Obituaries - Dec. 29, 1998

Emily Knighten, 81, of Camarillo, homemaker. Ted Mayr Funeral Home.

James Edward Wood, Jr., 40, of Ventura, district manager of Carrows Restaurant. Ted Mayr Funeral Home.

Delfina Battaglia, 96, of Newbury Park, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Griffin Mortuary.

Loveday Jaennine Tapking, 68, of Thousand Oaks, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Griffin Mortuary.

Mary Katherine Carlson, 92, of Oxnard, homemaker. Pierce Brothers Griffin Mortuary.

Gerald Anthony Pierik, 78, of Newbury Park, retired aerospace design engineer. Pierce Brothers Griffin Mortuary.

Ralph Mariani, 46, of Ventura, materials manager for Bioenterics Corp. Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Mortuary.