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Robert D. Allen
Nov. 30, 2004
Robert D. "Bob" Allen, 84, of Hilo, a retired Chevron USA island supervisor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Randall C., daughter Shellie Naungayan, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center, 1373 Kilauea Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.

Norberta Galicinao Ballesteros
Nov. 26, 2004
Norberta Galicinao Ballesteros, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Santos I.; son Bill; daughters Ofelia Balicao and Iluminada Artienda; brothers Diego, Rizal and Jaime; sister Corazon Rojas; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Mackdalyn Kihleng Benjamin
Nov. 24, 2004
Mackdalyn Kihleng Benjamin, 24, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Pohnpei, Micronesia. She is survived by father Constantino Obispo and mother Lynne Kihleng. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery.

George E. Churma
Nov. 30, 2004
George E. Churma, 86, of Honolulu, formerly of Port Charlotte, Fla., a retired accountant, died in St. Francis-Nuuanu Hospice. He was born in Homestead, Pa. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Dr. Donald, Thomas, James and Daniel; daughters Georgann Lenhart, Clare Bruce and Carol and Janice Churma; sister Margaret Marcinko; and four grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Casual attire.

Thomas Jefferson Elder Jr.
Nov. 24, 2004
Thomas Jefferson Elder Jr., 44, of Mililani, a Jani-King franchise owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by daughter Paige, parents Thomas and Trish Sr., brothers Timothy and Jovan, and sisters Cynthia Sumpter and Cathryn Elder. Committal services: 2 p.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Leonard Ramsey Gleason
Nov. 26, 2004
Leonard Ramsey "Leo" Gleason, 82, of Mililani, a retired city Refuse Department employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rosaline R.; sons Douglas and Anthony; daughters Betty J. Shahabi, Lydia Morris, Debra DeCosta, Marlene Ortiz, Jo-Anne Bethea and MaryAnn and Lenora Gleason; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ellen Charlene Kamm Haia
Nov. 26, 2004
Ellen Charlene Kamm Haia, 65, of Kailua, a Kamaaina Kids employee, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Philbert, sons Michael and Kalei, daughters Danelle and Nani, brother Darrell Kamm, sister Tanya Kiakona and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 9:45 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Aina Kekoolani Keawe
Nov. 26, 2004
Aina Kekoolani Keawe, 91, of Honolulu, a retired city employee, died in Hale Malamalama Nursing Home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sister Kuulei Perez, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lanakila Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Linda A. Labuguen
Nov. 15, 2004
Linda A. Labuguen, 78, of Makaweli, Kauai, a Gay & Robinson field worker, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Basilio T. Jr., Edwin H. and Daryl J. Bugarin; daughters Ana Dumbrique and Bernadette Melendez; brothers Victor, Leonard and Alvin Mokulehua; sisters Loretta Payapaya and Rhonda Miller; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Monday.

Merlene Georgia Sheu Tau Lee
Nov. 24, 2004
Merlene Georgia Sheu Tau Lee, 65, of Kaneohe, a retired Sears, Roebuck and Co. employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Roland Abbott, son Roland, father Harold, brother Malcolm Sr. and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Reception to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Joseph Magno
Nov. 27, 2004
Joseph "Joe" Magno, 73, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired Aloha Airlines employee and U.S. Army veteran, died at home. He also was a member of the Hawaii Army National Guard. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Mary Lou; sons Talmadge and Eric; daughters Maylyn Magno-Gomes and Marcia Magno; stepmother Filomena; brothers Henry, Edward, Richard and Roy; sister Loretta Acosta; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Mountain View, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire.

Violet Misae Miyamoto
Nov. 22, 2004
Violet Misae Miyamoto, 77, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Rodney Y. Sr.; sons Rodney Y. Jr., Stuart and Guy; daughters April Secheverell and Sharleen Miyamoto; brother Edward Matayoshi; sisters Rose and Jane Shiroma and Mildred "Millie" Kataoka; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.

