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WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 AA5 LATIMES.COM OBITUARIES OBITUARY NOTICES Place a paid Notice: latimes.complaceobituary Search obituary notice archives: legacy.comobituarieslatimes os Angeles (Times RAKOOBIAN, Jeanette December 15, 1931 -July 6, 2014 Born in Los Angeles to George and Lillian Kander. Jeanette died after a long courageous battle with cancer. Devoted and loving wife of Harold. Cherished mother to Tracey Horn (Lenny) and Richard Rakoobian. Precious grandmother to Kelsey and Jamie.

Dearest sister to Ben Kander, Lavon Reaber and Don Paul. Jeanette was a favorite aunt, loyal and caring friend and good neighbor. She was a gift to her family, friends and church. She will be remembered for her kindness and generosity. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 10, 2014 at St.

James Armenian Church located at 4950 W. Slauson Los Angeles, CA at 10:00 a.m. In lieu of flowers donations will be greatly appreciated by St. James. BREGSTEIN, Nancy Eleanor Frank October 1 1, 1 922 uly 2, 2014 Nancy Eleanor Frank Bregstein, born October 1 1, 1922 in Los Angeles, CA, to Juliette G.

and Lawrence P. Frank, died amongst family on July 2, 2014 in Palo Alto, CA. She was briefly married to Producer Earnest H. Martin, followed by her lifelong partner, Herbert L. Bregstein, distributor of foreign films.

Just marvelous Nancy was as classy as they come. A fun-loving, food-loving, LA girl immersed in show biz (and everyone's business), she was a vibrant storyteller with boundless charm. Nancy was a terrible cook but an expert at deviled eggs, with impeccable taste, a penchant for cocktail parties, and a purse for classic flair. World traveler, interior decorator, and fierce scrabble player, she lived with glamour and gusto, sporting her da rk glasses to the very end. Survived by her niece, Melissa Frank of Santa Cruz, CA, and two nephews: Ross Frank of Carlsbad, CA and Chad Frank of Wyckoff, NJ.

Donations in Nancy's memory may be made to: Friends of the Beverly Hills Public Library Tribute Fund, 444 No. Rexford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210-4877, or www.friendsofbhpl.orgtributes FRIEDMAN, Andrea Mount Sinai Memorial Parks and Mortuaries 800-600-0076 www.mountsinaiparks.org FUJITANI, Tracey June 24, 1961 -June 27, 2014 Loving father, son, and brother. Survived by daughter Caitlin, and sons Kyle and Jared. Service will be held 1:00 pm SaturdayJuly 12 at Rose Hills Memorial Chapel 3888 Workman Mills Rd.WhittierCA. STANDRIDGE, Ralph E.

retired Sergeant, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, passed away on July 2, 2014. Sergeant Standridge joined the Sheriff's Department on July 9, 1956 and retired from Temple Station on October 20, 1986. A Military graveside service will be held at the Central Texas Veterans Cemetery, Killeen TX. on Friday, July A church service will be held at the Worship Place, 811 Sun City Georgetown TX. on Saturday, July 12, 2014at 1:30 p.m.

Disney Enterprises Inc. MAKING PINOCCHIO" Dick Jones, left, the voice of Pinocchio, goes over sketches of scenes with costar Cliff Edwards, who was the voice of Jiminy Cricket. Jones' most difficult sequence was trying to create the effect of speaking underwater. DICK JONES, 1927 2014 SWEET, Robert Mickey January 15, 1931 July 1, 2014 Robert Mickey Sweet passed away peacefully at his home at the age of 83. Bob was born in Los Angeles to Marjory Mickey Sweet and Evan Sweet.

He was a graduate of the University of Southern California and UC Hastings College of the Law. Bob served his country as a Marine Corps officer in the Korean War. He is survived by his former wife and enduring friend, Janice Sweet, one daughter, Terri Wertheim and husband Glenn, three sons, Dan, Brian and Jim, three granddaughters, Laura Joseph (Taylor), Katie lacarella (Jeremy) and Emily Sweet. Safe passage Dad, we will miss you. Actor provided the voice of Disney's Pinocchio HUNT, Everett Leigh 2014 U.S.

Postal Worker. He was awarded The Bronze Star in the Vietnam War. Visitation-Thursday TAKAMINE, Akiko Nani 2014 A private memorial service for Akiko Nani Takamine was held on June 26, 2014 at Coast Christian Fellowship at 4000 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, California. Senior Pastor Guy Takashima officiated. The 92 year old, Eleele (Kauai) born Nisei, passed away in her sleep on June 3rd, 2014 in Torrance.

Akiko is survived by her husband, Michael S. Takamine, and children, Kurt (Paula) Takamine and Eric (Maria) Takamine and grandchildren, Calvin and Davis Takamine, both in Torrance, and Anthony Guerra inAlhambra. She is also survived by nieces and nephews (and their families) on Oahu, Kauai, and on the Mainland. DON KELSEN Los Angeles Time ON LOCATION IN LONE PINE Dick Jones, who starred in "Buffalo Bill Jr." on TV, poses in the Alabama Hills, near Lone Pine, where many westerns were filmed. Service Friday, July 11, 201 4 at Private interment to follow at Riverside National Cemetery.

