Tommy Nelson Thomas
Jan 7, 2009
Tommy Nelson Thomas 1943 – 2009 Tommy Thomas of Lompoc died Wednesday, January 7, 2009, at the age of 65. Tommy was born September 3, 1943 in Los Angeles, and raised and educated in Long Beach. He worked for many years as a machinist with Virnel Machine Shop in Signal Hill. Formerly of Santa Barbara he has been a resident...
Carmelo Escobedo
Jan 4, 2009
Carmelo Escobedo 1952 – 2009 Carmelo Escobedo of Lompoc died Sunday, January 4, 2009, at the age of 56. Melo was born March 18, 1952 to Carmelo and Stella Escobedo in Santa Barbara. Raised and educated in Santa Barbara, he graduated from Santa Barbara High School in 1971. Working as a painter for various businesses for more than 30 years,...
Jerry L Claycamp
Jan 3, 2009
Jerry Claycamp passed away on January 3, 2009. Jerry was born to Gerheard "Clay" and Jeanette Claycamp in Van Nuys, California on January 24, 1950. He is survived by his mother Jeanette, three sons Zak, Vance, and Brandon, sister Christie Stanley and four grandchildren Nash, Hannah, Journey, and Kailey. His father Clay preceded him in passing. Jerry loved sports growing...
Keith Graham Nelson
Jan 3, 2009
KEITH GRAHAM NELSON 1928 – 2009 Keith Graham Nelson, 80, died on Saturday, January 3, 2009, at his home in Lompoc. Keith was born on May 6, 1928, to Graham and Jennie Nelson, in Yorkshire, England. He was raised and educated in Yorkshire, England, and joined the British Army serving in Trieste, Italy, and Egypt. He joined the United States...
Gary Wayne Libby
Jan 3, 2009
GARY WAYNE LIBBY 1960 - 2009 Gary Wayne Libby, 48, passed away January 3, 2009. He was born to Gary James and Sheila Eileen Libby, July 25, 1960, in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Gary Wayne graduated from Maple High School in 1978. He went on to start his own construction company in Lompoc building custom homes. Due to setbacks in the economy,...
Bonnie Ruth Burns
Dec 31, 2008
Bonnie Ruth (Pointer) Burns 10 Nov 1928 – 31 Dec 2008 Bonnie Ruth Burns passed away in Lompoc on December 31, 2008, after an extended illness. Bonnie was born in Frederick, Tillman County, Oklahoma, on November 10, 1928. She moved to Fillmore, California, as a young teenager and graduated from Fillmore High School in 1948. In Fillmore, she met Frank...
Gery Macayana Magalong
Dec 28, 2008
GERY MACAYANA MAGALONG 1927 – 2008 Gery Macayana Magalong, 81, of Lompoc, died on Sunday, December 28, 2008. He was born on May 12, 1927, in the Philippine Islands to Eufimiano and Maxima Magalong. Gery served four years in the United States Navy during World War II. Gery earned Degrees in Architectural Design and was employed at VAFB as a...
Delmon K. Porter
Dec 28, 2008
DELMON K. PORTER 1926 – 2008 Delmon K. Porter of Lompoc, 82, died on Sunday, December 28, 2008. Delmon was born on September 10, 1926, in Cleburn, Texas, to Cliff and Leta Porter. After being raised and educated in Texas, Delmon moved to Westminster, California, in 1956. He was transferred to Vandenberg AFB by McDonnell-Douglas, working in the defense industry....
David Phillip Suchecki
Dec 28, 2008
David Phillip Suchecki, 40, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008, at his home in Lompoc, after a battle with cancer. He was a soldier to the end. David was born on November 11, 1968, to Ann and Theodore Suchecki, Jr. at Vandenberg AFB in Lompoc. Born to an air force family, David was raised and educated in Little Rock,...
Harold Dalton
Dec 25, 2008
Harold Herbert Dalton, age 93, passed away at his home in Lompoc on December 25, 2008. He was born in Los Angeles on May 14, 1915. Harold is survived by his loving wife of 72 years, Marjorie Grace, whom he met in 1927 in junior high school and married in 1936; his sister Velma Harshman of Auberry, CA; two children,...
