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Vincent Badayos, 55, of Honolulu, an electrical parts salesman for Wesco, died Feb. 16 in Honolulu. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sisters Filomena Chung, Geraldine Chang, June Sedeno, Priscilla Lagman and Trina Tan, and brothers Anthony, Dominic, Benedict and Gilbert. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.James "Jimmie" Fred Bal, 83, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired housing administrator for Kekaha Sugar Co., died Wednesday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Mary; son Edward; hanai son Norman Lung; daughters Leimomi Crowell and Kahaunani Landfried, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Aloha attire.
Thomas E. Chang, 65, of Kaneohe, a retired federal heavy-equipment mechanic, died Feb. 19 in Kailua. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by wife Betty; sons Thomas Jr. and Terrance; mother Vera, sisters Phyllis DeCorte and Christine Soares and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Thursday at the park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ah Hoon Dang, 86, of Waianae, died Jan. 12. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by brothers Wah Fai and Wah Yun. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
Florence Chow Goo, 82, of Hilo, will be buried in Homelani Memorial Park. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Victoriana C. Gruspe, 74, of Honolulu died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Amorsolo, Conrado, Gil, Melanio and Regino; daughters Brigida Teodoro, Corazon Dumulong, Dativa Layno, Estelita Cruz, Fidela Antiojo, Helen Viloria, Isidra Deguinon, Julieta Pablo and Leonora Pasion; brothers Severino and Adriano Concepcion, 34 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Final services and burial in the Philippines.
Saichi Ito, 72, of Kahului, Maui, a welder at Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co., died Feb. 11 in Hale Makua. He was born in Keahua, Maui. He is survived by brother Jinshichi and sisters Masue Kimura and Kinue Whalen. Private services.
Melecio P. Javier, 88, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance person with the Waikikian Hotel, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Lorraine Nadl; hanai son Boris Nadl; sister Rebecca Valdez; companion Violet Ricapor, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Annie K. Kaunamano, 69, of Waimanalo, died Feb. 16 in Waimanalo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph K.; sons Joseph Jr. and Samual; daughters Loveette J.K. Fernandez, Pamela K. Kalama, Nyla M. Kaunamano-Herrera and Norma Kaunamano; brothers; sisters, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Donald J. McGibney, 66, of Honolulu, a nuclear physicist, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was also a scientific advisor to the U.S. Navy. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Sun, brother Kevin and sisters Lois Norris and Anne Weidemeyer. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Sacred Hearts Cathedral. Aloha attire.
Shomatsu Nakamura, 95, of Pearl City, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Niigata, Japan. He is survived by wife Minnie; daughters Nora S. Ibara and Charlyne T. Nakamura, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alice C. Norman, 80, of Honolulu, a retired office manager with Pacific and Aloha Linen, died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Ralph D.; sons Wesley H. Kokame and Ralph D. Norman Jr.; daughter Carolyn S. Matsuda; brothers David, Benjamin and Charles Tanabe, sister May Favreau and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Diana T. Okita, 75, of Aiea, a retired secretary for the federal government, died Feb. 19 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Herbert H.; sons Randy M., Keith M. and Russell H.; daughter Leila A. Ekimoto; brothers Minoru and Kunio Tateishi; sisters Midori Yoshimura, Sadae Tateishi and Verna Kido and two grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Maria R. Oliveros, 63, of Kapolei, Hawaii, died Thursday at home. She was born in Nemetker, Hungary. She is survived by sons Ronney and Bill; daughter Joan Martinez, brothers George and Tony Reich and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
David Y. Oshiro, 45, of Aiea, a retired sergeant first class for the U.S. Army, died Feb. 18 in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Tina M.; parents Thomas Noboru and Mariko Oshiro, brothers Herbert and Charles and sister Margaret Nagai. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Placido N. Soliven, 89, of Waianae died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Conception V.; son Federico N.; daughters Beatrice V. Gabat, Naty A. Gregory, Eleanor V. Nottingham, Rose A. Evans, Felisa S. Pacada and Caridad S. Burris; brother Fernando Nalawagan; sister Isabel Estabillo; 30 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Michael W. Sullivan, 58, of Honolulu, a retired restaurant and hotel food and beverage manager, died Feb. 15 at home. He was born in Akron, Ohio. He is survived by son Sean, daughter Holly and a grandson. Committal services held.
Sherman N. Thompson, 75, of Lahaina, Maui, is also survived by sisters Germaine and Theresa. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Filomena Tibas, 72, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Stanley and Benjamin; daughters Jane Roundtree and Veronica Perez; brothers Tracy, William and Larry Basconis; sisters Leonora Bernardo, Irene Chee, Saring Fujii and Betty Ikeda, 22 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Burial at a later date.
Arleen E. Tsubaki, 59, of Kahului, Maui, died Feb. 18 in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by brothers Jitsuo and Sadamu and sisters Lynn Tanaka and Jeanette Oshiro. Private services.
Sophie Vasconcellos, 88, of Koloa, Kauai, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Mathilda Frazier; son David S.; sister Katie Viveiros, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 4 p.m. Tuesday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church. Call after 3 p.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
John "Woody" Walsh, 78, who worked for Pan Am, South Pacific Airlines and Island Holidays Resorts, died Feb. 6 in Malvern, England. He was born in Boston. He is survived by children Craig and Shauna and a granddaughter. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Adelaide "Auntie Addie" Winchester, 90, of Honolulu, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by nephews Charles, David, Gardner, Albert, Joseph and Alexander and niece Thella Asing. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
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.