Evaristo Dela Cruz, who worked in the sugar fields for a dollar a day as one of the first Filipino immigrants to Hawaii, died April 1 in Hilo Hospital.

He was 103.

The Pepeekeo, Hawaii, resident, who worked in the 1920s at the former Pioneer Mill in Lahaina, had received the Oldest Living Sakada Award on Dec. 28, 1991.

Daughter Leonora Sensano explained those recruited in the Philippines to work in Hawaii as her father was were known as sakada.

He was 97 years old when he was presented a plaque by the United Filipino Council of Hawaii for being the Oldest Living Sakada, she said. He had arrived in Hawaii in 1921, working about seven years before returning to the Philippines in 1927.

“At that time, plantation life was hard,” Sensano said. “They worked for a dollar a day from dark in the morning till dark at night.”

After returning to the Philippines, he was a farmer, his daughter said. He returned to Hawaii after Sensano, who was born in Hawaii, moved back and sponsored his return.

Her father returned in 1970, she said.

She described him as tall and strong.

“He used to teach martial arts,” she said, adding that he liked boxing.

He helped heal broken bones by massage techniques, and he knew how to deliver babies -- things he learned in the Philippines, his daughter said.

“He loved people. He loved to talk stories about the past, about his experience, especially when he was working in Lahaina,” she said.

Born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he also is survived by daughters Avelina Agbayani, Agrifina Ignacio and Susana Agbayani; 23 grandchildren; 39 great- grandchildren; and four great- great-grandchildren.

A wake will be at 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary with Mass at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Friday at the mortuary and after 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial will follow Mass in Alae Cemetery. The family requests casual attire.

Angel Alonzo, 90, of Honolulu, a retiree of Kohala Sugar Planters Association, died March 29 in Honolulu. Born in Bagbag, Solsona, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Maria G.; son Francisco; daughter Corazon A. Ingel; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony’s Church, 640 Puuhale Road, Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Remigio Andaya, 84, of Honolulu, a retired cook with Maluhia Hospital, died March 11 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Teresa C.; and brother Benny. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Merril F. Beck, 60, of Sunset Beach, retired counselor and professor emeritus at Leeward Community College, will be remembered in services Friday. He was killed while traveling in South Africa. He was also an Army Reserve officer, served LDS mission in North Central States and founded Ahilaulima o Kahuku. Born in Lehi, Utah, he is survived by brothers Jerry and Michael; and sister Barbara. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Leeward Community College Banyan Circle, behind the cafeteria. Casual attire. No flowers.

Theodoro Bonite, 76, of Waianae died March 27 in Kaiser Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Dorothy J.; sons Errol K. and Duane N.; daughter Mavis Ann O. Hernandez; stepsons Timmy J., John F. and Charles J. Bargas and Richard B. Jenks; stepdaughters Mary J. Doss, Caroline J. Dela Cruz, Dorothy J. Bargas and Rosemarie J. Knouse; brother Sonny; sister Linda; 35 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joseph “Sheep” Carvalho, 65, of Lower Paia, Maui died Monday in Hale Makua, Kahului. Born in Paia, he is survived by brother Manuel; and sisters Mary Jacintho, Lucy DeMello, Veronica Naeole, Rita Santos and Barbara Helm. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Valley Isle Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to a charity.

Cyrus K.M. Carveiro, infant son of Calvin Carveiro and Jackie Malama of Kekaha, died Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. He is also survived by grandparents Patrick and Pinky Malama and Richard and Lydia Carveiro. Services held.

