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James N. "Oscar" Asao, 88, of Pearl City, who retired from Kaneda's Catering Service, died May 15 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kiyoko, son Howard K., daughters Audrey F. Takashima and Michele K. Nishida, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Gilbert "Mechico" Ayala, 65, a retired welder's helper at Schofield, died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys; sons Gilbert Jr., Alan and Lawrence; daughters Cyrena Belaski, Leilani Ayala-Nakagawa and Lorena Fagarang; brothers Richard and Manuel R. Jr.; sister Rose Perez, 17 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nathan H.K. Blevins, 77, of Laie, a retired electrical supervisor with the Planning & Electrical Department for the Public Works Center at Pearl Harbor, died May 15. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie A.; sons Brigham, Joseph and Nathan "Nate" Jr.; daughters Wendy Sing, Lynn Villaverde and Ann Zao; brother James; sisters Margaret Huss and Fannie Meyers, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie First Ward. Call from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Samuel S. Chung, 92, of Honolulu, a civil engineer for Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Samuel and Arthur and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel. Call after 3:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Hawaii Church for the Deaf, 3144 Kaunaoa Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816 and the Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, 402 Kapahulu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816.
Marie L. Drose, 77, of Waipahu died May 15 in Aloha Nursing Rehab Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Anthony F., daughters Marylyn V. Drose and Judy Ann Davies, sisters Martina Ruiz and Tacia Bowers, 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Betty N. Sakai Honbo, 90, of Honolulu died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Alvin, Ed, Earl, David and George, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Iosefo M. Ifopo, 56, of Kalihi, a heavy equipment operator, died Thursday in Kailua. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Sisa; son Joseph; daughters Theresa, Merle and Joan; brothers Sefo and Aumua; sisters Sopo, Seepa, Miriama, Koleti and Mareta, and a grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. All-night vigil until Monday. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.
Herbert H. Ikei, 91, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic for The Bus, died May 15. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Madeline; sons Ronald, Xavier and Glenn; daughter Fay; brothers Robert and Larry; sisters Shizu Hirahara and Page Kobashigawa, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Akitaka Ishizu, 70, of Hilo, a retired diesel mechanic for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died Saturday at home. He was born in Kapehu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sumiko, daughters Ann and Faith and brothers Yoso and Mitsuo. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Miyoko Itomitsu, 87, of Honolulu, a retired packer for Diamond Bakery Co., died May 13 at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons George S. and Wayne S.; daughters Helen Kohashi, Hazel Arashiro, Mildred Asato and Gladys Bailey, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Garrett L. Kaleimamahu, infant son of Gary W. Kaleimamahu and Larisa Ann Candleario died May 13 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He is also survived by brother Joseph Candelario, sister Garilyn and grandparents Julie Kaleimamahu and Alfredo and Frances Candelario. Private services.
Ellen K. Kamaunu-Macedonio, 74, a retired licensed practical nurse, died May 4 in Long Beach Memorial Hospital. She was also a pianist, musician artist and Polynesian hula dancer. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Ellen K. Dias, sons Harry K. Jr. and William W.K. Aki, sister Anna M.K. Aspera, 26 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Eva L.Y. Ching Lee, 81, of California and formerly of Honolulu died May 5 in Los Angeles. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Andrew E.F. Yap and sister Elsie Hew. Private services.
Robert "Bob" Marcello, 59, of Honolulu, a store manager for Magneato, died May 14. He was born in Pekeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Robert Jr., Jeff and John; brothers Manuelo Jr., James, Clifford, Wendall and Chad; sisters Marietta Foard and Cheryl Oshiro, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Herbert K.S. Mau, 78, of Pearl City died May 15 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet, son David, brothers Wilbert and Robert, sisters Bernice Lee and Bertha Botelho and two grandchildren. Services held.
