Madeline E. "Madel" Bush, 86, died Oct. 29 in Lacey, Wash. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son William; daughters Barbara Ann Doenecke and Margaret Riccardi, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be on the mainland. Donations in her memory are suggested to the American Cancer Society.Aurelio L. Dela Cruz, 51, of Ewa Beach, a golf course maintenance man, died Nov. 1 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Imelda; son Dustin Akui; daughters Catherine and Sheena Marie Dela Cruz and Jessica Akui; mother Antonina; brothers Loreto and Benjamin, and sisters Clarita Diaz and Remedios Tangonan. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial will be in Mangato Cemetery in the Philippines. No flowers.
Howard Dias, 66, of Honolulu, a longshoreman for McCabe Hamilton & Renny, died Monday at home. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Sam; children Valerie T. Thornton, Gaylord and Howard Dias Jr. and Susan Hee; sister Gail, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Michael B. Johnson, 35, who served with the Navy aboard the USS Paul Hamilton at Pearl Harbor, died Saturday in Great Lakes Naval Training Center, near Chicago. He was born in Edmonds, Wash. He is survived by wife Sandy; children Michael Jr., Jacuelyn and Samantha Johnson, Mary Hall and David Wright; parents Patricia Macdonald and Ralph and Loriene Johnson; grandparents Margaret Johnson, Elise Moran and Violet Miller; and brothers and sisters Mitch, Sherry, Donald, Billy and Jenny Johnson, Donna and Bruce Brown, Shelly and Brent Duval, Rod and Jay Macdonald and Joanne, Mike, Karen and Kenny Nelson. Services will be on the mainland. Memorial gifts are suggested to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1002, Kalispell, MT 59903-1002.
Mary R. Kimball, also known as Darling Bishaw, 82, of Kaunakakai is survived by 29 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. The additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Jiro "Jerry" Masuda, 84, of Kaneohe died Nov. 2 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.
Alice C.V. McFarlane, 82, of Kula, Maui, a retired nurse, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Virginia. She is survived by a sister in Virginia and care giver Cherie Attix. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at St. John's Episcopal Church. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory are suggested to St. John's Episcopal Church, RR2 Box 212, Kula, HI 96790. Aloha attire.
Sueo Mizushima, 96, of Kaneohe died Sunday in Beverly Manor. He was born in Kumamoto, Japan. He is survived by sons Harry, Paul and Walter; daughters Janet Chun and Helen Baba; sister Sueko Imada, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Parker United Methodist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles E. "Bud" Morrison, 50, of Honolulu, a bamboo and kadomatsu artist, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was also the owner of Tantalus Bamboo. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Nancy; daughter Zoe; father Edwin; stepmother Maureen, and sister Margaret. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at the Punahou Chapel. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations in his memory are suggested to the Morrison Family Fund.
Lene Nuumanaia, 84, of Honolulu, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, died Oct. 30 in Tripler Hospital. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Malae; sons Tauapai, Sauino and Peniamina; daughters Suesa Sifagaloa, Paepae Vaughn, Ruta and Nueseta Nuumanaia and Lemauseafa Leo, 23 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 3 to 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Vaioleola Church, 38 Kaneohe Bay Drive. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ricardo B. Ramos, 82, of Waipahu died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Estefania; children Lolito, Greg, Remy and Lenie Ramos, Elizabeth Green and Marilyn Languit, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
David K. Russell, 84, of Honolulu, a retired manager for Ka Moi Coffee Roaster, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Elizabeth M.; daughter Victoria R. Kennedy; brothers Raymond and Yoshio Kitsu; sister Ruby Yabiku, a grandchild and two stepgrandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at St. Augustine by the Sea, Waikiki. Call from 10 to 11:45 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Satoru "James" Shibata, 81, of Honolulu, a retired general foreman for James W. Glover Ltd., died Tuesday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen H.; sons Roy K., Gary Y. and Wayne H.; daughters Nancy E. Manuel and Jane S. Sakai; brother Minoru; sisters Irene T. Oppenheimer, Sandra S. Rosa and Ruth H. Honda, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kwai Ngan Luke Tom, of Honolulu, a high school teacher with the Department of Education, died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Fong Teu; daughters Linda Leong, Laurel Eu and Brenda Wong; sister Doris Wong, and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at First Chinese Church of Christ. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Isamu "Isa" Tsurumaki, 70, of Waipahu, former owner of "Moonglow Lounge" in Waipahu, died Sunday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by brothers Noboru "Nob" and Kiyoshi, and sisters Mildred K. Honda and Patsy Yamauchi. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Kamakahukilani von Oelhoffen, 62, of Waianae died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Pukoo, Molokai. She is survived by brothers James, Baby and Dawson, and sisters Olani and Kuki. Services: 6:45 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.
Hajime Yamaki, 89, of Ka'u, Hawaii, a retired welder for the former Kau Sugar Co., died Oct. 29 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Ka'u, Hawaii. He is survived by sons James and Melvin; daughters Mildred Imamura, Betty Ann Mizuba and Amy Iwamoto; brother Yoshiwo; sisters Takeyo Miya and Sumiyo Kono, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
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