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Paul William Becker
Sept. 2, 2004
Paul William Becker, 84, of Honolulu, an Army Signal Corps chief of operations for Camp Zama, Japan, died in Honolulu. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. He is survived by wife Edith R., son David W. and Allan A., daughter Diane E. Dames, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to charity.

Ronald Tadashi Bollig
Aug. 23, 2004
Ronald Tadashi Bollig, 56, of Mililani, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Desiree E.U., sons Patrick T. and Richard W., daughter Khristina, brother Patrick Kawai and sisters Venus Bollig, Sylvia Murillo, Patty Krakauer, Faith Kanoho and Pam Kawai. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

James Hector Fernie
Sept. 1, 2004
James Hector Fernie, 85, of Kaneohe, a Nylen Brothers Ltd. corporate officer, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty J., sons James Hudson and John Dean, daughter Judy Bonner, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Michael Katsuya Himoto
Aug. 26, 2004
Michael Katsuya Himoto, 50, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Honolulu, a city surveyor helper, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jacob and Jeremiah, daughters Katherine and Alysia; parents Teruo and Florence T., brothers Garth and Grant, and caregivers Henry and Kathleen Kuarte. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Douglas Hart Kaanehe
Aug. 26, 2004
Douglas Hart Kaanehe, 45, of Mililani, a heavy equipment operator, died in Mililani. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by wife Josie, son Giovanni A.K., stepdaughters Ashley and Mikela Caseria, father Herbert, stepmother Nancy, stepfather George "Chip" Wood and several stepbrothers and stepsisters. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

Hatsuko Furuhashi Kawahara
Aug. 1, 2004
Hatsuko Furuhashi Kawahara, 93, of Honolulu, a retired educator, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Billie Ikeda and Carri Kawahara, sister Betsy Furuhashi, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Matthew Keoni Kelekolio
Aug. 21, 2004
Matthew Keoni Kelekolio, 46, of Honolulu, an entertainer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Melanie K.; son Royal K.H.; daughter Amber K.H.C.; brothers Walter, William Jr. and Joseph; sister Mina McBride; and parents William and Katherine. Private services.

Lillian Hanae Koshiro
Aug. 26, 2004
Lillian Hanae Koshiro, 71, of Gardena, Calif., formerly of Maui, a schools administrative assistant, died. She was born in Puunene, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Benson, son Lon, daughter Helene Taylor, brothers Masao and Shigeto Murayama, and three grandchildren. Services in Gardena. No flowers. Donations suggested to Gardena Valley Baptist Church.

Marilyn M. Lichton
Sept. 2, 2004
Marilyn M. Lichton, 74, of Kailua, a retired secretary for Stanford University's physics department and Temple Emanu-El, died in St. Francis Hospice. She also was the co-founder of Hadassah-Hawaii Chapter. She was born in Birmingham, Ala. She is survived by husband Ira J. and son Alex I. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Jewish Community Services, 2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96817; Hadassah-Hawaii Chapter, 2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96817; or American Cancer Society-Honolulu Unit, 2370-B Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu 96817. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Temple Emanu-El. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park.

Frederick Western Lindsey
Aug. 18, 2004
Frederick Western Lindsey, 84, of Aiea, a retired Navy Public Works Center employee at Pearl Harbor and World War II veteran, died in Honolulu. He also was an antenna rigger, deep sea diver and paniolo. He was born in Waimea-Kamuela, Hawaii. He is survived by children Yolanda H., Melinda P., Gordon B., Vernon R., Colleen M. and Elaine U.; sister Martha B. Chang; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Imiola Congregational Church, Waimea-Kamuela. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Franklyn Wallace Meyer
Aug. 30, 2004
Franklyn Wallace Meyer, 78, of Honolulu, a retired General Foods International director of business development Asian-Pacific, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Katherine G., son Eric A. and daughter Julia A. Curtis. Services: 3 p.m. today at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Edna Edith Nelson
Aug. 31, 2004
Edna Edith Nelson, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Alberta, Canada. She is survived by husband Grant H., daughter Susan L. Thrasher and a grandchild. Private services.

Phyllis Hester Nelson
Sept. 2, 2004
Phyllis Hestor Nelson, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by sons William and George, daughter Judy Notary, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Masami Omori
Aug. 27, 2004
Masami Omori, 81, of Honolulu, a state maintenance worker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Richard Higuchi and sister Chitome Takenaka. Private services. Burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Doris Arlene O'Sullivan
Aug. 30, 2004
Doris Arlene "Dottie" O'Sullivan, 77, of Honolulu, a private school teacher, died. She was born in Hillside, N.J. She is survived by son Wendell Jr., daughters Christine Crowder and Kathleen Henderson, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Yacht Club. A reception will follow. Casual attire.

