Donald D. Conklin
Oct 25, 2006
The memorial service for Donald Conklin will be on Friday, November 3, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Pastor Jim Mackereth of the Bethany Lutheran Church will officiate. Donald was born March 17, 1941 to Harold and Anna Conklin in Davenport, Iowa. He passed away at his home in Lompoc on Wednesday, October 25, 2006....
Duane Lewis Royal
Oct 19, 2006
Duane Lewis Royal, passed away October 19, 2006. Born on July 8, 1927, in West Unity, Ohio. Duane was the first child of Simeon and Lulu Belle Royal. He attended the University of Illinois and graduated with a degree in Industrial Administration in May, 1951. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-46, and the U.S. Marine Corps from 1951-53....
Herbert C. Hawkins
Oct 18, 2006
Herbert C. Hawkins, known as "Herbie," died Wednesday, October 18th at the age of 80 in the Convalescent Care Center in Lompoc with loving family and friends at his bedside. Born on January 19, 1926 in International Falls, Minnesota and he was raised in the nearby village of Littlefork. Herbie was the son of the late Ralph and Ardus (Stephenson)...
Michael H. Fragosa
Oct 16, 2006
Michael H. Fragosa, 63, of Buellton, peacefully passed away at home surrounded with love by his wife of 40 years, Rose and beloved godchild, Judy and friends. Survivors also include, his father, Palemon; brother, Ronald; sister-in-law, Bea; nieces, nephews, extensive family members, and loving friends. As a godfather, Michael was truly loved by his grandchildren. He worked for Santa Barbara...
Basilisa Z. Villegas
Oct 16, 2006
Basilisa Villegas of Lompoc passed away Monday, October 16, 2006 at the age of 93. Born April 1, 1913 in San Fabian, Pangasinan, in the Philippine Islands to German and Marcela Zarate, Basilisa moved to Guam in 1963 and became a resident of Lompoc in 1990. She was a lifelong homemaker who loved to sew and sing. Basilisa is survived...
Mary A. Craig
Oct 13, 2006
Mary A. Craig (Harris) Mary A. Craig, daughter of pioneer Lompoc residents, George W. Harris and Julia E. Harris, passed away in Santa Barbara on October 13, 2006. She was born in Lompoc May 10, 1917, and was a lifetime resident. Mary attended Lompoc public schools and graduated from Lompoc High School class of 1935. She then attended Beauty College...
Helga Gertrude Payne
Oct 13, 2006
Helga Dähling was born in Germany in 1927, married Philip Payne in 1961, bore her first son, Andros, on the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, 1962, and her second, Alexander, in Florida, 1964, having sailed across the Atlantic Ocean with her husband and son in their sailboat. She passed away October 13th after a 3-year struggle with cancer. Helga was born...
Alora May Spanne
Oct 11, 2006
Alora May Spanne, beloved wife, sister, mother and grandmother, died peacefully in her sleep on October 11, 2006 at home on the ranch that her grandfather homesteaded in 1876. Alora was born on June 18, 1918 in Santa Barbara, California, to Otto and Ada Erway Salzman. After graduating from Santa Barbara High School, she moved with her family to Lompoc....
R.J. Davis, Jr.
Oct 7, 2006
"R.J" Davis was born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1896 in Lompoc. Being born on Christmas had privilegges as R.J. knew that at the end of the day. additional presents were coming to him and he was able to enjoy his special birthday treat, a Baskin Robbins Chocolate Mint Ice Cream Cake. The funeral service for R. J. Davis will...
Emiliana G. Ignalan
Oct 5, 2006
Emiliana G. Ignalan of Lompoc passed away Thursday, October 5, 2006 in Arroyo Grande. She was 79 years of age. Emiliana was born September 11, 1927 to Meliton and Juanita Geronimo in Baguio City, in the Philippine Islands. She was educated in the city of Tarlac, Tarlac, and taught school there for 20 years. She came to the United States...
Mildred Malcolm
Oct 4, 2006
Long time Lompoc resident Mildred Malcolm passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2006, at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and Mary Lou Malcolm, in Littlerock, California. She was 86 years old. Mildred was born May 7, 1920, in Detroit, Michigan, to Selden and Martha Payne. Mildred was a lifelong homemaker who enjoyed cooking and baking for her...
Dorothy L. Jackson
Oct 2, 2006
Services for Dorothy L. Jackson, 75, of Lompoc, will be 9 a.m. Saturday, October 7, 2006 at the First Presbyterian Church, 1600 Berkeley Dr., with Rev. Julia Leeth officiating. Private burial will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. She died Monday, October 2, 2006 at her home. Survivors include her daughter, Lillian Jackson and husband, Daniel Aranguren of Fremont, Calif.; sons,...
Jim Ellis
Sep 30, 2006
Long time Lompoc resident, Jim Ellis passed away on Saturday September 30, 2006 after a sudden illness. He was born July 29, 1924 in Bremerton, Washington. He served in the Air Corp during WWII. He graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and then went on to be a mechanical engineer at Johns-Manville for thirty-two years. After his retirement from...
Helen Carter
Sep 28, 2006
Mrs. Carter was born in York, South Carolina December 28, 1925 to Bernard V. and Vivian M. Miller. Mrs. Carter lived her childhood and young adult years in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 1956 she married her husband Samuel Carter and moved to California where she lived until 2002 when she lost her beloved husband Sam. At that time she moved...
Jeanne Reed
Sep 27, 2006
Jeanne Reed of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, September 27, 2006 at the age of 73 years. The graveside funeral service will be Monday, October 2, at 11:00 a.m. in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Jeanne was born July 21, 1933 to Olie and Lena Eubanks in Wichita, Kansas. She came to California in 1960 and first lived in Santa Maria. After...
Robert Smith
Sep 24, 2006
A funeral mass will be celebrated for Robert E. Smith, 84, of Lompoc, 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, 2006 at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook of La Purisima Catholic Church officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara. Robert was born February 28, 1922 in Morland, Kansas to Russell and Maudie Myers Smith. He was...
Benjamin Melendrez
Sep 23, 2006
Vigil services for Benjamin C. Melendrez, 66, of Lompoc, will be 7:30 p.m. this evening at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Benjamin was born June 1, 1940 in Jalisco, Mexico to Salvador and...
Edwin S. Davis
Sep 22, 2006
Memorial services for Edwin S. "Ed" Davis, 77, of Lompoc, will be 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 2006 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Ed was born Dec. 31, 1928 in Chicago, Ill. to Hayward and Mary Bocian Davis. He served in the United States Army for three...
Ronald Wayne Nelson, Sr.
Sep 18, 2006
Ron Sr. passed on at approx. 1:00 p.m. Monday in the ICU of Lompoc Hospital from a long time battle with multiple sclerosis. He is survived by his wife of 42 years, Virginia, two sons, Ronald Wayne Jr. and Clinton LeRoy, one brother, James Archie of Dublin TX., four granddaughters, two grandsons, and numerous nieces and nephews. Ron joined the...
Steven Robert Lietz
Sep 18, 2006
Steven Robert Lietz of Vandenberg Village passed away Monday, September 18, 2006 near Lake Nacimiento in Paso Robles at the age of 46. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 pm on Thursday, September 28, and the funeral service will be on Friday, September 29, at the Starbuck-Lind Mortuary in Lompoc. Chaplain Ken Brown of the Twin Cities Hospital will...
