Roselind K. Akiona, 72, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. personal secretary, died Saturday at home. She is survived by husband Louis H.; son Lon; daughter Lynette Valdez; sisters Thelma Oshiro and Mildred Fields; and four grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Kilauea Avenue. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Alfredo M. Alejandro, who died in Honolulu, is also survived by stepson Vergerillo Roldan. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Katherine J. Alexander, 64, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died June 14 in Kaaawa. She is survived by sons Michael J., Matthew J. and Mark J.; daughters Barbara J. Brown and Susan K. Stephenson; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Venancia P. Alonzo, 84, of
Honolulu died June 10 in Kaiser Hospital. She is survived by son Daniel; daughters Violeta Bernardino and Cionita Salvador; brother Zacarias Pascual; sister Melchora; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m.
Manuel C. Belaski, 84, of Pearl City, a heavy equipment operator for Ameron HC&D, died last Wednesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by daughter Elizabeth Alayon; son Paul Soto; sister Christine Carvalho; brothers Joseph, John and William; four grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Vernon J. Camara, 72, of Hayward, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Saturday in Hayward He is survived by wife Eva A.; daughters Anne M. Hendricks and Yvette Santos; son Richard; sisters Ellen Simao, Wilhemina Ginden and Bessie Cabral; brother Antonio Jr.; and eight grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland.
Albert L. Cormack will be remembered in a 10 a.m. service tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Antonio C. "Tony" Corrales, 89, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Saturday in Kohala Hospital. He is survived by sons Anthony "Sluggo" and Darrel; daughter Genevieve Maeda; hanai son Charles; hanai daughters Karen Hisaoka and Cora Bailey; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at the Father Damien Hall in Hawi, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. All night visitation begins at 9 p.m. at the Corrales home. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kohala County Cemetery.
Annabelle Y.M. Dunn, 51, of Honolulu, an Internal Revenue Service employee, died Thursday. She is survived by husband James; sons Gregory, Roger and Michael; daughter LaurieAnn; brothers James Jr., Alex and Eric Marn; and sister Beatrice Marn. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Stephen's Parish, 2747 Pali Highway. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial.
Patricia A. "Patti" Escuadro, 53, of Wahiawa died June 15 in St. Francis Hospice. She is survived by children Rhonda Lynn Pao, and Renee Ann and Robert V. Escuadro; mother Ruth Stanley; brothers Ronald and Robert Stanley; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Ashes to be scattered at Haleiwa Harbor. Aloha attire.
Kiley J. Esperago, 25, of Pearl City, died June 14 in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Sherry A.; daughters Keeana and Kimmie; father Cornelius "Espi"; stepmother Rose; brothers Bryce, Michael and Cornel; sister Shanley Villaverde; stepbrothers Rueben, Pakey, Randy and Curtis; and stepsisters Emma and Roz Dudoit. Service: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Leonides S. Florino, 73, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a farmhand for Stanley Tomono, died June 18 in Kona Community Hospital. She is survived by sons Eliceo, Bebencio, Demetrio Jr., Daniel, Danny and Manuel; daughters Lenora Defiesta, Leona and Lolita Florino, Laurencia Rapoza, Veronica Nishikawa, Lee Kaiwaiaea and Felisa Mayeda; 22 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Benedict Church in Honaunau, Hawaii. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: St. Benedict Cemetery. Casual attire.
Lawrence D. "Roy" Gay, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a Kona Hilton Hotel tour driver, charter boat fisherman and greeter, died May 9 at home. Gay, a U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II, is survived by wife Amelia A.M.; son Charles K.; daughters Amelia Bray, Viola L. Harwood, Iola Matsuyama and Gayle K. Turner; brothers Dexter and Wilbur Dickson; sisters Louise King and Ynex Cockett; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Waialae Baptist Church. Call after 2:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Call 732-2619 for information.
