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Elizabeth "Libby" Bachiller, 78, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died July 7 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sister Magnolia Gongob; and hanai sons Harold Fisher and Clyde Kamalolo. Private services.

Carlina "Manang" M. Barut, 70, of Kahului, an elementary school teacher in the Philippines, died Wednesday in Wailuku. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Basilio I., son Joshua, brother Paulino Manuel Jr., sisters Soledad Malenab and Macrina Gaoiran and one grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Norman's Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at same chapel. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Eva Vicente DelGandio, 80, of South Carolina, a nurse, died July 5 in Georgetown Memorial Hospital. She was born on the McBryde Sugar Co. plantation on Kauai. She is survived by sons Allen R., Dennis and Gerald; brothers Raymond Vallies and John Vicente; sisters Mabel Westberry, Rose Morales, Maggie Frietas and Sophie Anderson; eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Contributions may be made in her memory to the Arthritis Foundation, S.C. Chapter, 5019 Nations Crossing, Building 7, Suite 217, Charlotte, N.C. 29217. Services on the mainland.

May K. Fuller, 55, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died last Saturday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Nanakuli. She is survived by daughters Mona Crudo, Momi Sales, Monika Scarborough, Mokihana Graff, Moriah Namulauti and Moana, Myra and Minolani Fuller; sons Solomon Jr., Sony and Somer; brothers Mitchell and Melvin Keawe; sisters Helen Hoohuli, Elizabeth Kila and Esther Keamo and 21 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Enrique "Ricky" M. Ignacio Sr., 90, of Makawao, Maui, formerly of Wailuku, a maintenance crew chief at Wailuku Sugar processing, died June 27 in Hale Makua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Raymunda D.; sons Edward, Enrique, Marvin and Roland and nine grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Norman's Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Fremont Rossland Kaliko, also known as Bryan Kaliko, 45, of Honolulu, a recycler for Honolulu Recovery, died July 1. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Johnnette "Johnnie," son Bryor "Pono," daughter Laryssa-Lynn, and sisters Crystal "Pinky" Masaki and Winona Parker. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center, 46-117 Halaulani St., Kaneohe. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Greenhaven Memorial Park. Incorrect information provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Thursday.

Ann Marie Keppel, 78, of Honolulu, a professor of women's studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, will be remembered in services 3 p.m. Monday at St. Clement Episcopal Church. She died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by sister Elizabeth Tracey, nine nieces and nephews, and numerous grandnieces and grandnephews. No flowers. Donations suggested to the University of Hawaii Foundation, Ann Keppel Scholarship Endowment.

Violette LaFontaine, 90, of Honolulu, died last Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in California. She is survived by daughters Yvette and Connie; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Wallace Young Duck Loo, 86, of Honolulu, a retired pipe fitter at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died July 3 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Henry and James; and sisters Lena Ing and Dorothy Ho. Private services.

Janet S. Mana, 88, of Mililani, died July 1 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Charlotte Y., brothers Ronald S. Kanda, sisters Satono Hayashibara and Toshiko Yonemoto, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

John L. Mariano Sr., 65, of Honolulu, an employee of Gate Gourmet Inc., died Monday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Laie, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Melba; stepmother Leona; sons John Jr., Jomar and Jack; daughters Nancy, Juliet, Jessica, Joy, Jennifer, Ethel and Sandra; brothers Catalino Jr., Henry and Larry; sisters Mary, Antonina, Sally, Veronica and Dolores; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers.

Vicenta "Bennie" San Nicholas Medeiros, 82, of Waianae, a homemaker, died Wednesday. She was born in Piti, Guam. She is survived by daughters Linda Shindo, Judy Garrett, Connie Chang and Juana Rasmussen; sisters Grietje Cruz and Pilar Kamminga; caregiver Imelda Arreola; nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. next Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Ernest Kazuo Morita, 82, of Honolulu, a retired estimator with Associated Steel, died June 20 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Claire Ganiko, Joyce Jones, Lois Suzawa, Elaine Nakai, Yvonne Koga and Adelle Takaoka; 16 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Keith Hiromi Nakamura, 44, of Honolulu, died June 25. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Garrett and Hiroko, brother Warren and sister Jan Takahashi. Private services.

Haruko Osato, 94, of Honolulu, died June 26 in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons James, Lloyd, Wallace, Paul, Alan and Glenn; 14 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.

Frances Lumio Padua, 77, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Sammy L., William L., Gerard L. and Harold L. Cabigon; daughters Yolanda L. Tellamas and Marcelina L. Callanta; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Rose Ayala Perez, 77, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died July 4 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Herman Ayala, daughter Elizabeth Bess, brothers Richard J. Sr. and Manuel R. Ayala Jr., three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at 2 p.m. Casual attire.

Wilbur Leroy Pimm, 85, of Aiea, died Wednesday in Kapolei. He was born in Oregon. He is survived by stepsons Alwin, Eugene and Emory Tokuhama; brother Theodore; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.

Wilber Tatsumi Sakata, 50, of Wahiawa, a retired Cutter Dodge lot attendant, died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Kikuye, brother Kenneth and care giver Naomi Kaleiopu. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masayo Sakoeki, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died July 4 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Nobuichi, son Robert, daughter Karen Nakagawa, sister Akiyo Yano, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bounmy Saly, 55, of Honolulu, a Laotian Army enlisted man, died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Laos. He is survived by wife Phan, sons Singkham and Cimy, daughters Nancy and La, mother Phoummy, three brothers and four sisters. Laotian services: 2-4 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

William "Bill" Archard Souza, 84, of Pearl City, owner of Bill's Floor and Wall Covering and a U.S. Army veteran during World War II, died July 1. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Virginia "Virgie," daughter Betty Lou Kaamuana, brothers George and Albert, sister Eva Perrin, eight grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 12:45 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shizuo Jack "Stonewall Jackson" Waki, 90, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired field schedule coordinator for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Tuesday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Niulii, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Alice S., son Howard Y., daughter Norma Waki Jordan and one grandchild. Private services.

Ruthiebelle C. Walker, 75, of Kula, Maui, a retired federal government employee and housewife, died Tuesday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ian and a grandchild. Private services.

Robert Kazutaka Yoshimura, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Veterans Electric Company electrician, died July 3 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Fusae, sons Roy and Gary, daughter Joy Shishido, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 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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