Obituraries

Abrahms, Joseph Wallace, 72, of Canoga Park, retired self-employed auto salesman. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Arriola, Luis V., 80, of Pacoima, retired restaurant worker. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Bauch, Bertha R., 65, of Burbank, assembly line worker. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Berger, John E., 71, of Burbank, engineer. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Biggerstaff, Ida M., 76, of Burbank, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Bull, Mary V., 91, of Van Nuys, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Carroll, Adrien A., 76, of La Crescenta, retired grinder for Interpace. Scovern Mortuary, Glendale.

Cliburn, Myrtle H., 95, of Van Nuys, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Meyer-Mitchell Mortuary, Van Nuys.

Ekman, Cornelia Margaret, 74, of Lancaster, retired Dairy Queen owner. Murphy Mortuary, Lancaster.

Gabster, Susanna, 88, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Hadden, Donald H., 64, of Anaheim, formerly of Glendale, self-employed property manager. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Herbst, Thelma Marguerite, 85, of Encino, homemaker. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, Reseda.

Kelley, Altha C., 77, of Palmdale, retired Pacific Bell office worker. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Lomino, Emma, 66, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

McDowell, Marie Lucille, 79, of Mission Hills, retired mail-room worker. Noble Chapel, San Fernando.

McGrath, Dawn, 21, of Mission Hills, student. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Mills, Rufus G., 71, of Montrose, retired auto painter. Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary, Glendale.

Moron, Juan, infant, of San Fernando. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Poland, June R., 61, of Granada Hills, homemaker. Reardon Simi Valley Mortuary.

Scharfe, Mildred B., 67, of Mission Hills, retired secretary for Lawrence Engineering & Supply. Pierce Brothers Meyer-Mitchell Mortuary, Van Nuys.

Schmitt, Alice A., 80, of Canoga Park, retired medical accounting clerk. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, Reseda.

Smith, Mary Cashin, 89, of North Hollywood, homemaker. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Snyder, Robert J., 71, of Canoga Park, retired service station owner. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Storey, Mathilda W., 83, of North Hills, homemaker. Bastian & Perrott Mortuary, Northridge. Vich, Leo F., 78, of Canoga Park, retired carpenter. Gates, Kingsley & Gates Mortuary, Canoga Park.

Williams, Michelle K., 20, of Palmdale, Cal State San Bernardino student. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Yhalkee, Lewis H., 73, of Acton, retired mechanist for Clark Tool & Die Co. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

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