Jesse Arther Faragan
Aug 17, 2008
Jesse Arther Faragan passed away peacefully Sunday, August 17, 2008 at his home in Lompoc, CA, ending his battle with cancer. Jesse was surrounded by his wife Nancy, son Nicholas, daughter Jennifer and his pastor, Father Michael Cunningham. Jesse Arther Faragan was born January 07, 1948 in the Philippine Islands to MSG Manuel Felix Faragan and Marietta Buzon Faragan. Jesse...
Reiko Wilson
Aug 17, 2008
REIKO WILSON At her request, no services will be held for Reiko Wilson, 79, of Lompoc. Reiko was born June 11, 1929 in Heian Nando, South Korea to Zenkichi and Arino Heya Suzuki. She had lived in Lompoc since 1972, and moved here with her husband and family while he was stationed in the U.S. Air Force. She enjoyed painting,...
Bernadette J. Taylor
Aug 17, 2008
Bernadette Juliette Taylor was born March 31, 1918 to Marie and Harry Lander in Quimper, France. Her mother, a native of France, and her father, an American soldier in Europe during WWI, brought her to the United States after the war. Bernadette and her parents briefly resided in Nevada before moving to Kodiak, Alaska, where her father became a Bering...
Gussie Dove
Aug 16, 2008
Gussie Dove 1922-2008 On May 10, 1922, Gussie Dove was born to Theodore and Lizzie Johnson of Fernandina Beach, Florida. She was the youngest of six children. Gussie married her childhood sweetheart, Horace Dove, on September 12, 1940. Together, they had four children: Horace, Jr., Donald, Ophelia, and Dorothy. In November 2002, due to extreme health problems, it became necessary...
James William Hunt
Aug 14, 2008
James William Hunt 1930 – 2008 James William Hunt of Santa Maria died Thursday, August 14, 2008, at the age of 78. James was born March 28, 1930, in South Central Los Angeles. At the age of ten he moved to Fowler, California. In 1948 he joined the United States Army Air Corp. During his military career he served one...
Viola C. Percival
Aug 12, 2008
Viola C. Percival 1916 – 2008 Viola C. Percival of Lompoc died Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at the age of 91. Viola was born November 24, 1916 to Charlie and Mildred Scoby in Dale, Michigan. Formerly of Dayton, Ohio, she has been a resident of Lompoc since1959. Viola attended the First United Methodist Church in Lompoc. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting,...
Joseph O'Dwyer, Jr.
Aug 11, 2008
Services for Joseph O'Dwyer, Jr., 90, of Lompoc, will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery with Chaplain Scott Baker officiating and the Vandenberg Air Force Honor Guard presenting military honors. Joseph was born November 13, 1917 in Oakland, California to Joseph and Kate Dobbins O'Dwyer, Sr. Joe was a World War II and Korea War...
Mary L. Younglove
Aug 11, 2008
Mary L. Younglove 1933-2008 Mary L. Younglove was born June 17, 1933 to Cornelius and Christina Gallant in Cardigan, Prince Edward Island, Canada. She was born the seventh child out of ten children. She came to the United States to live with her sister Margaret Finnegan in Boston, Massachusetts in 1951, where she met Charles Younglove. They fell in love...
Robert David Kasareff
Aug 10, 2008
Robert David Kasareff of Lompoc died Sunday, August 10, 2008, at the age of 60. Robert was born August 14, 1947, in Los Angeles, California, to David and Rosalie Kasareff. Following his high school education, he joined the United States Army where he served during the Vietnam War. Robert worked in the production department of Coca-Cola, Budweiser, and Miller Brewing,...
Joaquin "Jok" Perez-Monreal
Aug 10, 2008
Joaquin "Jok" Perez Monreal Vigil services for Joaquin "Jok" Perez Monreal, 26, of Santa Maria and formerly of Lompoc, will be 5 p.m. Monday, August 18, 2008 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen...
Patrick Wayne Turpin
Aug 8, 2008
Patrick Wayne Turpin of Lompoc passed away Friday, August 8, 2008 at the age of 59. He was born Dec 4, 1948 in Illinois, the second of three children, and raised in Fishers, Indiana. He is survived by his wife Carol Turpin of Lompoc, daughter Heather Ta and husband Michael of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, his step-mother Shirley Turpin of Gosport,...
Fern Bertha Munn-Jones
Aug 6, 2008
Fern Bertha Whitmer Munn Jones died on August 6, 2008, in Spanish Fork, Utah, age 83. Our beloved mother, grandmother and friend passed peacefully from this earthly existence on August 6, 2008 with her daughter, Cheryl, by her side. Fern was born July 7, 1925 in Alpine, Arizona, the 15th of 17 children born to Angus VanMeter Whitmer and Sarah...
Cecelia Frankhouser
Aug 5, 2008
Vigil services for Cecelia "Cee" Frankhouser, 75, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Monday, August 11, 2008 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Tuesday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara. Cecelia was born January 27, 1933 in...
Maria G. Nuno
Aug 3, 2008
MARIA G. NUNO Vigil services for Maria G. Nuno, 48, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2008 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. Maria was born January 24, 1960 in Jalisco,...
Eugene Louis Rumpff
Aug 2, 2008
EUGENE L. RUMPFF 1930-2008 Eugene Louis Rumpff of Lompoc passed away August 2, 2008 at the age of 78. He was born January 6, 1930 in Plymouth, Wisconsin to Louis and Magdalena Rumpff. He was raised and educated in Plymouth, Wisconsin and graduated from Plymouth High School. Eugene faithfully served his country in the United States Air Force and is...
Leonel E. Gamboa
Jul 31, 2008
Leonel Gamboa of Lompoc died Thursday, July 31, 2008, at the age of 54. Leonel was born July 18, 1954 to Arnulfo and Felipa Gamboa in Guatemala City, Guatemala. He came to the United States in 1982, and has worked as a chef in restaurants in Santa Barbara. He was last employed as a chef in the dormitories at UCSB....
Barbara Esther Bosio
Jul 30, 2008
Services for Barbara Bosio, 85, of Lompoc, will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, August 5, 2008 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Pastor Joseph Byrd of Bethany Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. A native of Lompoc, Barbara was born February 4, 1923 to Joseph and Emma Payne. She was raised and attended local schools in...
Archie A. Farley
Jul 30, 2008
ARCHIE A. FARLEY 1937-2008 Archie Arvin Farley of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at the age of 70. He was born September 9, 1937 in Idabel, Oklahoma to Arvetta and Odis Farley. At age six, his family moved from Idabel, OK to Tulare, CA. Archie grew up in Tulare and graduated from Tulare Union High School. He was...
Marilyn Matsue Stockton
Jul 27, 2008
MARILYN MATSUE STOCKTON 1921-2008 Marilyn Stockton, nee Matsue Iwanaka, passed away on Sunday, July 27, 2008 after a brief battle with lung cancer. She was 87. Marilyn was born in Hilo, Hawaii on January 24, 1921. She moved to Lompoc, California with her husband in 1979 from New Jersey, after having traveled the world as a military dependent. She loved...
Edward Smith
Jul 19, 2008
Edward Thomas Smith Sr. of Lompoc, California went home to be with his Lord on July 19, 2008. He was born November 15, 1929 in Easthampton, Massachusetts to Edgar and Elizabeth Whitham Smith. Ed was married to Joan Marie Maher for 47 years until her passing in 1994. His wife, Mary Wynns Smith, whom he married in 1997, survives him....
