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Gregory Alvarado
Dec. 10, 2004
Gregory Alvarado, 46, of Waianae, a Marisco Ltd. security guard, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jansen, Preston and Kevin; parents Benedicto Alvarado and Carolyn Colino; brothers Ben, Wade, Cullen, Galen and Kelton; sisters Sandra Castillo, Patti Sorenson, Denise Chavez, Michele DeAnda, Collete Chandler and Roxanne Reytasa; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Doris Lee Ching
Dec. 5, 2004
Doris Lee Ching, 70, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by husband Norman; sons Kevin and Brian; daughters Deanna Holt, Joanne Kennedy and Suzanne Alcover; mother Madeleine Lee; sister Willeine Walsh; and 10 grandchildren. Private services.

Amy Kanoelani Mattoon Chun-Akana
Dec. 7, 2004
Amy Kanoelani Mattoon Chun-Akana, 89, of Hilo, a former naval engineering command employee, homemaker, KSS Corp. vice president and Kawailani Stop and Shop co-owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Aleamai, Hawaii. She is survived by son Ronnie H.; daughters H. Chun-Akana, Ramona Mullahey and Winonah Dukelow; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Dorothy Grace Crivello-Okeson
Dec. 16, 2004
Dorothy Grace Crivello-Okeson, 78, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Robert W., Dennis H. and Alan L. Ah Yo and William Okeson; daughters Pendalton Torres and Luanalani Houghtby; and brother Clarence Crivello. Private services.

Masae Beatrice Goya
Dec. 14, 2004
Masae Beatrice Goya, 84, of Honolulu, a retired state dietitian at Maluhia Hospital, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Clifford T.; primary caregiver Sherry; brothers Fred S., Richard S., Stanley Y. and James S. Nagamine; sisters Ethel H. Oshiro and Joyce M. Shimabukuro; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Peggy Hickok Hodge
Dec. 7, 2004
Peggy Hickok Hodge, 89, of Kailua, a former Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin feature writer, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Monte and Lee Hickok, sister Ellen Luther and two grandchildren. Private services.

George Ikeda
Dec. 16, 2004
George Ikeda, 73, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired U.S. Postal Service carrier and U.S. Air Force veteran, died at home. He was born in Palama. He is survived by son Gregory, daughters Toni M. Wilhelm and Roxann Uyetake, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of monetary gifts, donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo, 1011 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720.

Shizuko Ochiai Kato
Dec. 2, 2004
Shizuko Ochiai Kato, 75, of Hilo, a retired administrative assistant at Honokaa High and Elementary School, Laupahoehoe High and Elementary School and Hilo High School, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband James H., son Kelvin and sister Sumie Nii. Private services.

Janet Tomiko Nakayama
Dec. 6, 2004
Janet Tomiko Nakayama, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by husband Arling A., daughters Claire Y. Nakamura and Jean A. Itamoto, sister Ritsuyo Valjato and two grandchildren. Private services.

Leslie Howard Pavao
Dec. 11, 2004
Leslie Howard "Lacky" Pavao, 65, of Hilo, a Dillingham Tug and Barge merchant seaman, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sister Annette Frias and half sister Kathy Maheny. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.

James Keiga Shimamoto
Dec. 9, 2004
James Keiga Shimamoto, 64, of Aiea, a retired warehouseman, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Eizun, brothers Stanley and Marshall, and sisters Emiko Tengan and Sonia Miyagawa. Private services.

Shizu Takasato
Dec. 17, 2004
Shizu Takasato, 92, of Waipahu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Kahaluu. She is survived by sons John Y. and Glenn D., daughter Aeko Sereno, brothers Sosei and Soshin Aniya, sister Yo- shiko Nagamine, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Savaliga Faausu Uele
Dec. 14, 2004
Savaliga Faausu Uele, 87, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a retired electrician, died in Life Care Center of Kona. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by sons Fale and Siaki, hanai son Clyde Lono, daughter Corinna Rourke-Uele, hanai daughter B.J. Kamoku, numerous hanai children and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.

George Kazuo Watabayashi
Nov. 11, 2004
George Kazuo Watabayashi, 90, of Honolulu, a retired auto mechanic, died at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by son Bert; brothers Tadao, Thomas, Tsumori, Toshiyuki and Richard; sisters Tsurumi Nakao, Katie Perry, Eleanor Ebisuya and Ethel Yoshimoto; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Toshiaki Yamamoto
Dec. 8, 2004
Toshiaki "Jackson" Yamamoto, 81, of Hilo, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Department of Defense security personnel at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Haruki "Archibald" and sister Misako Mizuno. Private services.