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Phung Du Ba, 51, of Honolulu, a Department of Education employee, died July 9. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by his wife and three sons. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kawaikui Beach Park.

Alice Covell Bender, 74, of Honolulu died June 24 in Queen's Medical Center. Quaker memorial service: 4-5 p.m. next Thursday at One Kalakaua Senior Living Retirement Facility in the John Norris multipurpose room, 1314 Kalakaua Ave. (corner of Beretania Street). Additional information was provided for an obituary published June 27.

Pascual Guzman Dela Rosa, 92, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Honokaa Sugar Co. cane cutter, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lynda C., son Lyndon, brothers Teodorico and Ricarte, and sister Carlina. Services: 7 p.m. next Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Alii Drive. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. July 26 at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Deanna "Lani" Garland Leilani Feleciano, 63, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a former employee of Sure Save super- makets and a homemaker, died Friday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Blane, Barry and Brad; daughters Lenora Fong and Leona Feleciano; brother Lamont K. White; sisters Beverly J. Miller and Cecilia P. Kawewehi; several half brothers and half sisters; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Urn burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.

Teruyo Higuchi, 90, of Laie died June 22. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Edward and William, daughter Mary, sister Tetsu Sato and two grandchildren. Private services.

Alfred Yoshio Kondo Sr., 63, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee and a fisherman, died Monday. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shirley, son Alfred Jr., daughters Shirena Leong and Hollyjean and Roberta L. Kondo, mother Yukie, sister Harriet Endo, brothers Tom and Tetsu, and a grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.

Alma Sui Ngan Lum, 81, of Honolulu died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Glenn, daughter Michele Kawakami, sister Adeline Zane, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

John Thomas Masterson, 77, of Makakilo, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died July 2. He was born in Oklahoma City. He is survived by wife Jacqueline, son John, brother George and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at St. Philips Episcopal Mission. Ashes will be scattered at sea. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Philips Episcopal Mission.

Howard Yoshiaki Mita, 84, of Wahiawa died July 8. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Elaine, son Stafford, daughters Charlene Tsunezumi and Susan Chinen, brother Wilfred, sister Kathryn Tokushima and five grandchildren. Private services.

Masue Nakashima, 95, of Honolulu died June 6 in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Woodrow, Ronald and George; daughters Judy Cordel, Sharon Nakashima and Joann Arakaki; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Victoria "Vicky" Angot Oandasan, 72, of Kailua-Kona, a King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel laundry department employee, died Friday. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Effren Pascua and Jason Oandasan; daughters Luviminda "Mindy" Pascua-Clark, Vilma Pascua-Lindo, Lisa Gomera, Florinda Tadio and Jessica Tossmann; stepsons Sidney and Conrad; stepdaughters Francine Parez and Stephanie Oandasan; brothers Albert and Martin Angot; 24 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona, Alii Drive. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Light-colored or aloha attire.

Carrie Nalani Oka, 48, of Honolulu died last Thursday at St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary published Tuesday.

Ethel Ayako Sagawa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Charm Beauty Shop owner, died July 8. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dr. James and Donald; brothers Dr. Kazuo, Dr. Richard, Jack, Robert and Masami Hosaka; sister Gertrude Kuboyama; and a grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Fa'aolataga Siofele, 18, of Ewa Beach will be remembered in services 10 a.m. Monday at Aiea United Methodist Church, 99-101 Laulima St., Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Siofele died Monday when his car collided head-on with an express city bus in Nanakuli. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Joseph and Suesolo, sisters Monalisa Siofele and Setema Sagapolutele, brother Joseph Jr. and maternal grandfather Fa'amoemoe Tali. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.

Clifford Masaji Sugiyama, 59, of Honolulu, an R.H.S. Lee Inc. heavy equipment mechanic, died Friday at home. He was born in North Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Kenneth S. and sister Kathleen K. Abe. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Moiliili Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.

David Michio Takashima, 66, of Honolulu died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Chad, daughters Susan Okuhara and Kathy Okunami, brother Alton and four grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Chiye Takishita, 77, of Pearl City, an Army Corp of Engineers Real Estate Division secretary, died Friday. She was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Clifford; son Glen; daughter Yvonne Harada; brothers Izumi, Shozo, Mitsuo, Tadashi and Rodney Yoshizawa; sister Yachiyo Hamada; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mae Ching Tam, 96, of Honolulu, formerly of Wahiawa, died June 29 in Honolulu. She was born in Anahola, Kauai. She is survived by sons Clement W.S. and Raymond J.; daughters Gladys Pang and Dorothy T. Ching; brothers Bernard, Herbert and Gilbert Ching; sister Myrtle Yee; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery.

Alisa Uini, 71, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died July 9. She was born in Swains Island, Tokelau. She is survived by husband Peika Sr.; sons Talosaga, Ray, Peika Jr. and Aukuso; daughters Eleni Filipo, Puavasa Nasau, Penieli Baker, Taua Timu, Ilaisa Telona, Naomi Faga and Vaimaila Uini; brothers Sione and Aukuso Jennings; sister Lupe; 48 grandchildren; and 69 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1128 Banyan St., Honolulu. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Hin Kan Vai, 90, of Honolulu died July 8 at home. He was born in China. He is survived by son Soa Lung Ngai; daughters Helen Wu, Mee Ying Lee and Mee Tai Ngai; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Sofia Y. "Nana" Yadao, 92, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died July 9 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Carlito, daughters Rosita Dayoan and Corazon Honma, hanai daughter Fely Velasco, brother Teofilo, sisters Teodora Serna and Ernesta Ibe, 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. tomorrow at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa. 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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