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HaroldAlden
January 28, 1928-January 7, 2017
Harold (Hal) Aldenwasanearly pioneerint he hometextile industrywho
began his career importing decorativepillows fromJapan in1958. Hewasa
centralfigur einforgingapath forhow theworld would later trade.Hal wasan
extrao rdinaryvisionarywith the courage and spirit of the early settler s, venturi ng
intounchartedterritoryand imagininganew wayofdoingbusiness without
borders.In theearly 1970’s, Halonce again set the stageforthe futureofi nternational
trade when he petitioned Chinaforavisa beforeNixon opened traderelations
with that country. By virtue of his efforts, he wasabletobepartofthefirst
business delegation invitedto China.Hal Aldenwas aunique self made man whose success inbusinesswasa
result of hisextrao rdinaryintelligence,talent and incrediblegrit. Hisbusiness
instinctswere unparalleled and asaresul thewas adominantforceinhis
industrygarneringasmuch as 70%ofall pillowsales in theU. S. Hal’sability
to understand what consumerswouldrespondto and his skills at producing
productwere some of the gifts that set him apart. In addition,were his ethical
methods of doingbusiness and hisfair andrespectful treatment of all whom he
dealt with. Hal’snamewasrespe cted throughout thebusinessworldhereand
abroad. Hewasregarded as one of the giants of thetextile industry.Hal wasthe quintessential patriarch who caredforhis wif eand three children
with an abundance ofwarmth an dlove. He hadawonderfulsense of humor and
abright, twinkling smile,which lit up hisface with endearingsweetness.He
wasawonderful husband andfatherwho provided comfort, security, support
and love.Hal hadagreat zest forlife, possessed afine sense of dress andwasan
avid oenophile and epicure. He washighlyrespectedint he worldofart wherehe
and his wifewerecoll ector sofmanyofthe greatcontemporaryartists.As accomplished as hewas,Halwas als oashumble.Tomeet him, one
would neverhaveknown thegreatness of the man and his achievements. But he
wasindeedagreat man who will be missedby so many.Harold is survivedby his wife, 3children, 7grandchildren and1great-
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PeterBayleyO’Brien
April 15, 1942-January 6, 2017
PeterBayleyO’Brien,Esq., 74,diedonFriday,
January6,2017inBurba nk,Calif ornia.Born in
Independence,CAtoMarcus and Norma O’Brien,
Petergrew up in North Hollywood,graduating from
North Hollywood H.S.in1960. Hewent onto attend
the Univ.ofSouther nCaliforniaand Southwestern
Univ.School of Law, earning hisJ.D. and practiced
laweversince.Hehad alongtermlaw practice
in BeverlyHills ,CA, Bauer,O’Brien&Bernstein,
and then on hisownatthe LawOffices ofPeterB.
O’Brien in Los Angeles,CA.
Peterissurvivedby his wife, Laura O’Brien,
Peter’stwo children, MarkO’Brien and Megan
O’Brien, andfour grandchildren,Adam, Griffin,
Natalie and Emma, along with hisextendedfamily
from Laura’sside,the Duenckels.Laura’ ssister,
KellyDuenckel, practiced lawwithPeter .Whether
through divine intervention or pureluck, Peterand
Lauramet running in the North HollywoodPark,
CA in 1978. Theymarried onJanuary2,1 983
an denjoyedawonderful 34year marriage,full of
mutual love,respect, and “noregrets”.
Petermost enjoyedhiking andgazing out at
the meadowbehind his home in his belovedLake
Tahoe.Heand Laurahikedeveryweekend in
the Hollywood Hills withagroup of friends that
continuallygrew in numbers, in large partdue to
Peter’scharmand keen interest in others. Peter
will berememberedby his familyand friends as a
man whowasgenerous,knowledgeable,could tell
agood tale,happy,and full of love.Inhis practice,
Peterwas afierce defender of those in need, many
timestaking on lost causes because the person
simplyneeded help.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, January
15,2017atForest Lawn,6300 Forest Lawn Drive,
with aviewing from1-4pm and the memorial
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1-800-234-Chinen,Yoshio.Age 85 passedaway
on January 7, 2017.Beloved father
of Christine(Chris)Richard andCraig
Chinen; grandfather ofHeather (Tony)
Park and MichelleYamashita; great-
grandfather of HaileyPark; brother of
Sakaye Nomura of Hawaii. He is also
survivedby many otherrelatives here
and in Hawaii.
