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Lompoc, California Obituaries

Naopao H. Vang

Naopao H. Vang

Sep 25, 2017

A Funeral Service will be held at 8am on Saturday, September 30, 2017 in the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Burial to follow at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.

Maria Teresa Chavez

Maria Teresa Chavez

Sep 24, 2017

María Teresa Chávez October 15, 1932 - September 24, 2017 María Teresa Chávez (nee Vizcarra), 84, passed away at home in Lompoc, surrounded by her family on Sunday, September, 24, 2017. María Teresa was born on October 15th, 1932, in Durango, Durango, Mexico, to Ignacio and Benjamina Vizcarra Sifuentes. She grew up in Durango and later moved to Mexico City...

Adan Villa Guerrero

Adan Villa Guerrero

Sep 21, 2017

Adan Villa Guerrero, 60, was known for his generosity, humor, and work ethic. He was a loving father, a caring husband, compassionate brother, and a loyal friend. He unexpectedly passed away on September 21, 2017 in an industrial accident. He was born December 14, 1956 in Los Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico. He never said no to anyone who came to him...

Helen Miriam Down

Helen Miriam Down

Sep 17, 2017

Helen Miriam (Adams) Down was surrounded by her family during her final week before she passed peacefully, on September 17, 2017, to join her husband of 68 years, Raymond Frank Down Sr. and the rest of her heavenly family. Helen was born on April 25, 1926, in St. John's, Newfoundland to Helen and Harold Adams. She was the eldest of...

Martha O. Miller

Martha O. Miller

Sep 14, 2017

Martha Organo Miller was born September 8, 1949, in Lompoc, California. She passed away at her home in Fort Collins, Colorado on September 14, 2017, at the age of 68. Martha graduated from Lompoc Senior High in 1967. She later graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Business Administration in 1998. For the past 29 years Martha lived,...

Juanita Moreno Jimenez

Juanita Moreno Jimenez

Sep 13, 2017

Juanita Moreno Jimenez of Lompoc died Wednesday, September 13, 2017, at the age of 96. Juanita was born on September 9, 1921 in Hallettsville, Texas to Eugene and Maria Moreno. She was preceded in death by her husband Alejandro Martinez Jimenez who passed on September 29, 1976. They were blessed with three children; Ramona Jimenez Cabrera, Catalina Jimenez Noriega and...

James Anthony Ratchford

James Anthony Ratchford

Sep 12, 2017

James Anthony Ratchford, age 76, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2017. He was born on November 6, 1940, in Gaffney, South Carolina. As a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force, James had received the Air Force Commendation Medal, United States Air Force Longevity Award and ribbon, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal for 23 years of...

Susan Lynn San Nicolas

Susan Lynn San Nicolas

Sep 8, 2017

With great sadness, the family of Susan Lynn San Nicolas would like to announce that she passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017, at the age of 61. After fighting a courageous 2.5-year battle with lung cancer, she died at City of Hope National Medical Center in Duarte, California. Susan is lovingly remembered by Rene, her husband of 41 years;...

Thelma Maxine Wells

Thelma Maxine Wells

Sep 8, 2017

Thelma "Maxine" Wells was born October 23, 1942 in Colorado. She lived in Colorado, Kansas, Arizona and traveled and lived in Germany, Greece. She passed away on September 8, 2017 after a brief battle with cancer surrounded by her loving family. Maxine loved her crossing guard job and the joy the children brought her. She also enjoyed playing dominoes, going...

James Bruce Mccloud

James Bruce Mccloud

Sep 6, 2017

James Bruce McCloud of Lompoc, formerly of Santa Barbara, died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the age of 78. James was a veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by his sister.

Betty Gene Smith

Betty Gene Smith

Sep 6, 2017

Betty Gene Smith of Lompoc died Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the age of 86. Betty was born November 16, 1930, to Robert and Eunice Parr in Oxnard, California. She Married Oscar Smith, Jr. in 1953. They settled in Lompoc in 1987. She was a secretary in public education for 20 years. Betty was preceded in death by her husband...

