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Bosk Ahn, 66, of Honolulu, died Monday. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Kisoon, sons Albert and Bryan, daughter Kathy Byun, sister Mo Sun and eight grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Julio Tomines Barcelo, 84, of Waipahu, died Monday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Felisa C., son Roland, daughters Estelita DeLeon and Marilyn Dela Pena, brother Jose and sister Priscilla Borromeo. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Interment will be held in the Philippines. No flowers.

Palabiano "Pala" Bontog, 74, of Honolulu, a retired warehouse supervisor for Holmes & Narver and a World War II and Korean War veteran, died Monday. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Dibiano N.S., brothers Patricio "Pat" and Ruberto "Robert," sisters Pilhiya "Bonnie" Miner and Ronella "Roni" Moore, and companion Margo Shim. Prayer services: noon Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Ronald Carvalho, 69, of Wahiawa, a U.S. Army retiree, died June 13. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by brothers Henry and Charles, stepbrothers Alfred and Steven Pasion, and sister Mildred Boner. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Rizalino Nino Comilang, 93, of Honolulu, died Sunday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Juanita; son Pablo; daughters Violet Cruz, Carol Funtanilla and Gladys Comilang; brothers Dionisio and Ernesto; sisters Estela Pascua, Maria Icari, Sofia Ulbinado, Fausta Ulpindo, Dionisia Lao, Aida Rosario and Felomina Soriano; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Charles Kaeo Gaspar Jr., 69, of Napoopoo, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator for the former J.M. Tanaka Construction Co., died June 10 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Verna Kihe; sons Charles K. Gaspar III and Kaiikapono D. Kihe; hanai son Kaleo Kihe; daughters Haliimaile V. Phipps and Mahealani L. Kihe; brother Norman K.; sisters Mary L. Ishiki, Winnifred U. Watson, Dorothy Jackson, Viola Hamilton, Mildred Hall and Angeline Page; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. today at the Kahikolu Congregational Church at Napoopoo. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. at Kekoa Beach in Napoopoo. Casual attire. No flowers.

June Yoshiko Inafuku, 70, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died May 23 at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Edward; sons Todd, Keith and Bruce; daughter Valerie Nagaji; brothers Nobuo, Shinji and Ronald Miyashiro; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Vito Agsalog Ines, 96, of Ewa Beach, a laborer at Pearl Harbor Shipyard, died Wednesday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria; son Peter; stepsons Roger and Gabriel Peralta; daughter Julielea Dildy; stepdaughters Helen Cordeiro, Pattie Vegas and Terrie Howe; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Dick Yasuko "Yuki" Kaneshiro, 83, of Waipahu, a retired vegetable farmer, died last Saturday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Lorraine T., sons Tom Y. and Norman Y., sisters Tsuruko Kaneshiro and Natsue Nekoba, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Florence Lonokapu Kaolulo, 88, of Waimanalo, a retired licensed practical nurse, died Thursday. She was born in Honolulu Landing, Puna, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Bertram Lonokapu and Archibald Kaolulo; daughters Florence Soares, Naomi Aguiar and Jane Gambill; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday and 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday. Burial to follow at Homelani Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Bernard Paahao Kapeliela, 66, of Kohala, Hawaii, a truck driver and mechanic and a member of the Hawaii Army National Guard, died Tuesday in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lena H.P.; sons Kenneth, Darryl, Helaman and Hansen; daughter Bernadette Lajala; brothers Gabriel and Allen; sisters Glannie Ayoso and Amy Cazimero; 21 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Niulii Cemetery, Kohala. Casual attire. Flowers are welcome.

Wesley A.K. Kitaoka, 46, of Pearl City, a former musician and sound and lighting technician, died June 14 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Kimberly "Kim" Silva and brother Vance. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.

Wallace "Mac" McClellan, 53, of Waipahu, a retired torpedoman chief in the U.S. Navy, died Monday at home. He was born in Utah. He is survived by son Del Ray, daughters Kristin Gallaway and Patty Pratt, mother Wilma, brother William "Bill," and sisters Martha Thompson and Janis McClellan. Memorial services: 2 p.m. today at Liliuokalani Gardens, poolside, 300 Wainani Way. Potluck reception to follow.

Eugene Raymond Neville, 75, of Pearl City, a retired entertainer, died April 16. He was born in Spokane, Wash. He is survived by sisters Phyllis and Gladys. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Carmencita "Carmen" Oania Ramiscal, 49, of Waipahu, a medical technician at Kuakini Medical Center, died June 12. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Charles; mother Paula; brothers Joel, Danny, Sotero Jr., Ariel, Romeo and Nelson; and sisters Loida Santos, Norma Domingo, Juliet Valdez, Marissa Santillan and Stella Julian. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Waipahu United Church of Christ. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations may be made to the Charles Ramiscal Education Fund, c/o Romeo and Arlene Ramiscal, 91-1288 Kaneana St., No. 18A, Ewa Beach, Hawaii 96706. For more information, call 295-1851.

Beverly "Bev" Espejo Reglos, 63, of Honolulu, a retired employee at Oahu Transit Services, died June 13. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by former husband Hipolito; daughters Tiare Hernandez, Stacy Zembik, Leimaile Endo and Margaret Mitsumori; son Patrick; brothers Manuel "Sonny" Jr. and Anthony Espejo; sisters Priscilla Kaeo and Monica Bernardo; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at 12:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Hugo Halona Wasson Tanner, 59, of Waimanalo, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 41-054 Ehukai St., Waimanalo. Call after 2 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Incorrect information printed for an obituary published Thursday.

Jan Myria Thomas, 49, of Wahiawa, a retired grocery store cashier, died June 14. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by husband James M., son James M. Jr., brother Edwin Hess, Jr. and sister Margo Smirnoff. Services: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Wahiawa Community Church of the Nazarene, 1805 California Ave. Aloha attire.



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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