Bernardine Alexander, 75, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii department of agriculture media specialist, died yesterday in Queen’s Hospital. Alexander also had a TV show on agriculture and a daily radio show. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Jesse. Graveside service: 2 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park.

The Rev. Hannah V.P. Awana, 91, of Honolulu, a minister at Ka Makua Mau Loa Church, died last Tuesday in Aloha Health Care Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Helen N. Kelley; hanai daughter Roen Sunn; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Teofilo P. Balignasay, 66, of Waipahu died Dec. 15 at home. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Tomasa E.; sons Adonico E., Walter A. and John I.; brother Pedro “Pete”; sisters Arsenia Pascua and Leonora Bala, and a grandchild. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Stella M. Borden, 70, of Little Rock, Ark., died last Tuesday in Queen’s Hospital. She is survived by husband Dr. Craig W.; brothers Robert, Stanley, Larry and Samuel Hayashida, and sisters Margaret Sakamoto, Evelyn Otani, Peggy Nack, Naomi Novotny and Diane Wiik. Private services.

George H. Cabral, 28, of Kaneohe died Dec. 13 in Nanakuli. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother and stepfather Frances M.H.C. and Daniel P. Kaimi; father and stepmother Manuel R. and Linda; brothers Clayton, Joseph, Melvin, Mark and Carl; sister Dorie Ann K.C. Erlandiz, and grandmother Irene. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

Tai Sing Chau, 72, of Honolulu, a retired fireman, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Waiehu, Maui. He is survived by brothers Winfield A.C. Wong and Philip M.S. and Malcolm M.C. Chang, and sister Emmaline Akiona. Service: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Gilbert M.A. Diego, 84, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired papaya farmer, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Florentina “Florence”; son Ernesto; daughters Teresita Pascua, Myrtle Licoan, Dr. Gwen Stinebrink, Stephanie Diego-Yee, Doreen Bitle, and Divine G. and Maricel Diego; brother Emilio, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Wake: 8 p.m. Friday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.

Andrew C. Eckels, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Union County Trust Co. senior vice president, died Dec. 16 in the St. Francis Hospice. Born in New Jersey, he is survived by daughter Patricia Ann Eckels-Willett; sisters Florence Eckels-Wimmer and Ruth Eckels-Horning, a grandson and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Drake S. Fujimoto, 82, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Hilo, a retired self-employed taxi driver for Drakes Taxi and Tour, died yesterday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kukaiau, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Drake S. Jr. and Casey; daughter Gail K.F. Miller; brothers Kenneth and Hisashi; sisters Ayako Ichiyama, Mae Yanazaki and Yaeko Haraguchi, and five grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Memorial Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shigeru Fukumori, 88, of Hilo, a retired Seaside Restaurant cook, died Friday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sisters Sueko Fukuda, Fumiko Fukumori and Tsuyako Muramoto. Private services. No monetary donations.

Joe L. Gomez Jr., 33, of Seattle, formerly of Kailua, died Oct. 19 in Seattle. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by sons Kahekili and Kealii; daughter Charina; grandmother Emilia Iona; brother Solomon “Baba” Davis; sisters Sharon Hassard, April Davis and Chula J. Gomez, and fiancee Lisa Morgan. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes.

Abel E. “Ape” Gonsalves, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Rapid Transit bus driver, died Sunday in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Emma E.P.; son Gerald P.; daughters Geraldine K. Donahue and Abeleen L. Lau; adopted son Joel K.; brothers John and Elia; sisters Lydia Joy and Rachael Hussey, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow.

Carnation R. Griffin, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Building telephone supervisor, died last Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Kalihi. She is survived by husband Henry; son Michael Mihalovich; brothers James I. and Mackey B. Feary, and sisters Doris Nosaka and Mary Cardell. Service: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

William H. “Bill” Hailer, 55, of Kailua, head broker for Neal Realty and part-owner of Pali Lanes, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. He was born in Dedham, Mass. He is survived by wife Jeanne; daughters Carolyn and Kimberly; mother Mildred “Renee,” and a granddaughter. Memorial service: 1 p.m. Friday at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.

Warren L. Johnston, 73, of Honolulu, owner of “50th State Wine and Spirits,” died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Patricia; son William; daughter Pamela Campbell; stepdaughter Katherine Yamaguchi; stepson Rodney Felton, and three grandchildren. Services to be held.

Dillon E.K. Kekahuna-Ponce, foster son of Aurora and Francisco Ponce, died Dec. 10 in St. Francis-West Hospital. Kekahuna-Ponce was born on Feb. 1, 1991 in Ewa Beach. He is also survived by foster sisters Daisy and Catheryn Ponce; foster brother Francisco Ponce Jr.; mother Renea Galeng; sisters Chelsey and Cherish Galeng; brother Bulla Galeng, and several grandparents. Service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gary C. Kuhn, 58, of Kailua, owner of Orca Press, died Thursday in Kailua. He was born in Sunrise, Ohio. He is survived by wife Yang Ja, sister Karen and four stepsons. Private services.

Tomas R. Lamog, 98, of Hawi, Hawaii, a sugar company laborer, died Thursday in Hale Anuenue. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Celestina Simpliciano, Violeta Lamog and Ramona Souza; son Sepherino, 17 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Service: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Elizabeth K.S. Lau, 95, of Honolulu, a retired elementary school teacher, died Saturday in the Island Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son James and sister Vivian Tyau. Service: noon Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Sheu Chow Leong, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Country Club kitchen helper, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shuk Wah; son Stephen K.C.; daughter Helen, and brother Sheu H. Buddhist service: 10 a.m. to noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tagako “Kay” Miyamoto, 83, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for St. Francis Medical Center, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Itsuki and sons Roy T. and Karl H. Service: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shigeru Nakata, 89, of Honolulu, a retired General Mills district sales manager, died Dec. 12 in the Aloha Health Care Facility. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by brother Kenneth Y. Nakada and sister Teruyo Tanaka. Private services.

