Robert B. Hicks
Aug 25, 2006
Robert B. Hicks passed away Friday, August 25, 2006 at his home in Lompoc at the age of 74. Bob was born December 28, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to Robert and Mary Hicks. He joined the United States Air Force in 1952 and was trained as a communications technician. He retired in 1973 at Vandenberg Air Force Base with the...
Michael A. Theis
Aug 23, 2006
Michael A. Theis passed away Wednesday, August 23,2006 due to a massive heart attack, at his home in Lompoc. He was 44 years old. Michael was born in Twentynine Palms, CA on March 21, 1962. His family came to Lompoc in 1966. After graduating Lompoc High School in 1980 he was employed as a plumber with various plumbing companies. He...
Lois Maye West Bender
Aug 17, 2006
Lois Maye West Bender 75, of Lompoc (formally of Santa Barbara) passed away Thursday, August 17, of long illness, with family at her side. She was born October 1, 1930 in Leavenworth, Kansas to Bland and Helen Lucile Burke West. Lois grew-up in Bristol and Tulsa Oklahoma. She came from Cushing Oklahoma strong pioneer farm family where she learns to...
Lowery E. Moore
Aug 8, 2006
Chief Master Sergeant (ret) Lowery E. (Gene) Moore passed away August 8, 2006 at home in Vandenberg Village after a year-long valiant fight against cancer. Gene was born April 2, 1929 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to Lowery and Dona Moore. He was educated in Tulsa and graduated from Will Rogers High School in 1947. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps...
Henry J. Mendez
Aug 7, 2006
A vigil prayer service for Henry J. Mendez, Jr., 67 of Lompoc, was held at 5 p.m. Thursday, August 10, 2006 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with the Rev. Msgr. John Fitzgerald officiating. Burial followed at Lompoc Cemetery. A native of Lompoc, Henry was...
Shirley Jo Young
Aug 5, 2006
Shirley Jo Young passed away on August 5, 2006 at her home in Lompoc. Mrs. Young was born to Frank and Clarice Garner Bailey in Los Angeles on October 7, 1930. She Graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1948 and attended college in the Los Angeles area. She was the widow of Alonzo Young of Los Angeles. She worked...
Haley Annette Kronenberg
Aug 4, 2006
Haley Annette Kronenberg left us on August 4, 2006. She was born June 23, 1967 at Edwards Air Force Base, California. She spent the rest of her life in Lompoc. For most of her adult life Haley worked at veterinary offices and ranches in Lompoc, Santa Ynes and Los Alamos, and most recently at the Family School. She was preceded...
Richard G. Olivera
Aug 3, 2006
Richard G. Olivera, 91, of Lompoc, was born September 19, 1914 in Lompoc to James B and Susie Martinez Olivera, Sr. Richard was a World War II U.S. Army veteran from 1941 to 1945 serving in the European Theater. During the landing on D-Day, he was wounded and received the Purple Heart. Richard passed away on Thursday, August 3, 2006...
Charles "Bud" Berryhill
Aug 2, 2006
Charles "Bud" Berryhill was born March 4, 1921 in Coweta, Oklahoma to Maggie and Albert Berryhill. Charles passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at the Lompoc Skilled and Rehab Center. He was 85 years old. Charles married Barbara Nichols in 1943 in Worchester Massachusetts and they moved to California in 1946. They recently celebrated their 62nd wedding anniversary. Charles was...
Albert E. Bay
Jul 26, 2006
Mr. Albert E. Bay of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at the age of 85. Born April 18, 1921 in Florence, Oregon, Al was stationed in Panama and served in the United States Army Motorcycle Corp during WWII. He worked for Boeing Aircraft in Seattle for many years. Formerly of Canyonville, Oregon and Petaluma, California, Al enjoyed collecting...
Amalie Busch Wolfe
Jul 26, 2006
Amalie Busch Wolfe of Lompoc passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at the age of 99. She was 38 days short of her 100th birthday. Mollie was born September 2, 1906 to Jacob and Marie Busch in Dietel, Russia. Her German speaking parents immigrated to the United States when she was six months old and settled in Weld County, Colorado....
Eugenia Jane Shelton
Jul 21, 2006
Eugenia Jane Shelton, 77, of Lompoc, passed away July 21, 2006. Eugenia was born July 8, 1929 to Eugene and Dorothy Williams McAllister and was raised and educated in Monrovia, California. She was a Girl Scout and pianist and earned her B.A. degree from Occidental College in Los Angeles. Formerly of Pasadena and Santa Barbara she came to Lompoc in...
Emiliana G. Ingnalan
Oct 5, 2005
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 Tondo, near Manila, and taught school there for 20 years. She came to the United...
Eileen B. Garrett
Mar 3, 1945
Eileen B. Garrett of Lompoc died Monday, March 3, 2008 at the age of 62. Arrangements are under the direction of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary.
William John Madden
Jun 15, 1938
William (Will, Bill) John Madden III was born June 15, 1938 in Brainerd, Minnesota. Will passed suddenly of cardiac arrest in Santa Barbara, CA on Oct.30, 2017. Will enjoyed writing, wrote human interest stories for our local Lompoc paper and was darn good at it. Much of his obituary is taken from his writings from over the years. He loved...
Sally J. Goetsch
Mar 22, 1934
Sally Goetsch, wife, mom, grandma, great grandma, aunt, sister and friend went home to our Lord on March 22, 2011. Sally was born in Denver, Colorado on Nov. 22, 1934. She lived her life to the fullest. Professionally she taught elementary school for 12 years and later, after moving to Lompoc in 1978, worked as a real estate broker for...
Harry Emil Ostini
Jan 13, 1922
Husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. Harry passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Comprehensive Care Center. He was a man who loved to fish, hunt, go camping with his family and friends, watch all verities of sports, both live and on television and share all his past experiences with friends. Harry was a devoted husband to...