Gates, Kingsley Gates-Smith Salsbury Funeral Directors in Culver City, CA. (310) 837-7121 JAESCKE, Joseph P. Services on July 11, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. at Armstrong Family Mortuary. MARTINEZ, Pilar August 21, 1957 -July 3, 2014 Pilar Martinez, 56, of Los Angeles, CA, went to heaven on July 3, 2014.

She was born in Lima, Peru on August 21, 1957, to Flor Byrne and Carlos Martinez. Pilar Martinez graduated from San Jorge High School. She is survived by her mother Flor Byrne, her daughter Natasha Rozhdestvensky, and many brothers, sisters, nieces and nephews. MERCHANT, Evona Evona "Sue" Bee Merchant, 79, passed away July 1, 2014, in Los Angeles, California. She gave a valiant fight but is now in the arms of the Lord.

Evona was born October 15, 1934, in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Ellsworth Zylstra and Lavone Bee. She spent most of her I ife in Cal ifornia and was a telephone operator until her retirement. She loved holidays and seeing her family together. Our "diva" was loved and will be missed. She is survived by her brother Donald Zylstra (Carolynn), her daughters Cheryl, Brenda, Jacqueline and Donna, her son RoberfJim" her many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and 1 great great granddaughter.

A special thank you to our angel Jackie, who took special care of her mother for many years. Per her request, Evona will be cremated and her ashes scattered at sea. NOVAK, Bernard Patrick October 26, 1943 -June 26, 2014 Bernard Novak, M.D., 70. Born October 26, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA, passed away June 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA. Surgeon at St Jude, Fullerton for 34 years.

Active reserve officer in the LAPD Air Support division and reserve 0C Deputy sheriff. Ben was a larger than life personality, steadfast partner, compassionate surgeon with an outrageous sense of humor and a wonderful mentor to young people. Service: Friday, July 11th, at 9:30 AM at Christ Cathedral, Chapman Avenue, Garden Grove. (Crystal Cathedral). Donations to: St Jude Memorial foundation and LA Police Memorial Foundation.

Blue Pacific Cremation By David Colker Actor Dick Jones appeared in more than 100 films and television shows in his long career, but he is best known by far for a role in which he was not seen on screen. At about 10, when he was known as Dickie, Jones was chosen by Walt Disney to be the voice of Pinocchio in the classic 1940 animated film. At the time, it wasn't common for children to voice roles in animated movies. "They started off with adults, and when Walt first heard the ones trying to act like kids, he said no," Jones said in "The Making of Pinocchio," a 2009 documentary. Disney wanted a real youngster for the part of the wooden character who wanted to be a real boy, and Jones' voice entered animation history.

Jones, 87, died Monday night after a fall at home in Northridge, said his son, Rick Jones. The cause of death has not been determined. Jones' preteen voice and performance was a spectacular fit for the character, said Mike Gabriel, an artist and director on several recent Disney animated films. "He's just unbelievably lovable and likable in his innocence, in his excitement about everything," Gabriel said of Jones' performance. "You just fall in love with that little guy the minute he starts talking." But Jones was anything but naive about Hollywood, even at that young age.

He had already acted in several films, and he didn't always like what he saw. Richard Percy Jones was born Feb. 25, 1927, in McKinney, Texas. His father was a newspaperman and his mother was a bit of a stage mother. By the time he was about 5, Jones was performing at rodeos, billed as the world's youngest trick rider and roper.

His big show-business break came when movie cowboy Hoot Gibson saw him perform at a rodeo in Dallas. "Hoot told my mother the famous words, 'That kid ought to be in Jones said in a 1984 Los Angeles Times interview. "She said, and away we went to Hollywood." His first movie appearance, un-credited, was in the musical number "Goin' to Heaven on a Mule" in the 1934 Al Jolson film "Wonder Bar," in which VORPERIAN, Azadouhi (Erdekian ne Babayan) of Wisconsin on July 3, 2014. Beloved wife of late Edward Vorperian. Devoted mother of Vahram Erdekian and his wife Lisa of Weston, MA, Vatche Vorperian and his wife Shoghig of CA and Vicken Vorperian and his wife Houri of Wl.

Loving grandmother of Ara, Alyce and Andrea Erdekian Vahan Vorperian; Sevahn and Simone Vorperian and great-grandmother of Annalycia and Ajax Erdekian. Services at St. James Armenian Church, 465 Mt. Auburn Watertown on Friday, July 11 at 11:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.

A visitation period will be held Giragosian Funeral Home 576 Mt. Auburn St. Watertown MA on Friday morning 9:30 10:30 a.m before church services. Interment Newton Cemetery, Newton. Expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to St.

James Armenian Church or the Armenia Tree Project, 65 Main Watertown, MA 02472. For directions, guestbook and to light a candle in her memory, visit giragosianfuneralhome. com. In Memoriam Eileen Ingber November 3, 1933 -July 8, 2002 Dear Eileen, You gave us something few in life get, your love. Your void never really leaves us.

