Debra Kathleen Martinez
Jan 22, 2010
Debra Kathleen (Kathy) Martinez was born in Camp Pendleton, CA on April 30 1956 to James & Joanne Daugherty. As the daughter of a marine, she spent her early years moving from coast to coast, but as a teen she settled in El Toro California where she graduated from Mission Viejo High School in 1974. Kathy attended the University of...
Sara G. Smith
Jan 22, 2010
Sara Gay Smith of Lompoc died Friday, January 22, 2010, at the age of 47. Sara was born February 26, 1962, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina to Leon and Marlene Smith. She graduated from Hart High School in Valencia, California with the class of 1980. In her youth she enjoyed playing volleyball. A resident of Lompoc since 1988, Sara was...
Mary M. Eakes
Jan 19, 2010
A funeral mass for Mary Eakes will be 10 a.m. today at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mary was born October 18, 1922 in San Antonio, Texas to Col. Herbert and Ruth Messer. She married Lt. Col. Raymond T. Eakes in July 1944. Earlier in her life,...
Steven Thomas Lewis
Jan 19, 2010
Steven T. Lewis, 62, of Ventura and formerly of Lompoc, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at his home. He was born in Sacramento, California on December 7, 1947 to Thomas and Betty Lewis. He grew up in Lompoc and graduated from Lompoc High School with the class of 1966. Steve attended San Diego State University and graduated...
Billy Ray Mcdaniel
Jan 18, 2010
Billy Ray McDaniel, 78, beloved husband and father, died of lung cancer at his home in Lompoc on Monday, January 18, 2010. Bill was a retired engineer, rocket fuels specialist for Martin Marietta on VAFB. He was on the original Hughes Aerospace team that put Surveyor, the first soft landing vehicle on the moon. Prior to that, he was an...
Roxie D. Korenko
Jan 18, 2010
Roxie D. Korenko of Lompoc went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 18, 2010, at the age of 87. Roxie was born June 4, 1922, in Zap, North Dakota to Decatur and Frances Ford. She married Alex Korenko in 1943 in Butte, Montana then moved to Helper, Utah in 1956. She has been a resident of Lompoc...
Janet Ur
Jan 18, 2010
Our beloved mother, Janet Sharp Ur, passed away on Monday the 18th of January 2010 at the age of seventy-six. Jan was born in England at Stratford-on-Avon. She married Wilbur Steve Ur and they moved to the United States in 1954. Jan was busy as a homemaker and mother of five children. She loved horses and was active for many...
Maomao Taua Niko
Jan 12, 2010
Memorial services for Maomao Taua Niko, 66, of Lompoc, will be 1 p.m. Friday, January 22, 2010 at the St. Mary's Episcopal Church with Father Micheal Cunningham officiating. Maomao was born October 16, 1943 in American Samoa to Taua and Siatua Niko. He was raised and educated in American Samoa until be moved to Hawaii to go to high school....
Caroline Gloria Meehan
Jan 11, 2010
Caroline (Gloria) Meehan Caroline (Gloria) Meehan, of Lompoc, died Monday, January 11, 2010 at the age of 81. Gloria was born July 12, 1928, in New Jersey to Dominico and Antoinette Rossi. Raised in Union City, New Jersey, she graduated from Emerson High School in 1946. She married John (Jack) Meehan on December 11, 1948, in Union City and then...
Mavis Graham White
Jan 11, 2010
Memorial services for Mavis White, 87, of Lompoc, will be 9 a.m. Friday, January 15, 2010 at the North Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Robert Robison officiating. Mavis was born May 2, 1922 in Olanta, South Carolina to Don and Theresa Rose Graham. She was raised and educated in Turbeville, South Carolina, and belonged to the Beta Club during her...
Timothy Harvey Billips
Jan 9, 2010
Timothy H. Billips of Lompoc died Saturday, January 9, 2010, at the age of 55. Timothy was born December 18, 1954, in Pomona to James and Mary Anne Billips. Raised and educated in Pomona and Chino, he graduated from Herbert Bailey High School in San Bernardino with the class of 1973. Formerly of Carlsbad, Timothy has been a resident of...
Leah Alma Mccoy
Jan 5, 2010
Leah Alma McCoy of Lompoc died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the age of 71. Leah was born May 9, 1938 to Carlisle and Elsie Stadley in Los Angeles, California. A Lifelong homemaker, she has been a resident of Lompoc for 55 years. Leah is survived by her son Gregory Pack of Lompoc, son Jeffery McCoy of Lompoc, daughter Jennifer...
Elfriede Manzo
Jan 4, 2010
Elfriede Manzo, 86, of Lompoc passed away on Monday, January 4, 2010. At her request there will be no services. Arrangements are under the care of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
Maria T. Castillo
Jan 3, 2010
Vigil services for Maria T. Castillo, 94, of Watsonville, California and formerly of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Thursday, January 7, 2010 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Friday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Castillo was born April 23,...
Timothy Paul Grothe
Jan 1, 2010
Timothy P. Grothe, 54, beloved husband, father and dear friend, passed away on January 1, 2010 following a long battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife, Kathy, his two daughters, Brianna and Kiera, his mother, Elsie Grothe, his brothers and spouses, Michael (Sherrie), David (Reggie) and Patrick (Jane), nieces and nephews and numerous in-laws. Tim was born on...
Laurel Beth Beaudry
Jan 1, 2010
Laurel Beth Beaudry of Lompoc died Friday, January 1, 2010, at the age of 83. Laurel Beth was born April 16, 1926, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. She was raised in Minnetonka, and later attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. She married Charles Langworthy Beaudry in Minnetonka in 1951. Together as an Army family, they were stationed in various parts of...
Elaine G. (Hurley) Carlson
Jan 1, 2010
Elaine G. (Hurley) Carlson of Lompoc died Friday, January 1, 2010 at the age of 88. Elaine was born May 4, 1921 in Escanaba, Michigan to George and Jennie Hurley. Raised and educated in Escanaba, she graduated from Escanaba High School with the class of 1939. She married Reuben A. Carlson on November 5, 1942 in Charleston, North Carolina. They...
Anne Rattanatham
Dec 28, 2009
Anne Rattanatham of Lompoc died Monday, December 28, 2009 at the age of 86. Anne was born March 1, 1923 in Moungsing, Laos. She came to the United Stated in 1982 to live in Richmond, California. Formerly of Goleta she has been a resident of Lompoc since 1989. A lifelong homemaker, Anne loved to sew and make her own clothes....
Richard David Diaz
Dec 27, 2009
Richard David Diaz (Ricky), 55, passed away in Lompoc on December 27th, 2009. Ricky was born in Herlong, California on August 27th, 1955 to Richard Diaz of Lompoc and the late Pia Carolyn Diaz (Ceccarrelli). Survivors include his father Rick Diaz, sister Carol A. Kirkland, daughter Christina Barke, son John Milligan, nephew Shane Kirkland (wife Karlie and twins Kade and...
Nelda Faith Mccabe
Dec 26, 2009
Memorial services for Nelda F. McCabe, 76, of Lompoc will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, December 29, 2009, at the North Avenue Baptist Church with Pastor Bob Robison officiating. Burial will follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Nelda was born August 1, 1933, in Boone, Colorado, to Frank and Katharyn Edson Tribble. She moved to Lompoc in 1959. Nelda was last...
