Andres B. Asio of Waipahu died March 18 in St. Francis Hospital. Asio, 85, born in the Philippines, is survived by wife Enrica P.; son Benjamin; daughter Susan; brother Francisco; stepdaughters Marlyn and Bernadette Ramoran; stepsons Eric and Jonathan Ramoran; and three grandchildren. Service: 9:30 a.m. March 29 at St. Joseph Church in Waipahu. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. March 28 and after 8:30 a.m. March 29 at the church. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Anthony L. Baird of Aiea died March 22 at home. Baird, 57, was born in Corinth, N.Y. He is survived by wife Edna M.; sons Jay M. and Anthony L. Baird Jr.; daughters Kimberley G. Brandau and Sherrie Hayashi; father Robert; brothers James P. and Robert K.; sisters Nancy E. Durrum and Jean E. Pitts; and nine grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. March 28 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. March 29 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers.
Cosme A. Ballesteros of Makakilo, a U.S. Navy retiree, died March 23 in Tripler Hospital. Ballesteros, 75, a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II and the Korean and Vietnam wars, was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Shoko; son Dr. Samson S.; daughter Frances Kroese; brothers Felix, Graciano and Fred; sister Magdalena Talon; and a grandson. Wake: 7 p.m. March 27 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 9 a.m. March 29 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Frances P. Benezra of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force Nurses Corps lieutenant colonel, died March 24 at home. Benezra, 85, also was a U.S. Army veteran who served during the World War II. She is survived by husband Joseph A.; and brothers Lincoln A. and Mario J. Paola. Memorial service: 10 a.m. March 28 at St. Mark's Episcopal Church.
William S. "Willie" Botelho, also known as Boompa, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. employee and full-time fisherman, died March 23 at home. Botelho, 80, born in Honokaa, is survived by wife Alice O.; son William D. "Bobo"; daughters Faye B. Botelho-Ruis and Rita W. Botelho; sisters Ernestine Waidzunas, Vivian Larrere and Josephine Dingman; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. March 28 at Our Lady of Lourdes (Honokaa Catholic Church). Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Botelho Family Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
James H.K. Boyd of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ship superintendent, died March 19 in Honolulu. Boyd, 81, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence K.; son Cecil A.K. II; daughter P. Kauilani James; sister Lillian B. Meyer; and four grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. March 30 at Oahu Cemetery. Inurnment to follow.
Gregory J. "Geggie" Brown of Honolulu, former bartender for the Frank Delima Show and employee for the Outrigger Hotels, died March 22 in Honolulu. Brown, 41, was born in California. He is survived by mother Irene; brother David; and friend William Pedro. Private services.
Fernando G. Castillo of Honolulu died March 21 in St. Francis Hospital. Castillo, 56, was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Susana G.; children Evangeline Escalante, Janet Sabugo, and Risel, Ferdinand "Bongbong" and Edgar Castillo; mother Salvacion G.; and four grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. March 30 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
James A. Cayzer of San Bernardino, Calif., a retired tire company mechanic, died March 22 in Wilcox Hospital. Cayzer, 87, was born in Arkansas. He is survived by sons Lee, Derrick and Neil; stepdaughters Nancy Farrar, Edith Carr and Barbara Capener; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.No services scheduled.
Theodora H. "Tedy" Cooper of Maui, a retired United Airlines executive services director, died March 8 at home. Cooper was born in Toronto. Services held. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association.
Margaret "Peggy" Culkin of Mililani died March 3 in California. Culkin, 53, was born in Marysville, Calif. She is survived by husband Mike; son Eric Von Rotz; daughter Gina Purvis; brothers Charles, James and Lee Danna; and two grandchildren. Services held in California. Donations suggested to the Hawaii Lupus Foundation, 1200 College Walk, Suite 114, Honolulu 96817.
George F.K. de la Nux of Kihei, Maui, former Honolulu fire inspector and retired election supervisor for the Maui County clerk's office, died March 23 in Maui Memorial Hospital. De la Nux, 77, a U.S. Army World War II veteran, also was a professional musician. Born in Lahaina, he is survived by wife Emogene R.; son Gardner P.; daughter Donagene K.; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Nakamura Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 11 a.m. March 30 at Keawalai Church.
