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,...
Cordelia Mix Johnson
Jan 8, 2007
Cordelia M. Johnson of Lompoc passed away Monday, January 8, 2007 at the age of 81. She was born March 19, 1925 to Joseph and Laura Mix in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. While she was a child, her family relocated to Gray's Harbor County, Washington, where she lived until moving to Lompoc in 1958. "Cordy" began working in the accounts payable...
Rose K. Mock
Jan 7, 2007
Rose K. Mock, 97, of Lompoc, was born in Burke, Washington on Aug. 1, 1909 and was the daughter of Carl and Katherine Reckla Schmuz. Her family homesteaded in Grant County in 1905 and she attended grammar school in the country school and graduated from Quincy High School. Rose attended business college in Wenatchee, Washington and later lived in San...
Lucy Wolfe Johnson
Jan 7, 2007
A celebration of life will be held for Lucy Wolfe Johnson on Wednesday, January 10, 2007 at 4 :00 P.M. at the First United Methodist Church, 925 North F Street, with Rev. David Horning officiating. Lucy passed gently into the arms of her loving Savior on January 7, 2007, in Santa Barbara. Lucy was a long-standing member of the Lompoc...
Franklin Delano Nowland
Jan 6, 2007
Frank D. Nowland of Lompoc passed away Saturday, January 6, 2007 at the age of 73. He was born April 2, 1933 to Wallace and Eda Nowland in Fairgrove, Michigan. Frank served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1970. Formerly of San Diego, Frank came to Lompoc following his military service. He worked as a refrigeration engineer at...
Lorean Bernice Brooks
Jan 5, 2007
Lorean B. Brooks, lifelong resident of Lompoc passed away Friday, January 3, 2007 at her home at the age of 93. Lorean was born in Lompoc on October 10, 1913 to David and Emily (Huyck) Horn. She graduated from Lompoc High School in 1932. She and her husband Samuel were the owners of Brooks Plumbing Service in Lompoc for almost...
Frank A. Silva
Jan 5, 2007
Vigil services for Frank A. Silva, 86, of Lompoc, will be 5 p.m. Monday, January 8, 2007 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. A native of Lompoc Frank was born December 1,...
