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Robert Leroy Collins
Feb. 2, 2005
Robert Leroy Collins, 64, of Hilo, a former Parker Ranch horse trainer and cane truck driver for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Annette, sons Derek and Joel, daughter Volanda Collins-Toribio, brothers Johnny Romero and Steven Collins, sisters Linda Richardson and Gloria Romero, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Additional information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Ponciano Gonzales Galera Sr.
Jan. 24, 2005
Ponciano Gonzales Galera Sr., 98, of Honolulu, a retired licensed practical nurse at Maluhia Hospital, died in St. Francis-Nuuanu Hospice. He was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by son Ponciano Jr.; daughters Marciana Armstrong, Norma Reyes, Oilau Galera and Alva Padayhag; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a step-great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Mary Joan Gill
Jan. 14, 2005
Mary Joan Gill, 70, of Holderness, N.H., a retired Kamehameha School math and computer science teacher, died. She was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. She is survived by brother William. Private services.

Elaine Hodson
Jan. 26, 2005
Elaine Hodson, 74, of Ewa Beach died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Paul, Melvin, Clifford and Dennis; and sisters Lillian Dela Cruz, Leona Bailey and Gail Heatherly. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire.

Stella Kekala Kaai
Jan. 28, 2005
Stella Kekala Kaai, 65, of Hauula, a homemaker, died in Kahuku Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James, Ashley, William, Harold, Lakemahi, Wayne and Paul; and daughters Layla Burke and Pamela Gravely. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hauula Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Charles Minewa Kaili Jr.
Jan. 29, 2005
Charles Minewa Kaili Jr., 68, of Makawao, Maui, a Maui Community Correctional Center adult corrections officer, died at home. He was born in Keanae, Maui. He is survived by wife Lena A.; sons Leonard "Kawailele," Benjamin "Amina," Weston "Nui" and Charles M. III; daughters Charlene Sawyer and Valerie Kaili Gomes; brothers Benjamin Kekumu and Emerson Kaili; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Inurnment to be held at Maui Veterans Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers, leis welcome.

Toshiharu Kato
Jan. 23, 2005
Toshiharu "Chandu" Kato, 83, of Pearl City, a retired Hale Niu Bowling Shirts owner and manager, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Alice E., sons Eddie H. and Noel T., daughter Ann Y. Kondo, brother Rusty I. Fujiwara, sister Haruko Correa and two grandchildren. Private services.

Theresa Kailihauna Gramberg Maluo
Jan. 29, 2005
Theresa Kailihauna Gramberg Maluo, 81, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clyde and Randy Fox; daughters Theresa "Bonnie" Adams, Marsha L. Price, Sheila-Mae Gusman, Davelynn Bruhn and Cheryl Fox-Weall; brothers Herman "Waha" and Henry "Heine" Gramberg; sisters Rosebud Lee and Darilynn Rodillas; 23 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the cemetery. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Saturday.

Hidemi Wayne Miyahira
Feb. 3, 2005
Hidemi Wayne Miyahira, 78, of Kahului, a Maui Land and Pineapple welder, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Eva; son Paitaka "Pat"; daughters Lynn Hanohano and Kathy Feliciano; brothers Yoshio, Tadao and Masaru; sister Toyoko; 19 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Dorothy Tokiko Morimoto
Jan. 28, 2005
Dorothy Tokiko "Dot" Morimoto, 80, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sharon Oda and Cleta Matsunaga; brothers George, Allen and Stanley Tsubota; sister Florence Sugioka; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m.

Leatrice Sakayo Nomura
Jan. 21, 2005
Leatrice Sakayo Nomura, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery employee, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael H. and Guy K., daughters Gail M. Nomura and Janice E. Taniguchi, brothers Ken and Ted Kunimitsu, sister Barbara Sakaguchi, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Junko Oda
Jan. 26, 2005
Junko Oda, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village housekeeper, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kobe, Japan. She is survived by husband Kenneth H.; daughter Nancy Jones; brothers Masayoshi Ishida and Katsumi Ikazaki; sisters Masako Yasumuro, Eiko Tateyama and Noriko Sunada; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 9 a.m.

