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Randolph Gabriel Kanoa Akoi
July 28, 2004
Randolph Gabriel Kanoa Akoi, 33, of Hana, Maui, a former native plant planter, died in Hana. He was born in Hana. He is survived by companion Katherine Childs; sons Aukai, Kailoa, Kahiau and Imipono; father Samuel III; mother Marjorie-Ann; brothers Samuel IV and Nahei Akoi and Kolomona Purdy; sisters Doris Akana and Shao-Ling and Mei-Ling Akoi; and grandparents Thelma Smith and Hannah Akoi. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Church in Hana. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Additional services: 9 a.m. Aug. 14 at the beachfront at Hana Bay. Scattering of ashes to follow at sea off Waikoloa, Hana. Casual attire.

Douglas Gerald Brandt
July 28, 2004
Douglas Gerald Brandt, 70, of Ewa Beach, a retired senior master sergeant in U.S. Air Force and civilian international logistics specialist, died in Honolulu. He was born in Ortonville, Mich. He is survived by wife Carol Ann; sons John E. Rummins and Craig D. Brandt; daughters Nancy C. Buchanan, Kimberly A. Babcock and Keri L. Foree; and seven grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Diabetes Association or American Cancer Society.

Beatrice Ing Chun
July 27, 2004
Beatrice Ing Chun, 99, of Honolulu, a retired Kawananakoa Middle School teacher, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hauula. She is survived by son Stephen, daughter Rhoda Lee, sisters Elaine Lau and May Ing, and four grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:15 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Richard Edwin Danuser
July 23, 2004
Richard Edwin "Uncle Dan" Danuser, 81, of Kahuku, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in World War II, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Adel, Iowa. He is survived by wife Beatrice K.A.; sons Richard, Daniel "Danny," David and Eugene "Dino"; daughters Haroldine Gonzales and Deborah Caramazza; brothers Norman and Terrance "Terry"; sisters Evelyn Way, Dorothy O'Shea and Ruth Swain; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahuku Chapel, 56-589 Pulama Place. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire. Leis welcome.

Guillermo Sagadraca Domingo
July 29, 2004
Guillermo Sagadraca "Gimmo" Domingo, 58, of Waiehu, Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anita R.; sons Jemmy and Jeffrey; daughters Jenalyn, Angie and Janessa; brother Esteban; and sisters Luisa Cadiz and Laureana Aceret. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. Rosary: 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.

Maggie Agnes Nakoa Foo Sum
July 30, 2004
Maggie Agnes Nakoa Foo Sum, 88, of Kahului, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Henry K. "Boxie" Sr.; children Boniface, Henry "Bulla" Jr. and Glenn Foo Sum, Edyne N. Ah Sau and Becky Ann Suzuki; brother William Nakoa; 13 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Noboru Higa
July 22, 2004
Noboru Higa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Columbia Inn cook, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Shige; son Norman H.; daughter Joanne K. Higa-Parton; brother Naosuke; sisters Kameko Higa, Setsuko Akamine and Sueko Ishimine; and a grandchild. Private services.

Josephine Kaohuokalani Kelley
July 27, 2004
Josephine Kaohuokalani Kelley, 55, of Puuwai, Niihau, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Puuwai. She is survived by son Donald H. Kanahele, daughters Diane Kanahele and Colleen Niau, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Waimea Hawaiian Church. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire.

Hatsuko Kubo
July 24, 2004
Hatsuko Kubo, 93, of Wahiawa, a retired Pacific Laundry seamstress, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Waiau. She is survived by sons George R. and James T., daughter Barbara T. Nakamori, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Yui Kum Lee
July 27, 2004
Yui Kum Lee, 59, of Honolulu, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Yuk Siu; sons David, Kim Ting, Jin Kok and Jin Hong; brothers Philip and Yuk Wing; sisters Yuk Yin and Yuk Sim; and a grandchild. Taoist services: 9-11:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Mary Louis
July 30, 2004
Mary Louis, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a nurse, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Abel Jr. and Roland; daughters Laverne Villon, Carol Pameira and Sheila Belarmino; brothers Maximo, Inocencio, Vicente, Gary and John Efhan; sister Patricia Efhan Nakamura; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

