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SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2015 AA7 LATIMES.COM CALIFORNIA BRIEFING os Angeles (Times SANTA ANA Driver faces felony counts in school bus crash A former school bus driver who crashed and injured several students after he passed out could face 19 years in prison, prosecutors said Friday. Gerald Douglas Rupple, 25, of Ajo, wasdrivinga bus for Orange Unified School District on April 24 last year when he blacked out, prosecutors said. The Orange County district attorney's office said Rupple had failed to disclose that he had a medical condition that causes dizziness, seizures and blackouts. The 11 students onboard from El Rancho Charter Middle School in Anaheim Hills were injured when the bus hit several trees. Rupple is charged with one felony count each of child abuse and endanger-ment, perjury by declaration and a sentencing enhancement for causing great bodily injury.

Hailey Branson-Potts SAN DIEGO Charges filed in smuggling case The owner of a Los Angeles furniture business was charged Friday with smuggling endangered sea creatures from Mexico and shipping them to China, where they are delicacies. Kam Wing Chan, 61, of Monterey Park, is charged with eight felony counts of smuggling abalone, sea cucumber and totoaba fish from Mexico to San Diego. Charges have also been filed against Chan's business, Kaven which imports furniture from China. The company was used as a front for bringing the sea creatures, worth more than $3 million, into the U.S. and then shipping them to China to companies owned by Chan's relatives, according to federal prosecutors.

A dried totoaba swim bladder, used for soup, can be sold for $1,400 to $4,000 in Mexico, and for up to $40,000 in Asia, prosecutors said. Tony Perry SANTA ANA Bakery is under investigation Santa Ana police opened a criminal investigation Friday into circumstances surrounding bread from an Orange County bakery that was tentatively found to have been tainted with drugs and is suspected of sickening at least 40 people. Cholula's Bakery in Santa Ana, which distributed the holiday bread known RICKLOOMIS Los Angeles Times MOURNING IN LONG BEACH Frankie Guzman, 8, joins a vigil to mourn 3-week-old Eliza Delacruz, whose body was found in a trash can in San Diego County after her parents and uncle were shot and wounded in Long Beach. After the vigil, held in front of the crime scene, people canvassed the neighborhood for any tips in the case. cording to Santa Ana Police Cpl.

Anthony Bertagna. "The one common factor was they had all eaten the same bread," he said. Orange County health officials launched a food-borne illness investigation and closed the business Tuesday after finding traces of cockroach infestation. used to make the bread, completes professional restaurant-grade cleaning and provides mandatory food training to all staff. The circular rosea de reyes, typically baked with a baby Jesus figure inside, is eaten to celebrate Three Kings Day, or Epiphany.

Teresa Watanabe as rosea de reyes, has been closed pending investigations by police and the Orange County Health Care Agency. Police were notified by three hospitals Monday that about 20 people had come to their emergency rooms suffering from hallucinations and other symptoms, ac But preliminary lab results from product samples have indicated the presence of a synthetic drug, which Bertagna declined to further describe pending final lab results, which are expected in a week or two. The bakery will remain closed until it disposes of all opened food and ingredients OBITUARY NOTICES Place a paid Notice: latimes.complaceobituary Search obituary notice archives: legacy.comobituarieslatimes SPENCER, Daphne Ruth October 2015 Daphne Spencer passed peacefully away at her home in Brentwood on January JACOBS, Betty Lazaroff 2015 Betty Lazaroff Jacobs, 71, of Culver City, of cancer. Betty retired as Chairman of the English dept. at West L.A.

Community College, where she taught public speaking and English for over two decades. Together with her late husband, Rabbi Sidney Jacobs, she was active in both the animal rights movement and the early days of protest with the United Farm Workers Union under Cesar Chavez. Also with her husband, she founded and ran Jacobs' Ladder Books, and co-authored "Clues About Jews" on Amazon.com. Previously, she worked for the Chicago Board of Rabbis as a producer of award-winning Sunday morning religious programs. She was an alumna of University of Illinois.

She is survived by her granddaughter, Alixandra Binney and step-children: Nehama Jacobs, Michael E. Jacobs and Jonathan Jacobs. Interment with be at Hillside Memorial, Culver City, Sunday, 11 AM. In lieu of flowers, please send a contribution to your favorite animal charity. 7th, 2015.

She was surrounded by her loving family. Daphne will be dearly missed by her loving children, son William Spencer III, daughter Catherine Tiffany, granddaughter Karen Dwyer, nephew Christopher Brown and his wife Pam Brown, and her grandnieces Chelsea and Noelle Brown as well as her dear friends. Daphne was born and lived in Brentwood all her life. She attended Mount St, Mary's college and studied Latin and Greek. In 1947 she married cinematographer William Spencer and they had three children.

