Evelyn K. Billings of Honolulu, a retired Illinois special education teacher, died March 27 in Honolulu. Billings, 90, was born in Nashville, Tenn. She is survived by daughter Laura; son Scott; and two grandchildren. Services to be on the mainland.
Jonacio J. "Fat Joe" Bonilla of Waipahu, a retired Hawaiian Bitumls heavy equipment operator, died March 28 in Kaiser Hospital. Bonilla, 83, born in the Philippines, is survived by adopted daughters JoNan Sagadraca, Myra Santos and Juana Pascua; adopted son Grayson Aiona; half brother Aurelio Jose; sister Manuela Bonilla; and companion Nancy Aiona. Services: 8 p.m. April 5 at Nuuanu Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. April 6 at the mortuary, call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Betty B. Dexter of Honolulu died last March 27 in Queen's Hospital. Dexter, 89, was born in Ohio. She is survived by daughter June Silva. Private services.
Alvaro A. "Papa" Gabriel of Kaneohe, a retired wharf clerk for Castle & Cooke, Matson, and Sea Train, died March 30 in St. Francis Hospital. Gabriel, 87, was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Saturnina "Nina"; sons Isidoro and Clarence; daughters Florence Matsukado, Lolita Wilson, Fely Gabriel and Sundae Funai; stepdaughter Eleanor De Jesus; brothers Eusebio and Anthony; sisters Lolita Quijada, Juliana Praco and Jovita Dungca; 28 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Service: noon April 6 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tin Chong Goo of Honolulu, a retired attorney, died March 26 in Kuakini Hospital. Goo, 81, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sadie Li; brothers Tin Fong, Tin Yau, Dr. Albert T.B. and Donald T.F.; and sister Eunice O. Lau. Service: noon April 5 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jean J. Hargis of Honolulu died March 29 in St. Francis Hospice. Hargis, 79, was born in Rochester, N.Y. She is survived by sons H. John Becker and Richard W. Reid. Private services.
Keith T. Hashimoto of Reno, Nev., formerly of Honolulu, a member of the Reno Police Department SWAT team and Washoe County Sheriff's Department, died March 29 in Reno. Hashimoto, 36, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carole; daughters Krystina and Danielle; mother Laura; and sister Tammy. Services later. Donations may be made to the Krystina and Danielle Hashimoto's First Interstate Bank account.
Tomiko "Andy" Hay of Honolulu, a Kapiolani Hospital retiree, will be remembered in services April 6. Hay, 71, died March 29 in Queen's Hospital from injuries incurred when she was hit by a car March 27. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by daughter Georgia A.; brothers Masato, Masaji and Yoshiyuki Mitsumura; sisters Chieko Hanada, Masayo Kimura, Masako Krepky, Kazuko Kakuni, Tsuneko McChesney and Hiroko Pharr; and two grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. April 6 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. No flowers.
Melvin R. Heath of Mililani, formerly of Kaneohe, a retired California civil engineer, died March 30 in St. Francis Hospital. Heath, 83, was born in Grubbs, Ark. He is survived by sons Arthur R. and Max R.; hanai son Daniel Taylor; daughter Shirley L. Alexander; brother Homer; sisters Willene Butts, Dorothy Redford, Delia Minard and Pearl Webb; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 1:15 p.m. April 4 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Walter N. Hing of Portland, Ore., formerly of Kona, Hawaii, a truck driver, died March 24 in Portland. Hing, 53, was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers William, Thomas, Joseph and Wallace; and sisters Lorna Teriipaia and Janice Kaaloa. Services held.
The Rev. Charles C. Howse of Kailua-Kona, a retired minister, died March 24 in Kona Community Hospital. Howse, 88, was born in Kona Community Hospital. He is survived by son David C.; daughter Margaret Stuart; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland.
Siu Chun Hu of Honolulu died March 25 in Queen's Hospital. Hu, 70, was born in Canton, China. She is survived by husband Hon Beu; son Chuck; daughters Betty Hu, Dian Lee and Linda Kasaoka; brother Donald Low; sisters Lau Siu Yong and Lau Siu Yee; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Wai Sheong Fong Hui of Honolulu, formerly of Hong Kong, died March 19 at home. Hui, 91, was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Shiu Kao, Shiu Choy and Edwin S.M.; daughters Shiu Hing Wong, Grace S.F. Tom and Shiu Chuen Mak; 23 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Taoist service: 8 to 10:15 a.m. April 6 at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Bert K. Itoga of Honolulu, a retired Kaimuki High School teacher, died March 23 in the Maunalani Nursing Home. Itoga, 89, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie H.; son Bert K. Jr.; daughter Karen E.; sister Matsue Moriguchi; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Eric N. Jacobsen of Honolulu, a product manager for Bonded Materials, died April 1 in Honolulu. Jacobsen, 37, was born in Vancouver, Wash. He is survived by wife Rebecca P. Kaaihili-Jacobsen; son Makoa; daughter Malaia; parents Norman and Geraldine; and sister Jan Nakanelua. Memorial service: 2 p.m. April 7 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1404 University Ave. Private scattering of ashes.
