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Lompoc, California Obituaries

Eloisa Ochoa De Ochoa

Eloisa Ochoa De Ochoa

May 11, 2016

Visitation: Sunday May 15, 2016. 1pm-3pm (Starbuck-Lind Chapel) Service: Sunday May 15, 2016 3-5pm (Starbuck-Lind Chapel) Burial/Graveside Service: Monday May 16, 2016. 11am (Lompoc Cemetery)

Kathleen Mary Staiano

Kathleen Mary Staiano

May 9, 2016

Kathleen Mary Staiano passed away peacefully on May 9, 2016 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimer's. Kathleen, or Kathie as she was most commonly known, was born on August 4, 1943 in West New York, NJ to Daniel and Florence Ferry. She graduated from St. Michael's High School in Union City, NJ in 1961 and began a career...

Robert L. Pengilly

Robert L. Pengilly

May 2, 2016

It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to Robert (Bob) L. Pengilly. He was a husband, father, grandfather and good friend to all who knew him. He passed away peacefully on May 2, 2016 with his family by his side. Bob was born on July 21, 1934 in Worcester, MA. to Robert and Abbie Pengilly. He is survived...

Edith Louise Cyrus

Edith Louise Cyrus

May 1, 2016

Edith Louise Berkey Cyrus was born in Burns Wyoming to Henry Oliver Berkey and Elsie Calle Loehr Berkey October 13, 1927. The family moved to Sheridan, Oregon when Edith was 12 years old. As a young adult, she worked at Lamont Glove Factory for 2 years in McMineville, Oregon. Edith met her husband Tom in Central Oregon and they married...

Tomas Q. Gofigan

Tomas Q. Gofigan

May 1, 2016

May 1, 2016, Tomas Q. Gofigan, was called home by our heavenly Father. Tomas better known as Tom was born June 7, 1939 to Gabriel and Beatrice Quinata Gofigan, of Umatac, Guam. He was one of 9 brothers and sister. Tomas (Tom) and his wife Brigida (Bea) moved to Lompoc with their 4 children in 1975, where he perused a...

Ronald Kenneth Fairbanks

Ronald Kenneth Fairbanks

Apr 30, 2016

Ronald Kenneth Fairbanks died unexpectedly on April 30, 2016 after a left leg blood clot led to a sudden cardiac arrest at Santa Barbara harbor in the late afternoon while he was cleaning the deck of his beloved boat the Miss Devin. Ron was born June 9, 1944 in Lompoc, CA. His father and mother were farmer-ranchers in Lompoc valley....

Donie V. Spencer

Donie V. Spencer

Apr 30, 2016

Donie Von Spencer Sunrise: May 23, 1954 to Sunset: April 30, 2016 Donie Von Spencer was born to the late L. C. Spencer and Alice Rebecca Buckham on May 23, 1954, in Queens, New York. He was the grandson of the late Ruth Spencer Russell and the late Leslie Coleman. Donie attended Leona B. Warren Elementary School in Mobile, Alabama...

Earl K. Chenault

Earl K. Chenault

Apr 27, 2016

Earl K. "E.K." Chenault, Sr., passed away Wednesday, April 27, after a short illness. He was surrounded by his family. Mr. Chenault was a native of Lexington, Kentucky, and a longtime resident of Lompoc and Santa Maria, California. The younger child and only son of Sanford W. B. and Ida Carter Chenault, Earl confessed a hope in Christ at a...

Francisco "Frankie" Cervantes

Francisco "Frankie" Cervantes

Apr 26, 2016

Francisco "Frankie" Cervantes of Lompoc died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the age of 47. Frankie was born December 2, 1968, in Tepatitlan, Jalisco, Mexico. Shortly after his birth he was brought to join his family in Lompoc, where he has been a lifelong resident. Frankie graduated from Lompoc High School and earned an associate's degree from Allan Hancock College....

Raymond Albert Schwartz

Raymond Albert Schwartz

Apr 25, 2016

Raymond Albert Schwartz, 92, of Lompoc, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 25, 2016, in Austin, Texas. He was born on November 21, 1923, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to William Lorenz and Elsie Greenwald Schwartz. Ray grew up in West Allis, Wisconsin, was baptized and confirmed at the First Lutheran Church of West Allis, and graduated from West Allis High School...

