Jose Rueben Montoya
Jun 4, 2013
A funeral mass for Jose Rueben Montoya, 79, of Lompoc, will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday, June 7, 2013 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Jose was born October 1, 1933 in Denver, Colorado to Edward and Anna Marquez Montoya. After serving in the United States Air Force, he moved to Lompoc and...
Jeffery Charles Wynne
Jun 3, 2013
Jeffery Charles Wynne was born March 10, 1964 and died on June 3, 2013 after battling cancer for over 1 year. He is survived by his wife, Michele and their son Nicoli. He also has a son Joshua who lives with his mother in Tennessee. Jeff was very talented. He was a musician and wrote his own songs. Many people...
Hazel Alberta Hannah
Jun 2, 2013
Hazel Hannah, 93, died peacefully June 2, 2013 at the Lompoc Comprehensive Care Center, after a 13-year battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born August 28, 1919 in Covington, Tennessee to Oliver and Lulu Townsend. She raised her children and lived most of her life in Lompoc, where she was a charter member of Lompoc Foursquare Church. Upon retirement, they...
Lawrence Lloyd Kaehn
May 31, 2013
Lawrence L. Kaehn (October 2, 1946 – May 31, 2013) Long-time Lompoc resident Lawrence Lloyd Kaehn passed away May 31, 2013 at his residence, he was 66 years old. Larry was a gladiator--he courageously battled Multiple Myeloma, a blood cancer, for thirteen years while surpassing all odds. Larry was raised in Lompoc by his parents, Louisa and Peter Kaehn and...
Lawrence Frank Bubba
May 28, 2013
Lawrence F. Bubba of Lompoc died Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at the age of 84. Larry was born April 2, 1929, in Easton, Pennsylvania to Antonio and Antoinetta Bubba. He was raised and educated in Easton including graduation from Lafayette College with a bachelor's degree in metallurgy. He completed his education by earning a master's degree in engineering from Lehigh...
Alyce Fitzgerald
May 27, 2013
Alyce Fitzgerald, of Lompoc passed away Monday, May 27, 2013, battling with pancreatic cancer. She passed slowly, comfortably, peacefully and was able to say good bye to her family and friends. Alyce was born May 4, 1924, in Indianapolis, Indiana to Perry and Lillian Banta and lived in various locations throughout the mid-west until she was 9, when her family...
Roberto Fernandez
May 18, 2013
Roberto Fernandez, 58, of Romero de Torres, Michoacan Mexico, passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2013 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Roberto was a fun and happy man who enjoyed fishing and working on new projects in his home. In his spare time, he enjoyed barbequing with his family and telling jokes. Roberto was extremely proud of his four...
Gayron Terence Jackson
May 14, 2013
Gayron Terence Jackson of Lompoc died at his home Tuesday, May 14, 2013, at the age of 49. Gayron was born May 8, 1964 to Grant Jackson and Willie Ruffin in Bakersfield, Ca. At the age of 17 he moved to Southern California where he graduated from Banning High School in Carson. He was offered double scholarships, one in baseball...
Otha Glenn Dean
May 13, 2013
Otha "Glenn" Dean Otha Glenn Dean was born in Lillington, North Carolina. He died peacefully in Los Angeles, California on May 13, 2013. Glenn was a resident of Lompoc for over 20 years. A man of faith, he was a dedicated and loyal church member. Glenn spent years working on Vandenberg Air Force Base, where he created and sustained friendships...
Thelma Polizo
May 13, 2013
Thelma May Polizo died early on the morning of May 13 at her home in Vandenberg Village. She was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Earlier, Thelma worked in a department store and met her soon to be husband Doneno "Bill" Polizo at a USO Dance in Oklahoma City. After moving to the central coast in 1959, she worked as a...
Almedia Verna Hutchinson
May 12, 2013
December 22, 1919 -to May 12, 2013 Almedia Verna Hutchinson (Al) beloved mother and grandmother passed away peacefully on Mother's Day May 12, 2013 at the Convalescent Care Center in Lompoc. A true warrior with an abundant reservoir of faith and strength she waged a courageous battle with multiple myeloma as well as other age-related medical issues. She was 93....
Charles "Chuck" Delucci
May 12, 2013
Charles Anthony "Chuck" DeLucci of Lompoc left this life to be with his Lord Jesus on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Chuck was born on May 21, 1924, in Yonkers, New York to Michael Daniel DeLucci and Betty Pachowitz. He served in the United States Army during World War II as a Sargent and was part of the Normandy invasion, where...
Edward James Parker
May 12, 2013
Edward James Parker, Jr. of Lompoc entered into rest on May 12, 2013 at Lompoc Valley Medical Center at the age of 57. Eddie was born on July 4 1955 at Tyndale Air Force Base in Florida. He moved to Lompoc with his parents in 1963. Eddie graduated from Lompoc High School in 1973 where he was All CIF Tennis...
Leonard A. Todd
May 11, 2013
Leonard A. Todd of Lompoc died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at the age of 88. Leonard was born March 1, 1925, in Worcester, Massachusetts to Leonard and Clara Todd. He served in the United States Army during WWII and was held as a prisoner of war in Germany and was awarded the Purple Heart. He came to Lompoc in 1950,...
Jose Avila Morales
May 10, 2013
Jose Avila Morales of Lompoc passed away peacefully on May 10, 2013, at the age of 83. Jose was born May 11, 1929, in Uruapan, Michoacan, Mexico to Antonio and Josefa Morales. As a young man he immigrated to the United States, settling in Lompoc. He married Mary Terrones on September 11, 1952. Together they raised 11 children. He was...
Robin Smith
May 9, 2013
On May 7th Robin's courageous 18-year battle with cancer came to a peaceful end surrounded by her family and friends. She is survived by her husband Steve, sons Sean, David and Greg, his wife Sophie and her beloved grandson Benjamin, sister Sally Scott and her daughters Megan and Courtney, her brother Brad Ellis and her faithful therapy dog Angus. Robin...
James Benton Son, Jr.
May 6, 2013
James Benton Son, Jr., 86, of Lompoc, went home to be with Jesus His Lord and Savior on Monday, May 6, 2013. James was born November 5, 1926 in Columbia, Missouri to James Benton, Sr. and Valle Wilkinson-Son. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II and during the Berlin airlift. He was later stationed...
James Paul Mclaren
May 3, 2013
Funeral services for James P. McLaren, 71, of Lompoc, will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 10, 2013 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. James was born August 15, 1941 in Los Angeles, Calif. to John and Virginia Frost- McLaren. Jim served in the U.S. Army, and was a Vietnam War Veteran. He was...
Robert Emmett Blaschke
Apr 26, 2013
Robert Emmett Blaschke of Lompoc died Friday, April 26, 2013, at 90 years of age. Robert was born in Hastings, Nebraska on August 13, 1922. He served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II from 1943 to 1947. He served in the United States Air Force and retired as a Colonel in 1966. He is survived...
Robert "Bob" Boyer
Apr 23, 2013
The first time I saw Bob, I told my sister, "That is the man I am going to marry." That was almost 31 years ago. – Susanne Boyer A gigantic loss to the community, but mostly to the family and friends…Bob went home to heaven on April 23, 2013, after a 19-month battle with brain cancer. Bob was born in...
