Robert Handy
Jan 11, 2016
Robert Handy age 51 passed away in his home Jan. 11, 2016. Robert was born June 1, 1964 to Sam & Barbara Handy in Bridgeport, CA. The family moved to Lompoc in 1966 where he attended school and was a graduate from Lompoc High School. He also had taken many courses at Allan Hancock College. He married Rose in 1995...
Joseph Gonzales
Jan 8, 2016
On January 8, 2016, beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Joseph Gonzales left this earth and entered the gates of heaven. Born October 14, 1930, in Boulder, Colorado, he was one of eight siblings. Joe joined the United Sates Air Force in 1951 as a medical technician, a job which he did for 21 years and which included a year in...
William "Mr. Bill" Gehr
Jan 8, 2016
William was born on August 13, 1925 in Lompoc, CA. After a brief illness, "Mr. Bill" as he was known, passed away with his wife at his side at Comprehensive Care Center in Lompoc. He will be missed. There will be a "Remembering Mr. Bill" service on Saturday January 30, 2016 at 11"00 am at the Lompoc Valley Baptist Church...
Eileen Johnson
Jan 7, 2016
Ruth Eileen Johnson was born October 19, 1927 in Castlewood, South Dakota to William and Hazel Everhard. She died Thursday, January 7, 2016 in Lompoc at the age of 88. Eileen graduated from Castlewood High School and later completed her education by attending Santa Monica City College. She worked as a Deputy Court Clerk for the County of Los Angeles...
Lawrence "Larry" Balaam
Jan 5, 2016
Lawrence Leroy Balaam was born on June 9, 1931, and was the sixth born to Kathleen and Maurice Balaam of Lompoc. "Larry" met Ramona Petersen in 1949 at a school dance in Santa Ynez. They dated for one year and were married August 2, 1950. He farmed, raised cattle and worked in construction most of his adult life. Together they...
Richard M. Carpenter
Jan 1, 2016
Richard M. Carpenter of Mission Hills died January 1, 2016, after a long illness. Richard was predeceased by his mother and father and 12 siblings. He leaves behind his wife of 60 years Rosalie C. Tipper, four children; Richard, Christine, Yvette and Roberta, three sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law. He also leaves behind eight grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and several adopted...
Gladys Efantis
Dec 26, 2015
Gladys Efantis of Lompoc died Saturday, December 26, 2015, at the age of 97. Gladys was born July 14, 1918, to George and Albie Efantis in Chicago, Illinois. After graduating from J. Sterling Morton High School in Cicero, Illinois she attended art school in Chicago. She was employed as a graphic artist at Merville Studio in Hollywood and freelanced in...
Lieven Peirtsegaele
Dec 22, 2015
Lieven Peirtsegaele, 55, passed away on December 22, 2015 at 6:56 pm. On that day, the world lost an incredibly noble human being. Lieven was doing what he loved most, mountain biking his favorite Lompoc trail on a beautiful day with his two daughters (Elke and Nikki), wife (Yvonne), and a group of amazing friends. A loving and selfless husband,...
Mary Ann Cotton
Dec 21, 2015
Mary Ann Cotton, 71, passed away Monday, December 21, 2015 at Lompoc Valley Medical Center. She was born October 16, 1944 in Adona, Arkansas to Harry and Mildred Yarbough Pilkington. She moved to California in 1945 and did agricultural work during her early childhood. For the past 35 years, Mary was a homemaker. Her favorite pastimes included watching the rain,...
Boyd Eric Clifford Bonnell
Dec 20, 2015
Boyd Eric Clifford Bonnell, 91, beloved husband of Gladys for 68 years, passed away peacefully at his home on Sunday, December 20, 2015, surrounded by family and friends. Boyd was born March 8, 1924 in Montreal, Canada. After graduation, he volunteered in the Royal Canadian Navy and specialized in communications, primarily in Bermuda from 1939 until 1945. Upon his return...
