Obituaries

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...

Nov 27, 2018

Jim "Digger" Post, age 73, died Tuesday, November 27, of a heart attack in Lompoc, California.

Jim was raised in Madison, Wisconsin where he attended Blessed Sacrament Grade School and graduated from Edgewood High School in 1963.  Shortly afterwards, in the spirit of the '60s, he and friends went to California.  They rented a house on the...

Nov 26, 2018

Lula May "Connie" Johnson, 89, passed away peacefully on November 26, 2018, in Lompoc, California.  Born July 29, 1929, in Alabama, she is predeceased by her parents, Vernon Emmett Conner and Doris Maxine (Fletcher) Conner, her brother Robert Fletcher, and her late husband of 64 years, Elston F. "Johnny" Johnson.

While her husband served in the Korean...

Nov 24, 2018

Catherine E. Reeves (Katie) was born on Dec. 7, 1931 in the state of California.  She was always happy to remind everyone that her birth date was the same as the Anniversary date of the historic event of Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.  Due to declining health Katie passed on Nov. 24, 2018 here in Lompoc.

She...

Nov 24, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Earl L. Jones announces his passing on Saturday, November 24, 2018, at the age of 94 years. Earl passed away peacefully at his home in Lompoc, Ca where he lived for 58 years.

Earl was a machinist and retired after 20 years with Lockheed Missile and Space, Vandenberg...

Nov 23, 2018

Jorge Alberto Larin born on May 8, 1947 in Santa Ana, El Salvador (Central America). He was the son of Jose Austroberto Larin and Maria Ildefonsa Zepeda de Larin. The middle child of 9. Blanca, Jose, Yolanda, Austroberto, Ana-Maria, Victor, Mauricio, and finally Gustavo.

He was a man of strong character, strict discipline, and integrity. Living in...

Nov 20, 2018

Peter D. Perry passed away on November 20, 2018, at home in Lompoc, California, with family by his side.

He was born in Santa Maria, California, to Joseph and Lena Perry on June 29, 1942.  He was the oldest of two children and a graduate of Lompoc High School.  He had one son, Tony Perry.  He was...

Nov 17, 2018

Bienvenido Garcia Ayala born March 14, 1946 in Guinayangan Philippines.  He is son to Faustiena Garcia Ayala and Potenciano Ayala and brother to Ofelia Ongjoco, Eyen Ayala, Jun Ayala and Carmelita Montecalvo.

Ben was a man of few words but high principle.  Summing up Bienvenido's life, you keep coming back to one thought; never will you meet...

Nov 17, 2018

Jeffrey Howard 55, of New Britain which resided in Lompoc, CA entered eternal rest on Saturday, November 17, 2018 at 5:07pm God dispatched an angel into Jeffrey's room at Marian Hospital and gave the divine order to bring his son home after a long illness.  No more pain, no more suffering, he is at peace.  Jeffrey was born on...

Nov 10, 2018

Carol Jean Minor of Lompoc, California, a beloved Mom, Nana, Sister, Aunt, a friend…and to many, just simply known as "Nana," passed away from her third battle with cancer on November 10, 2018.  Carol was born on February 24, 1941, to Carl and Dorothy Furmanski in Santa Cruz, California, and passed away with her loving family by her side....

Nov 9, 2018

James (Jim) Patrick Torres (1955-2018) passed away unexpectedly at home on November 9 th at the age of 63.

He was born on January 7 th , 1955 in Lompoc, CA to Theodore (Teddy) Jaramillo Torres and Betty Jean Torrez.

Jim lived and worked all his life in Lompoc with a very large extended family...

Nov 8, 2018

Gloria Jean Gustafsson, 69, of Lompoc, California, passed away November 8, 2018, at Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria, California, after battling cancer for eight years.

She was born September 8, 1949, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, a daughter of the late James Weldon and Virginia Ann Mead Smith.  She was a 1967 graduate of Newport High...

Nov 6, 2018

Derek Avillanoza, age 58, passed away November 6 th due to complications from a kidney transplant he had in 2015.  He will be remembered as a loving husband, son, father, and brother.  He was a long-time Lompoc resident and Cabrillo High Alumni.  He will be missed dearly.  He is survived by his wife of five years, Lee Avillanoza, children...

Nov 3, 2018

Mary C. Agerton, 90, of Lompoc, California, passed away on November 3, 2018.  Mary was born in Long Island, New York, on August 4, 1928.

She graduated from high school in New York and continued her education at Allan Hancock Community College and received her bachelor's degree in business administration.

Mary worked for the Civil...

Nov 1, 2018

Laurie Jean Lehman was born on November 28, 1958 to Ernest and Therese Lehman at Vandenberg Air Force base.  She was the youngest of seven children.  She grew up attending Queen of Angels Catholic Church and school through sixth grade and then on to Lompoc Junior High.  She graduated from Cabrillo High School in 1976 and the University of...

Oct 27, 2018

Marian Christine Puppe, 75, of Lompoc, California passed away on October 27, 2018 from complications related to diabetes.   Marian was born in Los Angeles, California on November 21, 1942.  She graduated from Lompoc High School and she continued her education at Allan Hancock Community College and received her Associates of Arts Degree.  Marian worked for the Civil Service as...