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Robert Aguiar
April 17, 2005
Robert Aguiar, 61, of Wahiawa, a Lanakila and Waimano Home employee, died. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by mother Mary, brothers Edwin Jr. and Anthony Allan, and sister Eloise Monaghan-Aguiar. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kakaako Waterfront Park. Casual attire.

Ralph Kahiwahiwa Apo
April 9, 2005
Ralph Kahiwahiwa Apo, 83, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Army chief warrant officer four, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Anne; sons Thomas, Gerard, Calesen, Ralph, Bertram, Leonard, Lyle, Blaine and Michael; daughter Anne Critcher; 27 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Pedro Obra Arquitola
April 18, 2005
Pedro Obra Arquitola, 97, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. field hand, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Bacnotan La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Miriam; sons Fertom and Pedymir; sister Sabina Ramirez; and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hilo United Methodist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.

Lei Momi Asing
March 29, 2005
Lei Momi Asing, 77, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Services employee, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Patrick, Joseph and Harry Chu; and sisters Elizabeth Hino, Rose M. Sagolili and Sharon Wong. Private services.

Paul Exum Blakemore Jr.
April 13, 2005
Paul Exum Blakemore Jr., 56, of Waianae, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Paul Sr.; brother Alvin; and sisters Yvette Jackman, Paulette Simmons and Illinois Isaacs. Gathering: noon Saturday at Maili Beach Park, across Maliona Street.

Margaret P. Canha
April 12, 2005
Margaret P. Canha, 83, of Kahului, a Hale Makua, Kahului executive secretary, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Gilbert; sons Robert J. and James B. "Jimi"; daughter Gilberta "Gibbie" Tokerud; brothers Albert Sr. and Randall Porras; sisters Sophie Eberly, Ricalda Crowell, Florence Kay and Barbie Carvalho; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Miguela Laroco Carinio
April 4, 2005
Miguela Laroco "Cion" Carinio, 65, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Cabontonan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Eddie, Loreto, Dante and Danny; daughter Leonora Cezar; brothers Benito and Augustin Laroco; sisters Leonida Laroco and Solidad Montoya; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, 92-1298 Renton Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park in Waipio.

Henry Keonaona Chai
April 19, 2005
Henry Keonaona Chai, 77, of Springville, Utah, a retired Brigham Young University employee, died in Provo, Utah. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kathleen; children Avon C. Stewart, Rebecca K. Sitake, Nalani Bird, Elizabeth Black, Todd M. Carter and DaLeen B., Jeffrey D. and Daniel K. Winnie and Kim and Maui Chai; brother Calvin K.; sisters Myra Kalai, Shirley H. Kaleikini and Geraldine K. Brown; 32 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Springville. Condolences may be sent to www.BergMortuary.com.

Evelyn Yim Chamberlain
April 5, 2005
Evelyn Yim Chamberlain, 85, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in China. She is survived by son William, daughters Evelyn Hascall and Lana Burns, 10 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Eucena Agapay Gamatero
April 13, 2005
Eucena Agapay Gamatero, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Lewis; daughters Guillerma Puriran, Lucia Ladera and Estelita Viloria; brother Francisco Balilea; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30-10 a.m. next Friday at the mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Jessie Leinaala Haili
April 10, 2005
Jessie Leinaala Haili, 82, of Honolulu, an entertainer, died in Mililani. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Lionel and Danny Haili, and John and Rodney Kaleialoha; sister Becky Russo; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

George Han
April 15, 2005
George Han, 75, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station budget officer, died in Ewa. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hannah K.; son Philip; daughter Sonia N.H. Hirata; brother Paul Hahn; and sisters Thelma Alcaide, Bessie Powell, Annie Suan, Alice Chang, Helen Palama and Lily Hahn. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Winifred Junko Hatami
April 19, 2005
Winifred Junko Hatami, 58, of Pearl City, a state library assistant and retired Bank of Hawaii employee at Ala Moana Branch, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Roy T., sons Guy and Derrick, daughter Dr. Michelle, mother Hitoe Ohta, brother John Ohta, and sister Christine Vasquez. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masayuki Higashi
April 18, 2005
Masayuki Higashi, 87, of Lihue, a retired Lihue Plantation carpenter, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Tamie M.; son Michael; daughters Shirley Iha and Elaine Tada; brothers Yukio "York," David, Harry and Richard; sisters Peggy Yaka and Edith Higashi; five grandchildren; and four great-grand- children. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Elizabeth Mee Fung Ing
April 21, 2005
Elizabeth Mee Fung Ing, 89, of Honolulu, died in Hale Nani Nursing Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Ruth Ing-Lin; brother Stanley Wong; sisters Lillian Lukela, Ruby Young and Ruth Sur; and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Joseph Keaoouliokalani Kekumu
April 17, 2005
Joseph Keaoouliokalani Kekumu, 56, of Waipahu, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alexandria; companion Irene Hall; sons Sean and Abraham; daughters Charmaine Kanae and Tisha-Marie Beck; brothers Wendall, Wayne and David Kealohi and Baldwin Makua Jr.; sisters Lorraine Kekumu and Lani, Nasau and Eva Malaki and Kuulei Ruis; and a grandchild. No services.

