Obituaries

Oct 23, 2019

Kelly is survived by a brother, Rudy Didrickson, and two sisters, Susan McConnaughey, and Cindy Stiles. He leaves a son Kelly Jr, and 3 daughters, Karolyn Didrickson, Eboney Rockenbach, and Amber Berry, and 10 grandchildren, Hailey, Kaloma, Alexis, Mathew, Gage, Aubrie, Rose, Kaden, Crystabell, and Calie-Ann.

Kelly was born in Alaska with native Tlingit heritage. He was...

Oct 18, 2019

Robert W. Garnica, 78, resident of Lompoc, CA. passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 18, 2019.

Soon after his graduation from Santa Barbara High School in 1959, he honorably served in the United States Army. He retired from the Federal Bureau of Prisons after 24 years and retired from Santa Barbara County Probation after...

Oct 16, 2019

Arlene Grace Wilson Woolever died peacefully at home with her family present.  She was 90 years old.

Arlene was born in Ogden, Utah to Arthur E. Wilson and Nancy B. Hunt Wilson Keenan.  Her family moved to Long Beach, California when she was a little girl and she graduated from Poly High School in 1947.

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Oct 14, 2019

John "Frank" Lira was a life-long local resident, having been born and raised in Lompoc. After graduating from Lompoc High School in 1968, he worked full time as an upholster for several years before beginning a career at Johns/Manville in 1974, eventually retiring in 2009 after 35 years on the job.

Throughout his life, Frank had many...

Oct 13, 2019

Eileen Josephine Holloway (nee Marren) was born on January 30, 1938 in Leigh Lancashire, England to John Marren and Doris Marren (Mathiais).  Eileen went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, October 13, 2019.

Eileen grew up in the Manchester area in the small town of Leigh. After finishing school, she worked as the head...

Oct 10, 2019

Jean Marie Zambrano (nee Hood) was born July 28 th , 1954, in Motsch, near Bitburg, Germany, to Howard (Skip) and Marie Hood. Jean lost her battle to cancer on the morning of October 10 , 2019, in Santa Barbara, California.

Jean graduated from Cabrillo high school in 1972; earned at AA at Allan Hancock; and graduated...

Oct 1, 2019

Joan Green passed away peacefully at the age of 86, on October 1, 2019.

Born in Liverpool, England on October 14, 1932, and raised there until the age of 21 where she met a US Airman who became her lifelong partner, Don Green, better known as Coach".  As an Air Force wife, they spent many years in...

Sep 28, 2019

Dorothy J. Thompson, 94, of Santa Maria, California, died September 28, 2019.  She was born at home in Glen Willard, PA.  January 1, 1925 and was the only child of Earl and Frances Wentz. She graduated from South Park High School, Buffalo, NY in 1942. After school, she worked at The Blue Bonnet diner, where she cultivated her lifelong...

Sep 27, 2019

Winnie Faye Marshall born on September 28, 1949 in San Bernardino, California, passed away on September 27, 2019 in Lompoc, California.

Sep 26, 2019

Benjamin Wayne Belzil, 38, of Lompoc, California, passed away September 26, 2019. Benjamin was born on July 26, 1981, in San Diego, California. He married the love of his life Alisa Hull in 2005.

As Benjamin's father was in the United States Air Force, the family moved several times during Benjamin's childhood. Caribou, Maine; Montgomery, Alabama; Fairfax,...

Sep 24, 2019

A Celebration of life for Vicky will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at noon at the Crossroads Community Church followed by inurnment at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.

Sep 21, 2019

Ila Maye Kanta was born on August 8, 1922. Ila passed away peacefully in her sleep on September 21, 2019. She attended Watson Business School and helped provide for her family until retirement. Ila loved playing bingo and was fondly called the bingo queen by those who knew and loved her. She was also notorious for sneaking bingo chips...

Sep 18, 2019

Gene Gideon was born on 12 April 1936 in Aberdeen, WA to Henry Gideon and Myrtle Marguerite Patterson Gideon. He grew up in Centralia, WA. His father and uncles worked for the Northern Pacific railroad and from that Gene developed his lifelong love of trains.

After graduating from the University of Washington, Gene was drafted into the...

Sep 11, 2019

A celebration of Joshua's life will be held at his sister's Ayryan Dickinson home.  Please contact her via facebook for date and time.

Sep 10, 2019

Yasuko Burgett, 88, went home to be with the Lord on September 10, 2019. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, James, her sons, Richard (Cheri) and Alan (Annie), and numerous grandchildren and great grand children. At her request, there will be no services.

Sep 8, 2019

On September 8, 2019, Sarah Margaret Lewis Courtney, loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and dear friend, passed away peacefully at the age of 94.

Margaret was born on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles, California, at a Christmas Day Party in 1924 to Walter Erwin Lewis, Sr. and Willie Fay Onstott Lewis.

As World War...

Sep 8, 2019

Marlon Wardell Brumfield Jr., 22, of Lompoc, California, passed away September 8, 2019. Marlon was born February 25, 1997, in St. Joseph, Michigan, to Marlon Brumfield Sr. and Lashunda Miller. He relocated to Lompoc in 2005.

Marlon graduated from El Puente High School. During his high school years, he enjoyed the time he spent playing football at...

Sep 6, 2019

On September 6, 2019, Ruben Evangelista, a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, uncle, brother and dear friend, peacefully passed away at age 80.

Ruben Evangelista was born on April 20, 1939, in Jalisco, Mexico, to Jesus Evangelista and Altagracia Pimienta.In 1960, he married Emilia Pío and they started a family including their eight kids: Rosalba, Chino,...

Sep 6, 2019

Daisy Simmons, 88, Mother and longtime care provider for over 35 years, passed peacefully on September 6, 2019, in the afternoon.  Daisy, a resident of Lompoc for over 33 years, moved there from the city of Santa Barbara in the summer of 1986.

She was born in Macon, Georgia and later move to Chicago, Illinois where she...

Sep 5, 2019

Joseph Edward Duran 80, resident of Lompoc, passed away peacefully in the presence of his family September 5, 2019.  Joe loved his family and the culinary arts, a passion of which started when he was enlisted in the US Army as a chef and carried throughout his entire life.  Joe enjoyed antiques and fine collectibles and was loved by...