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Rachel Keamalu Benjamin, 88, of Mililani, died Nov. 4. She was born in Puako, South Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Louis Jr., daughters Lurline Kimokeo and Rachel Montayre, 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Imogene Philpot Bowman, 87, of Honolulu, a cartographer, died Oct. 22. She was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. She is survived by daughter Billie Marieclaire and sister Ardis Dees. Private services.
Eufrocina Gasmen Cabebe, 74, of Waipahu, a retired employee for Wailana Restaurant & Coffee Shop, died Nov. 2. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Jimmy and Gerry; daughters Carlina Cera and Teresita Yoro; brothers Hipolito, Pedro, Eusebio and Randy Gasmen; sister Rosita Gasmen; 19 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Luisa Cabrera Cabudol, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired fruit packer for Tropical Fruit Distributors of Hawaii, died Nov. 13. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Salvacion Dumpit; sons Jose, Eduardo and Wilfred; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Alfred Moon Hoy Chang, 87, of Kaneohe, a retired employee for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Nov. 8. He was born in Heeia. He is survived by wife Flora Yuen; sons Wesley H.P., Evanson H.W. and Jeffrey H.T.; hanai son Edwin C.C. Hee; sister Edith; and grandchildren. Private services.
Mauro Diaz, 94, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired cook for the Kona Hilton Hotel, died Saturday at Keauhou Rehabilitation & Health Center. He was born in the Philippines. He was also a coffee farmer. He is survived by wife Primrose Kuanoni; sons Renaldo, Edward, Walter and Richard; daughter Gladys Hanato; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kona Gospel Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Lopamaua Fuaga, 51, of Waianae, died Nov. 10. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband Talafoni; children Allen, Edwin, Daisy, Ramsey, Jacob and Denise, and Theresa Morrison and Oliana Fuaga; siblings Jason, Elcid and Jacob Mamea, and Api, Vave and Seth Foumai, and Pepe Pula, Emo Amaral and Eseta Tago; and 13 grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Ella Nora Awong Ignacio, 74, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired substitute teacher, died Sunday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honokaa. She is survived by husband Carl H.; son David Carl; daughters Nora Valencia and Anita A. Badon; brothers Gilbert, Ernest and Isaac Awong; sister Nancy Awong Teves; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Jedidiah Baddo Juan, infant son of George and Juvelyn of Honolulu, died Oct. 26. He is also survived by brother Jason and grandparents Mauro and Adela. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rachelle Young Bong Kim, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired employee for the Army Corps of Engineers, died Thursday. She is survived by daughter Patricia Kim Park; sons Nathaniel, Gordon and Sean; sisters Rose Chu, Eva Chang, Soonie Lee and Madeline Keene; brothers Bruce and Adrian Shon; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Janet Trost Lynn, 85, of Honolulu, died Monday. She was born in San Jose, Calif. She is survived by husband David and sons Howard and Douglas. No services.
Arnold Calpo Madamba, 34, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Oct. 28 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by parents Emilio and Leonora; brothers Juanito, Dencio, Sonny, Felicing, Don, Ben and Pabling; and sisters Letty Dalmacio and Susan Tasani. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Overnight visitation: family residence in the Nanawale subdivision, Forest Rd. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kimiyo Makino, 88, of Mililani, formerly of Palolo, died Nov. 13 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Walter, daughter Joyce, brother Kiyoshi Masaki and sister Sumi Yasui. Private services.
Mildred Yoshiko Masuda, 83, of Wahiawa, a retired cafeteria worker for Kunia Elementary School, died Nov. 11. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Gary; daughters Gladys Tsujimura, Gertrude De Guzman and Gail Dean; sisters Marion Cox, Haruyo Miyamoto and Jane Takano; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Leslie F.H. Medeiros, 67, of Makakilo, a retired PBX line repairman for Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Nov. 10. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by mother Anna Peyton; sisters Eyvonne McDermott, Colleen "Tweet" Kela and Henrietta "Etta" Nobriga; daughters Denise Morris, Terri Medeiros Razado and Keahi; son Christopher; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Paul Shoei Moriyama, 60, of Honolulu, a retired iron worker for S&M Welding, died last Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born on Okinawa. He is survived by wife Naomi; sons Ricky and Scot; father Robert Shoichi; birth father Shosei; birth mother Kazu; brothers Shokichi and Shoken; and sisters Fumiko Shinagawa, Tsuruko Inami, Chiyoko Matsumine and Kiyoko Ishii. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mihoko Ogawa, 86, of Makaha, a retired stained-glass artist, died Sunday. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by son Gyoshu Namihira, daughter Sumiko Carroll, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. today at Honolulu Myohoji Mission.
