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Fred A. Bianchi, 94, of Hawaii and California, an entomologist at the Experiment Station of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, died June 4 in Honolulu. He was born in Guatemala. He is survived by sister Clara. Services and scattering of ashes held.Elaine L.N. Canon, 64, of Mililani, a retired employee of Queen's Hospital, died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She was also a kumu hula of Noelani Hula Studio and kumu mele of the Nahenahe Serenaders. She is survived by husband George K.; children Tis'a Kalili Wenzel, Warren Haney Jr., Dwayne Canon, Palmyra Watson and PaulBrina Noelani Canon; sister Myra Tisalona; brothers Francis Kainoa and Leyton K. Tisalona; hanai brother Thomas Baldovino; stepchildren Alan and Wendy "Sookie" Canon, Georgie Amantiad and Rosenette Nacua; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Pentecostal Full Gospel Assembly Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Kathleen Y. Frane, 76, of Aiea died July 1. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Patrick; daughter Karen Marie; sisters Fusae Uchida, Evelyn Correa, Sumiko Wong and Akiko Odagiri; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Lillian T. Fujikawa, 90, of Honolulu is survived by daughter Maude Gushikuma. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Clarence Y. Funasaki, 83, of Mililani, a retired owner of Funasaki Plumbing, died July 1 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel N.; daughters Karen T. Hayashi, Faye K. Funasaki and Dale S. Tanouye; brother Gary; sisters Kimie Kai and Clara Katekaru; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: Noon July 15 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eugenia E. "Inyang" Galius, 95, of Waialua died June 29 in Waialua. She was born in Cebu, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Emilio, Guillermo, Joe, Richard and Albert; daughters Mercy Aricayos, Shirley Lozano and Gloria Gamiao; 41 grandchildren; 69 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ellsworth Goodwin, 66, of Pearl City, a retired superintendent at Hawaiian Dredging Co., died Monday in Tripler Army Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Sang Nyo; daughter Kimi Rafael; son Russ; brother Robert H.; sisters Margaret K. Akana, Aletha K. Kaohi and Elizabeth K. Silva; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. July 17 at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Samson K. Holeso Jr., 43, of Colton, Calif., who worked for Hidden Valley Golf Course, died Monday at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Eloise; sons Samson M. and Timothy Isabel; daughter Christie L.; stepdaughter Gina Puente; father Samson K.; brothers Randall Pule and Ainsley, Sterling and Steven Holeso; sisters Dallas Kuhaiki, Jan L. DeRego and Sherleen Olson; and five grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Joseph H. Kaauwai, of Anahola, Kauai, a sergeant with the Kauai Police Department, died Thursday at home. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Delores A.; daughter Joanne L.; sons Joseph H. Jr. and Abraham K.; brothers John, William, Kenneth and James; sisters Elizabeth Costa, Esther Teraoka, Henrietta Gonzalves, Maureen Seagrove, Annette Kaauwai and Linda Iwamoto; and a granddaughter. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at First Hawaiian Church. Call after noon. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Velma M. Kanei, formerly known as Velma M. "Aunty Molokai" Grace, 72, of Hilo died June 30 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in California. She is survived by sons Anthony "Aike" and John "Bully" Grace Jr.; 15 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Kaumakapili Church, 766 N. King St. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Linda S. Koval, 49, of Mililani, a teacher at Mililani High School, died Thursday at home. She was born in Fairmont, W.V. She is survived by husband Larry T.; sons Brian M. and Christopher J.; daughter Adrienne J.; parents Raymond and Martha Shipco; brothers Terry M. and Frank Shipco; and sister Carol J. Miller. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph W. Lapilio Jr., also known as "Papa" or "Joe Lap," 69, of Waianae, a retired police sergeant with the Honolulu Police Department, died July 3 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Winona H.; sons Joseph III, Kirk and Jeffrey; daughters Corinne Kaonohi and Denise Lapilio; stepfather Paul Yeschenko; brothers Douglas, Richard and Benjamin Lapalio, Jerry Miura, John Alameida and Paul Yeschenko Jr.; nine grandchildren; and hanai grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Nancy S. Luersen, 76, of Kaneohe, who retired from the state Department of Health, Mental Health Services, died Tuesday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by children Pamela M. Nakagawa and Robert A. and Paul V. Luersen; sisters Kameko Miyashiro, Yoshiko Oshiro, Lorraine Y. and Shigeko Nishihara and Satsuki Hartle; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: Noon Thursday at the mortuary. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Alexander L.R. and Beatrix B. MacGregor will be remembered in services 6 p.m. Thursday at Central Union Church. Aloha or Scots attire. Alexander, 81, died in 1991. Beatrix died this year. They are survived by Jeanie Muir and Heather; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Donations suggested to Caledonian Society, P.O. Box 4164, Honolulu 96812.
