Louisa Mercy Van Ausdal
Feb 7, 2012
Louisa Mercy Hadix Van Ausdal passed away February 7 2012. She was born in Forest Hills California and grew up in Plymouth California. She graduated from Sutter Creek High School and attended two years of business school and then worked as a bookkeeper as her career. Louisa was proud to be a minister's daughter. Her father Elias Hadix was the...
Jimmie G. Parker
Feb 4, 2012
Jimmie G. Parker of Lompoc died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the age of 78. Jimmie was born June 19, 1933, in Bard, California to John and Mary Parker. A veteran of the United States Marine Corps, he was an instructor at Santa Barbara City College. He is survived by his wife Sheila Parker, his sons Joel of Placerville, Jerome...
Thomas D Welch
Feb 3, 2012
Thomas David Welch, father, grandfather, and great grandfather has gone to be with the Lord. Tom was born in Somerville Mass. on April 3rd 1940 to parents Thomas John and Harriet Sherry and passed on Friday February 3rd. Tom succeeded his wife Maureen Hickey who passed in November of 2010. Tom has two surviving siblings, Brother Robert Welch and Sister...
Elvin "Bill" Luther Williams
Feb 1, 2012
Elvin (Bill) Williams, 88, passed away the morning of February 1st, at the Lompoc Comprehensive Care Center. He was born on March 12, 1923 in Jacksonville, Florida. He joined the US Army and served for two years and completed his service in the Air Force after 18 years and retired in 1969 at Vandenberg AFB. He continued working Civil Service...
Rita Maria Manfrina
Feb 1, 2012
Margarita "Rita" Manfrina passed away February 1, 2012 at the age of 90. Rita was born December 11, 1921 in Santa Barbara to John and Rosina Bortolazzo. The family moved to Lompoc a few years later where her father, along with many other Italian immigrants, went to work for the Celite Mining Corporation. They lived in what was known as...
Margaret Mary Miranda
Feb 1, 2012
A funeral mass for Margaret Mary Miranda, 76, of Lompoc, will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday, February 9, 2012 at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook celebrating. Inurnment will be at St. James Catholic Cemetery in Savannah, Georgia at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2012 Margaret was born November 24, 1935 in Georgia to Robert and Bertha McLaughlin....
Beatrice Marie Brunner
Jan 23, 2012
Beatrice Marie Brunner, 82, passed away on January 23, 2012. Bea was born November 15, 1929 to Manuel S. and Tilda Domingos at her grandparent's ranch house on Santa Rosa Road near Buellton. Bea grew up in Lompoc with her five brothers, Manuel Jr., Tony, Jim, Louis, and David. She was a graduate of Lompoc High School Class of 1949....
Shirley Elaine Phelps
Jan 23, 2012
Shirley Elaine (McCabe) Phelps Shirley Phelps, 93, died peacefully in her sleep after a brief illness surrounded by her loving family at her home on January 23, 2012. A native of Lompoc, California Shirley was born on October 27, 1918. Shirley was the third child of four born to Harry H. and Leelle (McAdam) McCabe. Growing up as a member...
Andrew Paul Mascsak
Jan 21, 2012
Andrew Paul Mascsak, Sr., 79, of Lompoc passed away at home surrounded by his family on Saturday, January 21, 2012. Andy was born February 19, 1932 in Toledo, Ohio to Andrew J. and Helen A. Mascsak, Jr. He graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1950. He was a Korean War veteran serving in the U.S. Air Force from 1952...
Joseph Dexter Dean Laney
Jan 20, 2012
Joseph Dexter Dean Laney, 57, of Lompoc died on Friday, January 20, 2012 at the Lompoc Hospital. He was born May 20, 1954 in San Diego California to Edward and Marguerite Laney. He is survived by his wife, Flora Laney, and daughters; Cheryl, Lisa, and Margie, sons, James and John, mother Marguerite Laney, sisters Donna and Sharon, and brothers, Dan...
