Arnold, Mary Elaine, 72, of Palmdale, bookkeeper...

Arnold, Mary Elaine, 72, of Palmdale, bookkeeper for the Antelope Valley Union High School District. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Cason, Irene Louise, 74, of Palmdale, retired nurse for Paracelciaus Corp. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Dunn, Masry A., 87, of Van Nuys, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Guyant, William M., 73, of Northridge, retired vice president for Lawyers Title Corp. Bastian & Perrott Mortuary, Northridge.

Herrera, Antonia, 59, of North Hollywood, retired packer for Andrew Jergens Co. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Kirnan, Micheal D., 54, of Granada Hills, landscaper. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

Lamas-Kaltenbach, Barbara M., 61, of Burbank, retired manager and vice president for Bank of America. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Mellon, John D., 72, of Woodland Hills, retired chemical engineer. Gates, Kingsley & Gates Mortuary, Canoga Park.

Mody, Mani K., 72, of Canyon Country, retired psychiatrist. Woods Glendale Mortuary, Glendale.

O’Brien, Denis, 82, of Glendale, retired physician. Woods Glendale Mortuary, Glendale.

Ricketts, Ruth H., 95, of Glendale, homemaker. Scovern Mortuary, Glendale.

Shaffer, Bill, 79, of Glendale, retired lithograph camera man for Graphic Press. Woods Glendale Mortuary, Glendale.

Sikand, Daljit, 82, of Studio City, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Smith, Maggie Ophelia, 51, of Lake View Terrace, nurse for Good Shepherd Convalescent Hospital Center. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

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