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LATIMES.COM FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2019 B5 Share your loved story. placeanad.latimes.com/obituaries In partnership with Stories live on. Tell theirs. Constance Anne Mazares November 2, 1952 October 7, 2019 On Monday, October 7, 2019, Constance Anne (Boyd) Mazares, devoted and loving wife, creative talent, business executive, and investor, passed away unexpectedly at her home in Brentwood. She was 66.

Constance was born on November 2, 1952 in Evanston, IL, to Richard and Mary (Heberling) Boyd. At a young age, she and her family relocated to Ontario, CA, where she lived until her 20th birthday. In her late teens she was discovered and represented by famed theatrical and commercial agent, Dale Garrick, who witnessed her performance in a regional presentation of Bye Bye, Birdie. She graduated from Chaffey High School and attended Chaffey College, Mount San Antonio Community College, and the University of California, Riverside, where she majored in art history. Putting aside her dream to be an actress, Constance began a career in marketing and public relations for US Life Savings Loan.

Several years later she joined First Interstate Bank of California (now Wells Fargo Bank) as Director of Marketing, and within two years was promoted to Vice President of Marketing. On May 2, 1987, she married business executive Gregory J. Mazares in Los Angeles. They were married for over 32 years and were together for almost 35 years. In 1988 she decided to rejuvenate her acting career.

That year Constance became a member of the Screen Actors Guild after appearing in popular television shows Jake and the Fatman and Max Headroom. In 1990 she joined Century Cable television as an assistant producer and director of its popular public affairs shows under executive producer and former LA City Councilman Bill Rosendahl. While at Century Cable she helped produce and direct the first AIDS Telethon broadcast. After several years in cable television, Constance left to join the renowned auction house Bonhams Butterfields in a public relations and senior client services role. Separately, along with her husband, she invested in two leading litigation support services companies, Encore Discovery Solutions, and Discovia, both of which grew and were sold to major competitors in 2011 and 2017, respectively.

Until her death, she remained active with SAG-AFTRA, Women in Film, and the American Film Institute her life Constance had a passion for all things creative and beautiful. She loved art, music, foreign films, documentaries, photography, and architecture. She was known to her relatives and friends as a great listener, for her sense of humor, selfless behavior, and kind and compassionate spirit. Simply, she was a Great Soul. Constance was preceded in death by her father, Richard P.

Boyd, and her mother, Mary. She is survived by her husband, Greg; her brother, Richard P. Boyd, Jr. of Chino, CA; several loving cousins, and her playful kitten, Oscar. A funeral service will be held at 10 am PDT on Friday, October 18, 2019, at the Church of St.

Paul the Apostle in Westwood. Constance will then be laid to rest in the Westwood Village Memorial Park. Donations in memory may be made to either St. Research Hospital or to the Los Angeles House of Ruth. Honor a life go to latimes.com/placeobituary Jacqueline Ainsworth Cohn (Jackie) passed away peacefully on October 12th, 2019.

Her sons, John and David, and daughter-in-law, Greta, were by her side. Although born in Wausau, Wisconsin, she was mostly raised in Nashville, Tennessee. At age 17, she took the train to California with some girlfriends, and never looked back. She began working for various law firms, political campaigns, and was a court transcriber who could dash off 120 words per minute. Jackie was always a hard worker.

She met her future husband, Bernard (Bud), by a chance meeting through a neighbor. They would have been married 55 years next week. They settled in Studio City, had 2 sons, founded Catalina Paints, and built a life. Jackie excelled at everything she put her mind to: sculpting, basket weaving, knitting (at which she won many awards), needlepoint, gardening (a true green thumb), and cooking. She made enduring friendships, and they knew she was as loyal as the day was long.

In 1989, Jackie and Bud discovered the small town of Seabeck, WA, and fell in love with its position on the Hood Canal. They bought a small place on a bluff overlooking the Canal and Olympia National Park. Eventually, that site was used to build their dream home and for the next 30 years, they split their time between Studio City and Seabeck. She made so many friends and spent endless sunsets having cocktails and laughs and creating beautiful memories. Although she sold the house two years ago, her heart remained in Seabeck and she wait to get back.