Anthony "Tony" Grossi
Jan 19, 2012
Anthony "Tony" Grossi was born in Lompoc, California on January 26, 1956 and went to be with his Lord and Savior on January 19, 2012. Tony attended Lompoc High School where he succeeded in academics and was Lompoc High's running back from 1973 to 1974. Tony obtained an associates degree at Santa Barbara City College where he was the running...
Andrea Mae Wooldridge
Jan 17, 2012
Andrea Mae Wooldridge was born on June 14th, 1933, Flag Day, to Grant Dewey Samuelson and Verna Samuelson in Decorah, Iowa. From that day forward our Mother loved celebrating holidays! When Andrea was very young, the family moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota during the Great Depression. Her older brother Dewey watched over her during the cold winter nights while her mother,...
Anthony Viltrakis
Jan 17, 2012
On Tuesday, January 17, 2012, after a lengthy illness, Anthony Viltrakis, our beloved father passed into the waiting arms of the love of his life, Juanita Louise Viltrakis. He was surrounded by his children and loving caregivers in his home. Heart no loner broken and now in God's embrace, we are saddened and yet grateful that he resides once more...
Jose Mesa Nuñez
Jan 16, 2012
Jose Mesa Nuñez Jose Mesa Nuñez, 82, of Lompoc passed away on January 16, 2012 in California City, California. A visitation will be held on Sunday, January 22, 2012 from 4:00 to 8:00pm at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary, the vigil service will beginning at 5:00pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at La Purisima Catholic Church on Monday, January 23, 2012 at...
Maxine T. Cowherd
Jan 13, 2012
Maxine T. Cowherd, third child of Tull and Mary Eva Johnson, was born on June 16, 1923, in Wetumka, Oklahoma, and passed from this life to be with the Lord on Friday, January 13, 2012. Maxine was the wife of James Walter Cowherd and mother of three children, a son, Jimmy Dan, and is survived by twin daughters, Jane Redels...
John T. Silva, Jr
Jan 13, 2012
John Thomas Silva, Jr., 100, of Lompoc passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family on Friday, January 13, 2012. John was born July 22, 1911 in Santa Maria to John T. and Mary Silva. John's father, John, Sr., brought the family to Lompoc in 1917, in a wagon over the old Harris Grade Road where he had...
Lillie M. Casarez
Jan 12, 2012
Lillie M. Casarez passed away peacefully with family at her side on January 12, 2012. Lillie lived her life fully to the age of 91. Born May 25, 1920, on her parent's ranch located between Stockdale and Floresville, in Wilson County Texas. She was born to Federico and Clothilda (Romo) Garza. Lillie was baptized at the Sacred Heart of Jesus...
Arlene Hawk
Jan 11, 2012
Thelma Arlene Hawk passed away on January 11, 2012 while surrounded by her family at home. Thelma preferred to be called Arlene. She was born on September 21, 1926 in Scottdale, Pennsylvania to William and Elizabeth Felgar. Arlene Hawk was married to the late Elmer Hawk who passed away in 1981. Elmer served his country in the United States Navy...
Lloyd Spear
Jan 11, 2012
Lloyd Virgil Spear passed away peacefully from natural causes at his home in Buellton, CA on January 11, 2012 at the age of 90 surrounded by three generations of family and his loving wife Lily. Lloyd was born June 26, 1921 in Fairmont, MN to Virgil and Nola Spear. Raised and educated in Algona, Iowa, Lloyd was All League in...
Betty Carene Hume
Jan 10, 2012
BETTY CARENE HUME 1930 – 2012 Betty Carene Hume passed away on January 10, 2012, at the Comprehensive Care Center in Lompoc at the age of 81. She was born on March 25, 1930 to Peter and Hazel Gresli in Portland, Oregon. Betty was a graduate of the Gresham High School Class of 1948 and was the Oregon State Baton...
