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Leslie A. Chang, 87, of Hilo, owner of Puueo Pumping Inc., died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He was also the founder of Puueo Poi Factory. He was born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Gilbert, Jerry and Delbert; daughters Shirlene Rayoan and Ernie McCoy; brother Gordon; sister Pearl Chong; 30 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 5 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park.Bernard J. Davison, 79, of Mililani, a federal employee, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Del Norte, Colo. He is survived by wife Mary Jane; son Steven J.; daughters Pamela J. and Chris S. Davison and Ann P. Davison-Feehan; sister Virginia Wheeler, and four grandchildren. Private services. Scattering of ashes at sea.
Leififi S. Fa'alolo, 23, of Maile died May 28 in Maile. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by parents Dallas and Malia Dole; brothers Calvin, Dean, Dan, Jay, Dallas, Sime, Gen Wan and Calvin D. Dole, and sisters Grace Talo and Judy Shen. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Edward W.H. Goo, 85, of Wailuku, a retired dentist, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Phyllis; son George "Keoki"; brothers George "Buddy," Walter and Richard; sisters Edith Beers, Charlotte Chow and Marjorie Wong, two grandchildren and two great-grandsons. Services: noon Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Nancy S. Iwamoto, 81, of Hilo died Monday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Roy and Keith; daughters Saddie Iwamoto and Carol Enos, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Flora K. Kainoa-Hake, 73, of Kaneohe, an employee at the Honolulu Community Action Program, died Sunday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Kehena, North Kohala. She is survived by sons Frederick Jones and Oren, Marvin and Gordon Duarte; daughters Faith Yates and Bernadette Encinas; brothers Joseph K., Henry, Delano and Purdy Keohokapu; sisters Lily Farm, Doreen Makuakane, Adeline "Lehua" Mandac and Judith Koffman, 19 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
William Kapuwai, 55, of Waimanalo, a retired truck driver with the state, died May 27 in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary; daughters Pinky and Missy Kapuwai and Maylene Moe; brothers Stanley Makaena, Darrel Kapuwai and Donald Kanoa; sisters Blossom Burdette, Beverly Keohokapu and Abigail Lyman, and six grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Patricia S. "Pacing" Kee, 71, of Wahiawa died May 28 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Alvin A. Santos, Allan V. Bedoya and Bryan-David and Patrick L. Kee; daughters Christine V. Valdez, Lani L. Van Sickle and Luana P. Keohokapu; sister Josephine Kim, 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Takashi Kondo, 73, of Waialua died May 27 at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Eileen K.; son Dean T.; daughters Laurie H. Ruggles, Audrene T. Earley and Muriel E. Okazaki; brothers Isao and Osamu; sisters Aiko Tsumura, Rose Higa, Amy Morita, Helen Iwamoto and Alice Lind, and nine grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment held.
Hatsuko Kubo, 87, of Honolulu, a retired custodian for the state, died May 30 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert T.; brothers Frank T. and Lawrence N. Takao; sister Ellen Hanaoka, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Engracio "Blackie" Mandawe, 79, of Hilo, a supervisor of harvesting for Hilo Coast Processing, died May 30 in Hilo Hospital. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lucia; sons Clifford and Joseph "Jojo"; daughters Marissa Mandawe, Rebecca Montgomery, Theresa "Val" DeMello and Josephine Villarmia; brothers Floro and Jose Mandawe and Avelino Ramos; sisters Dalmacia Marquez and Mercedes Calesterio, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ray G. Mendes, 70, of Ainaloa, Hawaii and Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired meat cutter for the Pearl Harbor Naval Commissary, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marie Jane; sons Patrick and Ronald; daughters Raeleen Yadao, Madeline Mendes and Cheryl Barbadillo; brothers William Mendes and Noah Parker; sister Hazel Mathias, 16 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Severino Y. Orden, 90, of Ewa Beach died May 25 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Alfonso L.; daughter Gloria Orden Navalta; brother Agaton, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Dianne D. Reese, 50, of Hove, Hawaii, owner of KBR Management Co. in Kailua-Kona, died May 28 at home. She was born in Grand Junction, Colo. She is survived by parents Wauneta and Pershing. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Sunday at the Kona Surf Chapel. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society (Breast Cancer Research) or Hospice of Kona.
Richard B. Rice, 77, of Honolulu, a retired city property assessor, died May 21 at home. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services.
Dionicio H. Rivera, 92, of Kailua, who retired from Public Works at the Kaneohe Marine Base Hawaii, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Grace; daughters Thelma Tabar, Gladys Fontinilla and Ethel Caballes, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Inurnment: 10 a.m. next Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Bernice K.B. Self, 87, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Sunday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Robert and Lance; daughter Lahilahi Afu, and seven grandchildren. Committal services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Inurnment to follow.
Dr. Benjamin Sherman, 86, a retired dentist, died May 30. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary Beth and children Robert L. Sherman and Gail Andrus. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.
Maria Taniguchi, 81, of Waimea, Kauai, died Sunday at home. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by sons Eddie Jr., Roger and Wayne; daughters Sarah Borengasser and Marveline "Nani" Gardener; brother George Furtado, 16 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Kekaha Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Grace S. Murakami Tanoura, 89, of Honolulu died Thursday in the Kuakini Geriatric Care facility. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons David, Thomas and Gordon; daughter Jane Nishiguchi; sisters Haruko Kusuhara, Mitsuko Umemura, Yoshiko Matsueda and Janet "Mu-chan" Oishi, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elpidio M. Villegas, 70, of Wahiawa, who was retired from Dole Pineapple Plantation, died May 15 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Felicitas S.; son Godo S.; daughters Nida V. Barber and Eulie V. Lacamiento; brother Eleuterio, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrow Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dorothy C. Winkler, 82, of Makawao, Maui, co-owner of Dorolen clothing store, died Sunday at home. She was born in Stillwater, Minn. She is survived by sons Peter, Paul and Richard; godson Ronald Parkhurst; sister Helen Jennings, and five grandchildren. Call after 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Kahului. Private burial. Casual 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.