Obituaries

Oct 29, 2023

Jose Del Refugio Martinez of Lompoc died Sunday, October 29, 2023, at the age of 71.

Jose was born to Lorenzo and Maria Martinez on January 9, 1952, in Aguascalientes, Mexico.  A resident of Lompoc since 1979, Jose was employed for more than 30 years as a machine operator.  He enjoyed watching and attending Major League Baseball...

Oct 28, 2023

Linda Ann Worcester of Lompoc, California passed away peacefully at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on October 28, 2023.

Linda is survived by her children, Angela Marie Rose Hernandez, Shelli Ann Bryant, and Anthony Micheal Hale; grandchildren, Phillip Everette Rominger, Jaxx, and Everett Hale; two great-grandchildren, Adia, and Jim Gordon.  She is preceded in death by her granddaughter...

Oct 25, 2023

Linda Ann Engelhardt, 85 passed away on October 25, 2023, in Lompoc, CA.

Born to Charles Alfred Banks and Nola Madge Banks on August 10, 1938, in Wellington, Kansas. Her family moved to Clovis, New Mexico when she was young. In 1956 she graduated from Clovis High School.

In 1958 she married Thomas Engelhardt where...

Oct 21, 2023

En Memoria de Antonio Ramos

Hijo de Rosendo y Angie Ramos, Antonio dejo este mundo el 21 de Octubre, 2O23 a los 42 años.  Les sobre vive sus hermanos: Jaime, Ruben y Angel, y su hermana Leticia. Hijos: Anthony, Isabel, Adriana, Carlos, Anayla y Luciano. Abuelos: Jesus y Maria Garcia.  Y varios tios,...

Oct 18, 2023

John Lee Maloy passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the age of 66.  He was born on July 23, 1957, in Vallejo, California to Darlene and Glen Maloy.  John graduated from Lompoc High School in 1975 and met the love of his life, Jean Ann Jurosky, shortly after.  In 1978, he was involved in a serious car accident...

Oct 18, 2023

Donald Nelson Limoli

Donald, AKA Dandy Limoli passed away peacefully in his sleep on Oct 18, 2023.

Donald was born Oct 28, 1958.  His brothers gave him the nickname Dandy many years ago because he was so handy with a wrench and developed an incredible mechanical ability to diagnose and repair cars and trucks quickly...

Oct 18, 2023

William (Bill) Robert Heiden, age 68, passed away peacefully on October 18, 2023 in Lompoc, CA. He was born on May 19, 1955, in Savannah, GA at Fort Stewart to Robert and Virginia Heiden. The family settled in Lompoc, CA in 1958.

Bill attended Lompoc Sr. High, graduating in 1973. He ran track and cross-country, and received...

Oct 18, 2023

Enda Mae Pettit of Lompoc, California passed away on October 18, 2023, at the age of 97.  Enda was born on June 27, 2023, in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma to Freddie and Addie Gosa.  She was so grateful to live a long life with the people she loved.

A graveside service for Enda will be held at the...

Oct 17, 2023

Beverly Joan Kennedy age 80, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 17, 2023. She was born on March 4, 1943, in Orange, New Jersey to Stanley and Loretta Paton. Beverly graduated from Livingston High School in 1961 where she met her high school sweetheart, Robert Kennedy. They then married shortly after on February 18, 1962. Beverly and Robert went...

Oct 13, 2023

Seledonio Angel passed away peacefully at the age of 81 on October 13, 2023.  He was a lifelong resident of Lompoc.

He is survived by his stepchildren, Peter Ramos (Young Ja) of Arizona, Diana Rosas of Florida, Sandra Howes of Florida and Cindy Naputi (Joe) of Lompoc.   He has several grandchildren, great grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and...

Oct 13, 2023

Jeraldine Jo Athey of Lompoc died Friday, October 13, 2023, at the age of 84.

Jeraldine was born April 18, 1939, in Santa Barbara, California to Jerry and Florence Stroud.  A longtime resident of Lompoc, she was a volunteer for cat and Great Dane rescues.  She once worked in the Jackson & Perkins test garden naming roses....

Oct 9, 2023

Camille Patricia Perez, resident of Lompoc, Ca., passed away on October 9, 2023 at the age of 76.

A graveside service will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at 11 am at Calvary Catholic Cemetery, 199 N. Hope Avenue, Santa Barbara, Ca., 93110.

Oct 6, 2023

John Bruening, a true Baby Boomer, was born in Missouri in 1942 to his parents Lorraine and Arthur Bruening. He was the middle child, with an older brother, Richard, and a younger sister, Janice. The family eventually made their way to California, settling in the Los Angeles area.

In his youth, John shared stories of adventure, like...

Oct 5, 2023

Obituary of Edwin Earl Jones

Edwin Earl Jones passed away on October 5, 2023. He succumbed to bone cancer. Ed was born to Alva Eugene and Ruby Mae Jones on January 27, 1930, in Erick, Oklahoma.

Ed always had someone to play with as a child because he had seventeen brothers and sisters!  ...

Oct 5, 2023

Our hearts are broken as we mourn the loss of Mark R. Froelick, born 07/17/1954, in Fairbanks, Alaska, and died 10/05/2023 at the House of Hope Continuing Care in N. Hollywood, CA. We have always been a close-knit family and thus the reason this loss has been extremely painful.

All the R. C. Froelick family siblings know...

Oct 1, 2023

Darlene Greathouse, 78 of Lompoc, passed away on October 1, 2023, at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara.  She was in the presence of her husband and daughter.

Darlene was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 27, 1945.  She was the daughter of Robert Lewis Christensen and Mary Louise Kramer. She was preceded in death by both her...

Oct 1, 2023

Willie's graveside service will be held at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at 2 pm.

Sep 30, 2023

After 83 years of being a blessing to all who knew him, James (Jim) Maurice Chestney was welcomed home by our Heavenly Father on September 30, 2023.  He was born in Mansfield, Ohio on September 22, 1940, to Reginald and Betty (Ruffer) Chestney.  Jim graduated from Mansfield High School in 1958 and proudly joined the United States Air Force....

Sep 27, 2023

Diane Lee Schutz passed away in the early morning hours of September 27, 2023, from natural causes at the age of 90.

Diane was born on February 5, 1933, in Oxnard, California to Iris Ross and Earl Miller. Diane lived on various ranches in the Oxnard area before moving to Lompoc, her senior year of high school....

Sep 26, 2023

Michael Dee Donlea, age 84, passed away in Lompoc, California on September 26, 2023, from complications of late-stage Alzheimer's Disease. Michael was born in Crookston, Minnesota on May 14, 1939. He grew up in Jesup, Iowa with his four brothers and two sisters. He graduated from Northern Iowa University and began teaching in Lompoc, California in 1969.

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