Betty Ann P. "Bets" Auna, 30, of Honolulu, an inpatient coder for Queen's Hospital., died Aug. 5 in Collin, Texas. She is survived by mother Claire K.; and grandmother Bernice P. Kauhane. Service: 12:45 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Joseph B. Ayala, 34, of Honolulu died July 27 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by father Vincent; brothers Jesus V. and David; sisters Donna M. Aponte and Georgina M. Sullivan; and grandmother Julia Mercado. Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary T. Balberde, 82, of Hilo died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by sons Alex and Lawrence; daughters Sebastiana Akiu and Margaret Tokunaga; sisters Cecelia Bento, Irene Gaspar, Louise Miller, Roseline Greenawalt, Blanche Pakele, Joyce Davies and Jeanette Bode; brother Marion Tavares; and 15 grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Thursday at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church. Burial: Veteran Cemetery No. 1. Casual attire.
Sybil U.M. Burningham, 83, of Honolulu died Sunday in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George; son Thomas D.; daughters Hawley Manwarring, Eva Torres and Sybil "Chubby" Kahapea; brother Melvin Mossman; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
David U.S. Chun, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Airlines senior lead sheetmetal worker, died Aug. 2 in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by wife May C.; daughters Patricia Reed, Carol Hagiwara and Catherine Chun; sisters Janet Yee, Rose Tom, Bernice Siu and Mabel Hu; brothers Fred, Jack and Richard; and five grandchildren. Private inurnment. Aloha gathering: 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at Kilohana United Methodist Church on the lanai, 5829 Mahimahi St. in Niu Valley.
Violet W. Chun, 85, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband Robert T.; son Merton M.K.; daughter Myrna N.S. Wong; sister Ruby; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Taoist service: 10:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Benjamin C. Collo, 75, of Kapolei died Aug. 5 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by sons Antonio, Juanito, Reynaldo and Melanio; daughters Virginia Aniag and Julita Callo; brother Dominador; sister Rosalina; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Masato Endo, 82, of Kahului died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He is survived by wife Dorothy Y.; sons Calvin M. and Eugene Y.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service over his ashes: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission.
Arthur E. Foster Jr., 62, of Waipahu, a retired Lockheed Air Terminal bus driver who also was a state airport operations controller, died July 31 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He is survived by wife Helen K.; sons Stewart K., Edwin K., Ryan K., Floyd K., Sterling K., Wynster K. and Godwyn K.; daughters Ramona J. Kepoo and Airnette L. Foster; and three grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Stake, 94-210 Kahualii St. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial: Laie Cemetery.
Hideichi Fujimoto, 71, of Pearl City, retired owner/proprietor of Liliha Auto Parts, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. Fujimoto, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant, is survived by wife Jane Y.; sons Clyde H. and Clayton C.; daughter Cynthia Y. Hisatake; brothers Mitsuyuki and Stanley S.; sisters Natsuyo Yoshida, Fusano Yoshimasu, Yuriko Harada and Marion O. Kanekiyo; and five grandchildren. Service: 8 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chogi "Nick" Fukutomi, 81, of Wailuku died yesterday at home. He is survived by wife Shizuko; sons Roy M. and Leigh K.; daughter Susan Mihata; brothers Kinji "Archie" and Yukio "Pete"; sister Fujie Sugimoto; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 5 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. No flowers.
Homer W. Gibbs Jr., 65, formerly of Hawaii, a retired detective major for the Pearl Harbor Police Department, died Aug. 1 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Gibbs, a U.S. Navy veteran who served during the Korean War, is survived by wife Julia; daughters Debra Rautio and Danette Dias; sisters Sonia Sullivan, Sybil Lunsford and Zenobia Cross; brother William E.; and six grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Thelma K. Hanohano, 77, of Waianae, formerly of Aliamanu, died last Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by sons Charles K. Richards and Donald McShane; daughters Maile Kukonu, Geri Kekahuna, Trudy Kukonu and Ipo Kon; brother Sam Waiwaiole; 22 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Service: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Fred L. Hartman, 94, of Honolulu, proprietor of an X-ray laboratory, died Saturday in Honolulu. Hartman, a retired colonel, is survived by wife Marjorie U.; daughter Catherine Sanders; and a granddaughter. Graveside service: 1 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.
Michael M. Higashi, 84, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired postal clerk, died Saturday at home. He is survived by wife Irene; son Jon M.; daughter Lynn; brothers Saichi, Tadaichi and Riyosaku; sisters Doris, Sueko and Mutsuko "Boots" Higashi, Shigeko Saito and Itsue Hino; and five grandchildren. Service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sarah G. Horn, 93, of Aiea, formerly of Coshocton, Ohio, died Friday in Aiea. She is survived by son William F.; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services pending.