She was predeceased by daughter Mary Spencer in 1997. Daphne was a true renaissance woman who was an accomplished artist, spoke several languages, was a patron of the arts, and loved to read the classics. She exuded class, grace, and was a true lady in every sense. She was beautiful inside and out, and held her family and friends as very dear to her. She will be greatly missed by so many who loved her.

Funeral Mass will be held on January 17th at 2:30 pm at St Monica's Catholic Church in Santa Monica. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to woundedwarriorproject.org, an organization close to her heart. KAYE, Steven Ellis June 18, 1940 -January7, 2015 Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Uncle, Friend. Memorial Service Sunday, Jan.

11, 2015 at 12:30 Mount Sinai Hollywood Hills. Donations may be made to the ASPCA Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries 800-600-0076 www.mountsinaiparks.org ODA, Sajiko (89), passed away on January 1, 201 5 in Gardena. She is survived by her daughers, Tami (Eddie) Hayashida and Lisa (Brian) Brumm; grandchildren, Kyle and Courtney Brumm; sister, Kay Arima; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives. A graveside service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at at Green Hills Memorial Park, 27501 S. Western Ave, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA.

Family welcomes guests to wear casual attire. Margaret Lorrraine Sprague July 24, 1 920 January 3, 2015 Margaret Lorraine Sprague passed away peacefully on January 3rd, 2015 in her Corona Del Mar, CA home. Margaret, known as Peggie to her many friends, was born in Porterville, CA on July 24th, 1920. She was a dynamic and generous woman, well known for her philanthropy. Margaret grew up in the Porterville area, graduating from Porterville High School and marrying her first husband, James Waggle, shortly thereafter.

Together they had one son, Jeff Waggle Cole, before James was lost in WWII. This was the first of several husbands she survived throughout her lifetime. She subsequently married Ben Cole, Mark True and Robert Sprague. Margaret was a homemaker but her greatest joy was her philanthropic work and community service. She was very active in community activities and organizations, both in Porterville and the Corona Del Mar area, to which she moved when she married Robert Sprague.

She was a Porterville park commissioner, and member of the Far West Ski Association, 20 Ands, P.E.O., Visionaries, and a director of the Orange County Museum of Art. Margaret and her late husband, Robert R. Sprague, were generous contributors to UCI, Hoag Hospital, and to CHOC, (Children's Hospital of Orange County), among numerous other charities. In 1998, the Spragues were awarded the UCI Medal, the University's highest honor. And in 2008 they received Orange County's Spirit of Philanthropy Lifetime Achievement Award, from the Orange County chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals.

Surviving Margaret is her son, Jeff Cole, and wife, Gwen, of Springville, CA and her three grand children; Casey Cole of Santa Rosa, CA, Kelly Deitrick of Alamo, CA and Capt. Derek Cole of Las Vegas, NV, as well as three great grandchildren. Additionally she is survived by her step- children, Dr. Lois M. Sprague, Ph.D., and spouse, Reverend Dr.

Gwynne M. Guibord, of Los Angeles and William F. Sprague of Crockett, Texas. Services will be held at the Pacific View Memorial Chapel in Corona Del Mar, CA on January 12th at 10 AM. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to CHOC, UCI School of Medicine, Hoag Hospital, The Guibord Center in Los Angeles or to the charity of their choice.

GIESBERG, Richard October 26, 1924-January 7, 2015 Richard "Dick" Giesberg passed away peacefully at home on January 7, 2015, surrounded by his family after a lifetime of civil rights and social action work which touched the lives of thousands. Born in Brookline, Massachusettsto Henriette and Adolph Giesberg, Dick served with the 1258th Army Engineering Battalion during WWII at the Battle of the Bulge, helped to liberate the Dachau concentration camp, and worked at the Palace of Justice at Nuremburg during the war crimes trials. Dick graduated from the University of Maine, where he met Mildred Cohen (d. September 16, 2012), his beloved wife of 64 years. A true partnership, they shared love, life, and causes.

After moving to Los Angeles, Dick entered retail men's clothing, expanding Barr Company to include the men's concessions at the FEDC0 department stores. For more than 50 years he and Middie pursued interfaith community activism transcending racial, cultural, and socio-economic barriers. His deep understanding of what it means to be a Jew combined with his sensitivity to suffering has guided all of his involvements. Together they were founding members and active participants in Leo Baeck Temple. He was the first president and founder of the Westside Fair Housing Council, President of the Community Relations Conference of Southern Califormia, on the Executive Board of the Urban League, Vice Chairman of the CRC Jewish Federation Council and the LA Chapter of the American Jewish Committee and active in the Black-Jewish Coalition, Latino-Jewish Coalition and Korean-Jewish Dialogue, and other organizations.

