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Henry Alvaro, 76, of Honolulu, a retired MTL bus driver, died Thursday. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Anna; sons Henry Jr. and Alan; brothers Frank Bermundo and Ben Hoopai; sisters Rosaline Mauricio and Natalie Rogers, and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.Young Kon An, 61, of Honolulu died yesterday in Honolulu. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Kook Ja; sons Edward and Harvey, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Helen M. Baverstock, 66, of Kailua, formerly of New York, died Sunday. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Arthur; daughters Jeanne Baverstock, Joan Hall, Janet Hanawahine and Jennifer Kamiko; brother Jerry Glaser; sister Winnie Sullivan, and eight grandchildren. Call from 3 to 6 p.m. Friday at her residence. No flowers.
Elizabeth I. Boss, 91, of Kaneohe died June 29 in Kaneohe. She was born in Indiana. She is survived by caregiver and friend Elizabeth "Liz" McNeill. Private services.
Betsy F. Ching, 77, of Kailua, a retired registered nurse at Kuakini Hospital and Hawaii State Hospital, died June 23 in Woodenville, Wash. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Gordon; daughters Margaret Kitamura and Catherine Fennell; brothers Robert and Nobuo Kido, and three grandsons. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Association or the American Cancer Society.
Jerry A.M. Colon, 41, of Waimea, Hawaii, a tour driver with Meridian Tours, died June 29 in Kona Community Hospital. He also worked for KTA Superstores in Kailua-Kona and Waikoloa. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Franchesca "Chess" Isabel; daughter Leolani J. "Tita" Lelenoa; sons Jerry S. "Moku" Jr., Thomas I. and William M. Colon and Kalani "Bruddah" Isabel; hanai daughter Aloha L.K. Vicar; mother Margaret "Sweetheart"; brothers Thomas and Spencer; sisters Julia Deponte, Margaret Acia and Janet, Laura and Debra Colon; grandfather Richard Goings; hanai mother Nancy Uina; hanai parents Arthur M. and Theresa Mahi; hanai brother Low Shimaoka; hanai sister Lisa Vicar, and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Buford E. "Sarge" Grimes, 71, of Mililani, who retired from the U.S. Army, died Wednesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Johnette C.; brothers Watson and Burton Gier, and sisters Gertrude Stern, Lotti Adams, Miriam Montgomery and Harri Kaluna. Prayer services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elsie M.M. Heinz, 71, of San Francisco, formerly of Hilo, a retired dental office employee, died last Tuesday at home. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Randy; daughter Karen; sister Ruth Shimooka, and two grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Norishige Higa, 79, of Pearl City, a retired Moana Hotel cook, died Thursday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kiyoko; son Tracy H.; daughters Linda S. Higaki and Sandra N. Pedrina; brothers Shigeo, John Y., Robert Y., Hideyoshi and Hideo; sisters Nobuko Arakaki and Kiyoko Victorino, and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Scott E. Hill, 39, of Honolulu died July 3 in Honolulu. He was born in Germany. He is survived by parents Carl and Shirley, and sisters Wendy Stubbs and LeighAnn Kolar. Private scattering of the ashes at sea.
Doris H. Imaoka, 80, of Honolulu, a retired waitress at Columbia Inn, died June 30 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sons David T. and Allan Kaneshiro and Erwin T. and Ersten Y. Imaoka; daughter Arlene A. Otaguro; brothers Takejiro, Eishin, James T. and George S. Tengan; sisters Alice A. Kitazaki and Sandra S. Suzuki, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Frances M. Josiah, 52, of Waimanalo died June 29 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Santa Cruz, Calif. She is survived by daughters Trina and Dami "Napua"; brother Douglas Halsted, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Dr. Melvyn M. Kaneshiro, 62, of Honolulu, who had a private practice in internal medicine and hematology at the Kalihi Medical Center and Kuakini Medical Plaza, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia; daughter Suzanne; son Steven; brothers Wallace and Robert, and two granddaughters. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Brad S. Lindsey, 44, of Kihei, who worked for Ka Lima O Maui, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by parents Jack and Rosie "Lee"; brother Bill, and sister Anna. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call from 6 to 8 p.m. Aloha attire.
Ayako Michioka, 79, of Mililani died June 26. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Stanley, Melvin, Gary and Robert; daughter Mary Fuji; brothers Iwao, Isao and James Sukisaki; sisters Shizue Nakata, Yoshino Ishii and Patricia Scribner, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
John K. Nunuha Jr., 64, of Kapolei, a retired truck driver, died June 22 in Ewa. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Nathaniel; mother Elizabeth Kauahipaula; brother Herman, and a grandson. Memorial services: 10 a.m. July 22 at St. Rita's Church in Nanakuli. Casual attire.
Dinso R. Oshiro, 84, of Kahului, Maui, a supervisor from HC&S, agrisearch department, died June 24 in Kahului Hale Makua. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by brothers Ralph and Masao, and sisters Yukiko Higa and Betty Kurisu. Private services.
Sylvia B. Phillips, 77, of Makakilo died Saturday at home. She was born in Plum Station, Wash. She is survived by sons James R., Terry J. and John B.; daughters Sherilyn S. Langford and Iretha M. Ebright; sisters Gail Owen, Sharon Douglas and Velma Phillips, 22 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Memorial services in Hawaii at a later date.
Samuel P. Pua, 67, of Pahala, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator for the former Kau Sugar Plantation, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Naalehu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Susan; sons Arthur "Ata" Kaleohano, James Ke Jr. and Sammy, Danny and Wesley Pua; daughters Susan Louis, Elvainney "Toots" Pascubillo, Kathie, Charmaine "Dolly" and Annalyn Pua, Nathalie "Maile" Raquel and Helen Freitas; brothers David, Donald and Eugene; sisters Abigail "Pake" and Mary Mae "Fat" Kaupu, 51 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial services: 6 p.m. July 21 at the Pua residence on Pumaile St. in Pahala, Hawaii. Scattering of ashes at later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jacinto R. Rondolos, 94, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a retired employee for the former Theo Davies Sugar Co., died July 3 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jovita M.; daughter Josephine Elizares; sisters Mergidia Rondolos and Primitiva Pajela, and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
John J. "Joe" Samson, 56, of Waipahu, instructor of karate of Takeuchi School of self defense, died July 2. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Barbara-Jean; sons Edward, Andrew and Matthew; mother Cristota; brothers Michael and Mark; sisters Mary Samson, Patricia Trudeau and Cecelia Shimabukuro, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Ryan K. Schunk, 20, of Kailua died June 27 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Caleb; parents Sherry and Lawrence; brother Lawrence II, and grandmother Gertrude Ruddy. Memorial services: noon Saturday at St. John Vianney Church.
Mo Ching So, 75, of Mililani died June 26 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Yiu; sons Rocky and Alex; daughters Cindy Yip and Eliza Ma, and five grandchildren. Chinese Buddhist services: 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
John O. Takamura, 70, of Honolulu, a retired specialist in traffic and distribution, died July 1 in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by daughters JoAnn Shawn, Jounell Takamura and Lianne Bules, and three grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
May "Sue" Tasaki, 68, of Kaneohe, a retired teacher, died June 23. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dr. Edwin N.; sons Egan and Drs. Mark, Todd, Jon and Mitchell; daughters Dr. Cora, also known as Cora Lugo, and Marche, and sisters Betty Ebisu, Peggy Kayahara, Sally Ito and Amy Fukumae. Private services.
Jeffery K. Tsukamoto, 48, of Kaneohe will be remembered in services at 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 2 p.m. No flowers. The additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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