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Edward Pua Carvalho Sr.
March 2, 2004
Edward Pua "Eddie" Carvalho Sr., 55, of Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii, an assistant pastor at Waimea Assembly of God and owner of J.C. Builders, died at home. He was also a U.S. Army veteran and member of the Hawaii Army National Guard. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jerilyn; son Edward Jr.; daughter Kamalu Joaquin; brothers Joseph and Samuel; sisters Pauline H. Pule, Mary Lou Ignacio, Evelyn K. Giel and Louise Booth; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Waimea. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jeffrey Kung Chung
Feb. 17, 2004
Jeffrey Kung Chung, 43, of San Rafael, Calif., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Rita and sister Sabrina. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Filomena Garcia Colis
Feb. 15, 2004
Filomena Garcia Colis, 80, of Honolulu, a retired boarding home operator, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son Joseph W., daughter Corazon G. Takara, brother Bernie Garcia Sr., sisters Maria Mandac and Lolita Angeles, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Honolulu First Church of the Nazarene, 408 N. Judd St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Loreta Balbuena Corpuz
Feb. 29, 2004
Loreta Balbuena "Patring" Corpuz, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel housekeeper, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Abra, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Polly V., sons Ray and Roger, daughter Elizabeth Corpuz Maghfour and five grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and after 8:30 a.m. Monday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Ganny Castillo Fuentes
Feb. 23, 2004
Ganny Castillo Fuentes, 57, of Waipahu, a Hiro Builders employee, died at home. He was born in Tayug, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Oliva D., son Garry, daughters Lalaine Palabrica and Leila Bergey, brothers Vicente and John, and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire.

Charles Fukuichi Fukumoto
Feb. 27, 2004
Charles Fukuichi Fukumoto, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Matson Terminals employee and former Castle & Cooke and Ewa Plantation employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by sons Craig and Keith, daughter Karen Young and five grandchildren. Private services.

Hannah Eulalia Gutierres
Feb. 29, 2004
Hannah Eulalia Gutierres, 83, of Waianae, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph P.; sons Albert K., Clarence and R. Leroy; daughters Hannah E. Ball and Jeanette J. Palimoo Sr.; brother John Josiah; 26 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Philip Toshio Hara
Feb. 12, 2004
Philip Toshio Hara, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard radio electronics, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Alexander and sisters Grace Ishikawa, Dorothy Arakawa and Doris Fujimoto. Private services.

Kame Higa
Feb. 23, 2004
Kame Higa, 97, of Honolulu, a retired restaurant kitchen helper, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Okinawa. She is survived by daughter Yuriko Minei; sisters Sadako Higa, Kiyoko Hanashiro and Sueko Akamine; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Frances Ann Kaahea
March 6, 2004
Frances Ann Kaahea, 59, of Waianae, an Aiea High School attendance office clerk, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James T., sons Blaze Kapalu and James K. Kaahea, daughter Jamie-Ann Algoso, brother Antone Kapalu Jr., sisters Mary Kaina and Harriet Kaahea, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waialeale Residence, 85-1324 Puhinalo Place. Call after 9 a.m.

Midori Kawawaki
Feb. 28, 2004
Midori Kawawaki, 77, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard H. Jr., brothers Fred and Harry Fujikane, and sister Michie Nishioka. Private services.

Dion Arthur Kluz
Jan. 14, 2004
Dion Arthur Kluz, 42, of Keaau, Hawaii, formerly of Maui, a tile setter in the construction industry and Hilo Airport porter, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by brothers Darin and Daric, mother Tina Resovich and grandmother Annie Cedars. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Leleiwi Beach Park in Hilo. Scattering of ashes to follow.

John B. Lovett
Feb. 29, 2004
John B. Lovett, 68, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, formerly of Las Vegas, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lamar, Okla. He is survived by wife Gladys T. and brothers Bert and Perry. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment at a later date in Oklahoma.

Augustus Ah Fong Lum
Feb. 21, 2004
Augustus Ah Fong "Gus" Lum, 84, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Navy preventive maintenance inspector, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Bette Y., son Eric S., daughters Yvette M.L. Lum and Anita Yu Barend, sisters Ellen and Florence Chang, and brothers Cheong, Hon and Dr. Richard. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at United Church of Christ on Judd Street. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Minoru Maeda
Feb. 29, 2004
Minoru Maeda, 85, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shizu, daughters Amy Yamashiro and Nancy Shigeoka, brother Shigeru, sisters Lorraine Maeda and Dixie Kinoshita, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shizuo Masuda
Feb. 23, 2004
Shizuo Masuda, 87, of Honolulu, a retired city Department of Parks and Recreation groundskeeper, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Wilhelmina H., son Gary, brother Robert Y., sisters Fusae Nobuta and Toshiko Mente, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.

Hazel Yukuko Murakami
Feb. 28, 2004
Hazel Yukuko Murakami, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Hardley's Bakery cake designer, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Pahoa. She is survived by son Merrill, daughters Carol Pena and Lois Matsuda, brother Edward Kuwana, sister Mildred Ikeda, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Palolo Hongwanji, 1641 Palolo Ave.