Marian Sumie Oshiro, 80, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for Alii Builders Inc., died Monday in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael; daughter Catherine; brothers Milton, James, George and Herbert Matayoshi; sisters Helen Higa, Sadie Sonoda and Mildred Terauchi; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Gladys Kimura Ota, 94, of Honolulu, died Nov. 9 in Maunalani Nursing Center. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Bernice Kawamoto and two grandchildren. Private services.
William B. Prentice, 90, of Waianae, a retired technician for the Army Corps of Engineers, died Nov. 13. He was born in Wilmore, Ky. He is survived by daughters Mariko Thompson, Willena Hawkins, Barbara Wilcox, Doris Rooks and Emma Tucker; son William H.; brother Chester; 14 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Katherine Texeira Rosa, 90, of Honolulu, a charter member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 94, women's auxiliary, died Nov. 8 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Patrick, stepson Selmo F. Jr., five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Oahu Cemetery.
John Ray Stiles, 62, of Wahiawa, an automotive mechanic for Department of Education operations and maintenance, died Monday. He was born in Shreveport, La. He is survived by wife Barbara; sons Francis Raiola and James Kimo; daughters Susan Mokuahi and Flora; parent Otha; brothers Andy, Charles, Kenneth, Jack and Scoot; sisters Lois Fish, Marie Panquin and Dorothy Hall; and five grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Silvestre "Suga" Grande Suga Jr., 47, of Ewa Beach, a veteran of the U.S. Army, died last Wednesday. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by wife Jocelyn, daughters Shawne Carroll and Olivia, son Silvestre "Ekolu" III, mother Rebecca, sisters Gwen Ramiscal and Joyce Gabato, and a grandson. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at "Suga Beach," 91-873 Pohakupuna Road, Ewa Beach. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Tsutae "Sue" Takayama, 77, of Honolulu, a retired claims adjuster for Aetna Insurance Co., died Nov. 12 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Doreen H. Minami, sister Helen S. Tabusa and two grandchildren. Private services.
Adele Sweet Mamo Tavares, 62, of Waianae, a retired cashier for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, dry dock No. 2, died last Wednesday at home. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by husband Leroy, sons Du Wayne and Roy-Shane, daughter Rene Olson, stepson Michael Casperson, brothers James and Lloyd Waialae, sister Sweetheart "Sweetie" Harris and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the residence. Call after 9 a.m.
Stanley Wendell Thompson, 91, of Honolulu, a retired engineer for the federal government, died Nov. 11. He is survived by wife Karen, son Jay, daughter Karilyn Starks and four grandchildren. Private services.
John Tucker "Johnny Poi" Vincent, 55, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a mason and carpenter for the Orchid at the Mauna Lani Hotel, died Saturday at home. He was also a taro farmer and was on active duty with the Hawaii National Guard, Company B, 299 Infantry. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Annette L.; sons John P. and Michael D.; daughter Lori Kaohimaunu; brother Manuel Jr.; sisters Lorna Rosa, Catherine Olsen, Winona Stout, Helene Catriz and Ellen Jean; hanai sons Darcy Ambrosio and Markus Anderson; and mother Norma. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Clara K. Yamada, 69, of Wailuku, co-owner of No Ka Oi Inn, died Nov. 12 at home. She was also a greeter for Greyline Hawaii. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Reginald Y.; son Reinald; daughter Lynette Daimon; brothers Donald, Irving and Danny Nishiyama; sisters Janet Fernandez, Eileen Ho, Helen Takishita and Dorothy Takakura; and two 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.