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Helen Matsue Kobashigawa Aquino, 83, of Pearl City, a retired Dole Pineapple Plantation packer, died last Saturday. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Sidney; daughter Faith Sequirant; brothers Masashi and Noboru Kobashigawa; sisters Lily Agena, Violet Shiroma, Hazel Gallipeau and Tetsu Kobashigawa; and one grandchild. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Bruce Roy Arter, 88, of Pearl City, a retired munitions inspector for the federal government, died Nov. 28 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. He is survived by wife Martha, daughters Faye Levitz and Beverley Young, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dinah Dina Hoomanawanui Delpino, 77, of Kailua-Kona, a Door of Faith Church minister, died Nov. 26 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kainaliu, North Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by son Alfred Jr.; daughter Beverly Wagner Jr.; caregivers Lisa Himalaya and Mahealani Makua; sisters Martha Kamai, May Grover and Elizabeth Lee; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Door of Faith Church in Holualoa, Kona. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 8 a.m. Thursday at the same church. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at the West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery on Queen Kaahumanu Highway 19, Mile Marker 89, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.
Prudencio Domingo, 90, of Culver City, Calif., formerly of Ewa, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. irrigator, died Nov. 29. He was born in Solsona, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Louis and Leonard, daughters Linda Isley and Erlene Hutchinson, 15 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Wenonah Abigail Conchee Donnelly, 84, of Baltimore, formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 11 in Baltimore. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Glennalee and sisters Norma Moon, Blossom Love and Alethea Winn. Private services.
Harry Fraser Forman, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Child and Family Services social worker, died Nov. 22. He was born in Newark, N.J. He is survived by wife Kiyoko and son Stephen H. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.
Emma Garcia, 83, of Hawaiian Acres, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Mexico City. She is survived by sons Enrique and Arturo, daughters Emma Flores and Ofelia Cantu, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Rikimatsu Hirata, of Wahiawa, a Korean War veteran and retired Wheeler Elementary School teacher, died Nov. 25. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith; brothers William, Francis and Stanley; and sister Hilda Inouye. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Elaine Hatsuko Ige, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village housekeeper, died Nov. 24 in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by husband Richard T.; sons Richard, Dennis and Stacy-Paul; daughters Sharon S. Uyehara, Susan Shiroma and Pamela Uwaine; sister Elsie Akamine; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
George Gunichi Iwamoto, 79, of Honolulu, a retired 20th Century Furniture sales agent, died Nov. 26 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Joyce Y.; sons Harlan, Terrence and Brice; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Alyce Goo Loo, 86, of Honolulu, a retired R.L. Polk & Co. office manager, died Nov. 27 in Palolo Chinese Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Marjorie Ambrosewicz, sister Rose Ching, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Francis Toshimitsu Murakami, 89, of Mililani, a retired bus driver, died Nov. 28. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Richard; daughters Joan Au, Janet Shadron and Judy Takara; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Thomas Toshio Osaki, 53, of Honolulu, a waiter for several prominent local restaurants, died Nov. 26 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Takako and brothers Theodore and Herbert. Services: 10 a.m. today at Kaimuki Christian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date.
Patricia Jean Parent, 74, of Kailua-Kona, a retired bookkeeper and seamstress, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Rutland, Vt. She is survived by daughters Suzanne Fukunaga, Barbara Ann Andersen, Dorothy Cady, Sharon Taylor and Corinne Parent; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Kealakehe Baptist Church, 74-4972 Kealakehe St., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.
Irene Andrin Presillas, 72, of Honolulu, died Nov. 25. She was born in Pukuli, Maui. She is survived by husband Manuel "Manny," son Matthew Mark, sisters Anecita Ibarra and Lourdes Hale, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Alfred Joseph Schreifer, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co. purchasing agent, died Nov. 27 in Honolulu. He was born in Scranton, Pa. He is survived by sons Daniel and Michel, sisters Dorothy Greene and Gloria Helms, and three grandchildren. Private services. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Harry Jingoro Taira, 69, of Waipahu, died Nov. 21. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rick and Mitchell; brothers Seijin, Robert and Walter; sisters Gladys Matayoshi, Betty T. Toyama and Peggy Taira; and two grandchildren. Private services.
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.