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Catherine Blatt
Aug. 20, 2004
Catherine Blatt, 82, of Vancouver, Wash., formerly of Kailua, a homemaker, died. She was born in Anaheim, Calif. She is survived by sons James and David, daughter Barbara B. "Bobbie" Kalben, sister Mary Lou T. Caro and two grandchildren. Celebration of life and burial: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to Shriners Hospital for Children, 1310 Punahou St., Honolulu 96826. For more information, call Bobbie at (206) 778-3370.

Kai Ng Chang
Aug. 19, 2004
Kai Ng Chang, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education school cafeteria baker, died in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Nellie Chun-Ming and Norma Lee, sisters Molly Moniz and Girlie Keeno, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Craig M. Clark
Aug. 28, 2004
Craig M. Clark, 48, of Honolulu, a Bank of Hawaii employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by brothers Christopher, Patrick, Stephen and Peter; sisters Paula Ransom, Wanda Moore and Marilyn Clark; and companion Tod Jochimsen. Services to be held in Youngstown, Ohio.

Irene DeCoite
Aug. 28, 2004
Irene DeCoite, 82, of Makawao, Maui, a Denny's Farm proprietor, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons Dennis Jr., Ernest, Richard "Chick" and Nelson; daughters Agnes Lopes, RoseMarie Fernandez and Irene "Renie" Abreu; brother David Morton; 17 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Makawao Cemetery. Casual attire.

Margery G. Hastert
Aug. 28, 2004
Margery G. Hastert, 93, of Honolulu, a Queen's Medical Center historian, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Engelwood, N.J. She is survived by son Mark, daughters Constance Hastert and Carol Cannon, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Maurice Eugene Hatcher
Aug. 24, 2004
Maurice Eugene "Hatch" Hatcher, 65, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Iowa. He is survived by wife Chong, sons Maurice "Chip" Jr. and Wayne, daughter Kimberly, brothers Marvin "Marv" and Larry and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at First Southern Baptist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Shandra Hernandez
Aug. 5, 2004
Shandra "Aleha" Hernandez, 91, of Kekaha, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Kauai Care Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Maxie Moreno, daughter Josephine "Sefa" Dela Torre, brother Joseph Medeiros Sr., sister Antonia Robley, nine grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Parish in Kekaha. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

William Aliiloa Hoomanawanui
Aug. 27, 2004
William Aliiloa "Willy" Hoomanawanui, 40, of Kailua, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Donna M.; son Grant I. Shiroma; daughters Noelle M. Emmsley and Monica K. Shiroma; brothers John Hoomanawanui, Stacy Horner and Charlie Meyer; sisters Bridget and Diedrann Meyer, Doreen Young, Valierie Cui, Debra Lee, Velma Hoomanawanui, Renae Paulo, Judith Pearce and Christina Naweli; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Charles P.T. Hori
Aug. 20, 2004
Charles P.T. "Chucky" Hori, 48, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a Maunalani Hotel night auditor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by parents Richard Sr. and Janet; brothers Robin, Richard "Dickie" Jr. and Joel; and sister Debra "Aiko" Kaholoaa. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church in Hawi. Call after 8 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to follow.

Patricia Newton Huntoon
Aug. 29, 2004
Patricia Newton Huntoon, 73, of Honolulu, a retired federal government secretary, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Davenport, Iowa. She is survived by husband John E. and stepson Randy. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

John Kauhane Kahue
Aug. 25, 2004
John Kauhane Kahue, 76, of Waipahu, a retired civil service supervisor at Hickam Air Force Base, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Jane S.; sons Melson J., Earl S., Warren M., Floyd K., Michael, Bryan, Philip and Stacy S.; daughter Sarah S.; brother Howard K.; sisters Jane Valeho and Patricia Souza; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sunny Kahealani Kalua
Aug. 20, 2004
Sunny Kahealani Kalua, 23, of Waiohinu, Hawaii, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by parents Rodney and Marlene, brother Nathan Tripp, sister Crystal, hanai mother Alohalynn Beck, hanai brother Quincy Beck and hanai sisters Roseline Rivera, Penney Breithaupt, Makanaokalani Beck, Summer Kaupu and Alohalynn Vierra. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.

William Masaji Kimura
Aug. 24, 2004
William Masaji Kimura, 65, of Honolulu, a mason, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons William and David; daughter Laurie Palenske; sisters Phobe Kimura, Barbara Yamada and Jeanne Crosier; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Misako Y. Koseki
Aug. 22, 2004
Misako Y. Koseki, 90, of Honolulu, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Makawele, Kauai. She is survived by son Aaron, brother Hiroo Yamamoto and three grandchildren. Private services.

