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Lydia McClelland Alsup
May 3, 2008
Lydia McClelland Alsup, 81, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Garden City, N.Y. She is survived by husband Rex W., a son, two stepsons, two stepdaughters, a brother and six grandchildren. Private services.

Gary Wah Choy Ching
April 27, 2008
Gary Wah Choy Ching, 56, of Ewa Beach died in Aiea. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by mother Betty, brother Daryl and sister Amanda Crawford. No services.

Anna Mae Clemmer
May 3, 2008
Anna Mae Clemmer, 87, of Hauula, a retired Bell Labs technical assistant and U.S. Navy nurse who served in World War II, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Quakertown, Pa. She is survived by husband Harold. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Kailua. No flowers.

Ned Corman
May 4, 2008
Ned Corman, 86, of Wailuku, a retired Pan American pilot and U.S. Marine Corps pilot, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by companion Ruth Hodson; daughters Darcy Nickerson, Tracy Bodie and Sian Lindeman; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.

Douglas George Eiss
April 30, 2008
Douglas George Eiss, 57, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a nursery manager, died at home. He was born in Queens, N.Y. He is survived by sister Sue Pariseau. No services.

Edith Shizuko Ford
April 24, 2008
Edith Shizuko Ford, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Lynne and sister Judy Glay. Private services.

Yoshiko Higa
April 21, 2008
Yoshiko Higa, 95, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Paul Shiraishi and Wayne Higa; daughters Junko I. Nowaki, Pauline Nagara and Virginia Goldstein; sisters Haruko Katsuren and Dorothy C. Oshiro; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. No flowers.

Evelyn Yasuko Hirose
April 28, 2008
Evelyn Yasuko Hirose, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired Benjamin Parker Elementary School teacher, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by sons Dennis K. Jr., David M. and Don I.; daughter Sistan N. "Sissy" Harano; brothers Harold, Paul, Iwao and Donald Iijima; sisters Mitsue Sakuma, Chiyoko Masaki and Rose Miyasaki; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Olga Pualani Kali Holi
May 3, 2008
Olga Pualani Kali Holi, 83, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a retired kupuna, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hanapepe. She is survived by sons Nolan and Gaylord; daughters Wilma, Gwendolyn and Mona Joy Holi, Belle Kaiwi and Henrietta Helm; brothers Henry, Anthony and Peter Kali; sisters Christina Kali, Hyacinth Miller, Gladiola Tawata, Carol Edwards and Emma Decosta; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. May 20 at Lihue Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Aloha attire.

Bernard S.K. Lau
April 14, 2008
Bernard S.K. Lau, also known as "Sonny" and "Barney," 84, of San Diego, a retired U.S. Navy commander, died in Vista, Calif. He was born in Moanalua. He is survived by sister Soonie L. Zane. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Donations suggested to charity.

Hatsuichi Nakano
May 6, 2008
Hatsuichi Nakano, 78, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died at home. He was born in Onomea, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Wayne K. and Gary H., daughter Ann S. Hedges, a brother, three sisters and three grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Flora Maldonado Namauu
May 3, 2008
Flora Maldonado Namauu, 89, of St. Augustine, Fla., formerly of Keaukaha, Hilo, a former Hilo Quality Cleaners employee and a Pentecostal minister, died in Florida. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons John and Harry; hanai son Richard Maldonado; daughters Adela "Ala" Campbell, Florence Przybys, Mary Auer, Raymianna Ha'o and Evelyn Stenback; hanai daughter JoAnn "Joey" Anderson; 33 grandchildren; 76 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. next Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. next Friday. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual/aloha attire.

Diane Mackowski Peter
May 5, 2008
Diane Mackowski Peter, 60, of Honolulu, a Cronin, Fried, Sekiya, Kekina and Fairbanks legal assistant, died. She was born in Newark, N.J. She is survived by sister Elaine F. Mackowski. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Augustine's Catholic Church in Waikiki. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.

Patricia Nalani Pohano
May 6, 2008
Patricia Nalani Pohano, also known as Patricia Nalani Pohano-Crawford, 62, of Honolulu, a Club Kekai general manager, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jerry Crawford, son James III, daughters Lisa Lynn Pohano and Mona N.P. Keliinoi, brother Billy Weir, sister Eiko Dodds, 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire.

Harold Jiro Sakuma
April 27, 2008
Harold Jiro Sakuma, 87, of Honolulu, founder of the original L&L Drive Inn and retired Sheraton Waikiki engineering department employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Harold M. and Steven T., daughters June T. Sangwand and Vikki T. Greive, brothers Richard H. and Henry S., five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Masako Sasaki
April 29, 2008
Masako Sasaki, 93, of Pahala, Hawaii, a homemaker and former Kau Meat Market proprietress, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard Fujioka, sister Mitsuko Kurohara, five grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Susan Pangacian Sencio
April 20, 2008
Susan Pangacian Sencio, 83, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died in Texas. She was born in Waimalu. She is survived by son Bryan, daughter Cynthia Sencio-Freedman, sister Mary Sandobal, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Doris Kazuye Shono
April 20, 2008
Doris Kazuye Shono, 94, of Kahului died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. She is survived by sons Ronald, Howard and Brian; daughters Charlotte Kohara and Kathlynne Matsuura; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Naoki Tokuhisa
April 27, 2008
Naoki Tokuhisa, 83, of Kahului, Naokee's Steakhouse self-employed owner, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born on Maui. He is survived by nieces Valerie Matsunaga, Colleen Pestana and Lynne Larson. Private services.

Toshimi Yamashita
April 27, 2008
Toshimi Yamashita, 54, of Honolulu, a St. Patrick's School A+ after-school program attendant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She is survived by daughter Chantal James, parents Mitsuo and Toshiko, brothers Mitsutoshi and Toshinori, and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private burial. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.

Ellen Hinako Yokoi
April 27, 2008
Ellen Hinako Yokoi, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Convalescent Center of Honolulu dietary cook, died in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Honohina, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard, daughters Jane Yokoi and Leatrice Moon, brothers Hideo and Larry Sasaki, sister Yoshie Kawaguchi, 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Burial to be held at Diamond Head 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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