Robert L. "Bob" Johnson of Kihei, Maui, former reporter for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Advertiser and Maui News, died March 22 at home. Johnson was born in Oklahoma City. He is survived by sons Michael E. and Christopher F.; daughter Kathleen L. Block; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Anthony V. Kalahui of Honolulu, a former Honolulu police sergeant and RCA Communications employee, died March 15 in Honolulu. Kalahui, 68, a former U.S. Army captain, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Louis F. Private services.
Takao Kawano of Honolulu, a retired Waimano Home supervisor and YMCA locker room attendant, died March 25 in Kuakini Hospital. Kawano, 73, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fumie; sons Dean K. and Ken S.; brothers Tom H. and Raymond H.; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Richard I. Koja of Honolulu, retired Bank of Hawaii assistant vice-president senior analyst, died April 1 in Kuakini Hospital. Koja, 55, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy T.; son Michael I.; daughters Barbara J. Yim and Lori K. Joaquin; parents Richard K. and Tsuru; brothers Gary A. and Edwin O.; sisters Nancy E. Hanaoka, Carol K. Feig and Karen S. Koja; and seven grandchildren. Service: 8 p.m. April 5 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kame Komatsu of Honolulu died March 25 at home. Komatsu, 110, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ronald T. and Michael M.; daughters Florence S. Tsubakihara, Beatrice Y. Komatsu and Dorothy M. Muratake; 17 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services held.
Mary S.Y. Lee of Waianae died March 21 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Lee, 92, was born in Korea. She is survived by son George J.S. Shon; sisters Dora Cabanela and Doris Chin; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. April 6 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Amy V.S. Leong of Kailua, a Hawaiian Insurance & Guaranty Co. retiree, died March 31 in Queen's Hospital. Leong, 68, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry K.Y.; son Henrick "Ricky"; daughter Loralyn Masuda; brothers Richard and Howard Lau; sisters Laura Ng and Dora Wong; and five grandchildren. Graveside service: 9:45 a.m. April 5 at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Pearl K.N.P. Loo of Kaneohe died March 30 at home. Loo, 77, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dai Yen; son Warren C.B.; daughter Sharrie-Ann S.F. Dial; brothers Ivan, Wallace, Dr. Clarence and Lawrence Pang; sisters Margaret Wong, June Tjonpiangi, Mildred Pang and Gladys Hu; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Taoist service: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. April 5 at St. Francis Hospice. Procession leaves at 12:30 p.m. for Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations may be made to St. Francis Hospice.
Elizabeth O.W. Lum of Honolulu died March 26 in Queen's Hospital. Lum, 44, was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Liana J.I.K., Kelly J.H.K. and Christy J.D.K.; son Brendt-Alexander J.M.A.; brother Calvin Chin; and sister Margaret Chin. Service: 10 a.m. April 5 at the First Assembly of God Church in Moanalua. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations may be made to Liana Lum.
Moses C. Martinez of Kilauea, Kauai, a retired Island True Value shipping and receiving clerk, died April 1 at home. Martinez, 71, was born in Papaiko, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Miles Martinez, and Vincent and Albert Hilongo; daughters Faith-Sandabol Nakazawa and Regina Hoverson; brothers George and Harry Martines; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Graveside service: noon April 4 at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Nicanor T. Medina of Honolulu, an accountant who died last March 27 at home, is also survived by brother Ben. Additional information provided by the mortuary.
Robert I. Mennen of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy retiree, died March 25 in Honolulu. Mennen, 62, was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by wife Sundok; and several brothers and sisters. Services held.
Sakae Murashige of Kula, Maui, died March 24 in Maui Memorial Hospital. Murashige, 89, was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Hatsuko Tanaka; son George; daughter Amy Yamahiro; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert M. "Kagon" Nakamura of Kahului, a custodian for MDG Supply Inc., died March 31 at home. Nakamura, 73, was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by wife Audrey; brothers Takashi, Mitsuo and Ned; and sisters Edith Hayashida, Ethel Hashimoto and Lillian Fuchikami. Service: 11 a.m. April 5 at Borthwick Mortuary-Norman's. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Veterans Cemetery.
Hiroshi "Cigar" Nakamura of Kaneohe, a retired carpenter, died March 27 in Nuuanu Hale. Nakamura, 87, was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Takako S.; sons Leslie and Wayne; daughters Sandra Sasaki and Diane Yogi; brother Tadashi; sister Umeno Oasa; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service over his ashes: 6:30 p.m. April 5 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 9 a.m. April April 6 at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Irma K. Namihira of Honolulu died March 25 in Straub Hospital. Namihira, 80, was born in Waianae. She is survived by husband Lloyd S.; brothers Kamesuke and Bert S. Uyehara; and sister Lilian M. Asato. Private services. No monetary donations.