Frank W. Dixon of Wahiawa, former president of Electronicast in San Mateo, Calif., died March 22 in Wahiawa. Dixon, 73, a retired U.S. Army colonel and decorated veteran, was named dean of the Military Attache Corps in Manila during his 33-year military career. Born in El Centro, Calif., he is survived by wife Grace T.; children Tracy and Andrew Dixon, and Francesca D. Kittel; and a grandson. Service with military honors: 10:30 a.m. March 29 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Elizabertha K. Elton of Honolulu died March 18 in Straub Hospital. Elton, 45, was born in Waiehu, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Albert H.; daughter Rebecca A.L.; mother Elizabeth Dela Cruz; sisters Theodosia Namauu and Eucinda Vannoy; and brother Dalton Namauu. Service: 10 a.m. March 29 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waikiki Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Matthew L.K. Estrada, infant son of Wanda and Luis Estrada of Waipahu, died March 22 in Kapiolani Hospital. The infant was born in Kapiolani Hospital. He is also survived by sisters Katrina and Elizabeth; brother Luis; and grandparents Joan and Gil Furman, Luis Estrada, and Matilda Bettancourt. Private services.
Flora A.H. Fu of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy Pearl Harbor print shop bindery worker, died March 16 in St. Francis Hospital. Fu, 86, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons George and Albert; brothers Joseph and Albert Alina; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:15 a.m. March 30 at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call from 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Richard M. Fujii of Honolulu, a retired Universal Motors mechanic, died March 18 in Kuakini Hospital. Fujii, 83, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith M.; daughters Ele M. Fujii and Lydia L. Fahsholtz; brother Kingo; sisters Barbara K. Sumida, Dora K. Shimizu, Nora Yamashita and Nancy Harakawa. Private services.
Dennis L. Gingery of Honolulu, owner of Power Words, died March 20 in Honolulu. Gingery, 45, a U.S. Army veteran, was born in Oregon. He is survived by father Lawrence; brothers Rod and Aaron; and sisters Debra Johnson and Renee Williams. Private services. Donations suggested to the Life Foundation.
Abraham N. Grace of Kamuela, Hawaii, a contractor and professional entertainer, died March 18 in St. Francis Hospital. Grace, 57, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Abraham K., Vance, Samuel and Michael; daughters Lilia and Lily; brothers Arthur Jr., George, Edward and Richard; sisters Laura Inoye and Leimomi Beckham; and 19 grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. March 30 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Kaahele Street in Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bennie Gray of Kahului died March 16 in Kahului Hale Makua. Gray, 70, was born in Baltimore. He is survived by wife Mary Ann A. "Malia"; and son Bennie-Louis "Ikaika." Graveside service: 9 a.m. March 29 at Makawao Veterans Cemetery.
Thelma K. Higuchi of Kailua, a retired Beauty Fair hairstylist, died March 25 in St. Francis Hospital. Higuchi, 72, was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Leslie M.; son Gary K. Hongo; daughters Kathleen E. Nunokawa and Anne Y. Boulamakis; stepsons Leslie, Keith and Glenn; stepdaughter Leila; 20 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 8 p.m. March 29 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gary R. Hoapili of Hilo, a Honolulu Police and Fire departments retiree and proprietor of Hoapili Brothers Auto and Truck Repair, died March 20 in Queen's Hospital. Hoapili, 51, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian E.; sons Gary Jr., Wesley and Winston; daughter Tassie; mother Alice C.; and brothers James and Patrick. Service: 9:30 a.m. March 30 at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yoshie M. Iseri of Honolulu, co-owner of Art Center Studio, died March 18 in Kaiser Hospital. Iseri, 81, was born in Pakala, Kauai. She is survived by husband Henry S.; daughters Irene H. Iseri, Carole N. Hara, Diane M. Tanaka and Joyce F. Iseri; brothers Hideo and Robert Y. Miyasaki; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Sueko Iwaoka of Hilo died March 22 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. Iwaoka, 79, was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Gary, Dennis, Clayton and Harris; brothers Itsuki and Kawari Kurashige; and eight grandchildren. Service: 4 p.m. March 30 at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Walter K. Kahai of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Coco Palms cook helper, died March 24 in Wilcox Hospital. Kahai, 72, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Clifford Kahai and Henry Kauihou; and sisters Jeanette Mendonca and Elizabeth Punohu. Service: 7 p.m. March 29 at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Gerald L. "Jerry" Kaholokula of Honolulu died March 24 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Kaholokula, 47, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Darlene L.; son Jerry Jr.; daughter March; brothers Henry, David, Jaimie and Keith; and sister Harriet Peoples. Service: 11 a.m. March 29 at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pauline A. Kamalii of Los Angeles, formerly of Hawaii, died March 23 in California. Kamalii, 62, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Julie Naslund and Rita Medina; sisters Gwendolyn Silva and Nathalie Sai; brother Louis Kamalii; and a granddaughter. Service: 11:30 a.m. March 29 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Robert M. Kaneshiro of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died March 23 in Straub Hospital. Kaneshiro, 81, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Katherine H. Yamakawa and Clara S. Stanton. Service: 2 p.m. March 30 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Donald P. Kaopuiki Jr. of Kahului died March 16 in Kaiser Hospital. Kaopuiki, 39, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Audrey L.; daughters Leilani K. and Puanaala K.; parents Donald P. and Elaine L.; brother Bernard H.; sisters Ernalei Tamburi and Brenda Akana; and grandmother Alice Miranda. Memorial service: 5:30 p.m. March 29 at Bishop Memorial Chapel on the grounds of Kamehameha High School. Call after 4:30 p.m. Services to be held on Maui later. Casual/golf attire. No flowers.
