I.B. "Buddy" Peterson of Honolulu, longtime leader of Local 677 of the Musicians Association of Hawaii, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was 86.

In 1952, he was honored by the American Way Committee of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce for providing music for many groups and community events and for preservation and promotion of the American way of life.

Peterson was formerly an orchestra leader and a director of the Honolulu Symphony Society.

Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Elva "Sis"; son Ronald B.; daughters Marlene L. Peterson and Elva L. Moore; sister Edith H. Tucker; four grandchildren; and two great-grandsons.

Service: 10 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Haruo "Paul" Aoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired mason foreman for Okada Trucking Co., died yesterday at home. Born in Wahiawa, he is survived by sons Richard M. and Bernard K.; daughter Linda M. Muranaka; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shigeru Arakaki, 90, of Honolulu, a retired groundskeeper for Waialae Country Club, died April 1 at home. Born on Okinawa, he is survived by sons Robert Y. and Roy T.; daughters Cynthia K. and Annie A.; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Susan E. Cerny, 47, of Kihei, Maui, a community redevelopment worker, died Tuesday at Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, she is survived by Maui family; mother Mary Krumpak; sons Mitch and Kevin; and brother Ray Morello Jr.. Services over ashes: 6 p.m. today at Maipoina Oe Iau Park Pavilion, Kihei.

Mamerto V. Fermin, 86, of Aiea, a retiree of Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center, died Tuesday in Aiea. Born in Loaog City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Guadalope C. "Fe"; sons Roy, Lawrence and Bernard; daughter Elizabeth F. Kim; sister Librada Daquag; and 11 grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Laurentina B. "Tina" Freitas, 86, of Honolulu died last Saturday in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by sons Skippy and Edward D.; daughter Doreen A. Carreira; sister Geraldine C. de Ville; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ida deCoit Garcia, 94, of Hilo died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Ahualoa, Hawaii, she is survived by daughters Evelyn Amid and Florence "Flossie" Fergerstrom; sister Florence Soares; five grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Lourdes, Honokaa Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Honokaa Catholic Church Cemetery.

Margarita C. Gonzales, 94, of Kahului died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in the Philippines, she is survived by daughter Catalina Evangelista; sister Esmeralda G. Valdez; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. next Saturday at Good Shepherd Church, Wailuku. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.

Florence T. Honma, 75, of Honolulu died April 4 in Maluhia Hospital. Born in Wahiawa, she is survived by sons Kenneth Jr., Allan, Wayne and Michael; brothers Matsuo and Noboru Shimaura; sisters Doris Erickson, Ellen Sasaki and Elsie Wood; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Hisao "Mystery" Hoshino, 69, of Waipahu, a retired painter, died Sunday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. Born in Ewa, he is survived by wife Matsue; son Richard H.; daughter Terri M.; brothers Thomas Y., Norman E. and Yoshiji; Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jane H. Kiyono, 53, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. Born in Waipahu, she is survived by mother Florence Y.; and brothers Bobby H. and James A. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masaji "Shadow" Kurozumi, 81, of Honolulu is also survived by son Derek I. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Information in an obituary yesterday was incorrect.

Kana Kushimaejo, 93, of Pearl City died March 4 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born on Okinawa, she is survived by son Gordon M.; daughters Kimie Nakachi, Nobue Nakamaejo and Beatrice H. Kuba; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Robert E. Lee, 74, of Lihue died April 4 at home. Born in Witcherville, Ark., he is survived by brother the Rev. A. Harrison Lee. Burial: 9 a.m. Tuesday in Kauai Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe.

Irma R.P.C. Lopes, 62, of Pearl City will be remembered in services tomorrow. She was Miss Jr. Hawaii 1952, Mrs. Hawaii, 2nd place 1958, a marine veteran and a federal government employee for 25 years. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 2:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Information for an obituary yesterday was omitted.

Louise E. Medeiros, 92, of Honolulu died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by son Stanley; six grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Douglas F. "Pachule" Mercado, 60, of Hilo is also survived by mother Julia. Additional information for an obituary yesterday provided by the mortuary.

