Marvin Oscar Stromberg
Aug 25, 2007
Marvin Oscar Stromberg passed away on August 25, 2007 from cancer, at the age of 90. Survived by his wife of 66 years Wanda von Ezdorf Shreve Stromberg . He is survived by his brother Leanord (Romona), sons Eric, Leif (Linda), and daughter Ingrid (Wayne Harris), grandchildren Scott and Rick (Nancy), and great-granddaughter Grace. He was born in 1917 in...
Donald Wayne Willis
Aug 24, 2007
Donald Wayne Willis passed away at Lompoc District Hospital on Friday, August 24, 2007, at the age of 82. Donald was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa, on May 21, 1925. He joined the US Marine Corps and served in the South Pacific during World War II. During his eight year career in the military, he was awarded the Purple Heart...
Christina Ruby (Duran) Morgan
Aug 23, 2007
Christina Ruby (Duran) Morgan Christina Morgan formerly of Lompoc passed away Thursday, August 23, 2007, in Crescent City, California. Christina was born January 27, 1959 in Prescott, Arizona. She attended junior high school in Lompoc. She is survived by her husband Mark of Crescent City, three children and three grandchildren, all of Washington State, brothers and sisters in California, Arizona...
Harlan E.G. Oakes
Aug 22, 2007
Harlan Oakes of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at the age of 97. Harlan was born February 21, 1910 in Massac County, Illinois to Arthur and Katherine Oakes. He attended Northwestern University majoring in journalism. He joined the United States Air Force and served for 30 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 1969. He owned and operated...
David Michael Kendrick
Aug 21, 2007
David Michael Kendrick, 72, beloved husband and father passed away peacefully August 21, 2007 at the Lompoc Convalescent Care Center. David was born October 18, 1934 in Los Angeles to Bufford Brown and Gerda Sophie Kendrick. In 1951, David enlisted in the United States Air Force. He retired from the Air Force on July 1, 1974 as a Senior Master...
John Ouimette
Aug 16, 2007
John Ouimette of Lompoc passed away Thursday, August 16, 2007, at the age of 49. John was born to Wayne and Bettye Ouimette on April 2, 1958, in Leadville, Colorado. His family moved to Lompoc when he was just two months old. He was educated in local schools and graduated from Maple High School in 1976. Specializing in drywall, he...
Ernest E. Smith
Aug 13, 2007
Ernest Smith was born on a struggling little farm outside Florence, South Dakota in 1918 to Lester and Mabel Smith. He was the oldest of three children. In 1938 he joined the United States Marines and served aboard the aircraft carrier Enterprise. He participated in several decisive battles in the Pacific during World War II including the Battle of Midway,...
Anthony "Tony" Tharp
Aug 13, 2007
On August 13, 2007, Anthony Jay "Tony" Tharp passed away. Tony was a big teddy bear and everyone loved him. Tony loved to barbecue. He was half of the T & D Redneck Barbecue team. He loved to fish, hunt and coach baseball. Most of all he loved his niece, two nephews, his great niece and two great nephews. He...
Virginia L. Johnson
Aug 7, 2007
Graveside services for Virginia L. Johnson, 81, of Lompoc, will be 2 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2007 at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mrs. Johnson was born March 13, 1926 in Bumpus, Tenn. She moved to Lompoc with her husband in 1945. For several years, Virginia worked at the Our Shop Antique Store. Her favorite pastime was antiquing. She died Tuesday, August...
May Letson
Aug 7, 2007
May Letson of Lompoc passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2007 at the age of 89. She was born October 3, 1917 to the Baskerville family of Warrington, England. She came to the United States after WWII as the bride of US serviceman Charles Letson. She became a naturalized citizen in 1954. They were stationed at March Air Force Base,...
Robert M. Alexander, Jr.
Aug 5, 2007
Robert M. Alexander, Jr. died August 5, 2007, after a brief battle with cancer. He was born in Lompoc on March 3, 1950. Robert graduated from Lompoc High School in 1968 and received a Bachelor of Arts from Cal State University Bakersfield. Upon graduation he continued operating the family business, Alexander Bros., Inc. In 1982 he married Trudy Letson and...
John F. Porter
Aug 5, 2007
John F. Porter of Lompoc died on Sunday, August 5, 2007, at the age of 74, after a long battle with a blood disorder. He was born June 15, 1933, in Denver, Colorado to George and Mary Porter. He served honorably in the U.S. Army Band during the Korean War. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado...
Charles Stephen (Steve) Bond
Aug 3, 2007
Charles Stephen (Steve) Bond, Commander, USN Retired, passed away on Friday, August 3, 2007, in Lompoc, California, after a valiant seven-year battle against cancer. Steve was born on April 23, 1934, in Prestonburg, Kentucky. He graduated from Pineville High School as Salutatorian of his class in 1951. After graduation, Steve went to Washington, DC, where he attended George Washington University...
James Paul Yates
Jul 30, 2007
Memorial services for James P. Yates, 78, of Lompoc, will be at 4 pm on Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Rev. Robert D. Robison of North Avenue Baptist Church officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Montgomery, Louisiana. Mr. Yates was born on November 8, 1928, in Aloha,...
Joe Willie Graydon
Jul 29, 2007
Joe Willie Graydon of Lompoc passed away Sunday, July 29, 2007 at the age of 75. Joe was born in Wabbaseka, Arkansas on December 14, 1931 to Eugene and Eddy Bea Graydon. He was raised by his step-mother Pearline Graydon and his aunt Ossiemae Lewis in Arkansas. He came to California in 1957 and was employed by the University of...
Hasso Linde
Jul 27, 2007
Hasso Linde of Lompoc Passed away Friday, July 27, 2007 at the age of 81. Hasso was born April 10, 1926 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany to Johann and Emilis Linde. Formerly of New York, he came to Lompoc in 1953. He was in the retail furniture business for many years. Hasso is survived by his wife of 54 years, Irmgard Linde...
Phyllis Rios Phelan
Jul 26, 2007
Phyllis Rios Phelan was born in Lompoc on October 4, 1921. She died at her home in Lompoc on Thursday, July 26, 2007. Phyllis' ancestry goes deep into American and California history. Her great-great grandfather, Petronilo Rios, arrived in California in 1825 and later married Catarina Avila, who was born in California in 1812. Catarina's grandfather descended from the Linares...
Paul W. Ziesche
Jul 25, 2007
Services for Paul W. Ziesche, 86, of Lompoc, will be 10 a.m. Monday, July 30, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary with Msgr. John Fitzgerald of Queen of Angels Catholic Church officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. A native of Lompoc, Mr. Ziesche was born March 16, 1921 to Walter and Marie Masson Ziesche. He attended local...
Julie Yanez Aguilar
Jul 24, 2007
Julietta "Julie" Yanez Aguilar 1936 – 2007 Julie Aguilar of Lompoc passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2007 at the age of 71. Julie was born April 16, 1936 to Ysabel and Concepcion Yanez in Mesa, Arizona. Her family came to Lompoc when she was six years of age. She attended local schools and graduated from Lompoc High School in 1954....
Teresa Lynn Fraizer Andrews
Jul 21, 2007
Terri died Saturday, July 21, 2007 in Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. Born in New London, Connecticut May 3, 1955, to Michael and Glenna Frazier, Terri moved to California with her parents in 1957. She grew up in Cayucos and Lompoc. She graduated from Cabrillo High School, Allan Hancock College and Santa Cruz University. She earned a master's degree...
