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Eustaquia D. Aduca, 82, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Makaha. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Alben, Anthony and Marnie James; brothers Arthur, Juanito, Rodrigo, Benedicto, Rolando, Isabello and Daniel Diaz; and caregiver Kathi J. Sharlon. Call after 9 a.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

John K. "Mo'o" Aleka, 79, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired Yamada and Sons Inc. truck driver and former Pahoa Elementary School crossing guard, died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lucile, sons Charles and Samuel, stepsons Windol and Kenneth Moore, daughters Verna Aweau and Gwendolyn Torres, stepdaughter Carol Broussard, brother William Kahikina and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Raymond Steven Caldeira, 63, of Kahuku, a retired Economy Plumbing plumber, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by sons Christopher "Chris" and Andrew "Andy"; daughter Lisa Kaahanui; brothers Ralph "Sonny," George "Dukie" Jr., Norman "Pee Wee" and Frederick "Ricky" Klug; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Kahuku United Methodist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Louis S. Cambra, 86, of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Haliimaile, Maui, died Thursday in Torrance Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by wife Juanita, daughters Stephanie "Snookie" Ohigashi and Laurie Seplow, brother Herman Cambra, sisters Irene Victorino and Julia Souza, and five grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.

The Rev. B. Ross Cleeland, 90, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired minister for United Church of Christ, died Saturday in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. He was born in Pittsburgh. He is survived by sons Byron "Hokulani" and Gene, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held at a later date.

Bella Rita Estrella, 80, of Waianae died June 22. She was born in Kaumana, Hilo. She is survived by daughter Patricia Fisher, brother David Carvalho, sisters Angeline Kim and Loretta Wallace, and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tom Higa, 73, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Army National Guard master sergeant, died Thursday in Ewa Beach. He was born on the island of Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jane K.; sons Myron, Michael and Kerwin; daughter Wanda Higa; brother Kiyoshi; sisters Edith Oya, Helen Keller, Hanako Higa and Judy Rocheford; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Monday at the park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Thomas James Ibia, 41, of Kapaa, Kauai, a dockman with Smith's Boat and a bellman with Sheraton Coco Beach, died Sunday at his residence. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by mother Pauline R., sister Wanda Labuguen and brothers Henry "Hank" Jr., Robert and Darryl "DD." Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Catherine's Catholic Church cemetery in Kealia, Kauai. Casual attire.

Ronald Raymond "RJ" Jacintho Jr., 35, of Makawao, Maui, a Ro Jac Construction general field supervisor and owner of JACRO Low Bed Services Inc., died Friday in Castle Memorial Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Jamie, son Ronald K., daughter Natasha L., parents Miriam and Ronald Sr., sister Mirissa Fernandez, brother Matthew and grandmother Lucy Kegley. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial at Holy Ghost Church Cemetery.

Michael A. Kellie, 44, of Honolulu, owner of a boat maintenance company, died June 8 in Arizona. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Motoko, parents Fred and Betty, brothers Tom and Dan, and sister Nancy. Services: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaii Yacht Club. Scattering of ashes to follow off Diamond Head.

Mary Sonya Lovell, 68, of Lihue, a proprietor for retail sales, died June 23 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Montana. She is survived by sisters Barbara M. Villers and Eleanor Zoltay, and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kalapaki Bay Cemetery. Casual attire.

Maave Maave, 61, of Waipahu, died June 22. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Litara; sons Robert, Maave Jr., Jesse, Wallace, David and Nelson; daughters Flolita Suka, Vanilla Aleki, Vaimaila Tuuaga, Vaimoana Leota and Orepa Maave; sisters Fiailoa Moevao, Leutu Puaa, Eseta Auelua and Mafutaga Misa; 24 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Catherine Marcella, 81, of Kailua, died Thursday. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by daughters Angela Avicolli and Stel Brandlin, and one grandchild. Services: 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kailua. Inurnment of ashes: 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Barbara Li Mathieu, 59, of Kapolei, a Christian missionary in the Philippines, died June 20. She was born in China. She is survived by former husband Kent, daughters Deborah Wright and Sharon Underwood, sisters Jean Cox and Tsong Chan Main, and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Andrew Tadanobu Nakamura, 72, of Honolulu, a retired precision measurement equipment laboratory technician, died last Tuesday at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Anne I.; sons Miles, Gordon and Jerry; brother George; sister Kay Takashige; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Carvalho Napoleon, 78, of Waipouli, Kauai, died June 24 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by husband Benjamin Sr., daughter Rose "Ulu" Kanehe, son Benjamin Jr., brothers Adam "Wally" and Johnny Carvalho, sisters Daisy Mederois and Violet Koerte, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4-1731 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, Kauai. Call after 10 a.m.

Tokiko Nekoishi, 72, of Waialua, died June 19. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by brothers Susumu and Bertram, and sisters Gladys Matsumoto, Lillian Hayashi, Pearl Amioka and Teruko and Kazuko Nekoishi. Private services.

Shinako Nishio, 84, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died Sunday at home. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by husband Tadao, brother Sueo Furumoto and sisters Momoyo Kasaoka and Sadao Fujiuchi. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lucille Andrade Kailiawa Noyes, 65, of Hayward, Calif., formerly of Kau, Hawaii, a retired nurse and homemaker, died June 20 in St. Rose Hospital in Hayward. She was born in Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Ricky and Patrick; daughters Blossom Christian and Gaylia Maloney; sisters Catherine Hamilton, Shirley Jardine, Sheriden Camacho, Mae Yergeau and Judy Reyes; and three grandchildren. Services to be held in California.

Wallace Hideo Oi, 83, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Kapahulu Sales Co. and Vegetron Hawaii Inc., died June 19 in University Medical Center in Las Vegas. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Shirley S.; son Vernon T.; daughters Audrey K. and Cathy F.; brothers Tsutomu, Kiyoshi and Richard H.; sisters Yuriko Hashimoto and Tsutae Kogawa; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Michiwo Sakata, 85, of Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, formerly of Hilo, Hawaii, a retired employee of the former Hawaiian Agriculture Co. in Kau and the former Hilo Produce Co., died June 20 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Wood Valley, Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Michitaka, Harukichi, Tomitaro and Saneyuki Nakamoto. Private services. No flowers. No monetary gifts.

Yoneko Muramoto Sakoguchi, 89, of Kaimuki, formerly of Kalihi, a retired housekeeper, died June 24. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by many nieces and nephews. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sachiko "Sachi" Shikina Scott, 80, of Mililani, died May 23. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Ronald and Paul, daughter Leilani Beardsley, sisters Kay Mayeshiro and Edith Goya, and seven grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice House in Kailua.

Phyliss Spair, 63, of Koloa, Kauai, died Friday. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by sister Mary Martin, brother Clifford, daughters Lori Menezes and Belinda Stevens, and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Kukuiula Harbor in Poipu, Kauai. Casual attire.

Saburo Yokoyama, 83, of Honolulu, a retired McCabe Hamilton and Renny stevedore, died Saturday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jon and Mike, daughters Catherine Takishita and Brenda Yamane, brothers Shiro and Lionel, sisters Charlotte Mekata and Amy Konno, and six grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. 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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