Together with Middie, his most passionate work was with Soviet Jewry and Ethiopian Jewry. Dick and Middie were pivotal in the founding and continuing success of the the North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry. Dick also focused on addressing the needs of the frail elderly as a long time Board Member ofOPICA. Through his commitment to Tikkun Olam, "repairing the he has enriched the lives of those he loved and bettered the lives of countless others. His greatest joy and love was for his family and friends.

He will long be remembered and sorely missed. He is survived by his daughter Susan (David Lappen) and grandsons Joshua and Michael Lappen and his son Daniel (Carol Lifland) and grandchildren Edith Castillo, and Sasha, Zoe and Matthew Giesberg, and great-grandchildren Adrian and Nicholas Ceren. His older son, Jonathan, passed away in 1990. In lieu of flowers, please send contributions to the Jonathan Giesberg Memorial Fund at NAC0EJ, to Leo BaeckTemple, ortoOPICA. Services, Sunday, January 11, 2015 at 1 p.m.

at Hillside Memorial Park Mortuary 800.576.1994. HILLSIDE YOSHIKAWA, Steve Senkichi (81) passed away on January 6, 2015 in Rancho Palos Verdes. He is survived by his son, Tak (Kerry) Yoshikawa; grandsons, Ryan and Robert Yoshikawa; sister, Ernie (Hitoshi) Okita of Japan; also survived by many nieces, nephews and other relatives in the US and Japan. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM at Gardena Buddhist Church, 1517 W. 166th Gardena.

KUBOTA NIKKEI MORIUARY 911 enice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA90013 KUBOTA NIKKEI MORIUARY Bill Hart July 28, 1 934 January 2, 2015 Billy Gene Welch aka Bill Hart Northridge, California, EdinburgPipe Creek, Texas. Northridge, Ca. Billy Gene WelchBill Hart was born on July 28, 1934 in Red Oak, Texas to James William Edmond and Lilly McHam Welch. He passed away at home with family on January 2, 2015 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Because of Bill's faith in God and trust in Jesus Christ as his savior he is rejoicing with the saints gone before him in heaven today.

Upon the passing of Bill's parents he moved to Edinburg, Texas and was raised by his adopted parents Henry Othell and Mildred Welch. Bill attended and graduated from Edinburg High School in 1953 lettering in football and basketball and graduating at the top of his class. After graduation he attended Pan American College a short while before joining and serving proudly in the United States Marine Corp for two years in Korea. In 1958 Billy moved to North Hollywood, California and began a career in the movie business, his first being the 1960 classic "The Alamo" starring John Wayne. He worked as a stuntman and actor in more than 150 movies as well as television shows such as "The Big "Stoney Burke" and others too numerous to mention.

Although Billy never really considered himself from California, it is there he met the girl of his dreams and the love of his life Rina Solowitz or "Rina Mae" as he was fond of calling her. Together they raised four amazing children. He was once asked by a police officer who pulled him over for speeding why he had a Texas driver's license but his car registration was from California, Billy quickly replied he lived in Texas, but his wife was from California. Billy had a quick wit and deep love for family and friends; you might say he never met a stranger and that is acknowledged by the many friends Bill and Rina made over their years together traveling in the movie business and the residences they kept in California and Texas. Billy and Rina went to Texas every chance they had and near his retirement they bought a ranch in Pipe Creek, Texas they named "Coot and Skeet They loved bringing their children, grandchildren, family and friends there to see the beauty and splendor of the "Great Texas He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Bandera Lodge 1123 North Hollywood Lodge 542.

He loved greeting his friends at the lodge, 11th Street, Wild Horse and the OST Restaurant with "Yaateeh" which is hello in Navajo. Bill and Rina's last trip to Edinburg was to celebrate his 61st class reunion with friends this past October at the Echo Hotel in Edinburg, Texas. Bill will be greatly missed by family, friends, and all who ever had the pleasure of meeting him, Bill never liked saying goodbye, it just seemed to permanent, so it was always 'Adios" farewell until we meet again. Bill is survived by his wife Rina Welch Hart, natural brother Jack (Fay) Welch, adopted brothers Tillmin Gene (Carrie Beth) Welch, Stanley Othell (Tere) Welch, two daughters Theda Carlene Welch Hart, Kimberly Hart, one son Jimmy (Jessica) Hart, brother in laws, Jeff (Kathy) Solowitz, Ray Solowitz (who Bill called his best friend in California), and grandchildren Allan Michael (shadow) Steiner, Melissa (skeet) Steiner, Danica Hart and Jake Hart and mother-in-law Lea Solowitz. He was preceded in death by a son Charles Hugh Othell WelchChuck Hart, by his father James William Edmond Welch, mother Lilly McHam Welch, brothers, Bluitt, MT, Henry Othell, sisters, Arvela, Maggie Lou, Ruth, Robbie Jane.

