Mercedes Frances Moore
Jan 10, 2008
Mercedes F. Moore of Lompoc died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the age of 99. Mercedes was born April 8, 1908 in Montecito, California. Mercedes spent her early childhood years growing up with her brothers and sisters in Montecito prior to settling in Lompoc. Mercedes met and married Clifford "Pete" Moore whom she was happily married to for over 15...
Manuel T. Carpio
Jan 10, 2008
Manuel "Tata" T. Carpio 1927 - 2008 Manuel T. Carpio of Lompoc died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at the age of 80. Manuel Carpio was born on June 17, 1927, to Teresa and Luis Carpio in Pirtleville, Arizona, and was raised in Douglas, Arizona. Manuel joined the United States Army in 1950 and served in the Korean War. Formerly of...
Norman Roulston
Jan 10, 2008
Norman Roulston of Lompoc died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at the age of 101. Norman was born January 22, 1906 to Elizabeth and Robert Roulston in Trenta, Ireland. Formerly of Florida he has been a resident of Lompoc since 2003. Norman was preceded in death by his wife Kathleen in 2004. He is survived by his daughter Kathleen Montemayor of...
Pedro Canchola, Jr.
Jan 9, 2008
Pedro Canchola, Jr., of Lompoc died Wednesday, January 9, 2008, at the age of 21. Pedro was born on March 2, 1986, in Santa Maria to Martha and Pedro Canchola, Sr., of Lompoc. He graudate from Lompoc High School in 2005. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. Pedro is survived by his wife of 18 months, Alma Canchola; his...
Terry Stouch
Jan 9, 2008
On January 9, 2008, long-time Lompoc fixture and character, Terry Stouch, passed away. Terry has been at Casa De Vida in San Luis Obispo for the past few years. Before his move to Casa De Vida, he walked the streets of Lompoc everyday stopping to chat with all who made time for his wit and his take on local gossip....
Charles Russell Cole
Jan 8, 2008
Charles Russell Cole "Tony Cole" was born on June 6, 1948, to Arabell Garner and Johnny Cole and raised by stepfather Frank Garner. All of them preceded him in death. He attended Rowan Senior High School in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Shortly after high school, he was drafted into the United States military, where he served in the Army in Viet Nam....
Louise H. Kessler
Jan 8, 2008
Louise H. Kessler of Lompoc died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at the age of 95. Louise was born September 28, 1915 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. After completing her education she moved to Santa Monica where she met her husband. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years in various businesses in Southern California. In 1963 her family moved to Santa...
Jeannette A. Schuyler
Jan 3, 2008
Jeannette A. Schuyler of Lompoc died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at the age of 67. Jeannette was born April 2, 1940, to Elmer and Frances Lunde in Santa Maria. She was raised and educated in Solvang, graduating from Santa Ynez Valley High School in 1958. In 1959 she married Dee Schuyler and moved to Lompoc. Jeannette worked in the banking...
Rosalie Ann Forinash
Jan 3, 2008
Rosalie Ann Forinash of Lompoc died Thursday, January 3, 2008 at the age of 65. Rosalie was born September 28, 1942, to Nick and Effie Chuchanis in Canton, Ohio. She graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1964 and moved to Lompoc to begin her career as an educator. She taught elementary school in the Lompoc Unified School District for...
Marianne Niesen
Jan 2, 2008
Marianne Niesen of Lompoc died Wednesday, January 2, 2008 at the age of 65. Marianne was born February 16, 1942 to Carl and Anna Gunther in Guls/Koblenz, Germany. She grew up during post war times in Germany. She met her husband, Gerald, in Germany in 1962. They married September 16, 1963 and traveled in Europe as his job required. They...
Elvira E. Cardona
Jan 2, 2008
Elvira E. Cardona of Lompoc died Tuesday, January 2, 2008 at the age of 95. Elvira was born February 3, 1912 to Espiridion Siqueiros and Julia Carpio in Douglas, Arizona. She was raised and educated in Southern California settling in Lompoc in 1949. She moved in Goleta in 1960 but returned to Lompoc in 1998. She was a member of...
Isabel Garcia
Jan 1, 2008
Isabel Garcia of Lompoc died Tuesday, January 1, 2008 at the age of 88. Isabel was born May 18, 1919 in Mesa, Arizona. She married in 1943. During World War II she worked at the shipyards in San Francisco and San Diego as "Rosie the Riveter". This was a humorous yet respectful name for the millions of American women who...
Dorothy L. Johnson
Jan 1, 2008
Dorothy Lucille Johnson, age 88 of Solvang, died peacefully New Year's morning. Grandma JJ, as she was called, always had a smile on her face. She loved family around and enjoyed cooking for them. Her greatest joy was being around all of her grandchildren. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Lee and Sharon Frowiss of Solvang, daughter-in-law Clara...
Theresa Northrup
Dec 31, 2007
Theresa Northrup of Lompoc died Monday, December 31, 2007 at the age of 81. The arrangements are pending.
Irma D. Minyard
Dec 30, 2007
Services for Irma Minyard, 71, of Lompoc, will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at the Church of Christ, 138 North O St. in Lompoc. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Irma was born April 30, 1936 in Heavner, Oklahoma to Tony and Ozella Azlin. She moved to Lompoc from Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1973 and attended the...
James Robert Buford
Dec 26, 2007
JAMES ROBERT BUFORD The soul of James Buford of Arroyo Grande left this world on December 26, 2007, at the age of 53. He is survived by his parents, Dolores Buford and Col (Ret) Carrol Buford of Vandenberg Village, his sister and brother-in-law, Karen and Gene Long, of Lompoc; his brother, Joseph Buford, of Atascadero, who said "Jim was the...
Barney Terrones
Dec 25, 2007
BERNARDINO "BARNEY" TERRONES A funeral mass will be celebrated for Bernardino "Barney" Terrones at 10:00 a.m. January 4, 2008 at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. A native of Lompoc, Mr. Terrones was born December 11, 1946 to Porfirio and Carmen Garcia Terrones. He was a U.S. Army veteran who...
Betty June Pierce
Dec 25, 2007
Betty J. Pierce of Lompoc died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at the age of 68. She is survived by her sons Scott Pierce of Walnut, California and Steven Pierce of Lompoc, and her daughters Shanna Busik of Arroyo Grande and Shaila Richards of Atascadero. Cremation will be followed by private interment in the Masonic Cemetery, Pocahontas, Arkansas.
Kenneth Edward Gorrell
Dec 24, 2007
Kenneth E. Gorrell of Lompoc died Tuesday, December 24, 2007, at the age of 77. Kenneth was born November 2, 1930, in Coolville, Ohio, to Thomas and Elsie Gorrell. After graduating from high school in 1951, he joined the United States Air Force. While in the military, he attended the University of Florida and the University of New York, earning...
Robert "Bob" Svendsen
Dec 24, 2007
ROBERT (BOB) SVENDSEN 1941-2007 Peacefully taken by our LORD Christmas Eve, December 24, 2007. Bob was born in San Diego May 27, 1941. He began to sing at an early age. At five years old, he regularly used to sing and entertain market customers while standing on the grocery store counter where his mother Lucille worked as a cashier. Bob...
