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Bernice Akiu
Feb. 20, 2005
Bernice Akiu, 79, of Huelo, Maui, a factory worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by daughter Callie Dennison, two grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery.

Clarence Abram Akwai
Feb. 19, 2005
Clarence Abram Akwai, 96, of Honolulu, a retired financial planner, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Wan Sen, son David M., daughters Petra L. and Mary C., sisters Helen and Frances Soon, and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marina Cando Bautista
Feb. 2, 2005
Marina Cando "Maring" Bautista, 75, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in San Quintin, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Wilfredo C. and Rolando C.; daughters Estrelita C. Pamintuan, Alice C. Arrozal and Marlene C. Bautista-Idica; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 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.

William Gerard Campbell
Feb. 14, 2005
William Gerard Campbell, 62, of Kamuela, Hawaii, an investor and American-Hawaii Cruises merchant seaman, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Atlanta. He is survived by wife Alriagucia-u, daughter Darcy Bishop, mother Hazel and sisters Kathy Shive and Lynne Morgan. A celebration of life will be held from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at his residence, 64-190 Keanuhea St. No. 4, Kamuela. Casual attire. No flowers.

Marcial Cordero
Feb. 16, 2005
Marcial Cordero, 70, of Waipahu, a retired San Juan Hotel custodian in Puerto Rico, died in Honolulu. He was born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico. He is survived by sons Ramon and Jorge, sister Juanita and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.

Stephen Lin Fook Dang
Feb. 9, 2005
Stephen Lin Fook Dang, 58, of Honolulu, a federal government employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Peter, Edwin and Timothy; and sister Kathleen Awakuni. Private services.

Teofilo Feliciano Domingcil
Feb. 23, 2005
Teofilo Feliciano Domingcil, 88, of Kapolei, a retired Del Monte Fresh Produce employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by son Florencio; daughters Juana Antonio, Maxima Mendez, Marina Asuncion and Avelina Ortiz Sr.; sister Veronica; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Daniel Edsell Flinn
Feb. 25, 2005
Daniel Edsell "Ed" Flinn, 64, of Honolulu, president of Tab Products of Hawaii Inc., died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by wife Sally J., sons Shane E. and Joshua J., daughters Jeri E. Jacobsen and Erin K. Flinn, brother David L. and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sherwood's Beach in Waimanalo (makai of McDonald's). Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.

Joseph Flores
Feb. 22, 2005
Joseph Flores, 71, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a construction laborer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Manuel Oro and Melvin, Alexander and Benjamin Flores; daughters Julie Krewson, Lucy Delaries, Joycelyn Vega, Patricia Flores-Sarabia and Priscilla Provinzano; brothers Benjamin and Edward; sisters Flor Gamboa, Carolina Mojica and Fely Flores; 20 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Holualoa, Hawaii. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. A reception will follow in the church hall. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Elizabeth Kam Gamulo
Feb. 24, 2005
Elizabeth Kam Gamulo, 85, of Honolulu died in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Helen Chai, Hazel Kitamura and Margaret Kam. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alden Grant
Feb. 22, 2005
Alden "Chris" Grant, 53, of Honolulu, a chef, died in Manoa. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by daughter Sasha and mother Emmeline. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Iolani School, St. Aldan's Chapel. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers; leis welcome.

George Zenji Higa
Feb. 14, 2005
George Zenji Higa, 79, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Karen Garcia and Sharon Higa, and sisters Doris Ishikawa, Betsy Nakada, Nobuko Higa, Lily Hongo and Doris Higa. Private services.

Mitsugi Higashide
Jan. 26, 2005
Mitsugi Higashide, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Glaziers Architectural Metal and Glass Workers Union member, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother George K. and sisters Harue Tanouye and Grace N. Kanno. Private services.

Betty Kapua Kaniho
Feb. 24, 2005
Betty Kapua Kaniho, 75, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Ka'u, Hawaii. She is survived by son Dean; daughters Theone Roth, Sina Beck and Myra Keanu; brother John Peiper; sisters Dorothy Baucum and Edie Bertlemann; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kauaha'ao Congregational Church in Waiohinu, Kau. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo. Casual attire.

Richard Kenney
Feb. 23, 2005
Richard "Kaipo" Kenney, 59, of Aiea, a Pearl City High School outreach counselor, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nani; sons Peanut, Kaipo and Kelii; daughter Sissy; mother Eleanor; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Kawaiaha'o Church. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Sunday.

Yuriko Kimura
Feb. 22, 2005
Yuriko Kimura, 86, of Makaweli, Kauai, an Iolani Sportswear seamstress, died in Waimea, Kauai. She was born in Makaweli. She is survived by sons Clyde, Reid and Curtis; daughter Elise Kimura-Tittle; brothers Kazuo and Yoshiake Iwatate; sisters Suzue Phillips and Fumie Kasahara; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Lai Ping Kong
Feb. 25, 2005
Lai Ping Kong, 84, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Kwangtung, China. She is survived by son King Lon Fung, daughter Amy Fung, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Taoist services: 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.

