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James K. Ayano, 67, of Waipahu, a retired electrician at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Jan. 11 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Chihoyo and sisters Itsuyo Yamamoto and May M. Yota. Private services.Marjorie B. Coffin, 93, who worked for Sansum Clinic in Santa Barbara, Calif., died June 30 in Santa Barbara. She was born in Marshall County, Indiana. She is survived by stepdaughters Sheila C. Bills and Lynne C. Shenck. Services held. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Inurnment services: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 27 at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Asao Doi, 97, of Honolulu, a retired geneticist with Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, died last Friday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shizuka; son William; daughters Amy Hayashida and Jessie Doi-Cunha; brother Tsuneo; sisters Tatsuyo Honma, Michiyo Kitajima and Midori Kawamoto, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
John T. Duarte, 93, of Honolulu, who retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Jan. 6 in Hale Nani Health Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Louis, Frank and Richard. Private services.
Bob Lee Galloway, 71, of Honolulu was also the owner of Nature's Sunshine Products. Burial: 1 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. The additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Tsuruko Higa, 85, of Honolulu is survived by brother Kamazen Shimabuku. The mortuary provided the additional information for an obituary published Tuesday.
William "Scruni" Kahau Jr., 68, of Honolulu died Monday. He is survived by wife Eldora; sons Dayne Kahau and Thomas Paugh; daughters Hinano Alama, Nina Asing and Kanani Marshall, 22 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Closing prayer: 8:45 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.
Yoshie "Y" Kawahara, 79, of Kona, Hawaii, owner of SYK Enterprise Plumeria Farm, died Jan. 6 at home. She was also a cashier in the dining room of the former Kona Hilton Hotel. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by husband Shoji; daughters Iris and Gail Cantor and Ann Kawahara; brothers Morichiko, Masamitsu, Paul and Henry Yamada, and three grandsons. Private services.
Moses S.C. Kim, 74, of Honolulu, a retired engineer with the U.S. Army, died last Friday. He was also a retired funeral director with Mililani Mortuary. He was born in Huelo, Maui. He is survived by wife Lurline; sons Moses Jr., Jonn and Kelvin; brothers Jonn and Walter; sisters Katherine Gibson and Elizabeth Kam, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Closing prayer: 8:45 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Curtis J. La Forge, 14, of Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii, a student at Keaau High School, died Jan. 11 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Laura Gilliam; father Najim Gilliam; brother Brat Gilliam, and grandparents Tom, Donna and Jim Gilliam and Jan Thomson. All-night vigil: 6 p.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Laura Gilliam residence on F-3 Road in Hawaiian Acres. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Leabert F. "Lea-J" Lindsey Jr., 27, of Kailua-Kona, a laborer, died Jan. 10. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Leabert and Karen; brothers Rockey and Kauka; sister Bethany Antonio, and grandparents Stephen and Lokelani Lindsey, Tony and Piilani Bettencourt, Eli Keolanui and Cathleen Ray. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Kona Faith Center-Thy Word Ministries. Call after 11 a.m. Prayer services: 8 p.m. at family home, 74-4924 Kiwi St., Kailua-Kona. Visitation and night wake: about 5 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park.
Hazel E. Martines, 77, of Waipahu is survived by sons Benny, Rudolph and Mauricio Arreola. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Margarita Mendiola, 77, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died Dec. 5 in Honolulu. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by brothers Juanito, Rusein and Paul. Private services.
Mildred M. Nakata, 83, of Honolulu died Saturday in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by son Harold S.; daughters Maye Y. Groeneveld and June N. Onishi; stepmother Kami "Kana" Agena; brothers William H., Stanley K., Ronald K. and Lawrence S. Agena; sisters Lynette M. Ching, Ellen Y. Narramore, Erma K. Tahata and Mae S. Gillespie, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Casimero "Cas" Pucong, 75, of Waipahu died Jan. 4 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Flo D.; sons Leonard U.Y. Dela Cruz and Edward H. Markham; daughters Mary Santos and Vallarie E. Hayashida; hanai daughter Shirley Cadiente; brother Lorenzo; sisters Maxine Milar and Magdalena Bugtong, 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dr. Michael S. Sakihara, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Okinawan history professor for the History Department and summer session at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was also president of Hawaii International College. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by wife Jean M.; daughter Mana; brother Choyu; sisters Ruriko Kinjo, Saeko Nakadomari, Kyoko Morita, Kiyomi Mikuni and Miyo Gakiya, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Ligaya D. Sevilla, 41, of Schofield Barracks died Tuesday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Mario C.; sons Michael D. and George D.; daughters Leah M. and Jennifer D.; parents Felipe and Virginia Datuin; sister Michelle Datuin, and brothers Pacifico, Danny, Nestor, Felipe Jr. and Rogelio Datuin. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Main Chapel, Schofield Barracks. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Post Cemetery, Schofield Barracks.
Kathryn T. Tarutani, 87, of Honolulu, a retired salesclerk for Watumull's Department Store, died Jan. 10. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Edward, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Seikichi Teruya, 72, of Waiahole, a retired cabinet maker, died Tuesday in Waiahole. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Stanley, Yasuki, Seiki and Steven, and sisters Alice Ebata, Fumie Teruya, Matsuye Miyasato, Kimie Kaneshiro and Joyce Yokota. 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.