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Percing Vidad Calucag
July 25, 2004
Percing Vidad Calucag, 77, of Waipahu, a retired Department of Transportation and Communication Telecom office employee in the Philippines, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by son Pershing Jr., brother Fred, sisters Virginia Nagtalon and Norma Calizo, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Interment: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Aaron Rafael Barroga Catbagan
Aug. 4, 2004
Aaron Rafael Barroga Catbagan, infant son of Dino and Dina, of Pearl City, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sisters Kissandra Colleen, Nicole and Alyssa; grandparents Manuel Sr. and Norma Catbagan and Domingo Sr. and Anselma Barroga; and great-grandparent Emilio Barroga Sr. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 8:30 a.m. Monday. Burial: 10 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Reynaldo Desoloc Dacanay
Aug. 2, 2004
Reynaldo Desoloc Dacanay, 54, of Aiea, a food service manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Margie, son Jed, mother Librada D. and brothers and sisters Suriguena, Julianito and Fernando Dacanay and Nida Fernandez. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Rufino Andres Dacayanan
Aug. 16, 2004
Rufino Andres Dacayanan, 91, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Kea Agribusiness tractor operator in Papaikou, died at home. He was born in Camaling, Tarlac, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonora; sons Patrick and Emil; daughters Tesi Subica and Lidia, Melissa and Priscilla Dacayanan; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.

Emiko Ebata
Aug. 15, 2004
Emiko Ebata, 80, of Gardena, Calif., died. She was born in Honohina, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Diane Shohara; brothers Harold, Wallace and Elvin Aoyagi; and three grandchildren. Services to be held in Los Angeles.

Ray Ambrose Hancock
Aug. 2, 2004
Ray Ambrose Hancock, 99, of Honolulu, a retired Dresser petroleum engineer and U.S. Navy commander, died in Honolulu. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by daughters Nancy Murphy and Barbara Bond, caregiver Marilyn Williams, six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes to be held at sea by the U.S. Navy.

Stanley Joseph Sr.
Aug. 15, 2004
Stanley Joseph Sr., also known as "Stan the Man," 80, of Waianae, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Stanley Jr. and Jeffery J., daughter Theresa A., brother Larry, sister Ruth Hazelwood, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Esther Kaililaau
Aug. 16, 2004
Esther Kaililaau, 92, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Keanae, Maui. She is survived by sons Henry Jr., Wendell and Gregory; daughters Edith Plunkett, Esther Ellis, Geri Caseres and Rose Kaililaau; 37 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Margaret Puanani Kephart
Aug. 15, 2004
Margaret Puanani Kephart, 56, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in North Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by son Joseph Tyson K. Kephart, daughter Charmaine Bugado, brother Carl Hose Jr. and sisters Barbara Miles and Diana Moala. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Saturday at 15-2762 Maikoiko St. in Hawaiian Beaches. Call after noon. Casual attire.

Kenneth William Lum
Aug. 16, 2004
Kenneth William Lum, 61, of Kilauea, Kauai, a Mahelona Hospital maintenance department employee, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kilauea Dispensary. He is survived by wife Evelyn A.; sons Kenneth W. Jr. and Blane N.; daughters Jolene L. Garces and Janel M. Lum; brothers Albert J., Matthew J. and Cornel M.; sisters Patricia A. Pangan and Gini Kapali; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Sylvester's Catholic Church in Kilauea. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Virginia Oakley Melvin
Aug. 16, 2004
Virginia Oakley Melvin, 88, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by son George H., daughters Deborah Oakley-Melvin and Barbara L.M. Alaipalelei, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hoomaluhia Botanical Gardens. Inurnment: 3 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Kailua Public Library, Nature Conservancy or St. Christopher's Episcopal Church.

Harriet Patricia Collins Metcalf
Aug. 17, 2004
Harriet Patricia Collins Metcalf, 92, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by daughters Sandra M. Shober and Harriet M. Somerville, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Reception to follow. Donations suggested to Injured Jockey's Fund in London.

Haruo Lanny Morisaki
Aug. 14, 2004
Haruo Lanny Morisaki, 82, of Wailuku, a restaurant general manager, retired Maui County Councilman and Morisaki Radio Service office manager, died in Wailuku. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons James, Michael and Ramsay; brother Thomas; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Call after 9:30 a.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

George Mitsunobu Okimura
Aug. 11, 2004
George Mitsunobu Okimura, 85, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paauhau, Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Miles K.; daughters Sandra M. Okada and Jan E. Iwata; brother Charles; sisters Grace Kanai, Gertrude Saito and Irene Okimura; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Masayo T. Otake
Aug. 3, 2004
Masayo T. Otake, 91, of Aiea, a retired Washington Place housekeeper, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Franklin Y. and Richard K., daughters Helen O. Suzuki and Jane O. Hirai, brothers Kazuo and Kunio Tsuchida, sisters Tsuyako Higa and Yaeko Kobayashi, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.

Eufrecia Bermudez Salcedo
July 20, 2004
Eufrecia Bermudez Salcedo, 66, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Robert B., daughter Dinah Oliver and 15 grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Harvest Chapel. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples, Holy Cross. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed July 27.

Tokue Suzuki
Aug. 8, 2004
Tokue Suzuki, 88, of Aiea, a retired Hickam Air Force Base fuel pumper and U.S. Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Keahua, Maui. Private services.

George Hideo Takabayashi
Aug. 10, 2004
George Hideo Takabayashi, 83, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served in World War II, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred K., brother William E. and sister Abby K. Yoshimoto. Private services.

Salvador Larry Talisayan
Aug. 4, 2004
Salvador Larry Talisayan, 75, of Waianae, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Center. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Muriel; son Thomas; daughters Lorelei Porter, Salvina Sinapati, Marina Talisayan and Mele Ahuna; brother Pedro; sister Josephine Erice; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Tuesday at Sacred Hearts Church in Waianae. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Masao Teruya
Aug. 9, 2004
Masao Teruya, 86, of Wahiawa, retired M's Bakery owner and a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waihole. He is survived by wife Carol Y., sons Clyde M. and Howard M., daughters Laverne M. Tanaka and Susan A. Ramelb, brothers Michael and Lawrence, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hilario Acierto Visitacion
Aug. 5, 2004
Hilario Acierto Visitacion, 84, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmen C.; son Alex C.; daughter Shirley Guerrero; sisters Marcela and Maria Mendoza, Victoria Mariano and Dolores Cadiente; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mae Toshiko Yamasaki
Aug. 16, 2004
Mae Toshiko Yamasaki, 88, of Kukuihaele, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Stanley Sasaki; daughters Sally Kurtz, Betsy Willis and Judy Vasconcellos; brothers Ichiro, Yoshio and Tokio Fujimori; sisters Masako Nishimoto and Alice Paragas; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honokaa Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

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