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Penelope "Penny" Mahealani Atkins, 50, of Waimanalo, died Feb. 8. She is also survived by sister Kehaulani Kunukau and brother Elmer "Nuu" Jr. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.Victoriano "Victor" Bergonia, 64, of Indiana, formerly of Hawaii, a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Vietnam War, died Feb. 11 in Evansville, Ind. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Judy; children Teresa, Rose Victoria, Michael, Moki, Sabrina, RenaMae, Angela and Gena; 27 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Walter Gary Cannon, 86, of Makakilo, a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Air Force, died Saturday. He was also an engineer for McDonald Douglas and Hughes Helicopters. He was born in Panama. He is survived by wife Gertrude; daughters Judith Ann Dillard, Jacqueline Scott and Victoria Cannon; and one grandchild. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Dr. Edward Dai Tim Ching, 97, of Campbell, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, former medical director for Waimano Home, who died Feb. 2 in Campbell, will be remembered in services 10:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. He is also survived by nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Feb. 7.
Margaret Lee Ching, 90, formerly of Hawaii, a former teacher for the state Department of Education, died May 29, 2000, in Campbell, Calif. She was also a financial consultant for Grand Pacific Life Insurance Co. and a distributor for Shaklee Authorized Distributors. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Calvin S. and Curtis, daughter Carolee C. Chan, nine grandchildren, and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Fabian Chow, 92, of Honolulu, former owner of Loo Chow Store, died last Wednesday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by daughter Candace Miyashiro, and two grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Lee Ong "Lee" Chun, 85, of Honolulu, retired co-owner of Chun Lee Tong Supermarket, died Monday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons David and Douglas; daughters Gloria-Jean Hoo, Bonnie-Belle Chun and Carol-Sue Hipsher; brother Lee Sum Chun; sisters Yuk Yao "Jadine" Yip, Yuk Chan Nuuhiwa and Yuk Ip "Jean" Fong; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Committal service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Juan Sebastian Claridad, 96, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired herbicide supervisor for Lihue Sugar Plantation, died Feb. 8 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Carolina Cacatian-Mapue, sisters Caridad Claridad Cabasa and Basila Corrales, five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Ramona "Rony" May Bernard Andrade Cravalho, 73, of Kahului, a retired registered nurse for the State of Hawaii, died Feb. 10 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She is also survived by father Charles P. Bernard, and sister Marlene "Winkie" J. Helela. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday.
Nellie Chieko Fontes, 78, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper for Kuakini Medical Center, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Randall and Michael, brothers George and Roy Furumizo, six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call 5-9 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park.
George Clifford Gray, 64, of Makawao, Maui, a safety director for Maui Electric Co., died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara; daughters Brenda Lee Gray, Tammy Makahilahila and Lisa Louis; sister Dorothy Ryans; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Bobby Derrick Ishikawa, 20, of Ookala, Hawaii, a cook for Don's Grill, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honokaa. He is survived by parents Dayle and Blendalynn, brother Leslie, sister Korli, and grandparents Tomiko Ishikawa and Mary Recolan. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Laupahoehoe Point Park Pavilion. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Michael Kaaumoana, 45, of Waipahu, died Feb. 7. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Richard; brothers Richard Jr., David, Joseph and Daniel Kaaumoana, Gaynon Sobrado, and Edward, Kelly, Francisco, Robert and Nelson Cuba; and sisters Miu Lan Oman, Marie Fritzgerald, Mary Jane Burdett, Chris Kempczenski, Jeanne Sarajena, Leilani Tiffer and Mary Ann Chadwick. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Mauricio Negranza Lorenzo, 89, of Naalehu, a retired journeyman machinist for Hutchinson Sugar Plantation and Kau Sugar Plantation, died last Wednesday in Kau Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lolita; sons Eric, James and Robert; brother Bienvenido; sisters Bonisacia Rodrigues, Virginia Mateo and Genoveva Esteban; and four grandchildren. Overnight wake: 5:30 p.m. Friday at the Lolita Lorenzo residence, 95-5583 Nahele St., Naalehu. Rosary: 7 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Naalehu Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shizuko Matsuda, 84, of Waipahu, a retired employee for Leeward Drive-In, died Feb. 10. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Roy and Melvin "Apu," daughters Joy Matsuda and Charlotte Kuriyama, brother Mamoru Nakagawa, sisters Kaneko Murakami and Florence Kiyono, and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Constantine Mertvagos, 89, of Kailua-Kona, a retired interpreter for the United Nations, died Friday in the Life Care Center of Kona. He was born in Helsinki, Finland. He is survived by wife Ann, son Peter Mertvago, and two stepgrandchildren. Graveside service: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kona Memorial Park. Burial to follow.
