Thomas Norbert Clancy
May 25, 2009
Thomas Clancy 1922 – 2009 Thomas N. Clancy of Lompoc died Monday, May 25, 2009, at the age of 86. Thomas was born August 3, 1922, to Norbert and Bernice Clancy in Glendale. He was raised and educated in Eagle Rock, graduating from Eagle Rock High School. Thomas served in the US Navy from 1940 to 1960. A Pearl Harbor...
Leroy F. Grijalva
May 23, 2009
LeRoy F. Grijalva died unexpectedly at his home early Saturday, May 23. He was born in Santa Maria on March 11, 1952 and spent most of his life in and around Lompoc. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 1970 and remained a loyal Lompoc Braves' fan. He received his degree from West Hills College and also was certified in...
Robert W. Blandin
May 23, 2009
Robert W. Blandin of Lompoc died Saturday, May 23, 2009 at the age of 85. Bob was born September 15, 1923 in Sacramento to Howard and Evelyn Blandin. He graduated from UC Berkeley and enlisted in the United States Air Force and was a veteran of World War II. In 1949, he married Dorothy Klausman. Bob retired from the Air...
Marion Viloria
May 23, 2009
MARION "MARIANO" B. VILORIA 1907 - 2009 Marion Viloria, a long-time resident of Lompoc, passed away at the age of almost 102 at the Lompoc Skilled and Rehabilitation Center early Saturday morning, May 23, 2009, after a two-week battle with pneumonia. Mr. Viloria was born in the Philippines on August 5, 1907, and came to the United States in 1926....
Eileen E. Murphy
May 22, 2009
Eileen E. Murphy 1928 – 2009 Eileen E. Murphy of Lompoc died Friday, May 22, 2009, at the age of 81. Eileen was born March 18, 1928, to Walter and Myrtle Dowden in Russiaville, Indiana. She graduated from Russiaville High School. Formerly of Kokomo, Indiana, she came to Lompoc in 1968 to join other family members who had settled here....
Denys Allen Clarke
May 21, 2009
Denys was born in Hollywood, California to Denys Allen, Sr. and Mary Mae Harris Clarke, and sister Bettie. Al and Mae divorced in 1927 and Denys and Bettie grew up close to one another with lots of extended family watchful over them. Denys graduated from Hollywood High School and after working in the Long Beach ship yards joined the US...
Linda Ann Huey
May 20, 2009
Linda Ann Huey 1948 – 2009 Linda Ann Huey of Lompoc died Wednesday, May 20, 2009, at the age of 60. Linda was born September 13, 1948 to Howard and Eva Arnold in San Luis Obispo. She was raised and educated in Arroyo Grande graduating from Arroyo Grande High School in 1966. She moved to Santa Barbara in 1967 and...
Willina Ingrid Moore
May 20, 2009
Memorial services for Willina I. Moore, 91, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2009 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Deacon Art Hill of Grace Temple Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Willina was born November 5, 1917 in Camp Hill, Alabama to Arthur and Willie Alvis Heard. She was raised and educated in Alabama and graduated from...
Richard Osberg
May 18, 2009
Richard Osberg June 2, 1923 – May 18, 2009 Richard P. Osberg of Lompoc died Monday, May 18, 2009, at the age of 85. Dick was born June 2, 1923 in Riverside, Illinois to Christian and Christina Osberg, the youngest of ten children. After graduating from Riverside Brookfield High School he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corp. During...
Jerry Brown
May 15, 2009
Jerry passed peacefully with his wife and children by his side. Through his life he was a proud member of the Shiners, Masons, and Lions Club. He was also a volunteer firefighter for the Grants Pass Fire Department in Oregon. Jerry spent 24 years employed with the Southern Pacific Railroad. He loved trains, the outdoors and traveling. Jerry is preceded...
Rosie T. Suarez
May 14, 2009
ROSIE T. SUAREZ Vigil services for Rosie T. Suarez, 75, of Lompoc, will be 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at the Chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Rosie was born January 18, 1934 in Santa Maria, California to Bernardino and...
Patricia Mary Zucker
May 12, 2009
Patricia Zucker of Lompoc died Tuesday, May 12, 2009, at the age of 73. Patricia was born May 28, 1935 in Dubuque, Iowa to William and Evelyn Husemann. She was raised and educated in Ottawa, Illinois and graduated from Marquette High School. A lifelong homemaker, her greatest joy was in raising her family. In her free time she enjoyed crafts....
Rosario Garife
May 12, 2009
Vigil services for Rosario Garife, 93, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, 2009 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Thursday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Rosario was born January 14, 1916 in the Philippines to Domingo and...
Elena Maria Ramirez
May 11, 2009
Memorial services for Elena M. Ramirez, 55, of Lompoc will be held at the North side of Morro Bay Rock where she requested her ashes to be scattered in the Pacific Ocean. Elena was born March 23, 1954 on Fort Dix Military Base in New Jersey to Joseph M. and Joan M. Ramirez. She was raised in West Trenton, New...
James Marvin Lehman
May 10, 2009
SSGT, James Marvin Lehman was born on March 18, 1953 in Lompoc, CA. He was the fourth child of seven children born to Ernest and Therese Lehman. James left peacefully to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 10, 2009 at St. Vincent Hospital in Los Angeles, CA at the age of 56. Jim was raised in Missions Hills and...
James Martin Dunlavey
May 10, 2009
A private funeral mass for James M. Dunlavey, 80, of Lompoc, will be celebrated at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. A memorial mass will also be held at a later date. Inurnment will be at Holy Cross Cemetery in Mays Landing, New Jersey. James was born July 14, 1928 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Martin...
Ella Macdonald
May 8, 2009
Isabella "Ella" J. Macdonald of Lompoc died Friday, May 8, 2009 at the age of 95. She was born June 4, 1913 in Alloa, Scotland to George and Catherine Dewar. During WWII Ella worked in England and Scotland making cordite for guns and bombs, then transferred back to Alloa where she worked an aircraft line Ella is survived by four...
Jim Eugene Escobedo
May 8, 2009
Jim Escobedo died May 8, 2009 at his home surrounded by his devoted wife and children after a lengthy illness. He was to turn 70 on May 10. He is survived by Addie, his wife of over 50 years and his two children, Kim and her children Jeremy, Justin, Rachel and Sara; and Rick, his wife Irma and their children...
Ella J. Macdonald
May 8, 2009
Isabella "Ella" J. Macdonald of Lompoc died Friday, May 8, 2009 at the age of 95. She was born June 4, 1913 in Alloa, Scotland to George and Catherine Dewar. During WWII Ella worked in England and Scotland making cordite for guns and bombs, then transferred back to Alloa where she worked an aircraft line Ella is survived by four...
Raymond Glen Drake
May 8, 2009
Raymond Glen Drake 1940 – 2009 Raymond G. Drake of Lompoc died Friday, May 8, 2009, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born July 17, 1940 to Lester and Clara Drake in Los Angeles. Raymond was raised and educated in Woodland Hills. Soon after his graduation from Canoga Park High School in 1959 he joined the United...
