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Bebencio V. "Ben" Aggasid, 66, of Waipahu died Sept. 15 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Emiliana "Mely" and daughter Glenda. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.Peter J. Akana, 69, of Honolulu, formerly employed by Hilo Iron Works, died Sept. 8. He owned and operated the Kong's Tropical Garden in Hilo, Hawaii. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sisters Rachel Keliikuli and Mary Ann Lum and stepbrothers Robert and Henry Nalaielua. Private services.
Lorraine K.D. Chan, 76, of Honolulu died Saturday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Shanghai, China. She is survived by husband John; son Tony; daughter Connie; brother Sidney Teng; sister Judy Au, and a grandchild. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Donations suggested to the National Parkinson Foundation or the American Cancer Society. Aloha attire.
Ellen T.C. Ching, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Sept. 24. She is survived by daughter Merna Soo; grandchildren Gregory and Lisa Jay, and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Eleanor J. Correia, 61, of Kaneohe died yesterday in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Herbert; sons Ricky Miller and Anthony Baptista; daughters Abigail Costa and Virginia Holaren; stepdaughters Charmane, Dorothy, Darlene and Donna; stepson Herbert Jr.; brothers Eddie Medeiros and Leroy Baptista, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Ka Hale Hoana Hou O Ke Akua, 1760 Nalani St., Honolulu. Aloha attire.
Jesse Custodio, 28, of Ewa Beach died Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maile; daughters Jasmine and Jennifer; son Justin; parents Randy and Stanette Tihano; brothers Manuel, Kevin and Kalai; sisters Regina and Deldrine, and grandmother Shirley Soares. Services: 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Stewart F. "Frenchy" Dupre, 76, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a construction worker, died Sept. 25 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Charlotte; daughters Roberta and Francine Dupre, Elaine Young and Kapua Cootey; sons Stewart F. Jr., Frederick, Michael and Wendell, 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine Episcopal Church. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Urn burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.
Dr. Vernon D. Gray, 78, of Kohala, Hawaii, a retired physician, died Saturday at home. He was born in St. Louis, Mo. He is survived by wife Mary Anne; daughter Maile; stepdaughter Lisa Fuson; brother Gordon, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at his residence in Halawa, Hawaii. Casual attire.
Anna K. Ham, 72, of Waimanalo died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children William "Smokey," David "Kawika" and Barbara "Kanani" Ham and Roberta Rita; sisters Sister Ida Pavao and Viola Quinn; brother John "Jake" Pavao, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George Church, Waimanalo. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.
Rosalyln Chang Ho, 87, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waipio. She is survived by son Garrett; sister Marquerite Chang Pang, four grandsons and two great-grandsons. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry I. Iwaki, 70, of Las Vegas and formerly of Kailua, a retired milk deliveryman for Foremost Dairies, died Saturday in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred M.; sons Wendell S., Brian Y. and Wain S.; daughter Sharlene Y. Abe; brothers Melvin and James; sisters Shirley Fukushima, Jane Tokumoto, Ellen Nakamoto and Rachel Kida, and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marian S.L. Kealoha, 77, of Utah died Sept. 24 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Byron; brothers Kenneth and Phillip Kam; sisters Annie Palafox, Hilda Luka and Amy Kam, and four grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park.
