Michigan State University in 1962. He then served four years in the...
Dorothy Lucille Millsaps
Sep 9, 2013
The angels rejoice as Dorothy Millsaps join them in the Heavens and although she will be missed, we rejoice with her homecoming. After 92 years of age, she went home on September 9, 2013 to be with the Lord. She was one of seven children born to Harry and Alice Stoner on July 13, 1921 in Jones Store, VA. She...
Bradley Dean Capshaw
Sep 6, 2013
Bradley Dean Capshaw Bradley was born May 1, 1955 to W.P. "Smokey" and Betty Capshaw in Lompoc, California. Brad passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 6, 2013. He leaves behind a legacy of love and vigor for life that inspired others. He was a journeyman carpenter and always willing to give his services to those in need. Brad...
Lila Julia Janos
Sep 4, 2013
Lila Julia (Hamon) Janos, 89, joined her blessed Lord Tuesday, September 4, 2013. She had lived at the Lodge of Lompoc (Meridian of Lompoc) for 3 ½ years. She was born October 17, 1923 in Oktaha, Oklahoma to Simon and Annie (Howell) Hamon. They moved to California working in the San Joaquin Valley area and settled in Wasco, California where...
Leona Mae Holloway
Sep 4, 2013
Mae Holloway of Lompoc, died on September 4, 2013. She was born to George L. and Katherine Serres Sumter on March 9, 1918. She was the second of four children. Mae finished grammar school in Orcutt when the family moved to Lompoc. She started High School in Lompoc and graduated in 1936. Mae worked for Santa Barbara Telephone, Santa Barbara...
Dennis Alvin Ernberg
Sep 2, 2013
Dennis Alvin Ernberg was born February 26, 1961 in Washington D.C. to Carl and Gloria Ernberg. He passed away suddenly on September 2, 2013. He leaves behind his parents, two brothers, Daniel and David Ernberg and three nephews, Matthew, Stephen and Darren Ernberg. Dennis moved to Lompoc in 1967 and has remained here throughout his life. Dennis was a special...
Donald K. Edge
Aug 26, 2013
Donald K. Edge of Lompoc died Monday, August 26, 2013, at the age of 82. Donald was born May 19, 1931, in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania to Edwin and Elsie Edge. After graduating from Wilkinsburg high school in Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Phoenix, Arizona where he met his future wife Peggy. He graduated from the University of Arizona and...
David S. Oliveira
Aug 26, 2013
David S. Oliveira of Lompoc died Monday, August 26, 2012 at the age of 72. David was born March 3, 1941 in Newman, California to Raphael and Rosalie Oliveira. Formerly of Bakersfield, David has been a resident of Lompoc since 1969. He was the owner of Oliveira's Fashion Floors and Power Clean in Lompoc. He taught floor covering with the...
Oscar Leon Cook
Aug 25, 2013
My Dad, Oscar Cook, passed away peacefully in his sleep of natural causes August 25th, three days after celebrating his 91st birthday. Dad was a good and honorable man, lived an exemplary life, and will be sorely missed by his remaining family and the many friends he and my mother, Patricia Cook, made during their long lives here in Lompoc....
