EXHIBIT 32.2

                          CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                           18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                           AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Angelica Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 30, 2005, as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I,
James W. Shaffer, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company,
certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

            (1)       The Report fully complies with the requirements of
                      section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
                      of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); and

            (2)       The information contained in the Report fairly
                      presents, in all material respects, the financial
                      condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated:  September 8, 2005

                                   /s/ James W. Shaffer
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                                   James W. Shaffer
                                   Vice President and Chief Financial Officer