Gloria Jean (Lupkes) Soucie
Dec 12, 2008
Gloria Jean (Lupkes) Soucie, "Babe" as she was known to her family and "Goofy" to her friends, age 69 of Lompoc, passed away Friday, December 12, 2008. She was born March 20, 1939 in Wheaton, Minnesota to Albert and Alvina Lupkes. She came to Lompoc in 1967. A lifelong homemaker, Gloria's passion were her cats and gardening. She was a...
John Macintyre, Jr.
Dec 12, 2008
John G. MacIntyre, Jr. 1925 – 2008 John G. MacIntyre of Lompoc died Friday, December 12, 2008, at the age of 83. John was born July 5, 1925 in Clinton, Massachusetts to John and Grace MacIntyre. After completing his service in the United States Navy he worked for the city of Honolulu, Hawaii in its water treatment plant. During his...
James Stanley Foley
Dec 10, 2008
James Stanley Foley April 27, 1931 – December 10, 2008 Jim Foley was born April 27, 1931 in Kingsland, Arkansas to Robert and Stella Foley. Jim began his aeronautical career as a sheet metal mechanic for Convair in 1952. He also worked for Air Research, and Martin Marietta on the Titan I and Titan II missile programs. Jim retired from...
Tranquilino Rodriguez
Dec 9, 2008
Tranquilino Rodriguez, 82, of Lompoc was born September 20, 1926 in Mexico. He died Tuesday December 9, 2008 at the Lompoc Skilled and Rehab Center. Services will be held at a later date at La Purisima Catholic Church in Lompoc. Inurnment will be in Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico.
Luis Solano Chavoya
Dec 9, 2008
Vigil services for Luis S. Chavoya, 86, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Friday, December 12, 2008 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 8:30 a.m. on Saturday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Luis was born July 2, 1922 in Tesistan,...
John F. Surface
Dec 9, 2008
John Franklin Surface, age 92 of Lompoc, passed away December 9, 2008. He was born May 18, 1916 in Charleston, West Virginia to John and Gladys Surface. He was employed by Andersons' Inc. as an Equipment Superintendent for one of the largest highway construction companies in West Virginia and held similar duties at Burdettes' Paving and Road Construction. Various other...
Clark Forest Butts
Dec 5, 2008
Clark Butts of Lompoc passed away Friday, December 5, 2008 at the age of 73. The memorial service will be on Saturday, January 10, 2008, at 10:30 am at Bethany Lutheran Church. Cremation will be followed by private inurnment. Arrangements are in the care of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
Billie J. Barron
Dec 5, 2008
BILLIE J. BARRON 1925 – 2008 Billie J. Barron of Lompoc passed away Friday, December 5, 2008 at the age of 83. Billie was born March 17, 1925 to Opal and Joe Barron in Little Rock, Arkansas. At an early age his family moved to Southern California where he was raised and educated. After attending Van Nuys High School he...
Janice May Stout
Dec 1, 2008
JANICE MAY STOUT 1934 – 2008 "We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by FAITH, your labor prompted by LOVE, and your endurance inspired by HOPE in our Lord Jesus Christ." (1 Thessalonians 1:3) God knew his precious daughter, Jann, loved the Christmas Season! So He brought her home to Heaven at 6:45am on the first...
Michael P. Ryan
Nov 30, 2008
Michael Patrick Ryan, age 62 of Lompoc, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2008. He was born in Enid, Oklahoma on July 6, 1946 to John and Mary Ryan. He was raised and educated in San Antonio, Texas and moved with his family several times over the years, as his father was in the military. He came to Lompoc in 1961...
Henry Henneberg
Nov 29, 2008
George Henry Henneberg of Lompoc died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at the age of 89. Henry was born to George and Fanny Henneberg on May 14, 1919, in Brunswick, Missouri. He graduated from North Kansas City High School and later earned a bachelor's degree in business administration at the University of Missouri. Henry was drafted in to the U. S....
Cheryl Ann Montgomery
Nov 29, 2008
CHERYL ANN MONTGOMERY Memorial services for Cheryl Ann Montgomery, 53, of Lompoc, will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at St. Mary's Episcopal Church, 2800 Harris Grade Road in Lompoc with Rev. Michael Cunningham officiating. Private inurnment will be at a later date. Cheryl was born December 15, 1954 in Seattle, Washington to James and Betty Wonders Arney. At...
Linda Lea Campbell
Nov 29, 2008
Linda Lea Knowlton Campbell passed away suddenly at home on November 29, 2008. She had been battling severe lung cancer since March of 2008. Linda was born in Caldwell, Idaho on May 14, 1942. She was the middle child between an older sister and younger brother. She moved to Henderson, Nevada in 1952 where in high school she met the...
Anthony Pulliam
Nov 28, 2008
Anthony William-Courtway Pulliam At only 20 years old, Anthony Pulliam lived a life that honored God and encouraged others to seek Him in a way that most people don't even accomplish in a lifetime. We will miss him dearly and are looking forward to our reunion at the tree of life when we get to Heaven. Anthony left us on...
Steve Ramos
Nov 26, 2008
Steve Ramos of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at the age of 54. Steve was born October 14, 1954 in Lodi, California. He was raised and educated in Orosi. Following his retirement from the United States Air Force at Vandenberg Air Force Base he went to work for Raytheon. He is survived by his daughters Dawn Ramos of...
Clinton Howard Wasser
Nov 23, 2008
Mr. Clinton Wasser passed away Sunday, November 23, 2008, at his home in Lompoc. Clinton was born November 11, 1915 to Howard H. and Edith Goodding Ayres Wasser in Phoenix, Arizona. He was raised and educated in Arizona. He received an ABS in Botany and Range Ecology from the University of Arizona at Tucson and a MS degree from the...
Rowena C. Ladd
Nov 22, 2008
Rowena C. Ladd of Lompoc died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the age of 92. Rowena was born April 24, 1916 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Raised and educated in Ardmore, she graduated from Ardmore High School. Rowena came to Santa Barbara County in 1950. In addition to raising her family of seven children she worked as a waitress in the 101...
Wilda Virginia Moeller
Nov 21, 2008
Wilda passed away November 21st, peacefully with her family and adopted family Lupe, at her side. She fought a courageous battle with Alzheimer's, and recently a bad infection which hospitalized her and led to her death. Wilda was born and raised in Lost Creek, West Virginia. She attended nurses training before moving to California during WW II. After the war,...
Mary Margaret Vandalsen
Nov 19, 2008
At her request, no services will be held for Mary VanDalsen, 87 of Lompoc. Mary was born March 7, 1921 in Jasonville, Indiana to William and Olive Fulk Bickel. She moved to Lompoc from Glendale, Calif. and worked as an office clerk for the Glendale School District for several years and the Lompoc School District before her retirement. Mary enjoyed...
Dorothy Ann Ruiz
Nov 18, 2008
DOROTHY ANN RUIZ 1932-2008 Long-time Lompoc resident Dorothy Ann Ruiz passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Born in Reading, Michigan, on February 8, 1932, Dorothy moved to Lompoc in 1959. A devoted wife and mother, Dorothy was married to Louis R. Ruiz for 57 years until his death in 2003. In the process of raising her family in...
