Falealii Atuaia
March 17, 2004
Falealii Atuaia, 56, of Punaluu, a Polynesian Cultural Center tree trimmer, died. He was born in Fasitootai, Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Marie; sons Fia, Montana and Fatu; daughters Edwina, Anastasia and Maxine; brothers Vine and Ripine Edwards, Vilaau, Isaako, Fiamatai, Fatu, Alapati, Salealofi, Lapisi Oto, Samuelu Matafeo and Siaki; and sisters Sopo Pilimai, Faaiu Matafeo, Vaimalama Lefau, Malelega Mauu, Taua Tito, Taumate Tauvao, Lemau Sapani, Pako Soli and Rosa Matau. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 9th Ward. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. in Laie Cemetery.Gordon Patrick Bediamol
March 18, 2004
Gordon Patrick "Gordy" Bediamol, 60, of Kihei, Maui, an Air Maui aviation mechanic, died at home. He was born in Maui. He is survived by wife Sylvia; daughter Sharyl; son Adam; brothers Ted, Ed, Tom, Maurice and Alex; and sister Carmen Goble;. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Friday in Makena beyond Big Beach, near first lava flow. Aloha attire. Leis only.Mary Carlos
March 18, 2004
Mary Carlos, 84, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Robert Arconado; daughters Evelyn Haygood, Elizabeth Eaton and Erleen "Lynn" Spears; brothers Joseph and Paul Miguel; sister Florida Padron; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Kauai Memorial Gardens.Carmela Maria Ceballos
March 11, 2004
Carmela Maria Ceballos, 96, of Haiku, Maui, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. She is survived by sons Edward, Peter and Alfonso; daughters Margaret "Margie" Sanches and Mary Reyes; brothers Louis and Valentine Orta; sisters Emily Amadeo, Adeline Torres Antonia and Katherine Martin, Maria Paraquelles and Roseline Garcia; 21 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Wake 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass: 11 a.m. at the church. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.Adam Derego Jr.
March 11, 2004
Adam Derego Jr., 61, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired plant operator, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sister Rose Avila and caregiver Suzy A. Andrade Jr. Private services.Melvin Kim Farinas
March 18, 2004
Melvin Kim Farinas, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Public Television graphic designer, died in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Ewa, Oahu. He is survived by wife Ronnie Mae, sons Mark and Sy, brothers Franklin and Gerard, sister Florence Dabis and one grandchild. Services: noon Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Scleroderma Foundation, 12 Kent Way, Suite 101, Byfield, MA 01922.Moon Kin Fong
March 17, 2004
Moon Kin Fong, 82, of Honolulu, a retired restaurant cook, died in Nuuanu Hale Nursing Home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Siu Mei, son Robert C.Y., daughter Mona Y.N. Lam, brothers Moon Fai and Mun Hum and two grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.Herbert Akinari Fukuda
March 2, 2004
Herbert Akinari Fukuda, 74, of Kailua, a retired pharmacist, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Richard and sisters Janet Wong, Patsy Haida and Mae Piimauna. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.Juan Varilla Gascon
March 13, 2004
Juan "Johnny" Varilla Gascon, 94, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired hotel maintenance worker and groundskeeper, died in Kau Hospital. He was born in San Juan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leocadia; daughters Norma, Rosita, Lourdes and Aldegunda; sons Segundino, Ludgerio and Marino; stepdaughters Remy and Rosalina; numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial follows at the church cemetery. Casual attire.Betty Ann Harvey
March 16, 2004
Betty Ann Harvey, 69, of Hilo, a retired preschool teacher and homemaker, died at home. She was born in Greeley, Colo. She is survived by sons Larry, Richard and David; daughter Penne Tanabe; sister Claribeth Smith; and eight grandchildren. No services.Lance Kaehu
March 13, 2004
Lance Kaehu, 44, of Honolulu, a city maintenance worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father William, stepmother Zena, brothers William Jr. and Clinton and sister Trisha Hayse. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Mark Ransom Kaina
March 2, 2004
