Valley Obituaries

Alvarado, Ricardo, 43, of Van Nuys, painter for Holga Furniture Manufacturing. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Balas, Ellen, 78, of Glendale, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Beatty, Robert V., 43, of Palmdale, plasterer. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Botello, Lucy, 37, of Lake View Terrace, office manager for Dr. Daniel Boudaie. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Byram, Joseph S., 35, of Palmdale, investigator for real estate industry. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Chrountas, John Athanasious, 61, of North Hollywood, restaurant owner. J. T. Oswald Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Conte, Gertrude, 92, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Darvey, Ann, 82, of Encino, homemaker. Groman-Eden Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Dobos, William Kurt Sr., 69, of Granada Hills, retired engineer. Crawford Mortuary, Northridge.

Gilchrist, Dr. William J., 91, of Northridge, retired physician. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Grosz, Florence Adeline, 80, of Burbank, retired real estate agent. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Kniseley, Margaret H., 73, of Glendale, homemaker. Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary, Glendale.

Longoria, Fred V., 32, of Glendale, auditor for The Broadway. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Macchio, Anna Marie, 84, of Burbank, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Mahsarajian-Tashjian, Marie, 86, of Sunland, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Mancuso, Vincent Ignatius, 73, of Sherman Oaks, retired engineer for Bendix Corp. J. T. Oswald Mortuary, North Hollywood.

March, Ann L., 81, of North Hollywood, retired tool planning clerk for Lockheed Corp. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, North Hollywood.

McElwee, Helen C., 80, of Burbank, retired bookkeeper for Girl Scouts of America. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Pace, Angeline G., 71, of Burbank, retired electrical technician for Lockheed Corp. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Peckinpah, Garrett Denver, 16, of Westlake Village, student. Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Mortuary, Westlake Village.

Robb, Dora, 89, of Woodland Hills, retired cosmetologist. Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Mortuary, Westlake Village.

Rodriguez, Francisco, 71, of Pacoima, retired assembler for General Motors Corp. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Rogers, Ina, 92, of Burbank, homemaker. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Root, Reatha J., 46, of Canoga Park, homemaker. Aftercare California Cremation & Burial Society, Van Nuys.

Sanchez, Oscar, infant, of Pacoima. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Shannon, James C., 64, of Valyermo, construction engineer. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Shlensky, Pearl, 83, of Tarzana, retired saleswoman in the jewelry business. Groman-Eden Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Smith, Roberta L., 65, of Pacoima, homemaker. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Soto, Hilda Justa, 57, of Van Nuys, homemaker. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Thielvoldt, Irl, 92, of Sunland, retired sound engineer for Walt Disney Co. Ferrara & Callahan Funeral Directors, Sunland.

White, Vincent E., 27, of Panorama City, artist. Aftercare California Cremation & Burial Society, Van Nuys.

Wilson, Katherine, 80, of Palmdale, homemaker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Wolk, Pauline, 80, of Encino, retired seamstress. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

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