Louise Lawrence
Oct 8, 2007
Lompoc native Louise Lawrence died Monday, October 8, at the age of 96. Louise was born September 23, 1911 in Lompoc to Frank and Mabel Murray. She was a descendant of Benjamin Franklin Tucker one of the original settlers and the first postmaster of Lompoc. She graduated from Lompoc High School in 1929. After her marriage to Stanley Lawrence she...
Sylvia B. Gonzales
Oct 8, 2007
Sylvia Gonzales died Monday, October 8, 2007 at her home in Lompoc at the age of 84. Sylvia was born May 23, 1923 to Braulio and Cipriana Baca in Concho, Arizona. She was raised in Arizona and in Grants, New Mexico. Formerly of Silver Springs, Nevada she has been a resident of Lompoc since 2005. A lifelong homemaker, Sylvia loved...
Susan Elaine Gray
Oct 7, 2007
Services for Susan E. Gray, 60, of Lompoc will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, October 12, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Pastor Bill Newton officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Susan was born September 14, 1947 in Saint Helena, Calif. to Belton and Dorothy Frazier Evans. She moved from Coalinga with her family and has lived...
Aquilina "Linling" Hattendorf
Oct 7, 2007
AQUILINA "LILING" HATTENDORF 1937-2007 Aquilina "Liling" Hattendorf died peacefully October 7, 2007 after a courageous battle with cancer. Liling was born June 13, 1937 in the Philippines. She moved to Lompoc in 1971 and made it her permanent home. She was the owner of Butler Bros. Pizza from 1989 to 2001. She made life-long friends through her business and she...
Sally Rojas Mendez
Oct 2, 2007
Sally Rojas Mendez, age 71 of Lompoc, CA, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at her home surrounded by her loving family. She was born May 29, 1936 to Joe and Rosenda Florez in Denver, CO. She grew up in Colorado where she attended local schools and graduated from high school. In 1965 she married Juan Mendez and together they...
Dale T. Lemen
Oct 1, 2007
Memorial services for Dale T. Lemen, 67, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at the Veterans Memorial Building (100 E. Locust Avenue, Lompoc) with Pastor Donald S. French of Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ officiating. Private interment will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Dale was born November 30, 1939 in Fresno, California to...
John W. Holden
Oct 1, 2007
John W. Holden of Lompoc died Monday, October 1, 2007, at the age of 71. John was born August 20, 1936 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania to William and Mildred Holden. While serving in the United States Air Force from 1956 to 1978 he was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base. After working for the Xerox Corporation as a computer technician in...
Margaret L. Grant
Oct 1, 2007
Margaret L. Grant, formerly of Simi Valley, died Monday, October 1, 2007, at her home in Lompoc at the age of 80. Margaret was born July 18, 1927, in Hibbing, Minnesota to Willis and Eva Provost. She was raised and educated in Longview, Washington. She graduated with honors from San Fernando High School in 1945. She was a resident of...
James L. Ingalls
Sep 29, 2007
James L. "Jim" Ingalls (June 15, 1932 - September 29, 2007) Jim Ingalls of Vandenberg Village passed away Saturday, September 29, 2007, at the age of 75 in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital surrounded by his beloved family. Jim was born in Harlingen, TX on June 15, 1932 to Charles and Lydia Ingalls. He graduated from the University of Miami in...
Mary Ann Gile
Sep 18, 2007
Memorial services for Mary Ann Gile, 73, of Lompoc, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 24, 2007 at the First Christian Church, 1517 West College Avenue in Lompoc with Pastor Bob Cornwall officiating. Private inurnment will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mary Ann was born August 8, 1934 in Cambridge, Mass. to Nathan and Elizabeth Cullen Perry. She...
William Alexander Peet, Jr.
Sep 15, 2007
William Alexander Peet, Jr., of Lompoc died Saturday, September 15, 2007, at the age of 83. William was born on April 3, 1924, to William and Gertrude Peet in Glen Cove, New York. He served in the United States Army, fighting in World War II and in the Korean War. He was stationed in Germany and Japan, and retired from...
Alice Marie Ripley
Sep 12, 2007
Alice Marie Ripley of Lompoc died Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at the age of 84. Alice was born July 2, 1923 in McAlister, Texas to Cornelieus and Birdie Hansford. She was a cocktail waitress at the Turf Club in Fresno for 19 years. Formerly of Medford, Oregon, she has been a resident of Lompoc since last year. Alice is survived...
Marilyn Earnshaw
Sep 10, 2007
Marilyn Earnshaw, a former resident of Lompoc, died Monday, September 10, 2007, in Lakewood, Washington. She was born November 10, 1938 to Richard and Alice Lind Young in Santa Barbara. Her children, Larry Hall and Victoria Hohnbaum, and her sister Carol Brander survive her. A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, September 17, at 1 pm in the...
Smiley Edward Wilkins
Sep 10, 2007
Smiley, born of humble beginnings in Chesnee, South Carolina, on April 17, 1928. He lived on a farm with his parents, LeRoy and Inez Wilkins, and sister Helen. As a young boy, he got up early and worked the farm with his horse and then rode it several miles to school. Smiley always strived to better himself, and the most...
Ana Marie Torres
Sep 7, 2007
Vigil services for Ana Marie Torres, 27, of Lompoc, will be 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Ana Marie was born January 23, 2007 in Sun Valley California...
Ethel Plo
Sep 5, 2007
Ethel Plo of Lompoc died Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at the age of 90. She was born December 2, 1916 in Lompoc to Louis David Streeter and Zelda "Tot" Hoover. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband Irving Plo and her brother Francis Streeter. She is survived by her children, Jeanne Plo of Burlington, Vermont, Irving Plo, Jr. and...
Maria De Jesus Velazquez
Sep 4, 2007
Maria Velazquez of Lompoc died Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at the age of 60. Maria was born December 20, 1946 to Ramon and Teodora Plasencia in Jalisco, Mexico. She came to California from Mexico in 1972, initially living in Santa Ynez, she later settled in Lompoc. Maria was a life-long homemaker. Maria is survived by her husband of 37 years,...
Ralph Carlton Farage
Sep 3, 2007
Ralph Carlton Farage 1927 – 2007 God received Ralph Farage of Lompoc on September 3, 2007, at the age of 80. Ralph passed away at his home of 37 years in Lompoc. His wife Pat was with him. Married 62 years with four children, seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren, Ralph served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Ralph worked...
Leo Ray Mcnett
Sep 2, 2007
LEO RAY McNETT 1919 – 2007 Leo Ray McNett passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 2, 2007, at the age of 87. Leo was born in Sacramento, on September 25, 1919, to Olive and Clide McNett. He graduated from San Luis Obispo High School in 1938 and worked for Bank of America. Leo worked on the Kaiser "Liberty...
Fred W. Butler
Sep 2, 2007
Fred W. Butler, Jr. of Lompoc died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at the age of 87. Fred was born January 24, 1920 to Fred and Gladys Butler in Saugus, Massachusetts. He served as a bombardier in the United States Air Force during WWII. He was shot down and held as a prisoner of war in Germany for 18 months before...
