Gene T. Thompson
Jun 19, 2012
Gene T. Thompson of Lompoc died Tuesday, June 19, 2012, at the age of 87. Gene was born January 31, 1925, in Jerome, Idaho to Antoine and Irene Thompson. Gene was raised and educated in Hailey, Idaho. He graduated from the University of Oregon with a master's degree before earning a PhD at Oregon State University. Formerly of Los Altos...
Timothy Burrell, Jr.
Jun 18, 2012
Timothy Burrell, Jr. of Lompoc died Monday, June 18, 2012, at the age of 83. Timothy was born April 25, 1929 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina to Timothy and Alberta Burrell. He was raised in North Carolina graduating from A & T College in Greensboro. He later completed his education by earning a master's degree in physical education at Cal Poly...
Keith Rexford Nauman
Jun 16, 2012
Rex passed away peacefully on June 16, 2012 after a 2½ -year battle with cancer. Rex was born August 14, 1931 to Keith and Edith Nauman in Palo Alto, California. After graduation from Palo Alto High School, he attended Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for three years studying electrical engineering. He served two years in the army, and then spent...
Selina Lopez Bustos
Jun 16, 2012
Selina Lopez Bustos, 30, of Lompoc, passed away on Friday, June 15, 2012 in Lompoc. Visitation hours will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday, June 24, 2012 at La Purisima Catholic Church, 213 West Olive Avenue. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 7 p.m. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday, June 25 at the...
Rosemary Terrones Razo
Jun 13, 2012
Rosemary Terrones Razo, 63, passed away June 13, 2012, with her family by her side in Lompoc, California. Mrs. Razo was born January 16, 1949, in Lompoc, California, to Porfirio and Carmen Terrones. She met her husband, Rudy Razo, in September 1968 and they married in October 1970, enjoying a loving marriage of 42 years. Rosemary's life was grounded on...
Charmayne Jean Taylor
Jun 13, 2012
Vigil services for Charmayne J. Taylor, 68, of Lompoc will be 6 pm Thursday, June 21, 2012 at the Chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 11 am Friday at La Purisma Catholic Church with Celebrant Rev. Tom Cook. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Charmayne was born October 7, 1943 in Chicago, Illinois to John...
Earline Mae Porter
Jun 12, 2012
Earline Mae Porter of Lompoc died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at the age of 86. Earline was born February 8, 1926, in Memphis, Tennessee to Andrew and Berta Georgopul. She was a real estate agent in the San Francisco and San Jose area for more than 20 years. Formerly of Stockton she has been a resident of Lompoc since 2002....
Mary Frances Williams
Jun 8, 2012
Mary Frances (Roberts) Williams December 20, 1936 – June 8, 2012 Mary Frances Roberts was born December 20, 1936, in Fresno, California, the second child of Porter and Frances Roberts. Mary Frances was raised in Fowler, California. She spent her childhood helping on the family's farm, working in the grape vineyards, helping care for her grandmother and spending time with...
Basil Dogan Brown
Jun 7, 2012
Basil Dogan Brown passed away peacefully in his sleep surrounded by his family on June 7, 2012. He was born on October 31, 1931 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from Proviso East High School in 1950, Basil proudly served in the US Navy and USAF for 26 years as a Laboratory Technician. Basil and his wife June met...
Alfredo C. Caballero
Jun 5, 2012
Alfredo C. Caballero of Lompoc died Tuesday June 5, 2012 at the age of 56. Alfredo was born September 11, 1955 in San Luis, Rio Colorado, Sonora, Mexico. A resident of Lompoc since 1963 he graduated from Maple High School in 1973. Alfredo was fascinated by new technology. He worked as a mechanical engineering technician for Intel, Hughes Network and...
Irma Barbee
Jun 4, 2012
On February 14, 1945 in Pharr, Texas, Irma Sanchez was born to Guillema and Luciano Sanchez. She was the youngest of six children. One year later, the Sanchez family moved out west to Santa Barbara, California. Irma was a member of the first graduating class (Class of 1963) from the new San Marcos High School. After high school, she took...
Asta Maria Elliott
May 30, 2012
Lithuanian-born Asta Maria Elliott came to America with her sister Laimute and their parents in October 1949 in the wake of European political unrest following World War II. Asta was reared in Michigan and lived most of her life there. She married and divorced twice, including once to a policeman in Dearborn, Mich. Asta loved animals and the outdoors. She...
Esther Velasquez Tobin
May 29, 2012
Esther Velasquez Tobin, or as she was more lovingly known, Teto, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. She was born October 09, 1932 to Rogelio and Vivian Velasquez in San Juan Capistrano, CA. They relocated to Lompoc, CA when she was a young girl. Teto grew up on the ranches of Lompoc where her Dad...
George William Harris, Jr.
May 29, 2012
George William Harris, Jr. passed away peacefully while sleeping at home at age 92 on May 29th, 2012 in San Pedro, California. George was born in Lompoc, California, the 7th child and only boy of George William Harris Sr. and Julia Corning Harris. He is survived by his beloved wife of 68 years, Martha, loving daughter Marcia Hart (Brooke), granddaughter...
Margaret Ann Aubert
May 29, 2012
Margaret Ann Aubert of Lompoc passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 29, 2012, at the age of 79. Margaret was born September 1, 1932, in New Roads, Louisiana. She married Frank C. Aubert who was assigned to Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1964. A lifelong homemaker, Margaret was an was active member of the Lompoc community. She was...
Robert C. Jackson
May 26, 2012
Robert C. Jackson, age 59, of Lompoc, California passed away on May 26, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. Robert was born on January 10, 1953, in Logan, West Virginia to Lucy Friend and Robert L. Jackson. Robert, also known as Bob, was a very charitable man. He handmade wooden toys for children at the Mesa Oaks ward...
Steven T. Cupp
May 26, 2012
Steven T. Cupp of Lompoc died peacefully at home surrounded by his children Saturday, May 26, 2012, at the age of 65 after a long bout with ALS. Steven was born July 7, 1946 in Hollywood, California to Victor and Jeanette Cupp. His family moved to Lompoc in 1960 where he attended Lompoc High School, graduating in 1964. He served...
Kaliene Rosen
May 23, 2012
Kaliene Rosen, a beautiful and vivacious woman died of Alzheimer's disease at the Lompoc Convalescent Care Center, May 23, at the age of 72. Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1939, Kaliene worked for the Irving Trust Company on Wall Street before moving to Lompoc in 1962 with her husband, Richard Rosen. They loved the cross-country trip from New York...
Robert Earl Matlack
May 21, 2012
With family members with him, Robert Earl Matlack passed away on Monday, May 21, 2012. He had recently suffered injuries from a fall. Robert, known as Bob, was 86 years old. Bob will be deeply missed by his children Peggy Ussery of Pacifica, California and Dean Matlack and wife Barbara of Melbourne, Florida. Grandchildren include Stephanie Orozco, Tim Matlack and...
Kenneth Wayne Cooper
May 20, 2012
Kenneth Wayne Cooper was born February 18, 1928, in Crystal Falls, Michigan to Frank and Ann Cooper. He went to be with the Lord on May 20, 2012 in Lompoc, California. Ken's parents moved from Michigan to Glendale, California in 1936. Ken graduated from Glendale high school where he met his future wife Dorothy. They were high school sweethearts and...
