Almy originally trained for a singing career but put that ambition on hold to become a wife and mother.

She moved to Hawaii in 1966 and became active in special education.

She also became president of the Council for Exceptional Children and vice president of the John Howard Association.

She chaired the city Commission on Culture and the Arts and founded and chaired the Windward Community Arts Council. Additionally, she was director of music at Christ Church in Kailua.

She also found time to perform professionally with the Hawaii Opera Theatre and Hawaii Opera Players. She sang the role of Marcellina in "The Marriage of Figaro" and of Frau Mary in "The Flying Dutchman" -- Honolulu Symphony productions. Also, she acted in local drama presentations.

"She was just a very positive and strong-willed and dedicated person and a very large part of my life and my family's life after we came to Hawaii in 1978," said Bob Grantham of Kailua, a longtime friend.

In 1994, she moved to Volcano after retiring from her teaching position at UH Laboratory School where she had been since 1982. In retirement, she became director of the Volcano Festival Chorus and Madrigals.

Almy was born in New York City. Her husband and a son preceded her in death. She is survived by daughters Brooks Almy, Susan Raskulinecz and Camille Sigmund; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will take place at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Christ Church Uniting Disciples and Presbyterians in Kailua. No flowers.

Donations suggested to the Camille Almy Scholarship for Voice and Theater, care of the Windward Community Arts Council.

Augustina U. Aranda, 89, of Kapaa, Kauai, died last Friday in Wilcox Hospital. She is survived by husband Eusebio; sons Wilson, Jovencio, Constantino, Ruben, Fernando, Mariano and Victory; brother Lorenzo Ulep; sister Emerenciana Ulep; 33 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kapaa Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sandra J. Baliaris, 43, of Kapaa, Kauai, a teacher for Kauai Economic Opportunity, died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. She is survived by daughter Lorijean; sons Shawne, Adrian and Brandon; sisters Edna Thomas, Janice Anderson, Elizabeth Berg and Doreen Thomas; brothers Dennis, Robert, Paul, Wayne and Glenn Thomas; and three grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Betty S. Bliss, 65, of Redondo Beach, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a retired McKinley High School teacher, died May 12 in California. She is survived by husband Herman C.; brother James I. Nagamine; and sisters Ethel H. Tamashiro and May T. Kiyabu. Memorial service over her ashes: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Olivet Baptist Church, 1775 S. Beretania St. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Juan Dela Cruz, 94, of Hanapepe, Kauai, an irrigator for Olokele Sugar, died Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He is survived by sons Santiago and Marcelo Peros, and Mitch and Stanley Dela Cruz; daughter Marcellina Vea; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual attire.

Masayo Fujinaga, 73, of Honolulu died Monday at home. She is survived by husband Takao; sons Maurice H., Robert Y., Nelson H. and Brian H.; daughter Marian Y. Bates-William; brother Harry Kubota; sisters Lila Nishimura, Lillian Sakane, Betsy Tagomori, Florence Bremner and Shirley Kubota; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Kenneth P. Kaai, 53, of Kapaa, Kauai, a chef, died Wednesday at home. He is survived by mother Annie S. Kaai Hussey; brothers Solomon Jr., Nelson and Issac Kaai, and Allen Kapali; and sisters Charlotte Tangalin-Kaai, Anna S. Erlandiz, Mary Kekuewa and Charlene Whitely-Molsbarger. Service: 7 p.m. Monday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment will be held later. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul Y.S. Kim, 74, of Kailua, a retired State Hospital mechanic, died Monday in Kailua. He is survived by wife Patsy; sons Michael, Marc, Gary and Milton; daughter Merle Kiehle; 20 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Service: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual/aloha attire. No flowers.

Yoshio Kunichika, 89, of Honolulu, a retired printer for Howard Printer Rey, died May 17 in the Beverly Manor Convalescent Home. He is survived by sisters Toshiko Ing and Irene K. Yuen. Private services. Donations suggested to charity.

Dorothy R. Lowcher, 68, of Honolulu died Wednesday at home. She is survived by son John M. Private services.