Grace E. Kahalewai, 86, of Haleiwa died last Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She is survived by daughter Stephanie Sugai; and four grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waialua Ward, 66-847 Kaukonahua Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Francis Kamai, 59, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired roofer, died last Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Kamai, a U.S. Navy veteran, is survived by sister Winifred D.; and several nieces and nephews. Service: 4 p.m. Friday at the Waimea Hawaiian Church. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment: Waimea Foreign Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Emilia G. Labrador, 88, of Honolulu died Aug. 5 in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by sons Ruben and Manuel Cristobal, and Angel and Marcelo; daughter Mamerta Edralin; brother Nicomedes Gaoiran; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 714 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Seiji Murashige, 73, of Mililani, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. administrative assistant, died Friday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is survived by wife Flora C.; son John S.; daughter Gay C. Mukai; brothers Henry W. Murashige and Charles M. Yamamoto; sister Shizue; and five grandchildren. Memorial service: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kame Nakama, 94, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. She is survived by sons Eiko, Rinzo, Gikichi and Usuke; daughters Yoshiko Yonashiro, Lillian A. Tachibana, Betty M. Omine, Ann N. Gibo, Lynette Y. Yuen, Ellen T. Nakama and Anna S. Miyasato; sister Maka Okuma; 23 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shigeru Nakamoto, 82, of Aiea, a retired tire recapper, died Sunday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He is survived by wife Haruye "Edith"; son Steven S.; daughter Sharon M. Bower; and four grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth Y. Okumura, 69, of Kaneohe died Saturday in Castle Hospital. He is survived by wife Janet Y.; sons Aaron Y. and Lloyd M.; daughter Lori K. Kato; brothers Clarence T. and James K.; and sisters Mitizi K. Tanimoto and Alice C. Lum. Memorial service: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kameichi Onizuka, 84, of Honolulu, a retired construction foreman, died Thursday in Hale Pulama Mau. He is survived by wife Hatsune; daughters Sandra T. Iwamuro and Joanne S. Onizuka; and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert R. Owens, 71, of Kailua-Kona, a retired self-employed salesman, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. Owens, a U.S. Navy, World War II, veteran, is survived by wife Freda; sons Timothy, Robert R. and Patrick R. Owens, and Ernest and Duane Meadows; daughter Pamela White; mother Nina Wilcox; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland.
Mary M. Pressimone, 72, of Waipahu died Friday in Straub Hospital. She is survived by daughters Jean Amorin and Annette McCloskey; brothers Gilbert "Williama" and Benjamin "Kauhi" Hauanio; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment to be held later. Casual attire. No flowers.
Momoe Sanada, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Moiliili barber, died Aug. 4 in Hale Pulamamau. She is survived by son Dexter M.; daughter Helen S.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Albert G. Silva, 73, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a Royal Theatres manager, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He is survived by sons Patrick W., Albert G. Jr., George H. and Michael C.; daughters Alberta G. Wicklund and Brenda M. Soares; brother Clarence; sisters Mary Pelayo, Ann Vomacka, Cecelia Sims, Margret Beauchmen, Caroline Silva and Alice Barrett; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Leatrice F. Silva, 66, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband LeRoy; son James; brothers Raymond and Chester Mukai; sisters Grace Inouye and May Oishi; and six grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masatoshi Sugimoto, 93, of Aiea, formerly of Honolulu, a retired poultry farmer who worked at Honouliuli Shokai, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Kikue; sons Edwin H. and Paul Y.; daughters Mildred Y. Higa and Ida Y. Shiroma; sisters Tetsu Murata and Jane Yamaki; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
James J. Takara, 82, of Honolulu, an Aloha Grill Restaurant retiree, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by brother Ronald Y.; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harumi Tanimoto, 100, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Linen Co. laundry worker, died Aug. 5 in Hale Pulama Mau. She is survived by son Minoru; daughters Tsuyuko Ogino, Harue Kaneshiro and Toshiko Tanimoto; 13 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Arlene Tassill, 68, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Friday at home. She is survived by son Mark Andrade; daughters Angela Haines and Maiva Blaisdell; sister Mava Pembleton; and 10 grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland.
Jerome M. Teves III, 18, of Kaaawa died Friday in Hawaii. He is survived by father and stepmother Jerome M. and Johnette Jr.; mother and stepfather Katherine and Reb Bellinger; and siblings Kammy, Rochelle, Shannon, John, Jerrett and Keoni Teves, and Matthew, Nathan and Ethan Bellinger. Service: 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Famanuia Tuifagu, 58, of Honolulu died Aug. 5 in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Masina; sons Stanley O. and Andy F.; daughters Shelly H. and Kelly E.; son Alvin S.; daughters Elizabeth Laupua, Julia Siutai and Dorothy Tuifagu; brothers Faatuiese and Aiava; sisters Falemalama Talo and Malaelele Yee; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kaumakapili Church, 766 N. King St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Service: 9 a.m. Thursday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.
Anita S. Windrath, 66, of Honolulu died Aug. 4 in St. Francis Hospital. She is survived by sons Allan, James and Paul; daughter Paulette Roberts; brother Emilio Saniel; sisters Eleanor Higa and Margaret Spencer; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Thelma S. Yanagi, 94, of Honolulu, formerly of Kahului, a tour coordinator for Travel House, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by husband George T.; sons George and Larry; sister Kathryn Chung; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.