Oscar Daniel Hernandez
Sep 11, 2016
A vigil will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 7pm in the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10 am Friday, September 16, 2016 at La Purisima Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.
John Hadley Sams
Sep 8, 2016
John H. Sams, a longtime Lompoc resident and World War II Navy Veteran tour of duty ended when he passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the age of 91 at the Comprehensive Care Center. John was born November 17, 1924 in El Reno, Oklahoma. After graduating from high school in El Reno, John enlisted in the Navy and attended...
Stephen Thomas Schuyler
Sep 7, 2016
Stephen "Steve" Schuyler died in his home on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, after a brief struggle with mesothelioma. He was 67. Steve was born March 9, 1949 in Lompoc to Vernon and Marian Schuyler. He joined the US Navy after graduating Lompoc High School in 1967. Steve married JoAnne Mendez in 1971. Steve and JoAnne were stationed in California, Italy,...
Judy K. Brown
Sep 2, 2016
Judy Kaye Brown Born July26, 1951. Judy succumbed to the perils of cancer on Sept. 2, 2016. She was a resident of Lompoc with her partner Darlyne Murphy for the past 30 years and worked for the County of Santa Barbara in the courthouse building for those 30 years which she loved being a part of the Santa Barbara County...
Lloyd Ray "Mike" Raff
Sep 1, 2016
Lloyd Ray "Mike" Raff was born February 20,1927, in Durham, Oklahoma. One of twelve children he grew up and became the best hunter of the family. At an early age he became a jack of all trades and master of none. In August 1945, he joined the Army as an infantryman and was assigned as a Medic. He left the...
David M. French
Aug 31, 2016
David French, 62, of Lompoc was born October 14, 1953 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He moved to Lompoc with his family in February of 1959. He lost his battle with cancer on Wednesday August 31, 2016. David graduated with the Lompoc High School Class of 1971. He studied and earned an Associate of Science Degree in Computer Science at Allan...
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...
