STEPHEN JOHN PETRULA
Stephen John Petrula died Nov. 4, 2004. He was 88.
Petrula was born Oct. 31, 1916, in Northridge, and was a Burbank
resident for 67 years.
Petrula was a tool and production planner for the aerospace
industry for 40 years.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margaret; son, Dan
Petrula; brothers, John and Mike; sisters, Mary and Betty; one
grandson; and three great-grandchildren.
Visitation for family and friends is 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Valley
Funeral Home Chapel, 2121 W. Burbank Blvd. A chapel service is 11
a.m. Tuesday at Valley Funeral Home Chapel.
AMY JO PORTER
Amy Jo Porter died Nov. 1, 2004. She was 39.
Porter is survived by her mother, Melissa Porter; sister, Mindy
Dali; and brother, David Porter.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Eckerman-Heisman
Funeral Service, 333 E. Magnolia Blvd.
IRENE TERESA SINOPLI
Irene Teresa Sinopli died Nov. 1, 2004. She was 89.
Sinopoli was born Sept. 25, 1915, in Clinton, Mass., and was a
longtime Burbank resident.
Sinopoli worked as an accounting clerk in the aerospace industry.
She is survived by her nephew, Anthony; and cousin, Barbara.
Services have passed.
ROBERT JOHN LACKO
Robert John Lacko died Nov. 1, 2004 in his Burbank residence. He
was 65.
He was born Dec. 1, 1938 in McKeesport, Penn. He was a Burbank
resident for 30 years.
He was a salesman for 32 years with Arrowhead Water.
He served in the Marine Corps from 1958 to 1961 and was based in
Okinawa, Japan for most of those years. He was an avid golfer,
playing at DeBell, Santa Anita and Griffith Park courses. He was a
longtime member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Vicky Lacko, two sons,
Craig and wife Kathleen Lacko of Manhattan Beach and Brent Lacko of
Burbank, and his brother, Ray and wife Dee Lacko of North Huntington,
Penn.
A memorial service was on Thursday at St. Francis Xavier.
Interment will be private.
