Obituaries - Sept. 17, 1997

Ayres, Donna D., 65, of Lancaster, retired instructor for Associated Comprehensive Therapies. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Brown, Dolores T., 97, of North Hollywood, retired registered nurse. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Dayton, Pearl Alice, 81, of Lake Hughes, retired postmaster. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Durr, Norma, 78, of San Fernando, retired beautician. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Gevorkianha, Verakhanoom, 82, of Glendale, homemaker. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Knoch, George J., 97, of Chatsworth, retired foundry foreman for West Lectric. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

McDowell, Betsy L., 67, of Palmdale, retired registered nurse for Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

McNamara, Dennis P., 54, of Van Nuys, waiter for the Lamplighter restaurant. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

Saxe, Dorothy Evelyn, 86, of Reseda, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Spero, Ruth, 83, of Burbank, retired secretary for American Mail Service. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

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