Obituaries - Dec. 2, 1998

Carson, Hazel E., 85, of Lancaster, homemaker. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Castiglione, Domenick, 90, of Arleta, retired barber. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Flores, Joseph M., 77, of Canoga Park, ironworker. Lorenzen Mortuary, Reseda.

Kaplan, Celeste, 83, of Agoura, retired child-care service executive director. Pierce Brothers Griffin Mortuary, Thousand Oaks.

McDonald, Earl, 83, of Palmdale, retired home builder. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Pawdowski, Joseph, 76, of Northridge, financial advisor for Rockwell International. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Rowden, Gwendolyn G., 82, of North Hollywood, vice president for Bank of America. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Santori, Alduina, 93, of Granada Hills, homemaker. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Sher, Eugene, 45, of Sherman Oaks, insurance salesman. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Steingold, Ernest, 70, of Burbank, retired salesman for Dreese Vacuum. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Torres, Alfredo, 25, of Sun Valley, mechanic. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Trigg, Helen L., 78, of Palmdale, nurse for Lancaster Community Hospital. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Whitby, Welton Martin, 43, of Panorama City, nurse’s aide at the Veterans Administration Medical Center. Rucker’s Mortuary, Pacoima.

Whitehead, Kenneth R., 54, of Westlake Village, contract administrator for Litton Industries. Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Mortuary, Westlake Village.

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