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Stanley "Stan" D. Brilhante Sr., 73, of Kailua, a retired real estate broker, died Sunday in Nathan Adelson Hospice in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth; sons Stanley Jr. and Bruce; daughter Penny Lopes; brothers Oliver Jr., Rudolph and Leroy; sister Genevieve Rosa; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Emiliana "Emily" Talaugon Dumancas, 77, of Aiea, died Sept. 1. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sister Josephine Pagdilao. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Takashi Fujimoto, 78, of Koloa, Kauai, a body and fender repairman for Lihue Motors Co., died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Fusae; son Clayton; daughters Sandra Kawasugi, Lynette Muranaka and Denise Forsen; brother Robert; sisters Elaine Uchima and Gail Kawano; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Koloa Missionary Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paula A. Greene, 45, of San Jose, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Clive Greene, daughters Kelly and Kara, parents Ezra and Florence Shim Heu, sister Donna Kretz and brother Michael Heu. Mainland services. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association, Gift Processing, Paula Greene, 1710 Gilbreth Road, Burlingame, CA 94010.

Helen Chieko Hamada, 74, of Honolulu, a retired legal secretary for Devens Nakano Saito Lee Wong & Chin Attorneys at Law, died Sept. 5 in Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Grace Sato. Private services.

Richard L. Johnson, 83, of Lihue, a commercial artist, died last Saturday at home. He was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He is survived by sons Michael and Steven, daughters Sandra May and Joanne Burnett, stepson Perry Kimura, stepdaughter Kellie McEvoy, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bok Nim Lee, 64, of Honolulu, died Sept. 6. She was born in Chun Joo, Korea. She is survived by daughters Yoo Mi Lee, Eun Mi Choe and Sun Mi Kim; and four grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Frederick D. Mims, 52, of Honolulu, a Vietnam War veteran, died Aug. 24 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Pennsylvania. No known survivors. Committal services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Toru Namba, 73, of Honolulu, a Korean War veteran, died Sunday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by brother Andrew and sisters Miharu Koga and Katherine and Betty Namba. Private services.

Kenzo Okubo, 80, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor and owner of Kenzo Okubo General Contracting and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty, son Hugh, brother Shigeo and sisters Sakiko and Setsu. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Shirley Kahaunani Kauihana Sagapolu, 74, of Hayward, Calif., died last Saturday in Hayward, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph Maluelue; hanai brother Reginald K. Aken; sons Clifford Waiakea Aken and Arthur Kawailani, Joseph Maluelue Jr., Abraham Leo, Raymond Olive, Edward Kealoha, Vernon Kuuipo, Patrick Pelefoti, John Kauihana, Stevenson Pua and Michael Sagapolu; daughters Beverly K. Amaral, Velma Pamata and Shirley Ann Sagapolu; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Call Machado's Hillside Chapel at 510-537-6600 for inquiries.

Miao Dui Yan, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4 in Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Kwok Chuen, Sau Lai, Kwok Ting and Carol Hui; brothers Mun Bun and Mun Jip Yim; sister Mei Sai Yan; and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 8:30-11 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Yuk Ying Loui Yeung, 82, of Honolulu, a retired janitor, died Sunday. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Shu, Chun, Luk and Mei Wing and Qi Rong and Bing Yuen; daughters Bing Yim and Bing Lai; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Wednesday.



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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