Willis B. Allen
Apr 12, 2007
Willis B. Allen of Lompoc passed away at his home Thursday, April 12, 2007, at the age of 81. Willis was born September 19, 1925,in Livingston, Montana to Marqurite and Harvey Allen. He attended grade and high school in Columbus, Montana. After graduating in 1944 he went into the U.S. Army Air Corp then in 1947 the U.S. Air Force....
J. Newton Brown
Apr 11, 2007
On Wednesday, April 11, 2007, John Newton Brown died surrounded by his loving family at the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, after a long illness. He was born in Tonkawa, Oklahoma on March 27, 1926, and attended Princeton High School in Princeton, Kansas. In 1946 he married his first wife, Jeanne, and together they raised two children, Michael and Jill....
Lois Marie Wirt
Apr 9, 2007
Lois Marie Wirt passed away at Mission Terrace in Santa Barbara, on Monday, April 9, 2007, one day shy of her 90th birthday. Lois was born on April 10, 1917, at the Wirt Family Farm (The Lazy "W") three miles south of Harrisonville, Cass County, Missouri, during a violent spring storm that broke out several windows and caused general havoc....
Daniel Lee O'Conner
Apr 8, 2007
Daniel Lee O'Connor, 67, born October 8, 1939, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, joined our heavenly father on Sunday, April 8, 2007, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Daniel spent his youth traveling the world as the son of an Army Master Sergeant, which instilled in him his strong commitment and unequalled devotion to family. Daniel attended Lompoc High school for three years and finally...
Stanley G. Holt
Apr 7, 2007
Stanley G. Holt passed away Saturday, April 7, 2007, in Covina, California. He was born to Samuel and Anna (DeKraai) Holt July 3, 1919, at Clear Lake, South Dakota. He attended school in Clear Lake, graduating from Clear Lake High School. Stan was a Veteran of W.W.II, serving in the United States Marine Corps. After the war he lived in...
Rita F. Walbrown
Apr 6, 2007
Rita F. Walbrown was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts October 15, l917, to Patrick J. and Mary Lally Grealy, both of Ireland. She attended high school and college. She married Oris D. Walbrown August 1, l942, in Falls Church, Virginia and was proud to be the wife of a U. S. Marine Corps officer. She retired after 38 years as a...
Dawn Hope Reizer
Apr 5, 2007
Dawn Hope Reizer, who passed away on April 5, 2007, was born Dawn Hope Taylor to Stanley Morgan Taylor and Amanda Taylor on August 6, 1918 in Dubuque, Iowa. She was one of four children and attended the University of Dubuque before it was common for women. While she was a homemaker most of her life, she was an avid...
Norman A. Erdman
Apr 4, 2007
Norman A. Erdman passed away Wednesday April 4, 2007 at his residence in Lompoc at the age of 67. Norman was born to Ambrose and Margaret Suckow Erdman in Tara Township, Minnesota January 10, 1940. He was educated in District 99 in Swift County Minnesota and attended West Central School of Agriculture and the University of Minnesota. He was baptized...
Margaret S. Elliott
Apr 2, 2007
Margaret Severson Elliott, resident of Lompoc since 1974, died on Monday, April 2, following a long illness. She is survived by her husband, Brigadier General (ret.) McLean W. Elliott of Lompoc; her children Michael W. Elliott (Judi) of Burke, VA, Christine E. Hudson (Ron) of Seattle, W A; David M. Elliott of Muir Beach, CA; her daughter-in-law Melanie Eller (Michael)...
Sharon Kolbe French
Apr 2, 2007
Sharon Kolbe French is dancing with those who went before her in a place where the sky is ever blue and the sun always shines. If we wave up at the sky as her children Stacey and Dylan do, Sharon's eyes will light up and her smile will lighten our load as it did when she danced with us on...
Dean Martin
Mar 31, 2007
Dean Martin, lifelong resident of Lompoc, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the age of 97. Dean was born to Thomas and Melvina Martin on May 1, 1909, in Lompoc. Dean graduated from Lompoc High School in 1928. He farmed in the West Valley Floradale area, retiring in 1961. Dean was a member of the...
Rogelio Reyes Ortiz
Mar 29, 2007
Rogelio Reyes Ortiz of Lompoc passed away Thursday, March 29, 2007. He was 25 years of age. Rogelio was born November 15, 1981 in Mexico to Isidro and Magdalena Reyas. A resident of Lompoc since 1995, he attended Lompoc High School. Rogelio is survived by his sisters, Gresel Reyas and Anna Jasmine Reyas, both of Lompoc, and his brother Isidro...
Ramon Cisneros
Mar 29, 2007
Ramon Cisneros passed away Thursday March 29,2007. He was born May 18, 1964 in Mexico, to Donaciano and Sara Cisneros and moved to Lompoc in 1985. Ramon worked for Clos Pepe Vineyards for over 15 years and was a member of the La Purisima Catholic Church. Ramon is survived by his Wife of 22 years, Consuelo Cisneros of Lompoc; children,...
Helen G. Martinez
Mar 29, 2007
Helen G. Martinez of Lompoc passed away Thursday, March 29, 2007 in Santa Barbara. She was 81 years of age. Helen was born to Jesus and Pasquala Gutierrez on February 25, 1926 in Compton, California. She came to Lompoc from Los Angeles in 1939. A lifelong homemaker, Helen loved to travel and spend time with her grandchildren. She was a...
Antonio M. Delgado
Mar 28, 2007
Vigil services for Antonio M. Delgado, 94, of Lompoc, will be 6 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 a.m. Monday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mr. Delgado was born October 26, 1912 in La Encarnacion, Jalisco,...
William L. Malcomson
Mar 27, 2007
William Malcomson died peacefully at Lompoc Hospital on March 27, 2007 surrounded by his family. Born in 1924 in Dublin. Ireland, he was educated in England and served as a captain in the Royal Engineers. He practiced as a civil engineer and architect in Dublin for many years and also farmed in the hills ofWicklow. In 1989 he moved with...
Joseph P. Doak
Mar 27, 2007
Joseph P. Doak of Lompoc passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2007 at the age of 81. Arrangements are pending at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
Vance F. Garner
Mar 22, 2007
Vance F. Garner of Lompoc passed away Thursday, March 22, 2007, at the age of 82. Mr. Garner was Born January 24, 1925 to Claude and Neva (Dafford) Garner in Amity, Arkansas. He moved to Lompoc in l963 coming from Carlsbad, New Mexico. Vance worked for over 29 years for Safeway stores. He enjoyed fishing. Vance is survived by his...
Larry Dale Riley
Mar 20, 2007
Larry D. Riley of Lompoc passed away Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at his home surrounded by his family. He was 55 years of age. Larry was born September 27, 1951 to Robert and Patsy Riley in Burtonwood, England. His family returned to the United States when he was 18 months old. As the son of an Air Force serviceman he...
Gladys P. Givens
Mar 19, 2007
Gladys P. Givens, 90, entered into the presence of her Lord on March 19, 2007 in Lompoc, California following a brief illness. She was born August 14, 1916 in Akron, Ohio. She worked as a Nursing Assistant in two Akron hospitals before retiring with her husband to Lake Wales, Florida, in 1978. In 1999 she moved to Lompoc, California where...
