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Eileen M. Bruce, 78, of Honolulu, died last Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Detroit. She is survived by husband Robert; son Robert III; daughters Barbara Hulama, Susan Hadley and Linda Bruce; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes at Kailua Beach. No flowers.

Matias Patino Cabiling, 68, of Honolulu, a retired plant manager for a bottling company, died Jan. 22 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ester; sons Robert, Matias III, Roque and William; daughter Maria Lourdes; brother Jose; sisters Maria Leva and Sol Azarcon; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ursula Vea Domingo, 76, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died last Friday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Teddy; daughters Sylvia Villegas, Imelda Dumlao, Mary Fe Eleosida, Sonia Talibong, Leonore Diala and Vinya Manianglung; brothers Juan, Benedicto, Arsenio and Telesforo; sisters Epifania Valencia and Elisa Durango; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 6 p.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines.

Arthur Allan Fukumoto, 64, of Honolulu, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel section manager, died Monday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joana, son Duane and brother David. Services held.

Richard Bailey "Jungle Jim" Jim, 70, of Honolulu, a retired operating engineer and Makakilo Elementary School custodian, died Tuesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Flora, daughters Stephanie Giron and Winifred Cohen, sons Melvin Flores and Richard B. Jim Jr., brother Clifford, sister Reri Kauhane, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Robert Elliot Lee, 56, of Honolulu, a State Farm insurance agent, died Tuesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen L., daughters Allison G. and Jessica R., parents David K.W. and Rachel S.S., brothers Kenward C.Y. and John A., and sister Susan E. Sako. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jack "Maha" Kahanukaumaha Leoiki, 87, of Kekaha, Kauai, a fireman, died Jan. 23 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.

Eleanor Veronica Kahikuonalani Merseburgh Mims, 64, of Santa Rosa, Calif., a nurse, died Jan. 18 in California. She was born in Kapaau, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Dr. Robert B.; son Bari A.; daughters Robin E. Rich and Sharon B. and Valerie T. Mims; brothers Oliver A. and Carl A.; sister Kathleen Paiva; and seven grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Young of Heart (Native Hawaiian Programs), 1244 N. School St., Honolulu 96817.

Bessie Setsumi Nagel, 83, of Honolulu, a seamstress, died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband William, son William Jr., daughters Sandra Kekahuna and Marie Ballantyne, brother Ernest Kobayashi, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Grave site inurnment: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.

Leticia Balala Sampaga, 60, of Honolulu, died Jan. 14 in Kuakini Medical Center. Services: 7 p.m. tonight at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the mortuary. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.

Raymond Smith, 44, of Waianae, a Paradise Beverage warehouseman, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Atlanta. He is survived by wife Juanita, sons Michael and Isaiah, daughter Melissa, brother Nathaniel and sisters Martha Johnnie and Shirley Smith. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial at a later date on the mainland. Casual attire.

Restituto "Rusty" C. Ulep, 52, of Waialua, a Waialua Sugar Co. employee and International Longshore and Warehouse Union unit chairman, died Jan. 17. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Irma P.S., daughters Leah and Marcelle S., mother Margarita C., and brothers Mauricio C. and Silverio C. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael's Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Olotele Vaolo, 56, of Waipahu, died Jan. 19 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Eleni; sons Faalata and Alvin; daughters Leiloa and Chantel Vaolo and Helen Felise; mother Fetalaiga Lauti; brothers Aisoi Lualemaga, Leatoa Lauti and Penitito Vaolo; sisters Akanese Pomale, Anna Solia, Malae Roberts and Pupula Vaolo; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Bernard Vause, 86, of Waimanalo, retired owner of Vause's Dairy in both Waianae and Waimanalo, died Saturday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mae King, son Vernon, daughters Virginia J. Montoya and Bernadette V. Baker, brother Charles, sisters Eunice Tavares and Laura Moniz, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. George's Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

William Sidney "Bony" Watson, 83, of Kailua, a retired professional mechanical engineer for the Pacific Division of the Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Pearl Harbor, died Jan. 22 at home. He was born in Big Sandy, Texas. He is survived by son Richard, daughters Lynda and Lori, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.

Edwin Kahakupoolani Wise Sr., 73, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died Saturday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Evelyn N.; sons Anthony L., Edwin H.K., David K. and Travis K. Wise and Michael Burnett; daughters Bernadette Kovalsick, Edwina Kalaola, Edwina Whitney, and Delphine and Shantel Wise; mother Kazuoka; brothers Lee Jada and Milton H., James H., Danny and John Wise; sister Nancy; 22 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.



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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