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James Makoleokalani Chang Ahue
Jan. 31, 2005
James Makoleokalani Chang Ahue, also known as "Kimo" and "Jimmy," 84, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by son Eldon, daughters Sharon Cole and Gwen Tompkins, brothers Isaac "Ike" and Jerry, sisters Angela "Dickie" Rother and Gloria Heu, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial.

Deborah Mikala Akiona
Jan. 29, 2005
Deborah Mikala Akiona, 76, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died in Waimanalo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Peter Jr.; sons Byron, Aaron, Kevin and Peter III; daughters Rowen Kekuewa, Adryn Akiona and Debbi Eleneki; brothers George Jr. and David Makaipo; sisters Elizabeth Gumapac, Annie Akiona and Beatricce Nakamura; 23 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Dionesio Esabida Alia
Jan. 15, 2005
Dionesio Esabida "Duning" Alia, 82, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by sons Michael and Joseph; daughter Cheryl Pagaling; brother Alberto; sisters Mary Bicoy, Hermania Inocelda, Severina Carinio and Concepcion Moleta; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Estefania Antonio Badua
Jan. 13, 2005
Estefania Antonio Badua, 83, of Wahiawa, a retired Royal Lahaina Hotel employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Barrangay 10, Santa Rosa Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Teodolo, Patrocinio, Antonio and Orlando; daughters Lydia Gaoiran, Patricia Ganotise and Geronima and Phoebe Badua; brother Pedro Antonio; 27 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Edward Canonigo Baltunado Sr.
Jan. 29, 2005
Edward Canonigo Baltunado Sr., 76, of Honolulu, a retired Ducommun Metals warehouse manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Edith P.M.; sons Edward C. Jr., John-Roque, David, Warren, Daniel, Erroll and Rogelio "Eulo"; daughters Diana Crowder, Elaine Acock, Edwina Laban and Charlene Brandt; 20 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Angeline Low Bernardino
Feb. 1, 2005
Angeline Low Bernardino, 89, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Raymond and Roy Santa Maria, Leland Cadoy and Rudolph, Harry, Jeffrey and Victor Bernardino; daughters Rosita Parangit, Betty Vea, Gloria Torres, Branda Bernardino and Roseline Sabino; 58 grandchildren; 72 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Yoshino Donahoe
Jan. 25, 2005
Yoshino "Mickey" Donahoe, 93, of Pearl City, a retired beautician, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Kumiko Matsuoka. Private services.

Ronald Masato Kashiwamura
Feb. 6, 2005
Ronald Masato Kashiwamura, 79, of Ewa Beach, a retired carpenter, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patsy T., sons Mark and Brian, and sister Doris Mizushima. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

John Jun Lai
Feb. 4, 2005
John Jun Lai, 78, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard industrial engineer technician, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cynthia, son Jonathan, daughter Joanne Chang, sister Dorothy Lee and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomina Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Manoa Lin Yee Chung Chinese Cemetery. No flowers.

Angelino Malaqui
Feb. 1, 2005
Angelino Malaqui, 71, of Kihei, Maui, a landscaper, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cornelia, son Hector, daughter Normita Abad, sister Basilia M. Lagua and four grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God in Kahului. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Jeannette Kaoru Kochi Mallini
Nov. 6, 2004
Jeannette Kaoru Kochi Mallini, 67, of Bay St. Louis, Miss., a retired Kmart office manager in Bay St. Louis, died in Bay St. Louis. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by husband James L. Jr.; son Keith; daughters Leanne Mallini and Janelle Nolan; brothers Kenneth and Marquis Kochi; sisters Nora Toma, Nancy Kochi, Clara Kobayashi, Jane Eckenrode and Betty Nakahira; and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Burial to follow. Additional information for an obituary printed Nov. 20.

William Kailiokalani Medeiros
Feb. 3, 2005
William Kailiokalani Medeiros, 83, of Lihue, a retired state land surveyor and Merchant Marine veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Margaret A., sons William D.K. and Randal K., daughter Debra K. Titcomb, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

John Maka'alu Mo'i Sr.
Jan. 29, 2005
John Maka'alu Mo'i Sr., also known as Albert Makuli Keomaka Sr., 85, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Richard Lee Trucking, Fujimoto Trucking and BNC Trucking truck driver and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a self-employed taxi driver for Mo'i Taxi at Kona Airport. He was born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Albert Jr., Frederick Sr., Stanley and Richard Keomaka; daughters Yvonne Buendia and Kuulei "Loke" Bridges; sister Hattie Macomber; 24 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Winfield Smith Payne Jr.
Feb. 3, 2005
Winfield Smith Payne Jr., 87, of Honolulu, a self-employed petroleum engineer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Greenfield, Mass. He is survived by wife Fran, son Winfield III, daughters Deborah Au and Linda Ferlan, sister Valda Hiland, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 12:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.

Alfredo Dela Cruz Santos
Feb. 1, 2005
Alfredo Dela Cruz "Pidong" Santos, 83, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired Farwood Apartments maintenance worker in Long Beach, Calif., died at home. He was born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Soledad S., sons Fernando and Renie, daughters Lolita Credo and Remedios Santos, brothers Cicilio and Jacinto, sister Sebastiana Manuel, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.

Lawrence Tadashi Takara
Jan. 24, 2005
Lawrence Tadashi Takara, 61, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel bellhop, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Edwin T. and Melvyn N., and sister Irene A. Yafuso. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Kevin Keane Kalani Kie Kie Vierra
Jan. 25, 2005
Kevin Keane Kalani Kie Kie Vierra, 31, of Waianae, a freelance hood de-greaser, died in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancyann-misau, daughter Juliette Vierra-Piimauna, hanai daughter Catalina, parents Chester and Irene, brother Lexingtonkory, sister Marie and grandparent Frank. Services: noon Saturday at 89-461 Keaulana Ave. No. B, Nanakuli. Scattering of ashes to follow at Zablan Beach Park in Nanakuli. Casual attire.

Fredrick Earl Walker
Jan. 31, 2005
Fredrick Earl Walker, 59, of Honolulu, a heavy equipment operator at U.S. Marine Corps Base in Kaneohe, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Arizona. He is survived by daughters Lovey H. and Rachel M., brother Donald R. and sisters Myrtle M. Wynn and Joan M., Nadine and Sylvia A. Walker. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Baptist Church at Pearl Harbor. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Feb. 16 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Shizuko Yamane
Jan. 29, 2005
Shizuko Yamane, 99, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Takashi and Hiroshi Matsunami and Daniel and Eugene Yamane; daughters Sachiko Okayama, Dorothy Takeshita, Anne Ariki and Jean Kim; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Myron Masanobu Yamato
Jan. 31, 2005
Myron Masanobu "Masa" Yamato, 65, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Alex and Michael-Myron Weldon; daughters Yvette Agua and Tammy Wong; hanai daughter Leilani Weldon; brother Donald; sister Karen Heida; stepsisters Doris Kitayama, Florence Samson and June Oba; and a grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tomoyo Yanagihara
Jan. 1, 2005
Tomoyo Yanagihara, 85, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education Library Services librarian, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Ronald, Richard and John; daughters Marjorie McDevitt, Anne Dumlao and Eunice Tanibe; sisters Asako Matsushita and Toshie Kamasaki; and nine grandchildren. Private services.

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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