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Naomi Y. Akiu, 59, of Hilo died last Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George R.; daughter Ceceliaann Evans; sons George R. Jr. and Francis; sisters Irish Longtayo and Sonny L. Honda; brothers Melvin Kelsom and Valentine "Babe," Gary, Rodney "Oogie" and Joe Adric; hanai sisters Midge Eli, Leonetta Viloria, Lolita MacCandles and Elizabeth Holbron; and five grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.Ruth A. Akizaki, 79, of Honolulu, who died Thursday in St. Francis Medical Center, is also survived by sister Lillian Sanihira. Sanihira's name was spelled incorrectly in an obituary yesterday.
Primitiva "Bebung" Casuga, 65, of Waianae, died Nov. 21 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Eugene and Steven; daughter Karen; brother Larry Pagoyo; sister Janette Alferez, 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church in Waianae. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Rose Marie J. Du Pont, 78, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died last Tuesday in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Liberta Karratti and Allan B. and Ralph C. Du Pont; brother Harold Joyce, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire.
James M. "Sonny" Duvauchelle, 77, of Waianae, a retired operating engineer for Hawaiian Dredging Co., died Saturday in St. Francis Medical Center-West. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by sons Allen, Jimmy and Thomas; daughter Marilyn Smith; stepson Harold Holley Jr.; stepdaughters Harolyne Phillip and Eleanor Kia; sisters Margaret Joao and Cherry Davis; 23 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren and several great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kenneth E. Geary, 70, of Honolulu, retired U.S. Air Force senior master sergeant, died Saturday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Golden, Colo. He is survived by sisters Nancy Wimer and Anita Wiley. Services were private.
Craig T. Ikeno, 40, of Honolulu, a Leeward Community College student and former employee of Safeway Stores Inc., died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Roy and Elaine; brother Jason, and sisters Karen Ching and Debra Ikeno. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m., Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Chiyono O. Kashiwabara, 83, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for Liberty House stores, died Nov. 27 in the Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Dennis and Stanley; daughter Joyce Garcia; sister Yoshiko Anami, and six grandchildren. Services were private.
Deborah L. "Luana" Kazemi, 50, of Lahaina, Maui, a retired PBX operator for the Royal Lahaina Hotel, died Sunday in Hale Makua. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by daughter Natiya N.; parents Philibert and Trecita Secretario Sr.; sisters Wanda Pavao, Beverly Genovese, Cindy Balboa and Maka Secretario; brother Philibert Secretario Jr., and several hanai brothers and sisters. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Maria Lanakila Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Albert M.P. Lindsey, 83, of Riverside, Calif., a native of Waimea, Hawaii, died last Tuesday at home. He was a retired crossing guard at Norco, Calif. He is survived by wife Rose; daughters Evelyn Thomas, Constance Yim, and Hilda and Rowena Lindsey; sons Rollin and Merlin Lindsey, Wayne Pule and Nephi Spenser; brother Allen; sister Angie Sakuma, 26 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Services will be on the mainland.
Shon K. Mansinon, 32, of Kaneohe, died Nov. 27 in Texas. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by wife Shanna Kekahuna-Mansinon; daughters Maile and Shon K., and Tiara and Tavia Kekahuna; son Shawn Biton; parents Jerome Mansinon and Jackie Darley; grandfather James, and brothers Jerome Jr. and Mario Mansinon and Orlando Darley. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Tehina E. Mariteragi, 38, of Hauula, a musician, died Wednesday in Kahuku. He was born in Tahiti. He is survived by companion Amu Burke; sons Alika Mariteragi and Kaulana Kamakaaina; daughters Kaupe Mariteragi and Tepurotu Kamakaaina; parents Teitu and Taurua; brothers Timi, Heuea and Joseph; and sisters Teruea, Tefakari, Tekeho, Era and Louise. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hauula Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makai Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.
Doji U. Martirez, 32, of Honolulu, formerly of the Philippines, who died Nov. 25 when he was swept away by a wave off Lanikai, will be remembered in services Saturday. He was born in Manila. He is survived by mother Patrocinia; brothers Don and Jollo, and sisters Mary A. Martirez-Lauretta and Tricia Martirez. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial will be held in Manila. No flowers.
Chieno I. Nagamine, 77, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. No services.
Billy E. Paney, 69, of Kihei, Maui, a professional musician and retired music teacher for St. Anthony School, died Thursday at home. He was born in Oklahoma. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He is survived by former wife Jan; sons Billy Jr. and Kai; and brother Harry. Services: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony Church. Call after 5 p.m. Private burial.
Rosita G. Pascua, 61, of Ewa Beach, a Happy Shirt Inc. employee, died Nov. 11 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Sofronio F.; son Arnold; daughters Nanie Pascua and Janet Sario; brother Elpidio Guillermo; sisters Filipinas Aguilar, Esther Dizor and Juanita and Daisy Guillermo, and five grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Kazuo Sakumoto, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired cabinet maker, died Nov. 22 in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. There are no known survivors. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
William Souza Jr., 62, of Ewa Beach, a retired maintenance engineer for Holsum Bakery, died Nov. 27 in the Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Adeline "Angie" and brother Richard. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park, Mauka Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church in Kapaia, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.
Harue Tokumura, 82, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Thursday in the Keauhou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born in South Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Oliver and Clyde; daughters Rose Iga and Jean Nakamura; brothers Larry Izu and Terry Kishimoto, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji. Call after 4 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.