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     Ada St. John was born circa 1854 at Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of John St. John and Lucinda (?)¹

     Spenser Alanson Burlingame was born on 5 August 1850 at Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin. He was born circa 1851 at Wisconsin.¹ He married Harriet Rosetta Luke on 9 February 1875 at Summit, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin. Spenser Alanson Burlingame married Clara M. St. John, daughter of John St. John and Lucinda (?).¹ Spenser Alanson Burlingame died on 7 May 1931 at Elroy, Juneau Co., Wisconsin, at age 80. He was buried at Elroy City Cemetery, Elroy, Juneau Co., Wisconsin.

     Harriet Rosetta Luke married Spenser Alanson Burlingame on 9 February 1875 at Summit, Waukesha Co., Wisconsin.
     As of 9 February 1875,her married name was Burlingame.

     Mildred Mae Howerton married Donald Eugene Headrick, son of John Henry Headrick and Frances Margaret Clow. Mildred Mae Howerton was born on 28 August 1916 at Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California. She died on 23 July 1993 at Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California, at age 76. She was buried at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California.
     Her married name was Headrick.

     Gail Patricia Headrick was born on 3 December 1937 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California.¹ She was the daughter of Donald Eugene Headrick and Mildred Mae Howerton. Gail Patricia Headrick married Garry E. Benson on 17 September 1960 at Santa Barbara Co., California. Gail Patricia Headrick died on 8 February 2015 at California at age 77. She was buried at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California.¹
     She graduated in 1955 at Lompoc High School, Lompoc, Santa Barbara Co., California.¹ As of 17 September 1960,her married name was Benson.

Following obituary for Gail Benson:

Gail Patricia Benson 1937 - 2015
December 03, 1937 - February 08, 2015

Gail (Headrick) Benson was born in Los Angeles on December 3, 1937 to Donald and Mildred (Howerton) Headrick. Ten days later, the three of them moved back to Mildred’s home town of Lompoc. Twelve years later, younger brother Dennis came along and Gail became the default baby sitter.

She lived a full life and often reminisced about her Lompoc childhood – stories of living in an apartment in the historic Rudolph Mansion; stories of her doting father who considered her “Daddy’s little girl;” stories of her grandparents, Frank and Bertha Howerton and their “ranch” on West Ocean Ave; stories of her colorful cowboy uncles; and stories of her many cousins and their escapades.

Gail graduated from Lompoc High School in 1955 and then went on to Allan Hancock College to study Journalism and English. As a member of the Lompoc High School Blue Ribbon Band, she played Oboe, Saxophone and Glockenspiel. In her younger years, she took piano lessons from Faye Porter and later became a talented organist, playing background music for the annual Alpha Club Flower Show and for many local fashion shows. She became acquainted with Pat Farage, who managed the local Baldwin Piano and Organ Studio, and soon began teaching organ techniques to eager students.

Her father served as a volunteer firefighter with the Lompoc Fire Department. It was there where she caught the eye of a young firefighter. As they say, he pursued her until she caught him. Gail and that young firefighter, Garry Benson, were married in 1960. Garry later admitted that he had first met her when she was twelve years old, while she was visiting her aunt and uncle, Ruby and Smitty Howerton, in Goleta.

Never one to avoid hard work, Gail spent a couple of summers staying with her aunt and uncle, Edith and Harry Sorensen in Grover City, while earning money picking strawberries. She began her formal working career at Miller Pharmacy, after which she was employed in the traffic department at Johns-Manville. Her last “paying” job was in the family business, Lompoc Valley Stationers and Bookstore, in the mid-1970s.

Her passion was genealogy. The research fascinated and challenged her. She documented both sides of her family history and, to her dismay, found no Native American blood and, most importantly, no horse thieves.
She recently received her 50 year pin from the Native Daughters of the Golden West and was a charter member of the Lompoc Valley Historical Society and member of the now inactive Lompoc Pioneer Society.

Gail and Garry entered the dog show world showing Papillons. They were not experienced handlers, but managed to show champion dogs alongside professionals with many years of experience. She is survived by three of her beloved fur babies; Corky, Queso and Cowboy.

Gail will always be remembered for her dedication to family. She was one who could be critical and make light of family members, but woe be to those outsiders who did the same. Those critics would soon discover her “other side” as she defiantly defended her family. Opinionated and outspoken are the two qualities that summed her up.

