Albus, Joseph, 76, of Van Nuys, retired...

Albus, Joseph, 76, of Van Nuys, retired plumber. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Asgarian, Vajeiheh M., 61, of Palmdale, homemaker. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale. Barrell, Marzie, 80, of Glendale, homemaker. Woods Glendale Mortuary, Glendale.

Chapin, Elizabeth, 95, of North Hollywood, retired seamstress. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Code, Irene D., 85, of Upland, formerly of Burbank, retired saleswoman and accountant for pet supply company. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Dearo, Jesse, 77, of Aguila, Ariz., formerly of San Fernando, retired technician for Dunn’s Tires. Noble Chapel, San Fernando.

Engel, Samuel, 65, of Palmdale, owner of Cory-Allan Textile Co. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Frusella, Angela, 93, of Glendale, homemaker. Woods Glendale Mortuary, Glendale.

Hobson, Dewey (Rex), 76, of Lancaster, retired chief inspector for Edwards Air Force Base. Murphy Mortuary, Lancaster.

Johnson-Flick, Verna J., 75, of Granada Hills, homemaker. Pierce Brothers-Meyer Mitchell Mortuary, Van Nuys.

Kalchek, Willard Alvin, 71, of Palmdale, retired schoolteacher. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Kenner, Florence, 82, of Van Nuys, retired real estate investor. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Lala, Jerome John, 86, of Canoga Park, retired contractor. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Madrid, Jesus, 72, of Pacoima, retired butcher for Monte’s Packing Co. Noble Chapel, San Fernando.

Ramirez, Antonio, 65, of Mission Hills, janitor for Hughes Market. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Ruzicska, Frank, 92, of Quartz Hill, retired building contractor. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Schwagmeyer, Clifford W., 31, Palmdale, construction worker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Vencill, Michele Elaine, 31, of Lancaster, project coordinator for TRW. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Woodward, Patricia Jean, 62, of Sylmar, office manager for Prudential Insurance Co. Scovern Mortuary, Glendale.

Yalenty, Patrick H., 81, of Canoga Park, retired stockman for Western Hydraulics. Bastian & Perrott Mortuary, Northridge.

Yaylayan, Zabel, 74, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills. Zaremba, William J., 90, of Canoga Park, retired laborer for Lockheed Corp. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

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