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Benjamin S. Aliason, 74, of Las Vegas and formerly of Aiea/Makakilo, who retired from civil service, died Monday at home. He is survived by wife Jeanette; son Russell; daughter Rosalie; brother Peter; sisters Fely Sugui, Rose Sabala, Christina Boyd, Madeline Oliva, Leah Alporque, Linda Chow and Dolly Yokoi, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.Clara T. Bacio, 85, of Makaweli, Kauai died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Peter and Raymond Kinores and Walter, Gary and Paul Bacio; daughters Lucille Ayala, Margaret Kinores, Joanne Quiocho and Donna Igaya; 26 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Jan. 6 at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Kekaha. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire. Family suggests no red colors.
Bernabe Bolos, 71, of Kailua, a typographer and owner of Ad Type Inc., died Dec. 19. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Josephine; sons Bruce and Brian; daughters Brenda Jenkins and Brigitte Rarangol; brothers Ben and Bernaldo; sisters Nieves Sagarang and Dolores Shimabuku, a granddaughter and two great-grandsons. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Geronimo C. Cabrera, 77, of Honolulu, a retired dietary aide for St. Francis Medical Center, died Dec. 16 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Francisca; sons Lito, Ed and Jr; daughters Betty Cortes and Maria Failano; brother Rudy, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 8:10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Mitsuko T. Campo of Honolulu died Dec. 19 in Honolulu. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by husband Luis-Eugenio; son Kaleo; daughters Pia Campo, Cecilia Carmichael and Kehau Butler; sister Hatsue Perry, and brother Shigeru Tamashiro. Private inurnment.
Vera C. Chang, 89, of Kailua died last Wednesday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Ewa Mill. She is survived by daughters Phyllis DeCorte and Christine Soares, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Yash Y. Deguchi, 78, of Captain Cook, Hawaii died Saturday. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ginny Squier; sons Milton, Kelsey and Stanton; daughter Brenda Morimoto; brothers Yasu, Yasunori and Tamotsu "Allen"; sisters Fujie Inouye, Patsy Akimoto, Mitsue Ishimoto, Itsumi Mori and Mutsumi Komo, and nine grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Adeline P. Dudzic, 92, of Honolulu, a self-employed business woman, died Friday at home. She was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Evelyn Gabriel. Services: noon Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
William J. "Jeff" Eisler, 42, of Kaneohe died Sunday. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by parents Robert and Susanne; sisters Cari and Wendy Eisler and Milan Geritz, and grandmother Margaret Say. Memorial beachside services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Swanzy Beach Park, Kaaawa. Scattering of ashes to follow. Beach attire.
Floyd W. Hamill, 84, of Honolulu, a retired crane operator for Hawaiian Crane and Rigging, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wayne, N.J. He is survived by daughters Diane Hee and Lynn Paff, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edward C. Hammond, 76, of Vancouver, Wash., a supervisor for public schools, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by wife Lillian S.; son Terry; daughter Kathy Sleasman, and four grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Thomas R. Hines, 77, of Lihue, Kauai, superintendent in the recreational industry, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by sons Samuel Heen and Thomas Hines; daughter Kellie Pleas, and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at St. Michael's Episcopal and All Angels Church. Casual attire.
Beatrice H. Iinuma, 81, of Waipahu died Dec. 18 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Kenneth K. and Roy M.; brother Tom T. Isobe; sister Patsy S. Hookala, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Charles K. Kaliloa, 73, of Anahola, Kauai, an installer and repairman for Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He also served in the U.S. Army. He was born in Kapaia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Loke K.; sons Wayne, Harold and Chala Vidinha, Charles Kaliloa Jr. and Arthur Kahale; daughters Rose "Loke" Dahle, Katherine "Momi" Kaliloa and Lorrie Lee "Bobbie" Rapozo; sister Mabel Timmerman, 28 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Mineko Kami, 70, of Hilo, a clerk for the former Hilo Hospital, died last Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Albert; son Mark; daughter Clarysse Nunokawa; brother Kenneth Ota, and sisters Masako Niitani, Shizuko Fukumoto and Sanae Kunishima. Private services. No monetary donations.
Olivia K. Kapahua, 72, of Aiea, a retired employee of Leahi Hospital, died Thursday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Paukaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Roy Dunlap; brothers Alvin, Alva, Clifford, Reynold and Patrick; sisters Melva Saturnio, Helen Young and Audrie Antonio, and two grandsons. Graveside committal services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Daren M. Kataoka, 20, of Honolulu, a Heald College student, will be remembered in private services. He died after diving from a cliff in Hawaii Kai Nov. 15. He is survived by mother Margaret; father Alan; sister Lisa, and grandparents Yoshie Iwanaga and Richard and Patsy Kataoka.
Albert C.S. Lau, 72, of Honolulu, Shop 72 general foreman of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died yesterday. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy; daughters Alinor Lau and Alma Grocki; brother Harold Ah Yau, and two grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Puanani J. "Nani" Madarang, 64, of Kukaiau, Hawaii died Saturday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Romaldo "Romie"; sons Romaldo "Kuyan" Jr. and Rendall "Rendy"; daughter Natalie "Princess" Gonsalves; brother Sylvester; sisters Virginia Hilua, Eleanor Estencion, Mollie Salomon and Fely Rosario, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph-Paauilo Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shigetaro Oshiro, 83, of Pukalani, Maui, a caretaker for Maui County Parks and Recreation Services, died Sunday at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Oliver and Leslie; brothers Jinso and Kenneth Nako, and sister Peggy Kaina. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Rinzai Zen Mission in Paia, Maui. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maui Memorial Park.
Roman F. Palacz, 85, of Waianae died Dec. 12 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Elba, Neb. He is survived by brother Leonard Palacz and sister Emma Scott. Private services.
David H.C. Pang, of Honolulu, a retired accountant and manager, died Dec. 9 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jennie; daughters Verna Chow, Susan Paula and Maydene Pang; sisters Annie Young and Jean Chang, and two grandchildren. Private services.
George Sumimoto, 74, of Honolulu, a retired manager for Oahu Construction Co., died Dec. 18 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughter Raylene; brothers Bing, Wayne, Kikuo, Kenneth and Wallace, and sisters Lora Harano, Doris Sumimoto and Kazue Kaide. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert H. Suzuki, 86, of Honolulu, a retired electrician, died Dec. 19 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence; sons Stanley and Albert; daughters Carolyn Miyata and Joann Woodring; brothers Edward and Samuel; sisters Sadako Shibata and Yaeko Sumida, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rudolph A. Sylva, 83, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in One Kalakaua Senior Living. He was born in Honolulu. Call after 6 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, Wilder Avenue. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Helen H. Tamanaha, 72, of Honolulu, who retired from Dole Cannery, died Dec. 15 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Sprecklesville, Maui. She is survived by brothers Masato, Hiroshi and Richard, and sisters Jean Watai, Bernice Tamanaha, Hisae Teramoto and Lily Oshiro. Private services.
Ann F. Warrington, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu public schoolteacher, died Saturday in Hale Nani Nursing Home. She was born in Pendleton, Ore. She is survived by daughters Kit, Gale and Patty; sister Peggy, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. Contributions suggested to the Alzheimer's Association.
Setsuko Yokoyama, 80, of Hilo, a retired owner/manager of Kalakaua Kleaners in Hilo, died Dec. 16 at home. She was born in Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Glenn, Ronald, Edward and Allan; daughter Gail Crosthwaite; sister Tomiko Kubo, and four grandchildren. 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.