She was preceded in death by her parents, grandparents, all her aunts and uncles, and her “adopted” brother, Keith Parsley. She is survived by her husband, Garry Benson and brother, Dennis Headrick of Lompoc, her “adopted” kids, Larry and Carla Harrison of Georgia, her beloved Headrick and Howerton cousins, and the Parsley family of Orcutt, whom she considered her extended family and who accepted her as one of their own.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 20 at 2 p.m. in the pavilion at Lompoc Evergreen Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Lompoc Valley Historical Society, P.O. Box 88, Lompoc, CA 93438, or an animal welfare organization of your choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Starbuck Lind Mortuary.

https://www.starbucklind.com/index.cfm/obituary/2964687?browse_on=desktop.¹

     Garry E. Benson married Gail Patricia Headrick, daughter of Donald Eugene Headrick and Mildred Mae Howerton, on 17 September 1960 at Santa Barbara Co., California.

     Janis Marie Czapla married David Lawrence Perkins, son of Lawrence Barrett Perkins and Rose Hariett Leonard, on 11 August 1979 at Los Angeles Co., California.

     Herman Kalien Jr. was born on 25 October 1880 at Rice Co., Minnesota. He was the son of Herman Kalien and Wilhelmina Marcolas. Herman Kalien Jr. died on 27 May 1952 at Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota, at age 71. He was buried at Maple Lawn Cemetery, Faribault, Rice Co., Minnesota.

     Ida Kalien was born in January 1882 at Minnesota. She was the daughter of Herman Kalien and Wilhelmina Marcolas.

     Lowell Alton Swearingen was born on 9 February 1929 at Geneva, Freeborn Co., Minnesota. He married Margaret Helen Johnson in 1948 at Freeborn Co., Minnesota. Lowell Alton Swearingen died on 17 December 2007 at Lake Havasu, Mohave Co., Arizona, at age 78.

     Margaret Helen Johnson married Lowell Alton Swearingen in 1948 at Freeborn Co., Minnesota.

     Winnifred White was born on 19 September 1916 at Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of Gerald Harn White and Grace Buck (?) Winnifred White married Warren A. Steckmest on 13 September 1941 at Valley Stream Grace Methodist Church, Valley Stream, Nassau Co., New York.¹ Winnifred White died on 4 March 2008 at Virginia at age 91.¹
     Her married name was Steckmest. She graduated in 1934 at Valley Stream Central High School, Valley Stream, Nassau Co., New York.


Winifred W. Steckmest

CARROLLTON - Winifred White Steckmest, 91, passed away peacefully on March 4, 2008, in her home surrounded by her loving family members. She was preceded in death by her husband, Warren A. Steckmest; her brother, Alan B. White; and a nephew, Robert White.
Winnie was born in Philadelphia, Pa., on Sept. 19, 1916, to Gerald H. and Grace Buck White. At a young age, she and her family moved to Valley Stream, Long Island, in New York State. Winnie attended Valley Stream Central High School and was elected secretary of her senior class. Upon graduation in 1934, she attended secretarial school and was then employed by the Silver Burdett Publishing Co. in New York City.
Winnie and Warren were married in the Valley Stream Grace Methodist Church on Sept. 13, 1941. In 1954, they moved their family to Malverne, Long Island, where both Winnie and Warren were very active in scouting and various hiking groups. Winnie also worked as secretary for the Valley Stream school district's adult education program. In 1977, Winnie and Warren retired to Rumney, N.H., where they thoroughly enjoyed the relaxed rural lifestyle of northern New England. Preservation of nature and environmental issues were very important to Winnie, and she and Warren were extremely active in local groups that supported these issues. Upon Warren's death in 1998, Winnie moved from New Hampshire to Connecticut to live with her daughter, Warrene, and son-in-law, Bob. In 2006, they moved to Virginia where Winnie spent the last years of her life.
Winnie is survived by her three daughters, Warrene B. Santucci and husband, Bob, of Carrollton, Va., Deborah E. Lieberman and husband, Bruce, of Sandia Park, N.M., and Nancy A. Lanza and husband, Frank, of Sheldon, Vt. She also leaves one brother, Gerald 'Bud' White; eight grandchildren, Lynn Haburjak, Tina Weiler, Katie Storrs and her husband, Matt, Colin Lieberman and his fiancEe, Alison Ray, Lindsey Lieberman, Adrian Lanza, Amelia Lanza and Ben Lanza; two great-grandchildren, Lauren Haburjak and Hunter Storrs; one nephew, Dale White and his wife, Linda Staiger-White; and one niece, Beth White.
Sturtevant Funeral Home, Bennetts Creek Chapel, is handling arrangements.
www.SturtevantFuneralHome.com

Published in Daily Press on Mar. 18, 2008
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dailypress/obituary.aspx?n=winifred-w-steckmest&pid=105897624.¹

     Allan B. White was born circa 1918 at Pennsylvania. He was the son of Gerald Harn White and Grace Buck (?)