Kum Ok Ku
Aug. 25, 2004
Kum Ok Ku, 82, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kyung Nam, Korea. She is survived by sons Chang Seo and Myong Seo; daughters Christine and Janice Lee, Margie Ku and Susan Shimamoto; sister Yong Ok Byun; 13 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alexander Dela Cruz Maglinti
Aug. 30, 2004
Alexander Dela Cruz Maglinti, 83, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, a bartender and cook for Coco Palms, Kenny's, Barbecue Inn and J.J.B., died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Anna S.; sons Darell, Alexander, Andrew and Carlan; daughter Nolia Fernandez; brothers John Jr. and Vincent; sisters Gloria Santos, Naty Saflor, Lourdes Alesna, Agnes Ohoyhoy and Incarnacion Cortez; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa, Kauai. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Georgene Sueko Nakanishi
Aug. 23, 2004
Georgene Sueko "Suzie" Nakanishi, 60, of Honolulu, a beautician, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Richard O.; son Kal N.; brothers Glenn, Dennis and Edward Hiromoto; and sister Caryl Tsutsui. Private services.

Robert Sharp Nichols Jr.
Aug. 24, 2004
Robert Sharp Nichols Jr., 76, of Kihei, Maui, a former Sears, Roebuck and Co. sales manager, died at home. He was born in Rahway, N.J. He is survived by wife Carolyn; sons Robert H., David A. and James A.; daughters Carolyn Hoke and Elizabeth Brosch; brother Bruce; sisters Janice Nichols, June Richardson and Peggy Bartnick; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kealahou Hawaiian Congregational Church. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.

Jorge Rodriguez Pagatpatan
July 31, 2004
Jorge Rodriguez Pagatpatan, 93, of Waipahu, a retired Local No. 745 Carpenters Union employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mercedes E.L.; sons George Jr., Ricardo "Rick" and Melvin; daughters Darnella L. Baldovi and Teresa "Terri" Grace; two sisters; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Samuel Leialoha Prestidge Sr.
Aug. 28, 2004
Samuel Leialoha Prestidge Sr., 82, of Honolulu, a Pan American Airways employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Samuel Jr.; daughters Mamie Kahawai, Gwen Boyce, Sherron Vincent and Roxane Kimura; brothers Will Jr. and Melvin; 23 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:15 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tabernacle, 1560 S. Beretania St. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Wallace Tadanori Tanouye Sr.
Aug. 23, 2004
Wallace Tadanori Tanouye Sr., 78, of Hauula, a retired Harders Co. truck driver and Chevron gas station manager, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wallace Jr., Xavier and Charles Kaleo; brother Tadasugu; sisters Teruko Abe and Gladys Schmidtz; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Greater Mount Zion Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hauula Cemetery.

Colby S. Thrum
Aug. 28, 2004
Colby S. Thrum, 84, of Coldwater, Mich., a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War and a retired Dole Pineapple Co. employee, died at home. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by wife Betty, son Thomas C., daughter Victoria Grammont and two grandchildren. Services to be held in Michigan. Donations suggested to Presbyterian Church Steeple Fund or the Branch County Humane Society.

Tony Atsuyoshi Uemura
Aug. 16, 2004
Tony Atsuyoshi Uemura, 60, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, an Isemoto Contracting Co. foreman, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Monica M.; son Steve; stepsons Klaus A. and Chaitanya McCauley; daughters Nicole and Megan Uemura, Marlene Akeo, Nadine Kahumoku and Tanya Bannister; mother Nancy N.; brothers William, Kenneth and Ricky; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Jerry Egami's Barn at Konawaena High School in Kealakekua. Call after 8 a.m.

Kiyoshi Yoshida
Aug. 29, 2004
Kiyoshi Yoshida, 78, of Honolulu, a retired state bank examiner, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Papaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Doris K.; sons Alan, Alvin and Colin; daughters Jean Okumura, Judy Kunita and Lillian Yoshikawa; brothers Tatsuo and Hiroshi; sisters Yaeko Yoshimura, Tomiko Shimazu and Sueko Koizumi; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kenneth Yoshino
Aug. 23, 2004
Kenneth Yoshino, 70, of Lihue, a general contractor, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Harriette; daughters Karen Lumacad, Lianne Yoshino, Noreen Javinar and Elise Guirad; and eight grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Sept. 11 at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.

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