Betty E. Peroff
Aug. 29, 2004
Betty E. Peroff, 82, of Kaneohe, part-owner of Territorial Chrome Plating, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ivan and Sonny, daughter Stephany Ito, sisters Jean Kwaitkowski and Martha Paiva, eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Gregorio Macalinao Salamat
Aug. 24, 2004
Gregorio Macalinoa Salamat, 75, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer and former Bulacan Circle president, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Hogonoy, Bulacan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Avelina M. "Evelyn," sons Anthony "Tony" and Radnel "Rad," daughters Cynthia S. Werts and Marilou Daguay, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Raynette Moreira Smith
Sept. 1, 2004
Raynette Moreira Smith, 50, of Kailua, a former civil service employee relations specialist, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion George M., sons George M. Jr. and Michael P., mother Jeanette M. Quallen, stepfather Frank B. Quallen, brother Russell J. Moreira, sisters Janice D. Kersenbrock and Jerilyn Carty, and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at her parents' home in Kailua.

Betty Eiko Stephenson
Aug. 27, 2004
Betty Eiko Stephenson, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Frank B.; daughter Brenda; brothers Franklin H. Allan and Wayne Masagatani; sisters Alice Takenaka, Gladys Masagatani and Mabel Dalmas; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Saleve Tuisalo'o
Aug. 20, 2004
Saleve "Tui" Tuisalo'o, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Sky Chef employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace; daughters Terry Raquedan and Darulyn Yara; sons David Yara, Charles Linkee, and Wayne, Taele and Iopo Tuisalo'o; sisters Faleila Siliga and Faafiu Sagale; brothers Taugavau, Ioane, Manu and Saleve Jr.; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.

Fumiko Uekawa
Aug. 13, 2004
Fumiko Uekawa, 86, of Honomu, Hawaii, an Orchids of Hawaii lei maker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honomu. She is survived by nephew Noriyoshi. Private services.

Ella Len Wong
Aug. 24, 2004
Ella Len Wong, 91, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifford S.H., Russell S.K. and Victor S.B.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.