Joseph M. Gomes, 90, of Makawao, Maui, died yesterday at home. He is survived by brother Manuel; and sisters Helen De Rego and Lily Tavares. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.
Peter A. Izutsu, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotels bellman, died Sunday in Straub Hospital. He is survived by son Edward M.; daughter Colleen H.; brother Yoshiki; sisters Haruko Inouye, Ethel Watari and Rose Matsunaga; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Roger James Jr., 79, of Hilo, formerly of Honolulu, former project superintendent for Kaiser Hawaii Kai Development Co. and owner of James Ranch, died June 11 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He is survived by wife Nora S.; son Roger L.; daughters Merle P. Robinsen and Jennifer Hamer; brothers Clarence, Robert and Waynard Simmons, and Wilmore James; sisters Eleanor Hew Len, Mary Akana, Kuulei Lyden, Virginia Matsumura, Muriel Sibley, Charlotte Covert, Jeannette Martin, Betty Dragoo, Jean Fleming and Francis Gilbert; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jaime V. Javier, 63, of Aiea, a Fletcher Pacific Construction and Charles Pankow Construction employee, died Thursday in Aiea. He is survived by wife Texie; daughters Darcel M. Larimore, Shelly J. Yadao, Monica L. Javier; a son and two more daughters in the Philippines; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-132 Moanalua Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers.
Kay K.A. Kaito, 66, of Aiea died Friday at home. She is survived by husband Ben F.; daughters Susan A., Gail, Sharon and Grace; sisters Jean Higa, Amy Akamine and Doris Warren; brothers Yukio and Kotoku Akamine; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Makiki Christian Church, 829 Pensacola St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Samuel K. Kamahele, 79, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. foreman, died Monday at home. He is survived by wife Cecilia K.; sons Andrew, James, Oliver, Herman, William and Vernon; brother Louie; sisters Mary Valera and Elizabeth Takahashi; 19 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 11:45 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Abraham N. Kealoha, 76, of Nanakuli died June 18 in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Sumiko; sons John K.K.H., Abraham S. and John G.; daughter Catherine Alipio; brothers Sonny and Edward Kia; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire.
Jason K. Keo, 17, a graduate of Kahuku High School, will be remembered in services Saturday. Keo died Sunday in a one-car accident. He is survived by parents David and Angeline; brothers Aaron and Jared; sisters Leone Saaga, and Mahealani and Uilani L. Keo; and grandparents Isaac and Elizabeth Rivers. Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula Makai Chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hauula Cemetery. Casual attire.
Victoria J. Lagua, 79, of Waialua died June 7 in Waialua. She is survived by husband Marciano C.; children Calixto "Alex" Lagua and Marina Abendanio; brothers Ricardo, Clemente, Tomas and Vicente Jacinto; sisters Antonia Lagua and Carlina Natividad; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10:30 am. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
John S. Ledesma, 78, of Honolulu, a retired cityfirefighter who also was a Golden Gloves champion in 1938, died June 17 in Kaiser Hospital. Ledesma also was a professional boxer. He is survived by daughters Francine Kunimoto and Judy Tonda; brothers Basilio, Phillip, Manuel, Tony, Matthew and Peter; sisters Beatrice Peltier and Lena Perry; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Irene L. Lee, 63, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village supervisor, died last Wednesday at home. She is survived by son Michael H. Lacaran; daughter Debora L. Lacaran; brother Babiano "Danny Boy" Lacaran; and a granddaughter. Service: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Pui Ying Lin, 64, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by son Ken Chau; daughters Wei
Ping and Wei Zhen Lam; brothers Edmund and Harry; and sisters Yuk Ying and Suk Ying. Taoist service: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Isabelo B. Macatombas, 85, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Lihue Plantation field irrigator, died June 1 in Wilcox Hospital. He is survived by wife Ines; sons Billy and Victor; daughters Cinthea Lybert and Irene Macatombas; sister Ardemia Asuncion; brother Fulgencio; and two grandchildren. Service: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Salvation Army Hall. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Abigail H.P. Machado, 102, of Honolulu died June 15 in Straub Hospital. She is survived by sons Daniel and John Keawe; daughters Polita I. Clark and Abigail Laterzn; and several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
James B. Martin, 66, of Mililani died Thursday in Mililani. He is survived by wife Myong Cha; son Richard D.; and siblings Nellie M. Fritts, Mary K. White, Betty Brooks, Geraldine Dunavent, Charlene Moore, and Elmer, Kelly, Dutch, Jerry Jr. and Clyde Martin. Service: 11:15 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Esther H. Maruoka, 86, of Waipahu died Thursday at home. She is survived by son Paul N.; daughters Edwina H. Ayano and Bessie T. Kodama; brother Frederick T. Takahashi; sisters Alice H. Sueoka and Gladys Y. Yonemitsu; and 10 grandchildren. Service over her ashes: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire.
