Isabella Jane Alcantra
Feb. 22, 2004
Isabella Jane Alcantra, 51, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She is survived by husband Gordon; sons Gerald Mac Intyre and Sean Alcantra; daughters Marie, Theresa, Crystal and Jacqueline; father Thomas Mac Intyre; stepmother Irene Mac Intyre; 16 brothers and sisters; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Rita Catholic Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.Adriano Antonio Alipio
March 12, 2004
Adriano Antonio "Eddie" Alipio, 78, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. heavy equipment operator and garage maintenance worker, died at home. He was born in Lapaz, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Evelyn; daughters Christine Ebanez, Audrey Fujimoto and Lucrecia A. Mateo; hanai daughter Arlene Perez; brother Tranquillino; sisters Rosalina Alipio, Elena Patoc and Fidela Ventura; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. 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, Ilima section. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.Edward James Britten
Feb. 23, 2004
Edward James Britten, 88, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, a University of Hawaii employee and University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, dean of agriculture, died in Brisbane. He is survived by wife Noel, sons Evan and Andrew, daughter Geraldine and five grandchildren. Services held in Brisbane.Ben Clarin Cabalar
Feb. 18, 2004
Ben Clarin Cabalar, 57, of Waipahu, a Queen's Medical Center maintenance man, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lilia T.; sons Darell, Edwin and Darwin; daughter Lorie L.; brother Andy; sisters Paulina Domingo, Leonida Campanar, Brigida Cabantang, Catalina Tavita and Felicidad Carbonel; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.Herbert Young Cho Choy
March 10, 2004
Herbert Young Cho Choy, 88, of Honolulu, a 9th Circuit Court of Appeals senior judge, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen, brother Dr. Duke and sister Marion C. Kim. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Pacific University's Choy Scholarship Fund or Harvard Law School.Sadako Kurashige Fujii
Feb. 28, 2004
Sadako Kurashige Fujii, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Mataichi; son Robin; daughter Lois Agena; brothers Kaoru, Isamu, Tadasu and Shigeru Kurashige; sister Hideko Mumaw; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. next Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.Lillian C. Guerreiro
March 7, 2004
Lillian C. Guerreiro, 86, of Mililani, died at home. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by son the Rev. Clyde, daughters Eloise L. Hangai and Brenda C. DuPont, brother Manuel Chaves, sister Marie Bettencourt and two grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Patrick Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Donations suggested to St. Patrick School.Holaki Vaiola Halaeua
March 7, 2004
Holaki Vaiola Halaeua, 56, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Haateiho, Tonga. She is survived by husband Solomone; sons Sione Pifeleti and Ului, Afi and Tuungafasi Halaeua; daughters Akanesi L. Aliki and Moala Guttenbeil; brothers Vaea and Sione Vea; sisters Keke Moala, Mafi Faupula, Manui Mataele, Ofa Koli, Tulua Kafoa and Siniva Taulepa; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church, 1020 S. Beretania St. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Kenneth Howells
Jan. 24, 2004
Kenneth "Coconut Kenny" Howells, 55, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a sailor, died at home. He was born in an airplane over the Atlantic Ocean. He is survived by wife Kathleen, daughter Alatia Adams, father Kenneth Sr., brothers Rusty and Phil, sisters Maureen Howells and Patti Miller, and one grandchild. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. March 23 at Onekahakaha Beach Park in Hilo.Blair Masato Ito
March 10, 2004
Blair Masato Ito, 34, of Kaimuki, a Pac Electric Co. Inc. electrician, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yukiko, daughter Jewel, parents Hisashi and Frances, and sisters Riki-Ann Chow and Rana-Ann Ito. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Congregational Church, 2651 Pali Highway. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow.Dorothy Wells Lum
March 10, 2004
Dorothy Wells Lum, 70, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Dover, N.J. She is survived by husband Dr. Kwong Yen; sons Dr. Mark K., Steven and David; daughter Nancy Fisher; father Oscar Wells; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to "Friends of the Medical School" at University of Hawaii at Manoa John A. Burns School of Medicine.Shu Xian Ma
March 3, 2004
Shu Xian Ma, 90, of Honolulu, died in Hale Nani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Zhong Shan, China. She is survived by sons Guo Ting, Wei Ting and Dong Ting Huang; daughters Sin Yat Chee and Qing Bing Wong; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Robert Masaru Miyamoto
March 2, 2004
Robert Masaru Miyamoto, 95, of Mililani, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction carpenter, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Melvin M., Ronald K., Allan S., Dennis T. and Charles S.; daughters Jean H. Motooka, Kathleen A. Uehara and Susan S. Wong; brother Kenneth; 18 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.Yasuo Nagamine
Feb. 23, 2004
Yasuo Nagamine, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Aikane Cafe owner, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son Henry T. and sister Yoshiko. Private services.Benjamin Bunichi Nakamura
March 12, 2004
Benjamin Bunichi Nakamura, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor planned accountant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol K., son Walter "Wally" J., daughter Loraine S. Wexler and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Honolulu Bible Church, 1844 Palolo Ave.Charles Koji Nakano
Feb. 28, 2004
Charles Koji Nakano, 96, of Honolulu, a retired president and corporate officer of Kilohana and Alii Distributors, died in Honolulu. He also was a Mitsukoshi-Hawaii consultant and former Palama Gakuen teacher and vice principal. He was born in Fukui prefecture, Japan. He is survived by sons Richard and Douglas, daughter Gayle Fukunaga and two grandchildren. Private services.Easton Kealohapumehana Ne
March 6, 2004
Easton Kealohapumehana Ne, infant son of Shylee K. Correa and Albert K. "Eha" Ne IV, of Waimanalo, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kaiser Medical Center. He is also survived by grandparents Dorothy "Dottie" Pugay-Correa, Gary Correa, Hollie and Shayne Paculan and Albert "Kahukula" III and Justina Ne; great-grandparents Nicanor and Cecilia Pugay, Irene Lagronio, Albert K. Ne Jr. and Charles and Flora Correa and Myrtle, Ronald and Lisa Hamel; and great-great-grandparent Cecilia Hanakahi. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery, Babyland II.Lawrence Koso Sera
March 2, 2004
Lawrence Koso Sera, also known as "Larry" and "Uncle Sonny," 64, of Waialua, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Jeraldine Tandal and Diana Crail. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples.Bingzheng Tang
March 9, 2004
Bingzheng Tang, 88, of Honolulu, a retired businessman in China, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Shanghai, China. He is survived by daughter Sanlin Tang and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m.Peter Sau Young Sr.
March 2, 2004
Peter Sau "Junior" Young Sr., 71, of Kukuihaele, Hawaii, a retired state Highway Division truck driver and Department of Transportation and Sun Van Lines employee, died at home. He also was a U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard veteran. He was born in Hauula. He is survived by wife Beverly A.; sons Peter Sau Jr. and David; daughters Cindy Kaleohano, Dianna Kalamau, Sherry Anderson-Pung and Melina Young; brothers Woodrow, Ronald and Wardell; sisters Louise "Nita" Tolentino, Locadia "Caddy" Young, Yvonne DeLuz and Ipene "Rena" Saunders; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Young residence, 48-5164 Government Road. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the residence. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
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