Sandrea Puanani Loudermilk
April 16, 2005
Sandrea Puanani Loudermilk, 62, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William, sons Bryan and Paul, daughters Dayna Kaczmarek and Robyn Loudermilk, sisters Rhoda Benson and Lani Spencer, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Ralph Yoshio Matsuno
April 1, 2005
Ralph Yoshio Matsuno, 85, of Honolulu, a self-employed owner doing business as Ralph Matsuno and Associates, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Hatsumi. Private services.

Herman W. Matthews
April 7, 2005
Herman W. Matthews, also known as "Matt" and "Uncle John," 66, of Hauula, a DWS Inc. maintenance services project manager and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Clinton, N.C. He is survived by wife Tina; children Tina-May, Kristina, Herman M., Zena and Zachary Matthews, Pierre Robinson and Levi Holt-Matthews; and sister Joyce Dowd. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kahuku United Methodist Church, 56-449 Kamehameha Highway. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Wednesday.

Raymond McCabe
April 18, 2005
Raymond "Mac" McCabe, 69, of Honolulu, a retired city worker, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Loretta; sons Raymond and Randall; daughters Rosalind Rodrigues, Janis Walther and Reynelle Morita; brother Howard; sister Jackie Castello; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Hilary K. McKeague
April 19, 2005
Hilary K. McKeague, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply pipefitter, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary; son Larry; daughters Leilani Kahale, Shirley Rodrigues and June Harden; 26 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Joseph Anthony Merendino Sr.
April 5, 2005
Joseph Anthony Merendino Sr., 62, of Waialua, a retired city Wastewater Management Department district supervisor, died at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by sons Joseph Jr. and Jody; stepsons Brian Labra and Rodman and James Salangdron; daughter Annette; stepdaughters Darenda and Tammy Labra, Tammy Onizuka, Brittney Salangdron and Mary Ramones; brother Arthur Hoffman; 24 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at St. Michael Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Mildred Toshie Mitsunaga
April 5, 2005
Mildred Toshie Mitsunaga, 92, of Honolulu, formerly of Chicago, a retired Marshall Field and Co. employee, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Kenneth and James. Private services.

Allen Kaoru Nakagawa
April 16, 2005
Allen Kaoru Nakagawa, 89, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center carpenter, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Myrtle T.; daughters Myra H. Ono, Wendy K. Lee, Joy M. Inafuku, Ann Y. Estrella and Lyn I. Nakagawa; brother Hisashi; sisters Janet Ito, Julie Young, Chieko Inouye and Emy Hynes; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Michael Vincent Villarosa San Miguel
April 18, 2005
Michael Vincent Villarosa San Miguel, 58, of Waimanalo, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel cable splicer, died in Waimanalo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jo, son Kevin, daughter Kimberly, brothers Benjamin and Gary, and sister Judy DeGroot. Committal services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Scattering of ashes to be held in the ocean.

Stanley Saiji Sasaki
April 14, 2005
Stanley Saiji Sasaki, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Servco Pacific sales manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Joyce, son Clyde, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Earl Winston Strong
April 18, 2005
Earl Winston Strong, 89, of Waianae, a merchant marine, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Jackson, Ala. He is survived by wife Marilynne; son Leighton Pahukula; daughters Aprillynn Navarro, Pamela Pahukula and Candace Ortiz; brothers Sebra L., Lane and Ralph; and sisters Anne and Agnes. Private services.

Lance Takushi
April 18, 2005
Lance Takushi, 53, of Kahului, a probation officer, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Puunene Hospital. He is survived by brothers Ronald and Eric, mother Grace and sister Sandra Satsuma. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Reception to follow. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Kui Hing Tenn
April 14, 2005
Kui Hing Tenn, 99, of Honolulu, a retired dentist in Hawaii, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Florence; sons Gordon and Kenneth; brother Clement; sisters Alice Akamu, Ellen Leau and Thelma Tenn; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Doris Tolsma
April 13, 2005
Doris Tolsma, 73, of Kailua-Kona, a real estate worker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She also was a Bell Aircraft, Rand Corp., Douglas/Hughes Aircraft and Continental Airlines employee. She was born in Buffalo, N.Y. She is survived by brother James. Services to be held at a later date. Donations suggested to "Toys for Tots" program. For more information, call Paul Fujioka at 969-0123.

Benjamin Marcelo Tomas
April 4, 2005
Benjamin Marcelo Tomas, 83, of Waipahu, a retired state maintenance man, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Emily T.; sons Melvin Torricer and Clifford A. Tomas; hanai sons Douglas and Jay Iwamoto; daughters Lena Lazo, Linda Felipe, Shirley Raguindin, Beverly Popaca-Vollstedt, Sharon Koontz and Roxanne Tomas; brother Palmer; 22 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. 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, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.