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Ralph Cornuelle, 69Reginald H.Y. Bow, 77, of Honolulu, who retired from Pearl Harbor Public Works Center, died Aug. 19 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie; son Clifford; daughters Laurie Ibaraki and Karen Bow-Villanueva; brothers Frank, Raymond and Patrick; sisters Patricia Mau, Rose Au and Jane Harvey; and six grandchildren. Private services. Myrle P. Florea, 58, of Kalae, Molokai, died Aug. 22 in Kaunakakai. She was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. She is survived by daughters Kalae Verdeja and Leslee Florea; father Alexander Meyer; brothers Brian and Paul Meyer; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Hoolehua Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial at a later date. Aloha attire.
Dr. Bjarne N. Folling, 82, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army, died Aug. 20 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is survived by daughters Michelle Morice and Liliane Saginian; sons Michael and Peter; sisters Ruth Tate and Jody Milligan; former wife Michelle Field; 10 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Services at a later date.
Tadashi Fukunaga, 102, of Honolulu, a retired production manager at Meadow Gold Dairies, died Aug. 19 in Kuakini Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by sons Irving T. and the Rev. Dr. Wallace T.; daughters Alice Fujihara, Gertrude Kamikawa, Leatrice Ozawa and Andrea Asato; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Patrick R. Gomes, 43, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a golf attendant at the Hualalai Resort, died Aug. 20 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Terry Ann "Kawena"; daughters Kahulili and Kawelina; stepson Keao Chun; father Raymond; and brother Bryan. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Church Row Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Waimea County Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Lorraine A.J. Guerrero, 79, of Kapahulu died Aug. 22 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Tony, daughter Lynette Rogers, brother Joseph Queen, sisters Evangeline Paresa and Agnes Kekahuna and three grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Melvin U. Harmon, 90, of Waianae died Sunday in Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center. He was born in Bryon, Ohio. He is survived by wife Katherine, son the Rev. Philip and brother Richard E. Harman. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Sunday at St. Sophia Ukrainian Church, 86-660 Lualualei Homestead Road.
Jon K. Heyl, also known as Jon Peabody, 55, of Wailea, Maui, a salesman, died Friday at home. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. He was born in Topeka, Kan. He is survived by mother Theresa L.M. Peabody, children Brooke Eiseman and Stacey Varney, sister Jancey Neithold, companion Kathy Blaser, hanai brother John Barr and two grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Trinity by the Sea Church, Kihei. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. Leis welcome. Donations suggested to Toys For Tots or Trinity by the Sea.
Yasutake "Dynamite" Kakazu, 75, of Honolulu, a retired painter/plumber for Holmes and Narver on Kwajalein, died Aug. 19 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by brothers Joe and Masao; and sisters Dorothy Mikami, Yoshiko Shiroma and Charlotte Barrett. Private services.
Jung Tae Lee, 45, of Honolulu, a Waikiki Baptist Church music director, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Seoul. He is survived by wife Jung Yi; daughter Grace; son Myung Kyu; father King Sung Jae; mother Grace Hae Bong; and brothers David, James and Ryan. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Waikiki Baptist Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Thomas Y.C. Len, 90, of Lahaina, a pump attendant for Maui County Sewer Department, died Aug. 20 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beatrice Y.; brother Johnny; and sisters Annie Naito, Cecilia Wong and Kathryn De Silva. Services: noon Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Reception: Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.
Megan R. Matson, 6, of Honolulu, a student at Kahala Elementary School, passed away Friday in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Gregory and Nadine, brother Brent, sister Rachelle, and grandparents Bev and Mary Matson and Christiane Guyochet. Call from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday and from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the family residence. Services: noon Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Arthur N. Newberry Jr., 69, of Haleiwa died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Mobile, Ala. He is survived by wife Margot M.B., son Arthur N. III, two brothers and a sister. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jane "Fine Kind" Pacheco, 52, of Honolulu died Aug. 13 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Tino Campbell; daughters Denise Milnes and Vivian and Regina Smith; son Donald Gonsalvez; brothers Daniel Perry and Benjamin and Thomas J. Whitfield; sisters Sandra Santos and Martha Patriecinio; mother Victoria Rivera, and 14 grandchildren. Private services.
Rachael Ann Phillips, 55, of Kula, Maui, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Robert J.; sons Robert J. Jr. and Shawn; daughter Laurie Vares; sisters Patsy Amaral, Sandra Buck and Gertrude Morreira, and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Holy Ghost Cemetery. Casual attire.