Dionicio Nabor
June 25, 2004
Dionicio Nabor, 84, of Pearl City, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Beatrice L.; sons Carlos N., Edward A. and Jason R.; daughters Norma C. Parks and Dwayna S. Olivier; brother Agapito; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert Hiroshi Nagakura
July 19, 2004
Robert Hiroshi "Bob" Nagakura, 92, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Shizuoka, Japan. He is survived by wife Margaret; son Leo; brothers Jun, Roy and Jerry; and sister Aiko Morita. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Michael Joseph Choyei Carpio Neuman
July 30, 2004
Michael Joseph Choyei Carpio Neuman, also known as Michael Joseph Wagner Carpio, 43, of Kailua, a counselor for Hale Kipa and Castle Medical Center, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Debbie, sons Kaina and Ikaika, mother Allene Ishikawa, grandparent Doris Higa and a grandchild. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 800 Kaheka St., Honolulu. Celebration of life: 9 a.m. Sunday at Kailua Beach boat ramp. No flowers.

Connie Elaine Podlas
July 17, 2004
Connie Elaine Podlas, 62, of Kaneohe, a floral designer, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by husband Gerald, son Robert Kaiser, daughters Lori Basile and Wendi Ownes, brother Butch Hughes and four grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, Windward Unit, 130 Kailua Road, 102B, Kailua, HI 96734.

Larry Akira Sawamoto
July 16, 2004
Larry Akira Sawamoto, 85, of Ewa Beach, a retired iron worker and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by former wife Tomiko Watarai, son Michael W. and brothers Takumi, Tsutomu, Masaru and Stanley K. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Michael Masaaki Shiraishi
July 27, 2004
Michael Masaaki Shiraishi, 80, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed general contractor doing business as Michael M. Shiraishi Inc., died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honaunau-Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lillian K.; brothers Harry, Herbert and Shigeo; and sisters Mildred Yamamoto, Carol Shiraishi, Ruth Furuta, Clarice Kishi, Edna Tanna and Lynda Oue. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Anna Hamole Sithar
July 21, 2004
Anna Hamole Sithar, 92, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Kaupo, Maui. She is survived by sons Juan and Jerry; daughters Leonora Pascual, Rosie L. Quenga, Olga Jugoz, Joyce Tihada, Maile Romena and Maile Lynn Licos; hanai daughter Francine Williams; sisters Ida Valle and Anna Masuda; 34 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Makiko Takahashi
July 30, 2004
Makiko Takahashi, 54, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Akita, Japan. She is survived by husband Koji, daughter Sandra H., brother Sumio Kato and sister Ikuko Yamaki. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Baptist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Hisashi Takamoto
July 27, 2004
Hisashi "Tom" Takamoto, 92, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Planing Mill Building Supply salesman, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Roy H., daughter Jeanne Matsuzaki, brothers Naoto and Kiyoshi, sisters Toshiko Togashi and Sueko Sugai, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alice Tamiye Ujihara
July 25, 2004
Alice Tamiye Ujihara, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Fujiya Ltd. employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by sons Wayne and Eddie; daughters Joyce Lee, Judith Kogami and Jean Fong; and sisters Janet Hiramoto, June Oshiro and Sueko Yamada. Private services.

Vivian Hart Westerman
July 15, 2004
Vivian Hart Westerman, 74, of Kailua, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Magdeburg, Germany. She is survived by husband Willard "Pete," sons Stuart and Richard, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Franklin Toshio Yoshimura
July 20, 2004
Franklin Toshio Yoshimura, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Yoshimura Brothers carpenter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie K.; son Donn Y.; daughter Lois Y.; brother Francis; sisters Gladys Yoshimura, Jean Okimoto and Mildred Miyata; and two grandchildren. Private services.

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