Susan Bueno Vickery
Dec 3, 2012
Susan Vickery, 54, of Lompoc passed away peacefully on December 3, 2012 in her home surrounded by family and friends. She fought a long and courageous battle against cancer for the last 13 years. Susan was born on October 29, 1958 to John and Rebecca Ochoa of Lompoc. A native of Lompoc, she attended Fillmore Elementary and Lompoc Junior High...
Rosendo Z. Anciola
Dec 1, 2012
Rosendo Z. Anciola 69, also known as Ross to all that knew him, passed away on December 1, 2012. Ross was born to Rosendo and Mary Anciola in Marshall, Michigan on August 30, 1943. He was raised in Windsor, Colorado. He went to Windsor High School until the eleventh grade. He went to Practical School in East Los Angeles where...
Cindy Ann Cowell
Nov 28, 2012
Cindy Ann McPeek Cowel, 52, of Lompoc passed away Sunday, November 25, 2012 at her home. Cindy was born January 31, 1960 in Santa Barbara. She lived in the Los Angeles area for a short time, and moved to Lompoc at an early age where she remained for the rest of her life. She attended El Camino and Hapgood Elementary...
Dale James Leistico
Nov 23, 2012
A memorial service for Dale James Leistico of Hillsboro, Oregon and formerly of Lompoc, will be held Saturday, June 29 at 2 pm at Bethany Lutheran Church, 135 South E Street in Lompoc. Private burial at Lompoc Cemetery will precede the service. Dale served in Range Safety at Vandenberg Air Force Base for twenty two years working innumerable missile launches....
Dale James Leistico
Nov 23, 2012
Dale James Leistico, age 74, of Hillsboro, OR, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2012, in Hillsboro. A memorial service was held on Saturday, December 1, at Cornell Estates in Hillsboro. A second memorial service in Lompoc, CA, and interment at Lompoc Cemetery will be held at a later date. The thing of it is, Dale was born July 1,...
Salome Romero Echeverria Iii
Nov 20, 2012
Faithful, loving father, wonderful son and loyal brother to his family and loved ones. Salome Romero Echeveria III answered the Lord's call November 20, 2012 at 5:35 p.m. at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Born on March 12, 1963 in San Jose, California. He graduated from Santa Teresa High School in San Jose. Salome grew to be a man full of...
Harry Haulenbeck Bristol
Nov 20, 2012
Retired Air Force Lt. Colonel Harry, Haulenbeck Bristol, of Lompoc, California, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, November 20. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. The date is still to be determined. Harry, "Bud," was born February 28, 1922, in New Haven, Connecticut, and was a member of Newark Academy, Newark, New Jersey class...
James A. Magnuson
Nov 15, 2012
James A. Magnuson, 69, beloved brother and uncle, passed away on November 15, 2012, in Fresno, California. He was born on March 4, 1943, in Lompoc, California to Elmer and Emma Magnuson. Jim graduated from Lompoc High School in 1961, and attended Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and Pomona. He majored on ornamental Horticulture, landscaping design and architectural design....
Johnnie Mae Gholston-Harris
Nov 15, 2012
Johnnie Mae (Gholston) Harris was born on November 20, 1939 in St. Louis, Missouri to the union of Reverend John Nelson Williams, Sr. and Mary Ann Williams. Both preceded her in death. Johnnie Mae attended the public schools in St. Louis and graduated from Central High School. She started her nursing career at Union Pacific Hospital in St. Louis and...
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...