She often dreamt of the scent of fresh rain and fresh air. She suffer fools and she let them know it. She was opinionated, feisty, and a no holds barred kind of woman. You always knew where you stood with Jackie, and one of the reasons she was so well loved. She leaves behind her beloved grandchildren, Riley and Caris.

She is survived by her sons John and David, daughter-in-law, Greta, her beloved dog Henry, and many family members and friends who will keep her in their hearts always. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to one of the following: Disney Family Cancer Center Dr. Mena and The DFCC Providence Saint Joseph Foundation 501 South Buena Vista Street Burbank, CA 91505 Kitsap County Donor Fund Cohn Family Foundation Kitsap Community Foundation PO Box 3670 98383 360-698-3622 https://tinyurl.com/cohnmemorial COHN, Jacqueline (Jackie) Ainsworth OBITUARY NOTICES Place a paid notice latimes.com/placeobituary Search obituary notice archives: legacy.com/obituaries/latimes To place an obituary ad please go online to: latimes.com/placeobituary or call 1-800-234-4444 Kenneth Thomas Darling, 87, of San Pedro, passed away on the morning of October 14, 2019. He was born 5.13.1932 in Los Angeles to John Kenneth Darling and Martha Rose Darling (MacQueston) of Boston. Graduate of the USC School of Architecture (Barch 1955).

Navy veteran Seabee served in Guam 1955 to 1957. Founding partner of Darling and Denzler AIA Architects, later Kenneth Darling and Associates, AIA. Local, state and national Design Award winning Architect. He has left a legacy of many beautiful and important buildings throughout Southern California. He was especially proud of his contributions to the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition.

Lifelong Chevalier and Demolay serving as chaplain and leader with great faith. Member of the Congregationalist and Presbyterian churches. Board member for many non-profits, Friends of the School (LAUSD) Doves, Salvation Army, San Pedro Historical society, Go For Broke monument design committee, among many others. Master commissioner for the State of California Board of Architectural Examiners. Participant of the HUD program for the US.

In the 1960s, he led the valiant yet unsuccessful campaign to save the downtown San Pedro historic district from demolition. He was a deeply passionate advocate for preserving the cultural treasures of his City. For this, he became widely known. Ken and Margaret were members of the Sierra Club and avid backpackers, especially of the High Sierras. Devoted husband to his beloved, late wife Margaret Robertson Darling (Duthie), married 58 years.

Loving father, grandfather, brother and son. Survived by daughter Claudia Bender (Patrick), son Garon Darling (Teresa), sister Marlyn Smith, grandchildren Beau, Cole, Elisabeth and Clair, sister- in-lawMary Calloway andmany nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister Beverly Rosenberger, sister-in-law Helen Duthie and his brothers-in-law Robert Rosenberger, Larry Smith, Alexander Duthie and Leon Calloway. This man of many great achievements, both professionally and personally, will be dearlymissed by the many lives he impacted and improved. Services begin at 9:00 a.m., October 18, 2019 at Green Hills Memorial Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes.

May 13, 1932 October 14, 2019 DARLING, Kenneth T. Stories live on. Tell theirs. placeanad.latimes.com/obituaries In partnership with Born in Chicago to Bernice Wolf and Joseph Hammerman, sister to Babette, June and Richard, Janet moved to Los Angeles to live with her father at age 13. She attended Beverly Hills High School where she made lifelong best friends, Gloria Shimer (nee Kopman) and Gayle Prince (nee Schlanger).

While attending UCLA she met Alan Berliner. They eloped and had 3 children raised on South Bedford Drive in Beverly Hills: Attorney Jill Berliner, Talent Manager Jane Berliner, and Photographer Alex Berliner. She was blessedwith 3 grandkids: Sara Sigman, Bram Sigman and Lillian Berliner. Mark Freeman was second husband and with him she gained a stepdaughter Honoria. The couple traveled widely discovering different cultures and languages and expanding their appreciation for art.