Beatrice H. Miyashiro, 73, of Honolulu, a retired payroll clerk for Hickam Air Force Base, died May 14 at home. She was born in Lawai, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Lois T. Han and Lola M. Miyashiro; brothers Ted, Wally, George and Tom Uechi; sisters Ellen Miranda and Elsie Uechi, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stella C. Naile, 75, of Kaneohe died May 7 in Kailua. She was born in Heeia. She is survived by sons Earl R. Jr. and Brian S.; daughters Cindy L. and Pamela J.; brothers Richard K. and James S. Hamana; sisters Amy Okawa, Laura Shiroma, Mitzi De Costa, Eleanor Komori, Yvonne Muramoto, Shirley Ako and Myrna Arakaki, and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Kotaro R. Nakamine, 79, of Novato, Calif., a U.S. Air Force retiree, died May 8 at home. He worked in customer services at the Marin County Civic Center Post Office, San Rafael, Calif. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Yoshi; sons Robert and Jim; daughter Sandy Stehman; brothers Chuck Nakamine and Andrew Sato, and five grandchildren. Private services.
John T. Nakamura, 93, of Honolulu, who retired from Chevron USA, died May 8. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Mae Kusaka and Jean Kuba, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kay S. Kii Nonaka, 77, of Aiea and formerly of Honolulu died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Tokushima, Japan. She is survived by sons Samuel, Douglas and Scott; daughter Katherine Kozuma; sister Yuriko Hirayama, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Misako Oda, 92, of Hilo, a retired factory worker at the Dole Pineapple Cannery, died Monday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Agnes S. Miyake. Private services.
Kenneth W.Y. "Winkie" Quon, 67, of Honolulu died May 14 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Phyllis Yee and brother Raymond W.O. Services: noon Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Alfred Rosa, 79, of Waianae died May 13 in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mercy L.; sons Benedict "Rueben" Chip, Alfred K. Jr. and Patrick K. Rosa and Vincent K. and Frank K. Telles; daughters Mercy B.K. "Dickie" and Katherine K. Stevens and Jacqueline L. Cantere; sisters Julia Erice and Lucy Roller, 36 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ziona Hou Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Alfredo C. "Fred" Salud, 79, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired tractor operator with Gay & Robinson Sugar Co., died Wednesday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Josefina; daughters Dina Hall, Diane White and Jennifer Bacud; brother Artemio; sisters Agueda Caldito, Pastora Salud and Demitria Labuguen, and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
June H. Sasaki, 74, of Honolulu, who retired from Schofield Barracks and Fort Shafter, died last Tuesday in Pennsylvania. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by son Barney, daughter Corinne Taira, brother Herbert Hirotsu, sisters Ruth Hachimonji and Muriel Sunada and four grandchildren. Private services.
Itsuo Shiraki, 76, of Haiku, Maui, a retired service shop manager at Pacific Machinery, died Sunday in Hale Makua. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Janice Y., sons Scott and Lloyd, brothers Shoji and Yoshimo, sisters Masae Okuda and Teruyo Ito and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Inurnment: 10 a.m. next Tuesday at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Bert Sousa, 81, of Mountain View, Hawaii, an auto and truck mechanic for Shell Oil Co. in Honolulu, died May 14 at home. He is survived by wife Shirley; sons Joseph L. and Michael Souza and Len A. Sousa; daughter Pamela Caldeira; sister Eva Hayes, 16 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Victoria S. Souza, 79, of Honolulu died May 10. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Paul and Keith, daughters Vicki Hartmann and Louann Souza, brother Lambert Shaw, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Tovia S. "Tuiafono" Tuli, 65, of Pago Pago, American Samoa died May 15. He was born in Malaeloa, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Naotala; daughters Melania Leao, Vaotaua Eaton, Josie Roberts, Maureen Tuli-Hamilton, Natalie Allen, Lole Fuimaono and Theresa Tuli; sons Ula and Junior Tuli and Leonard Mokulehua; brothers Tony Lefefe and Henry Tuli; sisters Tina Fuamatu, Sina Savea, Inosia Seuili and Taufao Sefuiva, and 16 grandchildren. Services in American Samoa.
Kaoru "Speedy" Uyehara, 74, of Honolulu, a retired worker for Hawaiian Isles Vending, died May 7. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sister Barbara Nakamatsu. Private services.
Denichi Uyemura, 79, of Honolulu died May 11. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yuriko; son Dennis; daughters Louise Ohta and Lisa Uyemura; sister Helene, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Shizuko Yamashita, 81, of Waianae died May 7 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Donald and Charley; brother Mako Okinaka; sisters Florence Kaya, Clara Takeuchi, Louise Miho, Sadie Kawamura, Mary Sako and Barbara Kawakami, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. 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.