Services will be held at Forest Lawn Memorial Park 6300 Forest Lawn Dr Los Angeles CA 90068 on Monday January 12th at 12pm. In lieu of flowers the family requests that you make memorial donations to a charity of your choice in his memory. 911 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles, CA90013 (213) 749-1449. FD-929 widiibolaniklveimorluarv.com (213) 749-1449, FD-929 widiibolanikkeimorluarv.com ROOT, Mitchell Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries 800-600-0076 www.mountsinaiparks.org ROSMAN, Samuel "Sam" August 14, 1942 September 16, 2014 Samuel "Sam" Clay Rosman, 72, of Long Beach, died Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2014, in Long Beach.

No service is planned, but a memorial celebration of life will be held 1-4 p.m. on Jan. 31, 2015, in the Trinity Episcopal Church parish hall, Orange, CA. For information, call (714) 651-7363. SCHATZ, Josephine February 14, 1923 November 2014 Josephine "Jo" Schatz, (b.

21423), passed away in November, 2014 A Memorial Service will be held at Temple Akiba, Sunday, January 11, at 2PM. Family and Friends are welcomed. Jo spent her adolescent years in Los Angeles; then returned in 1968. Jo joined her sister in Washington, DC. to work for the government during war years.

She married Milton Schatz, musician, radio and band leader in Philadelphia. Jo worked in the record distribution area. She was an avid lover of movies, the arts, and her family. Volunteered at Skirball and was part of a writing class for older adults. Her children survive her- Mel Schatz and wife, Holly; Mona Schatz, and partner, Michael Salz; grandchildren, Adam Whitney and Thain.

She will be dearly missed by friends and family alike. ZANKOVICH, Stella Stella Zankovich died peacefully Saturday January 3, of natural causes at the age of 87 surrounded by her children and family. She was born May 2, 1927, to Niko and Stana Vukazich in Indiana Harbor, Indiana. After graduating from high school, Stella and the entire family moved to Pasadena in 1947, opening a restaurant, the Topper Cafe, in Eagle Rock. She was a bookkeeper, treasurer and financial secretary working for both Herbert Hawkins Realty and volunteering at St.

Sava Church to which she dedicated most of her adult life. Stella married Tony in 1954 and devoted herself to her husband and family. She is survived by her four children, Linda Brown, Tom Zankovich (Karen), Laura Christensen, Diane Hartman (Bill), grandchildren, Shannon, Christina, Katie, Christopher, Kayla and Natalie, her sister Jennie, nieces and nephews, cousins and friends, all of whom loved her and will miss her strength advice, baked goods, and custom knit slippers. Visitation wil I be Sunday January 1 1 at St. Sava Serbian Orthodox Church, 1700 S.

San Gabriel Blvd, from to with Funeral services the following day January 12, 2015 at 1 1 Interment thereafter at Rose Hills Cemetery in Whittier. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the St. Sava Church Interior Fund. www.guerragutierrez.com COOK, Avis July 1935 -December 25, 2014 On Christmas evening Avis took her last breath and peacefully moved into the presence of the Lord. A celebration of her life will be held January 17 2015 1:00 3:00 PM at West Valley Christian Church 22450 Sherman Way, West Hillsca 91307.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer's Association of California Southland Chapter, P0 Box 06011, Washington, DC 20090-6011 BERMAN, Stanley April IS, 1937 January4, 2015 Stanley (Stan the Man) Berman of Westlake Village, CA passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 4, 2015 after a courageous battle from lung complications. Born in Cleveland, OH on April 15, 1937 his family moved to Los Angeles in 1952 where he attended Audubon Jr. High, Dorsey High School, LACC and completed his education at Pepperdine (at the original campus in Los Angeles), class of 1959. Stan's career took him from Recreation Director with the City of Gardena, to Director of Recreation at Leisure World in Laguna Hills, to General Manager of Leisure Village in Camarillo at its inception and finally as a successful Life and Health insurance agent for 20 years. He retired in 2002 and immediately signed up to play Senior Softball in the Conejo Valley, playing for 12 years and making many new friendships.

Stan was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend to all. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Marsha, son Steven Berman (Jennifer), daughter Julianne Canter (Curt), grandson Shane Canter, granddaughters Emily and Olivia Berman, sister Sandra Sandler, extended family and friends. We love you and miss you. A tribute will be held in late February, details to be forthcoming. HIRSCH, Shirley Blossom Wife of the late Arnold Hirsch, mother of Marilyn Tymchuk and mother-in-law of Dr.

Alexander J. Tymchuk. Beloved grandmother and great-grandmother. Her family would like to thank the owner, nurses and staff of Marble Terrace II for their compassionate care. In Memoriam Cemetery LotsCrypts WANTED: Graves at Rose Hills, Forest Lawn other cemeteries Buy-List-Sell 800-256-7111 Broker latimes.complaceobituary Gene Krivis January 10, 1930 -August 24, 2002 One life, One love R.

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