Peter Kevin Feeley

Peter Kevin Feeley

Sep 5, 2017

Peter Kevin Feeley was born in Lompoc, California to Bob and Darlene Feeley on March 14, 1964. He was the youngest of their five children. For many years he held the record birth weight at the Lompoc Hospital, topping the scale at almost thirteen pounds. Pete grew up in Lompoc and graduated from Lompoc High School in 1982 and while...

Craig Robert Mcnamee

Craig Robert Mcnamee

Sep 5, 2017

Craig Robert McNamee "Mac", 49, passed away peacefully after an almost four-year battle with cancer on September 5, 2017 at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. He was born on February 9, 1968 in Lompoc, California to Thomas and Darlene McNamee. Craig grew up in Lompoc, California and graduated from Lompoc High School. After high school, he began working for...

Emiliano Rey Barragan

Emiliano Rey Barragan

Sep 4, 2017

Emiliano Rey Barragan of Lompoc, died Monday, September 4, 2017, one month before his 9th birthday. The Visitation will be Sunday, September 10, from 5-8pm at La Purisima Catholic Church. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, September 11, at 10am at La Purisima followed by burial in the Lompoc Cemetery.

Michael Thomas Newell

Michael Thomas Newell

Sep 4, 2017

Michael Thomas Newell passed away at his home in Lompoc, California at the age of 48. He was the beloved son of the late Thomas Michael Newel and is survived by his mother, Kimie Newell, and his older sister Joanna Newell. Michael was a lover of music and as a child learned to play the guitar and through the years...

Joseph Manuel Osuna

Joseph Manuel Osuna

Sep 1, 2017

Joseph Manuel "Manny" Osuna was born on April 25, 1949 and he passed away peacefully on September 1, 2017. He is survived by his beloved love of his life Margaret, his two children Damian and Antonia, his son in law Alberto "Beto" and his two beautiful treasures his grandchildren Nyah and Kastor. His sisters Linda (Raul), Cynthia, and Carol (David)...

Gilbert F. Herrera Sr.

Gilbert F. Herrera Sr.

Aug 30, 2017

Gilbert F. Herrera was a Lompoc native born July 13, 1931 to Jesse and Carolina Herrera. He passed away quietly on August 30, 2017 the age of 86. Gilbert was a gentle man with a caring heart for his family and friends. He was a man of strong faith. He served as an elder in the local congregation of Jehovah's...

Mariano Camacho Cruz

Mariano Camacho Cruz

Aug 27, 2017

Mariano Camacho Cruz passed away peacefully on August 27, 2017. Mariano was born in the Northern Mariana Island of Guam to Jose Guerrero Cruz and Maria Benavente Camacho. He was 84 years old when he left us to be with our Lord in heaven and his wife Maria. Mariano was married to Maria Mendiola Cruz for 60 years. He served...

Vance Allbee Newcomb

Vance Allbee Newcomb

Aug 25, 2017

Vance Allbee Newcomb of Lompoc was born March 7, 1926 in Santa Cruz, California to Leighton Charles and Verdie (Allbee) Newcomb. He attended several mountain schools and graduated from Santa Cruz High School in June 1944. He joined the Marines and saw action in the Pacific and occupied Japan for ten months. He married Maxine Hanneman, and in the next...

Mercedes "Mercy" Martinez

Mercedes "Mercy" Martinez

Aug 23, 2017

It is with great sorrow the families of Mercedes "Mercy" Martinez, announce her death. Born September 10, 1916 in La Piedad, Michoacán Mexico to the former Sara Risa and Zararias Bravo. She was preceded in death by her husband, Salvy Martinez; parents, Sara Risa and Zararias Bravo; siblings, Manuel Bravo, Robert Bravo, Jeannie Garcia, Jessie De La Fuente and Mary...

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