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Yoshiko Aono, 82, of Hilo, a homemaker, died July 17 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by son Russell; daughters Patricia Lindberg, Victoria Chong and Peggy Stearns; brother Nobue Okada; sister Michino Murakami; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Pimamo Atualevao, 74, of Waipahu, a commercial laundry worker, died July 13 at home. She was born in Samoa. She is survived by sons Liutai Posiulai and Puleaava and Enesini Atualevao; daughters Faasofia Sanele, Selagi Raiwalui, Seia Carter and Tote Matautia; brother Torise Posiulai; sisters Pifalou Maalona and Vai Maugaotega; 34 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Hawaii First Samoan Assembly of God Church, 1420 Palama St. Call after 4 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Entombment: 11 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park Garden Crypts.

Jacqueline Ann Briseno, 68, of Hove, Hawaii, a Wal-Mart fabric department manager in Kailua-Kona, died Saturday at home. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Gaeton; sons Gaeton, Antone, Matthew and Danny; and daughter Annette. Services and scattering of ashes: 6 p.m. Friday on the Fairwinds boat at Keauhou pier. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorval H. Byers, 93, of Hono-kaa, Hawaii, formerly of Edgewater, Fla., died July 7 in Hale Hoola Hamakua in Honokaa. She was born in Martinsville, Ind. She is survived by sons James Powell and Ron Byers, daughter Delores Coates, eight grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services were held in Indianapolis.

Barbara Jeane Cannon, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Grayling, Mich. She is survived by husband Frank; son Tom; daughters Janet O'Neill, Nancy Cannon, Linda Morrow and Patty Angulo; brother Ed Shanahan; sister Virginia Brown; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Queen's Beach, Waikiki. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation.

Juliette Ah Oi Chun Chock, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Kalanianaole School teacher, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Owen, daughter Inez Ritchey, brother Edward Chun, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Mary Monica Doss, 81, of Hilo, a retired inventory and payroll clerk for the U.S. Navy, died Saturday at home. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by husband John; son Richard R. Risley; daughters Morgan Sky, Ramona Chow and Linda Roney; brother Joseph Massa; sister Lillian Rese; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gay Haunani Eastman, 50, of Honolulu died May 6 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Frances G., father Richard A. and brother Gill. Services are pending.

Puanani Dorothy Kim Seu Ermitano, 79, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Theophilo; sons Keith and Glennon; daughters Claudia Pine, Jo-Nell "Gigi" Palacio, Gaile Prugh, Pamela Kahakua, Sharon Fontes and Laura Ermitano; hanai daughter Alicia Kahakua; brothers Claude, Allen and Randolph Kim Seu; sisters Geraldine Yung, Elaine Ogata and Maile McKeague; 25 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Private services.

David Flaumm, 71, of Hono-lulu died June 10, 2001. Celebration of life: 5 p.m. Sunday at Flaumm's former residence, 5017 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu. Additional information was provided for an obituary published June 16, 2001.

Donald William Furgeson, 47, of Hilo, a union tile setter, died July 5 at home. He was born in California. He is survived by daughters Shannen and Nicole, sons Dylan and Sampson and mother Shirley M. Jones. Services are pending.

Peggy Harper, 74, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a homemaker, died Sunday at home. She was born in Australia. She is survived by husband Bill, son Rohan, daughter Robyne Head and three grandchildren. Private services.

Edward Opio "Tubby" Kauo III, 43, of Honolulu died July 15 in Kaiser Medical Center. He is survived by sister Stephanie Kaleiopu. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.

Henry Tatsuo Kochi, 74, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died last Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by cousin Masaru Okazaki. Private services.

Yuko Kondo, 59, of Hono-lulu, a Shogun Restaurant and Kyoya Restaurant waitress, died Saturday. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Thomas, daughters Julie Kuwaye and Alisa Kondo and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Moiliili Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

Barbara Lin Ho Lamoya, 62, of Volcano, Hawaii, a kupuna at Mountain View Elementary School and a Kilauea Military Camp former employee, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by husband Clayton Gregory; sons Clayton and Chevas; daughters Athena Batey, Zelda Puana, Denise McKemie and Serena Lamoya; sisters Mamo Fortna, Grace Gascon, Ethel Akana; brothers Buddy Chang and Henry Amaral; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Yasusada Nagamine, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Sash and Door Ltd. cabinet maker, died July 16. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Wilfred and Claude; daughters Sheila, Lois, and Cora; brothers Satoru and Hideo; sisters Kiyoko Kaneshiro, Yoshie Arakaki, Mitsuko Higa and Fumiye Teruya; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Kaleikini Nakaahiki Sr., 75, of Waianae died July 15 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Piilani, daughter Lorna Pecanty, sons Kenneth Jr. and Blake, brothers Libert and Benjamin and eight grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waianae Ward, 85-574 Plantation Road. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Esidra Sarosad Obra, 92, of Honolulu died July 9. She was born in Philippines. She is survived by son Catalino Gedarro, daughter Rosalia Strickland, stepson Raymond, 36 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mary Miyong Ik Oh, 80, of Honolulu died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Peter M.W. and Daniel C.H. and sister Esther I.H. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church, 1822 Keeaumoku St. Scattering of ashes to be held privately at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jean Kaya Okada, 77, of Kahului died Sunday at home. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Evan Harry Rollins, 85, of Wailuku, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and a wholesale grocery sales representative, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Spokane, Wash. He is survived by wife Rachel M.; sons Lawrence, Kerry and Gary; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Sunday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church.

Stephen Earl Sunahara, 54, of Honolulu, a Coastal Construction carpenter, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ann Ader-Sunahara, daughters Tracy Sunahara and Robin Rhodes, stepdaughters Stachia and Trina Remegio, stepson Glenn Remegio Jr., mother Clara C.H. Sunahara-Wataoka, brothers Paul and Duncan, sister Lynn Tokomine and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kenneth "Blackie" Toma, 81, of Sunland, Calif., died Monday in Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Ruth; stepsons James, Richard and Grosvenor; stepdaughters Gretchen, Lillian, Susan and Hannah; brothers Masa Toma and Takeyei Onaga; 23 stepgrandchildren; and 26 step great-grandchildren. Services will be held in Burbank.

Macaria Duldulao Villanueva, 78, of Waipahu died July 14 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Arceli Tabuyo and Rebecca Laforga, brother Lauriano Duldulao, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Harold Eugene Wheeler, 64, of Honolulu died July 15 in Tripler Army Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.



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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