Helen F. Ayala-Pennington, 67, of Ewa Beach died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by son Carl Ayala; daughters Sandra Paglinawan, Sharon Pennington and Deborah Rutkowski; mother Emily Soto; brothers Norio Colipano, Sencio Bacquiran and Bill and James “Chu” Ayala; sisters Agnes Mercado, Caroline Belaski, Doris Carvalho, Kathreen Harding, Rose Ebulan, Narcie Blair, Bena Gallarde, Suzy Guzman and Remi Vegas; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9:15 a.m. Casual attire.

Barbara A. Chiri, 76, of Kailua-Kona died Tuesday at home. Born in Santa Cruz, Calif., she is survived by husband Andrew E.; daughters Ellen C. Bakaleinikoff, Marion Chiri and Janet C. Esposito; and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery No. 2, Hilo. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Kona or the American Heart Association.

May I. Cho, 70, of Kailua died last Saturday in Waimanalo. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Kenneth M., Joseph K. and Michael K.; daughters May I. Andrade,

Lanette H. Dela Cuesta and Linda D. Kahana; brother William Atkins; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Call again after 9 a.m. Friday at mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Stephen F. Coloma, 84, of Honolulu died last Saturday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Marcelina; sons Pres, Rizal and Edwin; daughter Filipinas Angus; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

John T. Gibo, 69, of Kaneohe, a retired vice president of sales for Central Pacific Supplies Corp. and formerly employed by Amfac, died Wednesday in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by companion Emily T. Higa; son Christopher K. “Kit”; daughters Madeline H. Gibo and Cecelia M.G. Sasaki; mother Kose; brothers Peter S., Kiyoshi “James”, and Jack I.; sister Joyce E. Higa; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marjorie L. Hibbard, 78, of Kekaha, Kauai died Wednesday in Kauai Care Center. Born in San Diego, she is survived by daughter Marykathleen Howard; sister Ray F. Lopacki; and three grandchildren. Services held.

Ernest T. “Taku” “Popeye” Hiramoto, 69, of Pearl City, a city refuse collector, died Monday at home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Gladys M.; son Dean M.; brother Masao; sisters Mabel F. Hacoba, Margaret S. Sadaoka, Ruth Y. Sasaki, and Sally S.

Nakashige; and one grandchild. Services: 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Talameleke Lemafa, 70, of Honolulu died May 15 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in American Samoa, she is survived by husband Motu; sons Iupati Lemafa and Esekia Motu; daughters Fuifuilotu Salausa, Litala Fiapai and Seloa Soonaoso; brother Ioelu Totemese, sisters Nu’uese Ofagalilo, Avefua Williams and Apotala Maliga; 25 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Samoan Congregational Christian Church, 87-168-A Hakimo Road. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Scott A. Nihei, 26, of Mililani, a GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died Sunday in Waialua. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by parents Paul and Marietta; sister Taryn; grandmother Lily Siu; and hanai mother Mary Awai. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday

at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masayo Okino, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Honpa Hongwanji Mission preschool teacher, died May 16 in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is sur vived by son Earl J.; brother Yukio Shiigi; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Ralsmond “Ralph” Pickering Jr., 54, of Honolulu died May 5 in Honolulu. Born in Brockton, Mass., he is survived by sisters Nancy Souza, Mary Ellen Holder and Dorothy Levoie; and brothers Albert Tetrault and Richard and Raymond Tatro. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Arthur Scharsch, 79, of Honolulu died last Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons

Frank Scharsch and Irvin Flay; sister Jennie Abe; and grandchildren. Private services.

Dora M. Souza, 68, of Ewa Beach died Thursday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Herman G.; sons Herman G. Jr. and Clayton; daughter Corine Halloran; brother Eddie Santos; sisters Caroline Hancock and Jenny Bradley; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Louis Y. Takasaki, 83, of Waimanalo, a retired state government painter, died May 14 in Carvalho Private Care Home. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Steven T. and Jeffrey M.; brother Fred; sisters Doris Yokotake, Peggy Nakagawa, Pearl Suematsu, Harriet Sato and Chiyono Kamano; and one grandchild. Private services.

Cecil M. Young, 82, of Honolulu died May 8 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Geraldine I.; son Douglas Y.H.; daughter Suzanne Y. Sitch; brother Clifford; sisters Marion Mau, Stella A. Chan and Hyacinth Young; and two grandchildren. Private services.