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Christopher Michael Aki
Feb. 25, 2005
Christopher Michael Aki, 57, of Papakolea, a former Worldwide Moving and Storage employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Lori Lynne M.; son Kawika; mother Jane L.; sisters Catherine Magsanide, Veronica Bustamante, Margaret Rofinot, Theresa Figueroa and Mary Pittman; brothers Joseph J., Steven A. and Gerard P.; foster brothers Joseph and Stephen Kalilikane; and hanai brother Gary Terai. Rosary: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Services: 7 p.m. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire and slippers requested.

Misao Ayabe
Feb. 23, 2005
Misao Ayabe, 89, of Waimea, Kauai, proprietress of K. Ayabe Store, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kaumakani, Kauai. She is survived by son David, daughter Dorothy Nagamine, brother Charles Kobayashi, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Emilio Galicinao Cadavona
Feb. 17, 2005
Emilio Galicinao Cadavona, 82, of Kekaha, Kauai, died in Kauai Care Center. He was born in Lanao Bangui, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Epifanio, Eduardo, Ernie, Eugene, Eliseo and Elpidio; daughters Cres, Clair C. Pascual, Conchita "Cads" Samio, Celia Banashihan and Corazon Saligumba; sister Leona Guzman; 29 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Eleele Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.

Duke Cho Choy
Feb. 25, 2005
Duke Cho Choy, 86, of Honolulu, a pediatrician in Honolulu and Kailua, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Glenn D.; daughters Diane C. Fujimura and Peggy, Patti and Shelley; sister Marion C. Kim; and three grandchildren. No services.

William Thomas Kaneakala Figueroa
Jan. 24, 2005
William Thomas Kaneakala Figueroa, infant son of Clarence and Gina of Waipahu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Trisha and grandparents Jeannette Figueroa and Loretta Kelai. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m.

John James Filcher Jr.
Feb. 23, 2005
John James Filcher Jr., 73, of Hilo, formerly of Seattle, an Office Max employee in Hilo and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Montana. He is survived by companion Elisapeta Sese, daughter Kim Smithson, son Robert Filcher-Harris, hanai daughter Makerita Tao, hanai son Afu Lefeseu, sister Henrietta Ryan and a grandchild. Private services.

Rose Mary Flood
Feb. 21, 2005
Rose Mary Flood, 100, of Kapolei, a retired businesswoman, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Oklahoma. She is survived by three grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren and a great-great-great-grandchild. Private services.

Robert Taichi Hashimoto
Feb. 19, 2005
Robert Taichi Hashimoto, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply collector, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jane Y., daughter Ruby R. Matsumoto and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Norma Icaza Hayag
Feb. 25, 2005
Norma Icaza "Baby" Hayag, 73, of Honolulu, a former high school teacher in the Philippines and deaconess, died in Aiea. She was born in Manila, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Rolando; sons Rockefeller and Reggie; daughters Rose and Ginnette, and Rodora Manalansan; sister Pat Magbanua; and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples Chapel. Burial: 11 a.m.

Penelope T. Hedani
Feb. 13, 2005
Penelope T. "Penny" Hedani, 51, of Pukalani, Maui, a sales agent for a rental car company, died at home. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by parents Akira and Tatsue, hanai son Dayne Kashiwagi, sister Jean Eager and brother Howard. Private services.

Kimiko Higa
Feb. 18, 2005
Kimiko Higa, 90, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawi, Hawaii. She is survived by son David K., daughter Caroline E. Sakai and three grandchildren. Private services.

Margaret Wright Jones
Feb. 20, 2005
Margaret Wright "Be" Jones, 76, of Volcano, Hawaii, an artist, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Knoxville, Tenn. She is survived by daughter Edith "Edie" Bikle and son Allen Jones IV. A celebration of life will be held 2 p.m. Saturday at Cooper Center in Volcano. Purple attire. No floral wreaths.

Lillian H. Kirihara
Feb. 18, 2005
Lillian H. Kirihara, 88, of Kaneohe died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Elaine K. Tanimura; brothers Thomas I., Yukio and Charles F. Amano; and a grandchild. Private services.

Jui Hsia Li
Feb. 13, 2005
Jui Hsia Li, 93, of Honolulu died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by son Hung Sheung Lee, daughter Soo King Fong, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Cheong Yung Lee Lum
Feb. 11, 2005
Cheong Yung Lee Lum, 89, of Honolulu died. She was born in Chung Shan, China. She is survived by son Vincent, daughters Rosa Ma and Katy Cheong, brother Yui Kow Lee, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Hung Heong Lum
Feb. 23, 2005
Hung Heong "Buck" Lum, 87, of Aiea, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 56 coppersmith and Kamehameha Schools athletics department employee on the Kapalama campus, died at home. He was born in Kalihi. He is survived by wife Mary Ann, sons Winston and Wesley, daughter Wanette "Sweetie" Misipeka, sister Pau Chin "Joyce" Ah Mau, 12 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Pentecostal Full Gospel Assembly Church, 1159 Gulick Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Ann Tsuru Morita
Feb. 23, 2005
Ann Tsuru Morita, 98, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Japanese Language School teacher, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehab Center. She was born in Okinawa. She is survived by sons Ray and Clyde B., daughters June J. Yamashita and Juliet M., brother Mike T. Nakamura, sister Yuriko Yanagisako, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Shigeto Ogawa
Feb. 21, 2005
Shigeto Ogawa, 81, of Hanamaulu, Hawaii, a Lihue Plantation plant-field layout worker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kapaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kazue, son Jay, brothers Teruo and Yoshiaki, and sister Hisako Konaka. Private services.

Kenji Okamoto
Feb. 22, 2005
Kenji Okamoto, 84, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Air Force civil engineer in Yokota, Japan, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Sacramento, Calif. He is survived by sister Emiko. Private services.

Yoshito Oyama
Feb. 24, 2005
Yoshito Oyama, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Big Save Inc. employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. He is survived by son Jack; daughters Edna T. Ching, Kay K. Yamanaka and Judith T. Fukumoto; sisters Kinuko Ishibashi and Haruko Nagata; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Friday at Kauai Soto Zen Temple. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Roger Minott Sherman
Feb. 16, 2005
Roger Minott Sherman, 88, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, an engineer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Lois, sons Roger II and Michael Morrison, daughter Susan S. Tuttle, sister Sally Hurt and seven grandchildren. No services.

Herman Maninoa Thompson
Feb. 22, 2005
Herman Maninoa Thompson, 55, of Honolulu, vice president of Boilermakers Union Local 627, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Utulei, American Samoa. He is survived by brother Filipo and sister Dianne Toomalatai. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lyle V. Tope
Feb. 16, 2005
Lyle V. Tope, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Marine Corps colonel, has died. He was born in Kansas City, Mo. He is survived by wife Poppie. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Elaine Masako Yamasaki
Feb. 16, 2005
Elaine Masako Yamasaki, 90, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the late U.S. Sen. Spark Matsunaga, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dennis T. and Marvin H., daughters Susan L. Tengan and Peggy L. Nakamoto, sister Frances Hirata, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.


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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