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Mariko Adaniya
March 29, 2005
Mariko Adaniya, 49, of Honolulu, a LeSportsac employee in Ala Moana Center, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Naha City, Okinawa. She is survived by husband Roy, parents Shigeo and Shizuko Yogi, and sisters Miwako Imamura, Keiko Yogi and Yoko Teruya. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Ellinore Anneliese Ah Sam
March 24, 2005
Ellinore Anneliese Ah Sam, 78, of Waimanalo died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Breslau, Germany. She is survived by sons Michael, Ronald, Edward and Jeffrey; daughter Donna Lee; sisters Ruth Robinson, Ingrid Hamilton and Margitta Belzig; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. George's Church, 41-1323 Kalanianaole Highway, Waimanalo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Raymond Joseph Casepo Sr.
March 23, 2005
Raymond Joseph Casepo Sr., 73, of Los Angeles, a newspaper messenger, died in Los Angeles. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Joan Gonzalez, Raymond J. Jr. and Robin C.; brother Clarence Cuarisma; sister Linda Johnson; and five grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire.

Raymond Yee Sung Chang
March 20, 2005
Raymond Yee Sung "Sonny" Chang, 78, of Honolulu, a retired city Department of Transportation Services line electrician and inspector, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Gerald Y.S. "Buster" and sister Mildred Y.M. "Girlie" Lee. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services and burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.

Masami Fujioka
March 26, 2005
Masami Fujioka, 92, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill Co. employee and co-owner of a retail store/service station, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Richard, daughters Irene Sato and Paula Ono, sisters Toyoko Ichiki and Yukiko Hirashima, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.

Ron Sadami Hamaguchi
March 29, 2005
Ron Sadami Hamaguchi, 36, of Honolulu, an Affiliated Computer Services tech specialist at the Queen's Medical Center, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Sadato, mother Yoshiko, brother Scot H. and sisters Gwen S. Fujimoto, Lori T. Iwata and Patti M. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert Mitsuru Hosaka
March 14, 2005
Robert Mitsuru Hosaka, 82, of Pearl City, a retired structural engineer at Pearl Harbor and Yokosuka, Japan, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joyce; daughters Arlene Nanri, Doreen Lum and Kathy; brothers Dr. Kazuo, Dr. Richard, Jack and Masami; sister Gertrude Kuboyama; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Earl S. Iwata
March 28, 2005
Earl S. Iwata, 73, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard unit administrator and U.S. Army veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth; sons Randal, Daniel and Wayne; daughter Patricia "Pat" Fuke and Ann Iwata; sister Jane Ibara; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Graveside committal services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

William Kauaawa Karratti Sr.
March 20, 2005
William Kauaawa Karratti Sr., also known as "Billy" and "Willie," 57, of Pearl City, a Young Brothers Ltd. machine operator, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kathleen; children William Jr., Brian K. and Jennifer K.; father the Rev. William H. Thornton; brothers Charles, Richard, Vernon and Paul E. Jr. and Rialrome "Boy" Thornton; and sisters Gwendolyn Wallace, Barbara J. and Helen, Glorie S. and Naomi Thornton and Lou Kauanoe, Marielran Akana, Zariai Ka- heaku and Kathy Ortogero. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual and aloha attire.

Roy Masami Koyama
March 26, 2005
Roy Masami Koyama, 54, of Honolulu, formerly of Cottage Grove, Ore., a gold miner, carpenter and woodcarver, died at home. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by son Roy; brother Robert; half brothers Calvin and Gary Chung; sisters Lorraine Iba, Lana Pule, Ellin Chun, Melvine Mendes, Doris Kurashige and Carol Sorida; half sisters Clara Takami, Edith Kakugawa and Loretta Adoca; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.

Sau Ying Wong Kwock
March 16, 2005
Sau Ying Wong Kwock, 80, of Manoa, a retired Hee Hing waitress, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by son Sherman and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Manoa Valley Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Diabetes Association, Memorial and Honor Program, P.O. Box 1132, Fairfax, VA 22038-1132.

Angela Obrero Ridao
March 30, 2005
Angela Obrero Ridao, 84, of Kahului died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son Rey; daughters Pressie Beckett, Elizabeth Sakamoto and Juliet Ruiz; brother Santos Obrero; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Florence Helen Sarad
March 28, 2005
Florence Helen "Flo" Sarad, 82, of Kailua, a retired teacher and cattle rancher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Englewood, Colo. She is survived by husband Walter, daughter Karen Cross and four grandchildren. Celebration of life to be held in Colorado. Donations suggested to Peace Games, Jifunze Project or charity.

Harumi Takamiyashiro
March 17, 2005
Harumi Takamiyashiro, 69, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by daughter Jo Ann; brothers Isamu, Yasuo, Thomas, Michael and Richard Tamashiro; and sisters Mineko Mills, Akiko Makabe and Dorothea Arakaki. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Dana Lee Viloria
March 23, 2005
Dana Lee Viloria, 42, of Hilo, an Isemoto Contracting Co. laborer in Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Leonetta P., father Melvin, brother Melvin R., sister Alyce M. and hanai parents William and Elizabeth Holbron. No services.

Shepard Clanton Williams Jr.
March 28, 2005
Shepard Clanton Williams Jr., 80, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Air Force pilot, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by wife Irma; son Scott; daughters Dale Paras, Kathie Tange-duPre, Nancy Hoomana, Elizabeth Glenn and Carolyn Richardson; and six grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes. Donations suggested to Hawaii Maritime Museum.

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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