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....
Leland Edward Mock
Mar 11, 2016
Leland Edward Mock of Lompoc went to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, March 11, 2016, at the age of 92. Lee was born October 11, 1923, in Mountain View, Oklahoma, one of nine children born to Frank and Ruby Mock. After completing his education he joined the United States Army and served in Europe during WWII, where...
Lyndon Wayne Drewlow
Mar 8, 2016
Dr. Lyndon Wayne Drewlow, 72, of Lompoc, California died on March 8, 2016 in California. A memorial service will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church on Thursday, March 17th, at 2 pm, with a memorial service in Breckenridge, Minnesota at a later date. Lyndon was born on April 8, 1943 in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Reinhart and Florence (Zarling) Drewlow. He...
Wilma Louise Steele
Mar 5, 2016
Wilma L. Steele, age 92, passed away peacefully at home in the early morning of Saturday, March 5, 2016 after a life-long devotion to family, church, and friends. Wilma was born on February 6, 1924, in a one-room "rock" (not brick) house on a dry land farm in Crowell, Texas. Her parents, Claude Nichols and Effie Mae Bowman Nichols, had...
John F. Mc Caffrey
Mar 2, 2016
John F. Mc Caffrey (aka Pop) 85, of Lompoc, passed away peacefully on March 2, 2016. He was born May 25, 1930 in Cavan, Ireland and was one of fourteen children. John joined the USAF in 1950, served in Korea and Vietnam and was stationed worldwide. He retired with an honorable discharge after 20 years of military service. Pop's last...
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...
