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Miki Abe, 100, of Waipahu died Feb. 10 in Pearl City. She was born in Fukushima, Japan. She is survived by sons Michael, Kenneth and Lawrence; daughter Lillian Sakamoto, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.Magdalene C. Aki, 72, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Thursday at home. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by husband Jacob; sons Jacob Jr., Edward and Daniel; daughter Sharon Lauriat; sister Eleanor Wong, 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Honolulu Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kauai Hospice at P.O. Box 3286, Lihue 96766.
James "Neki" Akiu, 64, of Honolulu died Sunday. Additional information for an obituary published Thursday provided by the mortuary.
Helen L. Dang, 91, of Honolulu, a retired switchboard operator with Liberty Bank, died Feb. 8 in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dr. Michael; daughter Pat Ching; brothers Dr. Edward, Wallace and Charles Lau; sisters Jean Wong, Aileen Tong and Muriel Marshall, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Simplicio Dias, 71, of Ewa Beach, who worked for JBL Hawaii Ltd., died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Leilani, daughter Vonnell Reiny, stepdaughters Gemini Ward and Debbieann Milan, stepson Melvin Ward, brother Emil, sisters Pacita Lampitoc and Connie Arsinio, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Avelino C. Flores, 51, of Waipahu died Feb. 14 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Joanna Carlson and Yvette, Elizabeth and Nicole Flores; mother Monica C.; brothers Edmundo and Mariano Jr.; sisters Virginia Ramos, Olivia Flores, Ligaya Coloma and Nancy Fulgencio; and former wife Rebecca C. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ronald G. "Tick Boy" Gamboa, 47, of Lawai, Kauai died Wednesday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Melinda E.; daughters Michelle Gamboa Stenson and Melanie Gamboa; son Matthew; sisters Zenaida and Renabel Gamboa and Rizalyn Gamboa Augustin; brothers George, Ricaredo Jr. and Randy; and mother Ana. Mass: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Gerald S. Hamman, 62, of Haiku, Maui, died Sunday in Haiku. He is survived by family on the mainland. Private services.
Lorna B. Hill, 61, of Kihei, owner of restaurants, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Sequim, Wash. She is survived by son Jim Jr., daughter Julie Matsuoka, mother Eilene Coquille, brother Dwane Reposa, sisters Joan Blakslee and Mary and five grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 3 to 4 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Charles E. Jenkins, 65, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic, died Jan. 31 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Say Thi Tran and sons James and Charles D. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Edward L.H. Kanahele, 57, of Hilo, a professor of History and Social Sciences at the Hilo Community College, died Wednesday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Pualani; daughters Kekuhi Kanahele-Frias and Huihui Kanahele-Mossman; son Ahiena; sisters Winona Jensen, Eleanor Locie, Thelma Sorensen, Leialoha Iverson, Kauana Pukahi, Laura Aiko and Abigail Lindholm; brothers Clinton Jr., Daniel, George, Albert, Ashley and Henry, and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.
Eliza P. Likelio, 68, of Hilo died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. She is survived by daughters Yvonne Gastilo, Cori Remeliik and Ella Lopez; sisters Ester Campbell and Margaret Spencer; hanai sister Kathleen Berrios; brothers Rudy, Louis Jr. and Francis Pakele, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kilauea Ward. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Homelani Memorial Park. Call from 10 a.m. to noon at 46 Hema St. in Hilo.
Julio L. Mamuad, 78, of Kahului, a retired crane operator for HC&S, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cirila, sons Ricardo and Juanito, daughter Rowena, hanai son John Pasalo Jr., nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Tommy T. Morita, 80, of Pearl City, a retired dental assistant at Maluhia Hospital, died Feb. 10 at home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mildred; sons Gerald and Charles; daughter Karen Fujimoto; brothers Jack, Kazuo, Roy and Shige; sister Alice Tamanaha, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Steven D. Nguyen, 3, son of Quang and Tram Nguyen of Lahaina, died Wednesday in Lahaina, Maui. He was born in Wailuku. He is also survived by brothers Vu and Khanh and grandparents Tu Nguyen and Hoa Le. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Shige T. Nishi, 100, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died Thursday at home. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by son Nobel, daughter Eleanor Nishi and Jacqueline Fujii, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary.
Neta S. Noska, 96, of Honolulu died Tuesday at home. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by daughter Mary Jane Rose, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Una K.H. Onderbeke, 67, of Copperopolis, Calif., a retired warehouse merchandiser at Mervyn's in Hayward, Calif., died Sunday in California. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gerald; daughters Delphine Beeler, Nani Greene, Iwa Lynch, Corinne Pittman and Yvonne Elizalde; sons Liko and Robert Posten and Clinton Onderbeke; sisters Iwa Wiley and Elizabeth Hubbell, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Contributions suggested to American Diabetes Association in Honolulu.
Jay J. Parikh, 21, of Maui, formerly of New Jersey, a student, died Wednesday in Lighthouse Park in Pauwela. He was born in India. He is survived by parents Dr. Jagdish and Smita and brother Amit. Private services.
Doris L. Sorenson, 62, of Honolulu and formerly of San Francisco, owner of Cha Cha Cha in Waikiki, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Denmark. She is survived by husband Kel; mother Nora; brothers Knud and Frank; and sisters Henny, Irma, Lene and Ulla. Private services.
Yutaka R. "Bob" Takatsuka, 86, of Kahului died Thursday in Hale Makua. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Violet L.K.; son Ronald; daughter Mavis; brothers Susumu, Akira, Osamu and George; sister Harue Matsui, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Church. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park's Garden of Meditation. Casual attire. No flowers.
Russell W. Voorhees, 101, of Honolulu died Feb. 10. He was born in Union City, N.J. He is survived by wife Amy, son Russell Jr., a granddaughter and two great-grandsons. Inurnment services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
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.