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Simon J.K. "Butch" Aiu, 57, of Waianae, a roofer, died March 15 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jason and Joel Aiu and Walter Cardus; daughters Christine Kea, Jereline Cardus and Dana-Jenee, Mella and Falelua Aiu; brothers Paul-Richard Hart and Lawrence Aiu; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Makua Beach. Casual attire.Kanshichi Anzai, 95, died Feb. 24 in Fukushima prefecture, Japan. He is survived by sons James, Hideo and George; daughter Norma Hirata; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Judy Bok Ye Baker, 67, of Honolulu died March 18. She was born in Korea. She is survived by son Dong-Pyo Kim; daughters Kyung-Cha Kim and Hyun-Hee Martin; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Darcloud A. "Duke" Bender, 83, of Waipahu, a retired planner-estimator for the Public Works Center at Pearl Harbor, died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Vivian; sons Alex, Stephen, Robert, John and Douglas; daughters Julie and Diane Buntin; brothers Melvin and Jimmy; sisters Beatrice Bender, Gertrude Rodrigues, Lilian Cameron and Bernice Braun; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wake services: 8 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Resurrection of the Lord Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eduarda B. Cayaban, 93, of Pearl City, a retired schoolteacher in the Philippines, died March 7 in Pearl City. She was born in Zambales, the Philippines. She is survived by son Edmo; daughters Felicitas Ballesteros, Princess Arce, Virginia Fortin, Geronida Pfund and Natividad Soriano; 14 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Robert Clay, 73, of Honolulu, a retired barber, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Shreveport, La. He is survived by wife Pearlita; daughters Crystel Shedrone and Savina and Irene Clay; son Clayton Asuncion; brothers Willie and Isaac; and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Toshio Hamashige, 72, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Kihei. Hamashige is survived by brothers Hajime and Susumu; sisters Kathy Ross, Grace Saito and Doris Anzai; and companion Hatsue Ishimoto. Private inurnment.
Helen K. Inaba, 84, of Kula, Maui, a retired can room laborer at Maui Pineapple Co., died Tuesday at home. She was born in Ulupalakua, Maui. She is survived by husband Clarence; son Lloyd; daughter Helen Freitas; sisters Bernie Allen and Betty Takahashi; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Raynette L. Ing, 58, a retired music teacher at Punahou School, died Sunday in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kimo Y.; brothers Ronald, Raymond and Maxwell Yasukawa; father Tetsuo Yasukawa; mother Leilani Yasukawa; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1666 Mott Smith Dr. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment.
Tessie P. Lagazo, 50, of Lahaina died March 11 at home. She was born in Batac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Ruben B.; father Tirso Pucan; son Clemente H.; daughter Kathylyne Concepcion; brothers Alejandro, Boy, Ohgie, Jerry and Itto Pucan; sister Evangeline Pador; and four grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 11:30 a.m. April 1 at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Fu Lai, 86, of Honolulu died March 16 in Castle Hospital. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Kit Ching; sons Tony, Samson and William Lai and Hoi Leung; daughters Wun-Fong Wong and Lai-Fong Lai; sister Sui-Men; and 14 grandchildren. Call after 9 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Jackson Leung, 92, of Mililani died Thursday in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by sons Richard, Daniel, Frank and Jimmy; daughters Frances Goo, Lana Chan, Patsy Grant and Mabel and Grace Leung; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: Noon Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Erlinda B. Millon, 37, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m.Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Millon died March 18 in Queen's Hospital after being stabbed. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Saturnino V.; son Neil J.B.; daughters Honey Aubrey, Natalie Luz, Ersa Lee, Sally and Dessa Lyn Bauzon Millon; brothers Pablo and Crisanto Bauzon; and sisters Corazon Good and Dionisia Hitchcock. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Evelyn B. Orsino, 41, of Honolulu, an overdraft reviewer for Bank of Hawaii, died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Herminigildo; son Fletcher; daughter Athena; mother Isidra Bautista; brothers Herminigildo and Bayani Bautista; and sisters Maxima Bautista, Petronila Ongsico, Araceli Timbol, Angelita Aranzaso and Maria Fe Amaro. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Joseph Pacheco, 82, of Hilo, a retired freight clerk for H.T.&T Co., died Wednesday at home. He was born in Kaiwiki, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Sharon Unciano and Barbara Cypriano; sister Hilda Sitler; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Memorial Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ricarldo "Ricky" Samoson, 71, of Honolulu, a retired shipping clerk for Foremost Dairy, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Jamie, Lance and Seaton; daughter Rivette; brothers Alejandrino Samoson and Enrique, Domingo and Frederico Alonzo; sisters Josephine Galapia, Lorraine Hermosura, Loretta Delos Reyes and Gloria Baduria; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Angelina J. Santiago, 88, of Kahuku died Sunday in Kahuku. She was born in Kawailoa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Bella Rillamas and Beatrice Pickard, brother Jose D. Sanchez; 20 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Roch's Catholic Church in Kahuku. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Juan M. Tagata, 94, of Aiea, a retired laborer, died March 16 in Honolulu. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Saturnina T.; son Ernesto; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Violet A. Taguchi, 60, of Honolulu died March 17 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Dyke and sister Gloria Y. Ginoza. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jack S. Thomas, 52, of Paia, Maui, a micro-electronic engineer for Hitachi America Corp., died Thursday at home. He was born in Charlevoix, Mich. He is survived by wife Linda; mother Rea; sons Brian and Michael Young and Jesse Thomas; daughter Tia; brothers Daniel and Lee; and three grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. John's Episcopal Church. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Maui or St. John's Episcopal Church.
Mauro T. Tivera, 91, of Waipahu, a retired civil service worker, died March 11 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eufemia E.; sons Elpidio "Al" and Edwin; daughters Jean Kaimi and Marlyn Garcia; brother Tacio Torbela; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha or casual attire.
Grace Y. Tolis, 76, of Honolulu died March 18 at home. She was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Valerie Landfried; brothers Dr. Kenji and Charles Uejo; sisters Jane Kurokawa, Kimiye Oyasato and Elsie Arakaki; a granddaughter; and a great-granddaughter. Private services.
Jung Hee Yim, 68, of Honolulu died March 17 in Honolulu. She was born in Korea. She is survived by husband David K.; daughter Eun Joo Hur; brothers Seon Moo and Woon Moo Hur; sisters Mary Toyoshima and Jung Ja Byun; and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Peggie Y. Yonashiro, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired dressmaker, died Monday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gil; daughter Cindy Cosand; brothers Robert, Tom and Harry; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
David M. York, 43, of Honolulu, a city ground maintenance employee, died March 17. He is survived by mother Evelyn; sister Bonnie Nakamura; and brothers Wallace and Timothy. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jordan Lagadon, infant daughter of Nelson and Rose, died Feb. 23 in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Justin, and grandparents Damaso Lagadon and Larry and Su Ok. Private services.
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.