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Nolan Nathan Antonio, 42, of Hilo, a personal financial analyst for Primerica Financial Services, died Nov. 17 in Seattle. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Tammy, daughters Brandi and Nicole, parents Bobby and Elsie, and brothers Mark and Jason. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Chapel No. 1. Casual attire.

George Ray Browne, 58, of Kailua, a Raytheon Technical Services Co. aviation quality control supervisor in Kwajalein, Marshall Islands, died Tuesday. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Gail; daughter Yvonne Vieau; sons Keoki and Mikaele; mother Christina Browne; sisters Lavina Gouveia, Deborah Awai, Victoria Moniz, Marilyn Wallace and Irene Browne; and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

John "Johnny" Cabero, 85, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. tractor operator, died Nov. 19 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Baltazara, daughter Roseanne Cabana, sister Paulina, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tai Cheong Chun, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died Nov. 30 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ronald C.K. and Frederick C.L., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Glenn Forbes, 66, of Honolulu, a retired Bank of Hawaii loan adjustment officer, died Nov. 28 at home. He was born in San Diego. He is survived by wife Sumako, son Roy T. and sisters Joan Forbes and Karen Baker. Services: noon Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Allyn Patrick Froom, 77, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired United Airlines inspection foreman, died Nov. 29. He was born in Madera, Calif. He is survived by wife Tina; daughters Catherine Johnston and Chelsea Froom; sons Douglas, Mikesell and Jameson; brother Terence Powell; sisters Karyl Lemaire, Sherry L. Stenvold and Patti Froom; and three grandchildren. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Kiyoshi Fujitake, 83, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired land containment employee for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Nov. 30 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tomiko, brother Shusuke and sisters Matsue Ihira and Chiyako Fujitake. Private services.

Tamayo Fukuda, 98, of Honolulu, a retired housemaid, died Nov. 25 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Tadao, brother Tadayuki Yoshinaga, sisters Yaeko Yoshinaga and Sally Porter, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Winona Mohea English Gulick, 71, of Kaimuki, a homemaker, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Paul and David, daughters Avon Rees and Mae Laxamana, brother Ralph English and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. next Monday at Nakamura Mortuary in Maui. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Leis welcome.

Richard Nobuyuki Higa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department detective, died last Monday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wainaku, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Charlotte; daughters Laverne Higa, Denise Howerton, Jeri Kapana and Wendy Lee; brother James "Yoshio"; sisters Harue Uechi, Beatrice "Kimiko" Nishizawa and Joyce "Midori" Uehara. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Yoshi Ikehara, 73, of Ewa Beach, died Nov. 30 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by son David, daughter Joann, sister Kame Kishimoto and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Asako Iura, 95, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Nov. 26 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Helen Oka, Doris Teraoka and Lorraine Hora; brother Susumu Ozaki; sister Kikue Miyamura, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Glenn Darwin Kaihewalu, 49, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a former juvenile detention worker for the state Judiciary Division, died Nov. 27 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Corona, Calif. He is survived by companion Linda M. Kolii; sons Glenn S. "Shigi" and Genghis K. Kaihewalu; hanai daughter Aprilin "Tinky" Kolii; hanai sons Abraham H., Jason and Randy R. Kolii; mother Georgiana Castro; sister Twila Evans; brothers Tony and Danny Castro; and grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Section K. Casual attire.

Tatsuo Kajikawa, 86, of Wahiawa, died Nov. 23. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Dennis and Marvin, daughter Lynne Kuanoni, sisters Itsuyo Isaacs and Kinuko "Kay" Morinaka, and six grandchildren. Private services.

Harry Yuwao Kimura, 93, of Honolulu, a retired service station owner for Manoa Service Inc., died Nov. 24 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris Y., son David Y., daughters Shirley A. Maeda and Eloise Y. Marugame, brother George S., seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

George K.H. Lau, 61, of Honolulu, a real estate developer, appraiser and commissioner, died Nov. 27 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sue Ann; son Sheldon; daughter Elisa Ann; mother Florence; brothers Richard and Henry; and sisters Shirley Lau, Mary Tanaka, Nancy Wong and Ruby Foo. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 3:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Amelia S. Lauaki, 86, of Kahuku, a homemaker, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Tonga. She is survived by sons Viliami, Lopeti, Amone and Fonua; daughters Kalolaine Angilau, Lavinia Moala, Lesieli Vea, Lieni Taufahema, Finau Taufa and Ikatonga Finau; brothers Kitione V. and Sione 'Iongi; sisters Lepolo 'Iongi and Alisi Maile; 83 grandchildren; 202 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii North Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.