Yoshiko Y. Muraoka, 88, of Lawai, Kauai died April 3 in Kauai Care Center. Born in Koloa, Kauai, she is survived by sons Michael Muraoka and Ray and Richard Tachibana; sisters Ethel H. Mizumoto and Dorothy S. Sato; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Domingo L. Nabalta, 88, of Pearl City died March 30 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Elizabeth S.; daughters Rosie Rodriguez and Dolly N. Ranche; stepson Antonino; brother Eusebio Nabalta; sister Apolonia Gonzaga; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Rd., Pearl City. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Satoru Okada, 89, of Palama, a retired industrial mechanic for Dole Cannery Corp., died Sunday at Convalescent Center. Born in Waianae, he is survived by sons Griffith Y. and Miles T.; daughters Ethel R. Yukihiro and Jean S. Ikeda; brother James F.; sister Stella K. Tanimoto; 10 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Pamela C. Pontes, 48, of Ewa Beach and formerly of Kalihi, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was an employee of AAFES. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband James Jr.; sons Clifford and Douglas; daughters Brenda Levale and Ellison Pontes; mother Mary Molina; brother Stanley Molina Jr.; sisters Nora Stabilio, Evelyn Duque and Charlene Morishige; and five grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Esberto Sanchez, 86, of Kekaha, Kauai, a harvester with Kekaha Sugar Plantation, died April 4 in Hale Omao Care Center. Born in the Philippines, he is survived by son Felipe; stepdaughter Grace Pegaduan; brothers and sisters in the Philippines; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. Monday at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Kekaha. Call 1-2:45 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Gerald W. Silva, 51, of Pearl City, a planner and estimator for Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, died April 2 in Pearl City. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Cheryl A.; daughters Stacy Guzman, Shelli Kaleo and Suzette Silva; sisters Beatrice Fu and Carol Saludares; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call 8:30-10:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Steven M. Taba, 44, of Pearl City died April 2 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by father Seisaburo; and sisters Claire T. Matsuoka, Janice K. Toyama and Eunice M. Davis. Private services.

Tetsuo Tamura, 68, of Kaunakakai, a retired auto mechanic for Oshiro's Chevron station and Libby's Pineapple Co., died March 27 in Queen's Hospital. Born in Hoolelua, Molokai, he is survived by wife Consuelo; stepson Eliseo Bocoboc; stepdaughters Erlie M. Bocoboc and Carolyn B. Tadeo; brothers Michael and Paul; sister Kikuye Yeda; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 1:30 p.m. next Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Molokai. Casual attire.

Eleoteria B. "Teria" Tanio, 88, of Wahiawa died Sunday in Wahiawa. Born in Carcar, Cebu, the Philippines, she is survived by daughters Sister Rose Anthony Tanio, Phyllis M.T. Dano, Natividad T. Aguinaldo, Rose T. Collado and Shelley Center; sons Dominado S., Henry and Antonio; 20 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Seichi Tanonaka, 89, of Pearl City, a retired house painter and self-employed contractor, died Monday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. Born in Waiakea, he is survived by wife Kachiyo; sons Roy N. and Bert T.; brother Thomas S.; and three grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Katsumi "Tug" Yamamoto, 77, of Hilo, a retired purchasing supervisor with Hawaii Electric Light Co., died April 3 at home. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by companion Dolly M. Sato; son Terence S.; daughter Deborah K. Talbot; brother Kiyomi; sisters Yuriko Nishimoto, Tsugiko "Sue" Yamasaki and Kazuyo "Kay" Maeda; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Joseph K.L. Young, 68, of Waipahu, a retiree of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 64, died last Saturday in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by wife Yasue; sons Randall M.T., Clifford M.G. and Gary M.C.; and brothers Stephen Y.C. and David K.W. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tomiko Okuhama, 63, of Pukalani, Maui, died Saturday at her home. Born in Okinawa, she is survived by husband Shintoki; mother Tsuru Hirakawa; son Thomas; daughters Judy Fukuhara and May Okuhama; brother Eisho Hirakawa; and sister Fumiko Nakanishi. Services: Over the ashes at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Casual attire. No flowers.