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Charlene Cachero
March 7, 2005
Charlene Cachero, 49, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Dwayne, Ezekiel and Ezra; daughter Psalms; brothers John S. and Burt Cordeiro and Albert and Jared Victor; sister Cathleen Cordeiro; and two grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Central Christian Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Bernardine Ahkee Castillo
March 13, 2005
Bernardine Ahkee Castillo, 45, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John and sister Cynthia Mau. Private services.

Herbert Kwai Hung Chun
March 9, 2005
Herbert Kwai Hung Chun, 78, of Pearl City, a retired state Department of Regulatory Agencies executive secretary and former Honolulu police officer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Betty; sons Herbert D., Steven F. and Anthony L.; daughters Linda Kastenholz, Sharon Chun, Karen Hironaka, Veronica Cambra and Theresa P. Alejado; brother Albert Lum; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Maxey Lykins Clark
March 18, 2005
Maxey Lykins Clark, 83, of San Leandro, Calif., mother of Hugh and Paul Clark of Hilo, died in San Leandro Hospital. She was born in St. John, Idaho. She is also survived by son Thomas, daughter Joan Sinclair and two granddaughters. Services in Oakland, Calif. Her ashes will be taken to the grave of her late husband Hugh Jones Clark in Malad, Idaho. Donations may be made to East Hawaii Cultural Center or Big Island Press Club, P.O. Box 1920, Hilo, HI 96721.

Thuyen Ngoc Diep
March 8, 2005
Thuyen Ngoc Diep, 97, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by daughters Duc Hing Lu, De Diep and Didi Lu; and three grandchildren. Buddhist services: 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Mildred Fumiko Fujimoto
March 19, 2005
Mildred Fumiko Fujimoto, 88, of Hilo, a retired Coral Seas Hotel maid, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Robert M.; daughters Sandra Kawagoe, Vivian "Lucky" Kaupo and Linda Hutson; brothers Stanley and Mitsuaki Saiki; sisters Susan Doi and Rise Saiki; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alejandro Gacusana Galutan
March 22, 2005
Alejandro Gacusana Galutan, 79, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lucidia; sons Danny, Greg and Sonnie Galutan and Freddie Villon; daughters Elvira Dela Cruz, Leticia Malab, Josephine Oasan, Editha Tamayo and Lina Galutan; brothers Romeo, Rodolfo and Illong; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Full Gospel Temple, 2464 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.

Macaria Valdez Gismundo
March 7, 2005
Macaria Valdez Gismundo, 94, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Capriaan, Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Macario Justo and Reginald "Reggie" and Domi Carillo and Roger Gismundo; 16 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Sandra Horibata
March 18, 2005
Sandra Horibata, 63, of Aiea died in Kapiolani Medical Center in Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wallace M. Sr.; sons Wallace M. Jr., Jarrett M. and James K.; parents James and Ruth Maeda; brothers Michael and Jerry Kim; a grandchild; and three step-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Tuesday.

Eugene Takeo Ichinose Sr.
March 13, 2005
Eugene Takeo Ichinose Sr., 97, of Pearl City, a retired Hawaii Ballroom Dance Association ballroom dance instructor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Eugene T. Jr. and David K., daughter Susan M., 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Agnes Nelson Janecek
March 19, 2005
Agnes Nelson Janecek, 94, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by daughter Karen Gifford and hanai daughters Fanny and Clara. Services to be held at a later date.

Branson Angel Kealiimaikealaula Kahahawai-Kekona
March 8, 2005
Branson Angel Kealiimaikealaula Kahahawai-Kekona, infant son of Latasha Kekona and Branden Kahahawai of Kahului, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Kapiolani Medical Center. He is also survived by sisters Jessasha and Lakaiya-Braessia; grandparents Kalani and Shirley Kekona, Richelle Garcia, Owen Ching and Sharon Ubongen; and great-grandparents Lucille and Orlando Tabon, Leonard W. Kekona Sr., Harriet Kaonohi and Arthur Kahahawai. Services held. Additional information for an obituary printed Saturday.

