Erskine L. Smith
Aug 29, 2016
Erskine Leslie "Smitty" Smith MSGT AF RT He was born in Walkill, New York on September 20, 1934, and adopted at birth by Leslie and Maude Smith. He grew up in Carbondale, Pennsylvania until his entry into the Air Force in January of 1953, where he served his country until retirement in August of 1975. During his three-year tour in...
Irene Marie Therese Gordon
Aug 21, 2016
Irene Gordon passed away at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital on Sunday August 21, 2016 after a short illness. Irene was born February 14, 1924 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Irene was married in 1944 to Robert Gordon in Portland, Maine. Robert eventually enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1951. The family lived for periods of time in Manchester, the...
Frederick Earl Price Iii
Aug 19, 2016
Frederick "Freddie" Earl Price III, age 24, of Lompoc, CA passed away in his home on August 19, 2016. Freddie was born in Lompoc on January 9, 1992 to Cheryl D. Maltman and Frederick E. Price II. He attended Buena Vista Elementary, Vandenberg Middle School and graduated from Cabrillo High School in 2010. Freddie worked at Root 246 restaurant for...
Dorothy O. Shaw
Aug 14, 2016
Dorothy Olive Shaw of Lompoc died Sunday, August 14, 2016, at the age of 91. Dorothy was born June 30, 1925, in Sydney, Australia to Sidney and Daisy Steed. She met her husband at a USO dance in Sidney, Australia during World War II. She came to the United States as a "war bride" and proudly became a citizen in...
Christopher Alan Boston
Aug 2, 2016
Christopher Alan Boston was born on May 31, 1976 to Nancy Overman and Ken Boston. During his early childhood years, "Boston," (as he was known by many) lived in the Santa Ynez Valley. He attended College School District before moving to Lompoc in 1988. Chris graduated from Cabrillo High School in 1994. He lived life to the fullest, was always...
Mary Caruana
Aug 1, 2016
On Monday morning, August 1st, 2016, Mary Caruana passed away peacefully in her home from a long battle with cancer. Mary battled her disease for many years yet always had a smile on her face and a twinkle in her eye even during her darkest days. Mary was born in the country of Malta on January 18th, 1930 to her...
William Gene Kenworthy
Jul 31, 2016
William Gene Kenworthy of Lompoc died Sunday, July 31, 2016, at the age of 93. Gene was born in Kansas to Nyle and Leta Kenworthy on January 9, 1923. While serving in the United States Air Force he was transferred from McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas to Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1964. After his retirement he worked...
Herbert Charles Jones
Jul 30, 2016
Herbert Charles Jones of Lompoc died Saturday July 30, 2016, at the age of 85. Herbert was born on January 27,1931 in Yazoo City, Mississippi to Nathan and Ruth Jones. He Graduated from St. Francis High School in Yazoo City and completed his education by earning a degree at Allan Hancock College in Criminal Justice. He married Barbara D. Pepper...
Evelyn L. Grossi
Jul 26, 2016
Mrs. Evelyn L. Grossi, 86 of Lompoc, went to be with our heavenly Father on July 26, 2016, with family by her side. Evelyn was born and raised in the Lompoc Valley. She worked at the Lompoc Record in the 1950s taking pictures and developing. She also ironed and babysat many children. She loved children. Then she met the love...
Joe H. Valencia
Jul 23, 2016
Joe H. Valencia, age 83, passed away at 6:15pm on Saturday, July 23, 2016 after a lengthy illness. Joe's large and loving family was at his side when he passed. Joe was born June 6, 1933 at Ventura County Hospital to Sammy and Julia Valencia. Joe was preceded in death by his mother Julia, who died from pneumonia, thirty days...
David Harlow Winchell, Sr.
