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Nathan Michael Ackerman
April 4, 2005
Nathan Michael Ackerman, 15, of Makakilo, a Kapolei Middle School student, will be remembered in services 3 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Casual attire. Ackerman was identified as Nathan Curry in city Medical Examiner's Office records. He was born in Glendale, Ariz. He is survived by parents Dena and Christopher, brother Casey, sister Kathrin and grandparents William and Shari Magnin, and Donald and Karin Ackerman.

Raquel Bacongon Alcoran
March 30, 2005
Raquel Bacongon Alcoran, 72, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Cadiz, Negros Occidental, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Frank M.; sons Alfredo, Cirilo, Roberto, Erwin and Edgar; daughters Cerelina Embalzado, Lorna Fernandez, Merlyn Meyer, Susan Fox and Rosalinda Altmann; sister Adelaida Bacongon; 48 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

David Bettencourt
March 16, 2005
David "Bones" Bettencourt, 86, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary, son David "Neil," stepson Blair Johnson, daughter Carmen Simanteris, sister Catherine Howland and five grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Honolulu Elks Club 616, building fund.

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 sons Vivencio and Rodrigo, daughters Erlinda Alvarado and Amanda Patoc, 17 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.

Neal D.H. Blaisdell
April 2, 2005
Neal D.H. Blaisdell, 62, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy veteran, retired GTE Hawaiian Tel employee and Ohana Tele Communications employee, died. He is survived by wife Pearlene K., son Kolii S., daughters Meha'i Blaisdell-Tenn and Kaleleonalani, sisters Rhanda L. Perreira and Jimi K. Kieger, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. April 15 at Community of Christ, 1666 Mott Smith Drive, Makiki. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. April 16 at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.

Owen Daniel Kaimana Madarang Carreira
March 31, 2005
Owen Daniel Kaimana Madarang Carreira, infant son of Michael Carreira and Grace A. Madarang of Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is also survived by grandparents Patricia L. Costa and Wilhelmina H. Arellano and great-grandparent Rose Livingston. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Glad Tidings Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Jacqueline Angeline Rawlins Burnett Castro
March 24, 2005
Jacqueline Angeline Rawlins Burnett "Jackie" Castro, 64, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Community Action Program secretary in Leahi District, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Le Roy Burnett; daughters Lee Ann Burnett, Alexandria Fortson and Anna M. Mainaaupo; sisters Geraldine Rawlins, Loretta Wiest and Dawn Basuil; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Barbara Young Connelly
March 28, 2005
Barbara Young Connelly, 60, of Honolulu, a Young's Fish Market vice president, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Tom, mother Charlotte C. Young, brothers Phillip I.W. and Alan I.W. Young, and sister Gloria S.K. Dong. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

David Keiliuli Dotimas
March 31, 2005
David Keiliuli Dotimas, 56, of Eleele, Kauai, an Olokele Sugar Co. truck driver, died in Kekaha, Kauai. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by sons David K. Jr. and Kalin K., and Jon K. Bonachita; brothers Gilbert, Mark, Tony and Jerome; sisters Eileen Farias, Gloria Callejo, Gladys and Avis; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery.

Eugene Keanaaina Gregory
March 25, 2005
Eugene Keanaaina Gregory, 56, of Waimea, Hawaii, a jeweler and real-estate investor, died at home. He was born in Kailua-Kona. He is survived by wife Marci; son Kalei; daughters Ellen Gregory and Royce Weiner; brothers Obed and Duane Keanaaina, Bruce and Richard Pascua, and Darrel and Keala Bates; sisters Cissy Romero, Irene Esco and Deborah Howell; and two grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Mauna Ziona Congregational Church in Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii. Call after 1 p.m. Luncheon and fellowship: 4 p.m. at 64-859 Uikeoni St., Waimea. No flowers.

