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Angela "Angie" Heresa Amion, 67, of Ewa Beach, who died March 26, is also survived by sister Dolores Antolin. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.

Samir Fouad Araman, 60, of Aiea, president of Aina Environmental Group, died Saturday. He was born in Sudan. He is survived by wife Magda H. Services: Noon Saturday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Aiea. Call after 11:30 a.m.

Crispin B. Bongo, 96, of Haleiwa, a retired Leilehua Golf Course employee, died March 11 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sister Constancia Buntag. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael Catholic Church, Waialua. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Elliot E. Fallas, 56, of Las Vegas died April 1. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorinne, son Michael, and brothers Anthony and Dennis. Services: 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Helen O. Gilbert-Bushnell, 80, of Honolulu, a professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii, died Monday. She was born in Mare Island, Calif. She is survived by husband Kenneth; sisters Patricia Coulter and Mary A. Grady; daughters Rondi Gilbert-Mauldon, Kristin Gilbert, Lisa Gilbert, and Cara M. Gilbert; sons Galen, Gerald, and Fred III; and 10 grandchildren. Private services.

Lillian Emma Goo-Sun, 79, of Honolulu died March 26. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by sons Walter Jr. and Harold, brother Michael Lovell, sister Maryann Aki, eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Irwin August "No Hair" Hedstrom, 68, of Honolulu, a retired California firefighter, died Wednesday. He was born in Riverside, Calif. He is survived by sister Harriet Meyer; daughters Lora Hedstrom, Lisa Hedstrom and Linda Fleming; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 a.m. Saturday at Kuhio Beach fronting Duke's, Waikiki.

Iva Hodges, 67, of Honolulu, died Friday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by daughters Keiti Gressi and Marie Tuifao; sons Aleki Magalei and Paul Jr., Phillip and Gary Hodges; brothers Faitale, Tifi and Enosa McCarthy; 30 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Samoa-Tokelau Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1128 Banyan St.

Evelyn Luhiwa Ildefonso, 59, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died March 21. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by daughter Antoinette "Toni" Rodriguez; sisters Elsie, Henrietta, and Malia; brother Edward Kahuila; and two grand- children. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Louis Leimakani Kaaukai Sr., 90, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired watchman at Hawaii Electric Light Co., died Sunday at home. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by daughter Winona A. Kekela and sons Louis Jr. and Thomas. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Esther Toshie Kakazu, 66, of Waipahu, an educational aide at Waipahu Intermediate School, died March 31. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James "Jimmy;" sons Michael, Brian and Melvin; daughter Mildred "Millie" Sunakoda; brothers Wallace "Wally" Kaneshiro and Roy Kaneshiro; sisters Blanche Taguchi, Winifred "Winnie" Detwiler and Helen Shiroma; and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ling Leialoha "Ting" Kamau, 47, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Opihikao, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Melvin; daughters Chanelle Bergren, Melveen Harrington and Kahea Brown; brothers Hartwell, Paul, David, Benson, Michael, and Larry; and sisters Rose Laronal and Maile Kamau. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.

James Masao Kosaka, 51, of Wailuku died April 1 in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Shawn, son Chad, mother Ruth Maurice, brothers Bobby Otwell and Larry Otwell, and sister Georgia Maurice. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Reception to follow. Additional services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Danny Im Shing Kwan, 54, of Honolulu, died Friday. He was born in Hong Kong. He is survived by wife Patricia, sons Gregory and David, and daughters Patricia A. and Georgina. Services: 12:15 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lopaka Li'i Lee, infant son of Lawrence and Kehaulani Lee, who died March 25 at home, will be remembered during services at 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Family requests no red clothing be worn. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.

Paul Hong Poy Loo, 92, of Honolulu, who died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice, will be remembered during Chinese Buddhist services Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Incomplete information appeared in an obituary published Monday.

Arcenio Magbanua Magallanes, 78, of Waianae, died March 31. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lucy; sons Ronald Daog and Arcenio "Cino," Willy, Arthur, Kenneth and Gordon Magallanes; daughters Shirley Ford and Sarah Shirley; brothers Alfred, Luis Jr. and David; sisters Loretta Chaney, Judy Balucan, Conchita Glackin, Juanita Harris and Margaret Postodan; 24 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 9 a.m. Additional services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Satoshi Mori, 78, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired journeyman welder at Industrial Steel Inc., died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by wife Itsumi; sons Nolan, Don and Lee; sisters Kazuko Eto, Shigeko Hiraoka and Shizuko Nishimoto; and four grand- children. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. No flowers.

Alice Mooklar Nellist, 98, of Kaneohe died Thursday. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by daughter Nani L. Hulse, sons George M. Nellist and Russell E. McLeod, sister Aimee Meyers, brothers Ted and Harry Mooklar, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.

Derrick Shigeru "Monk" Ogata, 27, of Kahului, a Maui County lifeguard, died Sunday. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Allen and Karen; sisters Andrea and Alesia; and grandmother Alma Lau Hee. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Seiso Otani, 95, of Kula, Maui, who died Thursday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi, is survived by sister Yuriko Hananoki. Incorrect information appeared in an obituary published Monday.

Gladys Kimie Pimm, 81, of Aiea, a retired travel agent at Royal Adventure Travel and A.F.L.A.C. insurance agent, died Saturday. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Wilbur; sons Alwin, Eugene and Emory Tokuhama; brothers Masao, Raymond and George Zakahi; sisters Betty Fujita and Carol Omoto; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Lester Joseph Rose, 83, of Honolulu, who died March 27 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility, is survived by wife Bishop Jikyu. Incomplete information appeared in an obituary published yesterday.

Seisuke "Sei" Serikaku, 77, of Kaneohe, a farmer, died April 3. He was born in Kahaluu. He is survived by wife Ethel K.; daughters Leslie Ringuette, Laurie Serikaku and Leila Serikaku-Takagi; brothers Stanley and Katsumi; and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tracey Mieko Tominaga, 37, of Pearl City, is survived by father Donald. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.

Florence Masako Wakida, 93, of Pearl City, a retired forewoman at California Packing Corp., died Wednesday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waiawa. She is survived by daughters Ethel Ohata and Lydia Suehiro; sisters Betty S. Sasaki, Helen H. Rowe and Dorothy S. Kaitoku; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clara Elizabeth Williams, 58, of Wahiawa died March 18. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Charles, son Gino "Chuck," daughter Michelle Travis, hanai daughter Jeraldine Yoshimura, brothers Norberto "Gino" Cabugon Jr. and John Cabugon, sisters Dolores "Dolly" Saupan and May Rosales, and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Atsushi "Archie" Yoshida, 76, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died April 1. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Janet; sons Dr. Steven, Nelson and Stanley; brother Fumio; and sister Jean Furuichi. 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.



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