Memorial service will be held on
Wednesday, January 18, 2p.m. at
Green Hills MemorialPark Chapel,
27501 S.WesternAve., RanchoPalos
Verdes, CA. The familyrequests Aloha
attire. In lieu of flowers, a donationto
the NationalParkinson’s Foundation is
appreciated. http://www.parkinson.
org
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213-626-Chinen,Yoshio
Salvador RichardNaranjo
July 20, 1945-January 4, 2017
Salvador RichardNaranjo ,71, of CulverCity, diedJanuary4after abrief
illness. As the supervisor ofgrounds andgard ens at the Getty beginni ng in
1974 until hisretirement in 2006, Richardoversawthe original development of
the Romangard ens thatJ. Paul Getty envisi oned in Malibu,under the direction
of DenisKurutz and EmmetWemple,and their later enhancement with theteam
of Machado Silvettiarchitects.Richardalsoplayedakey ro le in thedesign and
installation of the Getty Center landscape under the architect RichardMeier and
landscape architect Laurie Olin, andwascloselyinvolvedwithRobertIrwin on
everydetail of hisCentral Garden.
Bornand raised inSanFernando,Richa rd did twotoursofdutyinVietn am as
ahelicopter door gunner,and laterworked forMoulder Brothers, leadingto his
appoi ntment at the Getty.Hewas knownand lo vedacross the organization, from
grounds laborerstoMuseu mdirectors, and widelyrespectedforhis professional
experience,judgment,andunassuming demeanor.After retirement, Richardran
an independentlandscapingbusiness with anextensiveclientele across Los
Angeles.
Richardissurvivedby his son Richardand grandson Christian, brothers
Porfirioand Danny, sistersSocorro, Rosemary, Patricia andConnie,and longtime
friend AnnemiekeHalbrook.Viewing andRosarywillbeonThursday, January
12,2017from5-9 pm at Mission HillsCatholic Mortuary. AFuneral Mass will
be heldFriday, January13, 20 17 at 9:30 am at StFerdinand’sCatholic Church
in SanFernando, with burial to follow at SanFernandoMissionCemeteryin
Mission Hills,and areceptionincelebration of Richard’slifeatCasa Torres ,
SanFernando Mission Blvd,SanFernando from1-5pm.latimes.com/placeobituaryToplace an obituary ad
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latimes.com/placeobituaryMarySumiko(Wada) Marumoto 102
was born onDec. 24, 1914 in Redlands
Ca. and passedawayin ChulaVista,
Ca on Dec. 27, 2016. She graduated
Redlands HighSchool in 1932.
Mary lovingly cared for childrenat
the Japanese Shonien Children’s Home
in Los Angeles,Ca from 1932 through
1935.
She is survivedby her daughters
Jeanne (Bill) Elyea, Allyne (Les)
Tachiki, Linda McLemore, Joyce Kelly,
sonSteven, 11 grandchildren, 10
great grandchildren, many nieces and
nephews. BrothersFrank,Henry and
RobertWada. Predeceasedby Brothe rs
Jack,Ted, sisters FumikoTogino,Bessie
Doiguchi andHelen Nakayama
MemorialService will be held on
Saturday January 14, 2017at the First
United Methodist Church, 1200East H
St. ChulaVista, Ca at 11:00AM.MaruMoto,Mary
Belovedwife of V. Richard
Cunningham, loving mother of Mary
E., ThomasJ.,IV, Janet M.Cunningham
and Catherine M.(James) Hamm. She
wasthe sole survivor among her 7
siblings from Bradford, Pennsylvania.
She is also survivedby four wonderful
grandchildren, Megan,Kevin, Justin
and SarahHamm.
Soon aftermoving to L.A., while
working asatalentpayroll supervisor
at CBS (TelevisionCity on Fairfax), she
metDick Cunningham through the
YoungPeople’s ClubatSt. Ambrose.
They werelatermarriedby Bishop
Manningat St.GregoryChurch. As
she wasquite fond of her job and
co-workers,she remained an active
member of the CBS “FROGS”Alumnae
Group for decades.Asadevoted
mother,Helenwasinvolved in the
Mother’s Clubat Ca thedral Chapel,(
yrs), NotreDame Academy(12 yrs) and
Loyola HighSchool.Inher sparetime
she wasanactivemember of the Good
ShepherdGuild,HolyFamil yGuild
and enjoyedher Knights ofColumbus
bowling group.