Yoshito Kuboyama
Jan. 25, 2005
Yoshito Kuboyama, 72, of Pearl City, a retired Sun Van Hawaii controller, died at home. He was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. He is survived by son Bryan K., daughter Naomi Y.K. Sutton, brothers Kazuya and Richard, sisters Kimie Fukuda and Hisako Kuwada, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Russell Hayden Mau Jr.
Feb. 20, 2005
Russell Hayden Mau Jr., 38, of Kahului, a Rojac Trucking Co. truck driver and Alii Leis employee, died in Kaupo, Maui. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by daughter Kilie, parents Ludia U. and Russell H. Sr., brothers Ricky and Rory, sister Lorianna and grandparent Elizabeth Alapei. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Lord's Team Ministry. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the ministry. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes in Kaupo at a later date. A reception will follow at Hawaiian Homes Community Center. No alcoholic beverages. Casual attire. Condolences may be sent to P.O. Box 880462, Pukalani, HI 96788.

Annie Ho Miller
Feb. 12, 2005
Annie Ho Miller, 96, of Kaneohe, founder of Ann Pearl Nursing Facility, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by son Clifford Jr.; sisters Sarah Nunes, Florence Ching, Pearl Canfield and Joyce Fountain; brothers Kan Sing and Stanley Ho; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Jean Reiko Nagata
Feb. 16, 2005
Jean Reiko Nagata, 75, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by sons Ben, Andrew and David J.; daughter Lei; brother Kenichi Yoshida; sisters Mitsuko Kogure and Toshiko Yoshida; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Michael Eric Nelson
Feb. 23, 2005
Michael Eric Nelson, 57, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired Boeing Co. executive and president of the Rotary Club of Volcano, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Cheryl, son Scott Rich, daughters Kari Boys and Michele Schneidler, father Walter, sister Chris Ardoin and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Rotary Club of Volcano.

Frank Yuki Nishimura
Feb. 19, 2005
Frank Yuki Nishimura, 88, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Stanley, daughters Jane Umeda and Irene Yoneji, brother Richard, sisters Winifred and Aurelia, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Joe Hideo Ouchi
Feb. 20, 2005
Joe Hideo Ouchi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Aratani Ouchi Insurance Agency co-owner/agent and Canada Life Insurance Co. agent, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Dennis H., Colin K. and Bryan S.; daughter Alison T.; brother Tadao; sisters Harue Maki, Fumie Ouchi and Mitsue Chun; and a grandchild. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Anastacia Ganio Pegeder
Feb. 15, 2005
Anastacia Ganio Pegeder, 79, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Ma's Place kitchen helper in Lihue, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Silverio Sr.; sons Rojellio, Angelino and Silverio Jr.; daughters Mary Cathey and Natividad Ramos; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church in Kapaia, Kauai. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Rance Mason Perry
Feb. 20, 2005
Rance Mason Perry, 44, of Honolulu, a laborer, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Susan Mawae and Sheryl "Candy" Walker. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Gladys E. Sato
Jan. 30, 2005
Gladys E. Sato, 80, of Kaneohe died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Steven, Sven and David; daughter Candice Tanioka; sisters Janet Matsuura, Jean Ishimura, May Onishi and Edna Yamaguchi; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Frank Souza Sr.
Feb. 19, 2005
Frank "Frankie" Souza Sr., 86, of Hilo, a retired ice cream vendor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by daughter Shirley Gonsalves, sisters Constance Fergerson and Rose Medeiros, eight grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Cipriano Sumaoang Tauyan
Feb. 4, 2005
Cipriano Sumaoang "Cippi" Tauyan, 92, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Masikil, Bangui, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria, sons Rogelio and Rodolfo, daughter Victoria Javier, brother Santiago Sumaoang, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Hiroko Tomori
Feb. 22, 2005
Hiroko Tomori, 77, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Yoshio "Barney"; son Craig; daughters Marilyn Thompson, Meryl Farmer and Robin Tomori; sisters Miyoko Kinoshita and Ellen Koizumi; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Cecilia Lagadon Valin
Feb. 3, 2005
Cecilia Lagadon Valin, 92, of Honolulu died in Hale Malamalama Nursing Facility. She was born in Sanchez, Mira Cagayan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Manuel "Manny," Rogelio and Honorio; daughters Virginia Quidilla and Corazon Asdilla; brother Pedro Lagadon; 20 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Kalihi, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.

Chong Ye Womelsdorf
Feb. 25, 2005
Chong Ye Womelsdorf, 68, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Korea. She is survived by mother Eul Jin Park; sisters Bok Rae and Sang Sun Lee and Sang Ryea Yi; and brother Hui Joon Lee. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, west chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

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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