Dr. John N. Warner went almost everywhere in the name of tropical and subtropical agriculture.

Warner, a geneticist, worked in nearly 80 countries.

Warner, 77, formerly of Honolulu, died Dec. 12 in Monterey, Calif.

He became head of the departments of genetics and pathology at the Hawaiian Sugar Planters’ Association.

Warner traveled extensively for a U.S. Department of Agriculture-sponsored project for a world collection of sugar cane germ plasm.

In 1966, he became vice president and director of agricultural services for Hawaiian Agronomics Inc., overseeing projects in Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Indonesia, the Solomon Islands and Iran.

Wagner led field studies in Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, the Ivory Coast, Senegal and Afghanistan and provided consulting services to China’s Sugar Industry Research Institute.

In semi-retirement from 1984-88, he consulted for development banks, foreign government agencies and private clients.

From 1988 to 1990, he was director of the Sugar Industry Research Institute in Jamaica.

Born in Los Angeles, he is survived by wife Martha S. Dennis; brother Willis; sons Sherman and Richard; and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the Lyon Arboretum Association, 3860 Manoa Road, Honolulu 96822.

Ariston “Ari” Alonzo Jr., also known as Boss and Boom Boom, 50, of Keaau, Hawaii, owner of Alonzo Bus Service, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Keaau, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Rose Anne; sons Noel G. Navarro and Ariston “AP” Alonzo III; daughter Arianne K.; brothers Joseph, Harold and Roy; and sisters Betty Jane Hutton, Penny Davis and Patricia Alonzo. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mabel S. Anger, 80, of San Mateo, Calif., native of Hilo, a retired proprietress and teacher for a day care center, died Jan. 13 in San Mateo, Calif. She is survived by son Paul Lewis; brothers Walter P., Robert “Bob” and Allan R. Santos; and sisters Violet S. Pereira and Ruth S. Meunier. Services held.

Choyei Asato, 71, of Waipahu, a retired Dole Pineapple Co. Yale driver, died Jan. 19 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Waipahu, he is survived by brothers Yeikichi “Spike,” Seicho, Lawrence Y., Walter H. and Roy M.; and sisters Kiyoko Uyehara and Sally T. Asato. Private services.

Romy A. Baldonado, 47, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Stevedore wharf clerk, died Thursday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Santa Maria, Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Mila; son Romy Jr.; daughter Cheryl; brothers Jaime, Edlin, Donnie, Emilio Jr. and Freddie; and sister Annie Yoshizumi. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Richard P. Boone Jr. will be remembered in a 1 p.m. graveside memorial service with military honors Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Additional information for an obituary published Dec. 25 was provided by the mortuary.

Lance W. Botelho, 26, of Waianae died Jan. 21 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by mother Shirley Hood; father and stepmother Frank N. and Gayleen; brother Frank N. Jr.; sister Liza; stepbrother Shanon Carlos; stepsisters Dana and Kimberly Ramos; and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Swinney, and Mary Damas. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Harry F.T. Chong, 81, of Honolulu died Jan. 21 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by daughters Joyce E. Chong and Carol Jean “Pinky” Chun; brothers William and Herbert; sisters Marjorie Chong, Mildred Lau, Alma Sur, Lillian Pardee and Mabel Ching; and three grandchildren. Service: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Benilda Dela Rosa, 72, of Keaau, Hawaii, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Pilar Abra, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Ricarte; sons Rogelio, Pedro and Bernabe; daughters Imelda Bumagat, Melania Bermudez, Matilde Neri, and Flordeliza “Eliza” and Elizabeth Dela Rosa; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

David R. Franklin, 49, of Honolulu died Jan. 18 in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Ann Serria, Marylou Alexander and Diane Mendez; and brother Daniel Escalera. Services held.

Juliana P.C. Hernandez, 74, of Waipahu, died Jan. 20, in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, she is survived by husband Alfred D. “Fred”; son Dr. Anthony; daughter Chita; brothers Jose, Florencio and Isabelo Cadiente; and five grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Shizuko Ikeda, 90, of Honolulu, died Jan. 16 in the Hale Nani Nursing Home. Born in Kawaiahao, Kauai, she is survived by son Paul T.; sister Masako Sakai; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Arthur M. Ishikawa, 65, of Honolulu, a retired city real property appraiser, died Sunday at home. Born in Hamakua, Hawaii, he is survived by wife May K.; son Mark M.; daughters Tracy M. and Janis K.; brothers Masanori, Oliver and Peter; and sister Grace Salas. Service: 7 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Minnie Johnson, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Diversy Co. warehouse person, died Sunday in the Aloha Health Care Center. Born in Kihei, Maui, she is survived by daughter Hermina “Mina” Ledo; sons Ronald and P.J.; brother John G. Louis Jr.; sister Mona Cooper; eight grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Gertrude F. Kajiwara was a retired special education teacher for Stevenson Intermediate School. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Tsuruichi Kakutani, 93, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Jan. 19 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hiroshima, Japan, he is survived by daughters Mildred M. Hong and Dorothy Y. Lee; brother Hideo; sister Lillian Weeks; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Lovenna Ann Kaleleiki, 41, of Ewa Beach, an AIG Insurance Co. employee, died Jan. 17 at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by parents William and Felicidad “Linky” Jr.; brothers William G. III, Ivan, Rodney and Nathan; and sisters Pearl Sedeno, Ruby Jenkins and Marlene Sedeno. Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Ashley M. Launder, infant daughter of Scott and Lisa Launder of Kapaa, Kauai, died Jan. 21 in San Diego. The baby was born on Oct. 31. She is also survived by sister Alyssa; brother Seth; grandparents Rachel Launder, and Amanda and Leigh Harkey; and great-grandparents Rena Cogdill and Lilah Thompson. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at Kapaa Assembly of God Church. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual/aloha attire.

Daniel M. Makuakane is also survived by daughter Teresa Makuakane- Drechsel. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.

Josefina F. Ojano, 74, of Hilo, a former telephone operator and secretary for the Municipal Treasury Office of Alaminos, Pangasinan, the Philippines, died last Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Elvira Yoneoka; sisters Remedios Arboleda, Rosalina Buaga and Corazon Fernandez; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. A gathering will follow at the family home. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorothy F.C. Paleka will be remembered in a noon service Friday at the Paleka home, 85-368 A Waianae Valley Road. Scattering of ashes will follow at the Waianae Boat Harbor. No wreaths. Loose flowers welcomed. Incomplete information was published in an obituary that ran yesterday.

Gloria M. Pries, 42, of Kailua-Kona, a waitress, died Sunday at home. Born in California, she is survived by husband Larry J.; and sisters Dodi, Rebel, Kristina, Cheri, Jackie and Gina. Graveside service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Kona Memorial Cem etery. Casual attire.

Ronald J. Rodrigues was the owner of Cane Chair Repair. Incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday was provided by the mortuary.

Norma T. Tatsuyama, 76, of Honolulu died Sunday in Straub Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by husband Muneo; sons Dennis, Craig and Randall; brother Hirotsune Higashi; sister Janet Hamai; and two grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kanoe M. Vierra, 68, of Haiku, Maui, a master plumber for L&F Plumbing, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Kihei, Maui, he is survived by sons Mitchell Balutski, Kahuhu Aalona, Paul Fansler, and Kanoe, Glenn, Brian and Calvin P. Vierra; daughters Leimomi Garcia and Charlynn Vierra; brother Jerome; sister Mona Ann Amero; 28 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary-Haleakala Chapel, call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery.