Earl C. Joslen, BHS 1938

Earl C. Joslen, BHS 1938

Earl C. Joslen; Retired Lockheed Manager

September 5, 1996, Los Angeles Times

Earl C. Joslen, a retired product support manager for Lockheed Corp., died Friday at his home in Ventura. He was 76.

Joslen was born April 6, 1920, in Redlands. He attended schools in Burbank from kindergarten through high school, graduating from Burbank High in 1938. He attended Glendale College, where he earned an associate of arts degree.

He worked as a riveter for Lockheed during the early part of World War II and then served with the U.S. Marine Corps in the South Pacific.

Before the war, Joslen married Eileen Leona Hale of Glendale, whom he later divorced, and they had a son, David E. Joslen, who lives in Santa Clarita.

After the war, Earl Joslen resumed working for Lockheed and later attended Cal State Los Angeles, where he earned a bachelor's degree in psychology. He did graduate work in psychology at USC and obtained a general secondary teaching credential to teach high school.
But David Joslen said his father's job with Lockheed came before either teaching or practicing psychology.

Joslen became an inspector supervisor for Lockheed and later a product support manager, a position that took him around the world. He led and managed teams in Colombia; Charleston, S.C.; Newburgh, N.Y.; and Dayton, Ohio. He lived in Tehran, Iran, and Ottawa, Canada, for many years.

Joslen, who enjoyed boating and motorcycling, retired from Lockheed in 1983. He was a licensed pilot and had flown all over the world. Joslen and his daughter by another marriage, Jillian Kate Joslen, 12, of Santa Paula, were sponsors to eight children in South America. He had been president of several clubs, including the Stewart Air Force Base flying club in Newburgh.

In addition to Hale and his two children, Joslen is survived by two other former wives, Francoise Papparoze and April Bassile.

Funeral services will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Joseph P. Reardon Funeral Home in Ventura. Graveside services are planned for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills. Memorial donations may be made to the Cancer Control Society in Los Angeles.