It was while married to Mark that Janet attended Beverly School of Law. After passing the California Bar Exam, rather than working for fees, Janet helped people in need with Family Law, including a number of people affected by the AIDS crisis. Janet had many cousins, nieces and nephews, both blood remains or to those who loved her. Janet was funny and chic. She loved horses, good grammar, a glass of scotch and literature.

She passed quietly at daughter home just shy of her birthday overlooking Lake Tahoe. HAMMERMAN, Janet Marcia Stories live on. Tell theirs. placeanad.latimes.com/obituaries In partnership with October 23, 1942 September 16, 2019 LAWRENCE ROSS, Nancy Wynkoop Age 76, died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones after a courageous battle with ovarian cancer. Born in Catskill, NY, a graduate of Erasmus High, Hunter College, UC Berkeley and UCLA Law School, Nancy was a lifelong educator: years with the LA Unified School District, then as a catechist with Holy Family Church in South Pasadena.

She met the love of her life, fellow teacher Bob Ross; they were inseparable until his passing in 2017. She loved her students all, and they loved her back. She is survived by her brother Louis Perich of NH, sister-in-law Mary Ellen Perich, nieces Kathleen and Lauren Perich, nephews Stephen Perich, Paul and Phillip Bazzini, and numerous grandnieces and -nephews. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Church in South Pasadena on Saturday, October 19th at 10am with a reception immediately following. Sister Kathleen Lamia, CSJ, age 82, passed away on September 11, 2019, in Los Angeles, CA.

Born December 21, 1936 in Ocean Park, CA, Sr. Kathleen is survived by her brothers Thomas (Susan), and Vincent; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins. Formerly Sister Maureen Vincent, she was a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet since 1957. After first vows, Kathleen taught for thirteen years; first gradewas her favorite.

Later Sr. Kathleenministered in pastoral care at several hospitals. In 1985, she was invited to begin what became her favorite ministry of ministering to the senior Sisters at Carondelet Center. She was an excellent seamstress and cared for the sisters and their clothing with dedication. For fifteen years Kathleen was a member of Christian Therapists and served as a peer mentor.

Services will be held Tuesday, November 26, 2019 at the Carondelet Center in Los Angeles, CA, with a Service of Remembrance at and Funeral Liturgy at Interment will be held Wednesday, November 27 at 10am at Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City, CA. Donations in memory of Sister Kathleen Lamia, sent to: Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet, 11999 Chalon Road, Los Angeles, CA 90049. Please visit the website for Lighthouse Memorials Receptions, www.LAfuneral.com to send messages, share memories, or to obtain directions to the services. December 21, 1936 September 11, 2019 LAMIA, Sister Kathleen August 18, 1930 October 15, 2019 KANTOR, Igo Igo Kantor, born in Vienna, Austria, 1930, raised Lisbon, Portugal, through 1947, first sailed to the US to study at UCLA in 1948.

Igo became a U.S. citizen in 1952. He received his in International Relations and fromUCLA. One of first Hollywood jobs was as an assistant film editor at Columbia Studios. He worked on the film All the Men with editor Al Clark, a lunchtime drinker who some days would not return to work.

Igo found himself editing large parts of the film himself including the famous railroad speech. In 1954, Igo became head of the Television Music Dept. of Columbia Studios and its subsidiary Screen Gems. The well-known 1950s television series for which Igo did either music direction or music supervision include Playhouse 90, Father Know Best, The Donna Reed Show, and Ford Theatre. In the mid- Igo opened a post-production house called Synchrofilm.

He wrote the musical theme for two Tarzan films and became post-production supervisor on The Monkees TV series. He also headed post-production on the Jack Nicholson films Easy Rider and Five Easy Pieces. In the late Igo received Emmy nominations three years in a row for his work on The Bob Hope Christmas Special. In the Igo became an independent film producer. For the next four decades, he made low-budget thrillers and horror films.

