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Pedro S. Bautista, 70, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Air Force civil service employee and Korean War veteran, died April 12 at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Jean, daughter Lynelle Herrmann, brothers Bernaldo "Tomas" and Luriano "Gary," sister Virginia "Belin," and two grandchildren. Private services.

Walter "Vince" Bullard, 75, of Kailua, died Monday. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Friday.

Lawrence Ahoy Choy, 72, of Kaneohe, a retired electrician and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died April 19 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Audrey Pang; son Steven; daughters Laurie Brooks, Cheryl Drummer and Janice Naea; mother Helen Ho Kelii; brothers William, Earl, Richard and Douglas; sister Vivian Tyson; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Jane Tsuruko Cornwell, 83, of Aiea, a retired Kaimuki Inn waitress, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Albert Jr.; daughters Patricia Hughes, Lavina Cornwell and Ruth Terlep; sister Kameko Mekaru; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Masao Ige, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hirota Painting painter, died April 19 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Ulumalu, Maui. He is survived by wife Nancy S., brother Wilbert M. and sister Lillian Y. Kaneshiro. Private services.

Dennis Mikio Kailiuli, 51, of Hilo, a HELCO lineman, died last Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara M.; sons Jonathan K., Joshua K., Jesse K. and Jeremiah K.; daughters Jasmyn K. and Joy Marie L.; brothers Raymond, Eugene and Jerry; sister Catherine Sanchez; and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at the Church on a Sure Foundation (corner of Pohaku Circle and Pahoa Highway) in Puna. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Tsugio Kurasaki, 84, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor, died April 18. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Florence T.; sons Ronald and Barry; daughters Beverly Miyake and Lynne Gardetto; brothers Miyoshi, Shiro, Itsuto and Robert; sisters Sueko Galariada and Asako Murayama; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.

Kollene Kawaiikipoomaikalani Loihana, 70, of Henderson, Nev., a retired Honolulu Freight Service secretary, died April 18 in Las Vegas. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by sisters Katherine Tirrell, Nellie Piena and Lily Hokoana. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.

Lillian Tomeyo Masagatani, 96, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died April 19 in Kuakini Geriatric Care. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Franklin T., Stanley M. and Wayne N.; daughters Viola S. Ogata and Doris S. Watanabe; brothers Charles C. and Richard Y. Hiramatsu; sisters Mildred K. Kishida and Yoshie Tsugawa; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow.

John Joseph McHale, 77, of Honolulu, died April 18. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Church on Wilder Avenue. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.

Florencia Dacuycuy Orio, 78, of Hilo, a retired substitute teacher, died last Sunday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Frederico Jr.; daughters Grace Parmeley, Florence Hickcox and Maureen O'Rear; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Stanley C. Pacheco Sr., 71, of Hilo, a retired state equipment operator, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Ramona; sons Stanley Jr. and Rodney R.; daughters Pearl R. Park and Patricia Nakamoto; brothers Benjamin, Peter, William Jr., Walter, Abraham, Clayton and Patrick; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Manuel Carillo Ramirez, 75, of Honolulu, a retired security guard, died April 16 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Salvacion Arquines; sons Emmanuel, Modesto, Joseph and Julius; daughter Grace; brothers Anselmo, Alfredo and Domingo; sisters Natividad Mendoza and Susana Balbin; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services and burial Saturday in the Philippines.

Jose "Winky" Septimo, 74, of Lahaina, a U.S. Army veteran and retired Maui Land and Pineapple Co. service utility truck driver, died April 10 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Carmen; sons Jeff and Douglas; brothers Frank and Sam F. Septimo and Victor Mayol; and sisters Mary S. Amorin, Connie S. Duldulao, Helen Espino and Betty Asuncion. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

Myrtle Saeko Shizuru, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Iolani School cafeteria worker, died April 16 in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Eugene, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Mike Swech, 84, of Honolulu, died March 27 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by his ex-wife, daughter and four sons. Graveside services: 10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park.

Sergius Peter Tomillon, 70, of Honolulu, a retired realtor and Budget Used Car Sales salesman, died Monday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Steubenville, Ohio. He is survived by brother John and sister Anna Mary Kotys. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the LIFE Foundation or Gregory House Programs.




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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