Obituaries

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Florencio Balisbisana Agcaoili
April 9, 2008
Florencio Balisbisana Agcaoili, 86, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired McBryde Sugar Co. truck driver, died. He was born in Pallas, Vintar, Philippines. He is survived by wife Gloria R.; sons Albert, Oliver, James, Filmer, Noel and Denley; brothers Claro and Florendo; half brothers Leandro and Vicente; sisters Emilia Jacinto, Zenaida Ramos and Caridad Rivera; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. May 17 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens in Kapaia, Kauai.

Margaret Julia Champa Ball
May 4, 2008
Margaret Julia Champa Ball, 89, of Honolulu, a hairdresser, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in DuBois, Pa. She is survived by daughter Karen. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Valley of the Temples.

Rose Wong Belanio
April 23, 2008
Rose Wong Belanio, 83, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a coffee farm owner, former Fely's Bar bartendress, Pacific Empress Hotel employee and Dr. Wilmot Boone receptionist, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. She is survived by companion William Estencion; sons Alfonso, Jeffery, Craig and Roy; daughters Angie Alcosiba, Glenda Shirley, Lee Campgan, Gail Reyes and Althea Danao; 32 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Luncheon to follow on church grounds.

Claud Joseph Bellard
April 23, 2008
Claud Joseph Bellard, 65, of Stone Mountain, Ga., a retired U.S. Air Force senior master sergeant, died in Georgia. He was born in Lafayette, La. He is survived by wife Soledad R.; daughters Marlynn Veltri and Michelle Bellard; brothers Wedness, Donald, Earl, Willie and Raphael; and sister Ophelia Taylor. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403-A California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Fisher House Foundation Inc., 1401 Rockville Pike, Suite 600, Rockville, MD 20852; Veterans of Foreign Wars Suite 514, Kansas City, MO 64111; Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301, Attn: Gift Processing; American Organ Transplant Association, 21175 Tomball Parkway No. 194, Tomball, TX 77070; National Kidney Foundation, 30 East 33rd St., New York, NY 10016; American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312.

Frank Bionde
April 28, 2008
Frank Bionde, 103, of Haleiwa, a U.S. Post Office employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Palermo, Italy. He is survived by son Tom. Private services.

Roy You Bun Ching
May 2, 2008
Roy You Bun Ching, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard clerk, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Alice C. Chang. Private services.

Thomas Chow Hoy
May 2, 2008
Thomas "Tom" Chow Hoy, 85, of Waipahu, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruth, son Robert, daughter Tanya Terry, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Allen Edward Cluney
April 28, 2008
Allen Edward "Al" Cluney, 70, of Kailua, a Honolulu Police Commission investigator, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Angela "Ipo"; son Sean; daughters Kimberly Schutte and Brynn and Tara Cluney; brother Samuel "Sam"; sister Johanna C. Jay; and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m.

Irmalee Lokelia Duvoisin
April 29, 2008
Irmalee Lokelia Duvoisin, also known as Irmalee Lokelia Phillips Duvoisin, 60, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Steve and brother Lambert Noa. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Evelyn Shizuno Harada
April 25, 2008
Evelyn Shizuno Harada, 87, of Honolulu, a Kapalama Military Reservation government supply clerk, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son Russell, daughter Lynne Inouye, brother Ronald Maeda and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Valerie Ann Knit Lan Izuno
April 29, 2008
Valerie Ann Knit Lan Izuno, 54, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a Konawaena High School educational assistant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Mark; daughters Sherri Sanbei and Tricia and Christie Izuno; parents Henry and Violet Chung; brother Michael Chung; and sister Terrilyn Irimata. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church. Call after 4:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sachiko Kirihara
April 20, 2008
Sachiko Kirihara, 77, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a retired HPM Building Supply salesclerk, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Naalehu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Wesley, Craig and Casey; brothers Kenkichi, Kenzo and Susumu Hashimoto; sisters Suzuko Yamamoto and Sandra Saiki; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 4 p.m.