Samson M. Ragsac, 32, of Kapaa, Kauai, a supervisor for Hawaii Care Cleaning at Princeville, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Ashley and Stanna; sons Chyson and Chaston; companion Tialyn Keawe; parents Primo and Anita; sisters Editha Ramos, Elizabeth Abalos and Bernadette Torres; and brothers Primo and Orlando. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Sept. 7 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Services: 9:30 a.m. Sept. 8 at Kapaa Missionary Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Aloha attire.
Lawrence G. "Larry" Ramento, 93, of Waianae, who worked at the U.S. Naval Supply Center at Pearl Harbor, died Aug. 16 in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Esmeralda "Merly" Vila; son Severino "Benny" A.; brothers Arcadio, Domingo and Ireneo; and sisters Florentina Corpuz and Nora Respicio. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Marilyn U. Rosa, 44, of Honolulu died Aug. 20 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Peter K. and Daniel K., daughter Jereen U., mother Annie M.K., a granddaughter and hanai family. Wake services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Margaret K. Santos, 64, of Waianae died Saturday in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by former spouse David; daughters Henrietta and Juliette Santos, Davidia Faimoa, Jerilynn Delatorre, Christine Hanawahine and Annette Fencil; brothers Edward K. and Donald Lee, 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Antonio M. "Tony" Sotero Jr., 56, of Makaha, a martial arts instructor, died Aug. 22 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Don M.; daughters Jadine J. and Dale Sotero and Jody C. Tangjien; brothers Miguel and Lendo; sisters Anita Macapanpan, Cammy Marshall, Josephine Kaneshiro and May Duplessis, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 4 to 7 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Annie K. Stevens, 54, of Waianae died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Tilson Kekua Jr., Milton Stevens and Ernest Sadamaru Jr.; daughters Tilsonette Stevens and Katie-Ann Fulmore; hanai mother Agnes Cope; brothers Edward, William, Wendell, Larry, Clarence and Donald; sisters Cynthia Kapoi and Esther Arindain, 26 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Waianae Protestant Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kinuyo Sueda, 100, of Wailuku died Thursday in Hale Makua. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Alan, Bert S., Shoso and Shiro; daughters Betsy Cardoza, Grace Shigeta and Jane Kanno; sisters Fusayo Koike and Mutsuyo Takemoto, 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Marion K. Sugimura, of Honolulu died Aug. 20 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband James W., son Daniel T., daughters Sue S. and Lori-Lei M., brothers Sunao and Henry S. Todoki, and sisters Sueno Sugimura and Adele K. Tokumaru. Private services.
Kazuo Sunada, 95, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic from Dole Co., died Aug. 19 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waimanalo. He is survived by son Carl H.; daughters June S. Matsushima, Betty Jane Tokimasa and Ruth Ann Kibota, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Misao Takabayashi, 101, of Honolulu, a former Japanese language school teacher, died Aug. 15 in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by sons George H. and William E., daughter Abby Yoshimoto, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Kiyoshi "Kuwase" Tanaka, 82, of Lahaina, who retired from his plumbing business in 1983, died Aug. 28 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Moiliili. He is survived by wife Fusako "Florence"; sons Gordon, Dan and Norman; brother Lincoln Y.; sister Grace A. Aotaki, eight grandchildren and three great-granddaughters. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call from 4 to 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Lahaina Jodo Mission. Casual attire.
Dr. Gerrit Verhaar, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired biochemist for Institute for Tropical Studies in Amsterdam, died Friday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Utrecht, Netherlands. He is survived by daughter Joyce Libby and grandchild Karinn Joyce Libby. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pohai Nani Club Room. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Red Cross.
Elaine M. Wright, 69, of Kahului died Saturday in Hale Makua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert K.; daughters Yolanda M. Abrams and Nadine E. Wright; brothers Boyd S. and Rudy S. Andrade; sisters Katherine "Tiny" Lopez, Shirley Meheula, June Buendia and Maxine Kahaulelio, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lord's Team Ministry, Word of Truth Church, 40 S. Puunene. Call after 10 a.m. Reception: Hale Mahaolu Elua. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kathryn S. Yamasaki-Canady, 39, of Honolulu died Monday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Charles Jr.; daughters Jamielyn and Jaclyn; mother Yvonne Kaikainahaole; brother Kevin Yamasaki; and grandparents Hilao and Doris Watanabe. Services over ashes: 1 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after noon.
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.