Mass of Christian Burial 11 am
Thurs., January12, 2017at Cathedral
Chapel (La Brea–Olympic)Private
Interment. In lieu of flowers,Donations
maybemade to TheGOOD SHEPHERD
CENTER forWomen (1640 Rockwood
St., LosAngeles,CA90026)or ST.JOHN
OF GOD HOSP.(2468w. Adams Blvd.,
LosAngeles,90006,CA)
GATES, KINGSLEY, GATES Culver City
(310) 837-7121www.gateskingsley.
comSeptember 19, 1926-December 18, 2016Cunningham, helen L.
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1-800-234-Eden MemorialPark, Eternal Light
Chapel onWednesday, January 11,
2017 at 1:00 PM.Services provided by
Chevra Kadisha.September 30, 1921 - January 8, 2017SILVERMAN, Marione A
Mount Sinai MemorialParks
and Mortuaries 800-600-
http://www.mountsinaiparks.orgsiener, Paul
Serizawa, Emi, age 81, passedaway
on January 8, 2016. She is survivedby
her beloved husband,Yoichi Serizawa;
children, Julie (Kevin) Hubbard
and Randy (LeeAnn) Serizawa;
grandchildren, Trent and Katelyn
Serizawa; brothers,Kyo and Kanya
(Judy) Okamoto; she is also survived
by nieces, nephews and otherrelatives.
Memorial services will be held
on Saturday, January 21, 11 a.m.at
Centenary United Methodist Church
300 S.Centra l Ave. in Los Angeles.Free
valet parking isavailableat the church.
The familykindly requests no
flowers.
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213-626-Serizawa, emi
NAKATSU, MARY. Age 92, passed
awayon January 3, 2017.Predeceased
by her beloved husband, George on
December 27, 2016; she is survivedby
her children,Lynn (Mike) Ito, Wayne
(Karen) Nakatsu, andGaye (Bob)
Tsudama; grandchildren, Kristen,Eric
and Shawna Ito, and Geoff (Mickie),
Kylie and Bryan Tsudama; great-
granddaughter, Mei sa Tsudama; she is
also survivedby nieces, nephews and
otherrelatives.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday, Janu ary 18, 10:30 a.m.at
RedondoBeach Church of Christ 6122
PacificCoast Highwayin Redondo
Beach.
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213-626-nakatsu, Mary
latimes.com/placeobituaryMay10, 1931-January2,Wesolik, kenneth Francis
Husband,Father,
Grandfather and great
American patriot,Ken
passedawayon January
2,2017 in the embraceofhis family
and friends in ManhattanBeach,
California.Born inBelleville,Illinois,hewas
the son of immigrants fromPrussia
(eastern Germany). In time for
high schoolyears,the family moved
to Berkeley,California,wherehe
subsequentlyatte nded the University
of California and obtained hisBachelor
of Arts inPoliticalSciences asaGolden
Bear.Afterschool,hespentfiveyears in
the US ArmyasaTank Commander,
ArmorOfficer and finally military
intelligence. While in the Army, he
met his wife,FayeHicks,who together
had four children;Kenneth Jr., David,
Patricia andStuart. LearningCzech
and German in the Armyled him
ultimately to work in theCentral
IntelligenceAgency.Kenhad averysuccessful,35-year
career in the CIA, with significant
accomplishments relativ etoCold
Warissues.Headvanced quicklyto
theranks of senior management.
In October 1989, hereceived the
Distinguished IntelligenceMedal from
thenDirector WilliamWebst er for
majorcont ributionsto the mission of
the agencyand thecountr y. Always
aconsummate professional and true
American, hewasdriventoservehis
countr ywith greatpride.He remarried in 1974to Betty
Shaw. Devotedtooneanother, they
enjoyedahappyand blessed life
together married for 42years.Known
to all to be agentl eman, hewas
extremelywell read and thoughtful.
In retirementhekeptveryactivewith
church,keeping his language skills
sharp and living his finalyears closeto
all of his children and grandchildren.He is survivedby his wife,Betty
Shaw; children David,Patricia and
StuartWesolik;son in-l aw SteveDelk
anddaughterin-lawJulieNemeth,
respectively;aswell as grandchildren
Andrew,MorganneandSophia. A
memorialto celebrate his life will be
held January14, 2017at 3:00pmat
the TrinityLuthe ranChurch, 1340 11th
Street,ManhattanBeach, CA.Inlieu of
flowers,donations can be madeto the
Alzheimer’s Foundation of Americaat
alzfdn.org.To place
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(310) 991-CemeteryLots/CryptsRichard Charles Zigrang, D.D. S.
passedawaysuddenly on January 3,
at Torrance MemorialHospital.Born
December 28, 1929, hewas the son
of Charles andBonita Zigrang ofLos
Angeles.He atte ndedLoyola High
School and USC undergraduate and
dental schools where he served as
the coxswain for theCrew. Richard
married his high school sweetheart
and lifelong love, PatriciaGauthier on
October 28, 1950.They had 9 children.Dr. Zigrang had dental practices in
Los Angeles and Rolling Hills Estates
until hisretirement in 2000.He loved
dentistry andwas very active in the
dental community. He cont inued
to do volunteer teachingat the USC
Dental Schoolwell after retiring.
