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Obituaries


Michael "Wabbit" Alexander, 51, of Waialua died Monday. He was born in Duluth, Minn. He is survived by wife Vel Cummings, brothers Matthew and Mark, and sisters Barbara Brown and Susan Stephenson. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at 1 p.m. Casual attire.

Bonifacia Dumlao Asuncion, 94, of Honolulu, formerly of Kahului, a homemaker, died May 11 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Faustino, daughter Christina Andres, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Isabelle A. Badham, 84, of Kailua, a retired elementary school teacher in Washington state and founding member of Trinity Presbyterian Church and School in Kailua, died Tuesday. She was born in Bozeman, Mont. She is survived by sons Robert and Richard, daughter Carolyn, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 875 Auloa Road.

Margaret G. Beaver, 90, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Pataska, Ohio, a homemaker, died May 11 at home. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by daughters Carol Fader and Jayne Pinc, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Oi King Lee Chee, 89, of Kaneohe died Monday in Nuuanu Hale. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Stephen K.H., Edward K.W. and William K.S.; 14 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Visitation: noon to 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Burial to follow in Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lee Roy Dunn, 87, of Honolulu died Saturday. He was born in Beaver Falls, Pa. He is survived by son Mark and grandchildren Nicholas and Natassia. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Mafi Faaitu, 68, of Waipahu, died May 6. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by husband Neemia; son Neemia; daughters Pitautau Young and Pitautau Taugavau; brother Torise Posiulai; sisters Pifolau Maalona, Pimamao Atualevao and Vaiutuitua Maugaotega; and four grandchildren. Wake services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Samoan Congregation Church. Visitation from 2:30 p.m. Funeral services: 10 a.m. Monday at church. Call after 9 a.m. Entombment: 11:30 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Rosalina "Rosa" "Mama" Garo, 69, of Wahiawa, former owner of Rosa's Lounge in Wahiawa, died May 7. She was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Victor "Papa" Sr.; son Victor Jr.; daughters Ida Maryott and Doreen Provost; brothers Juan "Johnny" Cabalce and Dipolo, Peter and Moses "Moki" Cabalse and Douglas "Sonny" and Abraham Bonoan; sisters Mercedes "Mercy" Pabro, Dolores "Shirley" Satterlee and Caroline Bonoan; and five grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Funeral services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow in Mililani Memorial Park at 11 a.m. Aloha attire.

William C. Gotshalk, 57, of Honolulu, died Wednesday at home. He is also survived by caregivers Renato and Imelda Del Val. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.

Kenneth Yoshio Kumano, 85, of Honolulu, a retired president and owner of Kumano Cabinet Shop, died May 7 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Clara Akiko, son Dexter, brother Swanee T., sister Helen Toma and two grandchildren. Private services.

Shigeo Matsuno, 88, of Honolulu, a retired auto mechanic, died May 4 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Hatsuyo, son Melvin, daughters Nellie and Barbara, brothers Ralph and Minoru, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Agnes Miyamoto, 88, of Lihue died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Anahola, Kauai. She is survived by sons Paul and David, daughters Janet Niitani and Mae Sekiya, brother Yoshio Shiraki, sister Misayo Hashimoto and 10 grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Zoey Alefa Alofaaga Saole, infant daughter of parents Elton S. and Oliana Saole, of Honolulu died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brothers Darius N. and Zion A., maternal grandparents Avia and Malu Seanoa, and paternal grandparents Iakopo and Milo. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Mitsuko "Mitsi" Tatsuno, 82, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired preschool teacher at Kona Baptist Church Keikiland, died Monday at home. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Howard; son Glenn M.; daughters Mildred N. Hill, Yvonne L. Leong and Audrey B. Kosch; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church in Kealakekua. Call after 3 p.m. Private inurnment to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

Francis Tadashi Yuhara, 65, of Paia, Maui, a heavy equipment operator for the state Highways Division and an employee for American Can, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center in Wailuku. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by father Hitoshi, sons Jimmy and Stephen, brother Robert, sister Judy Wong, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. No flowers.



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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