These films include Kingdom of the Spiders with William Shatner, Hardly Working with Jerry Lewis and Act of Piracy with Gary Busey. In 1992, Igo won a Western Heritage Award for his TV documentary Legends of the West with Jack Palance. Igo spoke seven languages and worked film productions throughout the world. He was a dedicated sports fan committed to his beloved Dodgers, Lakers and Rams. His proudest achievement was marrying and starting a family.

He is survived by his wife Enid, his son Loren and daughter- in-law Gabrielle, his son Mark and daughter-in-law Lijian, his daughter Lisa and daughter-in-law Renee and his two grandsons Anthony and Andre. To place an obituary ad please go online to latimes.com/ placeobituary or call 1-800-234-4444 Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills, companion lawn crypt, Ascending Dawn Lot 5716 value $10,075. 435-773-6777 or Cemetery Marilyn J. Waldman, 88, died October 15, 2019. Born in Tucson on November 24, 1930, she spent her entire life in Los Angeles, where her paternal grandparents had settled in 1890.

She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from UCLA, where she was a proud member of AEPhi. She married J. Donald Waldman in 1964 and is survived by Don; her three children, Tom (Carol), Julie Ephraim (Barry), and Amy (Alexander Star); and her eight grandchildren Andrew, Sarah, Grant, Davina, Ariela, Noa, Oliver and Theodora. Marilyn served as a LAUSD elementary school teacher, as a board member and sponsor of the Concern Foundation for Cancer Research, and as a volunteer for educational organizations. She was a passionate traveler and avid reader, but we will remember Marilyn most for her devotion to her friends and to her extended family, who loved her deeply.

A funeral servicewill take place at Hillside Memorial Park on Sunday, October 20, 12:00 noon. Tributes to her memory may be made to Concern (www.concernfoundation.org). WALDMAN, Marilyn J. May 3, 1936 October 6, 2019 SCALIA, Donna Donna Scalia, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, aunt and sister, was welcomed to Heaven on Sunday, Oct. 6.

She died peacefully, surrounded by family, after suffering a long illness. She was born in Los Angeles and grew up in once rural Rosemead, living her life in the San Gabriel Valley. She and her husband, Larry, made their family home in Alhambra, a place of love and welcome for all, for 43 years, until he preceded her in 2002. She was blessed with great energy and kept active in all things her children and grandchildren needed. She organized tons of supplies, fun, and gin rummy games for many family vacations, to Lake Tahoe, Balboa Island, and camping at every beach camp in Southern California.

With Larry, she traveled extensively, making friends wherever she went. She volunteered tirelessly with Home Society and Foster Kids of America. She loved to be out on the golf course, hitting hole in ones, with the Arroyo and Almansor Ladies Golf Clubs. But most of all, she enjoyed spending time with family and hosting holidays, parties and family gatherings with an abundance of love and grace. Donna is survived by her five children, Dean (Zoila), Diane, John, Lisa (Gerry) and Suzy (Matt) Cook.

She will be dearly missed by grandchildren Sally and Harrison Cook, Chrissy (Jake) Rodart and Missy (Porky Drizzle) Scalia, great-grandchildren Carson and Wyatt Rodart, and niece Kathy (Mike) Patrick Kerry (John) and Teagan Albinger. The funeral mass at the Historic San Gabriel Mission, 428 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776 will be celebrated Saturday, November 9 at 12:00 pm. A Rosary will also be held on Friday evening, November 8, at 7pm at Pierce Stevens Mortuary, 1136 E. Las Tunas Drive, San Gabriel 91776.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the ChadTough Foundation (http://www.chadtough. to help find a cure for pediatric brain cancer, with an emphasis on diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG), a battle young is fighting. the group down to nine after the first season, sticking with those who had the per- sonality and work ethic the studiowanted. The youngest in the group, Pendleton made the cut and stuck with the show until it was canceled in 1959 after failedcontractnegotia- tions between Disney and ABC. had such fond, up- beatmemories of the said Richard Fancher, her nephew.

