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Harold M.C. Ching, 79, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army Engineers accounting technician, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Waihee, Maui. He is survived by wife Ruth S.H.; son Michael; daughter Donna Wong; brother Robert; sisters Priscilla Young and Natalie Thom, and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at United Church of Christ, Judd Street. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Sherril D. Christian, 68, of Norman, Okla., a college professor, died March 17 in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Dolores G.; sons Dale W. and Ian M.; daughter Lani A.; sister Darlene Hoffman, and four grandchildren. Services were held in Oklahoma.
Margaret S. Coates, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Company employee, died Wednesday in Aloha Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Albert Souza and sister Katherine Beatrice. Private services held.
Robert Dinman, 90, of Honolulu, a retired international educator, died July 9 in Arcadia Retirement Home. He was born in Chicago, Ill. He is survived by wife Peggy K.; sons Bruce and Gary, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Emil R. Eggert, 93, of Port Ludlow, Wash., died Tuesday in Washington. He was born in Aurora, Ill. He is survived by wife Dorothy E.; sons Robert, David and John; daughters Nancy Lake, Mary Ronen and Linda Pudwell, 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Services held in Washington. Donations suggested to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, University of Washinton, Box 356465, Seattle, WA 98195.
Leodegario V. Jose, 92, of Honolulu, died July 9 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Romana; son Rodolfo; daughters Josefina Domingo, Carmen Gervacio and Erlinda Flores, 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's, Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Mary "Aunty Mary" Keb, 95, of Honolulu, died July 15 at home. She is survived by sons William J. and Albert H.; daughter Ruth; stepdaughters Anna Keanini and Betty Todd; 22 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and seven great great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Call again on Thursday after 10 a.m. at the mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Tsutako Kanetani, 77, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Tripler Hospital. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Masato; daughter Vivian S.; brother Shoichi Okumura and mother Chieko Okumura. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edward K. Lum, 90, of Honolulu, a retired meat cutter, died July 13 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Waialua, Oahu. He is survived by wife Yuk O.C.; sons Elwood, Sherwood and Edison; daughter Sherlene Lum, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Susumu Matsunaga, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Tug and Barge Company employee, died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. He is survived by sons Wallace and Harold; daughters Carol Matsunaga, Sandra Matsunaga and Kay Yoshida; sister Alice Watanabe, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsuo Ojiri, 74, of Hilo, a U.S. Army Korean War veteran and retired carpenter for Jas W. Glover, Ltd., died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Hatsume; son Gary; daughter Kelly Saturnio; brother Satoshi; sisters Matsue Yamamoto, Fumie Cabral and Toshie Uyetake, and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at the Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Josepha C. Pasol, 97, of Wailuku, Maui, died July 16 in Hale Makua. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Frederick, Florencio and Reynaldo; stepson Sulpicio; daughter Simeona Daliva, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa'a Church, Kekaha. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Hanapepe Cemetery.
Filemon B. Ramos, 89, of Honolulu, died July 8 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Noemi; sons Melvin and Ricky; brother Fortunato; sister Florencia Catabona, and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional service to be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Fernando J. "Fred" Rodriguez, 68, of Honolulu, president of Enviromental Communication Inc., died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Baton Rouge, La. He is survived by wife Cynthia Y. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Howard K. Tsumoto, 89, of Honolulu, a retired monkeypod craftsman, died July 13 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara; sons George, Wallace, Kenneth and Gordon; daughter Grace Kutara, and nine grandchildren. Private services held.
Samuel K. Waiwaiole, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints employee, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Dawn; hanai mother Martha Kalama; hanai brothers Mel Kalama Jr. and Thomas Kamae, and hanai sisters Theresa Bigbie and Napua Baker. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tabernacle, Beretania Street. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha 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.