William H. Hoffeld
Oct 14, 2010
William H. Hoffeld of Lompoc passed away on October 14, 2010, at the age of 70. William was born on November 15, 1939, in Baltimore, Maryland to Calvin Bauer Hoffeld Sr. and Delores Angelos Hoffeld. He graduated from high school and joined the Air Force at 18 years of age. He stayed in the service for 20 years. He then...
Raul Carlos
Oct 14, 2010
Raul Carlos of Lompoc died Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the age of 79. Raul was born December 26, 1930, to Saturnino and Angela Carlos in Los Angeles. He was raised and educated near Chubbuck. A veteran of the United States Army, he was employed in the mining industry in Chubbuck and later worked for Southern Pacific Railroad. Formerly of...
Mel David Hurtado
Oct 7, 2010
Melquiades "Mel" David Hurtado of Lompoc died Thursday, at home surrounded by loved ones, October 7, 2010, at the age of 61. Mel was born April 30, 1949, in Fort Collins, Colorado to Manuel and Irma Hurtado. He was raised and educated in Ogden, Utah graduating from Bonneville High School in 1967. He later continued his education by attending Santa...
Monica Mary Fisher
Oct 6, 2010
A memorial mass for Monica Mary Fisher will be celebrated at La Purisima Catholic Church on Friday, October 22 at 10 A.M. Interment will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Cremation arrangements are in the care of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
Pauline Mae Grossini
Oct 4, 2010
Pauline Mae Grossini, 77 went to rest on Oct. 4th 2010, surrounded by her children. Although she had a short battle, she fought through every breath. She was born in Arroyo Grande in 1933 to William and Goldie Quaresma. She married Charles L. Grossini and moved to Lompoc in 1951. Pauline was a beautiful, wise, charming, smart and a true...
Eleanor Mixsell
Oct 3, 2010
Eleanor Mixsell, 94, of Lompoc passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2010. Eleanor was born on February 15, 1916 to Williard W. and Elsie Hunt in Los Angeles, California. Raised in the Glendale area, she graduated from UCLA and taught first grade in Redlands. Eleanor married Joseph W. Mixsell on September 8, 1943. The couple would have three children and...
Brian Scott Macpherson
Oct 3, 2010
Brian Scott MacPherson Brian MacPherson 26, of Lompoc passed away at home on October 3. A memorial in honor of Brian's life will be held at St. Mary's Episcopal Church on October 30, at 2:00 pm. Brian's death is preceded by his father John L. MacPherson Jr. who passed away in 2005. Brian is survived by his mother Cindy MacPherson,...
Ricardo "Richie" Ramon Chavez
Oct 1, 2010
Ricardo "Richie" Chavez went home to be with the Lord on October 1, 2010 following God's plan. A native of Lompoc, he was born September 16, 1974 to Ramon and Rebecca Chavez. Richie is survived by his parents Ramon and Rebecca; sister Lisa; brother Jerry; wife Debbie; son Anthony; daughters Rebecca and Sara; favorite nephew Nick; maternal grandmother Rebecca Ochoa,...
Rick Grossman
Sep 30, 2010
John Richard "Rick" Grossman Rick Grossman of Lompoc died Thursday, September 30, 2010, at the age of 77. Rick was born March 12, 1933 in White Planes, New York to David and Dorothea Grossman. Raised and educated in New Jersey, Rick was a pilot for TWA based in Los Angeles. A resident of Lompoc since 1960 he retired from the...
James "Jim" Edward Evans
Sep 29, 2010
James Edward (Jim) Evans Jim Evans of Lompoc died Wednesday, September 29, 2010, at the age of 59. Jim was born April 15, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois to James and Margaret Evans. After Jim was born, his parents relocated to the San Fernando Valley, where Jim was raised and attended school. After honorably completing an enlistment for the US Army,...
Hermine Anna Egle
Sep 29, 2010
Hermine was born on March 2, 1919 and raised near Bonn, Germany the middle child of three girls. At age 16, she emmigrated to the United States with her family. They settled in New York City where she met and married Anton Egle in 1938. The couple moved upstate to rural New York State and had one child, Hedy. Together...
Gail Marie Newton
Sep 28, 2010
Gail Newton, loving wife of Jerry and mother to Sandy, Rachael and Chrissy, passed away with family and friends by her side on September 28, 2010. Her daughter Cheri preceded Gail in death in 2002 Born in 1950, in Cleveland, Ohio, Gail moved to Phoenix, Arizona in 1980, where she met and married Jerry Newton. They moved to Lompoc in...
Dion Tracy Luck
Sep 27, 2010
Dion Luck was born in Lompoc on December 30, 1969 and was a lifetime resident of Lompoc. He passed away at Cottage Hospital on September 27, 2010 at the age of 40. He was a graduate of Lompoc High School and was employed at the Wicked Shamrock for the past 8 years. He is survived by his mother, Cynthia Luck;...
Robert Bland
Sep 25, 2010
A celebration of life will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, October 9, 2010, at the Lompoc Veterans Memorial Hall for Robert Bland, who died Saturday, September 25, 2010. Robert "Bob" Bland was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 3, 1921, to William Bland and Florence (Orinsky) Bland. Following his parents' divorce at the age of three, Bob and...
Revelina Menciro Libonao
Sep 18, 2010
Revelina Menciro Libonao of Lompoc died Saturday, September 18, 2010, at the age of 76. Revelina was born December 22, 1933 in the Philippine Islands. She came to the United States and settled in Lompoc in 1955. She worked for Aramark for 30 years, retiring in 1996. She was a longtime member of the Filipino American Club in Lompoc and...
George Gregory Debacker
Sep 16, 2010
George DeBacker of Lompoc, CA died Thursday September 16th, 2010 after a four-year courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Monroe, Michigan March 15th, 1950 to Maurice and Evelyn DeBacker. George graduated from Flat Rock High School in 1968. He then attended Detroit College of Applied Sciences prior to serving four years in the U.S. Air Force. Following his...
Robert Anthony Borowski
Sep 14, 2010
CMSGT Robert Anthony Borowski It is with immeasurable sadness his family announces that CMSGT Robert Anthony Borowski, 77, died September 14th, 2010. He was born January 28th, 1933 in Hudson, Pennsylvania. He joined the Air Force at 17, married the love of his life at 21, and proceeded to rise through the ranks of the Air Force while building his...
Lee Clyde Hill
Sep 10, 2010
Lee Clyde Hill of Lompoc died Friday, September 10, 2010, at his home at the age of 78. Lee was born November 7, 1931, in Chicago, Illinois, to Lee and Gertrude Hill. He was raised and educated in Saint Louis, Missouri. He served in the United States Air Force for four years. Formerly of Seattle, Washington, he had been a...
Rita Francis Madrid
Sep 8, 2010
Rita Francis Madrid passed away on September 8, 2010, surrounded by her loving family. Rita was born on May 4, 1938, in Denver, Colorado to Anthony and Inez Lucero. Rita is survived by her husband George Madrid, Sr., her children Robin Lucero, Misty Fair, Paige Ortega of Lompoc, Ronald Lucero of Denver, Colorado, her four grandchildren, Nicole Gonzalez, Chase Madrid,...
Adelina E. Mendez
Sep 7, 2010
Lifelong resident of Lompoc Adelina E. Mendez of died Tuesday, September 7, 2010, at the age of 82. Adelina was born November 24, 1927 in Lompoc to Frank and Mary Silva. She graduated from Lompoc High School with the class of 1945. Adelina was a cake decorator with Birkholm's Bakery for 21 years retiring in 1992. She was a member...
