Beryl Lorraine Baty Specht
Feb 27, 2007
Longtime Lompoc resident Lorraine Baty Specht, wife of Max Specht and mother of Linda Everly of Lompoc and Jim Specht of Silver Spring, MD., died peacefully at home on February 27 after a lengthy fight with cancer. She was 86. She was born on May 7, 1920, in Newton, Iowa, the third of 12 children for Roy and Lola Baty....
Rudy A. Gomez
Feb 24, 2007
A celebration of life for Rudy A. Gomez, Jr., 59, of Las Vegas, Nevada and formerly of Compton, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 9, 2007 at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Gomez was born February 22, 1948 in Lompoc to Rudy and Susan Becerra Gomez. His family moved to Compton, Calif. in 1953 where he attended local schools. In August...
Raymond O Gloeckner
Feb 24, 2007
With family by his side, Raymond O. Gloeckner was escorted home to be with our Lord on Saturday, February 24, 2007. He was born on September 3, 1981 at Lompoc Hospital. He attended La Purisima Catholic School, La Canada Elementary, Lompoc Valley Middle, and graduated with the class of 2000 from Lompoc High School. Raymond's life was filled with many...
Rose Schuyler
Feb 24, 2007
Vigil services for Rose Alma (Milani) Schuyler, 93, of Lompoc, will be 5 p.m. today, at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, February 28, 2007 at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery with Msgr. John Fitzgerald of Queen of Angels Catholic Church officiating. Rose was born January 27, 1914, at Mattei's Tavern in Los Olivos, California,...
Christopher R. Segura
Feb 22, 2007
Christopher R. Segura of Lompoc passed away Thursday, February 22, 2007 in Santa Barbara at the age of 48. Born February 6, 1959 in Alamosa, Colorado to Leopoldo and Margaret Segura, Chris has been a resident of Lompoc since 1963. Soon after his graduation from Cabrillo High School with the class of 1978 Chris joined the United States Army. He...
Fermin Ortega Hernandes
Feb 20, 2007
A visitation for Mr. Fermin Ortega Hernandes will be held Sunday March 4, 2007, from 4 to 7 P.M. at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. The Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 A.M. Monday March 5 at La Purisima Catholic Church in Lompoc celebrated by Father Tom Cook. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. "Chucko" as he was known, was born...
Frank Anthony Szczpek
Feb 19, 2007
Frank Anthony Szczepek, age 85, of Solvang, California, died on February 19, 2007, in Santa Maria, California, of natural causes. Frank was born on May 15, 1921, in Wheeling, West Virginia, to the late Walter and Anna Rachwal Szczepek. Frank served in the Army and participated in the Rhineland Campaign where he was awarded the Purple Heart Combat Infantryman Badge,...
Norma Mary Stillman
Feb 16, 2007
There will be a visitation for Norma Stillman from 4 to 8 PM on Thursday, February 22 at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary in Lompoc. The celebration of her life will be Friday, February 23, 2007, from 2 to 4 PM at the Village Country Club in Lompoc. Private interment will be in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Norma was born on May 1,...
Oz Holland
Feb 11, 2007
The visitation for Mr. Oz Holland will be on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. with the funeral service at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Interment will follow in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Elder Julius Ford of Mount Zion Church of God in Christ will officiate. Oz was born January 14, 1953 in Fresno. Formally...
Christine Taussig
Feb 8, 2007
A memorial service for Christine Taussig, 79, of Lompoc, will be 4 p.m. Thursday, February 15, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Rev. David Horning of the First United Methodist Church officiating. Christine was born Nov. 18, 1927 in West Germany to Christine and Kaspar Erl. She married Robert Taussig in 1954. A military wife, Christine traveled extensively...
Elliott David Contreras
Feb 7, 2007
A Mass of the Angels will be held for infant Elliott David Contreras at Queen of the Angels Catholic Church, Friday, February 16, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. celebrated by Monsignor John Fitzgerald. A visitation will be held Thursday, February 15, 2007, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Elliott is survived by his parents, Rafael Contreras and Vanessa Garcia,...
Erna (Johanssen) Ekeland
Feb 3, 2007
Erna Ekeland passed away on February 3, 2007. She was 81. Erna was born in Kristiansand, Norway in 1925. During WWII in Norway she met the love of her life, Karl. They were wed at Oddernes Church in Kristiansand by Prost T.B. Ekeland, Karl's father. She attended business school in Norway and worked as a secretary for the Chief of...
Meryildo Hernandez
Feb 2, 2007
Lompoc native, Meryildo Hernandez passed away Friday, February 2, 2007, at the age of 79. Meryildo was born in Lompoc on April 9, 1927 to Jose and Maria De Jesus Gallo Hernandez. He was a house painter for many years and retired as a painter from the Lompoc Unified School District after 30 years in 1989. He made Colorado Springs,...
Catalina Medina Jimenez
Feb 1, 2007
Catalina M. Jimenez passed away Thursday, February 1, 2007, at her home in Lompoc. She was 72 years of age. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. with the recitation of the Holy Rosary on Sunday, February 4, at 7:00 p.m. in the chapel of the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Father Tom Cook will celebrate the Mass of Christian Burial on...
Esther Cruz Lara
Jan 29, 2007
Esther Cruz Lara of Lompoc passed away Monday, January 29, 2007 at the age of 78. The visitation will be on Thursday, February 1, from 3-5:00 p.m. at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. The recitation of the Holy Rosary will be on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. at Queen of Angels Catholic Church, at the corner of Rucker Road and Burton Mesa Boulevard in...
Freeman Acord
Jan 19, 2007
Freeman "Ray" Acord of Lompoc, age 68 beloved Papa to Arthur, Taylor, Dylan, and Morgan, put on his angel wings Januray 19th while at home with his wife of 49 years, Monica. Ray was born on December 6, 1938 in Littlerock, Arkansas. He was proud to share his birthday with his oldest Grandson, Arthur. He grew up and attended schools...
George F. Tallent
Jan 18, 2007
George F. Tallent of Lompoc passed away Thursday, January 18, 2007, at the age of 80. A memorial service will be held on Monday, January 22, 2007 at 1:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church, 925 North F Street in Lompoc. Reverend David Horning will officiate. George was born February 21, 1926 in Flint, Michigan to Francis and Elizabeth...
Emma Rose Summers
Jan 16, 2007
Emma Rose Summers passed away on Tuesday, January 16, 2007 in Roseburg, Oregon at the age of 76. A native of Lompoc, California, she was born in October 15, 1930 to Atillo and Mary Martinetti. After graduating from Lompoc High School in 1948, she married George "Bud" Summers in December of the same year. Together, they enjoyed 51 years together...
Karl Wilhelm Jensen Ekeland
Jan 14, 2007
Karl Wilhelm Jensen Ekeland passed away on January 14, 2007. He was 86. Karl was born in Gjestal, Norway in 1920. During WWII he was a member of the Norwegian Resistance and was imprisoned by the Germans. After the war, he received an advanced degree in electrical engineering from the University of Trondheim. In 1948, his father Prost T.B. Ekeland...
Beatrice "Bea" Marie Sanfilippo
Jan 10, 2007
Beatrice "Bea" Marie Sanfilippo, 78, of Lompoc passed away Wednesday January 10, 2007, in Santa Barbara. Bea worked at Vandenberg Air Force Base Hospital for over 20 years and has been a resident of Lompoc for the last 47 years. Bea is survived by her husband of 59 years, John D. Sanfilippo Sr. of Lompoc, her son, John D. Sanfilippo,...
