Obituaries - April 2, 1994

Benesh, Edward H., 75, of Lancaster, retired underwriter for State Farm Insurance. Bade’s Newhall Mortuary, Newhall.

Bergman, Lillian F., 94, of Valencia, homemaker. Bade’s Newhall Mortuary, Newhall.

Brown, Kathleen Margaret, 79, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Chaidez-Orozco, Mariano, 23, of North Hollywood, construction laborer. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Clemens, Mary Thelma, 87, of Westlake Village, homemaker. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Dapuzzo, Anna M., 87, of Sylmar, homemaker. Noble Chapel, San Fernando.

De Paolis, Toni Beaulieu, 88, of Glendale, retired author and violinist. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Del Rio, Francisco, 56, of Panorama City. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Dieffenwierth, Ruth W., 79, of Burbank, retired credit manager for Bullock’s. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Haist, Virginia, 90, of Burbank, retired waitress. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Knox, Josh N., 84, of Palmdale, retired construction laborer for Rothschild Raffin. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Kolstad, Frederick O. Jr., 78, of Granada Hills, retired owner of Stage Kolstad Associates. Bastian & Perrott Mortuary, Northridge.

Lattanzio, Anthony Vincent, 18, of Burbank, student. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Mapes, William H. Sr., 55, of Palmdale, manager for computer manufacturer. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Martin, Dianne P., 55, of Saugus, accounting clerk for Old Quaker Paint Co. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Merritt, Leon W., 77, of Palmdale, retired chef for Amtrak. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Palacios, Concepcion, 89, of Glendale, homemaker. Woods Glendale Mortuary, Glendale.

Rodriguez, Julio Escobar, 34, of Los Angeles, formerly of San Fernando, stock clerk for Target. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Scholfield, John W., 84, of Glendale, retired firefighter for city of Los Angeles. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Smith, Mary Gail, 59, of Glendale, retired clerk for city of Los Angeles. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Soliz, Seferina Jimenez, 81, of Pacoima, homemaker. Eternal Valley Mortuary, Newhall.

Vigneron, Marc J., 65, of Studio City, clothes designer. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Widner, Zelma L., 87, of San Fernando, retired assembler for McDonnell Douglas. Eternal Valley Mortuary, Newhall.

Wiertz, Bert, 59, of Burbank, importer and exporter. Woods Glendale Mortuary, Glendale.

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