Katsunori Nishida, 75, of Kahului died Thursday in the Kahului Hale Makua. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Rose T.; sons Wayne K., Wesley T. and Arlen T.; daughters Doreen S. Tamura, Iris H. Ginoza, Sharlene S. Sarmiento and Colette T. Ladera; brothers Douglas K., Harold K. and Warren T., 13 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Heizo Ono, 90, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor for H. Ono Photo Studio, died Dec. 15 at home. He was born in Niigata Ken, Murakami Shi, Kamikata Machi, Japan. He is survived by wife Kimie; sons Robert A., Richard M., Roy H., Ernest K. and Allan T.; daughters Jeanne K. Tsushima and Gail K. Kaneshiro; sister Hanako Furukawa, 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shizue K. “Bobbie” Park, 70, of Hilo, former proprietress for Hale Manu Craft, died Saturday at home. She was born in Naalehu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Chester, James and Melvin; daughters Jo Ann Park and Susan Sunada; brothers Jun and Nori Komatsu; sisters Clara Aiona, Satsuko Okumura and Irene Balfe, and seven grandchildren. Service: noon Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.

Louis C. Perry, 74, of Hilo, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Thelma; sons Glenn and Charles; stepsons William, Joseph, Jason and George A. Chang; daughters Ethel Perry, Theresa Ramos and Joyce Foster; stepdaughters Lani Awai, Mary Arang and Gina Akaka; brother Eddie; sister Alice Correia, and 25 grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Assembly of the First Born Temple, behind the Hilo Shopping Center. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lillian R. Quipotla, 65, of Pearl City died Friday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Bernabe Q.; sons Santos, James E. and Abraham I.; daughters Yolanda E. Harris, Gail A. Lincoln and Cindy L. Akana; mother Louise Santana; brothers Lorenzo and Pedro Ridela, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masanari “Fred” Saito, a retired Waiahole Water Co. supervisor, died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Asayo; son Irving K.; daughter Amy E. Shinagawa; brothers Takato and Kaname; sisters Stella S. Misumi and Toshiaki Tanabe, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Gerald F. “Gerry” Scott, 78, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a retired general contractor and country singer/entertainer who held benefit shows with Melveen Leed, died last Tuesday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Newcastle, British Columbia. He was a Canadian Army World War II veteran. He is survived by wife Edith J.; son Douglas; brothers Alvin and Walter; sisters Eileen Scott and Stella Kannah, and a grandson. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Friday at Kona United Methodist Church, 74-4960 Palani Road. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shinichi “Kawika” Shintani, 79, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired ranchhand and charcoaler for Niihau Ranch, died Friday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Alina Kanahele and Ekela H.M. Emela Shintani; brothers Kuramatsu and Shoichi; sisters Hatsuko Niau and Kuulei Kaaumoana; 24 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Service: 3 p.m. Thursday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Douglas R. Sodetani, 74, of Wailuku died yesterday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Clara S.; son Lloyd; daughters Joyce Kawahara, Faith Sodetani and Aimee Shibata; brothers Roy and Ayao; sisters Fumie Hamamura and Susan Tagamori, and 11 grandchildren. Service over the ashes: 5 p.m. Thursday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire.

Clara F. Terashima, 74, of Haleiwa died Dec. 13 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Yoshio; daughters Joanne Y. Asato and Yvonne S. Kawamura; brothers Masami and Mitsuo Kagehiro; sisters Kinuko Ishii and Sumie Sakata, and two grandchildren. Private services. Private inurnment.

Chock Shee Tong, also known as Tong Chew, 90, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by daughters Violet K. and Low Yip; three grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Buddhist service: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Nicholas A. Trazo, 94, of Waipahu, a retired Barbers Point Naval Air Station electrician, died Dec. 16 in Waipahu. He was born in Bohol, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Sabio, Patrick and Nicholas Jr.; daughters Regina Larita, Rofalita Reonal, Maricia Magno and Nerea Temblor; 27 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Geronima L. Villacorta, 75, of Honolulu died Dec. 9 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Demy and Hermie Marquez; daughters Perla Ladiana, Helena Briones, Ronelda Marquez and Juliet Marquez-Hammitt; brother Alfredo Calimlim; sisters Marcelina Calimlim and Filomena Leal, and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.

David W.K. Won, 62, of Honolulu, a retired Air Force military police sergeant and Victoria Ward Ltd. security supervisor, died Saturday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen L. Shishido-Won; sons Lucas M.B. and Leo M.T. Won and Dean T. Shishido; daughters Lisa M.Q. Yamashiro and Cindy A. Shishido; sisters Aileen Wong and Lorraine Chun, and three grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masae Yoshimoto, 80, of Pearl City died Dec. 14 in the Aloha Health Care Center. She was born in Waialua, she is survived by sons Hiroyoshi and Takaie; brothers Soichi, Kiichi, Shoichi and Kihachiro Sakamoto; sisters Yoshie Abe and Kimiko Nakagawa, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ah Wo Young, 88, of Makawao, Maui, died Saturday at home. He was in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; son Alvin Who; daughter Susan, and a granddaughter. Wake: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church in Makawao, Maui. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Tsin Hang Young, 83, of Long Beach, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a McDonnell Douglas retiree, died Dec. 3 in Long Beach. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Yuk King Hu and children Bill, Harrison, Herman, Toni and Norman. Services held.