Obituaries - May 17, 1997

Alptekin, Mari, 72, of Van Nuys, homemaker. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Arabian, Toros T., 84, of Santa Monica, formerly of North Hollywood, retired owner of a shoe repair business. Eckerman--Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Barsegian, Arutiun, 74, of Van Nuys, retired owner and operator of a construction company. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Berman, Sidney, 88, of Sequim, Wash., formerly of Encino, retired security chief for Union Bank. Glasband-Willen Mortuary, North Hollywood.

Christensen, Dorothy, 79, of Palmdale, homemaker. Eternal Valley Mortuary, Newhall.

Coleman, James Weatherby Jr., 73, of Woodland Hills, retired mortgage banker for Larwin Financial Co. Gates, Kingsley and Gates Mortuary, Canoga Park.

Erne, Dennis, 54, of North Hollywood, video productionist for 20th Century Fox Studios. Utter-McKinley Mortuary, Mission Hills.

Griffith, Helen, 85, of Glendale, retired bookkeeper for a health food store. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Gudmudson, Thelma I., 80, of Sunland, homemaker. Bade Mortuary, Tujunga.

Jung, Hwan Kye, 61, of Burbank, owner and operator of an automotive shop. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Kerhoulas, Lottie Jane, 80, of Glendale, retired clerk for Southern Pacific Railroad. Eckerman--Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

King, Ann W., 87, of North Hollywood, homemaker. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Kirika, Gerhard, 53, of Burbank, heavy machine design engineer. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Laughrey, Jack, 88, of La Crescenta, retired manager of installation and maintenance for Pacific Telephone. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Lowe-McIntyre, Vangei M., 92, of Burbank, retired credit interviewer for the Heck Company. Eckerman--Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Miller, Roberta E., 75, of Glendale, retired secretary for Lockheed Corp. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

Morgan, Edward A., 97, of North Hollywood, retired real estate agent. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Ottum, Bud L., 69, of Mission Hills, retired sales broker for Mercken’s Chocolate. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Rack, Marie Watterud, 85, of Sherman Oaks, retired teacher for the Los Angeles Unified School District. Eckerman--Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Rack, Theodore Russell, 82, of Sherman Oaks, retired mechanical draftsman for Technicolor. Eckerman--Heisman Funeral Service, Burbank.

Richey Backstrom, Dawn Angela, 56, of Valencia, personnel technician. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Trapp, Virginia Beryl, 83, of North Hollywood, retired office manager for Bourguiguenon. Forest Lawn Mortuary, Glendale.

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