Placida Cortez Perez
Dec 24, 2008
PLACIDA CORTEZ PEREZ 1914 – 2008 Placida Cortez Perez, 94, of Lompoc, died on Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Placida was born in Acuitzeramo, Michoacan, Mexico, on May 2, 1914, to Magdalena and Pedro Perez. She came from Orange County to Lompoc in 1968 after retiring. Placida was a life-long homemaker. She enjoyed crocheting, spending time with family and grandchildren. She...
Ray A. Perez
Dec 24, 2008
RAMON (Ray) ALFREDO PEREZ 1923 – 2008 Ramon (Ray) Alfredo Perez, 85, of Lemon Grove, California, died on Wednesday, December 24, 2008 in La Mesa, California. Ramon was born in Brawley, California, to Elisa Orduno Perez and Simon Perez in 1923. Ramon served his country in World War II as a solider in the Army and was stationed in Korea....
Berniece D. Howell
Dec 24, 2008
BERNIECE DEWEE HOWELL 1925 - 2008 Berniece Dewee Howell, 83, of Taft, California, died at her home on Wednesday, December 24, 2008. Berniece was born in Stratford County, Oklahoma, on June 14, 1925, to Joseph and Marilda Cottrell. She was one of 12 children. Berniece came to Lompoc in 1960 from Roff, Oklahoma, and moved to Taft in 1991 after...
Winifred M. Ellis
Dec 22, 2008
Winifred M. Ellis, age 91 of Lompoc, passed away Monday, December 22, 2008 in Santa Barbara. No services will be held. Cremation was requested with scattering of the ashes at sea. Arrangements are under the direction of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
Sandra Marie Orr
Dec 20, 2008
Sandra Marie Orr 1951 – 2008 Sandra Marie Orr of Lompoc died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at the age of 57. Sandra was born April 4, 1951 in Batavia, New York to Samuel and Mary Copani. She first came to Lompoc in 1971 as the wife of a United States Air Force serviceman. She returned in 1991 to make her...
Miguel Galindo
Dec 19, 2008
Memorial services for Miguel "Mike" Galindo, 74, of Lompoc, will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Monsignor John Fitzgerald officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery with Vandenberg Air Force Base presenting military honors. Mr. Galindo was born January 7, 1934 in Dawson, New Mexico to Juan...
Angeline Duvall
Dec 19, 2008
Services for Angeline "Angie" Frances Duvall will be 3 p.m. Monday, December 29, 2008 at the Lompoc Cemetery with Pastor Doug Connelly of New Life Christian Center officiating. Angie danced out of our lives on December 19, 2008. She was born on February 23, 1953 to Jerome and Alma (Rae) Jozwiak at Scott AFB, Belleville, Illinois. She and her family...
Lester H. Lind
Dec 19, 2008
Lester H. "Les" Lind July 13, 1917 - December 19, 2008 Rock Island, Illinois Memorial services celebrating the life of Lester H. "Les" Lind, 91, of Rock Island are 12 Noon, Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2009 at South Park Presbyterian Church, 1501 30th St., Rock Island, with the Rev. Kenn Shedenhelm officiating. A luncheon will follow at the church. A family...
Clyde Wallace, Jr.
Dec 16, 2008
CLYDE WALLACE, JR. 1925-2008 Clyde Wallace, Jr., age 83 of Lompoc, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at his home. He was born January 10, 1925 in Sidney, Nebraska to Cora and Clyde Wallace, Sr. He was raised in Cheyenne, Wyoming and came to Lompoc in 1961. He worked at Enewetak, an atoll in the Marshall Islands of the Central...
Geneva Lafaive
Dec 16, 2008
Our beloved mother, Geneva LaFaive, passed away on December 16, 2008, in Lompoc, following a lengthy illness. Geneva was born May 24, 1932, in Caledonia, Minnesota. She was the last of six daughters born to Raymond and Martha Collins. Geneva and her husband, Loren, raised their five children in Lakewood, WA, where she had worked for the Clover Park School...
