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....
Rosalie "Patchie" Miller
Jun 23, 2010
Rosalie G. "Patchie" Miller passed away on Wednesday, June 23, 2010 in Lompoc, California. Rosalie was born on February 15, 1923 to Matthew and Marion Drees. She was born and raised in Red Lake Falls, MN where she met and married the love of her life, Ralph Miller. They were married for 60 years before his passing in 2005. Rosalie...
Virginia Ruby Hood
Jun 23, 2010
Virginia R. Hood of Lompoc died Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the age of 82. Virginia was born September 25, 1927 in Brainerd, Minnesota. A resident of Lompoc since 1966, she worked as an administrative assistant for Aerospace Corporation for 37 years. Virginia was a member of the Pacific Christian Center in Santa Maria. Virginia is survived by her brother...
Corina Green Alrabadi
Jun 21, 2010
Corina Carrie (Green) Alrabadi A Celebration of Life for Corina C. (Green) Alrabadi, 35, of Lompoc, will be at Noon on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at Lompoc Foursquare Church, 125 North C Street. Corina was born on June 16, 1975 at Vandenberg Air Force Base to Owier James and Jane Christine Green. She is survived by her parents, husband of...
Irene Grace Challenger
Jun 20, 2010
Memorial services for Irene G. Challenger, 90, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Thursday, June 24, 2010 at First United Methodist Church, 925 North F Street in Lompoc. Irene was born March 20, 1920 in Peterborough, England to Joseph and Laurel Middleton Bend. In her teens, she loved to cycle and rode Mopeds throughout her life. She moved to the...
Margarett Bea Howell
Jun 19, 2010
Bea passed away peacefully in Lompoc, California on June 19, 2010. Born in Limon, Colorado on July 17, 1927, she lived in Lompoc for over 50 years and worked at the Solvang Lutheran Home as a dietician. Bea loved to spend time with family and friends. She enjoyed camping, collecting dolls, quilting, reading and watching her granddaughter's softball games. Bea...
Jack B. Evans
Jun 13, 2010
Jack B. Evans of Lompoc died Sunday, June 13, 2010, at the age of 66. Jack was born April 3, 1944, in Aiken, South Carolina to Marion and Helen Evans. As a member of an Air Force family he came to Lompoc from Germany in 1962. He graduated from Lompoc High School later that year. He was a veteran of...
Mary E. Hart
Jun 9, 2010
Mary Evelyn Hart, 90, of Redding, California, died June 9, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Redding. Mary was born November 26, 1919, at Milligan College, Tennessee, the eldest child of George Thomas Payne and Ada Louise Gouge. She Graduated from Happy Valley High School in Carter County, Tennessee, and attended East Tennessee State University. She was married to Ross...
Harlan A. Moeller
Jun 4, 2010
Harlan was born November 27, 1916, in the small farming town of Maquoketa, Iowa. He was the second youngest of the five. Harlan's father and mother, Louis and Frieda Moeller, were German immigrants. They owned a grocery store and worked very hard to support their family through the depression. They were very thrifty and drilled into Harlan "If you can't...
Lillian P. Hodge
Jun 1, 2010
LILLIAN (OSTROWSKI) HODGE Lillian (Ostrowski) Hodge of Lompoc, California, formerly of Waltham and Concord, Massachusetts, died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones after a brief but brave battle with pancreatic cancer. She was born in Claremont, New Hampshire, August 14, 1932, graduated from Stevens High School in 1950, and retired in 1995 after a career with New England Telephone/Verizon....
Gladys G. Reid
May 26, 2010
Services for Gladys Reid, 83, of Lompoc, will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2010 at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Gladys was born December 1, 1926 in Kavala, Greece to Andreas and Koula Saintanidis Vasiloudis. As a young girl, she was captured by Germans during World War II and ended up working at a food camp for German soldiers in...
Norman Roulston, Jr.
May 23, 2010
Norman Roulston, Jr. passed away in his home on Sunday May 23rd with his loving wife Patricia by his side. Born in Philadelphia in 1932 he graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree from Drexel Institute of Technology and later completed his Master's degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Florida. Norman retired from the Martin Marietta Corporation after forty...
Harry Edward Kahler
May 21, 2010
Harry E. Kahler 1918-2010 The memorial service for Harry E. Kahler, 91, of Lompoc will be held at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary on Wednesday, May 26th at 3 pm in Lompoc. The visitation will start at 2 pm. Mr. Kahler passed away peacefully at home with family in attendance on Friday, May 21, 2010. Harry was born May 25, 1918, in Grundy...
Kathy L Campbell
May 17, 2010
Kathy Schucknecht Campbell 1950-2010 Kathy Campbell, 59, of Lompoc passed away on Monday, May 17, 2010 at the Lompoc Valley Medical Center. Kathy was born on September 14, 1950 in Lompoc to George "Jerry" and Dorothy "Scotty" Schucknecht. Kathy attended local schools and did clerical work most of her life. She worked for V & J Transport for over 20...
Lawrence L. Rivaldi
May 14, 2010
Vigil services for Lompoc native Lawrence L. Rivaldi, 88, will be 5 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald presiding. Inurnment will be private. Mr. Rivaldi was born January 13, 1922 to Louis and Domenica Martinelli...
Edward Abel Sickert
May 13, 2010
Edward A. Sickert of Santa Maria died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at the age of 89. Edward was born February 26, 1921, in Bremerhaven, Germany to Max and Julie Sickert. He was raised and educated in New York City. He joined the United States Marine Corp. and served as an aviator at the U. S. Naval Station in El Toro,...
Orville "Orv" Erdmann
May 13, 2010
Orv Erdmann passed away on May 13th, 2010 in Lompoc, California, thirteen days after his 89th birthday. Orv was born in Artas, South Dakota, the third of four siblings, and grew up in Oakfield, Wisconsin. After graduating from Oakfield High School, he attended Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin until Dec. 7th, 1941, when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He immediately enlisted...
