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Johnny R. Bonoan, 98, of Honolulu, a retired head utility steward for Hilton Hawaiian Village, died Dec. 9 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Dipolo, Juan, Pedro and Moses Cabalse and Juan Jr., Douglas and Abraham Bonoan; daughters Mercedes Pabro, Rosalina Garo, Marcelina Acasio, Natalie and Caroline Bonoan and Dolores Satterlee; 31 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Services: noon next Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.Juan C. Calma, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Co. employee, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ida C.; sons Dante and Rudy Macabeo and John Calma; daughter Thelma Macabeo, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Florence Y.L.L. Chee, 90, of Honolulu, former proprietor of Aloha Health Foods, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Alwin, Bernard and Lyle; daughter Diana; brothers Arthur, John, Hang Quon, Kwai Quon and Kenneth Lee; sisters Lani Lumibao, Koon Chi Chong and Amy Young, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Jean Marie Fargo, 74, formerly of Honolulu and Kamuela, Hawaii, assistant and associate professor of Family Studies at the University of Hawaii, died Nov. 22 in Weaverville, N.C. She also was a former director of volunteer development for the Neighborhood Justice Center in Honolulu. She was born in St. Joseph, Mo. She is survived by son Dan; daughter Nancy; brother Robert Greenberg, and four grandchildren. Memorial contributions suggested to the Mediation Center of the Pacific.
June Swaner Gates, 79, of Denver and Hawaii died Saturday at home. She is survived by husband Charles C. Jr.; son John S.; daughter Diane G. Wallach, and five grandsons. Services held.
Walter G. Gray, of Honolulu, a retired printer for the U.S. Naval Publication and Printing Services, Pearl Harbor, died Tuesday in Arcadia Retirement Residence. He was born in Wahiawa. He was also a former printer for the Honolulu Advertiser. He is survived by wife Harriet; sons Walter Jr., Thomas and Noel; sister Helen Nawaa, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Private burial. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, 1701 Wilder Ave., Honolulu, HI 96822 or Arcadia Memorial Trust, 1434 Punahou St., Honolulu, HI 96822.
Lillian "Lilliana" Gregg, 79, of Wailua Homesteads, Kauai died Wednesday at home. She was born in Santa Cruz, Calif. She is survived by sons Michael, Donny Jo and David B. Gregg and William and Darrell M. Soza; daughters Diane "Tonya" Keaton, Dorothy Nakazawa and Doralene Gregg; brothers Earl Meyers and George Romano; sister Marjorie Squerie, 22 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at St. Michael & All Angels Church in Lihue. Call after 3:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Richard H. Kadotani, 68, of Lahaina, Maui, a retired teacher at John Marshall High School in Los Angeles, died Dec. 20 in Hale Makua. He was born in Lahaina, Maui. He is survived by sisters Edna Fukumoto and Aimee Watanabe. Private services.
Wade N. Kamehiro, 77, of Honolulu, a retired custodian for St. Andrew's Priory, died Dec. 18 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by sons Roy K. and George K.; sister Gladys F. Tamura, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Lloyd T. "Take" Kaneshiro, 80, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired proprietor of L. Kaneshiro & Sons Inc. general contracting company, died Wednesday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ethel; sons Melvin and Arnold; daughters Karen Santos and Sharyn Rodriguera; brother Albert; sisters Aileen Hokama, Alyce Yamaguchi and Alfrieda Kiyuna, six grandchildren and a great-grandson. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Frances S.F. Lum-Chang, 76, of Pearl City died Dec. 20 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harold Y.H. Chang; children Marilyn, Ruth, Stephen and Daniel Chang and Sarah Ing; brothers William H.K., Robert H.S. and Edward H.H. Lum; sisters Lillian S.L. Loo, Gladys S.M. Wayas and Doris S.K. Morishita, and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Kenneth "Sheik" Matsumoto, 92, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired banker with First Hawaiian Bank, died Dec. 20 at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Florence and brother Takashi. Private services.
Robert "Bobby" Nunes, 68, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a truck driver with Lihue Plantation, died Sunday at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by stepsons Billy and George Simon; stepdaughter Adeline "Shugie"; brother Timmy, and sisters Mildred Orsatelli, Shirley Martin, Marjorie Farias and Loretta Grace. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Phyllis Y. Ota, 77, of Honolulu died Dec. 12 in Honolulu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Richard M.; sons Ronald and Danny; daughter Sharon Quitan; sisters Violet Toma and Alice Taira, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Henry Pang, 70, of Honolulu, who retired from MTL Bus Co., died Dec. 20. He was born in South Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons the Rev. Chauncey Pang and John Pang; daughters Henrilyn S. Howell and Melody Danielson; brother Melvin; sisters Julia Kimura, Nadine Kauhi and Yvonne Barrett, and nine grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
August Roman, 75, of Aiea, a shipfitter at Pearl Harbor, died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He is survived by wife LaVenda; sons Greg, David, Buzzy and Deven; daughters Blossom Pedro and LaVern and Tai Roman; brother David; sisters Bella and Lucille Duarte, Judith DeLeon and Mariena Nalow, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Rosie N. Satow, 85, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died Dec. 19 in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Ralph Y. Honma. Private services.
Melvin O. St. John Jr., 80, of Pearl City, a retired commander in the U.S. Navy, died Dec. 12 in Honolulu. He was born in Springfield, Ill. He is survived by wife Jean; sons Steven D. and Thomas P.; daughter Sarah J. Creswell; brother Richard, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. next Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Herbert T. Taise, 71, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired accounts payable clerk for Kau Agribusiness, died Dec. 18 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Waiohinu, Hawaii. He is survived by mother Toshiko "Clara"; brothers Richard and James, and sisters Beatrice Manago, Alice Yonemitsu, Helen Watanabe and Nancy Kado. Private services. No monetary donations.
George "Cowboy" Tsushima, 72, of Honolulu, a retired aircraft mechanic for Hickam Air Force Base, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace; son Melvyn M. Okumura; daughter Judy H. Pang; brother Richard; sisters Roberta Takeda, Bessie Ishida, Lois Suemori, Lillian Yasumishi, Frances Mori, Patsy Oshiro and Shirley Nakachi, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Anatalio A. Tumacder Sr., 65, of Waipahu died Dec. 2 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria M.; son Anatalio M. Jr.; daughters Brigida "Aida" Pascua and Malou Salgado; brother Nereo; sister Mercedez Baniaga, and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
LaVina E. "Dolly" Yamaoka, 77, of Hilo died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She is survived by son Tom Moore; brother Eddie DuBois, and a grandson. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Matsue Yasuhira, 97, of Wailuku, Maui, a retired housekeeper for the Grand Hotel in Wailuku, died Dec. 17 in Hale Makua. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by daughters Gladys Nouchi and Irene Fleming; brothers Keichi and Terumi Kato, nine grandchildren and great-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.