Sylvester Cole
Jul 17, 2012
Sylvester Cole passed away on July 17, 2012 after a long illness in Lompoc, California. Sylvester was born on October 16, 1931 in Shreveport, Louisiana. He spent his youth in Houston, Texas until joining the United States Air Force. He served four years. He and his wife Bea came to the Lompoc Valley in 1965 where he had a successful...
Maria Mendiola Cruz
Jul 17, 2012
Maria Anunciacion Mendiola Cruz passed away peacefully in her home on July 17, 2012. Maria was born in the Northern Mariana Island of Rota to Felix and Heronima Mendiola. She was 80 years old when she left us to be with our Lord in heaven. Maria was married to Mariano Camacho Cruz for 60 years. They lived a wonderful life...
Joe R. Luis, Jr.
Jul 12, 2012
Joe R. Luis Jr., age 96, passed away peacefully on July 12, 2012 in Lompoc. Joe was born on Bucknell Rd., in Orcutt on February 16, 1916 to Joe R. Luis Sr. & Filomena (Silva). Joe spent many years farming and raising cattle. He also enjoyed baling hay, milking cows, growing berries and vegetables on his ranch on Hwy 246....
James Joseph Distefano
Jul 10, 2012
Jim was born February 19, 1929, in Berwyn, Illinois. He was the high school sports star, excelling in football, baseball, basketball and track. After high school he joined the Army, serving as a medic in both Korea and Vietnam. In 1971, upon retirement from the Army, he brought his family to Lompoc remembering it from when he was stationed here...
Marta Jo Clifford
Jul 8, 2012
Marta Jo Clifford of Lompoc died on Sunday, July 8 2012. She was 61 years old. Marta was born at the San Diego Naval Base on July 25, 1950, to John and Elise Wallenburg. She was raised in post-war France and in Glendale, California. Marta and her family moved to Lompoc in 1962, and she graduated from Lompoc High School...
Yolanda Muli
Jul 7, 2012
Yolanda Muli, 52, of Lompoc passed away peacefully on July 7, 2012 in her home with her loving family by her side. She was born on September 10, 1959 as the youngest daughter of Celedonia Cruz and Jaime Sarabia. In 1984, she moved to Guam where she married her husband, Federico Muli, and gave birth to her two children. In...
Venita "Vickie" Dirks-Askerman
Jul 5, 2012
Venita "Vickie" Dirks-Askerman of Lompoc died Thursday, July 5, 2012, at the age of 80. Vickie was born January 7, 1932 in Bakersfield to Mack and Ruby McGregor. After graduating from Arroyo Grande High School she attended a local community college. She worked for many years as a bookkeeper for Transamerica Insurance. Most recently she was the bookkeeper and business...
Byron P. Goforth, Jr.
Jul 4, 2012
Byron P. Goforth, Jr. of Lompoc returned to his Father in heaven on Wednesday, July 4, 2012, at the age of 77. Byron was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on April 28, 1935. He grew up with family in Tucson, Arizona. He came to Lompoc in the mid-1980s and was employed with Bomar Security and Investigations, at various jobs on...
Howard William Kimelman, Jr.
Jul 3, 2012
Howard William Kimelman Jr., 52, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2012, at his home in Lompoc. Howard was born to Howard W. and Gloria M. Kimelman on June 27, 1960, in Fairbanks, Alaska. Howard worked as a long-haul truck driver and owned a chartered limo service in Orange County for many years before moving back to Lompoc in 2009....
Nita Whiteside Eidson
Jul 3, 2012
Nita Whiteside Eidson went to her Heavenly Home on the evening of July 3, 2012. She was one-week away from her 87th birthday. She died peacefully while residing at the Lompoc Comprehensive Care Center. Her colorful life began July 10, 1925 in Dallas, Texas. Her father, Edward Whiteside, was a respected electrical engineer with the telephone company. Her mother, Mai...
Waunita Brown
Jul 3, 2012
Waunita Isabell Brown of Lompoc passed away July 3, 2012, at the age of 100, due to Pneumonia after a brief illness. Waunita was born March 7, 1912, in Crystal Lake, Illinois to Roy and Mary Eggericks. A 44-year resident of Lompoc, she was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church, the Miguelito Chapter 176 of the Order of the Eastern...
Ygnacio "Nacho" Vejar
Jun 30, 2012
Ygnacio "Nacho" Jesus Vejar, 61, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2012, at his home in Lompoc. Nacho was born to Ignacio and Reyna Vejar on June 8, 1951 in Colton. He grew up in Colton with his two sisters, Yolanda and Rosina. Some of his favorite childhood memories were of his travels to visit his extended family in Banamichi...
Albert Beltran, Sr.
Jun 29, 2012
Albert Beltran, Sr., age 89, passed away June 29, 2012, in his home in Lompoc. He was born in Santa Maria, Durango, Mexico on January 11, 1923, and spent most of his life in and around Lompoc. Albert came to the Santa Ynez Valley when he was 18 years old where he worked as a ranch hand on the Mitchell...
Kathleen "Kitty" Wenk
Jun 28, 2012
Kathleen (Kitty) Wenk, a long time resident of Lompoc, passed away on June 28, 2012, after a long battle with cancer of the breast that metastasized to the bone and brain. She was quietly courageous through it all and is mourned by friends and family. Kitty was born in Riverside, California, on June 23, 1941. She received all her education...
Kathleen "Kitty" Wenk
Jun 28, 2012
Kathleen (Kitty) Wenk, a long time resident of Lompoc, passed away on June 28, 2012, after a long battle with cancer of the breast that metastasized to the bone and brain. She was quietly courageous through it all and is mourned by friends and family. Kitty was born in Riverside, California, on June 23, 1941. She received all her education...
Imelda Chavez
Jun 28, 2012
Imelda Chavez, 83, of Lompoc, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2012 surrounded by her loving family by her side at the Lompoc Comprehensive Care Center. She was born on September 8, 1928 in Jamaica, Michoacan Mexico, daughter of Amalia Ortiz and Froilan Chavez. This is where she met her love of her life, Francisco and wed in 1946. Imelda...
Roy Stovall
Jun 25, 2012
Roy Stovall, 79, passed away peacefully on June 25, 2012, in St. Peters, Missouri. He was born September 26, 1932, to James and Emma Stovall of Finger, Tennessee. Roy joined the Army-Air Corp in September 1947, two weeks later on September 18, 1947 the two services split, and he chose to serve with the US Air Force. Early in his...
Ray Lyra
Jun 25, 2012
Ray Lyra, 88, passed away peacefully of natural causes on June 25, at Lompoc Valley Medical Center. He was born June 27, 1923, to Joe and Mary Lira. Ray was a hard worker and a kind hearted person who knew what it was to be poor and he gave generously to his family, friends and even strangers throughout his life....
Dora Eliza Fritts
Jun 24, 2012
Dora Eliza Fritts, 99, of Lompoc, passed away peacefully on June 24, 2012 at the Lompoc Comprehensive Care Center. She was born in Equality, Illinois on September 30, 1912, the daughter of Albert and Frances Davenport. Dora graduated from Equality High School in 1933 and married Finnie Fritts on October 1, 1938. Dora enjoyed square dancing as she and her...
Lyle Leroy Starcher
Jun 22, 2012
Lyle Starcher October 22, 1928 – June 22, 2012) Lyle L. Starcher of Lompoc went home to his Heavenly Father, surrounded by his loved ones, on June 22, 2012, at the age of 83. Lyle was born on October 22, 1928, in Winchester, Idaho, to Carl and Ivy Starcher. Lyle lost his mother at the age of 7, and in...
