Obituaries - Dec. 24, 1996

Bailey, Edward Carl, 77, of Panorama City, retired manager. The Neptune Society, Burbank.

Bergstrom, Ruth, 80, of Studio City, homemaker. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Burton, Clarence, 81, of Van Nuys. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Kassabian, Esther, 86, of Woodland Hills, homemaker. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Kilty, Gertrude S., 99, of Glendale, retired sales representative for Webb’s department store. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Kirkland, Lois Marie, 59, of Woodland Hills, homemaker. The Alpha Society, Burbank.

Koller, Philip, 87, of Granada Hills, retired painter. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

Kotzen, Ethel, 82, of Van Nuys, retired secretary for Pacific Aromatics. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Lass, Evelyn, 80, of Glendale, retired bookkeeper for Larry Goro Printing. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Levinson, David J., 84, of Van Nuys, retired owner of a shoe store. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.a

McCandless, Violet I., 91, of Westlake Village, retired business owner. Pierce Brothers Valley Oaks Mortuary, Westlake Village.

McClellan, Alden C., 87, of Glendale, retired president of Elect Air Tool Co. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Moore, Ruth E., 91, of La Crescenta, homemaker. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Noblitt, Thomas J., 85, of North Hollywood, retired marshal for the U.S. government. The Alpha Society, Burbank.

O’Leary, Francis Daniel, 63, of West Hills, retired defense engineer for Litton Industries. Gates, Kingsley and Gates Mortuary, Canoga Park.

Payon, Arik, 94, of Sherman Oaks, homemaker. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Powers, Gwendolyn A., 91, of Glendale, director for Coast Federal Bank. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Purdum, John J., 65, of Woodland Hills, retired systems analyst for Northrop Corp. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Roopenian, Henry, 85, of Woodland Hills, retired mechanical precision assembler for Litton Industries. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Wall, Raymond Charles, 85, of Glendale, retired aerospace worker for Hughes Aircraft. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Wallis, William J., 72, of Newhall, retired telecommunications engineer for Mtn. LTD Engineering. San Fernando Mortuary, San Fernando.

Werth, Paul, 69, of Sherman Oaks, retired self-employed writer. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

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