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June Y. Anamizu, also known as June Y.K. Anamizu, 74, of Aiea, a retired supervisor for the city Real Property Assessment Division, died last Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edward and Wayne, brother Kenneth Kato, sister Gladys Kono, and two grandchildren. Private services.Joseph E. Battista, 80, of Kailua, a retired officer with the U.S. Army, died last Friday in Kailua. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by wife Miriam, sons Mark and Matthew, sister Mary Geremia, brother David, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Delbert L. Carpenter, 65, of Keaau, Hawaii, a dam attendant for the County of Los Angeles Flood Control, died Monday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by daughters Debra Harper and Susan Pantalion, sons Michael and Patrick, and a grandchild. Services on the mainland.
Cheong Veng Chan, 86, of Honolulu, a retired kitchen worker, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Peru. He is survived by wife Maria; son Steven K.J.; daughters Veronica Goo, Julia Chan, Mary Rose Tin and Gloria Mohideen; brother Emiliano Chenchin, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hazel Hiles, 86, of Honolulu, a retired pharmacy technician for Straub Hospital, died Jan. 18 in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by sons Clifford and Anthony Bible, daughters Laverne Kehr and Sandy Gardella, sisters Mary and Nell, eight grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Victoria Lynn Hirose, 45, of Mililani died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Whitefish, Mont. She is survived by husband William; son William Anderson; daughters Crystal Schilling and Leilani Brown; brothers Steve and Kevin Norton; sisters Sherry William, Debbie Poole, Renee Williams and Kelein and Lynn Norton; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. next Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.
David I. Ito, 45, of Redondo Beach, Calif., and Pearl City, a package manager for TRW, died Dec. 31 in Redondo Beach, Calif. He was born in Denver. He is survived by mother Chiyoko, and brothers Stuart and Kevin. Services in California and Oahu. Private inurnment.
Visitation P. Limasa, 70, of Waimanalo, died Tuesday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Andres; sons Lyle and Guy; daughters Patricia Panerio-Pearlman and Lynn Spencer; brothers Mamerto "Maing," Candido "Dinky," Bienvenido "Binny" and Eleuterio Panerio Jr.; and sister Fabiana "Fabi" Servantes. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Catholic Church. Call from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
James D. "Jimmy D" Lloy, 30, of Wailuku, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Sacramento, Calif. He is survived by father J.D.; mother Darlene Hull, and sisters Eileen Swanson and Colleen and Dr. Maureen Lloy. Memorial services over ashes: 10 a.m. Sunday at Iao Valley, Kepaniwai Park. Casual attire. No flowers. In lieu of flowers, leis welcome.
Alice I. Matsukawa, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Aala Ship Services treasurer, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gengo, son Ross, brother Calvin Izumi, and sisters Amy Kaneshige, June Sawamura, Margaret Izumi and Verna Chikamori. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.
Francis I. Minato, 89, of Honolulu, a retired founder of Island Awning Shop, died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by wife Grace M.; sons Wallace K., Edwin K., Kenneth M. and Roy A.; daughter Julia M. Tsumoto; nine grandchildren ;and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Atsuo "Lefty" Nakagawa, 73, of Waianae, a retired ordnance supervisor from the Naval Ammunition Depot, died Jan. 20 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Hanako; sons Lloyd A. and Myron S.; daughter Patti Lum; mother Yoshino; brother Kazuo; sisters Loretta Shimodoi, Helen Fujimoto, Alice Arakaki and Linda Wagatsuma; and three granddaughters. Private services.
Yukie O. Nakahara, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired barber, died Jan. 5. She was born in Keaukaha, South Hilo. She is survived by daughter Naomi Matsuda, brothers Toshio "Sixteen" and Tsutomu Onouye, and sisters Hatsuyo Miyamoto and Yoshiko Nakamura. Private services.
Shizuko S. Oya, 94, of Aiea, died last Friday. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Ernest; daughters Nancy Shimizu, Ruth Miyasato and Judy Hiromura; brother Wilfred Shiraki; sister Leatrice Ichida; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Waimalu Grace Brethren Church, 98-323 Pono St. in Aiea. Call after 3:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Augustine K. Richards Jr., 54, of Honolulu, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, died Jan. 3 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Valentine; and sisters Madeline Chang, Lana Lee and Mary Lorenzo. Private services.
Ethelwyn E. "Susie" Souza, 82, of Lafayette, Ala., formerly of Kailua, died Jan. 14 in Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala. She is survived by son William E. Hamm; sisters Lorentina J. McWilliams, Lulu F. Draper and Geraldine Williams; brothers John M. and Alva Frias; two granddaughters; and two great-grandchildren. Services held.
Sunny J. Sunn, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired purchasing agent, died Jan. 20 in Kaneohe. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by daughter Arlene Chang, son Al, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Shigeo "Fly" Tamashiro, 75, of Honolulu, a retired salesman for McKessen Liquor Distributor, died last Friday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Ellen Y., son Myles; daughter Lynn Ching, brothers Shigemori and Shigenobu, sisters Masako Tsuda, Elaine Terai, Grace Oishi and Helen Sawai, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Vernon Thom, 54, of Dayton, Ohio, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Air Force, died Dec. 31 in the Veterans Administration Medical Center Hospice Unit. He was also a real estate agent for Sibcy-Cline Realty. He is survived by wife Janet; daughters Natalie Schneider, Rachel Helwig and Christine Thom; mother Ethel; and sisters Ruth Hirai and Mae Chang. Services held.
Audrey I. Trinidad, 68, of Kailua, died Monday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William, son Stephen, daughters Sandy Aila and Lori Trinidad, three grandchildren and a great-grandson. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Wendie M. Yamauchi-Grofesik, 47, of Lahaina, Maui, a hostess at Westin Maui Hotel, died yesterday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Hans Buetzer, daughter Tatiana Buetzer, parents Takeo and Shimaye Yamauchi, and sisters Donna Yamauchi-Munekata and Mandy Ellen. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. Private scattering of ashes.
Flora M. Yasuda, 83, of Honolulu, a retiree, died Jan. 20 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Karen Taniguchi, sister Helen Ohira, brother Edward Kondo and two grandchildren. Private inurnment.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.