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Kathleen Ann "Kay" Ballard, 77, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired nurse's aide, died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was also a Headstart preschool teacher. She was born in Troy, N.Y. She is survived by daughters Joan Katz-Earl, Nina Winslow and Jackie Moore, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.James A. Ekern, 84, of Kailua-Kona, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps, died Tuesday at home. He was also a retired salmon cannery superintendent. He was born in Bainsbridge Island, Wash. He is survived by wife Ursula, son Peter J., daughters Karen Chipman and Therese Williams and seven grandchildren. No services.
Anacleto C. Gorospe, 74, of Honolulu, a retired farmer, died Feb. 13 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by sons Ricardo and Christopher; daughters Erlinda Viloria, Victoria Gorospe, Aurelia Garcia, Estrellita Magbual and Geraldine Rasalan; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
George W. Green Jr., 52, of Waialua died Feb. 13 in Wahiawa. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by daughters Jacqueline Fasion-Elmandorf and Ruth Maile-Anne Green-Kaipo; son George W. III; sisters Mary Louise Robinson and Maxine Green-Bolden; brothers Charles, Cornelius, Harold and Harley; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Sunday at Kalona Beach in Waimanalo. Donations suggested to George Winston Green Jr., c/o Ruth Maile-Anne Green-Kaipo, 41-317 Manawaiola St., Waimanalo 96895-1767.
Rose Marie Jardine, 63, of Waipunalei, Hawaii, died last Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Robert E., daughter Brenda Derego, son Robert E. Jr., brother Albert Rodrigues, sister Mary DeMattos and three grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Hilo. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Epiphania G. Jimeno, also known as "Fanny" or "Paning," 84, of Waipahu, who retired from Hawaiian Airlines, died Feb. 15 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Alfred Barcenilla, daughter Josephine Recktenwald, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: Noon Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Julia K. Kahinu, 93, of Hilo died Wednesday at home. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Julia Kaulukukui, hanai daughters Sandra K. "Aunti Sandi" Claveria and Cecilia Polikapu-Samson, four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Keaukaha Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery, Mormon section. Casual attire.
Anthony V. Mabuti, infant son of Aristotle and Violeta died last Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He is also survived by sister Audrey and grandparents Anselmo and Magdalena Mabuti and Dominga Valencia. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples.
Joseph K. "Jody" Maruyama, 70, of Honolulu is not survived by a great-grandchild. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Grace L.R. Meyer, 78, of Mililani died Monday at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Sydney W., daughters Donna L. Meyer and Lillian G. Almeida, sisters Winifred K. Fisher and Elizabeth H. Godfrey, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. John A&E Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.
Thomas H. Miyashiro, 70, of Honolulu, a retired administrator for the state Department of Human Services, died last Friday in Hale Malamalama Nursing Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley H., sons Guy H. and Gary Y., daughter Gay Mie Kurashige, brothers Michael K. and Patrick M., sisters Gladys S. Shiroma and Florence S. Miyashiro and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment of ashes: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Laura Siu Mun, 84, of Honolulu died Feb. 9 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Ron and two grandsons. Private services.
Thomas I. Nagai, 67, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He is survived by wife Charlotte "Kaala"; son Thomas Jr.; daughters Terry Nagai-Sylva, Davelyn Yoon and Charla Tsukada; mother Bertha; sister Naomi Kaneshiro; and four grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Stanley J. Popielarz, 85, of Waianae died Monday in Waianae. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by three nieces. Services on the mainland.
Margaret K. Prestidge, 79, of Honolulu, a retired cafeteria helper from Likelike School, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Samuel; son Samuel Jr.; daughters Mamie Kahawai, Gwen Boyce, Sherron Vincent and Roxanne Kimura; brother Cyril Kahale; sisters Hilda Akioka and Violet Bourke; 21 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow.
Thelma L. Roberts, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired real estate agent with Waikiki Realty, died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Anaheim, Calif. She is survived by husband Robert E., daughters Carolyn Darr and Judye Williams, brother Richard A. Melcher, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Helen M. Rodrigues, 97, of Kapaa, Kauai, an elementary teacher at Haena, Hanalei, Hanamaulu, Koolau and Kapaa schools, died Tuesday. She was born in Kapaa. She is survived by husband Joseph, sisters Alice Paik and Ramona Hess and brothers Albert and Stanford Morgan. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: St. Catherine's Cemetery.
Gloria Jean Sanner, 46, of Keaau, Hawaii, a secretary, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by husband Charles F., daughter Heather and a grandchild. No services.
Melquiades T. Tabula, 87, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance man with Kukui Gardens, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Esperanza; sons Sonny, Villamor, Rolando and Ferdinand; daughter Myrna Quidilla; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony's Church, Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Roger S. Takabayashi, 46, of Waipahu died Wednesday in Waipahu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Harriet and brother Patrick. Private services.
Ed G. Thrapp, 80, of Aiea, who retired from the U.S. Navy, died Jan. 9 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was also a retired security officer at the condominium The Park at Pearlridge. He was born in Brewster, Wash. He is survived by wife Esther and brother Dick. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
April D. Turin, 22, of Laie died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Washington. She is survived by parents Michael and Debra; brothers Ryan, Adam, Douglas and Michael; sisters Jennifer Turin-Williams and Tabatha and Pamela Turin; grandmother Janet Sylvestre; and great-grandmother Dorothy Ennis. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Fourth Ward. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Helen C. Wong, 86, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died Sunday. She is survived by sons Raphael, Ambrose Jr. and Christopher; daughter Rosemary; and three grandchildren. Services: 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Mary K. Woodward, 89, of Honolulu, a retired kitchen helper at Mother Rice Preschool, died Saturday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edward K. III, Albert and Herbert; daughters Mary Iwamoto, Diana Christ and Pearl Stucki; brothers Clement, William and David Luke; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Shozun Yamauchi, 83, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher for the Department of Education, died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Steven M. and William M.; brothers Shotei, Louis, Masahide, Masanobu and Hiroshi; sisters Pauline Wong and Esther Takushi; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Seichi Yogi, 92, of Honolulu, a retired chef with the New Alakea Grill, died Feb. 17 in Hale Nani Health Center. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by son James, daughter Patsy Zukemura, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Carl M. Yonehara, 52, of Honolulu, a clerk for the state Sheriff's office, died Feb. 13 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Mikal; mother Helene; brothers Earl and Bert; sisters Amy Yonehara, Carolyn Arii and Sylvia Simmons; and a granddaughter. 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.