Jacques Jules Bertrand

Jacques Jules Bertrand

Apr 25, 2016

Jacques was born in Belgium to Jules J Bertrand and Helene Ledoseray Bertrand. Jacques served in the Belgian Army from 1962 to 1963. He came to the United States in 1970 to join his mother and sister Anne. Jacques spent many years working as a car salesman in Lompoc and then as the owner of independent small businesses. He completed...

Rebecca Bueno Ochoa

Rebecca Bueno Ochoa

Apr 24, 2016

Rebecca Bueno Ochoa, 87, of Lompoc passed away peacefully on April 24, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Rebecca was born on January 24, 1929 to Jose and Josefa Bueno of Mexico. She married her life-long friend and companion John E. Ochoa in 1948. They settled in Lompoc where she became a homemaker and mother of six children....

Rod Bronson

Rod Bronson

Apr 22, 2016

Rod Bronson was born on October 07, 1955, to Deforest and Margaret Bronson. Rod passed unexpectedly but peacefully at his home in Lompoc on April 22, 2016. Rod Bronson was a beloved coach, mentor, and friend. He truly made the world a better and happier place with his smile, his spirit, and his compassion for everyone around him. He was...

Paul Ortiz

Paul Ortiz

Apr 22, 2016

On Friday, April 22, 2016, the world lost a truly wonderful man. Paul A. Ortiz, a loving husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend and veteran, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family. He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Julia; daughters Susan, Lucille (Robert), Sharon (Michael), and son Paul Jr. (Barbara); eight grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. He is...

Patricia Goforth

Patricia Goforth

Apr 17, 2016

Patricia Goforth, 91, passed away on April 17 in Santa Maria, California. She was born on October 20, 1924 in Walthill, Nebraska on her Grandparent's homestead to Lester and Ruth Jacobson (Cornwell). Patricia grew up on a farm near Staples, Minnesota. She attended High School in Caldwell, Idaho. She moved to Los Angeles and became a waitress at a young...

William "Bill" Zandonatti Ii

William "Bill" Zandonatti Ii

Apr 15, 2016

William "Bill" Zandonatti II passed away the morning of Friday, April 15, 2016 in Lompoc, California. Bill was born May 19, 1962 in Lynwood, California. At the age of four, his family made the move to Lompoc and from that time he remained a lifelong resident. Bill enjoyed his work as an Agriculture and Heavy Equipment Mechanic. He loved to...

Kim Fabing

Kim Fabing

Apr 12, 2016

Kim Fabing, 61 years of age, passed away peacefully at his home in Lompoc, CA on Tuesday, April 12, 2016. Kim was born on June 23, 1954 in Lompoc, CA to Jessie Koenig and the late Everett Fabing. Kim was preceded in death by his father Everett Fabing and sister Ginger Fabing. Kim is survived by his wife and beloved...

William Robert Brown

William Robert Brown

Apr 12, 2016

William Robert Brown of Lompoc died on April 11, 2016. He was born on July 27, 1920, to George and Florence Brown in Kansas City, Missouri. He had an older sister Dorothy and an older brother Thomas. After graduating from high school, Bill went to junior college for a few years until at age 20 he began to work for...

Jonathan Edward Bailey

Jonathan Edward Bailey

Apr 8, 2016

Jon Bailey, 63, of Lompoc, California, passed away by his wife's side on Friday, April 8, 2016. Jon was born in Modesto, California, on July 22, 1952, to Ray and Barbara Bailey. He lived most of his childhood in Modesto, Redding, and Salida, California, before moving to Stockton in 1961. As a young man he worked his summers with friends...

Walden A. Cooper

Walden A. Cooper

Apr 3, 2016

Walden A. Cooper, 80, passed away on Sunday, April 3, 2016, at Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria. Walden was born January 24, 1936, to Farley Cooper and Eula Bohanon in a log cabin at the family farm near Marsena, Arkansas. The family moved to Conway, Arkansas, when he was four, and there he attended local schools. During his...

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