William M. “Bill” Cruz Jr., 52, also known as Willie, of Honolulu, a retired merchant marine, died Thursday in Seattle. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by companion Velda Fisher; sisters Lovina Cruz and Thelma Ulsh; and brothers Imu Cruz, Benjamin Adolpho and Nuki and Louie Cruz. Visitation and Mass: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at St. Ann’s Church. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Mateo G. “Tutuman” Dancel, 77, also known as Papa, of Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii, a retired evaporator floorman for Hutchinson Sugar Co., died April 1 in Hilo Hospital. He was also a self-employed coffee and macadamia nut farmer and pig farmer, landscaper at Punaluu Sweetbread grounds and World War II veteran of the Filipino Army. Born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Margaret K.G.M.; daughters Barbara Shibuya, Trinidad Marques and Stephanie Tabbada; son Jon J.K.; sister Abrosia; 57 hanai sons and daughters; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Naahelu Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Cerila P. Goze, 85, of Makakilo died March 17 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Dalaya, Buguey, Cagayan, the Philippines, she is survived by son Bernandino; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-312 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Charlotte K. “Kala” Ii, 68, of Aiea, a retiree of 15th Air Base Wing, Department of Defense and U.S. Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, died Sunday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband David P.; daughters Joscelyn “Kalei” Balanon and Jan “Momi” Ii; brothers Harry, Herman, Albert and Henry Nuuhiwa; sister Aggie Choy; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Herbert A. Jardin, 84, of Honolulu died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. He is survived by sons Robert P. and Thomas K.; companion M.S. Kelly; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Donations suggested to Hawaii chapter of Alzheimer’s Association.

Warren K. Kunimura, 54, of Honolulu, a carpenter, died March 31 in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Koloa, Kauai, he is survived by father Mutsumi; brother Allen H.; and sister Diane M. Private services.

Alfred K.S. Lee, 78, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor with Pearl Harbor Shipyard, Shop 41, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. He was also a real estate broker with Waikiki Realty. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Kikue W.; sons Alfred N.H.C. Jr. and Harvey H.S.; daughter Cheryl L. Sugiki; brothers Richard, Edward and Wilbert; sisters Helen Lau, Elizabeth Ching, Winifred Chun and Flora Lum; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert K. Moeai, 77, of Laie is also survived by hanai daughter Marney Soren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Laie North Stake Center, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Incorrect information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Arthur A. McCornack, 75, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired school yardman for Eureka, Calif., died Saturday in Mountain View. He was also a World War II veteran. Born in California, he is survived by son Ernest; daughter Lindy-Lou Pound; and three grandchildren. No services.

Yoshiko “Charlie” Nakaoka, 80, of Hilo, a retired manager with the Hilo Yacht Club, died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Hilo, she is survived by brothers Hikoji and Donald; and sister Shimako Nagao. Services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hilo Meishoin Mission. Call after 4:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Micah S. Okamoto, infant son of Pauline A.C. and Scott R. of Waipahu, died Thursday in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Walter and Jean Chur and Richard and Stephanie Okamoto; great-grandparents Haruko Gakiya and Stephen and Shigeko Bettencourt. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call 5-9 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alex Onesti, 33, of London was remembered in services in Honolulu. He fell to his death from the eighth floor of the Marine Surf-Waikiki Hotel March 29, after apparently stabbing his girlfriend to death. He is survived by mother Barbara; father Luigi; brother Peter; and grandmother Maria.

Charles K. Oumi, 61, of Honolulu, an environmentalist for the state Department of Health, died yesterday at home. Born in Haleiwa, he is survived by wife Eddy Mae; and brothers Albert H., Raymond S. and Donald S. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bernado J. “Baldo” Pidong, 90, of Hilo, a retired truck driver for Kohala Sugar Co., died April 1 in Hilo Hospital. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by son Richard M.; and three grandchildren. All night wake: 7 p.m. tomorrow at residence of Richard and Anabel Pidong. Call after 7 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawi County Cemetery. Casual attire.

Andrew V. Rajel, 88, of Koloa, Kauai, a tractor operator with Grove Farm Sugar, died April 1 in Wilcox Hospital. Born in San Pablo, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Aida; son Alexander C.; and sister Vicenta Cabotaje. Services at a later date.

