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Lompoc, California Obituaries

Thomas F. Mcnamee, Jr

Thomas F. Mcnamee, Jr

Apr 23, 2015

Thomas F. McNamee of Lompoc died Thursday, April 23, 2015, at the age of 82 due to complications of pneumonia. Thomas was born November 4, 1932, in Grand Forks, North Dakota to Thomas and Evelyn McNamee. He graduated from the St. James Academy High School and later completed his education by earning an associate's degree at Allan Hancock College. Thomas...

Martina Marie Trautfield

Martina Marie Trautfield

Apr 22, 2015

Martina passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on April 22, 2015. She was 64 years old and is survived by her husband, Curt, two sons, Patrick and Daniel, and 6 brothers and sisters all of them living in Ireland. Martina was known for her bold sense of humor, empathy and endless generosity. As she always said to anyone...

Bobby A. Ferrell

Bobby A. Ferrell

Apr 21, 2015

Bobby Allen Ferrell, 75, of Lompoc, passed away on April 21, 2015. Bobby was born in Bowenemont, West Virginia and moved to California when he was young. He was in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and worked for 45 + years in Aircraft Construction and Aircraft Repairs. He was a great car mechanic, contractor, engineer, designer, leadman, bus driver, comedian,...

Jacek Zygmunt Brzeznski

Jacek Zygmunt Brzeznski

Apr 18, 2015

Jacek Zygmunt Brzezinski died on April 18, 2015. Services are being planned for a later date.

Aline Marie Agee

Aline Marie Agee

Apr 16, 2015

Aline Marie Agee passed away on April 16, 2015, at the age of 87, after a brief illness at Lompoc Valley Hospital. Aline was born in Osmond, Nebraska on April 6, 1928 to Robert L. Brunckhorst and Ava (Dewey) Brunckhorst. She married Robert "Bob" Agee on April 13, 1954 in El Paso, Texas. They were married for 51 years before...

Laura Mary Mcginley

Laura Mary Mcginley

Apr 14, 2015

Laura Mary McGinley of Lompoc died Tuesday, April 14th 2015 at the age of 101. Laura and her twin sister Lydia (also known as Lyda) were born Jan. 27th 1914 to Francis and Margaret Abbenhaus. They were delivered by a woman doctor in Bloomfield, Nebraska. Lydia did not survive infancy but Laura went on to live a full and adventurous...

William Torbert Bruce

William Torbert Bruce

Apr 13, 2015

William Torbert Bruce died and went to the loving arms of his Lord on Monday, April 13, 2015, in Laguna Niguel, California, at the age of 94. He was a devoted Son, Brother, Husband, Father, Uncle and dear friend to many. William, known to all as Bill, is survived by his loving children, Mary Claire Linzmeier (David) of Rancho Santa...

Marlene Joyce Silva

Marlene Joyce Silva

Apr 13, 2015

After a brief illness, Marlene Joyce Silva, 81, stepped into Glory and entered the Heavenly Kingdom. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Tom; brother, Gene Teixeira; and sister, Beverly Moss; 6 children, Karen Peterson (Scott), Karl, Kathy Young (Rick), Tommy (Tracy), Kristy Doran (Karl), and Kelly Fine (L-Jay); 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Viewing will be held...

Nina Marie Gabel

Nina Marie Gabel

Apr 13, 2015

Nina M. Gabel passed away on April 13, 2015, at the age of 99, in Lompoc. She was born in San Francisco on March 4, 1916, and was raised in Sacramento by Katherine and Matt Puliz. She married Edward J Gabel on June 13, 1942. They were married for 68 years. She and her husband moved from Sacramento to Santa...

Ronald Andrew Huckins

Ronald Andrew Huckins

Apr 10, 2015

Ronald Andrew Huckins of Lompoc died Friday, April 10, 2015, at the age of 93. Ronald was born February 11, 1922 in Lebanon, New Hampshire to Leon and Antoinette Huckins. He was raised in New Hampshire where he completed his education by earning his master's degree in history at Chapman University at Vandenberg Air Force Base. Ronald served in the...

Rafael Cisneros, Sr.

Rafael Cisneros, Sr.

