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Anne Kailewa "Ma" Bal, 94, of Wailuku, a retired teacher, died Tuesday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Vernon, Neal, Mervin and Clayton; hanai sons Danny Estacado, Steven Kahunanui and Dayton Canida; brother Sam Kailewa; sister Agnes Payne; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Mass: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.

John Francis Campbell, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging & Construction Local 3 Operating Engineer heavy equipment operator, died Friday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Mabel F.; son John N; daughters Gay Steward, Elberta Kruger and Wanneta Wilson; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Valintin Castillo, 90, of Wahiawa, a retired Schofield Barracks heavy equipment operator and a World War II and Korean War veteran, died Monday. He was born in Bacnotan, La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalina "Rose"; sons Valentin "Val" Jr., Paul and Leo; daughters Elena McKeague and Carol DeSantos; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual or aloha attire.

Marion Sales Cortez Sr., 92, of Aiea, a retired McCabe-Hamilton-Renny stevedore and World War II veteran, died Thursday. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Marion S. Jr. and Malcolm, daughters Marilyn Kunitake and Floraida  David, brother Pablo Sr., 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.

Roch "Rocky" Modesto Dancil, 45, of Makawao, Maui, a victim's witness counselor for the Prosecuting Attorney's Office and counselor for child protective services with Maui Youth and Family Service, died Thursday at home. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Sue, daughter Awapuhi, sister Mokihana Toyama and brothers Daniel and Richard. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary and 11 a.m. Saturday at Waipuna Chapel, 17 Omaopio Road, Kula. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. Lei welcome.

Atonio Filipo, 78, of Honolulu died Thursday. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by sons Tomasi, Atonio Jr. and Sam; daughters Ramona Fa'asoa and Akenese; and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Richard Ruichi Fukuda, 89, of Mililani, owner of Fukuda Seed Store, died Oct. 18. He was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Helen; sons David, Leonard and Lloyd; daughters JoAnne Kaneshiro, Jolyn Tamura and Beverly Nohara; sister Freda Hiramatsu; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Muriel Verna Guerrero, 68, of Mililani died Thursday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond Sr.; sons Raymond Jr., Charley, Eric and Phillip; daughters Jennifer Lee, Catherine Manning and Bernadette; mother Agnes Texeira; sisters Wanda Sonognini, Elena Seu and Ione Adams; brothers Valentine Coelho and Richard, Robert and Lance Texeira; 17 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Miyori Ioki, also known as James Miyori Ioki, 96, of Honolulu, a retired city Department of Parks and Recreation groundskeeper, died Oct. 10 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway.

James "Kimo" Kealoha Kaikala, 56, of Kahului, a cook for numerous hotels and restaurants, died Oct. 18 in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by brothers William and Charles and sister Elizabeth. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.

John David Kimble, 53, of Honolulu died Wednesday. He was born in Petersburg, W. Va. He is survived by wife Wilmalee; daughter Colleen; son John; sisters Nancy Cosner, Rose Sharff, Juanita Neff, Helen Everly and Mary; brothers Jacob Jr., Walter James, Frank, Donald, Richard and Henry; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow.

John Yock Lee, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Hopaco cost accountant, died Thursday. He was born in Waimea, Hawaii. He is survived by son Calvin W.S.; daughters Cynthia L. Calverley and Colleen A. Takamori; brothers Edward, Bernard, George, Paul, James and Raymond; sister Beatrice; and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Richard Kiyoshi Miyashiro, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Community College fire science coordinator and former Honolulu Fire Department assistant fire chief, died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Hideo Mukai, 77, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. inspector, died last Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Fujie "Fudge"; daughters Deborah Hirako, Patty Yates and Leona; brother Hajime; sisters Miyako Senzaki and Kiyoko Ono; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery #2. Casual attire. No flowers.

Garrett Peavy, 85, of Kaanapali, Maui, a buyer for Bullocks and vice president for Designer Fabrics in California, died Thursday at home. He was born in New York and was a World War II Navy veteran . He is survived by brother Paul and sisters Lucile Miller and Fannie Belle Brauer. Services at a later date. Donations suggested to the Hospice of Maui.

Bernardo "Benny" Domingo Respicio Sr., 78, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Hawaiian Hotel employee, died Tuesday. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Rosita; sons Bernardo Jr. and Benjamin; daughters Esther Iaela and Elena; sisters Carolina Selga, Felicidad Matias and Inosencia; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Lola Dorothy Sanico, 66, of Makakilo died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lucio "Sada"; son Derek Timothy; daughters Diane F. Mara Jr., Donna D. Chee Jr. and Sandra Jean Kuspa; sister Jeannie Garringer; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Makakilo. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. Thursday at the church. Committal services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Charles Yoji Sato, 67, of Wahiawa, a retired Dole Pineapple auto mechanic, died Tuesday. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Keith; daughter Colleen Kimura; brother James; sisters Ethel Saito, Helen Torigoe, Mary Amasone and Sumako Arai; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Edward Torres Sr., 75, of Mililani, a retired S&M Sakamoto Inc. construction laborer, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Dianne Fraticelli, Joanell Cabral and Deborah Sanchez; son John E. Jr.; sister Margaret "Margie" Teves; brothers Joseph "Joe," Frank, Louis and Alexander "Alex;" 15 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Emma Ah Sam Ulmer, 89, of Waipahu, a Helena's Hawaiian Food cook, died Oct. 18. She was born in Pololu Valley, North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Charles E. "Jimmy" and Charles L., daughters Carol Jean Fanene and Kuulei "Jackie" Sutton, sister Margaret Perreira, 19 grandchildren, and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Paul "P.P." Pung Wong, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired city firefighter, died last Sunday in Kailua. He was born in Heeia. He is survived by wife Marcellina; sons Thomas and Jimmy; daughters Mercedes Manalili and Jeanne Oliveira; brothers Valentine, Leonard and Scotty; 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Bun Yoshimori, 104, of Koloa, Kauai, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hiroshima. She is survived by sons Hideto, Sandy and Tamo; daughters Edith Fumie Yamasaki, Tomoe Higa and Marjory Kinoshita; brother Raiji Kobayashi; 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Garden Island Mortuary chapel. 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.



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