Obituaries - Jan. 18, 1996

Achter, Elmer A., 83, of Northridge, retired store manager for Hughes market. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Avery, Bert, 95, of Glendale, retired supervisor for the U.S. Postal Service. Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary, Glendale.

Barr, James Allen, 78, of La Crescenta, retired owner and operator of Love’s Wood Pit Barbecue. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Berger, Isadore, 79, of Burbank, retired hotel manager. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Coulter, Corey William, infant, of Newhall. Santa Clarita Mortuary, Santa Clarita.

De Voogdt, John, 87, of North Hollywood, retired violinist for NBC. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Eggleston, Karen A., 37, of Sherman Oaks, medical transcriber. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

Fair, John Richard, 83, of Palmdale, retired mechanic for Rockwell International. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Ferguson, William H., 70, of Sun Valley, retired ER2 project manager for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Freitas, Eleanor, 89, of Glendale, coptometer for Helms Bakery. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Friend, Sonya, 53, of Lancaster, homemaker. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Gunansky, Dorothy B., 82, of Sherman Oaks, retired manager for Goldblatt’s department store. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Hackworth, Virgil D., 88, of Glendale, retired accountant for Menasco. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Hawker, Duane Duncan, 54, of Lancaster, retired lieutenant for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Higgins, Eileen Mary, 71, of North Hollywood, retired personnel clerk for the city of Los Angeles. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Kennedy, Joseph M., 41, of Lake View Terrace, customer-service representative for Glendale Blueprint Co. Scovern Mortuary, Glendale.

King, Helen R., 67, of Palmdale, retired nurse’s aide. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Kirby, Jonathan, 73, of Thousand Oaks, retired announcer for KFWB radio. Sunset Village, Westlake Village.

Lamm, Bruce Paul, 44, of Canoga Park, automotive supervisor for United Parcel Service, Sunset Plan, Westlake Village.

Lingle, Ella S., 92, of Burbank, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Hollywood Hills.

Luftig, Ruth, 79, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Kapin Mortuary, San Fernando.

Mackay, Winnie, 85, of Valencia, retired real estate agent. Eternal Valley Mortuary, Newhall.

Pickett, George C., 77, of Canoga Park, retired carpenter for Valley Construction Co. Gates, Kingsley & Gates Mortuary, Canoga Park.

Powell, John Rexford, 47, of Leona Valley, kitchen supervisor for Los Angeles County. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Prosser, Michelle Louise, 20, of Glendale, student at Glendale Career College. Kiefer & Eyerick Mortuary, Glendale.

Slack, Ruth Fern, 52, of Lancaster, waitress for the Dog House restaurant. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Tran, Lan Tuyet, 55, of Burbank, videotape editor for NBC. The Valley Funeral Home, Burbank.

Vidal, Teofilo Ubando, 78, of Lancaster, retired machinist for Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Wright, Frank Albert, 71, of Apple Valley, formerly of Palmdale, retired meat cutter for Farmer’s Market. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

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