Obituaries

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...

Dec 23, 2018

Marion Lee "Butch" Browder, 76, passed away on Sunday, December 23, 2018, at his home in Lompoc, California.

Marion was born in Jeffersonville, Indiana, on October 13, 1942, to Charlie and Mary Browder.  He was a graduate of Male High School in Louisville, Kentucky.  He served in the U. S. Air Force and then worked as a...

Dec 21, 2018

Robert Centeno Terrones of Lompoc died Friday, December 21, 2018, at the age of 71.

Bobby was born July 7, 1947 to Henry and Mary Terrones in Santa Maria.  He was raised and educated in Lompoc graduating from Lompoc High School with the class of 1966.  He was employed for 42 years as a lab technician with...

Dec 21, 2018

Charles Russell Justice, 77, passed away on Friday, December 21, 2018, in Lompoc, California.  "Chuck," as he was known, was born on July 24, 1941, to William and Virginia Justice in Peoria, Illinois.  He attended school through the 12 th grade.

Chuck came to Lompoc in 1969 from Concord, California.  He worked for Johns-Manville (now Imerys) for...

Dec 19, 2018

Machi Horochivsky, age 87, of Lompoc passed away peacefully at the Lompoc Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Wednesday evening, December 19, 2018.

She was born on March 1, 1931 in Manganji, Kumamoto Prefecture Kyushu, Japan, the third daughter of Sanji and Tsuchi Kitazato.  During World War II, she witnessed the fire-bombing of Tokyo.  After high school...

Dec 14, 2018

Tiffiney Felicia Perkins of Lompoc died Friday, December 14, 2018, at the age of 41.

Tiffiney was born June 12, 1977 in Santa Barbara, California to Paul and Alice Perkins.  She was raised and educated in Lompoc, graduating with the Lompoc High School class of 1995.

Tiffiney was employed as a home healthcare nurse, with...

Dec 10, 2018

Larry R. Flinkingshelt joined his daughter Susan Marie in heaven on December 10, 2018. Larry and his wife, Sarah McGregor Flinkingshelt, have made Lompoc their home since 1962. Larry was born in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, on April 24, 1938, to Bernice and Larry R. Flinkingshelt, Sr., who preceded him in death.

Larry is survived by his...

Dec 9, 2018

Lois Kanner Berkowitz, age 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 9, 2018, at her home in Vandenberg Village, Lompoc. Lois was born on August 16, 1950, in Far Rockaway, New York, to Ret. Lt. Col. Herbert and Florence (Kaplan) Kanner. Those closest to Lois considered her a loving mother, Nana, sister, and friend.  However, she was perhaps most...

Dec 8, 2018

After a long battle with illness, our beloved father, grandfather, great grandfather and cherished husband, Jose Ruiz Cendejas went to be with our Lord on Saturday, December 8, 2018.  He is survived by his wife, Maria Elena Ruiz, children and their spouses; Raul Lujano (Nuria), John Lujano (Raquel), Maribel Ortiz (Larry), and Alberto Ruiz.  He is preceded in death...

Dec 6, 2018

Paul S. Masters of Lompoc died Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the age of 80 due to complications of Pneumonia.

Paul was born April 10th, 1938, in Fresno California to Wyott B. Masters and Mary Masters.  He is survived by his wife of 59 years Maxine Masters, son Stephen Masters (Michelle), daughter Susan Masters, five grandchildren; Christopher,...

Dec 5, 2018

Gerald Alfred Niesen, 84, passed away on Wednesday, December 5, 2018, at his home in Lompoc, California. Gerald was born on June 18, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, to John and Florence Niesen.

Gerald earned his Bachelor's Degree from Notre Dame and earned his Master's Degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He joined the United...

Nov 29, 2018

Mrs. Joan Naomi Stackhouse-Rogers-Higgins-Evernham passed away at home in Vandenberg Village, CA on November 29, 2018 at the age of 81.  She was born in Lakewood, NJ on October 31, 1937 to William Hilliard and Naomi Ada Stackhouse.

Joan graduated from The School for the Deaf in Trenton, NJ and was President of her Senior class.  She...

Nov 28, 2018

Nesbit Merrel "Betty" Coleman

January 25, 1924 - Nov. 28, 2018

Betty was born in Lobelia, West Virginia on January 25, 1924 and was the youngest of eleven children born to J. Lovic and Georgina Vaughan.

She grew up in West Virginia and graduated from Hillsboro High School in 1944.  Betty married John...

Nov 28, 2018

William "Bill" B. Hamrick, age 80, passed away on November 28, 2018.  He bravely fought serious medical problems during the last four years.  Bill is at rest now, and we will miss him dearly.

Bill was born on November 16, 1938, in Inman, South Carolina.  After high school, he enlisted and served in the United States Air...