Vincent Antonio Gallegos Balais
Nov. 11, 2003
Vincent Antonio Gallegos Ba-lais, 83, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired push rake operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonila; brothers Alfredo, Bernardo and Carmelo; and sister Maria. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Salvation Army Church in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: all night at Balais home at Hawaiian Paradise Park. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.George Hoo On "Keoki" Choy
Nov. 1, 2003
George Hoo On "Keoki" Choy, 75, of Honolulu, a retired chef, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marilyn, daughters Noreen C. Judson and Colleen Choy, brothers William and Harry, sisters Beatrice Iona and Lin Tai, and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Harry Au Conching
Nov. 11, 2003
Harry Au Conching, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Harold's Restaurant manager, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annie L.; sons Grant, Lee, Dean, Duane, Todd and Mark; brother Ronald; and seven grandchildren. Private services.Dayne J.K. Daclison
Nov. 10, 2003
Dayne J.K. Daclison, 19, of Waipahu, will be remembered in services 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Daclison died in Keehi Boat Harbor when a Zodiac rubber boat overturned while he was riding in it. He was born in Honolulu and was a Pacific Shipyard International laborer. He is survived by parents Fred and Debbie; brothers Shane Dilay and Devinn and Dean Daclison; sisters Shenell Dilay and Katrina Daclison; and grandparents Angela S. and Theodora Daclison and Agnes Hoyohoy and Alfred Dilay. Casual attire.Dorothy M. Byrom Dennis
Sept. 25, 2003
Dorothy M. Byrom Dennis, 92, of Walnut Creek, Calif., a retired C. Brewer and Co. employee, died in Walnut Creek. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by brother Francis C. Williams. Graveside services: 11 a.m. next Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery.Ocie S. Harris
Oct. 16, 2003
Ocie S. Harris, 55, of Honolulu, a federal government groundskeeper, died. No survivors. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hope Chapel in Kaneohe. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hope Chapel Kaneohe Bay Youth Ministry.Juichi Inaba
Oct. 29, 2003
Juichi Inaba, 85, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired electrician for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by brothers Masami and Masato, and sisters Irene K. Tsukano, Tomie Helm, Betty M. Okubo and Peggy C. Hong. Private services. No monetary offerings.David Junior Jardine Jr.
Nov. 14, 2003
David Junior Jardine Jr., 53, of Wailuku, a state forestry employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy D.; sons Ramsey K. and David III; stepson Tex Boisey; daughters Mellissa Kinchen, Davelynn Bento and Amy Jardine; mother Amy; brothers Albert, Tony and Lawrence; sisters Shirley Jardine, Deborah Azeiro and Yvonnie Perry; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Leis welcome.Sanford Seikichi Kaneshiro
Nov. 14, 2003
Sanford Seikichi Kaneshiro, 78, of Honolulu, an S. Kaneshiro Trucking Service owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Steven; sisters Yoshiko Nakandakare, Doris Yamashiro, Elsie Nakasone and Gladys Horner; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment.Jeremy Pastor Kaimihoomaikaianaokalani Kualapai
Nov. 14, 2003
Jeremy Pastor Kaimihoomaikaianaokalani Kualapai, 13, of Rio Rancho, N.M., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Rodson and Enid, brother Jacob, sisters Melissa Berry and Kimberly Kualapai, and great-grandmother Josephine Caalim. Services to be held in Albuquerque, N.M.Marilyn Lee Kurata
Nov. 12, 2003
Marilyn Lee Kurata, 52, of Honolulu, a Whitby Co. sales representative, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Colin, mother Thelma Lee, brothers Michael and Craig Lee, and sister Carolyn Hara. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.Walter Tokio Matsuyama
Nov. 6, 2003
Walter Tokio Matsuyama, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base supervisory civil engineer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lorraine H., sons Dr. Roy and Brian, and sister Beatrice Murakami. Private services.Stanley Shoso Miyake
Nov. 11, 2003
Stanley Shoso Miyake, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Department of Agriculture PPQ-APHIS regional director, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Warren K., Stuart, Cliff and Alan; sisters Eleanor and Evelyn; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.Kiyoshi Miyazaki
Oct. 18, 2003
Kiyoshi Miyazaki, 77, of Waialua, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Neal K. and Craig S.; sisters Yoshiko E. Namae, Shinako B. Villiatora and Jennie A. Fujii; and two grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Graveside services: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Violet Aiko Nako
Nov. 14, 2003
Violet Aiko Nako, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Kaneda Delicatessen office clerk, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Robert H.; daughters Constance, Susan and Toni Nako and Jo-Ann Nako-Tasaka; brothers Steve, Herbert and George Tanahara; sister Betty Takahashi; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Henry Tsuneji Ogawa
Nov. 8, 2003
Henry Tsuneji Ogawa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed public accountant, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Ronald M., daughters Carolyn K. Hirata and Sandra Y. Terayama, brothers the Rev. Seido and Dr. Takeo, and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.Mariko "Nancy" Ogawa
Nov. 5, 2003
Mariko "Nancy" Ogawa, 56, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by parents Tsutomu and Kimiko, brother Jimmy and sister Aileen Inouye. Private services.Raymond Ortiz
Oct. 27, 2003
Raymond Ortiz, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Terminal Steel Co. president and chief executive officer, died in Hale Ola Kino. He was born in Antonito, Colo. He is survived by wife Doris Y., sons Keith and Dennis, brother Daniel and two grandchildren. Private services.Alvin "Al" Mitsuaki Sakoda
Nov. 9, 2003
Alvin "Al" Mitsuaki Sakoda, 65, of Honolulu, a retired White Sands Missile Range audiovisual manager, died. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Vicki, daughters Michelle Reese and Adele McCoy, mother Matsue, brother Edwin, sisters Lois Akiyama and Arlene Sato, and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Jitsuo "Jerry" Shigemura
Nov. 11, 2003
Jitsuo "Jerry" Shigemura, 82, of Pearl City, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civilian employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Mitsue; son Jon; daughters Lynn Sato or Debra Shigemura; brothers Kaname "Kenneth," Kenichi "Frank" and Mitsuo; sisters Toshiye Hino and Yaeko Miyamoto; and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.Ruth J. Smith
Sept. 27, 2003
Ruth J. Smith, 86, of Silverdale, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Silverdale. She was born in Cleveland. She is survived by sons Donald II and Gary, daughter Sandra Ferrell, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kalihi Union Church. Casual attire.Summer Shizuko Takata
Nov. 9, 2003
Summer Shizuko Takata, 19, of Wahiawa, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Gary and Mae, brother Taylor, sister Tobi and grandparents Frank and Lorraine Matsumoto and Chiyoko Takata. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Alban's Chapel in Iolani School. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
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