Martha Roberta Lake
Jul 31, 2010
Martha Roberta Lake, 70, of Lompoc passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2010 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Martha was born on March 28, 1940 to Walter and Sarah Allen in Inglewood, California. Her family moved to Lompoc when she was 12 years old. She married Merril Lake on January 1, 1957, she had two children, Beverly and Carl....
Frederick William Viets
Jul 30, 2010
Frederick William Viets of Lompoc died Friday, July 30, 2010, at the age of 87. Fred was born April 21, 1923, to Martin and Anna Viets in West New York, New Jersey. A veteran of the United States Army, he was a Zamboni operator for the town of Hempstead Department of Parks and Recreation in New York. Formerly of East...
Patricia Butler
Jul 29, 2010
Patricia Butler of Lompoc died Thursday, July 29, 2010, at the age of 82. Patricia was born July 3, 1928, in London, England. She came to the United States in 1955 and has been a resident of Lompoc since 1963. Patricia was preceded in death by her husband Fred Butler in 2007. She is survived by her brother Allan Thompson...
Juan M. Montoya
Jul 28, 2010
Vigil services for Juan M. Montoya, 88, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Monday, August 2, 2010 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday, at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Nicholas Ingham presiding. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Juan was born February 22, 1922 in Holbrook, Arizona to Juan...
Kathleen Honora Clark
Jul 25, 2010
Kathleen Honora Ahern Clark, 103, passed away Sunday evening July 25, at Lompoc Comprehensive Care Center. Kathleen was born in Santa Ana, California on November 28, 1906 to Antoinette and Philip Ahern. She attended Tustin High School. Married to Percy C. Clark, Sr. on January 2, 1925, she had two children, Percy C. Clark, Jr. and Elinor Bigonger of Lompoc....
John Anthony Bortugno
Jul 22, 2010
John Anthony Bortugno of Lompoc died Thursday, July 22, 2010, at the age of 93. John was born December 1, 1916, in Summit, New Jersey to Frank and Maria Bortugno. He was raised and educated in Litchfield, Connecticut and attended Litchfield High School before joining the United States Army. He served in the Pacific theatre during World War II. John...
Jim A. Mendez
Jul 21, 2010
JAMES ANTHONY MENDEZ James "Jim" A. Mendez, age 60, passed away July 21, 2010, after a long illness. He was born in Oxnard, California on November 23, 1949, the fourth of six children born to George and Florence Mendez (now deceased. The family moved to Lompoc in 1963. Jim graduated from Lompoc High School in 1967. His passion for working...
Alice Shirley Henkel
Jul 19, 2010
Alice Shirley Henkel of Lompoc, died Monday, July 19, 2010, at the age of 81. Alice was born August 18, 1928, to Bernard and Minnie Eilts in Gladstone, Nebraska. She married DeWayne Henkel on June 30, 1946 in Washington, Kansas. She was a seamstress and worked as a dry cleaner since 1955. She and her husband moved to Lompoc in...
Maria De Los Angeles Nuno
Jul 16, 2010
Vigil services for Maria De Los Angeles Nuno, 77, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Maria was born August 3, 1932 in Jalisco, Mexico to Jose and Bonifacia...
Amparo Valdivieso Lynch
Jul 13, 2010
AMPARO VALDIVIESO LYNCH M. Amparo Valdivieso Lynch passed away peacefully with her family by her side on July 13, 2010. Born October 30, 1943 in Piura, Peru to Angel Elias Valdivieso Benites and Manuela Cevallos Timoteo. She grew up in Piura, Peru and came to the United States in January 1962 to attend college. Amparo graduated from Fresno City College...
Robert Wilson
Jul 11, 2010
Robert Wilson age 84 died of cancer July 11, 2010. He was born in Denver, Colorado on October 9, 1925. He moved to Lompoc in 1959, to work in construction at Vandenberg Air Force Base and never left. He was a member of the Carpenters Union for over 55 years. He also belonged to the Lompoc Elks Lodge #2274, American...
Helen Martha Grossman
Jul 8, 2010
GROSSMAN, Helen Helen Grossman was born Nov. 13, 1917 in Santa Monica, California. She was 92 when she peacefully passed away in the comforts of her home on July 8th, surrounded by family, her two dogs and cat. Helen graduated from San Diego High School and then attended the University of California, Berkeley. She received a Bachelor of Science degree...
Clare V. Marple
Jul 8, 2010
Clare Marple of Lompoc died Thursday, July 8, 2010, at the age of 92. Clare is survived by her son Michael Marple and his companion Susan Gallacher both of Lompoc, six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. She was preceeded in death by her husband and daughter. Cremation will be followed by private inurnment.
Stephen E. Jancek
Jul 4, 2010
Loving husband, father, son, brother, and uncle Stephen Edward Jancek was born on January 30, 1947, to Marjorie and Stephen Jancek in Hackensack, New Jersey. After a two-year battle with cancer, he passed away at the age of 63 on July 4, 2010, at his home in Lompoc, with his wife Marie and daughters Rebecca Jancek-Hansen and Megan Jancek-Richards by...
Gregory Fred Bobro
Jul 1, 2010
Gregory (Fred) Bobro of Lompoc died suddenly at his home on Thursday, July 1, 2010, at the age of 72. Fred was born March 4, 1938, in Kharkov, Ukraine. At a young age he and his family immigrated to the United States at the end of World War II through Ellis Island, New York. They first lived in Texas but...
Jose B. "Gilbert" Moreno
Jun 29, 2010
Vigil services for Jose B. "Gilbert" Moreno, 86, of Lompoc, will be 6 p.m. Thursday, July 1, 2010 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at the church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald presiding. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Jose was born May 4, 1924 in Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico to...
Ruth Elwell
Jun 28, 2010
Ruth Elwell of Santa Maria died of natural causes on June 28, 2010. Ruth was born in Wichita, Kansas on November 11, 1923 and was preceded in death by her husband, Hersal Elwell in l980 and her brother, Wilbur Bragg, in 2006. A service to celebrate her life will be held on Thursday, July lst at the Santa Maria Four...
Thomas Arthur Cole
Jun 25, 2010
THOMAS ARTHUR COLE Tom was born September 4, 1952, in Sacramento, CA, and died June 25, 2010, at Marian Medical Center in Santa Maria, CA, after a long battle with cancer. Tom lived most of his life in Lompoc and attended Lompoc schools. He loved reading, collecting books, traveling, camping, roses, and his cats. He leaves behind many friends. Tom...
Doris Louise Ridgeway
Jun 24, 2010
At her request, no services will be held for Doris L. Ridgeway, 84, of Lompoc. Doris was born September 12, 1925 in Cherry Grove, West Virginia to Lewis and Martha Hoover Dice. She was raised and educated in West Virginia and resided in Lompoc since 1961. Doris was a lifelong homemaker and loving wife and mother who enjoyed cooking and...
Mary V Bingle
Jun 23, 2010
Mary Virginia Banning Bingle of Lompoc and resident of Vandenberg Village, CA died June 23, 2010 at Serenity House, Santa Barbara, CA after a wonderful and rewarding life journey. Mary was born on May 3, 1931 in Columbus, GA, the only child of Merrill Banning and Angelina Danzero Banning and spent her youth in Springfield, MO. Mary graduated from St....