Hana Masuhara, 91, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired lauhala weaver, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. She is survived by sons Hiroshi and Jack T.; daughters Fusae Kubota and Kinue Hashimoto; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Service: 3 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pamela N.T. Mathieu, 49, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a Honokaa Hospital registered nurse, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by sons Thomas H. Johnson Jr., and Joseph, Charles, John and Al Mathieu; daughters Kimberly Ka-u and Trudy Ventura; sisters Patricia Cortez and Paula Thomas; and 12 grandchildren. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kalopa Church of God. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mildred L. McGraw, 65, of Glen Ellyn, Ill., formerly of Maui, a retired teacher, died May 17. She is survived by daughters D.J. Mc Graw and Jan Mur dock; brother Donald Low; and a grandson. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Arnold Mederios Jr., 46, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a farm toxic chemical sprayer, died Saturday in Las Vegas. Mederios, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War, is survived by parents Arnold Medeiros and Alice Daniels; and sisters Allison K. Labowski and Arlyce H. Mederios. Private services.
Hilda L. Meyer,83, of Pearl City, a J.C. Penney employee, died June 17 in St. Francis Hospice. She is survived by sons Alex G. and Fred L.; daughter Patricia M. Rebelo; sister Eileen Poniatowski; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes
to follow. Aloha attire.
Michael H. Moore, infant son of Linda Moore and Harold Shelton, died June 16. The baby was 18 months old. He is also survived by stepfather Travis Brandon and sister Nicole Walker. Services to be held later.
John T. Okamoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Transportation engineer, died last Wednesday at home. He is survived by wife Ayako; daughters Amy R. Watanabe and Caroline E. Satoshige; brothers Masami Okamoto and Hiroshi Morifuji; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bernaldo F. "Blackie" Paguyo Jr., 35, of Honolulu, a culinary and graphic artist, died June 16 at home. Paguyo, a former member of the 100th Battalion, 442nd Army Reserve Unit, is survived by son Keoni Genobia; parents Bernaldo and Ella; brothers Alsbert Cabrera, and Antonio, Christopher and Daniel Paguyo; sisters Larrilyn and Joshlyn Paguyo, Mildred Knowles, Nathlei Shiraki and Kathleen Nguyen; and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Tanno Hong. Service: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park.
Kekua Samson, 26, of Kailua died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by fiancee Camille Marquez; sons Marcus and Mitchell; mother Odetta; father Robert B.; brothers Duane and Michael; and sister Kehau Yoza. Service over his ashes: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clarence T. Sawai, 83, of Honolulu, a real estate salesman, died Monday at home. He is survived by wife Jane K.; sons Lionel K., Clarence T. Jr. and Norman N.; daughters Dianne A. Oshiro and Jeanine T. Watanabe; brother James N.; sisters Ruth Kurano and Tokiko Sawai; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Logan A. Sawyer, infant son of Harry and Karen Sawyer of Kapolei, died Friday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by brother Cody; sisters Danielle, Taylor and Mackenzie; and grandparents Isobel R. Sawyer, and Anthony and Elizabeth Jones. Service: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Private inurnment.
