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Ellinor Anneliese Ah Sam
March 24, 2005
Ellinor 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. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Chapi Akana
March 22, 2005
Chapi Akana, 26, of Eleele, Kauai, a food expediter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by daughter Caira, parents Kaipo and Debbie, sister Chimes, and stepbrothers Cy and Kimo. Services: 2:45 p.m. next Saturday at Lawai Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Christina Akio Aki Apao Apana
March 8, 2005
Christina Akio Aki Apao Apana, 84, of Nevada, a homemaker, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Wailua Homesteads, Kauai. She is survived by son Russell E.; daughters Carolyn Lou Apana, Dorna E. Ginden, Shirlet P. Apana-Miike, Lynette K. Niau-White, Beverly H.S.L.A. Muraoka; hanai daughters Diane Sims and J. Puanani Howell; brother McKinley Kim; sister Beverly Kaneakua; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua Ward, Keolu Hills Chapel, 1461 Kanapuu Drive. A memorial tribute will follow. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kapaa Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

Urbano Bio
March 9, 2005
Urbano "Banong" Bio, 88, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. irrigator, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcela, sons Vivencio and Rodrigo, daughters Erlinda Alvarado and Amanda Patoc, 15 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Services scheduled for today have been cancelled and are pending.

Ramon Bumacod Sr.
March 24, 2005
Ramon Bumacod Sr., 78, of Koloa, Kauai, died in California. He was born in Alaminas, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcelina; sons Ramon Jr. and Alan Ray; daughters Rebecca Garcia, Stella Tomacder, Rita and Marilyn Barriga, and Nelie Ann Boback; mother Isabel Pilarta; brothers Pedro, Carlino and Eulogio; sisters Elena Dominguez, Ida Brigida, Rosita Rosario and Mary Bumacod; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. April 11 at Immaculate Conception Church, Kapaia. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

Sai Man Chee
March 22, 2005
Sai Man Chee, 95, of Honolulu, a retired merchant and former president of See Dai Doo Society, Tsung Tsin Association, Hoo Cho Society and Chinese Buddhist Association of Hawaii-Hsu Yun Temple, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Yuen Hee, Patrick, Frederick, Kenrick and Derrick; daughters Jade Fo, Pearl Chan, Jewel Lee and Gemie Arakawa; 19 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Chinese Buddhist services: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Skyler Joseph Leimakamae Correa
March 18, 2005
Skyler Joseph Leimakamae Correa, infant son of Nicole "Hoku" Guerrero and Joseph "Joe" Correa, of Waimanalo, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Yvette and Lawrence Guerrero, and Kim and Jon Low. Private services.

Frances Kii DeCosta
March 25, 2005
Frances Kii DeCosta, 93, of Waimea, Kauai, a nurse, died in Kauai Care Center. She was born in Waimea. She is survived by son Francis "Cucu" Sr., sister Margaret Samfonc, 11 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and eight great-great- grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kekaha Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Daihichi Fujii
March 30, 2005
Daihichi Fujii, 88, of Lihue, a retired Kauai County employee, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by sons Leslie, Dwight and Floyd; daughter Janice Chung; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Malia Makana Funai
March 23, 2005
Malia Makana Funai, infant daughter of Darryl Funai and Kathleen Mah, of Honolulu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by grandparents Kenneth and Esther Funai, and Stanley and Jeanette Mah; and great-grandparents Tsutae Funakoshi, and Satsuki and Sueki Funai. Private services.

Josephine Chung Garcia
March 27, 2005
Josephine Chung Garcia, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Leahi Hospital employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael; daughters Wendie Tanaka, Florentina Muraki, Carol Choy and Deborah Tanji; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great- grandchildren. Private services.

Hiilei Maile Hooikaika
March 28, 2005
Hiilei Maile Hooikaika, 2, of Anahola, Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by parents Billy and Ellen; brother Preston "Baba" Reyes; sisters Breana and Puanani Reyes; grandparents Valentine and Maile Adric, Emmaline Hooikaika and James Reyes; and great-grandparent George Ai Sr. Services: 11:15 a.m. next Saturday at Veterans Hall in Lihue. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.

Kunio Ishida
March 18, 2005
Kunio Ishida, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired carpenter, died in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by sons Gary, Walter, Neil and Allen; daughter Joanne Koyanagi; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Alice Kiyoko Kawata
March 25, 2005
Alice Kiyoko Kawata, 87, of Honolulu, a retired salesclerk, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wayne and Bruce; sisters Sally Matsuyama, Flora Yanagi and Elsie Suyenaga; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Richard Katsutake Koba
March 22, 2005
Richard Katsutake Koba, 75, of Pearl City, a retired Thomas Fujikawa Painting Co. employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Miyoko, son Mark K. and brother George Y. Private services.

Mavis Fong Kong
March 23, 2005
Mavis Fong Kong, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Sears Roebuck & Co. salesclerk, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Randal M.O., daughters Renee M.S. Miyashiro and Jennifer Tamayose, sisters Betty Yuen and Mae Fong, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.

