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Dionicio S. Acob, 92, of Kapaa, Kauai died Sunday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anastacia "Tacing" Ganir; daughter Leorie; son Larie; sister Enriquita Cubangbang, and a granddaughter. Rosary: 7 p.m. July 20 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. July 21 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.Pedro R. Andres, 82, of Lahaina, Maui died July 2 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Presentacion; son Joel; daughters Jinky Andres and Gina Campo, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Winifred K.C. Auyong, 72, of Pearl City died July 4 in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Walter; sons Walton and Wilben; daughter Wendy Lum; brother Raymond Wong; sister Helena Tam, and three grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edward F. Benz Jr., 81, of Honolulu died July 5. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Bill Kaalele and Abraham Beddow; sisters Bertha Akau and Irene Marinak; children Edward F. III, Raymond C., Richard E., Paulette S., Eric, Michael and Anthony C. Benz, Clara Mae Holmes and Harriet J. Patrignani, twins Darlene F. Benjamin and Charlene H. Medeiros, Kathleen Hammock, Merle Forbes, Johnette Helm, Dennis Nishihara and Gladys "Punani" Hauki; stepchildren, and grandchildren. No services.
Argelino "Argie" Dela Cruz Deuz, 70, of Makakilo, a retired custodian at the Navy Exchange, died July 3 in Makakilo. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Francisca C.; sons Jomar, Pedro and Angel Galvez; daughter Debra Acuna; brothers Irenio, Modesto and Marcelino, and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Cesar P. Esmena, 81, of Waipahu, a World War II veteran, died June 22 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Abundia H.; sons Alex, Aris, Edwin and Cesray; daughters Janice Cabase, Josie Palmares and Lalaine Froehle; brother Jesus; sisters Amparo Alerama and Caridad Esmena, 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sandra Mae Esperanza, 47, a postmaster in Cloverdale, Calif. died July 3 in Santa Rosa, Calif. She was a veteran of the U.S. Army. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by mother Rosapina Salazar; sisters Aileen Lee, Virginia Robello and Lourdes Hill; brothers Max Manijo and Thomas and Norman Esperanza, and companion Cheryl Kabanuck. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Martha R. Flitton, 73, of Pearl City died Saturday in Pearl City. She is survived by daughters Linda Dixon, Kathryn Sunada, Christine Parker and Kammie Flitton; son Mark; sisters Mary Schweizer, Josephine Stevenson, Dorothy Vauk, Helen Chadez, Anne Anderle, Frances Pierson and Sister Chanelle Schuler; brother Paul Schuler, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to St. Gertrude's Priory, HC3 Box 121, Cottonwood, Idaho 83522.
Tsuruko "Clara" Gima, 90, of Las Vegas, died June 29 in Las Vegas. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Alfred, daughter Adeline Oandasan, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services were private.
Anna Lee Keene, 77, of Kaneohe died Sunday in Kailua. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Dennis, Sydney, John and Ronnie; daughters Nana Wahinehookae, Natalie Hirano and Eileen Wong; sister Charlotte Ching, 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Ernest S. Kodama, 64, of Honolulu, a retired electronic technician, died July 1 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Arthur M., and sisters Dorothy K., Lillian M., Grace T. and Doris S. Private services.
Shoichi A. Koide, 94, of Hilo, Hawaii, a retired owner of the former Koide Printing Shop in Hilo, died Monday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan. He is survived by wife Tsuruko; son Alan M.; daughter Y. Judith Hewey; sisters Lillian Y. Koide and June Morioka, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Concepcion A. Lazaro, 80, of Honolulu will be remembered in services at 7 p.m. July 21 at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. July 22 at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Monday.
Stephanie M. Leiwalo, also known as Stephanie Fernandez, 41, of Mililani died July 2 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Leonard; son Leonard Jr.; father Benjamin C. Fernandez; mother Kupuna Irene A. Fernandez; brother Benjamin "Benji" Fernandez, and sisters Lynn Canonio and Jaclin Fernandez. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Felix E. Lorenzo, 98, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired coffee picker for George Shimizu Farm, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Valentina; sons Alan and Jackey Dalao; daughter Veronica Carvalho, 14 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Buck Wing Lum, 82, of Aiea, a retired carpenter with the federal government, died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy; son Rodney; daughters Laurie Brooling and Shari Ching; brothers Park Chiu, Peter and James; sisters Margie Lau, Alice Loo and Jenny Lusk, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Francis M. McCravey, 43, of Enumclaw, Wash., died July 4 in Enumclaw. He was born in Denison, Texas. He is survived by fiancee Nancy Schorran; son Phillip; father William; brother Stephen; sister Kathryn Arizo, and grandmother Mildred Johnson. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Kikuye Miyagi, 78, of Honolulu died Friday at home. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Takamori; son Michael T.; brothers Sozun, Albert and Shinichi Kaneshiro; sisters Tomiko Yoza, Kazue Yamada and Sueko Takenaka, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment services: 2 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fujiye Nagasako, 83, of Lahaina, Maui died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Alan S. Hayashi; daughters Patty A. Peterson, Susan K. Morizumi and Linea K. Young; brother Takehiko; 11 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church. Luncheon to follow. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park.
Grace Y. Nakamura, 60, of Waipahu, who retired from the Department of Health, died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dane, Ness and Justen; daughters Nadine Matsuoka and Pam Cobb-Adams; brother Edward Nakaza; sisters Jean Tamayoshi and Mary Cisneres, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Saundra Nied, also known as "April" or "Sandy," 58, of Honolulu died June 1 in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Florence; brother Daniel Simone, and sister Andrea Fredricksen. Private services.
Theodoro S. "Doro" Padello, 64, of Ewa Beach, a former seaman with the U.S. Coast Guard, died July 3 in Tripler Army Hospital. He was born in Watertown. He is survived by caregiver Margaret Spencer; children Theo, Terry and Theodoro Spencer and Tanya Ahsing; brothers Danny Padello and Domingo Padilla; sisters Gertrude Urbano, Delores Alfafara, Claudia Lee, Teodorsia Agor and Sonya Suficiencia, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Aloha attire.
Donato A. "Dan" Pantone, 73, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired metallurgy engineer with Rockwell International, died Saturday in Wilcox Hospital. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Patti; daughters Lisa Garland and Linda Hynes; brothers Joe, Tony and Rocky; sister Gloria Torres, and five grandchildren. Services will be on the mainland, and in Hawaii at a later date.
Andres B. Pascual, 82, of Waipahu, who retired from Wong's Product of Kaneohe, died June 22 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Melesia "Melling"; sons Antonio Sy and Justo and Mario Pascual; daughters Cionita and Elvira Ramos and Violeta Trinidad; sisters Celestina Respicio and Eugenia Agor, 16 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Sheila Mae Monahan Sanford, 47, died June 29. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by sister Shawn Savage; brother Hugh Monahan, and companion Chuck Malm. Celebration of life: 4 to 6 p.m. Monday at Murphy's Bar & Grill. Memorial services and scattering of the ashes: Wailupe Park in Aina Haina. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Hospice, Hawaii Children's Bereavement Fund, 800 Iwilei Road, Honolulu 96817.
Masako E. Takita, 78, of Makaha died Saturday at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Wataru "Billy;" son Earl "Masa"; and sisters Sachiko Asada, Flora Maruoka and Nancy Itagaki. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elsie S. "Pat" Watson, 81, of Hollister, Calif., died Friday. She was born in Kalihi. She is survived by son Gene R. Silva; daughters Patsy Nakamura, Tish Green and Bernie Frost; brother Walter Soares, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to St. Jude's Childrens Home.
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.