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Cresencia "Inciang" Tomboc Alvarado, 87, of Waianae, a retired civil service worker for Hickam Air Force Base, died Saturday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Benedicto, Jesus and Eufracio; daughter Gloriana Gonsalves; 12 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mary E. Bales, 90, of Makakilo died July 10 in Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Home. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by son Richard Faustin, three grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Marguerite Dorsey, 61, of Kapaa, Kauai, a real property clerk for the County of Kauai, died Monday at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Robert, mother Elsie Gumbs, brothers Robert and Richard Gumbs, and sister Joan Gumbs. Private services.

William "Bill" Charles Driver, 49, of Honolulu died Monday. Burial: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary published yesterday.

Violet Shizuka Fukushima, 88, of Kaneohe died Tuesday in Kailua. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Ruperta Guya, 83, of Kahului died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Estrella Nakama and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. today at First Assembly of God Kings Cathedral Prayer Chapel.

Roger R. Humphreys, 72, of Medford, Ore., active in the travel business in Hawaii as Humphreys Pacific Associates, died July 15 in Medford. He was born in Ann Arbor, Mich. He is survived by wife Jean, son Jeffrey and a grandchild. Private services.

Alice Laura Kaeo, 64, of Waianae, a retired office assistant to the former state Rep. Henry Peters, died July 25. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband George; sons George "Joe" and Elden; daughters Natalie Kaeo, Alice Nuuanu and Mary Watson; sisters Rosemary Failautusi, Gwendalyn Kamana and Betty Lou Edwards; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Committal service: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

William Francis Keiek Jr., 61, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Airlines employee, died Monday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Rose. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 p.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Reynaldo Calaycay Lafradez, 72, of Ewa Beach died July 13. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Wilson and John "John John," daughter Helen and six grandchildren. Private services.

Evelyn Honda Lee, 85, of Kailua died Sunday in Kailua. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Daniel Lee; daughters Naomi Lee-Mattingly and Winona Paoa-Young; caregiver Joseph Paoa-Young; brothers T. Bruce, Richard and Edward Honda; sisters Violet Kido, Alice Panui, Jean Ferreira and Rose Nishida; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the park's cemetery.

Kiyoshi Okimura, 93, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee, died July 27. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Chizuko, son Ralph, daughters Irene Yoneshige and Judy Ikeda, brother Kazuo, sister Doris, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Cornelio Esperanza Ramirez, 88, of Honolulu, a retired construction worker, died Aug. 1 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by Mar Ohana. Private services.

Virginia Haumeahulupiiakeanoalewaikealewalewaokapapaowakea Bishaw Rees, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William H. Sr.; sons William H. Jr. and Walter A.K.; daughters Evern E. Williams and Luana V. O'Hare; brothers Jack K., Alexander K. and David K. Bishaw; sister Evelyn E. Sing; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sibyl Rogers, 92, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired Gerber Baby Food Co. receptionist, died Tuesday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by son Larry, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. No services. Private scattering of ashes.

Misao Ito Sasaki, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotel housekeeper, died June 28 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Robert and Fred; daughters Margaret Sasaki, Edith Kotow and Gladys Kashima; sister Mrs. Shimomura; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Rose Tamae Shimoda, 88, of Kahului died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Hideo; daughters Susan Sugino, Ruth Shinmon, Miki Brockner and Judy Murakami; sister Hisae Murakami; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Kahului Baptist Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Lisa Marie Simao, 38, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Joe's on the Green waitress, died Aug. 1. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by parents Bernard and MaryJane, daughter Marlyssa N. Vidinha and sisters Lori Medeiros and Lani Boldt. Mass: 3 p.m. next Friday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.

Harry "Bully" Soares Jr., 50, of Lihue, a Kekaha Landfill truck driver, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Iwalani K.; father Harry Sr.; sons Harry III, Joshua and Aaron; daughter Chantel; brothers Wayne and Jesse; sisters Stephanie and Brenda Silva; stepdaughter Eldean Tanigawa; stepsons Daniel and Darson Pimental; a grandchild; and three stepgrandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

George Seifuku Torii, 76, of Honolulu, a Torii's Lunch Room co-owner and manager, died July 31 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Edith, son Curtis, daughter Valerie Hamada, brothers Joseph and Lawrence, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Usano Yamane, 82, of Kailua, a Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center registered nurse, died July 31. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Brian Yamane and Alric Pang-Yamane, daughter Gwen Kanemura, brother Herbert Yanagihara, sisters Jane Nakazaki and Yaeko Muranaka. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.



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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