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Obituaries


Cornelio "Cornie" Ilaban Agsalog, 91, of Waipahu, a retiree of Pearl Harbor Naval Magazine, died Sunday. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anacleta "Lita" "Itang," daughters Cynthia Carriaga and Mayveline Lyon, and eight grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Melvin Dean Brandl, 83, of Haiku, Maui, a naval veteran of the Battle of Midway and a retired Internal Revenue Service special agent, died April 5. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Emily Cobb-Adams Brandl, son James, daughters Linda L. Freidenburg and Donna Simpson, 12 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and several hanai children and grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. next Saturday at Good Shepherd Church. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: 4:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Frances E. Brown, 91, of Honolulu, an employee for the Department of Defense in Hawaii, Japan and Korea, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice-Nuuanu. She was born in Greenville, Texas. She is survived by nephew Albert Saffold. No services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice-Nuuanu.

Helen Maliu Chamizo, 85, of Aiea, a retired laundry supervisor at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Sunday. She was born in Kona. She is survived by daughter Annette H. Kaiahua; sons Elliott W. and John Jr.; brothers Solomon, Ted, Bruce and Robert Kalua; sisters Shirley Przeradzki, Frances Kalua, Priscilla Hoke and Muriel Kalua; 15 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Sau San "Lawrence" Chang, 91, of Honolulu died April 5. He was born in Tsingtau Shangtung, China. He is survived by sons Andrew and Harris, daughter Myra, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Chinese Buddhist services. Visitation from 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Elliot E. Fellas, 56, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died April 1. He was born in New York. Incorrect information printed for an obituary published Wednesday.

Alice Tom Fong, 97, of Honolulu died March 29 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waiahole, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Charles and Samuel Lee, daughters Betty Lee and Victoria Lee Say, sister Annie Lum, six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Shirley Adele Fraine, 86, of Kailua, a State of Hawaii employee for the Department of Education, died March 31. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Jacqueline S. Riley, Maureen A. Felix and Sharon M. Kailihiwa; son Rodger K.; and sisters Margaret Reynolds and Lois Eyman. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 10 a.m. Internment of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Ethel Kikue Fujioka, 96, of Honolulu, a retired practical nurse for Kuakini Hospital, died March 28. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons George, Benjamin, and Robert; daughter Margaret Kam; 10 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Private services.

William Stanley Hart, 79, of Seattle, a World War II and Korean War veteran and a retired employee for the Boeing Co., died last Saturday in Seattle. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jhenya, sons Frank P. Hart and Austin V. Deibert III, daughters Candace Gjertsen and Danielle Deibert, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services on the mainland.

Junyei "Juju" Ralph Itokazu, 84, of Honolulu, a commercial fisherman, died March 28. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Isamu, Takeo and Shigeru Itokazu and Shinsuke Tengan. Private services.

Dolly Agnes Kunewa, 58, of Waianae, died last Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Nathan and Troy; daughters Roxanne, Dayna and Raylene; brothers Arthur and George Kauhine and James Thoene; sisters Louise Clark, Helen Boyce, Nancy Clark and Malia Tellez; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

Valentina Keonaona Laa, 62, of Waianae, died March 25. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Roland; sons Stacy and Eddie; daughters Kanani Titialii, Valentina Delima, and Rita and Rose Laa; brother William Ah Quin; sister Iwalani Adolpho; 29 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Raymond Thearle Lewellyn, 66, of Ewa Beach, a retired pipefitter for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop No. 56, died Monday. He was also in the U.S. Coast Guard and the Army National Guard. He was born in Memphis, Tenn. He is survived by wife Geraldine, daughter Ronnette Smith, son Glenn, hanai sons Lee and Mark Alameida, 15 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Committal service with military honors 2p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Valentine Lewis, 66, of Kupeke, Molokai, died April 3. He is also survived by sister Genevieve Awong. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.

Rosella Ahu Moi Char Mahelona, 86, of Wailua, Kauai, a retired state custodian, died April 2 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Louis P., Charles K., Stephen L., John and Alan; daughters Gwendolyn R. Bargamento, Barbara Leota, Merriel Yonohara and Vivian Almeida; sisters Harriet Cavaco and May Mahuka; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 11 a.m. today at Garden Island Mortuary chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Funeral services: 11:30 a.m. next Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Dionisia Madarang Mendoza, 97, of Hilo, a homemaker, died March 26 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by stepsons Albert, Norman Jr. and Ronnie; eight grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Private services.

James Yoshio Ota, 57, of Lahaina, a retired mechanic for Maui Refrigeration Service, died last Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons William and Jeremy; daughter Kristine Ho; mother Ciyoko; brothers Edward, Paul and Charles; sisters Elaine Ota and Jane Gordon; and one grandchild. Private services.

Clara Mae Perry, 88, of Kaneohe died Tuesday in Kaneohe. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by son Michael W., daughter Vickie and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.

Gregory Mark Sandler, 49, of New Zealand, an outdoor adventure trainer, died Sunday in Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by mother Connie, sister Donna L. Harris and stepson Jamie Sweat. Services in New Zealand.

Elverna Jean Toki, 55, of Honolulu, a caregiver, died March 28. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by daughter Andrea Kenney; father Frank Mamalias; and brothers Robert, Howard Jr., Gerald and Ronald Toki, and Franklyn Mamalias. Private services.

Brian Dean Underwood, 37, of Kalaoa, Kona, a self-employed plumber, died Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Renton, Wash. He is survived by mother Linda McMinniman, father Wayne, sister Sandi, maternal grandmother Virginia Buck, paternal grandmother Barbara and three stepbrothers. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at the Kona Palisade Estate Community Recreation Center. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Big Island Substance Abuse Council, P.O. Box 2073, Kailua-Kona 96745; or Hospice of Kona, P.O. Box 217, Kailua-Kona 96745.



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.



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