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...
Armando Avelar
Apr 3, 2016
Services for Armando Avelar, a Native of Santa Barbara County and Lompoc resident, will be 3 pm Monday, April 11, 2016 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Visitation hours will be one hour prior to service time. Private burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Santa Barbara at a later date. Armando was born February 4, 1953 in Santa Barbara....
Mary Salas Morales
Apr 3, 2016
Vigil services for Mary Terrones Morales, 85, of Lompoc will be 6 pm Thursday, April 7, 2016 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 10 am Friday at La Purisima Catholic Church with Rev. Tom Cook, Celebrant. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Mary was born July 11, 1930 in Guadalupe, California to Bernardino...
Terrill Fay Cox
Apr 1, 2016
Terrill was born in North Platte, Nebraska, on October 26, 1931 to Vernon and Bertha Cox. The family moved to California when Terrill was very young. They resided in West Hollywood and Oxnard, where Terrill attended high school. Terrill received his bachelor of arts degree from UCLA. As an undergraduate, he joined the SAE Fraternity. At one of the parties,...
Florence Margret Espana
Mar 31, 2016
Florence Margret Espana was born to Viggo M. Johansen and Carrie M. Johnson. She was one of fourteen children who were raised on a farm in Montana., after they made their way from Denmark. She had the joy for life and she spread her light throughout her families lives, always making sure everyone was just right. She married Robert Espana...
Carleen Bartick Talbot
Mar 31, 2016
Carleen Bartick Talbot died on Thursday, March 31, 2016 in Lompoc at age 90 after a short fight against pancreatic cancer. Carleen was born Carleen Bartick (no middle name) on December 23, 1925 in San Antonio, Texas to Max and Goldie Bartick. She had an older brother Harold through whom she had four nephews and nieces. Carleen met Guy Kendall...
Wally C. Wright
Mar 29, 2016
Wally C. Wright of Santa Maria died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at the age of 90. Wally was born August 28, 1925, in Badoura, Minnesota to Jesse and Edith Wright. He was employed as an aviation mechanic for a commercial airline for many years. No public services will be held. Cremation will be followed by inurnment in the Sacramento National...
Amparo "Polly" Ornelaz
Mar 29, 2016
Polly Ornelaz, 93, died March 29, 2016, in Lompoc, California. She was born November 2, 1922, in Lompoc, California. Her final days were spent surrounded by her children and family. Polly enjoyed cooking, crocheting, and gardening. She was happiest catering to others, especially by cooking special meals. As a past member of the Grange and Catholic Daughters, she donated many...
Vaughn Allen Fletcher
Mar 28, 2016
Vaughn Allen Fletcher of Lompoc, California left planet Earth on Monday, March 28, 2016 after a courageous battle with cancer. Vaughn was born in Plum Borough, Pennsylvania in 1948, to Robert Arthur Fletcher and Mary Thelma Lee Fletcher. He served in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War and was employed for many years as an electronics technician...
Esther "Ann" Cormier
Mar 27, 2016
Esther "Ann" Cormier was born March 30, 1935 in Manchester, England to Alfred and Rose Stack. Ann died March 27, 2016 in Lompoc, CA. She was 80 years old. Ann loved gardening, walking and music. She was very devoted to animals and volunteered much of her time to CAPA in Lompoc. She had a great knowledge of dogs, but she...
Dennis William Miller
Mar 25, 2016
Dennis William Miller of Lompoc died Friday, March 25, 2016, at the age of 70. Dennis was born September 3, 1945 in Oakland, California to Leonard and Ann Miller. He graduated from Hayward High School with the class of 1964. He was employed by the Alameda County Fire Department for 21 years. He is survived by his companion Linda Beaulieu...
Richard Salvador Munoz
Mar 25, 2016
Richard "Ricky" Salvador Munoz was invited to the Lord's kingdom on March 25, 2016. Ricky was born on October 11, 1962. Ricky was the youngest son of Irene and Manuel Munoz. Ricky was born in Santa Barbara, California and spent most of his life in Lompoc, California. Ricky is a graduate of Cabrillo High School. Ricky was truly a special...
Sherry Ann Reshoft
Mar 24, 2016
On the bright and sunny day of Thursday, March 24th, God welcomed his daughter, Sherry Ann Reshoft, home to His embrace. Sherry passed at the age of 79, surrounded by her husband, daughters, and many of her grandchildren. She is survived and honored by her husband of 59 years, Howard Reshoft (82); her three daughters, Debbie Ramming, Charlene Payne, and...
Gina Delamora Lopez
Mar 23, 2016
Gina DeLaMora Lopez, 46 died March 23,2016 in Santa Barbara, Ca. Gina was born April 28, 1969 in Lompoc, Ca. to Joe & Rosemarie DeLaMora who preceded her in death. Gina's final days were spent surrounded by family who she touched in many ways throughout her very memorable life. Gina is survived by her daughter Erika Lopez, her sisters Yvonne...
David Navarro
Mar 23, 2016
Vigil services for Lompoc native David Navarro will be 6 pm Friday, April 1, 2016 at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. A funeral mass will be celebrated 9 am Saturday, April 2 at La Purisima Catholic Church with Fr. James Johnson, OFM Cap. of Old Mission Santa Inez, Celebrant. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. He passed away on...
Ruben Gilbert Zapien Hernandez
Mar 21, 2016
Ruben Gilbert Zapien Hernandez gained his angel wings on March 21, 2016. Ruben was born on December 31, 1984 to Lisa (Cornejo) and Ronnie Hernandez. He was born and raised in Lompoc and took great pride in his hometown. He graduated from Lompoc High School Class of 2003. Ruben had a big passion for music and football. He found love...
Catherine "Pat" Viola Hamlin
Mar 18, 2016
Memorial services for Catherine Viola "Pat" Hamlin, 77, of Lompoc, will be 1 pm Friday, March 25, 2016 at Trinity Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Duane Armstrong, Celebrate. Private burial will be at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Pat was born April 5, 1938 in Torrance, California to Clark and Katherine Smart. She was a 1956 graduate of Lompoc High School,...
Mary Rose Summers
Mar 15, 2016
Graveside services for Mary Rose Summers, 88, of Lompoc, will be 11 a.m. Monday, March 21, 2016 at the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery with Pastor Randy Working of the First Presbyterian Church presiding. Mary was born November 28, 1927 in Camarillo, California to Alfred and Bessie Hurt. She was a lifelong homemaker who enjoyed cooking and loved spending time with family...
Stephen L. Matthew
Mar 14, 2016
Stephen L. Matthew was born September 27, 1950 and died suddenly in his home on Monday, March 14, 2016. Mr. Matthew was born in Modesto, California to Bill and Helen Matthew. He moved with his family to the Lompoc Valley in 1961. Upon graduating from high school, he entered the U.S. Nave. He was assigned to the U.S.S. Enterprise as...
William "Bill" Arthur Brink
Mar 13, 2016
William Arthur "Bill" Brink, 84, of Lompoc, CA passed away on Sunday, March 13, 2016, in Lompoc after a short battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born in Modesto CA on April 11, 1931 to Arthur W. and May (McMillan) Brink. He attended schools in Modesto, and graduated from Modoc High School in Alturas CA, where the family had relocated....