Kevin Yuk Sung Lum, 38, of Honolulu, a drummer of a musical group Sacred Rite, died Nov. 22. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Kenneth M.K. and Ilse I., brother Harry, sister Beverly and companion Julie Ueki. Private services.

Kenneth William Mallion, 47, of Honokaa, Hawaii, died last Monday at home. He was born in Canada. He is survived by parents Jean and Bill and sisters Janis Walholm and Victoria Mallion. Services pending.

Matilda Minoda, 85, of Honolulu, died last Monday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Hololoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Charles, son Robert Thomas, daughter Edna Thomas, brother Alfred Deguair, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Doris Kim Len Nakahara, 64, of Aiea, a retired bookkeeper, died Dec. 1. She was born in Kaauhuhu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clinton, Darren and Nathan; brothers Walter and Richard Ching; sisters Beatrice Miura, Rosie Watanabe and Carol Ching; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pamela Yooko Nakaoka, 47, of Honolulu, died Nov. 27 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Hikoji, mother Beatrice K., brother Niles and sister Carrie Ohira. Private services.

Tsuruko Zaan Oshiro, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Robert H., Russell and Maurice; daughter Lucille Morihara; brothers Jack, Minoru, Sammy and Stanley Zaan; sisters Sharon Yonamine and Sachiko Fujii; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Benedicta "Betty" Pacanas, 76, of Koloa, Kauai, a hotel pantry employee, died Wednesday. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Edwin, David, Albert, Dennis, and Wes; daughter Rosalind Gay; brothers Mariano "Plute" and Perfecto "Perry" Hostallero; sisters Carmen "Randy" Coffing and Maria Suan; 16 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Shirley Rallos Ramirez, 64, of Pearl City, died Tuesday. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by sons Kevin and Stephen, daughters Dr. Cynthia Knapp and Leilani Ramirez, mother Matilde Rallos, brothers Aurelio and Benjamin Simon, and sister Rose Domondon. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gilbert Hisashi Sakamoto, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired Foodland Supermarket meat cutter, died Nov. 30 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Martha F., daughter Joy E. Sanchez, sister Thelma T. Mott and one grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Fujino Sakuda, 77, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Nov. 21 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Gerald, Gordon and Kent; daughter Virginia Park; brothers Soichi, Seiji and John K. Uehara; sisters Emi Kawamoto, Hideko Shimabukuro and Mitsue Tobaru; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Remedios Fiesta Saoit, 66, of Honolulu, died Nov. 1 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Nelia Saoit, Marilyn Sagucio and Agnes Agmata; mother Rebecca Fiesta; brothers Elpidio, Eucadio, Miguel, Ernesto, Expedito and Saturnino Fiesta Jr.; sisters Rosario Castro and Elvira Ulep; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist in Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lynnette H. Taira, 48, of Honolulu, a cosmetologist, died Nov. 30. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Leighton, parents Richard and Betty, brother Blake and sisters Diane Kameya and Annette Tamanaha. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Pi Hwei Taylor, 56, of Mililani, died Tuesday. She was born in Taiwan. She is survived by husband Mark Potter, daughters Lisa and Therisa, sister Shiang-Lan Deng and two grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio makai chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Patty Teodosio, 62, of Honolulu, died Nov. 11. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by grandniece Desiree Aguila, nieces Maria Delos Reyes and Cleo Teodosio, and nephew Nelson Delos Reyes. Private services.

Hai Van Trin, 78, of Honolulu, died Thursday. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by wife Dang Thi Bui, daughters Ngoc T.T. Nguyen and Min-Chau T. Chun, 10 brothers and sisters, and two grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Haroldeen Urasaki Wakida, 57, of Honolulu, principal of Aliiolani Elementary School, died Friday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Donald, son Todd, daughter Traci, brothers Ronale and Dann Urasaki, and sister Marian Thropp. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Charles Theodore Winter, 91, of Honolulu, a retired trust officer for Bishop Trust Co., died Nov. 24 in Honolulu. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by his family. Services and scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.



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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