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...
Estefana Delira Gutierrez
May 19, 2012
A Mass of Christian Burial for Estefana DeLira Gutierrez, 91, of Lompoc will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2012 at La Purisima Catholic Church with Celebrant Rev. Tom Cook. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Estefana was born November 28, 1920 in El Paso, Texas to Yrineo and Carmen Guevarra DeLira. Her family relocated to the central coast...
Georgene Elaine Rieck
May 18, 2012
Georgene Elaine Rieck (July 26, 1942), Lompoc, California Georgene passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2012, after a long battle with cancer. She was 69. Georgene was born in Lompoc on July 26, 1942 to George and Mary Taylor. She spent part of her childhood on the Jalama Ranch where she cultivated her love horses. She attended Lompoc area...
Ronald G. Stricklin
May 16, 2012
Ronald was born May 26, 1946 in Elvins, Missouri to Lloyd and Omilee Ezell Stricklin and died May 16, 2012 He was preceded in death by his wife, Lorraine Wilks Stricklin of Lompoc and his parents. Ronald served in the United States Navy from 1964 to 1968 serving three tours in Vietnam on board the USS Kittyhawk. He is survived...
Bracher "Brad" Swanigan, Jr.
May 16, 2012
Bracher "Brad" Swanigan, Jr. was born in Brinkley, Arkansas on March 16, 1958 to Bracher Swanigan, Sr. and Katie L. Swanigan. Brad was preceded in death by his parents, sister Prisella and three brothers Cecil, Calvin and Otha. Brad was well known among his family and friends as a hardworking, serious, caring and kind individual who was unusually patient and...
Elaine Ann Angulo
May 9, 2012
Elaine Angulo, age 65, passed away in Lompoc on May 9, 2012 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She was born on November 7, 1946 in Santa Barbara to Manuel and Mabel (Reyna) Angulo. Elaine grew up in Santa Barbara and attended local schools including La Cumbre Junior High and Santa Barbara High School (Class of 1964) where...
Raymond August Sousa
May 9, 2012
Raymond fought a courageous battle with MDS/acute myeloid leukemia and succumbed to the disease on Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 with his family at his bedside. Raymond was born in Santa Maria on February 18, 1940 and raised in Lompoc on the Sousa Ranch located on Mail Road along the Santa Ynez River. As the youngest of 10 children, he spent...
Edlyn "Lynn" Mathis
May 8, 2012
Edlyn (Lynn) Karisch Mathis Lynn went to the Arms of her Savior May 8, 2012, at the age of 76. She was born to Lydia and Oswald Karisch on July 25, 1935, in Winchester, Texas. She was baptized, confirmed, and married in St. Michael's Lutheran Church in Winchester. She met Joseph M. Mathis in Austin, Texas and they were married...
Irene Canepa Donovan
May 8, 2012
Irene Canepa Donovan, a longtime resident of the Lompoc area passed away peacefully on May 8 surrounded by her family. Irene Canepa was born near Hollister California and obtained a teaching degree from San Jose State at the age of 21. During the depression, her first teaching job was at the now historic La Honda one room schoolhouse where she...
Barbara Jean Schmidt
May 8, 2012
Barbara Jean Parker Schmidt ended her battle with colon cancer on May 8th, 2012 in Lompoc, CA. She was funny, gentle and independent to the very end and passed with the full love of her family. Barbara was born April 25th, 1932 in Glendale, CA to Patricia Doyle Parker and Arthur Irwin Parker. She moved to Santa Barbara in her...
Adolph O. Broda
Apr 29, 2012
Adolph O. Broda, a kind man, passed away April 29, 2012, in Lompoc. He was born June 9, 1926, in Poland near the German border. At the age of 17 he was detained by the German Army and transported into Germany to work on forced labor gangs repairing bombed railroads. It was the last time he saw his parents or...
Richard Luke Masterson
Apr 28, 2012
Richard Luke Masterson was born August 20, 1928 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the second of five children, to Luke and Helen (Kilfoyle) Masterson. There he was raised and educated until enlisting in the United States Marine Corps in January 1948. Richard served in the USMC proudly until a chance encounter with some airmen, and heard of opportunity to travel. After completing...
Mildred D. Dier
Apr 28, 2012
Mildred Dorothea Quetler Dier left this world to begin anew with our loving God and Jesus Christ, on April 24, 2012. Mom was born June 11, 1922, in Chicago, Illinois to Frederick and Caroline Maria Protzer Quetler. She was one of seven children, two brothers and four sisters. She grew up on the west side of Chicago on Ciscero Avenue...
Jose Pilar De Luna
Apr 24, 2012
Jose Pilar De Luna, 89, of Lompoc passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2012. Jose was born to Catarino and Marcos (Moreno) De Luna on October 12, 1922 in Irving, Texas. He and his wife, Casimira (Ramirez), moved to Santa Maria in 1965 and then Santa Barbara before settling in Lompoc in 1979. Mr. De Luna was an accomplished gardener...
Freda Nellie Benedict
Apr 20, 2012
Freda Nellie Stahl Benedict The Lompoc Valley said goodbye to another native daughter on April 20, 2012. Freda (Teeda) Nellie Stahl Benedict, 95, was born on March 27, 1917, to Albert Stahl and Charlotte Reed Stahl Cowan in the Reed Ranch house in Miguelito Canyon. It was the same house where Freda's mother was born. Freda is the fourth generation...
Dorothy C. Howell
Apr 19, 2012
Dorothy Mary Cook Howell July 27, 1924-April 19, 2012 Dorothy Howell, 87, of Santa Maria, California, was born to William L. Cook and Mary Maxam Cook July 27, 1924, in Yorkville, New York. She is predeceased by her parents, sisters Jeanette Cook and Charlene Cook, and husband, Raymond Harry Howell in 1999. Dorothy enjoyed music and played the French horn...
Junette "Louise" Briggs
Apr 17, 2012
Junette "Louise" Briggs, 52, of Santa Maria passed away on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. Louise was born on June 1, 1959 in Huron, South Dakota to Aubrey "Jack" and Wilma Bailey. She was raised and educated in Lompoc, a graduate of Lompoc High School. Louise moved to the San Diego where she attend Point Loma Nazarene College and began her...
Thomas Hugh Alexander, Sr.
Apr 16, 2012
Thomas H. Alexander, 75, passed away April 16th 2012 with his devoted family by his side. He was born in Methuen, Massachusetts to James and Theresa Alexander. He entered the USAF in 1958 and served three years, then worked as a Correction Officer at MCI in Concord for twelve years. He married the love of his life, Donna, and raised...
