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Joseph K. Alina, 90, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee, died Feb. 13. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty and brother Albert C. Private services.Helen Medeiros Angelo, 89, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired macadamia nut factory cook, died Saturday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Theadore "Ted," Rudolph "Rudy," Jerry and Norman; daughters Emma Paiva, Bernice Andrade and Brenda Angelo; sisters Mary Derego and Lydia Angelo; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Honokaa Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Honokaa Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Victoriano "Victor" Bergonia, 64, of Indiana, formerly of Hawaii, a retired U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam, died Feb. 11 in Evansville, Ind. He is also survived by daughters Maria, Rose and Victoria. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Jacqui Lynn Blahak, 47, of Waimanalo, a plasterer, died Sunday in Waialua. She was born in Oklahoma. She is survived by son James Newbury III; daughter Crystal Carrasco; father Jack Nault; mother Gladys Nault; brothers Roger, David and Ronnie Nault and Doug Moore; sister Terry Taylor; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park. Casual attire.
Carolyn Kamawae Chun, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired hotel housekeeping employee, died Feb. 15 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Carolyn Renwick, Joanne Cabanlet, Sandra Antoque and Gwen Choy; sons Mitchell, Daniel and Mark; sisters Marian Evangelista and June Avilla; 13 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sai Chung, 94, of Honolulu, a retired state sanitation inspector, died Feb. 6 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bernice Y., sons Byron K.K. Ching and Francis Chung, daughters Sharon Wong and Coralie Kop, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Shawn Duran Daguio, infant son of Sam and Dolores of Kihei, Maui, died Wednesday. He is also survived by twin brother Shayne and grandparents Pedro and Lydia Daguio and Johnny and Nerie Duran. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Yoshiko Hamamoto, 91, of Hilo, a papaya packer for Aloha Papaya, died Feb. 15 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kurtistown. She is survived by sons John, Edward and Herbert Toyomura, and Glenn Hamamoto; daughter Betty Tanaka; brother Kiyoshi Ura; sister Katsuno Matsuzaki; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers or contributions.
Katsuki Hanazono, 84, of Aiea, a retired Hickam Air Force Base painter, died Feb. 11 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by daughter Jennie M. Javonillo and two grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Ibanez, 76, of Hilo, a retired truck driver, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Harriet M.; sons Frank Ogawa, Vernon, Dennis and Bradford Ibanez; daughters Theresa Funakoshi and Rowena Noriega; brothers Green Ibanez and Mel, Bobby and Tony Gonzales; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Edward Hiroto Ishida, 73, of Wahiawa, a retired Hawaiian Bitumuls Paving Co. employee, died Feb. 9. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by daughters Iris Isa and Edie Hiroe, companion Mary Suefuji, brothers Larry and Clarence, sister Nora Takenouchi and a grandchild. Private services.
Ethel Asako Shimogaki Kamihara, 81, of Aiea, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gordon H., daughter Verilyn K. Takahashi, sisters Peggy Uku and Clara Yamashita, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Rokuro Kuroda, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Big Way Supermarket warehouseman, died Feb. 8 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Momiye; daughters Susan Kuroda and Elaine Shima-bukuro; brothers Hichiro, Henry and Gerald; sister Florence; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Elizabeth "Tootsie" Apo Ley, 82, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Anton D.; daughters Patricia Ann Yoshida, Linda Hymes and Carla Fishman; brother Melvin Apo; sister Janet Loh; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal service: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Tatsuo "Gary" Matsumiya, 78, of Honolulu, a retired M.T.L. bus operator, died Feb. 9. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Jane, brothers Toshio and Milton, and sisters Setsuko Amemiya and Jean Nishiyama. Private services.
Nobuko Matsushima, 75, of Honolulu, a retired homemaker, died Feb. 12 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Steven K. and Alan, daughter Sharon R. Nishihira and Deborah K. Kushima, brothers Takao and Henry Murashige, sisters Eiko Yonaha and Florence Miyashiro, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Matsue Matsuda Nakasone, 87, of Mililani, formerly of Kapaa, Kauai, retired co-owner of Dan's Inn, died Saturday. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Herbert I.; daughters Joyce N. Grunwald, Grace S. Toma and Mae Y. Okawa; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dan Neubauer, 55, of Kahuku, died Sunday. He was born in San Jose, Calif. He is survived by wife Claudia, son Gabe, daughter Curi, sister Addie Grossi, mother Donna Squadrito and stepfather Tony Squadrito. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at 57-068 Eleku Kuilima Place, Kahuku. Call after 1 p.m.
Tam Kim Yau Ng, also known as Grace K.Y. Ng, 94, of Honolulu, died Feb. 9 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by two grandchildren. Taoist services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Norman Moncrieff Poole, 73, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a home builder, an underwater welder and superintendent for various construction companies, died Monday at home. He was born in Canada. He is survived by son Robert A., daughter Barbara Poole Canter, brother Jack and five grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
John Emon Quiyote, also known as "Blackie" and "Johnny," 62, of Kona, a bus driver for Robert's Hawaii, died Jan. 31 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Charlene A.; daughter Joy; brothers Felix and Tony Canonigo, and Joseph Quiyote; stepson Chito Asuncion; stepdaughters Natalie Taketa and Desiree Asuncion; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Keauhou Bay. Casual attire.
Margarita "Maring" Fabia Tomelden, 67, of Pearl City, died Feb. 7. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Judina "Judy" Locquiao, Susan Ranches and Marlene Pollard; sons Antonio and Samuel Fabia, and Peter; sister Benjamina Morales; brothers Guillermo, Marcelino and Moises Fabia; 21 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edward "Palama" Masao Urabe, 86, of Kapolei, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Edward, Edmund, Andrew and Nathan; daughters Mona and Erin; sisters Violet Okinaga, Hazel Kondo and Ethel Okada; and eight grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at University Avenue Baptist Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Howard Volkman, 74, formerly of Honolulu, a retired builder, maintenance worker and repairman, died Monday in Roseburg, Ore. He was born in Grants Pass, Ore. He is survived by siblings Josephine Damon, Florence Stone, Bonnie Stenen, Grover and David Volkman. Private cremation and scattering of ashes.
Walter "Bill" John Watson, 69, of Waimanalo, a retired piano mover, died Tuesday. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by son John and sister Roselani. Private services.
John Morrison Willmarth, 66, of Kaneohe, a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Marine Corps, died Tuesday in Kailua. He was born in Omaha, Neb. He is survived by wife Anne, sons John and David, sisters Nancy Bokowski and Bette Jane Mallegni, and three grandchildren. Committal services: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
The Rev. Soo Nam Yang, 57, of Honolulu, pastor and minister for the Paradise Korean Presbyterian Church, died Saturday. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Jae Ryung, sons Keith Han and Scott Hun, daughter Jacquie Chang Yup Yang and brothers Dong Joo and Dong Won. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
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.