Obituaries - Nov. 12, 1991

Allan, Bruce A., 51, of Calabasas, loan officer. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Allan, Emma Lou, 64, of Palmdale, homemaker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Anderson, Leo T., 82, of Reseda, retired manager for Abercrombie & Fitch department store. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, Reseda.

Benick, Thomas E., 64, of Woodland Hills, retired golf caddy for Brentwood Country Club. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Cantella, Nancy A., 74, of Burbank, retired purchaser for Burbank Aircraft Supply Inc. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Capon, Alfred R., 92, of Burbank, retired real estate broker. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Carmona, Ramon, 21, of Van Nuys, dietitian. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Clark, Rachel I., 79, of Lancaster, homemaker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Cookman, Jim R., 67, of Palmdale, operating engineer. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Dowell, Dorthea L., 68, of Glendale, personnel supervisor. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Drake, Mildred Lucinda, 96, of Glendale, retired teacher for Los Angeles Unified School District. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Earls, Margaret Thelma, 77, of North Hollywood, retired office manager. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Gagliano, Paul, 79, of Glendale, retired tool and die maker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Hawkes, Ruth Marie, 70, of Granada Hills, retired data processor for Whitaker Corp. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Hayes, Ruth Sadie, 88, of Newhall, retired electronic technician for Lockheed Corp. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Hernandez, Ruben, Jr., 6, of Quartz Hill. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Hoffman, Frieda P., 73, of Studio City, retired teacher for Los Angeles Unified School District. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Johnson, Dorothea P., 85, of Burbank, homemaker. Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary, Glendale.

Kestler, John M., 82, of North Hollywood, retired self-employed sample case maker. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Ketchie, Earl S., 76, of Canoga Park, retired mechanic for Meadow Oaks School. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

King, Regina E., 88, of Burbank, retired saleswoman for See’s Candy. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Larsen, Merry Beth Stewart, 79, of Studio City, artist. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Lohman, Hazel F., 88, of Glendale, homemaker. Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary, Glendale.

Luna, Javier, Jr., 18, of North Hills, student at James Monroe High School. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Lyon, Lynda A., 50, of Granada Hills, vice president of payroll for Home Savings of America. The Alpha Cremation Society, Burbank.

Lynch, Opal P., 74, of Burbank, homemaker. Eckerman-Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Maseda, Olga Prieto, 68, of Palmdale, homemaker. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

McGuire, Donald L., 57, of Granada Hills, heavy-equipment operator. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, San Fernando.

Meister, Erving, 83, of Sherman Oaks, retired credit manager for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Mueller, Robert W., 62, of Reseda, electrician. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Niedelman, Max, 87, of Tarzana, retired self-employed grocery store owner. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Ray, Sybil E., 76, of Lancaster, homemaker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Right, James E., 65, of Studio City, corporate vice president for International Industries Corp. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Saunders, Michael R., 39, of Lancaster, firefighter for Nero & Associates. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Schnitzler, Paul J., 56, of Littlerock, heating and air conditioning service technician for ITT. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Shannon, Richard C., 67, of North Hollywood, retired electrician for Warner Bros. Studio. The Alpha Cremation Society, Burbank.

Sherman, Deborah C., 71, of Arleta, retired secretary for Los Angeles County. Kapin Mortuary, San Fernando.

Smith, Russell H., 73, of Palmdale, retired bookkeeper for Mobil Oil. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Tristan, John, 74, of Arleta, retired carpenter. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Varela, Leonard L., 29, of Sylmar, cement finisher. Noble Chapel, San Fernando.

Walsh, Leonard Sydney, 85, of North Hollywood, retired self-employed appliance salesman. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Weiss, Sidney, 68, of North Hollywood, retired maintenance supervisor for the city of Los Angeles. Mt. Sinai Mortuary, Los Angeles.

White, Joan Diane, 56, of Palmdale, patient account representative for Synergistics. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Wille, Rene, 80, of Chatsworth, retired carpenter. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Information on Valley-area deaths is provided by cooperating mortuaries.