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Flodell N. Bailey
March 13, 2005
Flodell N. Bailey, 88, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for a clothing manufacturing company, died in Honolulu. She was born in Pherce, Wis. She is survived by husband Ira V., sons David and James Nichols, and daughters Jean McDonald and Ruth Ann Nichols. Private services. Donations suggested to Honolulu International Baptist Church and Child Evangelism Fellowship.

Eleanor Linda Kaleialoha Barrozo
March 9, 2005
Eleanor Linda Kaleialoha Barrozo, 63, of Kaneohe, a retired housekeeper, died in Aiea. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jason and Joseph; daughter Leonore Glimane; brothers Raymond and Johnathan Mateo; sisters Carmen Vasconcellas, Mary Lou Botelho, Faith Martin, Patience Boersma, May Ochman and Cecelia Levins; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Hope Chapel, Kaneohe.

Christine Bourgoin
March 9, 2005
Christine Bourgoin, 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, a registered nurse in Dorchester, Mass., died at home. She was born in Maine. She is survived by sons Gerald J. and Ronald; daughters Sandra Woodward, Carol Mello and Linda Lebouff; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Assembly of God.

John Dung Quang Bui
March 13, 2005
John Dung Quang Bui, 29, of Honolulu, a World Financial Group marketing director, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He is survived by parents Toan Bui and Huong Thach; brothers Roland, Richard and Tuyen; and sisters Tammy, Trini, Kate and Kim. Services: 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No monetary offerings.

Suzan Esperas-Mason
Feb. 18, 2005
Suzan "Sana" Esperas-Mason, 57, of Apopka, Fla., a Sida Taxi employee and J.C. Penney beautician, died in Apopka. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John; brothers Herschel, John, Clifford, Kenneth and Sydney Esperas; and sister Corinne Laa. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Juan B. Gonzales
March 11, 2005
Juan B. "Johnny" Gonzales, 84, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a housekeeping department employee at a hotel in Waikoloa, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Bucay Abra, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonora, son Efren, daughters Lydia Marcelo and Josie Sobremonte, and 17 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Efren's residence in Honokaa. Casual attire.

Olga J. Hodder
Dec. 15, 2004
Olga J. Hodder, 88, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in New York City. Services in San Diego.

Charlotte T. Hyduke
March 8, 2005
Charlotte T. Hyduke, 68, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by husband Roger; sons Shaun, Shane and James Hyduke and Sanford Lansing; and daughters Sheree and Laura Hyduke and Michele Lansing. Private services. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society or St. Francis Hospice.

Takeshi Iwamoto
March 15, 2005
Takeshi "Take" Iwamoto, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Central Pacific Bank vice president and Korean War veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Florence S.; son Michael S.; daughters Valerie I. Lum and Lisa Anne Y. Matsumoto; brothers Shigeo and Stanley; sisters Yumiko Nishimoto, Toshie Haraga, Mitsue Yamamoto, Toyoko Nishiki, Jean K. Sakai and Irene S. Ushiro; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marion Choy Kim
March 11, 2005
Marion Choy Kim, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Kim and Associates administrative secretary and homemaker, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Joel, Jerry and Tracy; daughter Mona Kim-Brown; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Yoki Koizumi
March 8, 2005
Yoki Koizumi, 110, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Niigata-Ken, Japan. She is survived by sons Waichiro, Thomas J. and Edward T.; daughters Grace S. Koizumi and Doris H. Kodama; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

The Rev. Dan Hen Chong Kong
March 14, 2005
The Rev. Dan Hen Chong Kong, 76, of Honolulu, a retired minister at First Baptist Church of Wahiawa, Olivet Baptist and Central Baptist churches and the Ilikai Fellowship, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He also was the former president of Hawaii Baptist Academy and executive director of the Hawaii Baptist Convention. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary E.B.; daughters Danette Poole, Verdine and Edna Kong, and Betty-Jo DeFries; sister Eileen Lovelace; and three grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Olivet Baptist Church, 1755 S. Beretania St. Call after 2:30 p.m. Additional parking available at Central Union Church. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Central Baptist Church Building Fund, 1717 Nehoa St., Honolulu 96822; the Kong Scholarship at Hawaii Baptist Academy, 2429 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96817; or the Maui Economic Opportunities BEST Reintegration Program, 99 Mahalani St., Wailuku 96793.

