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Raul Carlos Obituary
Raul Carlos of Lompoc died Thursday, October 14, 2010, at the age of 79.
Raul was born December 26, 1930, to Saturnino and Angela Carlos in Los Angeles. He was raised and educated near Chubbuck, California. A veteran of the United States Army, he was employed in the mining industry in Chubbuck and later worked for Southern Pacific Railroad. Formerly of Baldwin Park he has been a resident of Lompoc since 1969.
Raul attended La Purisima Catholic Church. He enjoyed playing the guitar and astronomy.
Raul is survived by his daughter Kristina and her husband Oscar Salmeron of Wahiawa, Hawaii; son John and his wife Lorena Carlos of Lompoc; son Arthur Carlos of Lompoc; son Raul and his wife Shannon Carlos of Redding; nine grandchildren; brother Ruben Carlos of La Mirada; sisters Helen Landacre of Hawthorne, Angie Sanders of Hawthorne, Jessie Bueno of Cerritos, Teresa Winger of Carson, Ramona Anderson of Riverside and Vera Jackson of Palmdale; and brother Paul Carlos of Surprise, Arizona. He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews. His daughter Kerensa Lee Carlos preceded him in death in 1975.
The visitation will be on Tuesday, October 19, from 4-7 pm and the evening vigil at 5:00 pm in the chapel of Starbuck-Lind Mortuary. Monsignor John Fitzgerald will celebrate the mass of Christian burial on Wednesday, October 20, at 10 am at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. Interment will follow in the Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery.
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Linda Sanders
October 16, 2019
Condolences to the family. Remembering a family member is the best way to move forward.
Linda Sanders
October 23, 2010
Wish we could have visited before he got sick, we have thought of the family for a long time, living so far away we just lose track of time. Our prayers are with the family left behind. Bill and Linda Sanders, Perkins, Ok.
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