Gospel "Chris" Manatad, 65, of Kaneohe, a retired stevedore lineman for McCabe Hamilton Renny, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Kaalaea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ann; sons Gospel Jr., Brian, Glenn and Jeffrey; mother Incarnation; brothers Candido "Boy" Jr. and Carlo; sisters Mary Medina, Florita Kam, Florepis Cabanilla, Dailinda Cabral, Laura Kapule, Lucia Bernard, Isadora Ching, Simonette Soares, Dina Manatad, Anita Claycomb and Maggie Fleming; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Christian L. Mitchell, infant son of Roy and Michelle Mitchell, died June 13. He is also survived by brothers Zaccary Bice and Anthony Mitchell; sister Megan; and grandparents Roy Jr. and Mary Mitchell and Sheila Stoneking. Services on the mainland.
Frank "Uncle Brudah" Morris Jr., 74, of Pacifica, Calif., who retired from Pearl Harbor Public Works Center, died Wednesday in St. Francis Pavilion in Pacifica, Calif. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Frank W., Richard P. and Frank P.; daughter JoAnn Morris-Perry; brothers David, Victor and Thomas; sisters Matilda Garrett, Ellen Sanchez, Anita Aloiau, Jane Halbuna, Rose Lim, Susie Sennett and Sharon Anderson; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Shizuko Murakami, 88, of Makawao, Maui, died Sunday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Tsuruo; sons Thomas and Henry Tahara; daughters Amy Tagomori, Misako S. Leonida, Lily Thompson and Ronda Gusman; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Joseph H. Olival, 80, of Hilo, a retired state conservation officer, died June 30 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Melinda; brothers Frederick, Walter and Wilfred; sister Florence Craig; and stepchildren and grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call from 11 a.m. to noon. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Berta E. Orozco, 45, of Wailuku, a vegetable harvester, died July 1 in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Colba, Guatemala. She is survived by husband Isaias Hernandez, brother Marco T. Escobar and sister Adela de Paz. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow
at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Monday at Makawao Cemetery. Casual attire.John M. Pacheco, 85, of Madera, Calif., a retired rigger with San Francisco Naval Shipyard, died Sunday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Joann Mullaney and Jacqueline De Smet; brother Daniel DeRego; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: Noon Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
William S. Riley III, 77, a retired lieutenant commander of the U.S. Naval Reserves, died May 16 in Queen's Hospital. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Pearl Harbor, Submarine Base Chapel. Aloha attire or Tropical White Long. No flowers. Donations suggested to a hospice organization or scholarship program of the Naval Weather Service Association, c/o AGC Sec/Treas NWSA, 428 Robin Road, Waverly, OH 45690.
Joaquin P. "Sonny" Silva, 72, of West Covina, Calif., a retired receiving clerk for Catalina's Clothing Co. in Los Angeles, died June 29 in West Covina. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Terry Saito, Nani Vierra, Jean Bugg and Mahealani Silva and brothers Hartwell K., William, Samuel and Robert L. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow.
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.