Obituaries

Jan 20, 2019

Susanne Lee "Susie" Stoddard, treasured Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother, passed away at the age of 77, on January 20th, 2019 after emergency surgery in Lompoc, California.  Susie was born in Portland, Oregon on September 20th, 1941 to the late Ruth Helen Farmer.

Susie was preceded in death by the love of her life, husband Leon Stoddard...

Jan 16, 2019

Rosemary Sparks of Lompoc died Wednesday, January 16, 2019, at the age of 97.

A memorial service will be held at Calvary Baptist church on Thursday, February 21, 2019, at 1 pm.

Jan 15, 2019

Elnora Hicks Foster, 89, of Murrieta, California, passed away on Tuesday, January 15, 2019.

Born August 6, 1929 in Fairfield Alabama, she was the daughter of the late Huey Hicks and Roberta Foshee.  She graduated from Fairfield Industrial High School in 1947, and later studied Business at Miles College where she graduated in 1951.

She...

Jan 12, 2019

Family and friends, it is with sadness in our hearts, but peace in our souls, that we announce the passing of our daughter, our sister, our friend, our angel, CoraLee Arzate McGuire, into the loving embrace of her Father in Heaven.

The magnificent CoraLee was born on March 6, 2000, in Lompoc, California. She passed away accidentally...

Jan 12, 2019

Anna Louise Cooley succumbed to her battle of Alzheimer's on January 12, 2019.

Anna was born on June 18, 1935, in Sikeston, Missouri, to Charles Huffman and Venus Hillburn Huffman. When Anna was young, the family moved to Fresno, California. She became a big sister to Janet, Charlene, and a brother Sonny Boy, who passed away at...

Jan 11, 2019

Surrounded by loving family, John Edward Sams passed away from complications of Parkinson's Disease peacefully in his home on January 11, 2019. John was born on August 9, 1940, in Chillicothe, Ohio, and was raised in Denver, Colorado. While attending high school, he met his beautiful wife Dorothy (Dot). They were married in 1959. During their 59½-year marriage, they...

Jan 9, 2019

Linda passed away on January 9, 2019, with her family by her side.

Linda was born in Los Angeles in 1955 and moved to Carpinteria with her parents and four siblings in 1962 after spending summers camping at the Carpinteria State Beach.

Growing up in the foothills of Carpinteria was filled with a...

Jan 7, 2019

Howard Peter Reshoft passed away peacefully in Woodland, California January 7, 2019 at the age of 84 at his daughter Debbie Ramming's home .  He was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Chicago schools. After enlisting in the Army, he moved to Lompoc in the mid-1950s and was stationed at Camp Cook as a Military Police Officer.  He...

Jan 5, 2019

Surrounded by her family, Doris earned her wings peacefully Saturday, January 5, 2019, at the age of 95.

She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Vincent H. York in 1969, and Harold T. Couch in 2011, her daughter Sharon A. York and her ten siblings.

Doris is survived by her son, Edward (Carol)...

Jan 1, 2019

Eva-Lee Fogelberg of Lompoc died Tuesday, January 1, 2019, at the age of 82.

Eva-Lee was born April 10, 1936, in Los Angeles to James and Evelyn Heath.  She was raised and educated in Redondo Beach where she graduated from Mara Costa High School.  She completed he education by attending El Camino Community College.

A...

Dec 30, 2018

Karl West Corser, Jr., 86, died on December 30, 2018, in Lompoc, California.

Karl was born on September 29, 1932, in Concord, New Hampshire, to Karl Corser, Sr. and Selma Turnquist.  After graduating from high school, he joined the United States Air Force in August 1951 where he served in Germany, Korea, and numerous installations in the...

Dec 29, 2018

Isaac James Best, 40, of Lompoc, passed away on December 27, 2018, in Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, after a sudden illness claimed his life. He was born October 29, 1978 in Santa Maria, only son of James Best and Sandi (Goldsberry) Best. He attended Lompoc schools and graduated from Cabrillo High School in 1997.

Isaac was an...

Dec 29, 2018

Beatrice Stricklin, 73, died at her home in Lompoc, California, on December 29, 2018.

Beatrice Stricklin was born on December 12, 1945, in Santa Maria, California.  She moved to Lompoc in the fifth grade.  She attended Maple School on Floradale Avenue for a year and graduated from Lompoc High School in 1963.  In 1963, she married Leroy....

Dec 29, 2018

Beulah "Buzzie" Adelaide Kirkham, born November 26, 1932, in Mekinock, North Dakota passed away on December 31, 2018.  She passed peacefully in her home with her loving family by her side.

Buzzie was one of ten children born into the Moen family in North Dakota.  She grew up in North Dakota and eventually moved to California in...

Dec 28, 2018

Maria Luz Montano of Lompoc died Friday, December 28, 2018, at her home at the age of 74.

Maria was born November 18, 1944 in El Salvador to Matilde Montano.  A resident of Santa Barbara County since 1990, she was employed as a home health caregiver.

She is survived by her mother, her children Anna,...

Dec 27, 2018

Joe Zapien De Lira was born on October 30, 1949 in Lompoc to Estanislao De Lira and Frances Zapien Hernandez. After graduating from Lompoc High School, Joe became a United States Marine and served two years in Vietnam. In 1969, Joe was honorably discharged and returned to Lompoc to raise a family and begin driving trucks for local ranches...

Dec 27, 2018

Frank Albert Covarrubias of Lompoc died Thursday, December 27, 2018, at the age of 63.

Frank was born May 25, 1955, in Santa Barbara, California to Arthur and Jessie Covarrubias. He was born and raised in Santa Barbara with his seven siblings and moved to Lompoc in 1994.

Frank loved music, dancing, hanging out with...

Dec 25, 2018

Rose Lucia Reid was born September 15, 1937 to Italian immigrants Erminia and Luigi Bazzi.  She passed away peacefully on December 25, 2018, with her family at her side.  She was raised in Petaluma, California with her four siblings and attended Petaluma High School.  She married Ronald Reid in 1961, and they moved to Lompoc, California where she was...

Dec 23, 2018

Victoria Rae Tharp went to heaven on December 23, 2018, in Lompoc, California.  She was 74 years old and had lived there most of her adult life.  She was the wife of Dick Tharp.  They shared 53 years of marriage together and three children.

Born in Santa Maria, California, on September 22, 1944, she was the daughter...

Dec 23, 2018

Ellen Walter Paul, 76, died on Sunday, December 23, 2018, in Lompoc, California.  She was born to Bernhard and Anna Walter on May 24, 1942, in Germany.  Ellen was a legal secretary for 20 years.  She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Walter, in 2017.

I little knew that morning that God would call your...