Elizabeth L. Keanini, 78, of Honolulu died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Samuel K., Jimmy K. and Barney A.; daughter Leimamo Koki; brothers George K. and Josiah K. Puha; sister Margaret L. Soong, 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Frank I. Kunimitsu, 88, of Honolulu, a retired electrician for Del Monte Corp., died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pearl; sons Ronald, Robert, Wallace and Dennis, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dolores L.S. "Loling" Limbania, 51, of Wailuku, a custodian at Maui High School, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Danilo; stepmother Simplicia Layugan; son Joy Sumer; daughter J. Dugos; brothers Primo D., Gregorio A. Jr. and Jefferson A. Layugan; sisters Merlie L. Valdez and Beberlyn Aveno, and three grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Paul I. Miskow, 63, of Pearl City, a retired master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, died Sept. 20 in Honolulu. He was born in Lorain, Ohio. He is survived by daughter Christine Weinstein; son Paul-Michael, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 3 p.m. next Tuesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Shizuko M. Mitobe, 87, of Mililani died Sept. 22 at home. She was born in Lawai, Kauai. She is survived by son Denis T.; daughters Grace R. Kumata and Hazel Y.M. Shintani, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshinobu "Nobu" Miyashiro, 73, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman for Aloha State Sales and formerly for Associated Masons Ltd., died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Toshi "Frances"; sons Gary, Cyrus and Kelly; brother Stanley; sister Kay Teruya, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Prudencio V. "Poroc" Renti Cruz, of Kekaha, Kauai, died Sept. 24 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Magdalena; sons Prudencio Jr. and Johnathan; daughters Jaqueline Duvauchelle, Darolyn Flores and Genoveva Renti Cruz; sisters Anai Villacorta and Genoveva Sumalbag, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Graciano M. Rosaldo, also known as "Ciano" or "Rosy," 87, of Waipahu, a retired heavy duty mechanic with Pacific Concrete and Rock Co., died Sept. 21 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Sabina V.; sons Albert L., Albin "Sonny" and Graciano "Rocky" Jr.; daughters Loretta A. Respicio, Gloria L. Bell, Rosalind C. Rosaldo and Adaline "Addie" LeeHong; brother Alipio; sisters Rosita Ponce and Marina Saludares, 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Melvin M. Sakamoto, 83, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Sept. 21 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina, Maui. He is survived by wife Nancy; son Craig; daughter Lynn Shigeno; brothers Tomekazu and Wayne; sisters Bessie Okumura, Nora Imose, Jean Corcoran, Leatrice Sakamoto, Grace Yamashiro and Edith Harada, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Dorothy P. Shodahl, 81, of Honolulu, a cashier at Hale Koa Hotel, died Wednesday in Hale Nani Rehab and Nursing Center. She was born in California. She is survived by daughters Carol Labor and Sylvia Nam, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Church, Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Elizabeth S.G. Tam, 97, of Honolulu died Sept. 23 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dr. Wilfred S.P., Donald W.S. and Dr. Charles D.C.; daughters Edna L.Y. Endow, Angelica T. Kahle and Jacqueline Y.Y. Amazaki; stepson Roger M.Q. Lee; stepdaughters Marion O.K. Luke, May Y.L. Lee, Caroline Y.S. Vierra and Sylvia Y.M. Harrington; sister Mary Powers, 39 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. next Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Elizabeth H. Tanaka, 82, of Kailua died Wednesday in Beverly Manor. She is survived by husband Masaru; sons Cedric Y. and Gordon S.; daughter Stella K.; sisters Jessie Nakagawa and Gladys Sugawa, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Florence H. Tanaka, 87, of Pearl City died Sept. 24 in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Sidney and Carlton; sisters Lois Inabata and Yoichi and Kay Nakayama, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Rodney M. "Toku" Tokuda, 55, of Honolulu, a U.S. government special purpose vehicle supervisor for the Hawaii Air National Guard, died Sunday. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Marsha; son Robert; daughter Shelley; mother Nancy; brother Warren, and sisters Bernie Sakoda and Anne Tanioka. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Douglas L. "The Rev" Weers, 71, of Honolulu, founder and president of Sign of the Crab Nauticals, died Thursday in Kailua. He was also a retired Air Force officer. He was born in Madison, Minn. He is survived by wife Ann; sons Mark and Stephen, and sister Karen Stroud. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Sunday at the Waikiki Yacht Club. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, the American Cancer Society or a charity of choice.
Pamela K. White, 48, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Bourbonnais, Ill., a social worker at Desert Samaritan Hospital in Mesa, died Thursday at home. She was a former team coordinator for a family advocacy program in Honolulu. She was born in Kankakee, Ill. She is survived by mother Josie Roberts; fiancee Steve Stuhmer; daughter Dawn Rainbolt; sisters Barbara Coffman, Sue Glen and Vicki Spry; brother Jerry Roberts, and four grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Eunice M. Williams, 72, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in St. Louis. Mo. She is survived by daughter Christina and caregivers Paulina and Mel Carlos. Memorial services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at the Mokuaikaua Church. Private scattering of ashes at sea. Casual 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.