Eric I.K. Ayau, 29, of Waianae, a Hawaiian Dredging Construction Co. employee, died Dec. 16 in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Anita B.; daughters Malia S.P. and Jessica M.K.M.O.M.; father and stepmother I. Manu and Valerie; mother Paulette P.K. Prudhomme; grandparents Paul S. and Leimomi Agrabante and Isma M. Hapai. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Anna C. Bunting, also known as Anna Fernandez, 84, of Honolulu, retired executive secretary of the Hawaii Visitors Bureau-Hilo, died Oct. 30 in Kailua. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. Survived by daughters Elaine Hannebohn and Joan Silva; son George King; brother Raphael Carreiro; sister Lucia Fernandes; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Casimiro D. Casil, 71, of Kahului died Monday in Queens Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Juanita; son Daniel; daughters Evelyn Takeyama, Shirley Nishijo and Marilyn Hoskinson; sisters Virginia Cadelinia and Regina Rosales; 10 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. today at the Jesus is Alive Church, 811 Kolu St.; and 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sabas Daguio, 88, of Honolulu, a former Kohala Sugar Plantation irrigation worker, died Dec. 13 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Rosemary G. and daughter Lindsay G. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthonys Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:15 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Laurence Larry Dills, 58, of Honolulu, a Moss Engineering electrical designer, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Decatur, Ill. Survived by son Eric B.; daughter Leslie L. Miller; brothers Richard T. and Jerome E.; sisters Mary H. Martinez, Patricia A. Lowrey and Jeannette Tiarks. Service: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be announced at the service.
Michika U. Gaines, 77, of Honolulu, a dance instructor, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Fukuoka, Japan. Survived by husband Charles B.; sons Nobuyuki and Kiyoshi Fujii and Hisashi Hattori; daughters Keiko Moriguchi and Yuko Takada; five grandchildren. Memorial service: 2 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Minoru Hirozawa, 75, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Transportation civil engineer, died Sunday at home. Hirozawa was a veteran of the 442nd Battalion and 552nd field artillery battalion. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. Survived by wife Betty S.; son Glenn M.; daughter Diane K.; brothers Shurei, Stanley T. and Henry T.; sisters Edith Fujita, Charlotte Takishima, Doris Ishida, Florence Kubota, Janet Nitahara and Lois Oshiro; three grandchildren. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takashi Ishikawa, 52, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Prince Hotel baker, died Dec. 18 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Hokkaido, Japan. Survived by wife Kazuko; brother Toshiichi; sisters Toshi Ishikawa, Toyoko Yoshida and Takako Ono. Private service held.
Walter K. Kawaa, 82, of Kaunakakai, Molokai, a retired state Department of Labor foreman, died Wednesday in Queens Hospital. He was born in Hauula. Survived by sons Walter K. Jr. and Earl Kawaa and Charles Kahookele; daughters Georgina Shito and Mildred Millie Kawaa; brother Judah; sister Virginia Stewart; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary, call after 8:30 a.m.; and 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kalaiakamanuhou Church in Kaunakakai, Molokai, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kanakaloloa Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Joseph K. Sonny Kepoo, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired federal electrician, died Dec. 17 in Queens Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Martha; son John; daughters Carolyn Kepoo and Donna Gueli; sister Ruby Rickard; two grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Service: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Josephine L. Kuhia, 77, of Honolulu and Waipahu died yesterday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Kahului. Survived by son Ben K. Abihai; brother Louis Yap; sisters Mabel Sakamoto and Gertrude Fuentes; two grandchildren. Service: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Khanh Van Ky, 72, of Honolulu died Sunday at home. She was born in Canton, China. Survived by sons Khubo and Taylen Luu; daughters Liana Do and Ann Luu; eight grandchildren. Buddhist service: 8:30 to 10 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Matthew M. Matt Medeiros, 40, of Hauula, a Turtle Bay Hilton steward, died Dec. 19 in Hauula. He was born in Honolulu. Survived by wife Donna; son Joshua; daughters Barbara R. Medeiros, Michelle Fong and Nichole Ward; parents Carlos and Barbara; brothers Chuck, Joel and Timothy; a grandson. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Freddie J. Morris Sr., 59, of Kaneohe, father of ventriloquist Freddie Morris Jr., died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is also survived by sons Bobby, Vincent and Barry; daughters Denise Dennis and Joy; mother Mona; brothers Jimmy and Bobby. Service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Waikiki Elks Lodge, No. 616. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
Patrick Y. Murakami48, of Kaneohe, is also survived by brother Melvin. Additional information for an obituary published Wednesday was provided by the mortuary.
