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OBITUARY

WILLIAM OGDEN HART

William Ogden Hart, 93, died Dec. 24, 1999, at Glendale Adventist

Medical Center.

Mr. Hart was born in Sacramento and lived in Burbank for 57 years.

After working several years as a newspaper photographer, he went to work

for Lockheed Aircraft Company in the electrical research laboratory,

retiring from the corporation in 1974.

He was a member of the Lockheed Shooting Star Camera Club and the

YMCA.

Mr. Hart is survived by his wife of 60 years, Eileen; son, William;

daughter, Rosemary Hart Slemp; grandsons, William F. Hart, of Burbank,

Richard E. Hart, Timothy A. Slemp and William A. Slemp; and

granddaughter, Elizabeth Ann Slemp.

A memorial service was held Dec. 29 at First United Methodist Church

of Burbank. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made

to the American Heart Association or First United Methodist Church of

Burbank.

AGNES MORIN

Agnes Morin, 66, died Dec. 24, 1999, at her Burbank home.

Mrs. Morin was born in Scotland and lived in Burbank for 35 years.

She is survived by her husband, Artheme; sons, Richard, David and

Dennis, all of Burbank; and daughter, Lorraine Morin, of Burbank.

A graveside service was held Wednesday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park,

Hollywood Hills.

JOSEPH J. DOGEY

Joseph J. Dogey, 86, died Dec. 29, 1999, in Burbank.

Mr. Dogey was born in Chicago and lived in Burbank for 55 years. He

worked for the U.S. Postal Service for more than 40 years.

He is survived by his daughter, Denise Bankuti; three nephews; and one

niece.

Services were held Dec. 31 at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood

Hills.

LONA M. POTTS

Lona M. Potts, 86, died Dec. 30, 1999, in Burbank.

Mrs. Potts was born in Paducah, Texas, and lived in Burbank for two

years.

She is survived by her daughters, Gail Sims, of Burbank, and Jean

King; brother, Roy Moffitt; half-brother, Herbert Moffitt; stepsister,

Mae Quinley; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services and interment were private. Eckerman-Heisman funeral

Service was in charge of arrangements.

LEO LEONCE NORRIS

Leo Leonce Norris, 88, died Jan. 1, 2000, in Sun Valley.

Mr. Norris was born in Pasadena and lived in Burbank for 22 years. He

was a retired Los Angeles city school worker.

He is survived by his wife, Rosemarie; brother, Thomas; stepdaughter,

Chris Massucci; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services were Wednesday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.

Interment followed at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission Hills.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American

Cancer Society.

LEO L. IVERSON

Leo L. Iverson, 91, died Jan. 1, 2000, at Providence St. Joseph

Medical Center in Burbank.

Mr. Iverson was born in Wolf Creek, Wis., and lived in Burbank for 53

years.

He worked for 22 years as a proofreader for the former Valley Times

and the Hollywood Citizen before retiring in 1968.

He is survived by his sons, Keith, of Burbank, and Gilbert; eight

grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by

his wife, Alice; and daughter, Lynn-Alyce Hagenbuch.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 at Pierce Brothers

Valhalla Chapel in North Hollywood. Aftercare California Cremation and

Burial Society is in charge of the arrangements.

ROGER KELLY

Roger Kelly, 67, died Jan. 2, 2000, at his Burbank home.

Mr. Kelly was born in Boston and lived in Burbank for five years. He

served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the Western Weavers Square

Dance Club, American Legion Post No. 150 and the Joslyn Adult Center. Mr.

Kelly was also a volunteer at the Gene Autry Museum.

He is survived by his wife, Jan; stepson, John Morse; stepdaughters,

Jeri Middleton and Jeane Furness; seven grandchildren; and two

great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in

North Hollywood.

EUGENE EDWARD VELING

Eugene Edward Veling, 86, died Jan. 2, 2000, in Burbank.

Mr. Veling was born in Effingham, Ill. He lived in Burbank for 55

years. He was a retired aircraft engine inspector.

Mr. Veling was a member of the Knights of Columbus for almost 50

years, achieving Knight of the Year in 1954. He was also a

semiprofessional baseball player in the Catalina League, from 1935-39 and

was a Little League baseball coach during the 1950s. He was also an avid

vegetable gardener and home brewer.

He is survived by his wife, Mary J. Veling, of Burbank; daughters,

Miriam Ellis and Katherine Veling; grandson, Andrew Ellis; granddaughter,

Emily Ellis; brother, Philip; and sister, Marguerite Bolin.

A funeral Mass was held Thursday at St. Robert Bellarmine Church in

Burbank. Interment followed at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Mission

Hills.

In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Rancho San

Antonio, “Boys Town of the West,” Attn: Brother John Crowe, 21000 Plummer

St., Chatsworth, CA 91311.

LOUISA M. DAVIDIAN

Louisa M. Davidian, 81, died Jan. 3, 2000, in Burbank.

Mrs. Davidian was born in Iran and lived in Burbank for 35 years.

She is survived by her husband, Vartan; daughters, Tamara Babayan,

Anna Kalayjian, Linda Giamela and Mariam Davidian; six grandchildren; and

two great-grandchildren.

Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. today at St. Peter Armenian

Church. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood

Hills.

JEAN A. BAGBY

Jean A. Bagby, 73, died Jan. 3, 2000.

Mrs. Bagby was born in Arlington, S.D., and lived in Burbank for many

years. She worked in the real estate and medical fields and was active in

Burbank’s St. Francis Xavier Church.

She is survived by her son, Michael; daughters, Nancy J. Jablonski,

Helen A. Malboeuf; Charlotte Bagby-Underwood and Susan M. Morgan;

brother, Robert Burdette; sister, Helen Miller; several nieces and

nephews; six grandchildren; and ex-husband Robert M. Bagby of Burbank.

A funeral Mass was held Wednesday at St. Vincent Ferrara in Sun City.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the American

Cancer Society.

JACK M. EPPERLY

Jack M. Epperly, 90, died Jan. 4, 2000, in Glendale.

Mr. Epperly was a Burbank resident for 30 years. He co-owned Valley

Tire Enterprises of Burbank, working in the tire shop for more than 50

years. He was also a licensed pilot.

He is survived by his nephews, Jack Williams and Bill Williams; and

niece, Susan Shaw.

Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Methodist

Church in Burbank. Interment will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park,

Hollywood Hills.

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