We just imagine more and feel more of your presence and what it means to us. All our love, Marco Stacy Joe make me sound like I was underwater," he said in the Times interview. He was even subjected, briefly, to an infamous interrogation technique. "They had me lie on a table and poured water in my mouth while I tried to read the dialogue I almost drowned." The problem was finally solved by the use of a rotating gadget while he spoke. It was the biggest role of his movie career.

He was drafted into the Army in 1944, and after his discharge he appeared in several more films. In the 1950s, his career got aboost in early television, with roles on shows such as "The Lone Ranger." And he played the title role in the 1955 "Buffalo Bill Jr." series. But late inthe decade, when landing roles became tough, he started to get involved in real estate. "He didn't want to do commercials," Rick Jones said. "So he said, 'The heck with and got himself a regular job." Jones founded a real estate agency.

His last acting roles in the 1960s included episodes of "The Blue Angels" and "Wagon Train." In addition to his son Rick, Jones is survived by his wife of 66 years, Betty; son Jeffrey, sisters Jennafer Jones and Melody Hume; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. david.colkerlatimes.com he appeared in blackface. He worked almost steadily, often in westerns. He was in a variety of big pictures, including "Stella Dallas" (1937), "Young Mr. Lincoln" (1939), "Mr.

Smith Goes to Washington" (1939) and "Destry Rides Again" (1939) He was also in some "Our Gang" shorts. But he wasn't much enjoying the acting life. "I didn't like going to school on the set. I wanted to get back to the public school," he said. "I wanted to be a real boy." He called some of his fellow young actors "Hollywood phonies." Worse, some were becoming addicted to drugs.

"I don't know how I didn't get on it, but I didn't," he told Leonard Maltin in a 2008 interview. "I didn't make many close friends." The voicing of "Pinocchio," which took place over about a year and a half, was more enjoyable, in part because he got along well with adult actor Cliff Edwards, playing Jiminy Cricket. At times Jones' lip movements were filmed in close-up to help guide animators working on the character. For the musical number "Hi-Diddle-Dee-Dee," he was dressed in costume and filmed as he danced, also as a reference for animators. The most difficult sequence was when Pinocchio had to speak while under the sea.

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She worked for Los Angeles and Merced Counties, and as a private consultant to several Counties in Central and Southern California and private physicians in perinatal care programs for low income women. Irene lectured as adjunct professor at the UCLA School of Public Health. She served on the Los Angeles County Civil Grand Jury. She is survived by her husband Harald Gibson, her son Robin Hiscock of Silver Spring, Maryland, daughter Susan Hiscock of Sherman Oaks, granddaughter Meghan Hiscock of Silver Spring, MD and five stepchildren, eleven step-grandchildren and two step-great grandchildren. A Memorial Service for Irene will be held at the Church of the Angels in Pasadena on August 2.

Supervisor, from AA1 ment from Duran, who received 16 of the vote in a field of eight candidates. Shriver, a member of the Kennedy political clan, and a former Santa Monica City Council member and mayor, finished seven percentage points behind Kuehl, who received 36 of the vote. Shriver said he got to know Duran during the primary campaign as someone who was "passionate about getting problems solved." He also noted that he and Duran both served in local government, as opposed to Sacramento. All of Kuehl's political experience is as a state lawmaker. Shriver added that he and Duran agree L.A.

and other cities' efforts to boost the economy should not wait for solutions to "come down magically from Sacramento." In a separate interview with The Times, Kuehl said that although she would have preferred to get Duran's endorsement, she doesn't see it as affecting her chances of winning. An analysis of primary voter turnout shows she carried some 75 of precincts, including West Hollywood, which Duran has represented for 14 years. Kuehl noted that since the primary she's been endorsed by Los Angeles Controller Ron Galperin, City Atty. Mike Feuer and U.S. Rep.

Brad Sherman, who represents much of the San Fernando Valley portion of Zev Yaroslavsky's 3rd District, which Kuehl and Shriver are vying for. During her years in Sacramento, Kuehl wrote a the Stonewall Democratic Club, a powerful gay-rights advocacy group. "I don't mean to disparage Bobby Shriver, but his resume is pretty thin compared to Sheila Kuehl's," Martin added. On Tuesday, Duran said Shriver's eight years on the Santa Monica City Council was the deciding factor in backing him. Shriver is also an attorney, record producer and philanthropist who has raised millions to fight poverty and AID in Africa.

"Sheila has been a great legislator," Duran said. "But it's time for new ideas, fresh ideas, local government ideas and not a retread of Sacramento ideas." catherine.saillant latimes.com Twitter: csaillant2 number of groundbreaking laws, including one that barred discrimination against school staff and students on the basis of sexual orientation, and she was the first openly gay elected member in the Legislature. In West Hollywood, the former child actress also hosted a cable TV show called "Get Used To It" for 18 years. Considering those credentials, former West Hollywood City Council member Steve Martin said, Duran would have "hell to pay" in the gay and lesbian community for turning his back on Kuehl. "With Sheila we can have it both ways an exceptional candidate and someone who's from our community," said Martin, an attorney and former president of To place an obituary ad please go online to: latimes co placeobituary.