Betty J. Herron
Mar 14, 2009
Betty J. Herron, 76, passed away March 14, 2009 in Lompoc, California, after a brief illness. Born August 7, 1932 in Susanville, California, Betty was the youngest daughter of the late Uel J. and Bessie A. Travis. Upon moving to Lompoc in the mid-1950s, Betty taught grades 1-3 at Clarence Ruth and Hapgood Elementary Schools for 45 years. In 1965,...
Eleanor Ruth Denison
Mar 12, 2009
Eleanor R. Denison 1920 – 2009 Eleanor Denison of Lompoc died Thursday, March 12, 2009, at the age of 88. She was born November 11, 1920, in New York City, New York, to Julia and Carl Walek. She moved to the west coast during World War II. In 1947 she married the late Semian Frank Denison. A resident of Lompoc...
Gilbert Joseph Navarro
Mar 11, 2009
A funeral mass for Gilbert J. Navarro, 78, of Lompoc, will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 16, 2009 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. A native and lifelong resident of Lompoc, Mr. Navarro was born December 1, 1930 to Teofilo and Cecilia Luna Navarro. He served in...
Ruben Perez
Mar 11, 2009
Ruben Perez of Lompoc passed away at age 49 on March 11, 2009 from a brief illness. He is survived by his loving parents, Antonio and Guadalupe Perez; two children, Raymond and Christina; siblings, Rosie, Alex (Ana), and Sylvia (Felipe); girlfriend, Terry Arellanes; grandchildren, four foster children, many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins, especially Paul Hernandez. He also had...
Floyd Lee Brodhecker
Mar 10, 2009
Floyd Lee Brodhecker 1930 – 2009 Floyd Lee Brodhecker of Lompoc, CA peacefully passed away in the presence of family members on Tuesday, March 10, 2009. He was 79 years old. Floyd was born March 6, 1930, to Elvin and Thelma Brodhecker in Topeka, Kansas. He graduated from Topeka High School in 1948, and married the former Jackie Davis several...
Carola M. Heidt
Mar 10, 2009
Services for Carola M. Heidt, 78, of Lompoc, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 17, 2009 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Pastor Bernie Federmann of Lompoc Foursquare Church officiating. Private burial will be at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Carola (Kitty) was born April 3, 1930 in Grampian, Pennsylvania to Herbert and Celia Ellinger. Kitty and Leonard (Bruce) were...
Jayne S Kimelman-Weber
Mar 9, 2009
Jayne Sue Kimelman-Weber of Lompoc, died March 9, 2009, in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the age if 51. Jayne was born April 18, 1957, in Denver, Colorado to Howard and Gloria Kimelman. The family lived in many different places when Jayne was a girl as her father served in the military. The family finally settled in Lompoc in 1968 after being...
Dan W. Tullis
Mar 4, 2009
Pastor Dan W. Tullis July 1929 – March 2009 Pastor Tullis was born to Willie and Kathleen Tullis in Headland, Alabama July 28th, 1929. Retired TSgt, Pastor Tullis spent 20 years in the USAF. Moved to Lompoc, pastured Grace Temple MBC from 1981 to 2003. Pastor Tullis was active in several communities along the Central Coast, from Oxnard to Paso...
Willie E. Freeman
Mar 4, 2009
Memorial services for Willie E. Freeman, 91, of Lompoc, will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald of Queen of Angels Catholic Church officiating. The Vandenberg Air Force Base Honor Guard will present military honors. Inurnment will be at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery at a later date. Mr. Freeman...
Jacqueline Theresa La Shore
Mar 1, 2009
Private graveside services for Jacqueline T. La Shore, 68, of Lompoc will be held at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Jacqueline was born July 16, 1940 in Richmond, Yorkshire, England to Peter and Elsie McPoland. She was raised and educated in England and moved to Lompoc in 1974 with her family. Jacqueline was employed for over 22 years at Vandenberg Air...
Dorothy Howard
Feb 25, 2009
Dorothy Lee Howard arrived in this world on March 19, 1936 in Omaha, Nebraska and departed on February 25, 2009 at the young age of 72. She moved to McFarland, Kansas at the age of 3 and raised by her loving grandmother, Maude Schroeder. She married Jim Howard on May 12, 1957 and a year and a half later her...
Norma Elaine Englund
Feb 23, 2009
Norma E. Englund, 84, died at her home in Lompoc on February 23, 2009. She chose to be under hospice are rather than seek treatment for recently diagnosed pancreatic cancer. Norma was born in Big Sandy, Montana in 1924. She graduated from Big Sandy High School and attended college in Missoula, Mt. for one year. She and friends were employed...
Richard Campbell
Feb 23, 2009
Richard Campbell was born July 13, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, to the late Alfred and Alice Campbell. He was the eldest of seven children. He attended Imlay City High School in Imlay City, Michigan and entered the United States Air Force in 1954. Richard faithfully served his country for 26 years, retiring in 1980. He was united in marriage to...
Orville J. Howells
Feb 21, 2009
ORVILLE J. HOWELLS Orville J. Howells, 83, died on Friday, February 21, 2009, at Lompoc Valley Medical Center. Mr. Howells was born in Burlington, Iowa, March 25, 1925. He entered the Air Force in April 1943. He retired of March 1971 after 28 years service as a pilot, staff officer, and commander. Flying actively until his retirement, he was a...
Marjorie A. Hafen
Feb 20, 2009
Marjorie A. Hafen 1912 – 2009 Marjorie A Hafen of Lompoc died Friday, February 20, 2009, in Santa Clara at the age of 96. Marjorie was born October 10, 1912, in Pasadena, California. She was a devout Christian who loved the Lord. She was a member of the Women's Club and a Life Member of the Grange #246. She was...
Roy M. Viele
Feb 19, 2009
Roy M. Viele 1924 – 2009 To Gertrude Mae and John Hyde Viele, on November 22, 1924, their son Roy was born. Roy was the youngest of 12 children; five sisters and six brothers, all deceased now. He graduated from Elmira Free Academy in 1942. In 1943 he joined the U.S. Navy from which he retired in 1974 as a...
Norbert Riegel
Feb 18, 2009
NORBERT H. "Pete" RIEGEL, Lt Col (ret) Vigil Services for Norbert H. "Pete" Riegel, Lt Col (ret) will be 6 p.m. Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Pete was born...
Francis E. Lewis
Feb 15, 2009
It is time to rejoice for Francis E. Lewis has joined his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday, February 15th, 2009 at 2:30 pm! Francis was born in North Bend, Oregon on November 26, 1934. After graduating from Marshfield High School he joined the United States Air Force and was stationed at several locations overseas and in the United...
Rachel Morehouse
Feb 6, 2009
Rachel (Rae) Morehouse, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, was welcomed to heaven on February 6, 2009. Rachel was born on July 2, 1927 in Gardner, Massachusetts. She moved to Santa Monica, California in 1944 as a teenager to seek some California sun. She met the love of her life, Bud, at a roller rink and they married in 1947....
James Courtney Clark
Feb 4, 2009
Vigil services for James C. Clark, 90, of Lompoc, will be 5 p.m. Sunday, February 8, 2009 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Clark was born July 17, 1918 in Ft....