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Obituaries SEE ALSO: VITAL STATS Paul William Becker Sept. 2, 2004 Paul William Becker, 84, of Honolulu, an Army Signal Corps chief of operations for Camp Zama, Japan, died in Honolulu. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. He is survived by wife Edith R., son David W. and Allan A., daughter Diane E. Dames, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to charity. Ronald Tadashi Bollig Aug. 23, 2004 Ronald Tadashi Bollig, 56, of Mililani, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Desiree E.U., sons Patrick T. and Richard W., daughter Khristina, brother Patrick Kawai and sisters Venus Bollig, Sylvia Murillo, Patty Krakauer, Faith Kanoho and Pam Kawai. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. James Hector Fernie Sept. 1, 2004 James Hector Fernie, 85, of Kaneohe, a Nylen Brothers Ltd. corporate officer, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty J., sons James Hudson and John Dean, daughter Judy Bonner, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services. Michael Katsuya Himoto Aug. 26, 2004 Michael Katsuya Himoto, 50, of Kailua-Kona, formerly of Honolulu, a city surveyor helper, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jacob and Jeremiah, daughters Katherine and Alysia; parents Teruo and Florence T., brothers Garth and Grant, and caregivers Henry and Kathleen Kuarte. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Douglas Hart Kaanehe Aug. 26, 2004 Douglas Hart Kaanehe, 45, of Mililani, a heavy equipment operator, died in Mililani. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by wife Josie, son Giovanni A.K., stepdaughters Ashley and Mikela Caseria, father Herbert, stepmother Nancy, stepfather George "Chip" Wood and several stepbrothers and stepsisters. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. Hatsuko Furuhashi Kawahara Aug. 1, 2004 Hatsuko Furuhashi Kawahara, 93, of Honolulu, a retired educator, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Billie Ikeda and Carri Kawahara, sister Betsy Furuhashi, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Matthew Keoni Kelekolio Aug. 21, 2004 Matthew Keoni Kelekolio, 46, of Honolulu, an entertainer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Melanie K.; son Royal K.H.; daughter Amber K.H.C.; brothers Walter, William Jr. and Joseph; sister Mina McBride; and parents William and Katherine. Private services. Lillian Hanae Koshiro Aug. 26, 2004 Lillian Hanae Koshiro, 71, of Gardena, Calif., formerly of Maui, a schools administrative assistant, died. She was born in Puunene, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Benson, son Lon, daughter Helene Taylor, brothers Masao and Shigeto Murayama, and three grandchildren. Services in Gardena. No flowers. Donations suggested to Gardena Valley Baptist Church. Marilyn M. Lichton Sept. 2, 2004 Marilyn M. Lichton, 74, of Kailua, a retired secretary for Stanford University's physics department and Temple Emanu-El, died in St. Francis Hospice. She also was the co-founder of Hadassah-Hawaii Chapter. She was born in Birmingham, Ala. She is survived by husband Ira J. and son Alex I. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Jewish Community Services, 2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96817; Hadassah-Hawaii Chapter, 2550 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96817; or American Cancer Society-Honolulu Unit, 2370-B Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu 96817. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Temple Emanu-El. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Frederick Western Lindsey Aug. 18, 2004 Frederick Western Lindsey, 84, of Aiea, a retired Navy Public Works Center employee at Pearl Harbor and World War II veteran, died in Honolulu. He also was an antenna rigger, deep sea diver and paniolo. He was born in Waimea-Kamuela, Hawaii. He is survived by children Yolanda H., Melinda P., Gordon B., Vernon R., Colleen M. and Elaine U.; sister Martha B. Chang; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Imiola Congregational Church, Waimea-Kamuela. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Franklyn Wallace Meyer Aug. 30, 2004 Franklyn Wallace Meyer, 78, of Honolulu, a retired General Foods International director of business development Asian-Pacific, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Katherine G., son Eric A. and daughter Julia A. Curtis. Services: 3 p.m. today at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday. Edna Edith Nelson Aug. 31, 2004 Edna Edith Nelson, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Alberta, Canada. She is survived by husband Grant H., daughter Susan L. Thrasher and a grandchild. Private services. Phyllis Hester Nelson Sept. 2, 2004 Phyllis Hestor Nelson, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by sons William and George, daughter Judy Notary, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Masami Omori Aug. 27, 2004 Masami Omori, 81, of Honolulu, a state maintenance worker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Richard Higuchi and sister Chitome Takenaka. Private services. Burial at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Doris Arlene O'Sullivan Aug. 30, 2004 Doris Arlene "Dottie" O'Sullivan, 77, of Honolulu, a private school teacher, died. She was born in Hillside, N.J. She is survived by son Wendell Jr., daughters Christine Crowder and Kathleen Henderson, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Yacht Club. A reception will follow. Casual attire. Betty E. Peroff Aug. 29, 2004 Betty E. Peroff, 82, of Kaneohe, part-owner of Territorial Chrome Plating, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ivan and Sonny, daughter Stephany Ito, sisters Jean Kwaitkowski and Martha Paiva, eight grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Private services. Gregorio Macalinao Salamat Aug. 24, 2004 Gregorio Macalinoa Salamat, 75, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer and former Bulacan Circle president, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Hogonoy, Bulacan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Avelina M. "Evelyn," sons Anthony "Tony" and Radnel "Rad," daughters Cynthia S. Werts and Marilou Daguay, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Raynette Moreira Smith Sept. 1, 2004 Raynette Moreira Smith, 50, of Kailua, a former civil service employee relations specialist, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion George M., sons George M. Jr. and Michael P., mother Jeanette M. Quallen, stepfather Frank B. Quallen, brother Russell J. Moreira, sisters Janice D. Kersenbrock and Jerilyn Carty, and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at her parents' home in Kailua. Betty Eiko Stephenson Aug. 27, 2004 Betty Eiko Stephenson, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Frank B.; daughter Brenda; brothers Franklin H. Allan and Wayne Masagatani; sisters Alice Takenaka, Gladys Masagatani and Mabel Dalmas; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Saleve Tuisalo'o Aug. 20, 2004 Saleve "Tui" Tuisalo'o, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Sky Chef employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace; daughters Terry Raquedan and Darulyn Yara; sons David Yara, Charles Linkee, and Wayne, Taele and Iopo Tuisalo'o; sisters Faleila Siliga and Faafiu Sagale; brothers Taugavau, Ioane, Manu and Saleve Jr.; 15 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Fumiko Uekawa Aug. 13, 2004 Fumiko Uekawa, 86, of Honomu, Hawaii, an Orchids of Hawaii lei maker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honomu. She is survived by nephew Noriyoshi. Private services. Ella Len Wong Aug. 24, 2004 Ella Len Wong, 91, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifford S.H., Russell S.K. and Victor S.B.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at: www.librarieshawaii.org The index goes back several decades.	— ADVERTISEMENTS — — ADVERTISEMENTS —

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