John James Mckelvey
Feb 29, 2016
John James McKelvey of Lompoc died peacefully on February 29, 2016 at the Lompoc Skilled and Rehab Nursing Center. He was 82. John was born on February 24, 1934 in Philadelphia, one of 11 children born to Anna (Mulligan) Mc Kelvey and Thomas McKelvey. John was a proud alumnus of West Philadelphia Catholic Boys High School and Temple University, where...
Francis "Frank" Smith
Feb 28, 2016
Frank passed away peacefully Sunday morning February 28th with his children by his side. Frank was born in Santa Monica, CA on September 1, 1932 to Frank and Grace Smith. Frank was an Air Force Veteran, serving during the Korean War. As a B36 Crew Chief stationed at Fairchild AFB in Spokane, WA he met his lifelong friend, companion and...
Carol Jean Seals
Feb 26, 2016
Carol Jean Seals of Lompoc died Monday, February 22, 2016, at the age of 61. Carol was born February 26, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois to George and Dorothy Sodders. A resident of Lompoc since 1986, Carol was employed as a Certified Nurse's Assistant at the Comprehensive Care Center for almost 20 years. In her free time she loved to read...
Duane W. Mitchell
Feb 26, 2016
Duane Mitchell passed away peacefully on February 26, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was just shy of her 97th birthday. She was born in Kansas, was raised in Hollywood, and moved to Lompoc in 1998 to be with her family after the death of her husband Don. She enjoyed her position as County Clerk and Stenographer for San Bernardino...
Victor Eugene Bantilan
Feb 22, 2016
Known by all as Gene, he passed away peacefully on February 22nd. Gene was born on November 18, 1949 in Pasadena to parents Vic and Ethel, where he grew up in a large working-class family and helped take care of his siblings. Rather than wait to be drafted, he volunteered for service, joining the Army in 1970. After training he...
Brijido Alcala Alvarado
Feb 21, 2016
Brijido "Al" Alcala Alvarado, 74, was surrounded by his family when he peacefully went home to be with the Lord on February 21, 2016 at Cedar Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Brijido was born on October 8, 1941 in Sweetwater, Texas to Miguel and Gregoria Alvarado. Brijido grew up in Sweetwater, Texas and graduated from Sweetwater High. After high...
Thomas Ramos Silva, Jr.
Feb 20, 2016
Thomas Ramos Silva, Jr., 86, stepped into Glory and entered the Heavenly Kingdom on Saturday, February 20, 2016. He was a Veteran of the Korean War surviving the Battle of Heartbreak Ridge in 1951 and a lifelong farmer in the Lompoc area. He retired up in Coarsegold, CA with his late wife, Marlene. He is survived by his six children,...
Marjorie Marie Jancek
Feb 20, 2016
Marjorie Marie Jancek of Lompoc died Saturday, February 20, 2016, at the age of 92. Marjorie was born February 27, 1923, to Herman and Marie Battey in Utica, New York. She was raised and educated in Utica schools, graduating from St. Elizabeth's College of Nursing in Utica in 1941. She joined the United States Army and served as a nurse...
Tyler Dane Warren
Feb 19, 2016
Our beloved son, Tyler Dane Warren passed away peacefully at home on the morning of February 19, 2016. His lifelong struggle with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is now over. We are eternally grateful to our Heavenly Father for allowing us the privilege of having Tyler as a member of our family. Tyler was born in the Lompoc Hospital on September...
Joan Elizabeth Powers
Feb 15, 2016
Joan Elizabeth Powers was born on September 12, 1955 in Philadelphia, PA to John and Joan Powers. She died on February 15, 2016 in Lompoc, CA. She was a resident of Lompoc for over 20 years. Joannie was one of God's precious creations of innocence. She will always be remembered for her smile and her paintings. Her spirit, like her...
Catherine Louise Martinez
Feb 13, 2016
Our beloved mother, wife, grandmother, sister, aunt, great aunt and great friend Catherine Louise Martinez has left us, joining past family and friends who welcome her with open arms. She is survived by her long loved husband Jack, who cared for her every need, and held her in his caring arms till they parted, her daughter Laura, her granddaughter Ruby...
Bruce Roger Allen
Feb 13, 2016
Bruce Roger Allen was born on May 14, 1936 in Sacramento, Ca. to the late Thelma (Brusegaard) Mondry Moody and to Homer Allen. Roger died on February 13, 2016 in Lompoc Ca. Roger's extended family, consists of several half siblings, step siblings, cousins, 11 aunts and uncles (deceased). Friends, animal friends, including Gabriel and Gold "D". Roger attended one year...
David D. Smith
Feb 11, 2016
David Dean Smith (81), died in Lompoc, California on February 11th, 2016. He was born to Robert Dean Smith and Lillian Beulah Robinson Smith on July 26th, 1934 in Kansas City, Missouri, and was the last survivor of the R. D. Smith family. He completed grades K-12 in the Kansas City, Missouri public schools, spent 4 years in the US...
Richard A. Devaux
Feb 11, 2016
Richard A. DeVaux of Lompoc died Thursday, February 11, 2016, at the age of 81. Richard was born April 30, 1934, in Monaca, Pennsylvania to Paul and Hattie DeVaux. After graduating from high school he graduated from Golden Gate University with a master's degree in engineering. He served in the United States Air Force for nine years before joining the...
Esther Marquez De Lira
Feb 7, 2016
Esther Marquez De Lira, 89, of Lompoc, passed away peacefully at home with family by her side on Sunday, February 7th. She will be missed dearly. Esther was preceded in death by her husband Ladislao "Laddie" De Lira. Esther is survived by her children Tina De Lira, Victor De Lira, Tony De Lira and David De Lira along with their...
Larry Gene Johnson
Feb 4, 2016
Larry Gene Johnson died unexpectedly on February 4th in Lompoc at the age of 69. Larry is survived by his sister Rita Timmons, his son Ronnie Johnson, daughter in law Leigh Johnson and granddaughter Jessica Johnson, Kenny Timmons, Lynette Timmons and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his father Oskar Johnson, mother Virginia Johnson and brother...
Robert E. Price
Feb 3, 2016
Lompoc native Robert E. Price died Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at the age of 66. Bob was born in Lompoc to Arnold and Dorothy Price. He graduated from Lompoc High School with the class of 1967. He attended Allan Hancock College, where he was on the wrestling team. He was called up to serve in the United States Army and...
Carol Jean Horrocks
Feb 1, 2016
arol Jean Horrocks passed away peacefully at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara on Monday, February 1st, 2016 at the age of 75 with family by her side. She was born December 25th, 1940 in Minnesota to Eugene and Doris Stack, graduated from Sauk Rapids High School in 1958. Carol came to California in the mid 1960's and raised her family...
Alma R. Wuest
Jan 30, 2016
Alma R. Wuest of Lompoc died Saturday, January 30, 2016, at the age of 71. Alma was born September 29, 1944, in Ensenada, Mexico, to Jose and Leonor Rodriguez. Her family came to the United States when she was two years old. A resident of Lompoc since 1948, she attended local schools, completing her education by earning degrees in education...
Verona Bell Johnes
Jan 28, 2016
Verona Bell Johnes, a long-time resident of Lompoc, died Thursday the 28th of January at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara. Born in 1936 in Duncan, Oklahoma, Verona also lived in Texas and California with her parents, Bertha and Speegle Creel. Verona received her Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts at Fresno State University along with a teaching credential. Verona married...