Lucas V. Rayoan
Feb. 2, 2005
Lucas V. Rayoan, 96, of Hilo, a retired Brew Chemical and Fertilizing Co. heavy equipment operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonisa, son Leroy, daughters Gloria Stearns and Florentina Osterduck, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 10 a.m. Luncheon to follow. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park.

Benito M. Respicio
Jan. 18, 2005
Benito M. Respicio, 68, of Waipahu, a U.S. Air Force veteran and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electronic technician, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife May; son Benito "Kaneala"; daughters Tiare Alipio, Naomi Trost, Leimomi Respicio and Kapiolani Bogedain; brothers Ronald, Roland and William Gella and Claude Respicio; sister Bernice Manea; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.

Tomihiro Sawada
Jan. 25, 2005
Tomihiro "Tom" Sawada, 82, of Honolulu, a retired photo processor, died at home. He was born in Sacramento, Calif. He is survived by wife Irene H.Y., son Brian, stepson Neal T. Yasuda, daughter Karyn Leong, sisters Lillian Morishita and Lucille Shinsato, and a grandchild. Private services.

Masakazu Shintaku
Jan. 25, 2005
Masakazu Shintaku, 89, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial Sugar Co. supervisor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kukuihaile, Maui. He is survived by wife Hanako, sons Patrick and Vernon, daughters Katherine Shintaku and Miriam Flores, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission Church on Maui. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery.

Jean Elizabeth Shockley
Feb. 1, 2005
Jean Elizabeth Shockley, 92, of Hilo, a Jean's Employment Service proprietor on Oahu, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in New York. She is survived by caregiver Eve Blomgren. No services.


Joanne Emi Takaki
Jan. 24, 2005
Joanne Emi Takaki, 55, of Wahiawa, a Dot's Restaurant waitress, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Kendy Handy, sons Gary and Jason, daughter Lianne, brothers James and Dennis Kimura, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Donald Tin Loy Sr.
Jan. 31, 2005
Donald Tin Loy Sr., 73, of Hawi, Hawaii, a Mauna Kea Beach Hotel golf cart mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honomakau, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Donald Jr. and Darren; daughter Theresa Valensona; brothers Robert and Walter; sisters Wilhelmina Carvalho, Lucy Corpuz and Hannah Halliwell; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 1 in Hilo. Casual attire.

Irene Violet Kealanahele Torrey
Feb. 4, 2005
Irene Violet Kealanahele Torrey, 78, of Waimea, Hawaii, an Aloha Gift Hala owner and a jewelry supply business employee in Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons George Hall and Carl Moose Jr.; daughter Trenda Chong; brothers Durand Kealanahele and Edward Miller; sisters Abigail Calina, Rachel Carlson, Rita Joyner, Mollie Esmeralda and Gail Wagner; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at Irene's residence at 64-1022 Kekauluohi St., Waimea. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Irene's residence.

Monica Alibang Verceles
Jan. 30, 2005
Monica Alibang Verceles, 83, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Alfredo V.; sons Frank Aquino and Bernardino Ragasa Jr.; daughters Pat Sabog, Sylvia Aquino and Bernadette J. Ragasa; sisters Dolores Gignac and Donna Quitorio; 17 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

George Susumu Yamaki
Jan. 31, 2005
George Susumu Yamaki, 80, of Aiea, a retired Yamaki Produce co-owner, died in Kaiser Malama Ohana. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kiyoko T.; daughters Candace K. Tasoe; father Densaburo; mother Fukumi; brothers Ralph, James, Roy, Gilbert and Melvin; and sisters Gertrude Nishida and Marion Yuasa. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sueko Yamamoto
Jan. 29, 2005
Sueko Yamamoto, 93, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a homemaker and retired seamstress, died in Kau Hospital. She is survived by husband Asaichi, daughter Joan Kawakami, brothers Takeshi and Iwao Yonemitsu, sister June Beatty and two grandchildren. Private services.

Yoshio Yanagida
Jan. 25, 2005
Yoshio "Bruce" Yanagida, 93, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mitsue "Betty," sons Gerald and Alan, brother Hajime "Jimmy," sisters Haruko Yamasaki and Mitsuyo "Betty" Kajiwara, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.