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Lester Baird
April 6, 2005
Lester "Rouse" Baird, 90, of Honolulu, founder and owner of R. Baird & Co. Inc., died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Mount Washington, Ky. He is survived by daughters Shirley Hammel and Ginger Baird, companion Agnes Caitano, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Diana Lynn Rosado Barcelona
April 2, 2005
Diana Lynn Rosado Barcelona, 53, of Wahiawa, died. She is survived by daughters Delaneya Barro, Anrael Barcelona, Lucia Figueroa, Shenna Teodoro and Addahleah Lorenzo; brothers Douglas, Dean and David Rosado; and eight grandchildren. Services: 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Augustine Cataluna
April 7, 2005
Augustine "Jiggs" Cataluna, 85, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a state foreman, died at home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Dorothy "Dora," son Clayton, daughters Carol Alayvilla and Linda Cataluna, sister Helen Abreu, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.

Grace Ngee Chin
April 2, 2005
Grace Ngee Chin, 86, of Kaneohe, died. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by sons Kon Dai "Stanley," Harvey, Herman P.F. and Ronald T.F.; brothers Wai Tai and Shun Tai Wong; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lowell Huddy Ching
March 27, 2005
Lowell Huddy Ching, 16, of Honolulu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by mother Doreen Cobb-Adams, and brothers Josiah Cobb-Adams, and Thomas, Moses and Timmy Ching. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hope Chapel in Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Catalino D. Dulay
April 7, 2005
Catalino D. Dulay, 99, of Wailuku, a Wailuku Sugar Plantation insecticide sprayer, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gloria C., brothers Dionisio and Moses, and sister Emelia Lozano. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Alfred S. Leval
April 6, 2005
Alfred S. Leval, 89, of Wailuku, a Wailuku Sugar Co. welder, died at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Pauline B.; children Alfred H., Clyde and Russell; brother Francis "Sonny"; and a grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Ralph Anderson Metzger
March 31, 2005
Ralph Anderson Metzger, 94, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in San Jose, Calif. He is survived by son Robert, daughter Mary Gorse and two grandchildren. Committal services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Alzheimer's Treatment and Research Center, 640 Jackson St., St. Paul, Minn. 55101-2502.

Richard Yoshio Okayama
March 30, 2005
Richard Yoshio Okayama, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Plumbing and Sheet Metal Ltd. sheetmetal foreman, died. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Winifred N.; daughters Janet H. Dela Vega, Nora H. Kishida, Stella Y. Otani and Agnes M. Fukuda; sisters Chiyoko and Michie Takamoto, Momoyo Yoshida, and Shinayo Watanabe; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Trunquilina Ledesma Perry
March 3, 2005
Trunquilina Ledesma "Lena" Perry, 76, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Eddie; son Marcus; stepsons Jerry, Jody and Jackie; daughter Carli Redmond; stepdaughter Cindy; brothers Tony and Matthew Ledesma; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St., Honolulu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Alice May Porter
April 2, 2005
Alice May Porter, 64, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Virgil L., Robert B., Kalani B. and Brandon I. Porter, Melvin D. Kidd, and Joachin Dedrick; daughters Collette R. Porter and Veronica L. Sears; brothers Ceasar and Benjamin DeMello; sisters Leilani Anthony, Ivy Chandlar, Betsy Flowers and Adeline DeMello; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kinoole Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

Vidal Asuncion Resureccion
March 27, 2005
Vidal Asuncion Resureccion, 97, of Honolulu, a retired McCabe, Hamilton and Renny Co. Ltd. stevedore, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maminica R., daughter Dolores R. "Dolly" Ulep and sister Ricarda R. Asuncion. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 8:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Jesus Priego Sintos
April 5, 2005
Jesus Priego Sintos, also known as "Yasu" and "Jerry," 79, of Kailua, a retired Honolulu Glass Co. glazier, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Felomina; adopted son Valois; daughters Gloria L. del Fierro and Sharolyn Burrell; stepchildren Michael and Jennifer Galace, and Jerry Lacangan; sisters Juevetinia "Herby" Ponce and Merciles "Mercy" Viernes; 14 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Orchid plants welcome.

George Vegas
April 6, 2005
George Vegas, 83, of Mililani, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Supply Center heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Mathilda; sons Robert and Alan; daughters Antoinette Vegas, Geraldine Foster, Stephanie Salveson and Victoria Vegas-Muraki; sisters Carmelita Jackson and Luana Billings; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private committal services. Casual attire.