Larry "Mike" Michael Forren
Dec 19, 2015
Larry Michael "Mike" Forren passed away at the University of Southern California Medical Facility in Los Angeles, CA on December 19th 2015. He was 64 years old. Mike was born in Knoxville, TN to his parents James and Violet Forren. He was a longtime resident of Lompoc, CA. Mike graduated from Cabrillo High School in 1969 and then joined the...
Sue (Marvelle) Marshall
Dec 17, 2015
Sue (Marvelle) Marshall was born November 1, 1935 in Trenton, Missouri to the late Gerald and Frances Harris. She traveled extensively in Peru and the United States with her family while growing up, including Hawaii during WWII. She is preceded in death by her sister Marilyn Ayotte and is survived by her sister Tootsie Diaz. On November 29, 1952 she...
Nathaniel Preston Curteman
Dec 15, 2015
Nathaniel Preston Curteman (Nate) died December 15, 2015, in Santa Barbara, California, at age 27. The cause of his death is still pending. Nate was born on April 17, 1988, in Albany, Oregon, to Pamela and Eric Curteman. Nate spent his first months of life with his mother Pamela and his Grandma and Grandpa Bennett. He lived in Albany most...
Alma "Peaches" Montgomery
Dec 15, 2015
Alma "Peaches" Montgomery, 70, wife of the late Willie "Monty" Montgomery, who was a long-time Lompoc resident, departed this earth Tuesday, December 15, 2015, at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 26, 1945, in Maude, Mississippi, the second of 15 children, to Lula Mae Dinwoody and the late Lee Oscar Ford. Although of humble beginnings, Peaches...
Martha Livingston Harris
Dec 15, 2015
Martha Livingston Harris November 24,1922 December 15, 2015 The loving family of Martha Livingston Harris sadly announce her passing on December 15, 2015 at the age of 93, joining her beloved husband George William Harris and son Gregory William Harris. Martha was born in Long Beach, Ca. to Donald and Lillian Livingston. She graduated at age 16 from Los Angeles...
Kenneth Lloyd Harris
Dec 14, 2015
Kenneth L. Harris was born in Silt, Colorado June 18, 1921 to Earl and Maybelle Harris. Kenneth passed at Lompoc Hospital December 14, 2015. He was preceded in death by two older brothers and four sisters. After high school in Colorado, Ken joined the United States Army, served in Europe, WWII and England. He met his first wife Eleanor Purves...
Betty Marie Ruffner
Dec 12, 2015
Betty Marie Ruffner, the oldest child of Jack Freeman and Eva Stuart Freeman, was born December 18, 1926 in Wichita, Kansas. Growing up in Chicago, Betty loved to ice skate, sing in her church choir, accompany her father to the Cubs games and ride the 'EL'. Her family moved "out west" to Concord, California in 1941, and she would frequently...
Carolyn M. Grames
Dec 7, 2015
Carolyn M. Grames was born February 5, 1940, in Wewoka, Oklahoma, to Orland and Opal Carr. She met and married Douglas Grames in October 1956. She worked for Rasmussen's in Solvang for many years in the Yarn and Fabric Department. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting. She was a member of the Quilters Guild for several years and enjoyed making quilts....
Marcel Aime "Marc" Landry
Dec 1, 2015
A funeral mass for Marcel Aime " Marc" Landry, 86, of Lompoc, will be 10 am Monday, December 7, 2015 at La Purisima Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation hours will be from 4 to 7pm Sunday, December 6th at the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Marcel was born May 31, 1929 in Springfield, Massachusetts to Aime...
Dorothy Mae Slater
Nov 28, 2015
Dorothy Mae Slater was born on May 23, 1928, to Forrest Leon and Ina May Boyd in Hutchinson, Kansas. She was part of a small, close-knit, post-depression family, and this experience forever showed in her ingenuity to make much out of little and showcased her artistic eye. In May 1946 she met Ellis Wayne Slater, and they married in July...
