Obituaries - Jan. 1, 1997

Barbella, Etta, 82, of Encino, retired restaurant owner. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

Burgan, Melba Ruth, 82, of La Crescenta, retired caseworker for the Los Angeles County Department of Social Services. Bade Mortuary, Tujunga.

Dyrness, Janet Hutchings, 80, of Lake View Terrace, homemaker. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

Elliot, Russell, 89, of Littlerock, retired watchmaker. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Freeman, Katherine, 87, of Palmdale, retired elementary school teacher. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Livingston, Evelyn A., 78, of Granada Hills, retired salesclerk for See’s Candy. Aftercare California Cremation and Burial Society, North Hollywood.

Nickell, Edith Leona, 84, of Lancaster, retired social worker for Sonoma County. Halley-Olsen Funeral Chapel, Lancaster.

Raynor, Delton Rex, 82, of Palmdale, retired insurance agent for Allstate Insurance Co. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Ross, Beulah, 89, of Littlerock, retired seamstress. Chapel of the Valley Mortuary, Palmdale.

Schaefer, June Meryl, 70, of Sunland, retired secretary for Glendale Ready Mix Concrete Products. Bade Mortuary, Tujunga.

Wilson, Sam A., 72, of Panorama City, retired cook for Tiny Naylor’s. Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills.

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