Shigeru Nikaido of Pearl City, a retired Tripler Army Hospital boiler plant operator, died March 29 in the Maunalani Nursing Center. Nikaido, 75, a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II, was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Florence K.; son Nathan M.; brothers Masa and Tokuichi; and sister Fujino Okada. Memorial service: 2 p.m. April 6 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. April 8 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bonifacio Ogale of Honolulu died March 30 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Ogale, 87, was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mar tha; sons John and Tony Hulaton; daughters Genevieve Stone, Sandy Bergman and Marcia Higa; sister Pacita Gascon; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 7 p.m. April 5 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
H. Robert "Bob" Patterson of Hilo, former project director for the Peace Corps, died March 30 in Straub Hospital. Patterson, 74, was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Virginia; sons Jim and Jon; daughters Janet McCanis and Judy Babb; brother Dr. Jack; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial service: 1 p.m. April 6 at Haili Church. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 142 Kinoole St., Hilo 96720; American Lung Association of Hawaii, 39 Ululani St., Hilo 96720; or to another charity.
Chanelle K.K. Pau, infant daughter of Shane K. and Mary T.K. Pau, died March 29 at home. The infant was born on Feb. 15 in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Palani K.K. Pau Millan; grandparents Frank J. and Leinora A. Millan, and John K. and Annie A. Pau; and great-grandparents Frank Millan Jr. and Annie Kahana. Service: 12:30 p.m. April 6 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Vernon L. "Bobby" Pedro of Middlebury, Vt., formerly of Honolulu, a U.S. Air Force retiree who served during the Vietnam and Korean wars, died Feb. 24 at home. Pedro, 63, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eula; son Stephen; daughters Sallie Volkert, Brenda Wilder and DeAnna Pham; brother Oliver; sister Phyllis Perreria; and four grandchildren. Services held.
Leonora Perez of Waianae died March 22 in Kaiser Hospital. Perez, 30, was born in Kailua. She is survived by husband Randy L.; parents Alexander "Alex" and Mary Tagalicod; brother Alex Tagalicod Jr.; sisters Lena Conrad and Lori Ann Tagalicod; and grandmother Vina Ibana. Services: 7 p.m. April 5 at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and noon April 6 at the mortuary, call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual/aloha attire.
Willie "Uncle Willie" Pualoa of Laie, retired federal radar tech nician and master sergeant who also worked as a bus driver for HRT and Polynesian Tours, died March 28 in Kaiser Hospital. Pualoa, 72, a World War II veteran, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys K.; sons Willie "Bozo" III, Richard and Dean K.; daughters Pualani Chase, Verla K. Moore, Uilani Pualoa, Ipolani Tano and Noelani Pualoa; brothers William R. Tai, James Pualoa, and Edward, Edwin and Richard Samera; sister Edna Kau; 23 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: noon April 5 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake, 6th Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial with military honors: Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
John E. Silva of Hilo, a retired postman, died March 30 in Hilo Hospital. Silva, 73, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice "Mildred"; sons Richard, Robert, Raymond and Ronald; brother Edward; sister Joanna; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. April 3 at Memorial Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. April 4 at the mortuary, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Margaret I. Spooner of Honolulu died March 23 in St. Francis Hospital. Spooner, 92, was born in Montana. She is survived by grandchildren Deborah Anne-Proctor, Barbara J. and John E. Proctor. Inurnment: 1:30 p.m. April 4 at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire.
Warren M. Takeshita of Honolulu, a Thomas T. Takeshita & Sons Inc. employee, died March 28 at home. Takeshita, 56, was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Chad S.; daughter Stacy A.; brothers Stanley S., Mason T. and Reuben T.; sister Thelma Y. Higa; and four grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. April 4 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bertha M. Tam Sing of Honolulu died March 30 in Kuakini Hospital. Tam Sing was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons William Jr., Edwin and Theodore; daughter Lorraine Lau; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Service: 9:30 a.m. April 4 at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Keanu K.K. Verdugo-Alatasi, infant son of Lana M. Verdugo and Keoni H.M. Alatasi, died March 23 in Kaiser Hospital. The infant was born on March 15 in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Kiana K. Alatasi Verdugo; grandparents Yolanda M. Dupio, Florence Lono and Kalapu Tiolu; and great-grandparents Laura and Jack T. Dupio, Helen and Solomon Lono, and Fuamoli Matetu. Service: 10:30 a.m. April 4 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Mildred T. Yamasaki of Lihue, a Kauai Soda Co. clerk, died March 31 in Wilcox Hospital. Yamasaki, 84, was born in Moloaa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Buichi; son Calvin; daughters Ann Berman and Lois Kusano; sisters Hatsuyo Hiranaka, Jane Iwasaki and Sueko Akimoto; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 4:30 p.m. April 5 at Lihue Christian Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.