Katherine Apana Nakamura
Nov. 18, 2004
Katherine Apana Nakamura, 75, of Kapaa, Kauai, a secretary, died at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Anthony T.; daughters Leigh and Lisa Nakamura and Gayle Kuboyama; brothers Bernard, Ronald and John Apana; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services held. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Mamie Ke'alohilani Pate
Nov. 28, 2004
Mamie Ke'alohilani Pate, 69, of Molokai died in Castle Medical Center. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by daughters Brenda Bishaw-Sakumoto and Eunice L. Pate; brothers Christian III, James "Kaleo" and Alexander "Ale" Bishaw; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Dec. 11 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaunakakai Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Cemetery.

Aileen Michiko Purdy
Nov. 26, 2004
Aileen Michiko "Nako" Purdy, 34, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a Kona Airport Transportation and Safety Administration employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kapaau. She is survived by sons Robert and Jin, daughter Kelsey, mother Yaeko Nako, brothers Keane C. and Gary Y. Nako, and sisters Janet N. Toma and Linda Y. Nako. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hawi Jodo Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.

Timoteo Urbi Santos
Nov. 28, 2004
Timoteo Urbi Santos, 61, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Cabaritan Ballesteros, Cagayan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Josefina, sons Harold and Raymond, daughter Cherry M. and sisters Noemi Mayor, Sally Tamayo and Tabitha Sales. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Mercedes Tabuyo Sarmiento
Nov. 13, 2004
Mercedes Tabuyo Sarmiento, 75, of Ewa Beach, died in Badoc, the Philippines. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Damaso A.; sons Artemio, Narcie, Melecio, Leo and Andres "Andy"; daughters Juanita Guyo, Felicitas Agaran, Margarita Gabbac, Marcy Tuquero and Nellie Cacpal; sisters Ana Sarmiento, Clara Reutirez and Carlina Tacmo; 26 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 10:15 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edythe Berniece Steffens
Nov. 25, 2004
Edythe Berniece Steffens, 87, of Honolulu, a comedian and entertainer, died in Honolulu. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by nephew Larry Thalmann Jr. and nieces Diane Stanton, Molly Musca and Kathleen Brockman. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice, 24 Puiwa Road, Honolulu 96817; or charity.

Clarence W.Y. Tam
Nov. 24, 2004
Clarence W.Y. Tam, 76, of Kailua, a state Department of Agriculture horticulturist and Pacific Garden Center manager, died in Kailua. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Evelyn L., sons Clayward and Craig, daughter Marlene, brother Patrick, sisters Laura Kim and Florence Tam, and three grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Benjamin I. Weatherly
Nov. 28, 2004
Benjamin I. Weatherly, 90, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Marine Corps major, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Burnsville, Ala. He is survived by wife Harriet, son Brian, daughter Lynne, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial to be held at a later date. Casual attire.

Glenn Howard White Jr.
Nov. 27, 2004
Glenn Howard White Jr., 60, of Kailua, a writer and editor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He also was a pastor and teacher for New Hope Pearl Community. He was born in Stockton, Calif. He is survived by wife Sheila; son Paris; daughters Wendi Allen, Staci Roberts and Jamie Yamane; brother Bill Webb; sister Beth Freeman; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Trinity Church, 875 Auloa Road, Maunawili. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Sunday at Lanikai Beach in Kailua.

Robertina D. Wong-Leong
Nov. 28, 2004
Robertina D. "Leinaala" Wong-Leong, 84, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Lawrence Jr. and Stephen G.; daughters Victoria G. Kawamoto, Henrietta Wong-Leong and Katherine Tomas; brother James Sanborn; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 am. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Shigeru Yatabe
Nov. 22, 2004
Shigeru Yatabe, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Plumbing co-owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tsuyuko; daughters Kay Kawakami, Karen Koki and Lois Kobashigawa; sister Setsuko Matsumoto; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.