Mark Ransom Kaina, 42, of Honolulu, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Annabelle; sons Mark and Kaipo; daughter Angela; mother Barbara Goodwin; stepfather Robert Goodwin; brothers Eugene, Willy, Robert and Tracy; sisters Eulyn, Darlyn, Clara and Sandra; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Anahola Beach Park on Kauai. Casual attire.Rose Look Moi Kam
March 12, 2004
Rose Look Moi Kam, 102, of Honolulu, a housewife, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Thomas, Howard and Richard; daughter Janice Kam-Makiya; seven grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Toshio Kanai
March 18, 2004
Toshio Kanai, 95, of Wailuku, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Maui. He is survived by sons Gerald, Robert, Clarence and James; daughters Jean Fukuda and Priscilla Azama; sister Mrs. Wakayama; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.Grace W. Kop
March 15, 2004
Grace W. Kop, 80, of San Francisco, Calif., a retired bookkeeper, died in San Francisco. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Keith H.L.; brother William K.C. Wong; sisters Bernice Dandar, Gladys Tsukasa, Florence Pang-Prescott and Myra Chun; and three grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.Robert Villiers Love
March 14, 2004
Robert Villiers Love, 78, of Arizona, a World War II veteran and S.E. Rykoff & Co. Hawaii branch manager, died in Phoenix, Ariz. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean, sons Bradford and Scott, daughters Ann Foster and Katharine Taylor, sister Marian Williams and two grandchildren. Private services. Scattering of ashes to be held in Honolulu.Gary Toney Morishige
March 17, 2004
Gary "Pato" Toney Morishige, 56, of Hanalei, Kauai, an equipment operator, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Marney "Chip"; sons Edward and Kenneth; daughters Gayla Spencer and Dayna Santos; brothers Edward "Sonny" and Dwight; sisters Betsy Kamehiro, Carol Carter and Judy Wakumoto; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel, Koloa. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No wreaths.Douglas Katsumi Nishida
March 13, 2004
Douglas Katsumi Nishida, 86, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. carpenter, died at home. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by sons Glenn and Loren, daughters Tessie Whaley and Susan Nishimoto, brothers Harold and Warren, and four grandchildren. Private services.Jay Ward Pease
Feb. 29, 2004
Jay Ward Pease, 62, of Hawaii, a Hawaii School for Girls teacher, died in Honolulu. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by wife Dru, son Darnell, brother David and sister Pat. Services to be announced. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.Gertrude Florence Rodrigues
March 16, 2004
Gertrude Florence Rodrigues, 76, of Kahului, died at home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Theodore "Terry" Jr., Robert and Tracy; daughters Lydia Copperfield and Darlene Freitas; brother Joseph Pires; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.Michele Ellen Sanchez
March 18, 2004
Michele Ellen Sanchez, 33, of Waianae, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Michael A.; mother Darlene Borge; sisters Tanya, Tabitha, and Tasha Sanchez and Nicole Alapai; brothers Michael Jr., Nowlin, and Nolan Sanchez and Thomas Titworth; paternal grandmother Clara; and maternal grandmother Phyllis Harris. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Rita Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.Clotilda Savet
March 12, 2004
Clotilda "Tillie" Savet, 76, of Kahului, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by daughters Mary A. Perry and Leilani Lyons, brothers John Sepebedia and Richard Supulvida, sisters Alice Tippit and Dolores Corbet, and four grandchildren. Services at a later date.Robert Sheu Hoon Siu
March 12, 2004
Robert "Slim" Sheu Hoon Siu, 65, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii air conditioning engineer, died. He is survived by companion Marge MacDowall, brother Howard and sisters Jennie Wung and Beverly Dodo. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.Lewis K. Woodward
March 18, 2004
Lewis "Woody" K. Woodward, 89, of Honolulu, a retired journeyman electrician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Louise; sons Robert, William, Benjamin and Charles; daughters Gloria Ezera and Helene; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
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