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Angeline "Sweetheart" Laanui Chang, 67, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died Thursday in Kapiolani Medical Center in Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Franklin; sons Dwayne, Daren and Darwin; daughter Dr. F. Healani K.; brother Moses "Sonny" Laanui; sisters Roberta Abe and Mary A. Goya; and five grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart, 1701 Wilder Ave. Call after 11:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.Nathan Roy Fernandez, 47, of Honolulu, a tour dispatcher, died last Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Katherine; brother Tony; sisters Janice, Sandra and Roxanne; and companion Margie. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edward John Forrest, 87, of Honolulu, a Von Hamm Young textile designer, died Aug. 25 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by nieces, nephews and cousins. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Lillian Sachiko Fujiwara, 72, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for Carol and Mary's, died Thursday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert, son Dayn, daughter Jill Booker, sister Violet Takaki and five grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Leonard G. Higgins, 51, of Honolulu, a reserve police officer for the Honolulu Police Department and a Cutter Co. parts man, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Clo-Ann; sons Timothy, Kalani, Jordon and Ryan; daughters Kimberly Coleman, Crystal Higgins and Cristy-Ann Yogi; mother Dorothy; brothers Timmy, Joe and Robert; sisters Carol Kaaloa and Janet Freitas; and 17 grandchildren. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary In Honolulu. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Wailuku. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Tseng-Yee Li, 87, of Honolulu, a retired diplomat, died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Helen, sons Richard and Wilson, daughters Victoria Eshima and Betty Tanaka, sister Tseng-Yuan Chen and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Susan Yoshie Oi Moody, 57, of Waa Waa, Hawaii, and Sag Harbor, N.Y., a station manager in London for Western Airlines and a general manager of American Hotel in Sag Harbor, died Aug. 20 at home in Sag Harbor. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Michael; stepsons Michael L. Jr., Alexander G. and Edwin C.; parents Tsutomu and Toyono Oi; brothers Thomas H., James T. and Edward H. Oi; sisters Cynthia S. and Deann S. Oi and Lydia T. Wojtowicz ; and four step-grandchildren. Private services in Honolulu. Memorial services to be held in Sag Harbor at a later date.
Eusebio Asuncion Pitpit, 91, of Waipahu, a retired Midpac Lumber Co. truck driver, died Thursday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Charito; daughters Janette, Joyce and Justine; and a grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Dennis Masaharu Sakai, 59, of Kaneohe, a geo-technical engineer for the State of Hawaii Department of Transportation Material Testing Lab, died last Monday. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Carol Y., sons Scott and Shaun, daughter Sharie Jumalon, mother Hannah, brother Wayne, sister Aileen Nitta and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, East Chapel. Casual attire.
Edith Marques Sakauye, 84, of Honolulu, a former employee of J.C. Penny's and the former Liberty House, died Aug. 17 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Mume, daughter Sydette Stanton and sister Alice Paiva. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Seiso "Paisan" Sasaki, 82, of Honolulu, a retired federal civil service employee, died Aug. 24 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Christina, son Arthur, daughter Rumi Kobayashi and brothers Charles and Masakazu. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Mew Wun Tam, 89, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died Aug. 20. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shay Y.; son Harvey; daughters Joan Ho, Eva Yuen, Beatrice Chun, Marcella Omonaka and Marilyn Miyamoto; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Isami "Shadow" Uwaine, 85, of Hilo, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Private services.
Irene Natividad Viernes, 88, of Pearl City, died Tuesday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Rosalina "Rose" Tobosa; brother Melicio Yago; sisters Mary Sendial, Alice Sarte and Maggie "Daling" Yago; 12 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Howard Kazuo Yamaguchi, 52, of Honolulu, died Aug. 23 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Richard E., brother Gerald and sister Susan Goya. Services: 6 p.m. 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.