Christine "Pasing" Yorong Moore, 71, of Wahiawa, died Feb. 11. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Robert "Bob"; sons Logan, James "Jimmy" and Michael "Mike"; daughters Theresa "Tessie" Sielken, Linda Ughoc and Roberta "Berta" Zink; brothers Bonifacio and Henry Campania; sister Lorraine Lienert; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sue Lily Nelson, 86, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Feb. 5 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Haina. She is survived by son Joseph Nelson; brothers Louis DeRego, Amos Botelho and Alex Botelho; sister Mary Ellen Arruda; and two grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Elvin Nicely, 48, of Waialua, died Jan. 23 in Wahiawa General Hospital following a traffic accident. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Angela Orris; son Milo; daughters Andrea and Helena Orris; parents Robert Sr. and Helen Lausterer; brothers Todd Nicely, Sidney Lausterer and Robert Lausterer Jr.; sisters Darlene Pololou, Terry Nicely and Moana McCormick; and two grandchildren. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Restituto Romero Ontalan Sr., 80, of Kapolei, died Jan. 27. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Valeriana; sons Bernard, Restituto "Jun" Jr., Dedimo "Dimo" and Fred; daughters Aida Dolores, Consuelo Rosales, Edna Capistrano and Grace Garcillas; sister Adelina Garcia; 21 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Wake service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Inocencio Raganit Ricana, 81, of Honolulu, died Jan. 25 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Amando, Oscar, Andrew and Wilfredo; daughters Nelly Castillo, Leonora Racimo and Nora Del Rosario; brother Ignacio; sisters Concepcion Real and Francisca Ragundon; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Margaret Masako Sakai, 87, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a cafeteria worker, died at Hale Omao Nursing Facility. She was born in Kealia. She is survived by son Roy Shimamoto, and one grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hanapepe Hongwanji Mission Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lionel Silva, 74, of Kawela, Molokai, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Lionel, John and William A.; daughters Jerry Lunsford, Jennifer Zinnecker Vargas and Darcy Sanchez; sisters Cathy Abelina, Hazel Guzman and Marie Medeiros; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai. Call after 10 a.m.
Robert Shinichi Takiguchi, 65, of Honolulu, a retired switching technician for Hawaiian Telephone, died last Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara K.; son David M.; daughter Joy K. Hara; brothers Tom and Andrew; sisters Bernice Motoshige, Joyce Yamashiro, Gloria Sur and Charlotte Fujita; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waialae Baptist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shigenori "Nori" Tsutsui, 75, of Hilo, formerly of Pahoa, a retired insurance agent for Insurance Agents Group, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa. He is survived by wife Tsugie; sons Kent, Craig and Scott; daughter Claire; brother Osamu "Osa"; and two grandchildren. Services over ashes: 5 p.m. Friday at Puna Hongwanji Mission, Keaau. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jemima "Honey Girl" Waiolama, 58, of Honolulu, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Glenn; sons John Henry, Duane and Jason; daughter Glennella Burke; sisters Luwella Leonardi and Edith Kaleo; brother Joseph Kaniaupio; and eight grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Waiamanalo Beach Park. Casual attire.
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.