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Adriana Badua, 90, of Mountain View, Hawaii, formerly of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, died Jan. 23 at home. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Mountain View. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.

Bernabe Bocoboc Batangan, 82, of Ewa Beach died Jan. 21 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcelina B., daughters Fabiana "Anna" Batangan and Melecia "Mimi" Raymundo, and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines.

Ella Kaikai Castillo, 78, of Kekaha, Kauai, a homemaker, died Jan. 27 in Waimea Care Center. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by sons Everett and Evaron I. Haumea, Terrance and Shane Castillo; daughters Jonelle Word and Wendy Tanno; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kekaha Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Yukiko Kanazawa Chun, 77, of Honolulu died Monday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Korea. She is survived by husband Edward, son Douglas, sister Hideko Tsue and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Damaso Lacuesta Gamun-doy, 92, of Honolulu, a retired civil service forklift operator, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Theresa; sons Franklin, Benjamin, Alexander and Don; daughter Darlene Santos; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Joseph Gonsalves Jr., 59, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation heavy equipment operator, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Iranda "Randy"; sons Joseph III, John and Wayne Gonsalves and Masayuki "Sam" Maehata; daughters Shawnelle "Kuulei," Leimomi and Noelani Palomares, Sadie and Jerimay Gonsalves, Helen Smith and Adeline Coltes; brothers Richard Gonsalves and Wayne "Rocky" and Godfrey Perreira Sr.; 32 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hanamaulu Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Charles A. Hamp, 82, of Mililani died Friday in Wahiawa Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by wife Mary; sons William, John and N. Robert; and two grandchildren. Masonic services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Presbyterian Church, 95-410 Kuahelani Ave. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Diabetes Association.

Tatsuma Ichishita, 84, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Jan. 28 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Winifred C., sons Glenn and Brian, daughters Karen Tokunaga and Laverne Osora, sister Akiko Yoneshige, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Nilo Aseniero Justo, 62, of Waipahu, a retired Community Planning Inc. employee, died Jan. 20 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nomie D.; son Richard; father Nicasio R.; brothers Cleo, Nick and Tito; and sister Emma Montecillo. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

George Kisei Kobashigawa, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Hono-lulu Airport landscape supervisor, died last Wednesday in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Harriet H.; son Calvin Y.; brothers Shoei, Yeiki, Seichi and Richard S.; sisters Ruby S. Kobashigawa and Clara N. Ikeda; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ronald John Manow, 55, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a former employee in the construction industry and a pig farm handyman, died Jan. 12 at home. He was born in Phoenix. He is survived by companion Louisa Kahuanui. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Glenwood park, across from Hirano Store. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Robert Masashi Matsuda, 63, of Honolulu, a retired Times Super Market Ltd. meat cutter, died Friday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Wallace M. and sisters Alice Kawamoto and Carrie Nakagawa. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yutaka "Papa" Matsushita, 91, of Hilo, a retired Gas Co. employee and a Hawaii state papaya inspector, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Napoopoo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mitsuko, daughter Jeanne Kakugawa, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ben Paz Pilar, 92, of Waianae died Thursday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Dolores J. Dahler, brothers Magdalino and Anastacio, 12 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, Waianae. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:15 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.

June Kaimilani Sape, 56, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Jan. 25 in Hilo Medical Center. She is survived by son Tina, daughter Lisa Kupihe-Pagimola, hanai daughter Nicole Makahanaloa, brothers George K. and Walter Kupihe, sisters Mary K. Kupihe and Linda Kaimi, caregiver Oliva Corpuz and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lanakila Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.

William Hideo "Bonsan" Sawada, 75, of Hilo, a retired Orchid Isle Auto Center assistant service manager in Hilo, died Saturday at home. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sayoko, son Noel, daughter Karen Meguro, brothers Masayuki and James, sister Toshie Hayashi and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Douglas S.K. Shin, 76, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Marine Corps civilian employee in Kaneohe, died Jan. 26. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean, stepson Rodney Fujiyama, stepdaughter Susan Nakashima, brothers Paul and Stanley, sister Leatrice Yang and seven grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Donald Yasunobu Takushi, 78, of Kihei, Maui, a retired Maui County parks and recreation maintenance employee, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Grace Takushi; sons Ronald, Lance and Eric; daughter Sandra Satsuma; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Lunch reception to follow. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kikue Tsuha, 81, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a Hakalau Plantation Store cashier/clerk and a homemaker, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Seihan, sons Myron and Tracy, daughter Gail Maesato, brothers Roy and Takeo Shimabukuro, sister Kiyoko Yanagawa, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Honomu Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Aloha attire.

Yukie "Doris" Watanabe, 76, of Haiku, Maui, a retail store clerk, died Saturday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Elaine Amimoto, Laura Higa, Kaleen Nishibun, Jo Ann Nakagawa and Lorraine Gibo; brothers Richard and Kenneth Isa; sisters Betty Komesu and Rose Shimabukuro; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dora Sales Wong, 77, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel dining room hostess, died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Maliu, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Russell and Bill; daughter Wendy Aki; brothers Ben Sales, Joe Salis and Walter P. Kahumoku; sisters Pat Reyes and Mary Pule; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Aloha attire.

Mary Rodrigues Zimmer, 94, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired cook, died Friday in Hale Hoola Hamakua. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.



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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