Gerarda V. Ramos, 67, of Paauhau, Hawaii, a retiree of Kawano Farm in Waimea, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Amelia Freedland, Sally Venture and Victoria Ramos; brothers Ernesto and Constante Valdez; sisters Marina Gallien and Josefina Galano; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Visitation: after 9:30 p.m. Friday at Sally and Bradly Ventura’s, 64-433 Leleaka Loop, Lakeland subdivision, Waimea, Hawaii. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Sergio Rilveria, 91, of Waiahawa died March 22 in Wahiawa General Hospital. Born in San Vicente, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he is survived by sons Julian, Pete, Alfred, Mingo, Rudy and Sergio “Willy” Jr.; daughter Elaine Layugan; former wife Shaderia B. Soriano; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Eiko Shimizu, 71, of Lihue, a retired secretary with Kauai County, died March 27 at home. Born in Lihue, she is survived by husband Noboru; sons Blaine, Ford and Dean; brother Frank Yokota; sister Tsuyoko Mikasa; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Julia N.C. Silva, 85, of Haliimaile, Maui, and formerly of Lahaina, died Sunday in Kula Hospital. Born in Lahaina, she is survived by son Ben; daughters Eunice Montoya and Mae Silva; sisters Margie Telles and Mabel Manapan; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Hoover M.K.K. “Papa” Stupplebeen, 68, of Kalaoa, Kona, a retired driver with Hawaii Newspaper Agency and a veteran of U.S. Army, died March 28 in Kona Community Hospital. Born in Hilo, he is survived by son Hoover K.; daughter Iris Plunkett; brother Albert; sisters Rose K. Lee and Leialoha Feliciano; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Solid Rock Ministries, the Kona Center, corner of Kuakini Highway and Hanama Place. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes in Honokohau Harbor. Casual attire.

Helen A. Tanimura, 74, of Honolulu, a retired assistant manager of Captain’s Galley, Sheraton Moana-Surfrider Hotel, died Friday in Queen’s Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by brother Makoto; and sisters Teruko Miyamoto and Doris Yoshida. Private services.

Hazel T. Turner, 81, of Honolulu died March 25 in Honolulu. Born in Lihue, she is survived by daughter Patricia J. Kawachi; brothers Masaaki, Toshiharu and Norman T. Okamuro; sisters Kay K. Takatsuki, Grace Y. Trent, Irene Y. Matsumoto, Janice M. Hanagami and Fumie Okamuro; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Scattering of ashes May 8 in Lihue. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Marcelina P. Valentin, 81, of Hilo died Sunday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. Born in Pahoa, Hawaii, she is survived by son Denny; daughters Marcella Urubio and Martina “Trina” DeMotta; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Annie Vera, 72, of Honolulu, an employee of CPC, died Sunday in Honolulu. Born on Kauai, she is survived by daughters Barbara Nunes, Dannia Soares, Annette Quanan, Vanessa Carrion and Vera V. Barros; sons Patrick and Maverick; and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Kimiko Wada, 84, of Koloa, Kauai will be remembered in services 3 p.m. Sunday at Kalaheo Missionary Church. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary Friday provided by the mortuary.

Nora T. Watabu, 73, of Waipahu died last Wednesday at home. Born inHonaunau, Kona, she is survived by husband Akira; daughters Eleanor M. Southerland and Nadine F. Watabu; brother Ichio Nouchi; and sisters Miyoko Matsuyama, Betty Haraguchi and Dorothy Akamine. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Maryann White, 80, of Hilo, a retired beautician and seamstress, died March 30 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Meadowlands, Minn., she is survived by daughter Carolann Rose; hanai daughters Missyann and Teal Rose; mother Annette Jaglowski; brother Joseph Jaglowski; and sister Victoria Barry. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kilauea ward. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery, LDS section. Casual attire.

Kevin H. Yogi, 45, of Pearl City, a personnel officer at University of Hawaii-Manoa, died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Mountain View, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Koreen C.; sons Kyle K.; parents Thomas K. and Pearl A.; brother Guy S.; and sister Sandra R. Sawada. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.