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Ciro Fred K. Bakutis, 21, of Waianae, a student at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, died Saturday at home. He is survived by parents Robert "Bunky" and Gail; sisters Malia and Ane; half sister Helena Marie, and grandparents Fred Bakutis and Martha Killebrew. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Makaha Surfing Beach. Donations suggested to Waianae High School, Searider Video Productions, 85-251 Farrington Highway, Waianae, HI 96792. Beach attire.Eva J. DeMello, 83, of Kailua died Dec. 9 in Kailua. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons George Jr. and James; daughters Barbara Silva, Bernie Colvin and Debbie McCann; hanai daughter Lisa DePonte; sister Lillian Victoria; 15 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Herbert "Slick" Furukawa, 76, of Honolulu died Dec. 8 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sumiko; sons Marc and Burt; daughter Faith H.; brothers Alfred and Miles; sister Gail Namba, and six grandchildren. Private services.
Chu Lun Gee, 75, of Honolulu, a retired cook, died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Yiu Kang; daughter Connie, and sister Gee Gim Ong Hom. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Cynthia M. Gray, 53, of Lahaina, Maui, an apartment complex manager in Lahaina, died Dec. 1 at home. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by sister Paulette Weller and companion Ron Furukawa. Services at a later date.
Roberta Rae Hanaike, 66, of Kaneohe, an administrative assistant with Ringler Associates, Honolulu, Inc., died yesterday. She was born in Salem, Ore. She is survived by husband Donald; daughters Dona L., Lori A. and Jann; sons Ronn A., David D. and Benn B.; sisters Patricia Lacy and Janet Wismer, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow.
Joseph I. Haumea, 81, of Wainiha, Kauai, a heavy equipment operator for the state, died Friday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Keikilani Harada, Agnes and Cecilia Perreira and Rosemary Morris; sons Everett and Evaron Haumea and Joseph Andrada; brothers Benji and Bonaperte; sisters Mary Ann Valmoja and Hannaah Meyers, 27 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Williams Church in Hanalei. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanalei Community Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kui Seu "Choppy" Hew, 93, of Wailuku, Maui, an accountant for Ah Fook's Supermarket, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by daughter Janice Beppu; sons Raymond and Leslie; brother Robert; sisters Ah Kewn and Mun Kyau, and two grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary/Norman's. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Donations suggested to charity.
Alfred H. Hori, 68, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, E-7, died Dec. 9 in Honolulu. He was a Vietnam War veteran, cab driver with SIDA Taxi and a Child and Family Service maintenance worker. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Henry; brother Melvin, and sister Melvia Kato. Private services.
Susumu Ishida, 73, of Hilo, a retired proprietor of Sus 76 Union in Hilo, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife June; sons Reginald, David, Howard and Kenneth; brothers Shojiro and Stanley; sisters Joyce Nakano, Yukie Chun, Sueko Chinen and Emiko Wong, and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hazel Soo Kim, 88, of Honolulu, a retired sales clerk for Liberty House, died Nov. 30. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Gerald; daughter Janice Nam; sisters Margaret Ko and Eleanor You, and nine grandchildren. Private services.
Walter Mattison, 44, a golf course superintendent, died Friday in Bend, Ore. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy; sons Brent and Sean; mother Viola; brothers Martin E. II and David, and sister Phyllis Lindsley. Services on the mainland. Memorial contributions suggested to Mattison Family Education Fund at Washington Mutual and Central Oregon Hospice.
Ernest B. Medeiros, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Hotel maintenance worker, died Dec. 9 in Honolulu. He was born in Holualoa, Kona. He is survived by brothers Herman and Thomas, and sisters Thelma Valentine, Sarah Torres and Dora Morales. Private services.
Magdalina M. Miguel, 85, of Kaneohe died yesterday in Kaneohe. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Vivencio; children Florentina Ames, Juanita Bungcayao, Juliana Pascual and Elpedio, Bonifacio and Alfredo Garma; brother Silvino Carinio; 26 grandchildren, 49 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Victor R. Monis, 88, of Honolulu, died Oct. 20 in Bremerton, Wash. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Aurea; children Leo, Aida, Efren, Manchie, Grace and Louie, and 12 grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Condolences to the family suggested to 7895 NE Oxbow Lane, Bremerton, WA 98311 c/o Leo and Aida Monis.
