Nioma J. Leach
Nov 12, 2012
Nioma J. "Nicki" Leach of Lompoc passed away Monday, November 12, 2012 at the age of 86. Nicki was born April 10, 1926 in Boone, Iowa to John and Golda Cundiff. She was raised and educated in Boone graduating from Boone High School in 1944. Nicki came to Lompoc the year of 1967. She retired as a staff administrator in...
George Carder Hadley
Nov 10, 2012
George Carder Hadley was born February 17, 1925 in Upland, California to Edward Fuller Hadley and Lucille Carder Hadley. He graduated from Chaffey Union High School in Ontario, California. Afterwards, he enlisted in the USMC, serving in the South Pacific. After his discharge in February of 1946, he completed his formal education at Pasadena City College and USC. He was...
Thomas Edward Johnson
Nov 8, 2012
Thomas Edward Johnson, 71, passed away peacefully November 8, 2012 with his family by his side. Tom was born January 17, 1941 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and came to California at eight years of age. Tom resided in Southern California with his parents, Pete and Ruth Peters. Tom served in the Air Force for six years; he was stationed in Germany,...
Isabel Iona Arnold
Nov 7, 2012
Mother Isabel Iona Arnold, 99, beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great, great grandmother went home to be with the Lord on 7 November 2012. Mother Arnold was born August 31, 1913 in Cincinnati, Ohio where she lived and attended public schools. She later moved to Columbus, Ohio where she raised her family. She was employed in several positions over...
James "Jim" David Swartz
Nov 6, 2012
Rosary services for James D. Swartz, 76, of Lompoc, will be held 5 p.m. Sunday, November 11th at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary in Lompoc. A funeral mass will be held at 12-noon Monday, November 12 at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Jim passed away...
David Gaitan
Nov 3, 2012
Lompoc native and lifelong resident David Gaitan, 76, passed away Saturday, Nov 3, 2012 at Coastal View Health Care Center in Ventura. David was a veteran of the United States Air Force and longtime member of VFW Post 1717 and participant with the VFW Color Guard for several years. He was employed by Johns-Mansville Corporation and later became the leading...
Lawrence C. Garcia
Nov 1, 2012
Lawrence C. Garcia was born on July 16, 1965 and passed away at home suddenly on November 1, 2012 after battling an illness with diabetes. Lawrence was born in Santa Maria to Antonio and Beatriz Garcia. He attended schools in Santa Maria and Nipomo. He graduated from Cuyuma High School. He enjoyed fishing, welding, working on automobiles and spending time...
Rudolph Rivera Rojas
Oct 29, 2012
ROJAS, Rudolph "Rudy" Rudolph Rojas, 91, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and uncle, passed away at his home in Lompoc on October 29, 2012. Rudy was born on October 27, 1921, to Pedro and Luz Rojas, in East Los Angeles. He spent most of his life in Lompoc until he entered the Navy as a Seabee in 1942 and fought in...
Jose Antonio Lopez
Oct 27, 2012
Jose Antonio "Tony" Lopez was born on April 27, 1978 and passed away unexpectedly in Lompoc on October 27, 2012. Tony was born to Juan and Rosa Lopez in La Piedad, Micoacan, Mexico. He was a month old when he came to Lompoc. He grew up in Lompoc and was well known in the community. Tony attended La Honda Elementary...
Photini "Tina" Plouffe
Oct 26, 2012
Photini "Tina" Plouffe, loving mother, passed away peacefully with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer on Friday, October 26, 2012 in Lompoc, California at the age of 73. Photini was born on July 31, 1939 in Komotini, Greece to Sotiris and Kiratso Arabatjidou. After finishing schooling, she entered a trade school to learn to become...
Anita R. Aiken
Oct 26, 2012
Anita R. Aiken of Lompoc died Friday, October 26, 2012, at the age of 90 at an assisted living home in Citrus Heights. Anita was born March 15, 1922, to Charles and Mattie Mason in Armington, Illinois. After graduating from high school in 1939 she attended college in Illinois. Starting in New Jersey she worked intermittently in civil service. Anita...
Gnia Wa Xiong
Oct 22, 2012
Gnia Wa Xiong of Lompoc passed away Monday, October 22, 2012, at the age of 72. He is survived by his wife Mo Lao Xiong. The visitation will be on Friday, November 2, from 2-8pm, Saturday, November 3, from 8-noon and from 4-8pm and on Sunday, November 4, from 2-8pm in the chapel of the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary in Lompoc. The...
Roy Velasquez, Iii
Oct 21, 2012
Graveside services for Roy Velasquez, III, 50, of Lompoc, will be 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Roy, a native of Lompoc, was born February 6, 1962 to Roy and Rachael Rodriguez Velasquez. He attended local schools and belonged to the Cub Scouts as a young boy. As Roy was growing up, he developed an...
Mati Mesikep
Oct 16, 2012
Mati Mesikep passed away on October 16 after being involved in a single-vehicle accident in Amarillo, Texas. Mati was doing one of the things he loved most, traveling to visit family and friends with his beloved wife. Mati was born in Tallinn, Estonia to parents Edgar Mesikep and Johanna (Juka) Mesikep Beattie. Mati was an only child. He came to...
Richard Gordon Payne
Oct 15, 2012
Richard Gordon Payne, 77, of Vandenberg Village, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 15, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born on August 3, 1935 in Washington D.C. to John and June Payne. He grew up in Washington D.C. and Florida. At the age of 10, he moved to Redondo Beach, California. Richard received his...
Charles Lee Myers
Oct 8, 2012
Services for Charles Lee Myers, 80, of Lompoc will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Charles was born August 11, 1932 in Fresno, California to Cecil and Nellie Myers. Charles served in the United States Air Force for 23 years and retired as a Master Sergeant....
Larry "J.J." Jackson
Oct 7, 2012
Larry Gene "JJ" Jackson, Sr., 66 of Lompoc, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2012, at Lompoc Valley Medical Center Larry was born January 20, 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri to Aldean Maybelle Massey and James Carl Jackson. He was raised by stepfather Virgil Ray Wilks. His siblings are James Dale Jackson (deceased) and Brenda Sue (David) Wilder of Pekin, Illinois....
Christine Martinez Leyva
Oct 6, 2012
Christine "Chris" Martinez Leyva, 63, a loving wife, mother, daughter and sister passed away Sunday, October 6, 2012, in Sherman, Texas. Christine was born on December 18, 1949, in Lompoc, California. She is survived by her husband Sal Leyva, son John Ortega, daughter Joni Ortega-Rocha, stepson David Leyva, mother Josie Martinez, brothers Mike (Shirley) and David Martinez, granddaughters Alexis and...
Daniel R. Walton
Oct 5, 2012
It has been said "Find a man who takes pride in himself and gives freely to others, who has the love of his family and the respect of his friends...and you will have found a happy man." Daniel R. Walton was a happy man who lived a short, but full life. Danny was born in Lompoc, California on February 2,...
Donald Keith Rocconi
Sep 30, 2012
World War II veteran, adventurer, scholar and gentleman, Donald Keith Rocconi, age 84, died Sunday, September 30, 2012 at his home in Lompoc, California, after a two year battle with cancer. Born in Iron River, Michigan in1927, he moved with his family to California in 1939 and graduated from Los Angeles High School in 1945. He immediately went into the...