James C.N. "Chinage" Kim of Honolulu 'died March 23 at home. Kim, 73, was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Betty S.; sons James S. and Craig Y.S.; daughters Stephanie Chong, Cynthia Hiroshima and Amanda G. Kim; sisters Rosemary Oshima, Jessie Kim, Betty Siple, Mary Goo and Soonie Lim; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. March 31 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shizuko "Betty" Koga of Honolulu died March 19 in Kuakini Hospital. Koga, 77, was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Toshio; son Ronald K.; daughter Irene T.; stepson Fred; brother Danny Mitsuda; and a grandchild. Private services.
Tam La of Honolulu died March 7 in St. Francis Hospital. La, 69, was born in China. She is survived by husband Long Thi Huynh; sons Living, Warren and David Wong; daughters Dung Thi and Lan Thi Huynh; and five grandchildren. Taoist service: 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. March 30 at Borthwick Mortuary. Procession leaves at 1:15 p.m. for Valley of the Temples.
Janet R. Landgraf of Honolulu, retired McKinley High School teacher and vice principal, died March 22 in Queen's Hospital. Landgraf, 93, is survived by son August R.; sister Evelyn K. Wong; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. March 30 at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Anatalio C. Morales of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor marine machinist, died March 14 in Kuakini Hospital. Morales, 83, was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maura M.; sons Anatalio "Pat" Jr., Leonard and Edwin; daughters Jackie Soohoo and Jocelyn Morales; brothers Aurelio and Emilio; and six grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. March 29 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 8:45 a.m. March 30 at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
John T. Nakajima of Ewa Beach, owner of Pain Less Acupuncture Art, died March 23 in Queen's Hospital. Nakajima, 49, was born in Tokyo. He is survived by wife Megumi Tanji; son Benjamin H. Tanji; mother Sonoe; and brother Isao. Memorial service: 1 p.m. March 29 at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Phil T. Nakamura of Pearl City, a retired federal electrician, died March 20 in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. Nakamura, 74, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jane Y.; son Randall M.; daughters Liane Y. and Cathleen Y. Nakamura, and Donna M. Matsuura; mother Harue; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Edith E. Nhomi of Honolulu died March 21 in Kuakini Hospital. Nhomi, 62, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Walter T., James S. and Charles I.; and sisters Madeline N. Nitta and Amelia T. Maeda. Private services.
Joseph C. Nui of Hilo, a retired movie projectionist for the former Royal Amusement Inc., died March 25 in Hilo Hospital. Nui, 70, was born in Hilo. He is survived by brother Ernest; and sisters Betty Nelson, Maria Lai Hipp, Elizabeth Corley and Marietta Alicuben. Mass: 12:15 p.m. March 29 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
Nicasio S. Pascual of Maunaloa, Molokai, died March 21 in Molokai General Hospital. Pascual, 87, born in Pangasinan, the Philippines, is survived by wife Lucy; daughter Michelle Castor; sons Stanley Tateyama, and Kenneth, Michael and Ronald Pascual; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. March 30 at St. Vincent's Catholic Church in Maunaloa, Molokai. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maunaloa Cemetery.
