William "Bill" James Cunningham
Feb 16, 2023
William James Cunningham
November 26, 1941 – February 16, 2023
It is with a sad heart that we announce the passing of our brother, William "Bill" Cunningham on February 16, 2023, at the age of 81.
Bill was born on November 26, 1941, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Harry and...
Alva Leon Grider
Feb 14, 2023
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our Beloved Husband, Stepfather, Brother, and Grandfather Alva Leon Grider who passed away unexpectedly on February 14th 2023, in Lompoc California.
Leon was born on March 15,1952 to Alva Dotson of Colorado and Florence Warner of Colorado. Leon enjoyed being in the comfort of his own...
Donald Jeffrey Palmer
Feb 14, 2023
Jeff was born in Rochester, New York to Donald George Palmer and Betty Mae Palmer on March 31, 1952. Brother Lynn David was born in 1955. They lived a very modest life, in a house the parents built with their own two hands. Dad worked for Kodak in Rochester, which led to transfers back and forth from coast to...
James Allen Everly
Feb 13, 2023
Celebrating 72 years of life for James Allen Everly.
Jim was born and raised in a lower-middle class family in Los Angeles, California and as he put it, his family was one step ahead of poverty.
His father died suddenly when Jim was 12, leaving him to be raised by his mother, Dorothy May, and...
Aurora Quintero Gonzalez
Feb 12, 2023
Aurora Quintero Gonzalez
March 16, 1931 – February 12, 2023
Our beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great‐Grandmother, Aurora Quintero Gonzalez, passed away unexpectantly at the age of 91 on February 12, 2023. She was born on March 16, 1931, in Los Angeles, CA, to Jose M. and Josefina Quintero. Aurora moved to Lompoc in 1953, where...
Michael Dewey Hurst
Feb 4, 2023
Michael Dewey Hurst
Born April 17, 1958, in Chicago, Illinois to James and Helen Hurst. Mike was a graduate of Lompoc Senior High, Class of 1976, and later earned an Associate's Degree. Mike worked at the Lompoc Home Depot prior to his death on February 4, 2023. He really enjoyed working there and loved running...
Natalio Elijio Munoz
Feb 4, 2023
Natalio (Nat) Elijio Munoz
December 1, 1934-February 4, 2023
Natalio (Nat) Elijio Munoz of Lompoc, California passed away peacefully at Lompoc Hospital on February 4, 2023. Services will be held on Sunday, February 19th at Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. The family visitation is from 3:00-4:00 p.m., the public visitation from 4:00-7:00 p.m., with...
Donna Jean Caffey
Feb 1, 2023
Donna Jean Caffey passed away on February 1, 2023 at the Lompoc Convalescent Care Center.
Donna was born July 4, 1943 to Gilbert and Elizabeth Oliver in Acushnet, Massachusetts. She grew up on the East Coast, Northern California and Hawaii due to her father being in the military. They moved to Lompoc in the 1960's when her...
Margaret Ann Debow
Jan 30, 2023
Margaret Ann (Wilson) DeBow was born December 30, 1933, to Reverend William Arthur Wilson and Edith Mae (Penrod) Wilson in her grandmother's house in Carbondale Illinois, passed away peacefully in her sleep, with her two children by her side, on January 30, 2023.
Besides being a beloved mother, Margaret was a...
William Kenneth Forsher
Jan 30, 2023
William Kenneth Forsher was born in Providence, Rhode Island on February 21, 1933. He joined the US Navy after he graduated from high school. He served on the battleships USS Iowa and USS New Jersey during the Korean war.
After serving in the military, he returned home to Rhode Island. There he started his family and had...
Noel C. Shields
Jan 30, 2023
Noel Carson (Blais) Shields, age 88, passed away peacefully in Lompoc, California on January 30, 2023. Noel was born on May 26, 1934, in Lexington, Massachusetts to Albert and Ruth Blais.
Noel earned her teaching degree from Framingham Teachers College in Massachusetts in 1955, thus beginning a long, successful career as a public school educator. Noel moved...
Virginia "Gina" Grimes
Jan 29, 2023
It is with profound heartbreak and sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mom and Grandma, Virginia "Gina" (Padilla) Grimes.
Gina was born in Topeka, Kansas on January 29th ,1942 and coincidently passed on her 81st Birthday, January 29th , 2023. She was born to Yldefonso and Simona Padilla and had two brothers, Alfonso and...
Robert L. Muus
Jan 28, 2023
Robert 'Bob' Ledger Muus
April 12, 1936 – January 28, 2023
Robert 'Bob' Ledger Muus passed away on January 28 th , 2023 at the age of 86 in Lompoc where he lived since 1966. Bob was born April 12 th , 1936 in Minot, North Dakota to Melvin Muus and Blanche Richardson. After serving...
Obdulia "Julie" Canaba
Jan 27, 2023
Obdulia "Julie" Osuna Canaba was born September 5, 1948, in El Quelite, Sinaloa, Mexico, to Antonio and Julieta Osuna. At three months of age her family moved to Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico. At the age of 12, she came to Kingsburg, California.
Julie was always full of energy and very athletic. In junior high school, she won...
Alejandro Delgado
Jan 26, 2023
On Thursday, January 26, 2023, the Lord summoned his child home. Alejandro "Alex" Delgado passed on to glory at the age of 50 in Lompoc California. Alejandro was born on Feb 28th, 1972, in Lompoc, California.
Alejandro was a loving son, father, brother, uncle, cousin and friend. Alejandro was that rare person that never met a stranger,...
William Carl Ochs
Jan 23, 2023
William Carl Ochs (Bill) passed away Jan 23, 2023, at the age of 89 in Lompoc California, where he resided since 1960. Bill was born in 1933 in St Louis Missouri to Anna and John Ochs. Having a passion for electronics led him to become a radio and television engineer. He was a military veteran and served in the...
James Albert Sloan
Jan 23, 2023
On Monday, January 23, 2023, James Albert Sloan, age 97, passed away at his home in the Lompoc valley with his family at his side. James, a third-generation resident of Lompoc, was born in Santa Barbara on February 22, 1925 to Harry and Clara (Turner) Sloan. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 1943, where he held a track...
Betty Jo Biggs
Jan 23, 2023
Betty J Biggs
2 December 1931- 23 January 2023
With heavy hearts, the Biggs family must say goodbye to their beautiful Betty, a most loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Betty was born in New Braunfels, TX. Raised an only child, Betty became an accomplished ballet dancer and pianist...
Rita B. Miller
Jan 22, 2023
Rita, age 86, of Lompoc passed away Sunday evening, leaving a hole in our hearts.
She was born into a large family in Vermont where she attended Mt St Joseph Academy. She moved to California, married, had two children, and divorced. She worked for Lockheed Martin for over 20 years until she retired after becoming a cancer...
B. Dewayne Holmdahl
Jan 22, 2023
B. DeWayne Holmdahl
DeWayne Holmdahl of Lompoc, California, passed away on January 22, 2023. He was 84. He had been a resident of Lompoc for 60 years. DeWayne was born to Walter and Genevieve (Gene) in Oberlin, Decatur County, Kansas, on June 15, 1938. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 1956 and attended Fresno State College...