Sachiko "Sachi" Moromisato, 70, of Hilo, a retired secretary for the former Shin's Sheet Metal, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Shinsei and sister Mieko Asato. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
William T. Nakamura, 83, of Honolulu died last Tuesday. He is survived by wife Karen; daughters Gayle Taoka, Joan Nakamura, Paula Hart and Judy Diamond; son Ronald; sisters Takeko Miyasato and Beatrice Suemori; brothers Sakae, Charles and Edward Kubo, and six grandchildren. Private services.
Alben E. Osaki, 61, of Kapaa, Kauai, a former banker, died Nov. 22 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was also a U.S. Navy veteran. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by son Alben S. Private services.
Freddie E. Paracuelles, 65, of Waialua, a retired meat cutter at Schofield Barracks Commissary and Foodland Markets, died Wednesday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Ricky A., Kevin P. and Clifford E.; daughters Patty Ann Gonsales and Beverly M. Paracuelles; brothers Casa, Artie, Cesar, Alfredo, Reto, Ricardo, David and Frankie, 18 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Thursday at St. Michael's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Michelle A. Ramos, 26, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a waitress at Keoki's Restaurant at Poipu, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by parents Sam and Renee; daughters Alyssa Lardizabal and Xandra Ramos Masumoto; brother Sam "June" Jr., and grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Primitivo Ramos. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Roy Taiichi Saiki, 58, of Honolulu and formerly of Los Angeles died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Wanda; son Royce; daughters Sheryl Perez and Sheila Saiki; brother Stanley; sister Violet Castro, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth K. Shima, also known as Kenneth K. Shimabukuro, 76, of Pearl City, who formerly worked at Hicks Homes, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center in Pali Momi. He was also a retired carpenter from the Department of Army at Schofield Barracks. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Fujiko; sons Glenn and Gregg Shimabukuro and Kazu and Koji Higa; daughters Gail Kikuyama and Gwen Marushige; brother Daniel, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sandra Lee "Sandy" Sloke, 53, of Houston and formerly of Waipahu is survived by sisters Caridad Kobylanski, Mary Jane Vescaino, Angeline Bio, Esther Flaxman, Christine and Laling Tabisola and Debra Welch. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published Saturday.
Marilyn Sunderman, formerly of Honolulu, an artist, died Dec. 8 in Flagstaff, Ariz. She was also an author and spiritual teacher. She was born in Le Sueur, Minn. She is survived by brothers Charles, Dale and Duane. Services in early January. In lieu of flowers, a foundation will be established in her name. Donations are suggested to P.O. Box 2633, Sedona, AZ 86339.
Pauline A. Thomas, 94, of Kula, Maui died Dec. 16 at home under hospice care. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Walton N.; daughters Mary Castanha and Theresa Bissen; sons Bert, Paul, Joseph and Kevin, and grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kolianita D. Tonga, infant daughter of Heneli and Aita, died Friday. She is also survived by twin sister Daisy; sister Uheina; brothers Manu and Sila, and grandparents Malia Ahomana and Teulia. Private services.
Cecily M. Trent, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired Montessori School teacher, died Saturday in Aloha Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in London. She is survived by son Angus and brother Alan Cumming. Graveside services: noon tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Harry M. Tsubaki, 90, of Honolulu, a retired produce peddler, died Dec. 11. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by son Russel; daughters Suzette Inouye and Ann Lenz; brother Edward, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Masaru Uchida, 80, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired cook for W.H. Shipman Ltd., died Wednesday at home. He was born in Kaiaakea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yoshie; son Norman; daughters Frances Miyamoto and Marilyn Tagawa; brother Katsutoshi; sister Blossom Koizumi, and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Belle F. Waterhouse, 77, of Texas and formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 27 at home. She was born in Springton, Texas. She is survived by sons Ross Bigham and Jeff Bigham; daughters Sheree Bigham and Kim McKinney, and two grandsons. Private services. Memorial donations suggested to a hospice organization or the Salvation Army.
Lilian K. Yamada, 66, of Honolulu, a retired Kapiolani Women's and Children's Medical Center housekeeper, died Dec. 5. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services.
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.