Kit Kiyoshi Kubo
March 12, 2005
Kit Kiyoshi Kubo, 52, of Kailua-Kona, a Hawaii County employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Kimo, father James, mother Harriet and sister Jaymee. Private services.

Marvin L.W. Larm
March 12, 2005
Marvin L.W. Larm, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Contractor truck driver, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Thomlian "Tommy" Larm and Skip Jones, and sisters Lydia Lee, Marian Chang, Winnie Jones, Jacqueline Yin and Suzanne Swann. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edison Cudal Manzano
March 1, 2005

Nestor Cudal Manzano Jr.
March 1, 2005

Nestor Busine Manzano Sr.
March 1, 2005
Edison C., 16, Nestor C. Manzano Jr., 19, and Nestor B. Manzano Sr., 43, of Wahiawa will be remembered in services 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. They were killed when their car crashed into a farm truck on Kunia Road. They were born in Laoag City, the Philippines. Edison and Nestor C. Jr. are survived by mother Flordeliza Cudal, brothers Davie M. Manzano and Mark A. Cudal, sisters Michelle and Marielle Cudal, and grandparent Flora Cudal. Nestor B. Sr. is survived by wife Flordeliza Cudal, sons Davie M. Manzano and Mark A. Cudal, daughters Michelle and Marielle Cudal, brothers Rudy and Larry, and sisters Corazon and Virgie.

Kazuyo Matsunaga
March 7, 2005
Kazuyo "Kay" Matsunaga, 79, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Regulatory Agencies employee, died in Kupuna Wai Ola. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kaoru. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Visitation: 4 to 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No monetary offerings. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Disease Research, 22512 Gateway Center Drive, Clarksburg, MD 20871.

Yeiko Matsuura
March 6, 2005
Yeiko Matsuura, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Design Build employee, died in Los Altos, Calif. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by son Gary, brother Sus Nakamura, sister Yaeko Hara and three grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Cline Measel Sr.
March 10, 2005
Robert Cline Measel Sr., 80, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force civil engineer and veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Danville, Ky. He is survived by wife Betty H., son Robert C. Jr. and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Disabled American Veterans Association.

Mary Medeiros
March 14, 2005
Mary Medeiros, 98, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Garden Isle Healthcare. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Manuel and Patrick, daughter Marlyn Kuhaulua, brother Albert Gouveia, sisters Violet Perreira and Julia Silva, 13 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren and 26 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.

William Russell Milligan
Feb. 21, 2005
William Russell Milligan, 61, of Honolulu died in the Center for Aging. He was born in Pittsburgh. Committal services: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Toso Miura
March 7, 2005
Toso Miura, 79, of Pearl City, a retired Standard Oil Co. accountant and World War II veteran, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by brother Keisei and sister Hanayo Abe. Private services.

Kame Nagamine
March 10, 2005
Kame Nagamine, 75, of Eleele, Kauai, died in Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital. He was born in Port Allen, Kauai. He is survived by brother Soyei and sister Haruko Asato. Private services.