Patrick Michael Magee
May 1, 2008
Patrick Michael Magee, 46, of Wailuku died at home. He was born in Oregon. He is survived by fiancee Kathleen A. Mitchell, father Patrick M., mother N. Caroline Beaton, son Patrick, daughters Billie Brinsfield and Kelly Magee, and brother Michael. Private services.

Brian Coltes Manuel
April 14, 2008
Brian Coltes Manuel, 42, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Dolores C. and brothers Benjamin Jr., Robert and David. Visitation: noon tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Tamito Nakahara
April 26, 2008
Tamito "Tami" Nakahara, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired mason, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by sons Dan T. and Karl T., daughter Dale Y. Yoshikawa, brother George S., sisters Jean A. Muramoto and Thelma Tamayei, and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Masahiro Nakama
April 27, 2008
Masahiro Nakama, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel Co. security guard and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Yuriko; son Troy; daughter Noreen Lee; mother Shizuko; brothers Harry, James and Robert; sisters Irene Wong and Norma Freitas; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kiyoe Oishi
April 9, 2008
Kiyoe Oishi, 96, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education teacher's aide at Pohukaina School, died at home. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Arthur, Donald and David; daughter Barbara Kodama; brother Kanichi Funada; sister Fumie Takemoto; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Raymond Sabanal Jr.
April 27, 2008
Raymond "Sabie" Sabanal Jr., 65, of Ewa Beach, past president of the Hawaii Food Industry Association and a retired executive for Hawaii Baking Co. and the former Pint Size Corp., died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Irene E.; son Troy; daughters Tammy T. Silva and Annette R. Gomes; mother Mary Villarmia; brother Reginald; sisters Theresa Alipio, Dorothy Paredes, Maxine Stuart and Veronica Yonchiro; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Steven Ray Swanson
April 17, 2008
Steven Ray Swanson, also known as "Uncle Steve" and "Papa Steve," 51, of Kailua-Kona, an Electrical Supply Co. warehouse manager and former Better Brands driver, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Sioux City, Neb. He is survived by wife Pilialoha Kalele; sons Chad Kalele and Eric Swanson; daughter Anuhea Branco; brothers Kenneth, Chuck and Keith; sisters Shirley Manefee, Carol Truhane, Deborah Davis and Carole Deo; hanai mother Joanne Butler; hanai parents Wayne and Dorothy Chamberlain; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Solid Rock Ministries, 73-4855 Kanalani St., Kaloko Light Industrial Park in Kailua-Kona. Call after 9 a.m.

Chiyoko Tokuda
April 17, 2008
Chiyoko Tokuda, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Malihini Sportswear seamstress, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Mana, Kauai. She is survived by sons Allan and Wallace; daughters Amy Nuibe and Jane Cortes; brothers Isami, Gene S. and Soei Oshiro; sisters Fumiye Meadors and Marian Ikehara; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert Edward Willis
May 1, 2008
Robert Edward Willis, 61, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army first lieutenant, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Rudora F. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial to follow at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Wilbert L. Wilson Sr.
April 22, 2008
Wilbert L. "Sarge" Wilson Sr., 91, of Wailuku, a Son's Electric owner, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Irene T.; sons Wilbert Jr., Elwood and Francis; daughters Carol Sniffen, Charlene Wilson and Cynthia Silva; brothers Roy and Arthur; sisters Violet Hue, Mabel Kawamoto, Virginia Petersen and Julia Ohta; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Jorge Luis Young
April 17, 2008
Jorge Luis Young, also known as Jorge Luis Corbalan-Diaz, 46, of Kailua, a U.S. Army command sergeant major, died in California. He was born in Havana. He is survived by mother Maria N. Baptista and brother Tony Lopez. Services: 12:45 p.m. Monday at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Base Chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.