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Frederic Aina Jr., 44, of Waipahu died Friday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Roseline; daughters Mahealani, Noel and Aloha; son Wayne; sisters Mary Toyama, Carol Graham, Freddina Rivera and Fabianna Nieto; brother Gaylen; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu 2nd Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.

Angelito "Lito" Quibote Arconado, 57, of Lahaina, a maintenance worker at Aston Kaanapali Shores, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jennifer, brothers Honorato and Rey and sister Mila Mercurio. Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 11 a.m. Saturday at same church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

Richard "Greg" J. Gregory Sr., 53, of Waianae, a plumber, died Sept. 16. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gloria Ann; sons Richard "Bronson" Jr. and Gene "Bino"; daughter Lena; mother Mary; sisters Sandra Peterson and Patricia "Jackie" Torres; brothers Forest "Tinker," Wayne and Michael; hanai son Chris "Keliiaukai" Brown; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Waianae. Call after 6 p.m.

Colbert Tanomo Higashi, 94, of Kihei, a building contractor, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, sons Raymond and Myron, daughter Joyce Garrigus, caregiver Vickie Furrer, brothers Thomas and Ricky, sister Jane Inouye and one grandchild. Celebration of life services: 6 p.m. today at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. A reception to follow the services. Burial: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Maui Memorial Park.

Eliza Kahooululahuiokalani Irvine, 72, of Kaneohe died Sept. 7 at home. She was born in Ho-nolulu. She is survived by sons Alexander, Kenneth, Cyrus, Alford and Ellory; daughters Eliza Irvine and Darrellane Flores; brother Raymond Rowe; 37 grandchildren; and 44 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Ayano Joyo, 83, of Kahului died Monday at home. She was born in Sprecklesville, Maui. She is survived by sons Larry and Leonard; daughters Janice Katsutani and Jo-Ann and Jean Kono; brother Stanley Inouye; sisters Mildred Uyehara, Verda Mack and Elaine Murata; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Elijah Kaeo Jr., 42, of Kaneohe died Sept. 13. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Elijah Sr.; brothers Ivan, Jonathan and Mark; and sisters Beverly Kaeo and Christine Dolfo. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Call after 2 p.m.

Viliami Kalemeitangake, 68, of Lahaina, a kitchen utility worker, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by son Nehemaia Kale; daughters Tupou Tu'ulangavalu and Alapasita Uhila; and six grandchildren. Overnight services: call after 5 p.m. Friday at Honolulu Methodist Church. Services: 8 a.m. Saturday at same church. Burial: 11 a.m. Valley Isle Memorial Park.

Lusia Manatuloto Loholoho, 67, of Honolulu, a retired hotel housekeeper, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Tonga. She is survived by husband Vilisoni Sr.; son Vilisoni Jr.; brothers Semisi, Hakiti and Saimone Mafi; sisters Amelia Pahulu, Vika Tupou, Ana Tuitupou, Siale Vake and Paea Mataele; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 7:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 9 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

John A. McConnell, 34, of Honolulu, a laborer, died Aug. 26 in Honolulu. He was born in Canada. He is survived by parents Murdock and Georgia Patterson and companion Rosie. Memorial gathering: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kapena Falls.

John Paul Mullen, 82, of Ho-nolulu, founder of John Mullen & Co., died Sunday at home. He was born in Scotland. He is survived by wife Margaret F., son J. Terry, daughter Janet M. Dwyer, sister Maureen Nydam and three grandchildren. Committal services: 1 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations may be made to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu 96817 or to Holy Trinity Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway, Hono-lulu 96821.

Betty Kimiyo Niwa, 82, of Kailua, a retired sales clerk, died Monday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Milton, Alexander and Creighton; daughters Sharon Niwa, Suzanne Ifuku, Charmaine Apana and Kathleen Hookano; care-giver Gale; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Garden of Devotion. Burial to follow.

Patsy Haruno Ogata, 75, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sept. 15 in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Makawao, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Carol Higashi; brothers David and Kenneth Shimei; sisters Chiyono Ebisu and Teruyo Muranaka; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Billy Ray Perguson, 70, of Kailua, a retired computer programmer for First Hawaiian Bank and a retired master sergeant for the U.S. Marine Corps, died Thursday in Kailua. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Elaine, sons Blaine and Brett, daughter Brenda, sister Marjorie Scotten, mother Blanche and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. today at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Bessie Sasaki, 70, of Lihue, a retired salesperson at Liberty House, died Sunday at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Blaine and sisters Sally Higuchi and Amy Yamada. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission.

Kelvin Shizuo Shimokawa, 73, of Honolulu, a retired sales representative for Qantas Airlines, died Wednesday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Chieko; daughter Iris; brothers Clyde M., Ivan I. and Karl T.; and sister Adaline Nakata. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Henry H. Sugai, 76, of Hilo, a retired construction supervisor, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by wife Beatrice A.; sons Larry Victorino Sr. and Steven and Stanley Sugai; daughters Elsie Yim, Sharon Midallia and Charlotte Victorino; sister Helen Morikawa; hanai father Francis T. Sun; hanai son Francis "Mackey" Harris; hanai daughters Winona I. Hai-Kelly, Roxanne Costa, Le Schumaker and Crystal Toribio; eight grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two godchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Bonnie Margherita Tracy Bloxom Swartout, 103, of Kailua, a homemaker, pianist and dancer, died Thursday in Kaneohe. She was born in Iowa. She is survived by daughters Muriel B. Seto and Nancy B. DeLauro; stepdaughter Helen Travanti; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services at a later date. Interment in Colorado. No flowers. Donations may be made to the Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

Matias Bernadas Talite, 94, of Kaneohe died Sept. 9 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by brother Bernard C. and numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Private services.

Hanayo Tanaka, 96, of Wahiawa died Sept. 11. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Albert and Prentice, daughters Nancy Leong and Jane Endo, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alice Clement Ventura, 86, of Kailua, a housewife, died yesterday. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by husband Frank M., sons Melvin and James F., brother Caesar Clement, sisters Flora Mobaldi and Agnes Murdaugh, 13 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial at a later date on Kauai. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Harriett Elizabeth Fisk Whitaker, 84, of Honolulu died Saturday in California. She was born in California. She is survived by daughter Julie Tamez and grandchildren Benjamin, Emilio and Alia Tomez. Private services. Donations suggested to the Honolulu Academy of Arts.

Edith Toshiko Yokoyama, 83, of Wailuku, an owner of Alii Koa Apartments, died Monday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Minnie "Ginger" Kanno and Patricia Skjervheim, brother Kiyoshi Hashimoto, sister Mitsuko Miyata and two grandchildren. Celebration of life services: 5 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Urn burial: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Maui Veterans Cemetery.



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