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Joyce Mitsuko Asato, 79, of Kaneohe, a housewife, died Aug. 24 at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy and Karl; daughters Christine Asato and Patricia Lum; sisters Hatsume Higa, Alyce Kaneshiro, Grace Chinen and Sue Nishimura; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Rosalie "Queenie" Bak, 85, of Camp Maui, died Tuesday in Kula, Maui. She was born in Kokomo, Maui. She is survived by son Clement "Bucky"; daughters Leona Nomura and Viola Quitazol; brothers Frank, Abel and Gilbert Gouveia; 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 8:30 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at same church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao. Aloha attire.

Adrian K.K. Chock, 72, of Huntington Beach, Calif., a retired electrician and a veteran of the Korean War, died August 18 in University Medical Center in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gwendolyn, sons Donald and Ronald, brothers David and Thomas, sister Helen Young and three grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua. Burial will follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Stanley Tokunobu Hamamura, 85, of Honolulu, a retired dental technician, died Aug. 30 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Fumie; sons Wesley S. and Alan F.; brothers Masami and Nobu; sisters Bernice Hayashida, Irene Hamamura, Hazel Ueno and Jane Fukunaga; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Betty Hartnack, 92, of Waiohinu, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She was born in Germany. She is survived by son Karl, daughter Wilhelmine "Willie" Shuck, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Shigeto Higashi, 64, of Kahului, died last Saturday. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by brothers Walter, Mitsuo and Harold; and sisters Ruth Otomo and Patsy Saki. Private services.

Misano Imanaka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired cook for K. K. Pantry, died Tuesday in Kuakini Geriatric Care. She was born in Waikapu, Maui. She is survived by son Hisashi; daughters Phyllis Hee, Shirley Okumura, Patsy Murakami and Karen Sato; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hilo Honpa Hongwanji. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hiromu "Kimo" Kimura, 78, of Honolulu, a retired hardware manager at Mid-Pacific Lumber, died Aug. 29 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen T., daughter Ann Chock, brothers Mitsuo and Randolph, sisters Ruth Sato and Mary Hironaka, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Asawo Kodani-Yamasato, 93, of Hilo, a retired proprietor of the former Hawaii Farmer's Supply Store in Hilo, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He is also survived by sisters Matsue Yamamoto and Sumie Yoshioka. Incorrect information provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.

Diamond Kepooku Kyle, 57, of Waianae, died July 14 in Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by sons Diamond Jr., Keith and Allen; daughters Kathreen Kyle and Virginia Manuel; brothers Abraham Jr. and Kermit; sisters Bernice and Jackie; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Paradise Chapel, 87-125 Maipalaoa Road in Maili. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow at Makua Beach.

Marilyn Alice Lobb, 64, of Honolulu, a former skater with the Ice Capades and a computer processor with AIG, died Monday at home. She was born in San Francisco, Calif. She is survived by cousins Rosemary Sentelek and Kaye Ulberg. No services. Donations may be made to the American Cancer Society in her memory.

Larry B.W. Lum, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired meat cutter at Safeway and a supervisor at Kapunahala Elementary School, died Thursday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Alice; son Keith; and daughter Fayne Jeremiah. Services: noon Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at 1 p.m. Aloha attire.

Maurice Mariano Matute Jr., 55, of Waipahu died Aug. 20. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by father Mariano; mother Flabiana; brothers Domingo and Albert. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joseph McCabe Jr., 76, of Kaneohe, a retired paving supervisor, died Aug. 22 in Wahiawa. He was born in Heeia, Hawaii. He is survived by children LeAne K. Hikita, George W. Keaulana, Alexander K. Z. Grace, Lisa M. Gonzales, Tammie Kurashige, Tammy Arquero, and Thelma E., Joseph "Joe Boy" "Macky" III, Alan, Robert K., and Dale McCabe; brothers Raymond and Louis A.; sister Miriam M. Kahapea; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Kualoa Ranch, 49-560 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Dixie Lucile Riley McCurry, 89, of Kailua-Kona, a retired clerk, died July 24 at home. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by daughter Janice A., brother Russell Riley and one grandchild. Out-of-state services.

George Gunji Mishima, 77, of Honolulu, a retired federal government accountant for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died August 20. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kiyoko, sons David and Michael, sisters Edith Ford and Judy Glay, and one grandchild. Private services.

Benjamin Mendoza Navarro, 51, of Aiea, a computer engineer at Spirent Technologies, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in San Francisco, Calif. He is survived by sons Anthony, Andrew and Alexander; daughters Adrienne and Annabelle; mother Viola; brothers Gabriel, Lawrence, Thomas, LeRoy and Richard; sisters Margaret Kirchner and Ramona Guro; and one grandchild. Out of state services.

Ruth Elizabeth Nogle, 85, of Waikoloa, formerly of Kona, a retired tax clerk in Astoria, Ore., died last Saturday at home. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by son Jaxon; daughters Colleen Castellano, Leanna Cooper and Patricia Lowe; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grand- children. Private services to be held at Kona Baptist Church.

Richard Kazuo "Kaboy" Okamoto, 85, of Honolulu, a retired painting contractor, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helene E.; sons Michael and Steve K.; daughters Christine Kawada; brothers Edward and Earl; sisters Carrie S. Hoe and Lorraine Hamasaki; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Frank O'Reilly, 41, of Hilo, a computer analyst, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by father William, sister Dana Dehesus, and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Private services.

James Minoru Osedo, 90, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor doing business as James M. Osedo, General Contracting and a retired carpenter at A.C. Kobayashi Co., died Aug. 25 in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rose; sons Morris, Dennis, Stuart and Thurston; brother Raymond; sister Yoshiko Tokumura; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.

Harold Kenneth Paris, 80, of Aiea, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, died August 28. He was born in California. He is survived by daughter Marlane Paris-Nebel; sons Gregory A., Christopher W. and Kenneth H.; sisters Fayne Knox and Jeannette Stople; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Margaret Elani Riedel, 67, of Hilo, a retired flatwork supervisor for the former Hilo Quality Cleaners, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Harry; daughters Millicent Riedel-Majamay and Robyn Riedel; sisters Neolina L. Cooper, Rose Hawk, Harriet Quick and Elizabeth Gustaves; and six grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Charles Sadino, also known as Alika Kahikina, 45, of Waianae, an auto mechanic, died Aug. 27 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Travis, Donovan and Carlos; daughter Tessie; mother Mae Halvorsen; sisters Rosemarie Fangupo, Linda Sadino, Judith Stanley and Darlene Marrero; brothers Ray, Rudy, Alvin and Wilbur; and one grandchild. Graveside committal services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chizuko Shinseki, 86, of Lihue, a cashier at Wilcox Memorial Hospital cafeteria, died Aug. 27 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. She is survived by son Howard; daughter Gail Nitta; brothers Yasunobu, Haruto, Russell, Reynold and Donald Shoho; and sisters Hatsumi Nakagawara, Yoshino Tamaye, Ann Yoshioka and Ethel Matsuda. Private services.

Masayoshi Yokono, 70, of Waipahu, died Aug. 26. He was born in Ewa, Oahu. He is survived by brother Tomomi, and sisters Fumiko Ayakawa and Sumie Yokono. Private services.



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The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.



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