Mitsue Kainuma
March 19, 2005
Mitsue Kainuma, 85, of Pukalani, Maui, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Wayne, daughters Janice Kainuma and Charlotte Hee, brother Tatsuo Ono, sister Yoshiye Kurosu and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Maude Chang Kaleialoha
March 15, 2005
Maude Chang Kaleialoha, 85, of Honolulu, a federal government supervisor, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son James Jr., daughter Patricia, brothers Walter and Benjamin Chang, sister Mary Ann Bautista, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

David Tadashi Kaneshiro
March 19, 2005
David Tadashi Kaneshiro, 66, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired IBM field engineer in Honolulu and Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Claire K.; sons Mathew K. and Mark; daughters Denise Lehano, Susan Kaneshiro and Ann Kekahuna; brothers Allan Kaneshiro and Erwin and Ersten Imaoka; sister Arlene Otaguro; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.

Susan Shizue Kuniyoshi
March 21, 2005
Susan Shizue Kuniyoshi, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Carol and Mary Clothing bookkeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by brother Koichi Kanno and sister Marie Minato. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.

Pierce Maurice Myers Jr.
March 19, 2005
Pierce Maurice Myers Jr., 80, of Honolulu, a U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, died in Honolulu. He was born in Laurens, S.C. He is survived by wife Lillian B.; sons Pierce III, Gary and Douglas; daughters Susan Miller and Janice Olsen; sister Pat Dellastatious; and seven grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to QBs Hawaii, 95 Nakolo Place, Honolulu 96819.

Sara Jean Noll
March 13, 2005
Sara Jean Noll, 77, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired office manager, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in West Virginia. She is survived by husband John E. "Scotty," sons John E. Jr. and Douglas "Doug," and three grandchildren. Burial to be held in Hollywood, Fla.

Reynaldo Rosales Obregon
March 16, 2005
Reynaldo Rosales "Reggie" Obregon, 63, of Aiea, a retired Delta Airlines customer service agent, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in New York City. He is survived by wife Brenda Freitas-Obregon; daughters Marisa Toro and Robin Obregon; brothers Edmund, Antonio and Valentin; sisters Renee Zulueta and Faye Ritter; and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

June Elizabeth Leonhart Olson
March 10, 2005
June Elizabeth Leonhart Olson, 83, of Kaneohe, a Kaiser Medical Center transcription department supervisor and Newton D. Baker General Hospital nurse anesthetist, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Cleveland. No survivors. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Donations suggested to Hawaii Community Foundation for the June Olson Fund.

Eugenia F. Padilla
March 8, 2005
Eugenia F. Padilla, 73, of Alaminos City, Pangasinan, the Philippines, formerly of Papaikou, Hawaii, a Life Care Center of Hilo certified nurses assistant and K's Drive Inn cook, died in the Philippines. She was born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Domingo Ranan Sr., stepson Edwin Ranan, brothers Virgilio E. and Dominador Fangon, and sisters Lucia F. Beltran, Herminigilda F. Gatmaitan and Lydia F. Nicolas. No services. Condolences may be sent to Edwin Ranan, 1205 Puhau St., Hilo, HI 96720.

Thomas Charles Pratt
March 15, 2005
Thomas Charles Pratt, 90, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired English teacher, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by caregivers John H. and Barbara Beck. Private services.

Martin Sherman
March 16, 2005
Martin Sherman, 84, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii professor of entomology, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Newark, N.J. He is survived by daughters Laurel Englehart and Susan Kitakis, brother Leonard Sherman, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 680 Iwilei Road, Suite 675, Honolulu 96817.

Susan Naomi Tanabe
March 18, 2005
Susan Naomi Tanabe, 48, of Honolulu, a former Hallstrom Group employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harry H. Kong. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Olivet Baptist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tofiga Sesoga Timu
March 13, 2005
Tofiga Sesoga Timu, 51, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Faapaia L.; sons Henry Timu and Joey Sefo; daughters Vae and Shirnell Sefo; mother Simoana; brothers Faamoemae and Poulua; sisters Rosa Paleafei and Faate'i and Aufaga Timu; and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

John Francis Wright Jr.
March 19, 2005
John Francis Wright Jr., 46, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant and Commissary employee, died at home. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by wife Rochelle; son Ikaika; daughter Teri; mother Rose; brothers Stephen, Robert, Kenneth and James; and sister Deborah Fallon. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Marine Corps Base Hawaii chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.


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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