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Munehisa Arashiro
Sept. 24, 2004
Munehisa Arashiro, 92, of Kailua, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel electronics technician, died at home. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by son Daniel A., daughters Sandra H. and Aileen E., and three grandchildren. Private services.

Ronny A.K. Ayala
Sept. 26, 2004
Ronny A.K. Ayala, 24, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Adam "Fatso" Jr. and Ramona "Mona" Lii; brothers Romel and Landon Ayala and Rashawn Griffin; sister Charise; stepsister Charlene Priddy; stepmother Leatrice; grandparents Adam Ayala Sr. and Carmelita Tavares; step-grandparent Donna Lii; great-grandparent Thelma Bush and Eliza Nahoeu; and companion Misty. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Josephine Louise Ayotte
Sept. 24, 2004
Josephine Louise Ayotte, 93, of Waikele, died. She was born in Worcester, Mass. She is survived by son Kenneth, daughters Linda Schooler and Karen Prentiss, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services to be held in California at a later date.

Franklin Christopher Dela Cruz
Sept. 27, 2004
Franklin Christopher Dela Cruz, 56, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Sandra Gomes; brothers Ernest, Ben, Harold, John and Bernard; and sisters Shirley Rodrigues and Gail Bitte. Private services.

Dorothy N. Fukutomi
Sept. 30, 2004
Dorothy N. Fukutomi, 66, of Wailuku, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Archie K. Sr.; son Narciso Baylosis; daughters Doreen, Charla and Iris Baylosis and Gina Pridgen; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Rosalina Sansa Gagarin
Sept. 27, 2004
Rosalina Sansa "Rocky" Gagarin, 66, of Waianae, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Rocky, Edward and Lawrence; brothers Amador Jr., Perfecto, Pedro, Leonardo and Fernando Del Castillo and Cecilio Omayas; sisters Juanita Yap, Dolores Bio, Victoria Correa, Maria C. Pacheco and Carmen Perreira; companion Jay Koko; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church in Waianae. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow at Pokai Bay Beach.

Doris Gaspar
Sept. 30, 2004
Doris Gaspar, 66, of Napoopoo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Napoopoo. She is survived by husband Lionel K. Sr.; sons Lionel K. Jr. and Clifford K.; daughters Primrose K. and Minerva K. Gaspar and Melody L. Carvalho; sisters Hannah Acia and Lillian Nelson; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Kahikolu Congregational Church in Napoopoo, Hawaii. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.

Lawrence Leslie Gremett
Sept. 16, 2004
Lawrence Leslie Gremett, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired Oceanic Property Ltd. employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Leslie, daughter Joellen Webb, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Saint Louis School, Attn: Office of Institutional Advancement, 3142 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96816.

Vernon T. Ibanez
Sept. 23, 2004
Vernon T. Ibanez, 53, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a former Kulani Correctional Facility adult corrections officer and Hilo Medical Center security guard, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pamela A.; son Vernon Fujimoto and George Mehau; daughters Patti-Ann "Nani" Mehau, Cheryl "Mehau" Bates and Seantell Kawaa-Mehau; mother Harriet "Momi"; brothers Frank "Pumpkin" Ogawa and Dennis and Bradford Ibanez; sisters Rena Noriega and Theresa Funakoshi; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Andres Campos Ines
Sept. 19, 2004
Andres Campos Ines, 86, of Waipahu, died in Waipahu. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Olympia; sons Laureano and Elpidio Ines, Richard Guzman and Patrick Dela Cruz; daughters Dr. Pattie Nishimoto, Monica Lactaoen, Milagrina Rapacon and Noreen Padilla; brothers Ruperto and Herman; 29 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

John Laukalo Kahalewai III
Sept. 25, 2004
John Laukalo Kahalewai III, 50, of Ewa Beach, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons John Kahalewai IV and Alfred Oliva, daughters Jendale Kahuanui and Alexanne Kahalewai, mother Margaret, brother Albert, sisters Cindy McEnroe and Cynthia Kahalewai, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire.

Harry Yukichi Kajiuye
Sept. 20, 2004
Harry Yukichi Kajiuye, 90, of Mililani, a retired carpenter, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Roy, Stanley, Thomas and James; brother Seiso; sister Ichiko Shinpo; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tadao Albert Katayama
Sept. 17, 2004
Tadao Albert Katayama, 78, of Mililani, a retired Fort Shafter military personnel clerk, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by sisters Yukiko Kuboyama, Sumie Kujubu, Shizue Mori and Carol Kanna. Private services.

