Obituaries - Jan. 3, 1997

Beck, Genevieve S., 64, of Chatsworth, retired teacher. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Gasparian, Melkon, 61, of North Hollywood, cabinetmaker for Alex Velvet Co. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Gillen, Edward G., 86, of North Hollywood, retired stagehand. Pierce Brothers Valhalla Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Halliday, Harold, 78, of Palmdale, retired mechanic for Lockheed Corp. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Lamas, Helen Frances, 90, of Van Nuys, retired cook for Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. J.T. Oswald Mortuary, North Hollywood.

O’Bish, Florence P., 91, of Burbank, retired bookkeeper for F.W. Woolworth’s department store. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Sanchez-Guzman, Myra Isabel, 42, of Palmdale, customer service representative for General Ribbon Corp. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Palmdale.

Seropyan, Arsaloz, 81, of Van Nuys, homemaker. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Sparkman, Joe Neal, 71, of North Hollywood, retired U.S. Postal Service mail sorter. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Wright, Craig Thomas, 43, of Van Nuys, computer analyst for Los Angeles County. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

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