Rudy Pasion of Ewa Beach died March 18 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Pasion, 52, was born on Maui. He is survived by siblings Mary Cua, Camilla Carino, Gloria Inong, Rosie Franco, Amparo Retialo, Florence Lomaoang, Dolores Fernandez, and Pablo, Nicasio and Rufino Pasion. Service: 11:30 a.m. March 30 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Carole N.C. Reich of Los Angeles, formerly of Hawaii, former Miss Chinatown and model for Liberty House and Carole & Mary, died March 23 at home. Reich, 55, was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Dr. Laurence A., former assistant professor at the John Burns School of Medicine; daughters Traci C. Weinstein, Dana Lynn Ching, Jaime C. Davidorf and Kelly Lynn Ching; mother Betty Ng; and sister Susan Ng. Memorial services to be held in California.
Sumie Sadaoka of Honolulu died March 2 in Tucson, Ariz. Sadaoka, 80, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shizuo; daughter Irene Ligon; brothers Minoru and Shigeru Sasaki; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Juan B. Sagucio of Honolulu died March 6 in St. Francis Hospital. Sagucio, 70, was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by daughter Myla J.; and sisters Violeta Padre and Marta Soriano. Service: 7 p.m. March 29 at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. March 30 at St. Paul's Church, Queen Emma Square. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Ronald T. "Ron" Sasaki of Honolulu died March 13 in St. Francis Hospital. Sasaki, 65, was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Miyoko "Micki"; son Jeffrey K.; daughter Katherine T. Yoshikami; brothers Tommy T. and Kenneth K.; sisters Nobuyo Hasegawa and Haruyo Kodani; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Kii Sato of Honolulu died March 24 in the Liliha Health Care Facility. Sato, 91, was born in Fukushima, Japan. She is survived by son Clarence Y.; daughters Denis Izuka, Gayle Zukeran and Jean Shoji; sisters Grace T. Fujitani, Dorothy O. Murakami and Harriet Y. Amimoto; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. March 30 at Harris United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gilbert D. Silva of Kaneohe, a retired federal government electrician, died March 22 at home. Silva, 78, was born in Kaalaea. He is survived by wife Hilda K.; sons Gilbert Jr., Vernon and Glenn; daughter Diana Silva-Konohia; hanai son Myron Shimamoto; brothers Richard, Herman and Patrick; sisters Matilda Rezentes and Vivian Cabral; 18 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. March 30 at Windward Mortuary, 47-200 Kahekili Highway (on the grounds of Valley of the Temples), call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Madonna S. Tacderan of Waikoloa, Hawaii, and Honolulu, a tour bus driver and former hang glider pilot, died March 20 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Tacderan, 46, was born in Springfield, N.J. She is survived by husband Darryl N.; mother Maureen R. Fechan; stepmother Joan Feehan; sisters Pam and Jane Feehan; and brother Eddie Rizk. Service: 7 p.m. March 28 at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stanley G. Tamashiro of Ewa, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. senior cultivation coordinator, died March 21 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Tamashiro, 75, was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Grace T.; sons Stanley G. Jr. and Colin K.; brother Norman M.; sisters Hilda H. Sickles, June Y. Kobashigawa, Mildred M. Miyashiro, Grace T. Tychsen and Carol T. Koshi; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. March 28 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. No flowers.
Eulogio U. Tamayo of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. heavy equipment operator, died March 24 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Tamayo, 88, was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Sergia V.; son Magdaleno V.; daughter Leonila V.; and brother Bartolome. Service: 7:30 p.m. March 29 at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. March 30 at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Mary O. Taylor of Downieville, Calif., died March 23 in Honolulu. Taylor, 77, was born in Harlingen, Texas. She is survived by husband George J.; daughter Ruth Newell; son Ross; brother William W. O'Neill; and three grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. March 29 at St. Andrew's Cathedral.
Hisami Yoshimoto of Honolulu, a retired silk finisher and presser for Nalii Fashions and Kapiolani Cleaning, died March 21 in Palolo Valley. Yoshimoto, 84, was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Teiki "Turkey"; daughter Lillian "Lily" Fujihara; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. March 29 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alfred J.S. Yuen of Kaneohe, an Oahu Transit Service retiree, died March 20 in Kaneohe. Yuen, 65, a U.S. Army veteran, was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by son Brent H.; brothers Richard "Dickie" and Jann; sisters Evelyn Nihipali and Lanie "Betty" Victor; and a grandchild. Service 10 a.m. March 29 at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe.