Harold Couch
Jan 13, 2011
Pop, passed away on January 13, 2011 after a lengthy illness. Born on November 9, 1921 to Leroy and Eleanor Couch of Belle Fourche, South Dakota, he was the third oldest of 9 children which included 5 brothers and 4 sisters. Harold was preceded in death by his first wife Delores and is survived by his wife Doris of 37...
John Earl Wilson
Jan 8, 2011
John Earl Wilson of Lompoc, died Saturday, January 8, 2011, at the age of 80. John was born April 6, 1930 in Arroyo Grande. Raised and educated in Arroyo Grande and Ventura his family moved to San Francisco in 1943. As a young man he joined the US Army and later the US Air Force. He served in Japan where...
Bonnie Louise Blades
Jan 8, 2011
Bonnie Louise Blades, beloved daughter of Troy and Ruth Dory, was born on June 16, 1927 in the small community of Grenola, Kansas. The effects of the Dust Bowl on their farm forced the family to leave the area and move to Chandler, Arizona, where Bonnie attended Chandler High School. An early marriage brought her to the Lompoc area where...
Dorothy Elizabeth Mccarty
Jan 8, 2011
Dorothy Elizabeth McCarty March 18, 1920 – January 8, 2011 "Dotty" was born in Pasadena, California and moved at six months of age to Santa Barbara with her parents Helen and Dave Staples. She was raised and educated in Santa Barbara, graduating from Santa Barbara College in 1942 with a degree in education. She married Richard T. Saxe in 1944....
Mary Alice Loney
Dec 31, 2010
Mary Alice Loney (Gleason) was born May 5, 1921 in Putnam County, Missouri and died December 31, 2010 in Lompoc, California. She was baptized into Christ at the age of seventeen in 1938. Mary was a life long member of the Church of Christ where she taught Sunday school classes as long as all of her family can remember. She...
Hedwig Blohm
Dec 27, 2010
Hedwig Blohm was born on November 27, 1917, in Germany to parents Joseph and Emma Mohr. She was the eldest of three sisters, a good student and a big help to her mother during the difficult economic times following World War I. When she was twelve her father immigrated to the USA, became a citizen and worked to bring his...
Sherry Johnson
Dec 25, 2010
Sherry Johnson, 53 passed away on December 25th after an eight-month battle with cancer. Sherry loved gardening, playing guitar and in her younger years running. Born in Anaheim, Sherry's parents moved the family to Hawaii when she was 13, and after her older sister passed away of cancer and her daughter graduated from high school, she moved back to California...
Jung Soon Morgan
Dec 24, 2010
Jung Soon Morgan of Lompoc died Friday, December 24, 2010, at the age of 77. Jung was born June 1, 1933, in Seoul, South Korea to Myong Suk Kim and Bong Sun Kim. Formerly of Los Angeles, Jung has been a resident of Santa Barbara County since 1985. She was a member of Faith Korean Church in Santa Maria. June...
Julie Diane Campitelli
Dec 24, 2010
JULIE DIANE CAMPITELLI Julie Diane Campitelli passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2010, after a long, heroic battle of dealing with the complications due to her Diabetes. Born July 7, 1956, she attended Harding School, La Cumbre Jr. HS, and graduated in 1974 from Santa Barbara High School. Julie worked for many years in...
William James Kemp
Dec 23, 2010
William James Kemp died Thursday, December 23, 2010, at his home in Lompoc at the age of 56. William was born December 2, 1954 in San Diego, California to Billie and June Kemp. A resident of Santa Barbara County for the last ten years, he was employed as an electronic technician in the local defense industry. William is survived by...
Clive G. Foy
Dec 18, 2010
On Saturday Clive Foy passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Kansas City, Kansas to Vernon Francis Foy and Mildred Gorbett Foy. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Bina May (Gore) Foy and his brother Bill Foy. His wonderful spirit will be missed by his daughter Colleen Moser...
John Thomas Woods
Dec 18, 2010
John Thomas Woods passed peacefully on Saturday, December 18, 2010 after a courageous struggle with cancer. John was born March 17, 1932 in Franklin, Indiana. He graduated from Franklin High School in 1950 and entered the United States Air Force in 1952 as a navigator. In 1956, he met his wife, Dorothy, daughter of Evelyn and William McGee. John and...
James William Bartlett
Dec 15, 2010
James William Bartlett was born January 28, 1954 to Richard and Rosemary Reilly Bartlett in Great Falls, Montana. He passed away peacefully in his sleep at home on December 15, 2010, in Lompoc. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Jim moved to Lompoc in 1979. He had a love for animals, racecars and science. He enjoyed meeting new...
Donato "Nick" Armando Nicastro
Dec 14, 2010
On Tuesday, December 14, 2010, Nick Nicastro passed away after a long and worthy battle with lung cancer. Nick was born on July 10, 1934 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Italian immigrants. At age 18, he joined the United States Air Force and traveled the world. While stationed in Aviano, Italy, he met the love of his life, Clara, and...
Dorothy D. Berry
Dec 13, 2010
Dorothy D. Berry, 82, of Lompoc passed away on Monday, December 13, 2010. "Dot", as she was known by, was born on October 17, 1928 in Broadwater, Nebraska to Frank and Ella West. Dot, in 1948, married Anthon Berry, a World War II Veteran and Bronze Star Recipient. Anthon worked in civil service and Dot was a homemaker raising six...
Robert Elfonso Lee
Dec 12, 2010
Robert Elfonso Lee, 80, passed away on Sunday, December 12, 2010, in Lompoc. He is survived by sisters Leona Andrews of Amarillo, Texas, Bonnie Altic of Ridgecrest, California, one brother William Lee of Las Vegas, Nevada, several nieces and nephews and long time companion Jenny Cadis. Robert was born in Lefors, Texas on June 7, 1930, to Elcana F. Lee...
Pauline Lopez
Dec 7, 2010
Pauline, Grams or Pina as was known to her family and friends, she was born September 24th, 1938 in Cannon, Colorado. Pauline met her husband Joe, in Colorado where they established a home and raised seven children. When the youngest was 5, the family moved to Lompoc, where Pauline enjoyed taking care of her family and also enjoyed playing Bingo...
Kevin Kilcoyne
Dec 7, 2010
On Wednesday, December 7, Kevin Kilcoyne passed away after a four-year battle with Alzheimer's disease. Kevin led a very successful life, both personally and professionally. He married Shirley in 1959 and had four children, who graced him with six grandchildren. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from University of Buffalo in 1955 and went on to...
John "Jack" Everett Webb
Nov 30, 2010
John "Jack" Webb, 68, of Lompoc was born September 25, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jack E. and Margaret L. (Pearson) Webb. He went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, November 30, 2010 after a courageous battle with cancer. He died peacefully at Lompoc Valley Medical Center with family at his side. After graduating from High School in...
Bruce A Michels
Nov 26, 2010
Bruce Allen Michels died in Lompoc, California November 23, 2010. Survived by much loved son Larry (Dawn) and adored granddaughter Alana; sister Jean Sharpe; nephew Kip (Martha) Sharpe and children (Stephen, Emily, Aaron, Kathryn, and Susan); and niece Francie Sharpe (Eddy Abrams). Preceded in death by parents Anton B. and Frances (Swanson) Michels; wife Carin Laurine (Larry's mother); and second...