     Gerald H White Jr. is the son of Gerald Harn White and Grace Buck (?)

     Sarah Jane Grove was born on 16 June 1832. She married Andrew Jackson White on 7 February 1850. Sarah Jane Grove died on 20 June 1885 at age 53.
     Her married name was White.

     William Scribner Hallett was born on 15 July 1875 at Delaware. He married Olive White, daughter of Andrew Jackson White and Emma K. Harn, in 1907 at Chambersburg, Franklin Co., Pennsylvania. William Scribner Hallett died on 10 December 1944 at Delaware at age 69. He was buried in 1945 at Silverbrook Cemetery, Wilmington, New Castle Co., Delaware, Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 April 2020), memorial page for William Scribner Hallett (1875–1944), Find a Grave Memorial no. 66612347, citing Silverbrook Cemetery and Memorial Park, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, USA ; Maintained by Tedd Cocker (contributor 47025283) .

     George David Struck was born in May 1824 at New York.¹ He married Josefa (?) on 8 February 1866 at Taos Co., New Mexico.² George David Struck married Encarnacion (?) circa 1903 at New Mexico.³ George David Struck died on 17 February 1911 at Ranchos de Taos, Taos Co., New Mexico, at age 86.
     In 1900 George David Struck was a Postmaster.

     Josefa (?) was born circa 1848 at New Mexico.¹ She married George David Struck on 8 February 1866 at Taos Co., New Mexico.¹
     Her married name was Struck.¹

     Frank Struck was born on 27 September 1866 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico. He was the son of George David Struck and Josefa (?) Frank Struck married Rumalda (?) in 1889. Frank Struck died in 1955 at Taos Co., New Mexico.

     Elsie Struck was born circa 1868 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico. She was the daughter of George David Struck and Josefa (?) Elsie Struck died on 3 November 1962 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico.

     Lettie Struck was born circa 1872 at Taos Co., New Mexico. She was the daughter of George David Struck and Josefa (?)

     Lucinda Struck was born circa 1875 at Taos Co., New Mexico. She was the daughter of George David Struck and Josefa (?)

     Maria Manuela Struck was born circa 1880 at Taos Co., New Mexico. She was the daughter of George David Struck and Josefa (?)

     Eduardo Struck married Eutina (?) Eduardo Struck was born on 5 October 1882 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico. He was the son of George David Struck and Josefa (?) Eduardo Struck died in 1942 at Colorado.

     David Struck Jr. was born on 20 April 1885 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico. He was the son of George David Struck and Josefa (?) David Struck Jr. married Terisina (?) in 1906. David Struck Jr. died on 27 July 1951 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico, at age 66.

     Fidel Struck was born on 31 August 1887 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico. He was the son of George David Struck and Josefa (?) Fidel Struck married Marina Salazar in 1908. Fidel Struck died on 12 February 1943 at Ranchos, Taos Co., New Mexico, at age 55.

     Wallace Struck was born in November 1888 at New Mexico. He was the son of George David Struck and Josefa (?) Wallace Struck died in 1940 at Saguache Co., Colorado.

     Encarnacion (?) was born circa 1848 at New Mexico.¹ She married George David Struck circa 1903 at New Mexico.¹
     As of circa 1903,her married name was Struck.¹

     (?) Westin male married Elizabeth Naughton Seiz, daughter of William G. Seiz and Ellen Mary McGuinn.

     Gertrude Jarrett was born on 18 May 1916 at Livingston, Park Co., Montana.¹ She was the daughter of Carl Jarrett and Nora Speak.¹ Gertrude Jarrett married William Weidman Jr., son of William Frederick Weidman and Jane Walker, on 5 October 1942 at Bozeman, Gallatin Co., Montana.¹ Gertrude Jarrett died on 23 January 1975 at age 58. She was buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Livingston, Park Co., Montana.
     Her married name was Weidman.