Phores A. Seymour, 23, of Tacoma, Wash., formerly of Waianae, a U.S. Army sergeant, died Friday. He is survived by father Leonard G.; mother Bibencia S. "Bobbie"; and sisters Michelle B. Alohikea, Angella C. Warren and Rhonda F. Brickwood. Service: 11 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial with military honors: 10 a.m. Monday at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Beverly Ann Simpson, 67, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired bookkeeper, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. She is survived by daughters Jane E. Teshima and Karen A. McGallian; sons Robert L. "Bobby" Heintz and Danny Simpson; brother Howard J. Heintz Jr.; sister Mary Windle; three grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild. Memorial service: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Teshima Restaurant, upstairs. Casual attire.
Himeko Sueko, 93, of Honolulu died June 4 in Straub Hospital. She is survived by daughter Pauline A. Kealoha; sisters Hisako Oune, Myra Morita and Nobuko Sakura; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Harvey R. Swift, 61, of Honolulu, a state truck driver, died Thursday at home. He is survived by wife Rita K.; son Harvey R. Jr.; and sister Annie Kuhaulua. Service: 3 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment to be held on Maui. Aloha attire.
Daniel D.Y. Tom, 82, of Honolulu died Sunday in the Liliha Healthcare Center. He is survived by daughters Rose M. Lee and Thyra A. Abraham; son Daniel Jr.; brothers Henry, Theodore and Herbert; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Giichi Tomoyasu, 94, of Honolulu, a retired city custodian, died Saturday in the Nuuanu Lani Care Home. He is survived by daughters Elsie M. Takao, Thelma T. Hirata and Madge M. Ichikawa; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Raymond H. Uchimura, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Ameron HC&D heavy equipment mechanic, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife Kay K.; sons Neal K. and Lane K.; brother Richard Y.; and sisters Natsue Fuke, Edna S. Corbaley, Eva U. Sato, Thelma I. Ikeda and Amy K. Shiraishi. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stanley G. Valdez, 80, of Waimanalo, a construction worker and Handi-Van bus driver, died June 18 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by daughters Marilyn M. Rayno and Beverly D. Rodrigues; sons Lance K. and James K.; sisters Alice Kea and Marlene Facuri; brother Rudolph; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Kelly C. Waggoner, 35, of Honolulu died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice. She is survived by husband Philip Savino; daughter Nicole Savino; mother Vicki Depiano; father William Gerald; brother Vern Revia; and sister Tracey Gerald. Private services.
Diane L. White, 50, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She is survived by mother Trini Lasconia; five sons; four brothers; a sister; and six grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Friday at Kapaa Li'i. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Junius K. Wong, 68, of Waianae, a retired Honolulu police detective and co-owner of the Fog Cutter Restaurant, died June 16 at home. He is survived by wife Winona; daughters Junelle Kekahuna, Lyann Thayer, Winona Puaoi and Desiree U. Beamer; sons Junius III, Leland and Jamieson Wong, and Samuel, Collins, John, Lincoln, Wallace and George Akuna; 32 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Tsurukichi Yoneda, 106, of Kalihi, formerly of Waipahu, a retired mason for Associated Masons, died yesterday in the Ann Pearl Care Home. He is survived by wife Katsu; son Daniel S.; a granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service over his ashes: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jeu How "John" Young, 75, of Honolulu, a Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station retiree and part-time cook for Waikiki Lau Yee Chai, died Friday in Straub Hospital. He is survived by wife Laura F.; sons Dennis L.H. and Wayne L.C.; daughters Cherylyn Y.J. Young and Lorna Y.L. Chun; and six grandchildren. Service: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lawrence L.H. Young is also survived by sister Florence Wong. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Friday.