Richardwas passionate about his
many hobbies which included flying,
skiing, bagpiping, deep sea, stream
and fly fishing, photography, reading
and travel.Services will be held Saturday
January 14,at 12:30p.m. at St, John
Fisher Church, 5448Crest Road,Rancho
Palos Verdes CA. In lieu of flowers,
donations may be madeto Palos
Verdes Thrift Shop, 2321Pacific Coast
Hwy., Lomita,CA 90717.December 28, 1929 - January 3, 2017Zigrang, D.D.S., richard
Charlesvideexceptional aid for our
immigrant individuals,” So-
lis said ina statement.“This
is one of the many stepswe
are taking towards protect-
ing the immigrantcommu-
nities that are so essentialto
Los Angeles County.”
Tuesday’s action came
weeks after the county set
aside $3 million ina legal as-
sistance fund for immi-
grants facing deportation.
That funding is part of a
joint effort between the
county andthe city of L.A.,
where leaders have also
vowed to resist any federal
planto deport millions of
people. The city is commit-
ting $2 millionto the fund.
The hearing reflected
how divisive the issue is,
even in a county with many
immigrants and which over-
whelming voted against
Trump. The MigrationPol-
icy Institute estimates that
million ofthe11 millionresid-
ing in thecountry illegally
live in L.A. County.
During his campaign,
Trump promisedto deport
millionsofimmigrantsinthe
country illegally andto erect
awall alo ng theMexicanborder. His populist candi-
dacyenergizedmany from
the Republican Party’s base
but inspired fear and pro-
tests from those opposedto
his run for the presidency.
His election stunned
many, and soon cities,coun-ties and states with largely
Democratic voters, includ-
ing L.A. County, promisedto
declare their jurisdictions as
sanctuaries for immigrants.
On Tuesday, supporters
of Trump and those who
back immigrant rights
shouted complaints from
the audience about the fail-
ings of county government,
though for differentreasons.
Trump supporters accused
supervisors of harboring
and abetting people violat-
ing federal immigrationlaw,
while immigrant rights ac-
tivists called for thecounty
to end allcooperation with
theU.S. Immigration and
Customs Enforcement.
Some Trump supporters
said immigrants had
brought drugs and violence
into their neighborhoods
and should be deported.
“Legal assistance for il-
legals is one of the most in-
sane statementsI can thinkof,” said Betty Retama, a
member of the pro-Trump
groups known as We the
Pe ople Rising and America
FirstLatinos.
Immigration activists
praised thecounty’s move to
create an immigration af-
fairs office, calling it an im-
portant effort at stopping
“Trump’s deportation
machine.”
“Despitetheirbeingloud,
they’reonthewrongside of
history,” said AndresKwon
in response to outbursts
from Trump supporters.
“We needyou to be on the
right side of history.”
Board Chairman Mark
Ridley-Thomas grew so
frustratedbydiscordthathe
orderedeverymemberofthe
public out of the board
chambers, andconvened a
closedsession.“Ith inkwe’ve
had more than enough,” he
said as he had theroom
cleared.Whensupervisorsreopened the public session,
nearlyeveryone had left.
The motion passed4to1.
As partofthemotion, the
board moved to have the
county’s civilian oversight
commission overs eethe
Sheriff’s Department’s
interactions with immi-
grants and make sure the
department is adheringto
its own immigrant-friendly
policies. It alsodirectedthe
Office of Educationto plan
for providing bilingual infor-
mation on resources and
rights of immigrant stu-
dentstoa“freepubliceduca-
tion,regardless of their im-
migration status.”
Supervisor Kathryn
Barger voted against the
creation of the Officeof Im-
migrant Affairs and the Of-
fice of Education proposal.adam.elmahrek
@latimes.com
[email protected]County creates agency to help immigrants
L.A. COUNTYSupervisors SheilaKuehl, left, and
Hilda Solis, shown in December 2015, co-sponsored
the motion creating the Office of Immigrant Affairs.AlSeibLos Angeles Times[Immigration,fromB1]