Ernest Manabu Nakashima
March 4, 2004
Ernest Manabu Nakashima, 78, of Kealakekua-Kona, Hawaii, a retired painter and landscaper, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kealakekua-Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Harry C., Tsuyoki, Toichi, Richard and Harry M.; and sisters Lily Y. Muraoka, Kazue Aoki and Amy Ikeda. Private services will be held at Kona Hongwanji.

Tsuneko Hara Niiya
Feb. 29, 2004
Tsuneko Hara Niiya, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Kapoho, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Takao, Michio and Kazuo; daughters Atsuko "Susan" Izumikawa and Gayle "Motoko" Nakagawa; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Sadaichi Noda
Feb. 27, 2004
Sadaichi Noda, 92, of Hono lulu, a retired Island Slipper Co. laborer, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Jane H. Yamada, Ellen S. Loeffelholz and Suzanne T. Choy; sisters Setsuko Terui and Sueno Yamamoto; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Dorothy Kimiko Okuna
Feb. 19, 2004
Dorothy Kimiko Okuna, 84, of Aiea, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Gail S. Aoki, brother Dr. Thomas Tsuda, sisters Lillian Ota and June Aoyagi, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Kazuko Dorothy Ono
Feb. 23, 2004
Kazuko Dorothy Ono, 76, of Kailua, a retired administrator and instructor in the health care field, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sisters Betty Ishimoto, Jane Higashiyama, Esther Tyau, Edith Ichiru and Ethel Walley. Private services. Donations suggested to charity.

Gordon Ichiji Oshikata
Feb. 29, 2004
Gordon Ichiji Oshikata, 81, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tsuruyo "Sue" and sisters Fujie Mitori and Kasumi Oba. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Flora Batara Patoc
March 1, 2004
Flora Batara Patoc, 76, of Honolulu, a former Diner's Drive-Inn employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Artemio, Rolando, Ruben, Edralin and Juan; daughters Marcelina Amodo, Erlinda Ibarra, Juliana Pascual, Marivel Martin and Ludivina Francisco; brother Iniego Batara; 26 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 8:15 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Celestino Fernandez Rivera
Feb. 15, 2004
Celestino Fernandez "Tino" Rivera, 82, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee, died in Kahuku Hospital. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Margarita Meneses, brother Mariano, 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Roch Church, 56-350 Kamehameha Highway, Kahuku. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alice T. Sato
Feb. 28, 2004
Alice T. Sato, 76, of Kaimuki, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wesley and Leslie, daughter Blanche, brothers Walter and Wallace Nomura, and sister Vivian Kim. Committal services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mabel Lee Shin
Feb. 22, 2004
Mabel Lee Shin, 85, of Honolulu, died in Palolo Chinese Home Eldercare Services. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Reginald, daughter Shirleen Todoki, sisters Florence Supulski and Rachael Lai, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Holy Nativity Church, 5286 Kalanianaole Highway. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Yutaka Takemoto
Feb. 12, 2004
Yutaka Takemoto, 84, of Honolulu, died in Mountain View, Calif. He was born in Kailua-Kona. He is survived by son Kenneth, daughters Karen Taira and Kathleen Green, and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Casual attire.

Richard Lee Tavares
March 4, 2004
Richard Lee Tavares, 57, of Pearl City, a carpenter, died at home. He was born in Yuma, Ariz. He is survived by companion Suzie L. Schaefer, son Casey, mother Katherine, sister Cindy Marks and brothers Robert and Thomas. Private services.

Felomina Santos Valdez
March 4, 2004
Felomina Santos Valdez, 47, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a Hilton Waikoloa Village Hotel housekeeper, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Danilo; son Dennis; daughter Virginia; brothers Camilo, Manuel and Francisco Santos; sisters Aurora Yabes, Maria Arabbit and Milyana Isidro; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines.

Elizabeth Mendes Villaflor
Feb. 23, 2004
Elizabeth Mendes Villaflor, 99, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Services: noon Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Dodgie Ray Kealohalulehua Wilkins
March 3, 2004
Dodgie Ray Kealohalulehua "Papa" Wilkins, 71, of Hauula, a retired city Department of Refuse truck driver, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Dodgie Ray, Drew K., Dean K., Dennis and Rex K. Wilkins and Ryan "Pal" and Richard Masada; daughters Diane K. Carreira, Kanakolo Lua and Dodgette M.L.L. Wilkins; brother Henry; 54 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kingdom Hall, 54-223 Keala Road, Hauula. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Richard Jann Duck Yuen
March 1, 2004
Richard Jann Duck Yuen, 65, of Waikakuu, South Kona, Hawaii, a commercial airlines mechanic, retired self-employed yard maintenance serviceman and U.S. Air Force veteran, died at home. He was born in South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Margaret, daughter Sara, brother Jann Henderson, sisters Evelyn Nihipali and Betty L. Victor, stepdaughter Lorna Taitano, five step-grandchildren and eight step-great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses at Keauhou Mauka, Hawaii.




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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