23 Sworn In as 1986-87 Grand Jurors

A retired Sherman Oaks businessman, Edward E. Roseman, was named foreman of the 1986-87 Los Angeles County Grand Jury when 23 new jurors were sworn in to serve on the watchdog panel.

The jury, drawn by lot for a one-year term concluding next June, was sworn in Tuesday by Judge James Koltz, former Superior Court presiding judge.

Grand jurors act as a review panel for county government--providing an independent evaluation of government programs and policies--and, less frequently, consider evidence in felony cases for the issuance of criminal indictments.

Because of the time-consuming nature of the job, many of those who volunteer for grand jury service are retired.

Others serving on the panel are:

Helene P. Moss, paralegal, Los Angeles; Henry Rivas, retired, Los Angeles; Leslie S. Clark, retired dentist, Glendale; Homer Fletcher, commercial diver, Los Angeles; Ralph R. Howe, sales representative, Long Beach; Sherman G. Broidy, retired, Los Angeles.

Also, Rosa L. Closs, retired registered nurse, Long Beach; Mary A. Evans, homemaker, San Marino; Ernest H. Sorotskin, retired librarian, Los Angeles; Robert C. Lutz, a recently retired Municipal Court commissioner, Glendale.

Also, Martha B. Padve, art consultant, Pasadena; Ruth Slater, homemaker, South Pasadena; Doris Seward, retired, Whittier; Eugenie F. Kaplan, homemaker, Los Angeles; Sharyn M. Klein, homemaker, Tarzana; Concepcion C. Minsky, consultant, San Marino.

Also, Ben Norman, retired, Los Angeles; Janet Kaye, retired, Beverly Hills; Daphne M. Lewis, part-time Los Angeles Police Department employee, Beverly Hills; Shirley Lertzman, writer, Encino; Lindsey M. Saunders, California Department of Corrections, Long Beach; Fred S. Vollmer, manufacturing company president, Beverly Hills.

Chosen as alternates were Gerard M. Rastello, retired, Long Beach; Preston E. O’Neal, retired Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, Compton, and Irving M. Harris, retired, Beverly Hills.