Apr 9, 2015

Rafael Cisneros Sr. passed on Thursday, April 9, 2015, at the age of 50 with his sons by his side after battling an illness for 2+ years. He was born on August 9, 1964, in Santa Barbara, California. He and his family moved to Lompoc in 1989, after moving from Santa Barbara. His main interests were cars, car shows, music,...

Gisele Boyd-Snee

Gisele Boyd-Snee

Apr 4, 2015

In the early hours of April 4, 2015, Gisele Boyd-Snee passed away at home. She was surrounded by family and friends in the midst of a full eclipse of the moon as her spirit was accompanied by all the Angels to touch the Hand of God. Gisele Boyd-Snee was born Gisele Adeline Rumpler, August 30, 1921, in Paris, France where...

Austin David Huyck

Austin David Huyck

Apr 1, 2015

Austin David Huyck, 20 years old, left us on April 1 2015. He was born on July 24th 1994 in Lompoc California, and was raised in Lompoc. Austin suffered from Prader Willi Syndrome and was diagnosed at birth. Austin attended Fillmore Elementary, and graduated from Cabrillo High School. He was currently attending Lompoc High School Adult Education. Austin always enjoyed...

Laurel Sue Romero

Laurel Sue Romero

Mar 26, 2015

Laurel Sue Romero of Lompoc died Thursday, March 26, 2015, at the age of 72. Laurel was born July 9, 1942, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Russell and Nadine Curry. Raised and educated in Virginia, she came to Santa Barbara County in the 1960s and completed her education by earning an associate's degree at Santa Barbara City College. Before becoming...

Maria De Jesus Zamora Vega

Maria De Jesus Zamora Vega

Mar 24, 2015

Maria de Jesus Zamora Vega passed Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the age of 93. Maria was born October 20, 1921, in Ario de Rayon, Michoacán, Mexico to Jesus and Francisca Zamora. A resident of Lompoc since 1975, she was a lifelong homemaker. She was a member of La Purisima Catholic Church. Maria enjoyed traveling to many parts of Mexico....

Carolyn M. Hammerberg

Carolyn M. Hammerberg

Mar 24, 2015

Carolyn M. Hammerberg passed March 24, 2015 at 11:45 am. Carolyn was born in Durbin, West Virginia on March 24, 1936 to Monta and Clarence Marshall. She moved to Vandenberg Air Force Base with her ex-husband Kenneth Hammerberg in 1963. She started working at Lompoc Unified School district in the mid-sixties and retired after 29 years of service. She then...

Ramona Pearl Balaam

Ramona Pearl Balaam

Mar 23, 2015

Ramona Pearl Balaam was born August 4 1932, and was the third daughter born to Mary and Peter Petersen of Santa Ynez, California. Ramona graduated from Santa Ynez Valley High School in 1950. She met her future husband Larry at a dance in Santa Ynez in 1949. They dated for one year and were married on August 2, 1950. She...

Audie Wallace Willis

Audie Wallace Willis

Mar 23, 2015

Mr. Audie Wallace Willis, 74, of Rome, Georgia and formerly of Lompoc, died Monday, March 23, 2015 at Kindred Hospital in Rome. Born December 2, 1940 in Garvin, Oklahoma, he was a son of the late Earl Audie Willis and the late Clara Beller Willis. Mr. Willis was a veteran of the United States Army, and worked as a welder...

Thomas A. Chrones

Thomas A. Chrones

Mar 17, 2015

Thomas A. Chrones II, 96 of Lompoc passed away on Tuesday, March 17, 2015. Tom was the first born of Thomas A. Chrones of Athens, Greece, and Mildred (Drown) Chrones of Tiffin, Ohio. Tom was preceded in death by his parents and sisters Helen MacNeil, and Dorothy Van Winkle, and brothers Raleigh Matthews and Dennis Matthews. Tom married Virginia Marguerite...

Shirley Mae Mitchell

Shirley Mae Mitchell

Mar 13, 2015

Shirley Mae Mitchell "Mama Shirley" of Lompoc, our beloved mother, daughter, sister, grandmother and great grandmother was born August 10, 1939 in Rosman, NC and passed away March 13, 2015 at Marian Medical in Santa Maria at the age of 75. Shirley married Robert Mitchell on March 23, 1957 in GA. and later moved to Lompoc in 1961. Together they...

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