Lillian K. Akina, 57, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died Monday. Born in Hoolehua, she is survived by son Ronald K.; brother William L. Davis; and sisters Coralou K. Kaleikau and Lena K. Robertson. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaunakakai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Molokai Veterans Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.

Francis P.K. “Buddy” “Sonny” Asam, 78, of Aiea, a retired mason, died Friday in Aloha Health Care Center. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Ann E. Copp-Asam; sons Wayne and Michael E.; daughters Gail C. and Louann K.; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and half brothers and half sisters. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 4 p.m. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.

Irene M. De Ryck, 56, of Honolulu, a retiree of state Department of Transportation, died June 30 at home. Born in Lanai City, she is survived by husband Jan F.; sons Guy I. and Troy T. Kikuchi; daughter Lisa K. Nakakura; mother Kay Yamashita; brother Jerold Sakoda; sister Paulette Miyakawa; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Christalino Emeliano, 73, of North Kohala, Hawaii, a retired truck driver with Kohala Sugar Co., died Tuesday. Born in North Kohala, he is survived by daughters Bernice and Yvonne Lucas and Grace Salis; sons Christalino Jr. and George; brother Marciel; sisters Margaret Macanas, Sally Sugse, Lillian Pacheco, Daisy J. Thompson and Rose M. Scott; 22 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. July 19 at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Alalai Road, Hawi. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual or aloha attire.

Mary L. Fonoimoana, 76, of Laie, a retired cook at Polynesian Cultural Center, died Saturday in Laie. Born in Mapusaga, Tutuila Island, American Samoa, she is survived by children Stormy M. and Victor S. Fonoimoana and Mavis L. Mahelona and Aufaaaliga R. and Vanu M. Fonoimoana, To‘oa M. Brock, Gatutasiga H. Fonoimoana, Jean P. Peters and Moses Fonoimoana; brothers Vanu Le‘i and Aifua Moe; sisters Meta Leafaitulagi Koenig, Liva Edwards and Tomato Lavatai; 32 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center, 55-630 Naniloa Loop. Call 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Laie Cemetery.

Yaeko I. Higa, 78, of Aiea, a retired office clerk for the city Department of Land Utilization, died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Olaa, Hawaii, she is survived by husband Melvin M.; sons Melvin Y. and Michael Y.; brothers Yoshinobu, Wataru, Jack H. and Richard T. Isa; and a grandchild. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rose K. “Aunty Rose” Kekoanui, 83, of Kailua who died July 1, was also known as Rose Duvauchelle. Additional information for an obituary yesterday.

Tora “Toshi” Kurosawa, 95, of Honolulu died Sunday at home. Born in Fukushima, Japan, she is survived by son Ernest T.; daughters Kay M. Hirokawa, Joyce K. Torigoe, Etsuko Hatakeyama and Janice K. Kuwayama; sister Nancy H. Azuma; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Jayclyn C. Lorenzo, 36, of Hilo died last Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by daughters Ambrolynn and Zendora Cantan; sons Zuse, Ambrose and Zethus Cantan; mother Sadie Cardoza; sisters Deanna Lee, Monica Lorenzo, Winifred Subica, Rachael Leitner and Audrey Beaudet; and brothers James and John. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Fred S. Mukai, 88, of Aiea and formerly of Waipahu, died last Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. He was retired from Arakawa’s. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons Douglas K. and Ronald Y.; daughter Elaine A. Indei; brother George M.; sister Misao Sumida; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ralph S. Okuma, of Roseville, Calif. and formerly of Waialua and LaCrosse, Wis., died August 30, 1996, at home. He was a retiree of CALTRANS and served with the 100th Battalion in World War II. He is survived by wife Alice; sons Ralph Jr., Dennis and Richard; brothers Ted S. and David S.; sisters Hatsuko Ishihara, Doris Toma, Janet Ige, Betty Kakazu and Sue Teruya; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

John S. Rapoza, 77, of Wahiawa died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Mildred; sons Chris and Tim; daughters Sandra Booth, Sharon Bruffey and Sheila Krause; brothers Manuel, George and Robert; sisters Helen Akau, Mabel Luiz, Janet Silva, Cecilia Field, Caroline Hurley, Dedlinda Ah Fong, Shirley Camacho and Elsie House; and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call 9 a.m. to noon. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

Gilbert K.W. “Buck” Wong, 83, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor and developer, died Tuesday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by brother Ivan; and sisters Beatrice Lee, Gladys Chow and Rose Wehr. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Florence H. Yamane, 89, of Waimea, Kauai, a seamstress, died Tuesday. Born in Makaweli, Hawaii, she is survived by sons Raymond, William and Kei; daughters Laura Koseke, Mitzi Ueda and Nancy Honda; sisters Beatrice Kimoto, Miyoshi Kyono, Doris Snyder and Nobuko Imada; brother Miyogo Sugahara; 24 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Assembly of God Church, Kekaha. Casual attire.

Takeshi Yoshida, 65, of Honolulu, a retired communications specialist with GTE Hawaiian Tel, died July 1 in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Haruko “Jeanne”; mother Asayo; sons Michael M. and Carl I.; brother Etsuo; and sister Hiroko Nakamura. Private services.

Ronald T. Yoshimura, 45, of Kailua, a self-employed safety consultant and retiree of the Air National Guard, died last Thursday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Lynda; daughters Jaclyn and Jennifer; father and stepmother Kazuyuki and Dorothy; mother and stepfather Martha and Ernest Lau; brothers Dennis Yoshimura and Milton and Alan Lau; and sisters Linda Yoshimura, Michelle Sayas and Pam Shigematsu. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.