never regret- ted that it all ended. It al- ways remained a very pos- BornAug.1, 1946, Pendle- tongrewup inGlendale.Her father was a set designer andwas firmthathisdaugh- ter not pursue show busi- ness after Mickey off the air. During its run, the show was wildly popular and Pendleton was hard tomiss. She and Cubby nearly as young as she would faithfully stare into the camera and say, now time to as the showdrew toa close. She was matter-of-fact about giving up show busi- ness.

She liked dancing and singing, but acting not so les Times during one of the many Mickey Mouse Club reunions sheattended. Inmany ways, Pendleton became a typical teen, at- tending high school and then going to college at Fresno State University, where she earned a bach- degree in psychology and later a degree. But her life changed radi- cally in 1983, when she in- jured her spine in a car acci- dent in Fresno, leaving her paralyzed from the waist down. With an up-close look at the inequities and indig- nities that disabled people had to endure, she became an advocate and for years served on the California Assn. of the Physically Handicapped.

She also worked at a shelter for bat- teredwomen, another cause she threwherself into. Mickey Mouse Club re- unions remained a favorite forPendleton. gave her the opportu- nity to relivegreatmemories andtomeetsomany Mouse fans who watched the show as kids and loved said Staci Bletscher, herdaughter. Fancherrecalledpushing her through Disneyland when the amusement park celebrated its 50th anniver- sary in 2005 and coming away stunned at how many people recognizedher. is someone who hadevery right tobe cynical, but she never he said.

would come up to her, tell her how much they loved the show and she was just so sweet. There was an incredibly positive aura abouther.Always.” Pendleton, who was di- vorced, is survived by her daughterandtwograndchil- dren, LukeandGriffen. KAREN PENDLETON, 1946 2019 One of Disney Mouseketeers Disney YOUNGEST IN THE GROUP had such fond, upbeat memories of the said Richard Fancher, Karen nephew. from chief executive of Figueroa Economical, told The Times onThursday thathewasun- aware of the lawsuit. He did not respond to several fol- low-up emails and phone calls.

FigueroaEconomical is a well-known developer of subsidized housing in Los Angeles. It has secured com- from thePropositionHHHhome- lesshousingbondtoworkon five projects to create 326 units of housing. The lawsuit over the Hogan Manor project de- scribes a complicated series of loans and title changes that it alleges were intended to illegally remove the city fromtheproject. In accordance with the terms of the 40-year loan agreement Figueroa Econo- micalmadewith the city, the developer loanedmoney toa company namedRCCCred- it that, in turn, loaned it to Richard N. Hogan Manor LP, a partner of Figueroa Economical.

But then things went off track, the lawsuit alleges. In 2017, according to the suit, Vivian Lum, an attor- ney with Lum Law Offices, which is a limited partner of HoganManor, purported to interest in the partnership deed of trust to another company, the Evergreen Advantage LLC. Then loan against the property from yet another company, PS Funding, the lawsuit alleges. The city alleges that Ever- green Advantage received $4.4 million in the proceeds fromthat cording to the lawsuit. Later, Hogan Manor de- faulted on the loan, according to the law- suit, but the city was un- aware of the refinancing ef- fort until it received a notice of thedefault.

The city accuses Figueroa Economical and the other companies of breachingtheirdutiesunder the city loan agreement and wrongfully assigning the partnership deed of trust without the consent or notice, causing en- richment andmisuse of gov- ernment among other things. It also accuses the com- panies of submitting a false financial report to the city. According to the lawsuit, they owe the city $4.46 mil- lionon the loan. Lum immediately respond to a request for comment. Evergreen Ad- vantage also did not re- spond to a call from The Times.

Misappropriation of funds is alleged CITY ATTY.Mike Feuer sued several com- panies in alleged scheme. Marcus Yam Los Angeles Times from.

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