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Yook Sim Lum Chun
Oct. 15, 2006
Yook Sim Lum Chun, 102, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Yan Chung, Hu Keong and Francis; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

John Combs
Oct. 24, 2006
John Combs, 93, of Haleiwa, an architect, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son John C., daughter Susan C. Hendry, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Ashes to be scattered at a later date.

Michael Robert Duncan
Oct. 24, 2006
Michael Robert Duncan, 56, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, formerly of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Hanalei Bay Resort chef in Princeville, Kauai, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by wife Margaret P.Y.; sons Lloyd C., Walter W. and Alvin R. Chong; daughters Sandra Ann Kaui and Iris M. Hernandez; father Randy; brothers Gary and Randal; 24 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Puna Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

Lorraine E. Erum
Oct. 24, 2006
Lorraine E. Erum, 94, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Mahelona Hospital nurse, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Theodorico "Ted" Jr., brother Delfin Rames and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Violet Fo Lin Ho Fransham
Oct. 20, 2006

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Violet Fo Lin Ho Fransham, 82, of Aiea, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Roy and Robert, and sister Zenaide Ah Oi Ho Young. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Timothy's Church, 98-939 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Timothy's Church.

Lois Thomasson Horne
Oct. 17, 2006
Lois Thomasson Horne, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Kamehameha Prepatory School art teacher, died at home. She was born in Ninety Six, S.C. She is survived by daughter Ana R. Horne and sister Ruth Cochran. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at St. Andrew's Cathedral, park chapel.

Spencer Kumauna Kuoha
Oct. 24, 2006
Spencer Kumauna Kuoha, 62, of Hilo, a Straub Clinic & Hospital maintenance engineering supervisor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Kirby and Kawika; daughter Kanani Kahikina; brothers James, Willys, Dean and Chester; sisters Georgina and Gayle Kuoha and Grace Aleka; hanai sister Ella Lau; and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Maria Salvacion Lesko
Oct. 18, 2006
Maria Salvacion Lesko, also known as "Betz" and "Salve," 78, of Mililani, a homemaker, died. She was born in Caseres-Oslob, Cebu City, Philippines. She is survived by husband Emery G. "Jim"; son Richard F.; daughters Bernadette A. Uyeda and Dorothy J. Santa Ana; sisters Jovita Daclan, Maria A. Dela Cruz and Maria L. Banares; five grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Richard Sui Lun Loui
Oct. 21, 2006
Richard Sui Lun Loui, 66, of Honolulu, a former Dick's Monsarrat Chevron owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marjorie K.; sons Kevin K. and Scott R.; daughter Leanne L. Loui-Tanji; sisters Margaret Tugaoen, Edith Lee and Gladys Kim; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Narciso Navarro Mendoza
Oct. 21, 2006
Narciso Navarro Mendoza, 95, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar chemical sprayer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Dolores V.; son Dana K.; daughters Irene Jessen, Katherine Ploeger, Gloria Bond, Victoria Mendoza and Lorraine Yamaguchi; brother Fredrico; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. next Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 4 Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Kameko Nakamine
Oct. 19, 2006
Kameko Nakamine, 92, of Honolulu died. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by sons Wendell T. and Clifford T., daughter Aileen M., brother George China, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Zane B. Pila
Oct. 22, 2006
Zane B. Pila, 52, of Hilo, a U.S. Army sergeant, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rena; son Ty "Bully"; daughters Zaerena Pila and Shanell Ievolleo; parents Stanley and Emily "Jilly" Wilbur; brothers Ty and Darren Pila and Rodney Wilbur; sisters Rhonda Yonamine and Stacy Ciz; grandparent Mary Wilbur; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Betsy Lou Takemoto
Oct. 21, 2006
Betsy Lou Takemoto, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired Haiku Gardens and Flamingo Restaurants pantry and bakery worker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by husband Masanori "Take"; sons Paul Jr., Bill and Tony Kinney; stepson Gary; daughters Marilani Smith-Kinney and Linda Kinney-Meier; stepdaughter Catherine Nakamoto; brother Hilario Subiono; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Phoung Ngoc Thi Trinh
Oct. 24, 2006
Phoung Ngoc Thi Trinh, 47, of Honolulu died. She was born in Vietnam. She is survived by companion Alan Chow-Hoy. Visitation: 3-6 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

Isao Yamashita
Oct. 18, 2006
Isao Yamashita, 100, of Keaau, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Henry K., George, Edward T., Herbert and Roy; daughters Shigeko Yamashita, Yukiko Uchida, Thelma T. Abe, Sue S. Sugimoto and Barbara Jitchaku; 22 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Amy Yuk Kiu Young
Oct. 23, 2006
Amy Yuk Kiu Young, 81, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Leonard, Gordon, Gregory "Greg" and Keith "Tim"; daughter Cheryl Tang; brothers Arthur, Wallace and Kwai Quon Lee; sisters Lani Lumibao and York See Chang; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. 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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