Motokuni Moto Nakano, 88, of Honolulu died Dec. 19 in Queens Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. Survived by sons John, Randy, Jerry and Norman Borges; daughters Marian Botelho, Ione and Mildred B. Chapman; 29 grandchildren; 46 great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Felipe N. Narca, 94, of Wahiawa died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. Survived by wife Agnes T.; son Emilio; daughters Florida Sablan, Alicia Yuu, Sheena Vaughn, Gayle Aspera and Linda Hirata; brother Juan; 14 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrow Church, 1403 California Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Albert T.K. Niau, 72, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired gardener for the National Tropical Botanical Garden, died Monday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born on Niihau. Survived by wife Hatsuko; sons David, Jay and Patrick; daughter Kanani Beniamina; brothers Abraham, Sonny and Victor; sisters Georgiana Haluapo, Emalia Licayan, Florence Nicholas, Rose Mawai and Momi Kaohelaulii; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service: 2:30 p.m. Monday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual attire.
Mae Kim Pahk, 93, of Honolulu, founder of St. Lukes Episcopal Church, died Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Korea. Survived by sons Joel N., Daniel N. and Isaac N.; sister Helene Yang; brother John Y. Kim; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Beatrice Puuohau, 71, of Waimanalo, a retired Foodland Super Market meat wrapper, died Dec. 14 at home. She was born in Hawaii. Survived by daughter Joanne Ramos; son Thomas; sisters Wilhelmina Naehu, Eleanor Kane, Elaine Young, Viola Kauwe and Cecilia Nuuanu; brothers Clarence and Philip Kaipo; nine grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Ronald T. Ricky Rickard, 81, of Waimanalo, a Hawaii Kai Marina retiree, died last Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. Survived by wife Elisea T.; sons Duane and Gary Rickard, William and Donald Coelho and Robert Phillips; daughters Julie Olson-Brown and Geraldine Yoder; sisters Bertha Dela Cruz and Lillian Wilkey; 20 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Service: noon Jan. 4 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Darroll M. Sheffer, 69, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Williams Brothers Petroleum Co. salesman, died yesterday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Sheffer, a U.S. Navy veteran, served during World War II. Born in Flint, Mich. He is survived by sons Sheldon, Bruce, Marty and Bryan; daughter Julie Saxon; stepdaughters Kate Germen, Faith Peterson, and Holly and Amy Harvey; sister Donna Blasdell; 16 grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Sunday at the Hanapepe Salt Ponds main pavilion. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ishi Tagawa, 94, a native of Honolulu, is also survived by sister Mitsuko Miura. Additional information for an obituary published last Friday was provided by the mortuary.
Paul K. Winters, 78, of Pukalani, Maui, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pennsylvania. Survived by wife Frances B.; son Paul D.; daughters Ruth Cumbo, Caroline S. Wong and Mary L. Scarborough; sister Grace Aldrich; 11 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Service: 1 p.m. Saturday at Pukalani Baptist Church. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kwok Man Wong, 98, of Honolulu, a retired farmer in China, died Dec. 16 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in China. Survived by wife Feng Qun Young; sons Run Hung and Jin Yong Huang, and Sui Hoi Wong; daughter Kim Hung Wong Mak; a sister; 16 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Taoist service: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Procession leaves at 11:30 a.m. for Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Tadakichi Henry Yamamoto, 93, of Kapahulu, a retired Hawaiian Pine cabinetmaker, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan. Survived by wife Margaret M.N.; and sister Toshiko Ikeda. Memorial service over the ashes: 4:30 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary.
Anthony C. Yusi, 77, of Kaneohe, a Castle & Cook Inc. retiree, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. Yusi, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, served during World War II. He was born in Portchester, N.Y. Survived by wife Dorothy; children Anthony H. and Mike C. Yusi, and Donna C. Mahoney; two grandchildren. Service: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anns Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.