Larae Ybarra
Oct 5, 2011
LaRae Pearl Ybarra, age 69 died Oct. 5th, 2011 at her home in Lompoc. A memorial service will be held at 1PM on Tuesday Oct.11 at Peace Lutheran Church in Lompoc with Pastor Russ Gordon officiating. Interment will be at Lompoc Cemetery. LaRae was born in Forest City, Iowa on December 14, 1941, the daughter of Raymond and Pearl Hanna....
Gloria May Kurilich
Oct 2, 2011
Our beloved mother Gloria May Kurilich passed away peacefully at home on October 2nd, 2011. She was surrounded by Mike, her husband of 57 years, daughter Patty, son Michael and daughter-in-law Barbara. She was born in Chicago on May 14th, 1931 and migrated to Los Angeles in the early 50's with her family. She met her husband Mike bowling, and...
Norman Glynn
Oct 1, 2011
Norman G. Glynn of Lompoc died Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the age of 80. Norman was born March 22, 1931, one of seven children born to William and Hilda Glynn of Santa Maria. After graduating from high school he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Korea during the Korean War. Following his military service he...
Carl David Schaffer
Sep 27, 2011
Carl Schaffer, loving father and grandfather passed away peacefully at home on September 27th, 2011. Born to William and Emma Jean Schaffer in Scottsbluff, Nebraska on July 15, 1951. He was a Lompoc transplant via his father's long and successful military service. He was preceded in death by his mother Emma Jean in 1973 and his father William in 1992....
Joseph Martin Villa
Sep 24, 2011
Joseph M. Villa, 59, of Lompoc passed away suddenly on Saturday, September 24, 2011. Joe was born on March 19, 1952 to Paul and Frances Villa. Joe was raised and educated in the Carpinteria area, graduating from Carpinteria High School. Joe worked at various places in the Santa Barbara area; Santa Barbara Optic and Infrared Industries, Home Improvement Center, Santa...
Orris Rehm Leone
Sep 17, 2011
Orris Rehm Leone, age 86, passed away at her home in Lompoc, California, Saturday, September 17, 2011. Orris was born in North Little Rock, Arkansas on February 15, 1925 to Floyd and Lula McMurry. At the age of 18, Orris met and married Allen F. Rehm before moving to Hawthorne, California where they raised their four children. After the death...
Malcom "Roy" Caldwell
Sep 17, 2011
Malcolm "Roy" Caldwell, 73, of Lompoc passed away on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Roy was born on July 9, 1938 to Andrew Jackson, Jr. and Geneieve Caldwell in Chicago, Illinois. At an early age, Roy excelled in baseball. At the age of 17, Roy was offered a position as a catcher in the minor leagues. Unfortunately, due to age requirements,...
Lisa Lynn Caouette
Sep 16, 2011
Lisa Lynn Caouette (Nee Barnacastle), 50yrs of age, passed away peacefully September 16, 2011 at her home. Lisa was born December 23,1960 in Lafayette, Indiana to Joseph and Sue Barnacastle. She is survived by her Son, Brenton Paul Caouette (whom was the light of her life), mother Sue Barnacastle, Siblings; Julie Thompson, Angela Ballard, Amy Guest, Mary Danielson, and Joseph...
Maria Del Refujio (Cuca) Ramos
Sep 13, 2011
Maria Del Refujio (Cuca) Ramos Vigil services for Maria (Cuca ) Ramos, 101, of Lompoc, will be 6 p.m. on Friday, September 16, 2011 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Saturday at Queen of Angels, Church with Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Cemetery. Maria Del Refujio (Cuca) Ramos...
Carmen Lucrecia Benavidez
Sep 12, 2011
Carmen will be missed at this unexpected time of her death. She was a very talented artist, seamstress, and cook. She was a great mother to Summer Blanchard and her grandchildren Jessica and Miguel. She is survived by her mother Ernestine DeSoto, father Gilbert Unzueta Sr., siblings, Gilbert Jr., Regina Bernice, Paul and Santos Unzueta also Ronald and Paul Gradias....
Carolyn Elaine Hyland
Sep 7, 2011
Carolyn E. Hyland, 70, of Lompoc passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 in Los Angeles, California after a lengthy illness. Caroyln was born on January 6, 1941 to Evan and Winnie Taylor in Bakersfield, California. She was raised and educated in Coalinga, California. She married Cecil A Mingus on June 5, 1968 and together ran Mingus Paint Supply. They...
Loretta Alma Lyons
Sep 6, 2011
Loretta A. Lyons of Lompoc died Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at the age of 89. Loretta was born July 3, 1922 in Welborn, Kansas to Roe and Mary Carothers. Raised and educated in Kansas City, she graduated from Wyandotte High School. She married Charles V. Lyons in 1945. Formerly of Sylmar she has been a resident of Lompoc since 1979...
Mike Espino
Sep 6, 2011
Vigil services for Mike Espino, 70, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2011 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 9 a.m. Saturday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mike passed away at his home on September 6, 2011. He was...
Stanley William Haney, Jr.
Sep 4, 2011
Stanley William (Bill) Haney Jr. August 14, 1931 – September 4, 2011 Bill, born August 14, 1931 in Berlin, New Hampshire, was the first of seven children born to Stanley W. Haney and Alice Arsenault Haney. The family later moved to Boston where Bill attended local schools. He joined the US Coast Guard at the age of 17 and proudly...
Vicente Casteneda Zuniga
Sep 3, 2011
Vicente Zúñiga 1937 – 2011 Vicente Zúñiga Castañeda of Lompoc passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2011, at his home in Lompoc. Vicente was born on January 29, 1937, in Zacatecas, Mexico, to Jose and Lucina Zuniga. He married Concepcion Ramirez on February 28, 1960; they had been married for 50 years. Vicente was in the agricultural industry for 50...
George William Berard
Sep 3, 2011
George William Berard of Lompoc passed away on Saturday, September 3rd 2011 at his home. He was 79. George was born to Edward Arthur and Irene Cote' Berard of Fall River Massachusetts. He was preceded in death by his parents, 2 of his sisters Lorraine Napert and Lillian Ramunno, also of Fall River, Massachusetts and a younger brother, Francis of...
Francisco Magana
Sep 2, 2011
Francisco Magana of Tucson, Arizona died Friday, September 2, 2011 at the age of 27. Francisco was born October 30, 1983 to Francisco Magana and Araceli Ramirez in Acapulco, Mexico. He came to the United States at the age of seven and was enrolled in school in Glendale, California. He later graduated from Eagle Rock High School. Francisco married Marisela...
Alexa Rae Olivera
Aug 31, 2011
Alexa Rae Olivera died Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at the sweet age of 16. Alexa was born February 8, 1995 in Lompoc to Jeffrey and Deanne Olivera. She attended local schools and was currently enrolled as a junior at Cabrillo High School where she loved belonging to Cabrillo water polo and swimming. She was part of the Junior Lifeguards program...
Wanda June Terry
Aug 31, 2011
Wanda J. Terry, 64, of Lompoc, California passed away August 31, 2011 at the Sherman Oaks Hospital in Sherman Oaks, California. Wanda was born on May 3, 1947 to Warfield and Louise (Norris) Terry in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Wanda loved music, was a great artist and loved children. She was a second mother to her nephews and nieces and was affectionately...
Thelma Lenade Flowers
Aug 30, 2011
Services for Thelma Lenade Flowers, 64, of Lompoc will be 12:00 Noon Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at True Vine Bible Fellowship, 533 South Avalon Street in Lompoc with Pastor Darryl Fort officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. A visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. Thelma was called home to be with the...
