Maria Inez Soto
Nov 19, 2010
Vigil services for Maria Inez Soto, 82, of Lompoc, will be 5 p.m. Sunday, November 28, 2010 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald presiding. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Maria died Friday, November 19, 2010 at Marian Medical...
John Sterling
Nov 18, 2010
John Sterling was born in Hanford, California on October 9, 1950, to Jean and John Sterling, Senior. John and his two sisters moved to the Central Coast in 1958 when his father was part of the early missile program at Vandenberg Air Force Base. He attended Cabrillo High School where he played on the golf and basketball teams. After graduating...
Clara Belle Walls
Nov 18, 2010
Memorial services for Clara Belle Walls of Lompoc will be at 2:00pm on Saturday, December 4th, at the First Presbyterian Church with Reverend Julia Leeth officiating. Clara Belle died peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on November 18th at Lompc Hospital. Born in Mineral Wells, Texas on June 8, 1913, to parents James H. Lyles and Ada Belle Daniels-Lyles. Clara...
Sean "Spike" Cannon
Nov 18, 2010
Sean "Spike" E. Cannon of Lompoc died Thursday, November 18, 2010, at the age of 43. Spike is survived by his mother Sharon Smolenske of Loveland, Colorado, a brother and a sister also of Colorado. A memorial gathering will take place on Saturday, December 4, 2010, from 10 am to 12 noon at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Cremation will be followed by...
Niels J. Pfeil
Nov 18, 2010
Niels Pfeil was born on September 26th, 1923 on a Danish farm to Carl Phillip and Christine Pfeil. He helped his father manage dairy cattle and raise crops including sugar beets. He was part of the Danish resistance during the Nazi occupation of Denmark. As a young man Niels immigrated to the USA in search of a drier climate due...
John "Jack" Black
Nov 18, 2010
John (Jack) Anderson Black passed away on November 18, 2010 in Santa Barbara, California at Cottage Hospital. He was 81 years old. He was a long time resident of Lompoc, California. He was born to Orlie and Fern (Griswold) Black on August 23, 1929 in Peru, Indiana. At age 17 he enlisted in the U. S. Air Force and retired...
Maureen C. Hickey
Nov 13, 2010
Maureen, beloved wife of Tom Welch and mother of Susanne Miller, Stephen, Mark, Paul, and David Welch, died peacefully at home surrounded by family after a valiant battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband, children, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her mother Doris Hickey, three sisters, Kathleen Lennon, Eileen Norrington, Rita Hickey and...
Arlys "Prouse" Wuitschick
Nov 12, 2010
Arlys Jean "Prouse" Wuitschick Dec 01, 1934 to Nov 12, 2010 Arlys was born on December 1, 1934, in Aberdeen South Dakota to John and Cathryn Prouse. While working for F.W. Woolworth Company in Bremerton Washington, Arlys met her future husband Richard who she married Oct 1, 1955. The Woolworth company is what brought the newly weds to Southern California....
Robert W. Britton
Nov 9, 2010
Robert W Britton died on Tuesday, November 9th at 9:00 pm. He was one of ten children. Robert was a loyal patriot; a veteran of WWII, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Robert had a kind and generous nature, he adored children, and was deeply devoted to his wife. He will be remembered as a loving husband and father....
Michael (Mickey) "Skip" Skipworth
Nov 8, 2010
"Skip" Michael T. Skipworth passed away at his home on November 8, 2010. Michael was born on March 9, 1948 to Wilhelmena Skipworth in Providence, R.I. Michael served a short term in the U.S. Army and moved to California in 1971. He had a restaurant business, was a shade tree mechanic, active churchgoer, and widely known as the BBQ cook...
Ed Knowles
Nov 5, 2010
Ed Knowles was born January 26, 1942 in Wilkinsburg, PA and passed November 5, 2010 in Lompoc, CA. He is survived by Wendy, his wife of 38 years; daughter Paula Marshall and her husband Terry of Boise, ID; son Brad Knowles and his wife Heather of Cayucos, CA; son Craig Knowles and his wife Meredith of Lompoc; grandchildren Kylee and...
Martha Elizabeth Oaks
Nov 2, 2010
Martha Elizabeth Oaks September 29, 2010 – November 2, 2010 Martha was born on September 29, 1916 in Partsmouth, Virginia. She was raised by her grandmother until she came to California to live with her aunt in San Diego at the age of 13. She graduated from Hoover High School in San Diego. After high school, she became governess to...
Erika S. Reprogle
Nov 1, 2010
Erika S. Reprogle of Lompoc died Monday, November 1, 2010, at the age of 66. Erika was born November 23, 1943, to Agnes Berg in Stuttgart, Germany. After finishing her high school education in Germany she immigrated to the United States. She first settled in New York in 1962. In 1972 she moved to Lompoc to live with her aunt...
Emily L. Sawyer
Oct 31, 2010
Emily L. Sawyer of Lompoc died Sunday, October 31, 2010, at the age of 70. Emily was born January 25, 1940, to David and Maria Lujan in San Francisco. She was raised and educated in the San Francisco Bay area where she later graduated from nursing school. Formerly of South Carolina, Emily came to Lompoc in 1975. She was employed...
Abigail Eloise Rivas
Oct 30, 2010
Abigail Eloise Rivas, a life-time resident of Lompoc, passed away Saturday the 30th of October at her home in Lompoc. She passed away peacefully in the arms of her loving husband, surrounded by family and friends. This passing ended a yearlong courageous battle with lung cancer. On January 22, 1937 – In a small ranch house in Lompoc, CA, and...
Norma Phyllis Griffin
Oct 29, 2010
Norma Phyllis Griffin of Lompoc, California died Friday, October 29th 2010. She was born in Los Angeles, California, July 31st 1918 to Grace and Norman Horton. Norma was the fourth of five children, and baptized May 14th, 1928 at University Christian Church in Los Angeles. She graduated from Manual Arts High School in 1936. She married Alvah Merle Griffin September...
Leon P. Briggs, Jr.
Oct 29, 2010
Graveside services for Leon P. Briggs, Jr., 76, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Monday, November 8, 2010 at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery with Chaplain Warren Watties officiating. Leon was born September 1, 1934 in Coventry, Rhode Island to Leon and Dorothy Briggs. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He worked within the missile maintenance career...
James Daniel "Dan" Rider
Oct 24, 2010
Dan Rider passed away Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Lompoc Valley Medical Center. He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Adella (Guerra) Rider; sons Richard Rider and his wife Marlene and Tony Rider; grandchildren, Mike Smith, Jeffery Smith, Aja Hensley, Kamie Anderson, and Erin Nielson, eight great granddaughters and two great grandsons. Dan was a U.S. Postal carrier...
Glen Edward Beneda
Oct 23, 2010
Glen Edward Beneda was born in McCook, Nebraska on January 6, 1924 and he went home to be with the Lord on October 23, 2010. Glen and Elinor Egle were married on March 17,1946. For many, many years Glen always planned a surprise celebration, telling Elinor their anniversary was a date he would never forget. They welcomed twin sons Edward...
Cruz John Alvarado
Oct 19, 2010
Cruz Alvarado was born in Bakersfield, CA and raised in Goleta, CA. He proudly served in the United States Army in WWII. He worked as a Ranch Hand and Maintenance Man for more than 40 years. He married Josephine Escobar in 1945 and they were happily married for 53 years until her death in 1998. Together they raised 4 children....
