Canuto Bacal
Nov. 19, 2005
Canuto Bacal, 83, of Aiea, a retired Navy chief petty officer and Army civil service employee, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Lalawigan, Borongan, Samar, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Clotilde; children Canuto Jr. and Ernie Bacal, Nanette Macdonald, Belinda Akaka and Lillian "Brandy" Abellira; brothers Jose, Alfredo and Valentin; sisters Carlota Dolot and Adela Sucayan; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Tang Gan
Nov. 21, 2005
Tang Gan, 79, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Zhong Shan, China. He is survived by wife Shi Chun Lam; son Huan Yi; daughters Huan and Qun and Huan Mei Gan and Jin Yun Su; and 14 grandchildren. Visitation: 9-11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Hazel Lailani Gomes
Nov. 16, 2005
Hazel Lailani Gomes, 78, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Leland; son Leland II; daughters Frances Gomes, Ellen Sutton, Donna Torres and Lenell Campbell; brothers Steven Pau and Roland Like; sisters Josephine Lum and Edna Silva; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Pansy Mineko Koki
Nov. 13, 2005
Pansy Mineko Koki, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Sears Credit Union office manager, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Douglas T., sons Kingsley A. and Lance I., three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Catalina Langamin
Nov. 17, 2005
Catalina "Taling" Langamin, 88, of Haleiwa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Carcar, Cebu, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Victorino and Monico; daughters Rosa Satorre, Amanda Tamayo, Virginia Perry, Leonida Alidon and Rhodora Myhre; brother Nicanor Apura; sisters Rufa Navecis, Rita Alduezo and Eufronia Mansalay; 18 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Russell Minoru Masuda
Nov. 17, 2005
Russell Minoru Masuda, 45, of Mililani, an Albert Kobayashi Inc. contractor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tamilyn E., daughters Shaunalyn M. and Sharilyn A. Masuda, parents Jack Y. and Merle T., and sister Karen Y. Tamura. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual and aloha attire.
Frances Masako Mizuta
Nov. 11, 2005
Frances Masako Mizuta, 93, of Aiea, a retired Top of Waikiki pantry helper, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Yoshio, son Richard T. and two grandchildren. Private services.
Gladys Kaonohi Olmos
Nov. 17, 2005
Gladys Kaonohi Olmos, 78, of Pearl City, a theater cashier and state tenant coordinator, died in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clarence and Kaleo, daughters Artesha and Rosemary, and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ronald W. Palencia Sr.
Nov. 22, 2005
Ronald W. "Ron" Palencia Sr., 63, of Mililani, a retired Del Monte Pineapple truck driver, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Ernnette H.L., son Ronald Jr., daughters Lori and Drena, brothers Dennis and Kevin, sisters Yvette Jordan and Melanie Palencia, and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gonzalo Pulido Panglao
Nov. 21, 2005
Gonzalo Pulido "Salong" Panglao, 77, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kau Sugar Co. factory mechanic inspector, died at home. He was born in San Aldefonso, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gloria; son Glenn; daughters Glendalyne Nivera and Gerry Gomes; brothers Sam, Lorito, Inocencio, Mariano, Librado and Emilio; sisters Anselma Corpuz and Felicia Lopez; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: all night at family residence in Pahala. Call after 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Richard Perry
Nov. 17, 2005
Richard Perry, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Stella, sons Richard Jr. and Denniz, daughter Toni Naone, brother Geroge Jr., sisters Eliza Moniz and Judy Schreader, and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Anne Spicer
Nov. 25, 2005
Anne "Fumi" Spicer, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Nagasaki, Japan. She is survived by husband Dr. Robert A. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society. Aloha attire.
Henry Kosei Teruya
Nov. 11, 2005
Henry Kosei Teruya, Yago: Menundunchi, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Sierra Cafe owner, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Bessie M., son Kent K., daughter Barbara T. Fuchigami and five grandchildren. Private services.
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The index goes back several decades.