Obituaries - Dec. 31, 1991

Akchyan, Armene, 82, of Glendale, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Arimborgo, John, 90, of North Hollywood, retired railroad transportation worker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Austin, Lewis H., 74, of Burbank, carpenter for Walt Disney Studios. Eckerman-Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Austin, Lois N., 71, of Burbank, meat wrapper for Hughes Market. Eckerman-Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Baum, Gertrude W., 87, of Littlerock, homemaker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Beser, Gertrude, 100, of Studio City, homemaker. Kapin Mortuary, San Fernando.

Burns, Doris M., 86, of Glendale, homemaker. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Casmir, Gertrude C., 87, of Canoga Park, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Del Torto, Karin V., 77, of North Hollywood, retired seamstress. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Dougherty, Orville J., 75, of Palmdale, retired tile and marble setter. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Douglas, Blanche J., 89, of North Hollywood, retired supervisor for the state Employment Development Department. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Durbrow, William C., 63, of Palmdale, truck driver for Wickes Lumber. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Englund, Icelene, 87, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Meyer-Mitchell Mortuary, Van Nuys.

Evans, Richard F., 51, of Woodland Hills, production manager. Pierce Brothers-Praiswater Mortuary, Canoga Park.

Ferra, Henry A., 84, of San Fernando, retired fruit packer. Noble Chapel, San Fernando.

Fitzpatrick, Thomas D., 89, of Littlerock, retired manager for Western Wood Preserving Co. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Flagg, Annie Laura, 46, of Sepulveda, nurse’s aide. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Fulton, Stephen F., 71, of North Hollywood, machinist for Marquardt Co. Eternal Valley Mortuary, Newhall.

Gaines, Mabel F., 51, of Burbank, secretary. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Gardiner, Gladys May, 96, of Glendale, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Giles, Henry Clay, 75, of La Crescenta, retired manager for Western Union. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Gullo, Virginia A., 67, of Northridge, retired assistant clerical manager for Prudential Insurance Co. of America. Crawford Mortuary, Northridge.

Harth, Lawrence Michael, 96, of Northridge, retired tool maker for Hughes Aircraft. Pierce Brothers Meyer-Mitchell Mortuary, Van Nuys.

Hennick, Ida L., 88, of Burbank, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Herda, Angela, 79, of Sylmar, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Meyer-Mitchell Mortuary, Van Nuys.

Holmes, Nancy K., 46, of Lancaster, medical transcriber for Antelope Valley Hospital Medical Center. Murphy Mortuary, Lancaster.

Howard, Margaret M., 93, of North Hollywood, retired bookkeeper. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Hunter, Gladys L., 71, of Twentynine Palms, formerly of Newhall, homemaker. Eternal Valley Mortuary, Newhall.

Johnson, Joseph R., infant, of Valencia. Pierce Brothers-Praiswater Mortuary, Canoga Park.

Lasky, Rube, 88, of Tarzana, retired businessman. Mt. Sinai Mortuary, Los Angeles.

Lucchese, Antonietta, 85, of Burbank, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Mendez, Claude A., 56, of Newhall, caretaker for St. Clare’s Church. Bade’s Newhall Mortuary.

Montjar, William O., Jr., 11, of Victorville, formerly of Castaic, student at Irwin School. Eternal Valley Mortuary, Newhall.

Pagarigan, Leandro T., 90, of Northridge, retired chef. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Parker, Ethel G., 96, of Northridge, homemaker. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Poe, Jerry Odom, 77, of Lancaster, retired carpenter. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Record, Adam Joshua, 10, of Quartz Hill, student at Quartz Hill School. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Ritchie, Elva Bowen, 84, of Montrose, homemaker. Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary, Glendale.

Robideaux, Ralph P., 86, of San Fernando, retired truck driver. J. T. Oswald Mortuary, San Fernando.

Sandor, Elizabeth, 81, of Burbank, homemaker. Eckerman-Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Sollenberger, Mildred, 74, of Sherman Oaks, retired Mary Washington College professor. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Soucie, Nadine E., 50, of Pacoima, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Meyer-Mitchell Mortuary, Van Nuys.

Tanguay, Joseph Thomas, 20, of Granada Hills, student at Pierce College. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Truelsen, Carl A., Sr., 75, of Granada Hills, retired Daily News pressman. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Tugend, William John, 63, of Newhall, owner and operator of Steve’s Transmission Service. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Vance, Dorothy Codwell, 79, of Lancaster, homemaker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Vargas, Salvador, 22, of Woodland Hills, graphic designer for Pacific Precision Lab. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Verity, Erwin L., 77, of Glendale, retired production manager for Walt Disney Productions. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Vickery, Doris M., 69, of Canoga Park, hairdresser. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Von Seggern, Ernest A., 86, of Burbank, retired research engineer. Eckerman-Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Wilkerson, Rozella Marie, 89, of Panorama City, retired chief operator for Pacific Bell. J. T. Oswald Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Winston, Ida F., 76, of Woodland Hills, homemaker. Mt. Sinai Mortuary, Los Angeles.

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