Yuk Lin Wu Kong
March 29, 2005
Yuk Lin Wu Kong, 76, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kowloon, China. She is survived by sons Gordon, Norman and Raymond; daughter Lucy Iguchi; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Helen Lum Lai
March 28, 2005
Helen Lum Lai, 90, of Honolulu, a Community Church of Honolulu secretary and wedding coordinator, died. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by son Byron, daughter Andrea, brothers Dorman and Fred Lum, sister Annie Wong and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Community Church of Honolulu, 2345 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 3 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers.

Mabel Fong Lee
March 14, 2005
Mabel Fong Lee, 89, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education account clerk for the Adult Education Division, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by son Wayne, daughter Sharolyn Huntoon, brother George Fong and two grandchildren. Private services.

Robert Likong
March 7, 2005
Robert "Bob" Likong, 72, of Honolulu, a semi-retired crafter, died in Honolulu. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Rosa, sons Steven and Glenn, brother Tom and sister Trini Tuderios. Services in California.

Laura Mildred Lopes
March 30, 2005
Laura Mildred Lopes, 76, of Mililani, died in Aloha Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brothers John III and Adam Lopes. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bonifacio Almero Nunez Sr.
March 21, 2005
Bonifacio Almero "Boni" Nunez Sr., 59, of Lahaina, an electrical engineer for Ritz-Carlton in Kapalua, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Norma, daughter Nanette Nunez-Ige, brothers Bido and Mariano, and sister Magdalena Celeste. Services held. Burial: 9 a.m. today at Maui Memorial Park, Garden of Meditation. A reception will follow at Nakamura Mortuary.

Clarence Kazutoshi Okawa
March 23, 2005
Clarence Kazutoshi Okawa, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Brakes Service and Supplies auto mechanic, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife June S.; son Darryl; daughters Clarine Muraoka, Nicki Tomas and Gaye Sanborn; brothers Gilbert, Henry and Robert; sisters Myrle Ichikawa, Rose Goldstein, Mildred Toma, Jeanette Furuta, Kay Chisteckoff and Carol Tamayei; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Shizue Oshiro
March 20, 2005
Shizue Oshiro, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Love's Bakery packer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Thomas T. and Howard C., brother Clarence T. Nakasone, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Kanani Faith Kealiinohomoku Palmer
March 14, 2005
Kanani Faith Kealiinohomoku Palmer, 62, of Sierra Vista, Ariz., a Fort Huachuca accountant and Sierra Vista Choir singer, died in Tucson, Ariz. She was born in Kona. She is survived by husband Frances; sons Dennis Labor and Kelly Tarasawa; daughter Emi Good; brothers Uchi and John Kealiinohomoku, and Honeyboy and Sonny Silva; sisters Ali Lopez, Dinah Carlos and Gail Kealiinohomoku-King; and three grandchildren. Services in Sierra Vista, Ariz.

Michael Anthony Pereira
March 27, 2005
Michael Anthony Pereira, 42, of Haleiwa, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Stephanie; sons Michael and David; daughter Beth; parents Jack and Angeline Pereira; brothers Nathan, Mark, Victor and Darrell; and sisters Danette Peru and Diana and Denise Pereira. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

Patricia Robbs
March 30, 2005
Patricia "Trish" Robbs, 63, of Las Vegas, a Las Vegas Metro Police Department supervisor, died. She was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. She is survived by son Scott, mother Vivian Fleener, brother Carter Fleener and two grandchildren. Services in Las Vegas.

Gloria Momi Solomon
March 28, 2005
Gloria Momi Solomon, 55, of Waimanalo, a retired Laie Elementary School and state Department of Education clerk, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephew Charlson Souza. Private services.

Matthew Kekumuokalani Spencer
March 27, 2005
Matthew Kekumuokalani Spencer, 93, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died in Molokai General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Wilfred, daughter Jeanette Scharenbroch, 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Hoolehua Congregational Church, Hoolehua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery.

Edward Wilhelm Jr.
March 24, 2005
Edward Wilhelm Jr., 65, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawaii, a roofer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by son Guy, daughter Collette Olivera, brother Daniel Williams, sisters Margaret and Mary Williams, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services held.

Helen Dorothy Ahrens Wobermin
March 18, 2005
Helen Dorothy Ahrens Wobermin, 87, of Los Osos, Calif., a school nurse, died. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Stanley K., daughter Elberta C. Kerr, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services in California. No flowers. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Woods Humane Society, 4679 Broad St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.

Gladys Toyoko Yamashita
March 21, 2005
Gladys Toyoko Yamashita, 89, of Pearl City, a retired American Sanitary Laundry telephone operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Francis; daughters Caroldynne and Diane Komatsu; brother WIlliam "Chico" Miyashiro; sisters Mildred Kim, Doris Silva and Dorothy Kumano; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.