Donald "Jerry" Jerome Tracy
Nov 10, 2015
Donald J. Tracy, Lt Col (Ret) USAF (Jerry) died November 10, 2015, at the age of 92. Jerry was born to Harold and Adlai Tracy August 9, 1923, in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania. He joined two older brothers, Dick and Ted. He graduated from Waynesburg High School in 1941, and went on to Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania where he was a...
Felix Leonel Zamora
Nov 9, 2015
Felix L. Zamora, Jr. of Lompoc died Monday, November 9, 2015, at the age of 67. Felix was born September 8, 1948, in Edinburg, Texas to Felix and Maria de Jesus Zamora. After graduating from Edinburg High School he joined the United States Air Force. He was stationed in Thailand during the Viet Nam War. After 20 years of service...
Barbara Jane Ward
Nov 7, 2015
Barbara Ward passed away on November 7, 2015 at the age of 81. She was born September 19, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York to Joseph Strenk and Julia Patuski. As a child she loved spending time in Coney Island. In 1953 she met the love of her life, Everett M. Ward, Jr. (Ed) on St Patrick's Day in Times Square....
Janet Sue Christensen
Nov 6, 2015
Janet Sue Christensen of Lompoc died Friday, November 6, 2015, at the age of 71. Janet was born August 10, 1944, in Lewellen, Nebraska to Martin and Florence Christensen. A resident of Lompoc since 1960, she was a lifelong homemaker. She was a member of Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Lompoc. Janet is survived by her son Mark Ulmer;...
Maxine Smith
Nov 5, 2015
Maxine Louise Merrick Smith of Lompoc died Thursday, November 5, 2015, at the age of 94. Maxine was born May 23, 1921. Maxine was the oldest of five children. She was particularly close to her sister Doris. Maxine and her sister attended nursing school together at Silver Cross Hospital. Upon completion of their nursing training, Maxine opted to join the...
Nathan Andrew Bodary
Oct 31, 2015
Nathan Andrew Bodary, 48, of Lompoc passed away October 31st 2015 at 1:29pm. He attended La Purisima Elementary and graduated from Lompoc High School in 1985. He attended Golden State College for Electronics, Allan Hancock College for Administration of Criminal Justice, and Medical Billing and Coding. He was an avid swimmer who played on LHS water polo and swim team...
Daniel Salas Terrones
Oct 31, 2015
Daniel Salas Terrones "Weto" passed away peacefully on October 31, 2015 at the age of 90. He was surrounded by his strong, dedicated wife Tomasa, his 11 children and numerous grandchildren. He was born to Rafael and Rosa Salas Terrones on August 6, 1925 in Pacoima, California. He was raised in San Luis Potosi, Mexico where he met his beautiful...
Anthony Daniel Terrones
Oct 30, 2015
Anthony Daniel Terrones, 22, died at 10:22 am, Friday October 30, 2015, from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident on Hwy 1 and 101 in Santa Barbara County. Anthony was born January 29, 1993, In Lompoc, CA and lived there most his life. He graduated from Lompoc High School in 2011. He continued his education by attending Wyotech for Auto...
Carol Ann Chambers
Oct 28, 2015
Carol Ann Chambers of Lompoc died Wednesday, October 28, 2015, at the age of 81. Carol Ann was born September 5, 1934, in Loma Linda, California to William and Ruth Fair. She lived in Fontana until her family moved to Lompoc in 1948. She graduated from Lompoc High School with the class of 1952. A lifelong homemaker Carol Ann was...
Virginia Jane Dover
Oct 28, 2015
Virginia J. (Grossini) Dover passed away October 28, 2015 at Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara, California. Virginia was born January 30, 1928 to Vincent and Virginia Grossini in Lompoc, California where she resided all her life. She was known to have a talent for growing plants in her beautiful yard and sharing with others. Virginia was married to Stanley Dover for...
Charles Lee Bowser
Oct 27, 2015
Charles, "Pop" went to be with our Lord on October 27, 2015. He was a longtime Lompoc resident. Charles was born to Kirby and Irene Bowser in Lenora, OK on May 3, 1932. He was preceded in death by his daughter Stephanie Raine and grandson, Ryan Jeffers. Pop is survived by his wife of 63 years, Barbara along with his...
Caroline Ruth Lischka
Oct 26, 2015
Caroline Ruth Lischka, 84, of Lompoc, California, passed away on October 26, 2015. The funeral service will be held at 11 am on Monday, November 2, 2015, at Calvary Baptist Church, Vandenberg Village, California, with reception following the service. Pastor Paul Goeller of Calvary Baptist Church will be officiating. Visitation will be held from 10 -11 am that morning, at...
Paul E. Tognetti
Oct 24, 2015
Paul E. Tognetti passed away on October 24, 2015, at the age of 90. A native and lifelong resident of Lompoc, Paul was born on May 16, 1925 to Peter and Lavinia Tognetti. Benjamin Grossi and Senta Scolari Grossi, early pioneers of Lompoc Valley were his grandparents. In 1944, he graduated from Lompoc High School, where he played football and...
Grace Estrada Wright
Oct 22, 2015
Grace Estrada Wright, born on June 8, 1938, in Los Angeles California, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her bedside at Marion hospital, just a few miles from her hometown of Lompoc. And though she possessed a heart of gold and was loved by all who knew her, in the end, it was that same heart that failed...
Alice Contreras
Oct 22, 2015
Alicia (Alice) Cornejo Contreras, born May 18, 1932 in Lompoc, CA, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loved ones on October 22, 2015. Born to Jose Anaya Cornejo and Maria Martinez Cornejo, Alice was one of eight siblings: Joe, Cora, Carmen, Rosie, Ruben, Betty and Gilbert. Jose and Maria, originally from Jalisco, Mexico, moved to San Bernardino...
Benjamin T. Ortiz
Oct 20, 2015
Benjamin T. Ortiz passed on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at the age of 47 after battling an illness for 4 years. He was born on May 15, 1968, in Santa Barbara, California. From there, he and his family moved to Lompoc in 1988. Ben was employed for more than 11 years at Softshare, a company in the e-commerce software...
Lavonne Arlene Krauth
Oct 18, 2015
LaVonne (Bonnie) Krauth of Lompoc died Sunday October 18, 2015. LaVonne was born December 2, 1928 in River Sioux, Iowa to Irwin and Garnet Rife. Raised and educated in Onawa, Iowa, she attended the Whiting High School and the National Business Training School in Sioux City, Iowa. After graduation, she was employed as a secretary at the Onawa State Bank....
Plas Marshall Darton, Jr.
Oct 15, 2015
Plas Marshall Darton, Jr., a retired truck driver, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Lompoc Valley Medical Comprehensive Care Center after an unexpected illness. He was 64 years young. Plas was born on August 16th, 1951 in Wellington, Texas. He was a truck driver for over 40 years. He was the son of Plas Marshall Darton,...
Sharon Diane Wittmann
Oct 15, 2015
Sharon Diane Wittmann passed away into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on October 15, 2015, after a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service and celebration of her life will be held at the Valley of the Flowers United Church of Christ on Saturday, November 14, 2015, at 1 pm. Pastors Bill Nelson and Henry...
Bernardo D. Jamorabo
Oct 15, 2015
Bernardo Dollete Jamorabo was born August 14, 1954 in Quezon City, Philippines. He was the third child of Gerardo and Magdalena Jamorabo. He was educated in Manila, beginning in grade school through graduation from Arellano University. After graduation, Bernardo married his high school sweetheart Haydee Estioko on April 13, 1976, and worked security for a stock exchange company. In September...