Jul 23, 2016
David Harlow Winchell Sr. 70, died Saturday, July 23, 2016 at Lompoc Hospital following a long struggle with his health. He leaves behind his wife of 50 years, Pat Winchell, children David Winchell, Jr., Estella Forbes, and Robert Winchell, sister Peggy Johnson, and nine grandchildren, Samantha, David III, Blake, Cody, Reese, Dylan, Abigail, Wyatt, and Emerson all of which he...
"Peggy" Tosti
Jul 22, 2016
Peggy Tosti Margaret Elizabeth Tosti was born on January 4, 1936 in Lompoc, CA to James and Lillian Alexander. A life-long resident of Lompoc, Peggy graduated from Lompoc Senior High and married her high school sweetheart, Albert. They recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary. She was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother. Peggy passed away, peacefully, on Friday,...
Stanley Myrl Sheldon
Jul 22, 2016
Col. Stanley (Stan) M. Sheldon died Friday, July 22, 2016 following a two-week hospitalization for a broken hip. He was born in Thompson, PA June 19, 1942. He leaves behind his wife of 48 years, Jessie; two brothers, Dr. Douglas Sheldon and wife Margaret; Paul Sheldon and wife Susan; two sisters, June Lambertson and husband Dick; Dr. Helen Longacre and...
Loretta Lee Loveall
Jul 21, 2016
Into Paradise…May the Angels…Lead Her. Loretta Loveall, 60, passed away on July 21, 2016 after a brief illness. She was born in Ottawa, Illinois and moved to the Central Coast with her family in 1958, where she lived out her remaining years. She worked for Raytheon in Santa Barbara, California for 35 years before retiring in 2010. Anyone who knew...
Maureen Patricia Mumaugh
Jul 20, 2016
Maureen Patricia Mumaugh, 52, was born in Monterey Park, California, on October 6, 1963, to Patricia and Michael Grillo. On July 20, 2016, after a sudden illness, she went to be with her heavenly Father. Maureen graduated from Reseda High School and lived most of her life in Ventura and Santa Barbara County cities. She and her mother, Pat, lived...
Brigitta "Gitta" Carter
Jul 19, 2016
On July 19, 2016 the world lost a beautiful person, and heaven gained a beautiful soul. Brigitta: "Gitta" Carter (nee Rebersky) was born on May 21, 1933 in Vienna, Austria. Gitta, as she was known to most of those that knew her, attended grade school in Vienna and was trained as a seamstress. She arrived in Lompoc, CA in 1958...
John A. Baxter
Jul 14, 2016
Master Chief Petty Officer (Retired) John Baxter was born in Blue Rapids, Kansas, in 1932 and died July 14, 2016. He grew up in Vermillion, Kansas. In high school he played all sports but excelled in football. Each summer during high school, John drove a combine with a harvest crew on its annual pilgrimage north from Kansas to North Dakota....
Eula Ellalene Donigan
Jul 13, 2016
Eula Ellalene (Lane) Donigan was born on October 21, 1929, to Robert and Eula Lane in Eldridge, Missouri. She passed away on July 13, 2016, in Santa Barbara, California, at the age of 86. Eula was a member of Grace Baptist Church, formerly named First Southern Baptist Church, in Lompoc. She was active in her church as a teacher, librarian,...
Martha Henneberg
Jul 12, 2016
Martha Henneberg, 96, passed away July 12, 2016, at her home of 28 years in Vandenberg Village, Lompoc following a brief illness. She was born December 4, 1919, in Nashua, Missouri, to Oscar Leon and Amanda Ethel St. John. She married George Henry Henneberg on August 31, 1941. They were married 67 years until his passing in 2008. She is...
Felicia Lavatte Brown
Jul 9, 2016
Felicia Lavatte Brown 44, was born in Stockton, CA on May 17, 1972 to James D. Brown and Dorothy Duncan. She passed away on July 9, 2016. Felicia is survived by her three children; Ronicia Simpson, Damian Simpson, and Kailani Schiavone. Five brothers and sisters; Robert Howard, Katherine Burch, Beverly Foster, Lamontt Howard, and Ronald Howard. Her mother Dorothy Duncan,...