Miyoko Kawano
Oct. 1, 2004
Miyoko Kawano, 84, of Mililani, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Clifford T., brother Ralph Tanioka, sister Jean Tanaka and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hisako Kessler
Sept. 30, 2004
Hisako Kessler, 72, of Waipahu, a retired Malia International seamstress, died at home. She was born in Fukushima, Japan. She is survived by husband Howard M., son John M., daughters Eileen Martinez and Linda Kirby, brother Eiichi Nemoto, sisters Fumiko Suzuki and Michiko Nemoto, six grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Neibon Lewelon
Sept. 28, 2004
Neibon Lewelon, 67, of Majuro, Marshall Islands, a registered nurse, died. She was born in Bikini Atoll. She is survived by husband Albert; sons Atamon and Aldi; daughters Argentina Atdrik, Catherine Kilon and Neijo Jibas; brothers Phillip, Jerimiah and Jendrick; sisters Emjo, Domaie and Neijan; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to be held in Majuro.

David Jitsuo Nagata
Sept. 23, 2004
David Jitsuo Nagata, 52, of Pearl City, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. electrical engineer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fay M., son Mitchell J., daughter Jodi M., father Robert T. and brothers Eric J. and Allan T. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marie Keiko Nakao
Oct. 1, 2004
Marie Keiko Nakao, 70, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Raymond, brother Paul and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.

Toru Nakayama
Sept. 25, 2004
Toru Nakayama, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard rigger for the U.S. government, died in Avalon Care Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shizue, son Tad T., brother Thomas, sisters Mitsuko Morikawa and Jeanette Ogomori, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Hideshi Niimi
Sept. 9, 2004
Hideshi Niimi, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor auto mechanic for the U.S. government and member of 100th Infantry Veterans, died at home. He was born in Pauuilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Beatrice F., daughter Arlene Sato, sister Eileen Tsuji and two grandchildren. Private services.

Reynold Wallace Ramos
Sept. 29, 2004
Reynold Wallace Ramos, 50, of Lahaina, a Kapalua Villas Hotel maintenance engineer, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by former wife Chris, son Brent K. and sisters Laura Braman and Lia Nicholls. Private services to held at a later date.

Jose Mesa Reyes
Sept. 27, 2004
Jose Mesa Reyes, also known as "Joe" and "Ping," 72, of Ewa Beach, a retired Electrical Distributors supervisor, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Agana Heights, Guam. He is survived by sons Thomas T. and Brian; daughter Sharon Reyes-Pascua; brother Tommy; sisters Margarita Gogue, Cecilia Pangelinan and Agnes Bangel; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Margaret Elizabeth Sample
Sept. 29, 2004
Margaret Elizabeth Sample, 95, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Adam City Elementary School teacher in Colorado, died in Kailua-Kona. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by son James, daughter Linda Dixon, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Machiko Katsumi Smith
Sept. 19, 2004
Machiko Katsumi Smith, 69, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by mother Moto Yamamoto, brother Keizo Shimazaki and sister Atsuko Saito. Private services.

Robert Sanae Suga
Sept. 26, 2004
Robert Sanae Suga, 78, of Honolulu, a retired federal worker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He is survived by wife Ellen, daughter Velda Young, brothers Alfred and Theodore, sister Sylvia Nakamoto and a grandchild. Private services.

Thomas Seichi Uyehara
Sept. 29, 2004
Thomas Seichi Uyehara, 64, of Aiea, a retired University of Hawaii facility management employee, died in Avalon Care Center. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by wife Shirley Y.; sons Ryan and Kevin; daughters Dayne and Lee-Anne; brothers Tom, Yoshito, Richard and Duffy; sisters Doris Uyehara, Lillian Kiyabu, Aiko Luke, Yasuko Okada, Janet Oshiro and Sonette Muramoto; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Masaru Yamashita
Sept. 28, 2004
Masaru "Shoe" Yamashita, 91, of Hilo, a M.Y. Plumbing proprietor and state plumber, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Satsuki "May," son Dennis, daughter Faye, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

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