Paul Kaupookamoku Kapuniai Sr.
April 3, 2005
Paul Kaupookamoku Kapuniai Sr., 85, of California, a Hawaiian Dredges welder in Hawaii and retired Golden Gate Railroad Museum employee, died. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Hala; sons Ed, Elton, Eric and Elliot; daughters Wanetta Hee, Rene Goias and Muvi; 22 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services to be held in South San Francisco. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 2065 West El Camino Real, Suite C, Mountain View, CA 94040-2217.

Douglas Machado
March 31, 2005
Douglas Machado, 73, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation truck driver, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by children Raynard and Matt, Phillip Benedito and Lynn Haas; brothers Abraham and Bernard; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. April 16 at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Richard Liyoichi Maeda
March 20, 2005
Richard Liyoichi Maeda, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Shafter employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chieko. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.

Matsuchiyo Momohara
March 31, 2005
Matsuchiyo Momohara, 91, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a Puna Sugar cane planter and independent anthurium farmer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by son Stanley; daughters Jane Oshiro, Janet Sasaoka, Evelyn Asakura and Thelma Lam; hanai daughter Yumiko Gormley; brother Shinyu Kiyuna; sisters Kiyoko Ishikawa, Shizue Nakao, Fusae Hanashiro, Kikue Oshiro and Akiko Shimabukuro; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 5 p.m.

John Perez Narvaez
April 5, 2005
John Perez Narvaez, 90, of Sunset Beach, a cattle rancher and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ship builder, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Dorothy; stepson Lino Candido; daughters Dorothy Amundson, Donna Sato, Darlene Blakeney, Dorothea and Darnette; brothers Thomas and Joseph; sister Isabella Galaza; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire.

Manuel Ornellas Sr.
April 4, 2005
Manuel Ornellas Sr., 100, of Kapaa, Kauai, a County of Kauai plumber, died at home. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by caregiver Jerry, five grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

The Rev. Roberto Jesus Ricci
April 2, 2005
The Rev. Roberto Jesus Ricci, 98, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Roman Catholic priest, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Argentina. He is survived by nephew Robert. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kalopa Catholic Cemetery in Kalopa, Hawaii.

Derik Isao Shiira
March 15, 2005
Derik Isao Shiira, 71, of Pearl City, a retired National Cash Register Corp. employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bessie S.; son Sheldon Y.; daughter Krystal K.; brothers Larry, Roy, Tadashi and Albert; and sisters Gladys Higa, Ruby Nakama and Agnes Oshiro. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Carolyn Simon
March 26, 2005
Carolyn "Carrie" Simon, 87, of Waikoloa, formerly of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Frank Jr.; hanai son Harvey "Buddy" Grocholski; daughter Carolyn J.G. Kea; brothers John, Joseph "Dodo" and William "Jerry" Soares Sr.; sisters Irene "Tootsie" Sampson, Gladys Medeiros and Bernice "Niecie" McClendon; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Pauoa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Shigeo Tamashiro
April 4, 2005
Shigeo "Monty" Tamashiro, 87, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Co. foreman, died in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Ethel T.; sons Calvin, Glenn, Mark and Wade; daughters Terry Higa and Joann Young; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Makiki Christian Church. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Lanai Union Church. Casual attire.

Lawrence Taylor
March 22, 2005
Lawrence Taylor, also known as "Larry," "LT" and "Bear," 56, of Kaneohe, a city and Love's Bakery employee, died in Chiang Mai, Thailand. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dyanne Mitsuda, daughters Kiana and Tiare, brother John "Barney" Snell and sister Jennifer P.T. Castenda. Services: 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Kewalo's surfing beach. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Edward Shigeo Yamamoto
April 3, 2005
Edward Shigeo Yamamoto, 74, of Honolulu, a Dick Pacific construction superintendent, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Karen K.; sons Gordon, Ken and Edward Jr. and Jonathan Mack; daughter Bobbie Nagata; brothers Hideo, Yukio "Chunky," Richard "Tamo" and Kenneth M.; sisters Shirley K. Matsumoto and Carol Takaki; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, west chapel. Aloha attire.