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Davery Allen Aquino
Oct. 11, 2006
Davery Allen "Dave" Aquino, 35, of Aiea, a Halawa Truck and Auto Repair Inc. employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Alejo Jr., mother Maria, brother Todd and sister Jeannine. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Norman Anthony Constantino
Oct. 3, 2006
Norman Anthony Constantino, 55, of Ewa Beach died in Provo, Utah. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by parents Venancio and Phyllis, and sister Gloria Boylan. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.

Ted M. Damron
Oct. 24, 2006

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Ted M. Damron, 74, of Hot Springs, Ark., a Hawaiian Electric Co. land and natural resources director, died at home. He is survived by wife Gloria, son Michael, daughter Susan, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services in Arkansas.

Adeline Sai Dole
Oct. 18, 2006
Adeline Sai "Lena" Dole, 90, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Henry "Skip"; daughters Francine Kahikina, Luella Makaio, Lila-Ann LaBoy and Terrilyn "Ululani" Saffery; brother John Sai; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 9:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Patricia Duefrene
Oct. 21, 2006
Patricia Duefrene, 57, of Kailua-Kona, a graphic artist and Kona Designs owner, died at home. She was born in Bridgeport, Conn. She is survived by sisters Diane Mavricz and Susan Dowling, and caregiver Bryce Stillwater. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Old Airport Beach, Pavilion No. 3. Refreshments to follow. Donations suggested to Hawaii Island Humane Society, 74-5225 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740.

Elizabeth Kennedy Crabb Duncan
Oct. 21, 2006
Elizabeth Kennedy Crabb Duncan, 82, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Don and Robert, daughter Sheila Pulley, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Susumu Furukawa
Oct. 17, 2006
Susumu "Damiyon" Furukawa, 93, of Hilo, formerly of Lahaina and Makawao, Maui, a retired former Pioneer Mill mechanic and Lahaina Dojo aikido and judo instructor, died at home. He was born in Huelo, Maui. He is survived by wife Margaret; sons Michael and Ronald; daughters Irene Au and Diane Naeole; brothers Norman, Shigeki and Danny Hisao; sister Ayako Onouye; 13 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Marsha Dolan Gusman
Oct. 22, 2006
Marsha Dolan Gusman, 66, of Makawao, Maui, a County of Maui crossing guard, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Abbington, Mass. She is survived by husband Vincent L., son Chris Verrill, daughters Heidi Verrill and Jennifer Gusman, and a grandchild. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. tomorrow at Good Shepherd Church. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Scattering to follow in front of Maui Lu.

Wilbert Ray Hill Jr.
Oct. 10, 2006
Wilbert Ray Hill Jr., 56, of Kalihi died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Greenville, N.C. He is survived by wife Barbara, daughters Jamielynn K. Lorenzana and Tina K. Kaialau, 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.

Zachary Ka-Punohu-'Ula- I-Ka-Moana Hise
Oct. 18, 2006
Zachary Ka-Punohu-'Ula-I-Ka-Moana Hise, infant son of Howard and Jennifer L. Hise of Ewa Beach, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Tyler and grandparents Robert and Janie Wong, and Rose Hise. Private services.

Sumako Ishitani
Oct. 18, 2006
Sumako Ishitani, 90, of Honolulu, a retired receiving clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Patricia K. Ishitani, Faye T. Kimura and Velma T. Yoshitake; brother Raymond Gondo; sisters Lillian Hara, Shigeko Yamada and Jane Kawaguchi; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Roy Tadaichi Ishizu
Oct. 14, 2006
Roy Tadaichi Ishizu, 68, of Kula, Maui, a retired Navy Public Works Center plumber at Pearl Harbor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by mother Miyoko and brothers Clarence and Rogers. Services held.

Koichi Kanno
Oct. 10, 2006
Koichi Kanno, 76, of Hilo, a retired Theo Davies Pacific Machinery employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Frances, sons Glenn and Craig Funada, sister Marie Minato and two grandchildren. Services held.

Masae Kiyota
Oct. 15, 2006
Masae Kiyota, 81, of Honolulu, a retired state District Court reporter, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother James and sisters Yukie Kiyota and Lillian Kohler. Private services.

Thomas Kiyoshi Kono
Oct. 10, 2006
Thomas Kiyoshi Kono, 86, of Los Angeles, formerly of Hawaii, died in Rolling Hills Estates, Calif. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Thelma, son Edward, daughters Sandy Okida and Jennie Tom, two sisters and nine grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Michael Joseph Kovach
Oct. 18, 2006
Michael Joseph Kovach, 56, of Makawao, Maui, a retired dental technician, died in Wailuku. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. He is survived by brother William J. and sister Elizabeth C. Marineau. Private services to be held at a later date.