Joseph Ka'e'eokalani Nawahi
March 1, 2005
Joseph Ka'e'eokalani Nawahi, 90, of Hayden, Idaho, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Tradewinds Hotel manager, died in Hayden. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Roxana K., sons Stacey Nawahi and John Burrows, daughter Jo Ann Tatsuyama, brother John Nawahi-Lindsey and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment at Homelani Cemetery in Hilo at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Daniel Kaniela Palama Jr.
Feb. 19, 2005
Daniel Kaniela Palama Jr., 64, of Makakilo, a retired U.S. Army sergeant, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by companion Laverne Catao, daughter Kristl H. Kansana and Esther M. Palama, brother Stanley, sisters Linda M.L. Founatian and Charlotte P. "Tootsie" Palama, and five grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: noon Sunday at Queen's Beach. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Vonia Lilo Pataua
March 11, 2005
Vonia Lilo Pataua, 43, of Waianae, a Queen's Medical Center respiratory therapist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Poloa, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Ember; father Pataua P. Lilo; brothers Itai Lilo, Kalauna Pataua, Alatina Sula and Itai Lilo; and sisters Mile Tuiolemotu, Aliialofa Fa'atamala, Ainoama Fa'amasino, Simoemoe Jennings, Saini Ale, Nomeneta Lilo and Seleisa Ati. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Samoa-Tokelau Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1128 Banyan St., Honolulu. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Additional information provided for an obituary published Wednesday.

Sheila Rose Pattison
March 10, 2005
Sheila Rose Pattison, 70, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a self- employed massage therapist and healer, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by companion Jim Rieben; sons Bob, Tim, Michael and Dan; daughters Erin Waterbury, Colleen Pattison, Lynn Kimpson and Karla Curran; sisters Beth, Margo and Robin; and 19 grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at noon Sunday at Sheila's residence in Honaunau. For more information, call 328-2569.

Ethel Gomes Pinho
March 12, 2005
Ethel Gomes Pinho, 86, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Louis H.; daughters Doreen DeCosta, Gwendolyn Palacat, Valaria Cardus and Phyllis Ishiki; brothers Phillip and Herbert Gomes; sisters Annie Blume, Frances Martin, Sophie Leibold and Priscilla Smeed; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Aloha attire.

Amy Kaleionehu Among Rodrigues
March 11, 2005
Amy Kaleionehu Among Rodrigues, 86, of Hilo, a retired Maluhia Hospital licensed practical nurse, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Kealia, South Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons John Sr., Lawrence, Samson, Edmund, Stephen and Glenn; daughter Cyrilla Makalena; sister Mabel "Pale" Wong-Leong; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Sarah Kahiwahiwa Rosa
March 11, 2005
Sarah Kahiwahiwa "Tutu Sarah" Rosa, 84, of Waimanalo, a Lunalilo Home caregiver, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gordon, Marshall, John and Henry; daughters Hazel K. Kennedy and Emily LaBoy; hanai daughter Paula Silva; sisters Leimomi Kumano and Emily Costa; 16 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. George Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sadako Sadoyama
March 10, 2005
Sadako Sadoyama, 91, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth, Edward, Norman and Steven "Elena"; daughters Mae Kinoshita, Janet Henriques, Jean Akai, Aimie Kamimura and Linda Atagi; 27 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples.

Edward Anduha Santiago Sr.
March 10, 2005
Edward Anduha Santiago Sr., 72, of Honolulu, a retired Matson Navigation Co. journeyman first-class mechanic and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mickey M.K.; sons Edward A. Jr., Kenny F., Kevin-Abel K., Mitchell, John R. II and Keawe J.; daughters Edwina D. Holguin, Mickey L. Cuevas and KeAlii T. Becera; brothers John A. and Albert; sister Evangeline Vegas; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Beverly Louise Mapuana Riveira Gaspang Smith
March 15, 2005
Beverly Louise Mapuana Riveira Gaspang Smith, 51, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harry Boy L. Hanawahine II; daughters Jonalyn C. and June Gaspang; sister Belinda Riveira; brothers Edwin K., Michael and Richard Riveira and Jessie Momosea; and five grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Kiyoshi Suekawa
March 6, 2005
Kiyoshi Suekawa, 82, of Honolulu, a retired sign painter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ellen; son Carl; daughters Cynthia Rulona and Judith Wong; sisters Masayo Takaki, Gladys Takamoto and Alice Iwane; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Marian Alyce Swingle
March 14, 2005
Marian Alyce Swingle, 67, of Kaunakakai, a professor of psychiatric nursing, died in Honolulu. She was born in Schenectady, N.Y. She is survived by sisters Ellen S. Haynes and Artice Swingle. Services in Ashland, Ore., at a later date.