Elias S. Medina, 75, of Kapaa, Kauai, a breakman for Lihue Sugar Plantation, died Monday in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Conception; stepson David Koerte; stepdaughters Rose Castillo, Janette Koerte and Eleanor Pontes; brothers Manuel, John, Tony and Emilo; sisters Louise Mille, Helen Medina, Julia Tory and Emily Velitne; 21 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sarah R. Meek, 96, of Pearl City, a retired schoolteacher, died Tuesday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She is survived by son Leonard E.; daughter Sylvia Sadler; sisters Judy DeMeo and Amoe Myer; eight grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Graveside service: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association.

Ernest Moreno, 46, of Waipahu died last Friday in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by wife Pamela L.; sons Alfred and Burke Raquedan; daughter Rainna Kia-Raquedan; mother Rosa Moreno; brothers Miguel and Fernando; sisters Margaret Ozuna, Olga Ramos, Delfina Sloan, Frances Moreno and Rosie Trejo; and nine grandchildren. Private services.

Gladys S. Naitoh, 59, of Kailua, a state Department of Education employee, died May 21 in Kaiser Hospital. She is survived by husband Kiyoshi Yamada; stepdaughters Cynthia G.M. Yamada and Katherine Y. Weaver; sister Narae Ogata; and two stepgrandchildren. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chiyoko Nakagawa, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by husband Kiyoshi; sons Frank, Eustace, Kenneth, Richard and Roy; daughters Nancy Yoshida, Jane Chun and Darlene Nakagawa; brothers Patrick, Wilfred, Wallace, Robert and Albert Imamura; sisters Hanako Moriyama, Betsy Ishii, Yachiyo Yamauchi, Fusako Abe and Helen Watanabe; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Oriet E.S. Pitts, of Camden, S.C., formerly of Honolulu, died May 18 in Camden, S.C. She is survived by husband William B.; daughters Victoria O. Hildreth and Emily D. Acker; sisters Helen Ann K. Swanson, Martha S. Ruston and Eva N. Rudolph; brother Robert W. Smythe Jr.; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services held on the mainland.

Irene D. Rodrigues, 64, of Honolulu a housekeeper for Shriners Children's Hospital, died yesterday in Kuakini Hospital. Rodrigues, a U.S. Navy Reserve veteran who served during the Vietnam War, is survived by husband Antonio; son Steven; daughters Salyss and Gloria B.; and six grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Michael Steckler, a hair designer, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He is survived by son Michael; daughters Terry Steckler and Linda Rost; stepmother Bertha; brothers George, Robert, Leonard, Richard and Christian; sisters Veronica Usselman and Emily Leger; and two grandchildren. Service: 5 p.m. June 9 at Kahala Mandarin Hotel, Magnum Bar. Aloha attire.

Leoncio Suguitan, 87, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a farmer, died Saturday in the Philippines. He is survived by brothers Narciso and Silverio; and daughter Joselyn. Mass: 9:30 a.m. June 8 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kapaa, Kauai. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Ansei Takehara, 74, of Honolulu, a Pan American Airlines retiree, died May 14 in the Maunalani Nursing Center. He is survived by wife Nobuko; daughters Lynn Gedge and Jan Santos; brother Richard; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Harumi Ujimori, 78, of Honolulu died May 21 in Straub Hospital. She is survived by sons Stanley T., Leroy K. and Warren S.; daughter Karen N. Nii; sister Tatsuko Honjo; and eight grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Denis Valente, 55, of Hilo, a retired heavy equipment operator for Associated Mason, died May 23 in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by wife Elsie "Ulu Lani Keaweehu"; son Denis Jr.; daughter Mililani Kai; father Daniel S.; sister Annette Torres; half brother Joseph N.; half sisters Noreen Valente and Gail Simao; and three grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside service: 9 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Hilo services will be held later. Casual attire.

George Yap, is survived by sons Douglas, Jeffrey and Gregory K.; daughter Valerie J.; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Additional information for an obituary published last Friday was provided by the mortuary.

Hans Y. "Yoshi" Yoshino, 88, of Honolulu died May 21 in Straub Hospital. He is survived by wife Betty M.; sons Brian I. and Calvin N.; daughter Lynn E.; brother Clarence; sister Frances Young; and four grandchildren. Private services.