Hanami Kuroda
Oct. 13, 2006
Hanami "Edna" Kuroda, 91, of Aiea, a retired Kuroda's Chevron owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Makawele, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Eleanor K. Paek, brother James Yamamoto, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mary Farm Lee
Oct. 2, 2006
Mary Farm Lee, 94, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired Kohala Sugar Plantation chemist, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Kaauhuhu Homestead, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Ah Vin Jacob Zane, stepson Douglas, stepdaughter Annie, five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.

Bertha Rapoza Low
Oct. 23, 2006
Bertha Rapoza Low, 86, of Hilo, a retired former Travelodge Hotel cook, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Clayton, brother Thomas Rapoza, sisters Mable McNicoll and Eleanor Chow, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 43 Kapiolani St., Hilo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chieko Matsui
Oct. 21, 2006
Chieko Matsui, 89, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Keahua, Maui. She is survived by sons Glen and Earl T., daughter June Ecsedy and Yoko Itamoto, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Eleanor D. Musson
Oct. 5, 2006
Eleanor D. Musson, 98, of Honolulu, a Wake Island postmaster, died in Arcadia Nursing Home. She was born in Kentucky. She is survived by son Warwick. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Albert Kiyoto Nakata
Oct. 17, 2006
Albert Kiyoto Nakata, 68, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired Air Force senior master sergeant who served in the Vietnam War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mitsuko; sons Albert S. and Arnold; brothers Richard and Shigeru; sisters Elaine Sawa, Masako Kimura, Jeanette Hilo and Yoshie Ikeda; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Margaret B. Smith
Oct. 19, 2006

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Margaret B. Smith, 84, of Anchorage, Alaska, an artist and pianist, died at home. She was born in Gooding, Idaho. She is survived by son Eric, daughters Susan Richmond, Ann Paulson and Barbara Smith, brother Craig Bennett, sister Grace Goodlin, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. No services. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 1750 Abbott Road, Anchorage, AK 99507.

Peter Barry Smith
Oct. 17, 2006
Peter Barry Smith, 52, of Kailua, a Kalaheo High School head basketball coach, died in Kailua. He was born in Oceanside, Calif. He is survived by wife Stacey; sons Josh, Alika and Kea; mother Betty; brothers Steve and Mike; sisters Suzie Ozawa, Marci Aikau and Polly Wilson; and five grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Kalaheo High School Gym. Call after 11 a.m. No flowers.

Tomiko Tanaka
Sept. 28, 2006
Tomiko Tanaka, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Curtis A., Byron M. and Alben H.; sisters Florence Ichinose and Nancy Oda; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Willa-Marlene Keala Tanaka
Oct. 19, 2006
Willa-Marlene Keala Tanaka, 69, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a state engrossing supervisor at the state Capitol, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Leighton Whittle, sons William E.M. and Robert E. Shackley, and three grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Nov. 4 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway, Honolulu, HI 96821. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. Cut flowers and leis welcome. For more information, call 982-6965.

Violet Kaawai Tilton
Oct. 22, 2006
Violet Kaawai "Taffy" Tilton, 56, of Hilo, a retired Roberts Hawaii school bus aide, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alfred Lagrinas Jr.; sons Christian and Micah Young and Andrew Kamai Jr.; daughters Erin Young and Annette Kamai; brothers Daryl, Gary and Terry Turner; sisters Tanya Tilton, Janice Naea, Gwen Rowe, Gail Adkins and Nora Moots; stepmother Lenora; and six grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Richardson Ocean Park, 2349 Kalanianaole Ave., Keaukaha, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dorothy Kazue Uyehara
Oct. 16, 2006
Dorothy Kazue Uyehara, 93, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Melvin and Floyd, daughter Edna Ishikawa, sister Suyeko Ogawa, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Tomoe Yamanaka
Oct. 5, 2006
Tomoe Yamanaka, 88, of Hawi, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hale Hoola Hamakua. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Brian, daughter Kay Matsudo, sisters Pat Yamasaki and Ruth Tasaka, and numerous grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Kapaau Jodo Mission. Inurnment to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Herbert Yoshikazu Yoshinaga
Oct. 16, 2006
Herbert Yoshikazu Yoshinaga, 75, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Auto Service and Supply owner, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary, son Clarke, mother Kameyo, sister Clara Yamamoto and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.



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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