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Francisco H. "Icco" Altura, 79, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator for Hamakua Sugar Co., died Saturday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lapaz; son James; daughters Annabelle and Leila; and brothers Luis, Marcelino and Pedro. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.Agnes N.H. Barba, 63, of Kahului died Monday at home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughters Doryann Howard, Darlene Barba and Rochelle Estrella; brothers George, Albert, Ted and Frank Fong; sisters Bertha Kurosawa and Bessie Partridge, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Mariano R. Bustillos, 91, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired clerk with Kekaha Sugar, died July 20 in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son John; daughters Mildred Nacapuy and Katherine Bustillos, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
George "Molasses" De Costa, 88, of Hilo, proprietor of De Costa's Auto Clinic in Hilo, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son the Rev. George; daughter Pam Carter; sister Dorothy Gouveia, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Entombment: Homelani Mausoleum in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
John P. Delacruz, 73, of Hilo, a retired dispatcher for Hawaiian Electric Co., died July 25 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian K. "Linda"; son John P. Jr.; daughters Josephine "JoJo" Tanimoto, Joann "Lei" Kalamau, Jeanah Ventura and Joanie Kealoha, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Maxine D. Eklund, 84, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by companion Ernest Raphael. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Jeannette S. Grouleff, 75, of Honolulu died last Wednesday. She was born in California. She is survived by sister Carmel Patrick. Services held.
Katherine A. Hendricks, 64, of Haleiwa died Thursday in Haleiwa. She was born in California. She is survived by daughters Mona Viqueira and Valerie Hendricks; sons Allen and Kirk; sister Loretta Dewitt; brother Grant Fought, and two grandchildren. Private services.
George J. Kahalioumi, 59, of Honolulu, a retired sergeant for the Honolulu Police Department, died July 25 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Daniel, Gregory and Mitchell; daughter Selena Muzzy, and eight grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rachel L. Kao'o, 78, of Kohala, Hawaii died Thursday in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy Izumi and Hiram, Guy and David Kao'o; daughters Rachel Murai-Wilson, Barbara Izumi, Janet Lindsey, Shirley Kawashima, Millicent Aludino, Jan Kao'o and Sarah Kao'o-Lavea; brother James Chau; sister Hannah Costa; godmother Mary Lee, 20 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawi Catholic Church. Casual attire.
Joy R.N. Medeiros, also known as Joy Kiaaina Medeiros, 77, of Honolulu died Friday at home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Gordon and Roger; daughters Noreen Bentley, Marjorie Adams, Louise Hatzenbehler and Barbara Medeiros Tibbs; brother Ambrose Velasco; sister Lurline Kim, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tooru "T" Mizoshiri, 71, of Kona, Hawaii, a coffee farmer, died Sunday at home. He was also a retired driver with Jack's Tours. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Susumu and Frank, and sisters Miyuki Kawahara, Hiroe Sanehisa and Kimie Mizoshiri. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masao Nakasone, 85, of Honolulu, a retired cook for the Pagoda Floating Restaurant, died Thursday at home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Shizue; daughters Jean Kubo, Lillian Tanouye, Margie Kanahele, Barbara Nomura and Blanche Hattori; brother Shigematsu; sisters Miyoko Shimabuku and Kikue Maeda, 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sarah K. Namauu, 80, of Hilo, a retired factory worker, died Saturday at home. She was born in Keaukaha, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters LaVerne "Lovey" Toki, Beatrice Toutai and Margaret Kimura; brothers William, Roy and Enos Kepoo; sister Helen Foster; hanai sister Ramona J. Kepoo, 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kilauea Ward. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Helen M. Parks, 76, of Waianae died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Abraham Torres, Daniel Kaimi and John Jr., Robert, Albert and Jeffery Parks; daughters Caroline Torres, Sandra Morales, Joanne Hardy and Anita Stith; brothers Daniel Kaimi and William, Wilfred and Clifford Lopes; sisters Muriel Hauhio and Frances Brown; 41 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Door of Faith Church. Call after 4:30 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery, Nanakuli. Aloha attire.
Itsuki Sakoda, 92, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired field supervisor for the former Puna Sugar Co., died Monday at home. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kiku; sons Richard and Douglas; daughters Jean Nakamoto, Janet Ikeda, Doris Bender, Elsie Sakoda and Ethel Deguchi, 17 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Kenneth T. Sera, 74, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jeffery; daughter Lesie "Hinano" Kim, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Jane S. Sunada, 76, of Honolulu, a retired saleswoman, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Melvin; daughter Jean Miyata; brothers Susumu, Walter and Stanley Oshima; sisters Gladys Tanoura, Yoshie Tanaka, Fujie Kaneko and Fusae Terashima, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Soto Mission.
Edward C. Takara, 64, of Honolulu, a retired cook at the Outrigger Hotel, died last Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice. He was also a former owner of E&R Koffee Kup and a Korean War veteran. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Roberta S.; sons Clayton S., Jason C. and Nathan T.; daughters Blanche Y. Honda and Roxane C. Takara; brother Richard Z.; sisters Nancy H. Takara, Jane Y. Uesato and Helen F. Ajimine, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Lillian T.H. Wong, 76, of Aiea, a retired cashier at the Navy Commissary, Pearl Harbor, died Thursday in Aiea. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Samuel; sons Gregory, Leslie and Dean; daughters Marilyn Robinson and Patricia Baga; brothers Raymond, Francis and George Ching; sisters Rose Ohrt and Alice Haitsuka, and eight grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Shiro Yamauchi, 70, of Waipahu died July 22 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Norman T. and Dennis N.; daughter Monica K.; sisters Fusayo Inoshita and Edna Saito, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Ota Yokonuma, 99, of Honolulu, a retired produce clerk, died July 20 at home. She was born in Iwakuni, Japan. She is survived by son James H.; daughters Dorine U. Tomita and Kay K. Nishimura; sister Kimie Kashiwamura, nine grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takeshi Yoshino, 67, of Mililani Town, a retired sergeant major in the U.S. Army, died Saturday at home. He was also a retired carrier with the U.S Postal Service. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Ann A.; son Michael T.; daughter Karen H. Lee; brothers Ma and Henry, and sisters Amy and Yvonne. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.