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Richard Lung Yip Aea, 77, of Honolulu, died last Friday in Waimanalo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Richmond and Kamuela; daughters Susan Ortiz and Keonaona Russell; brothers William Chang and Raymond Ae'e; and sisters Mabel Tom, Irene Kau and Gerry Clark. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 8 a.m. Private scattering.

Yoshiko Asada, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel pantry worker, died July 17 in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wilfred Asada and Muneyoshi Iwata, daughter Marian Suyemoto, nine grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

George Moronai Cockett Jr., 66, of Honolulu, a retired purchaser and printer for Amfac Inc., died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Juanita L., son George M. III, daughter Joann K., sister Mapuana Murai, brother Nicholas Peroff and a grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Hatsuyo T. Fujinaga, 95, of Aiea, a retired Alvah Scott Elementary School teacher, died Aug. 11. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by son Paul K., daughters Jean T. Fujinaga and Frances S. Dolph, sister Isayo Murata, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial dinner: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Aiea United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Louise Godfrey, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Dallas. She is survived by son Lew, brother Ray McClure, sister Hazel Dolan and a grandchild. Private services.

Eleanor Aisup Green, 80, of Kaneohe, died Monday in Kailua. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Carsie Jr., daughters Sharleen Ferreira and Carsilyn Taylor, five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Louis A. Gruenewald, 91, of Waikiki, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II, died Monday in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Manchester, S.D. He is survived by wife Mary J., sons William and Robert, and daughter Mary Stenulson. Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Mass: 5 p.m. Wednesday at St. Augustine's Church in Waikiki. Aloha attire.

Gordon Hoyt Hills, 70, of Waimea, Hawaii, formerly of Syracuse, N.Y., and Seattle, who worked for various organizations in Native American cultures, died Saturday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Syracuse. He is survived by wife Patricia A. McCormick; sons Aaron M. Hills and Paul, Kevin, Steven and Kenneth McCormick; daughter Carolyn Johnson; sisters Eloise H. Burbank and Mary S. Sharpe; brother Albert F.; and six grandchildren. Private services held at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Donations suggested to North Hawaii Community Hospital, P.O. Box 1236, Kamuela, HI 96743.

Genji Chester Koga, 83, of Kula, Maui, a retired farmer, died Tuesday in Wailuku. He was born in Kula. He is survived by wife Tsurue; sons Chester T., Wally H. and Randy M.; daughter Shirley Takahashi; brother Tamaki; sisters Mitsue Nishimura and Irene Mayeshiba; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. today at Kahului Jodo Mission.

Robert Farrell Lowery, 65, of Honolulu, died July 21 in Honolulu. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by sons Robert Jr. and Timmothy Lowery and Keith Clifton, daughter Victoria Carter, brother Andrew and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Waikiki Elks Lodge. Casual attire.

Michael Chet McAfee, 49, of Kailua, a Kailua High School teacher, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Corona, Calif. He is survived by mother Carolyn, brother Christopher an d daughters Maila and Noelani. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at the boat ramp end of Kailua Beach Park.

Agnes Irene McKay, 82, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Ralph's Grocery Store bookkeeper, died last Friday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Nevada. She is survived by husband Arthur L., daughter Kathleen Cicciarelli, stepson Donald, stepdaughter Barbara Raffety, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services to be held at a later date.

Ernaleigh Rivera Moesinger, 61, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died last Friday in Crawford Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Colorado. She is survived by son Paul, sister Teresa Taylor and brothers Ralph and Cass Rivera. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Ella Tsuruko Moriwaki, 84, of Pearl City, died Wednesday. She was born in Keaau, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Paul Z.; sons Thomas Y. and David T.; daughter Eileen K.; brother Harry S. Kiyabu; sisters Betty K. Kiyabu, Masae Horiuchi, Natsuko Uehara and Jane Imamura; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary, East Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tom Tomoichi Nakao, 74, of Honolulu, a retired federal technical engineer for the U.S. Marine Corps at Kaneohe, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. He was born in Ulupalakua, Maui. He is survived by wife Nancy, son Jason, brother James and sisters Dora Yamanaga, Chizuko Hashizaki and Vicki Kanno. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Matsukichi Oganeku, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Meadow Gold Dairies employee, died Aug. 12 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Stanley, daughters Lillian Watanabe and Jane and Amy Oganeku, brother David Kiyoshi, sister Masako Murayama, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services held.

Masato "Harry" Oshiro, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 7. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by brothers Koichi and Daniel K., and sister Grace M. Ueunten. Private services.

Claire Theresa Perreira, 70, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a travel agent, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kenneth "Buddy"; son Kenneth "Teddy"; daughter Roxane Vidinha; brothers David "Bradda" Jr., Thomas, Arthur and Stephen Palama; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 2 p.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.

Florence Manoa'okaloko'okamaile "Aunty Porky" Respicio, 63, of Hilo, a retired housekeeping supervisor for Hilo Seaside Hotel and the former Travel Lodge Hotel, died Sunday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Donald Sr.; sons Donald Jr. and Patrick; daughters Donna M. Respicio and Lorene "Luana" Kane; brothers William, Charles Sr., Eric Sr., John, Archie and Harold Kama Sr.; sisters Harriet Kaholokua, Charlotte Wong, Millie Chock and Roberta Kama; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Raymond Nobuichi Shiraki, 91, of Honolulu, a retired James Glover Construction accountant, died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Michael and Reed, daughter Susan Hoe, brother Don, sisters Dorothy Matsuura and Flora Nishimoto, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kay N. Suzurikawa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Territorial Savings and Loan bank teller, died Aug. 14 at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by Junichi; daughters Judith Suzurikawa, Eileen Cho and Carol Ikari; brothers Yukio Nishimura and Ron, Hisamitsu and Sueji Haitsuka; sisters Sumiyo Matoba, Edna Min, Gail Imanaka and Kimiyo Navarro; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Hisako Teruya, 92, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a homemaker and retired employee of the former Mauna Kea Sugar Co., died last Friday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Piihonua, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Haruo and Shigeru, and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Kenneth Dow Wiseman, 82, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired asphalt truck driver, died Wednesday in Kau Hospital. He was born in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho. He is survived by daughters Margaret Roberts and Tina Wiseman, brothers Allen Wiseman and Ray Jaynes, and three grandchildren. Inurnment committal service: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual 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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