Kimiye Tada
March 14, 2005
Kimiye Tada, 82, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Daniel Y., daughter Amy Mueller, sisters Harriet Nakamoto and Namiko Hatton, and two grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ricki Malia Lani Tan
Feb. 27, 2005
Ricki Malia Lani Tan, 19, of Ewa Beach, a Leeward Community College student, died at home. She was born in San Diego. She is survived by parents Ricardo and Trina B., sister Meghan and companion Ikaika Rogers. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Felomena Faye Neri Todd
March 3, 2005
Felomena Faye Neri Todd, 60, of Las Vegas, a former American Savings Bank and Security Diamond employee, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Bruce, daughter Veronica "Angel" Salley and sisters Laraine N. Olivares and Candie N. Springer. Services in Las Vegas. No flowers.

Norman Kiyoshi Tsuji
March 9, 2005
Norman Kiyoshi Tsuji, 80, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a Hilo Airport visitor information specialist and state Department of Transportation commissioner, died at home. He was born in Kalaoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mitsue "Mitzi"; daughters LaVerne Kleinert, Corinne Kimura, Chandra Ann Nii and Lori J. Kim; brothers Clarence, Yasushi and Robert; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Ruth Hanae Uchida
March 5, 2005
Ruth Hanae Uchida, 82, of Aiea died. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Katsutoshi "Kats," son Leslie "Les," daughters Cheryl Kuroda and Jean Y. Kaneshiro, brothers Takeichi and Tom T. Higa, sister Betty Omura, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Matsujio Uyehara
March 1, 2005
Matsujio "Majo" Uyehara, 84, of Honolulu, a baseball coach for McCully American Japanese Association, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by son Terry; brothers Masaji, Nobu and Jimmy; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joann Mae Weaver Vendiola
March 5, 2005
Joann Mae Weaver Vendiola, 56, of Ewa Beach, a St. Francis Medical Center head pantry worker, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Melvin P.; sons Chad and Shane; daughter Jamie Kealoha; brothers Roy T., John R. and Alvin A. Weaver; sister Verna J. Weaver; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, west chapel. Casual attire.

Frank F. Vicente
March 15, 2005
Frank F. Vicente, 88, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. mill worker, died in Hale Ho'ola Hamakua. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Richard, James and Larry; sisters Catherine Tavares and Margaret Branco; brothers Tony, William and Albert Vicente, Alfred Vincent and Manuel Sampaio; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Masao Waki
March 2, 2005
Masao "Howard" Waki, 81, of Honolulu, a self-employed sales representative, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeanette T., son Vernon, daughter Joanne Yee and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Frank Carl Wanic
March 13, 2005
Frank Carl Wanic, 99, of Honolulu, formerly of Clovis, Calif., retired owner of Wanic Furniture and Appliance, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Indiana. He is survived by son George W. and two great-grandchildren. Private services in Clovis at a later date.

Lucille Evelyn Akana Wilson
March 15, 2005
Lucille Evelyn Akana Wilson, 89, of Hilo, a retired Kress Store salesclerk in Hilo, died in Honolulu. She was born in Green County, Tenn. She is survived by husband Roy, son Louis K. Akana Jr., daughters Loretta L.A. Sturla and Martha L. Robertson, brother Norris Reaves and a grandchild. Services in Hilo pending.

James Ah Hook Wong
March 9, 2005
James Ah Hook Wong, 92, of Lanai City, a Castle & Cooke field supervisor, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son David J., daughters Cornelia "Connie" Kunishi and Janice Kelii, eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Lichen Wu
Feb. 21, 2005
Lichen Wu, 96, of Aiea died at home. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Charles and Felix Shi and Bernard Khaw; daughters Lily, Emily and Noeline Khaw; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Kazuo Yoshida
March 3, 2005
Kazuo Yoshida, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Fujiya Ltd. vice president and Royal Hawaiian Hotel bell captain, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Margaret S.; son Jeffrey; brothers Ronald, Isoo and Allen; and sister Emiko. Private services.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.



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