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Richard A. Adams
April 3, 2005
Richard A. Adams, 75, of Kahului, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel construction supervisor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Mabel; son Lloyd; daughters Jaye Arakaki, Donna Tanaka, Gene Adams-Nakamura and Rachel Caliva; brothers John, James, Walter "Scott" and Michael; sisters Hester Rego, Josephine Crawford, Marie MacDonald and Ima L. Pomroy; and 13 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private services to be held at a later date.

Simeon Amor
March 29, 2005
Simeon "Sonny" Amor, 80, of Honolulu, a Bank of Hawaii accounting supervisor, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by brothers Charles and Paul, and sisters Mabel Garduque and Gloria Samala. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Inocencio Bagay
March 25, 2005
Inocencio "Cencio" Bagay, 80, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. crane operator, died at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Olimpia, son Conrado, daughter Aurora Lopez, sister Emma DeLoSantos, six grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church in Waipahu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.

Tomasa Osias Bajit
April 6, 2005
Tomasa Osias Bajit, 85, of Lihue died in Garden Isle Healthcare in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Villasis, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Mariano; sons Leonides and Melchor; daughters Maxima Jardin, Olivia Antolin and Antonia and Teresita Bajit; sisters Elena Osias, Clemencia Libao, Felicidad Betoy and Maura Lumibao; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Public Cemetery.

Anunciacion Bali Balicoco
March 30, 2005
Anunciacion Bali Balicoco, 90, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Wilfred and Bobby; daughters Norma Agno, Tita Ganitano, Eufrecina Hermano, Violet Gaoiran and Benilda Domingo; brothers Justo and Andres Bali; 26 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Carlos Balocon
April 7, 2005
Carlos Balocon, 88, of Nanakuli, a retired Kaiser Permanente Cement truck driver, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elizabeth and daughters Kathy and Raynette. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clarita Garduque Campos
April 1, 2005
Clarita Garduque Campos, 83, of Waimea, Kauai, a Gay and Robinson laborer, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Francisco Sr., sons Rudy and Francisco Jr., daughters Fely DeMent and Marcy Mendonca, 18 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Eleele, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sebastiana Cottone
March 27, 2005
Sebastiana "Sabina" Cottone, 78, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired Tailor Shop proprietor, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Italy. She is survived by caregiver Marla Borrero and three grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hale Ohana Pavilion in Koloa.

Vicente Galinato
April 9, 2005
Vicente Galinato, 81, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Co. irrigation operator, died in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born in Candon, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eomenia R.; sons Rudy, Edwin and Norman; daughters Marjorie Silva, Lucille McDowell and Elena Alcantara; 18 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Lanai Cemetery.

John Mason Kessler Sr.
April 9, 2005
John Mason Kessler Sr., 51, of Ewa Beach, a city wastewater treatment operator and former Honolulu Police Department officer, died in Waipahu. He was born in Sendai, Japan. He is survived by wife Crescenciana "Cres"; son John M. Jr.; daughters Gizelle A. Mizuguchi, Andrea K. DeCosta and Constance P. Gilbert; father Howard M.; sisters Eileen Martinez and Linda Kirby; and 16 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Robert Norman Loa
March 28, 2005
Robert Norman "Bobby" Loa, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Kamehameha Schools Kapalama campus electrician, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary Louise; daughters Lori Rutherford, Corinne Dixon and Sandra Loa; and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

John Grayson Matthews
April 9, 2005
John Grayson Matthews, 73, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Georgia. He is survived by wife Susan B.; sons Chris, Doug and Tate Matthews and Jim, Jeff and Jack Bahrenburg; daughter Margaret; brothers Robert and Dana; and nine grandchildren. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Families of SMA, P.O. Box 196, Libertyville, IL 60048.

Isabel S. Molina
April 8, 2005
Isabel S. "Bella" Molina, 95, of Haiku, Maui, a Libby Pineapple Co. packer, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Spain. She is survived by children Raphael Molina Jr., Frances De Coite and Pauline Tavares, 19 grandchildren, 70 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. today at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:45 a.m. at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Patrick Hatsuo Murata
April 8, 2005
Patrick Hatsuo Murata, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Family Court probation supervisor, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cynthia L., sons Todd P. and Lee M., sister Patricia A. Watanabe and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers or fragrances.

Gladys K.Y. Nishibata
March 31, 2005
Gladys K.Y. Nishibata, 65, of Aiea, a state stenographer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond, son Raymond Jr., sisters Maybelle Ching and Glenda Brown, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Toshiyuki Sakaguchi
April 9, 2005
Toshiyuki "Curly" Sakaguchi, 79, of Honolulu, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith M., son Michael, daughter Nancy Monden, brother James, sister Esther Haraguchi and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, 2055 Kamehameha IV Road. Call after 1 p.m.

Erye Joyce Scott Jr.
April 2, 2005
Erye Joyce Scott Jr., 67, of Waianae, a retired city Office of Information and Complaint lead pressman, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy P., sons Eric K. and Carlton K., daughter Lisa J.P., sisters June Mensen and Viola Wick, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m.

Marcelina Abalos Viernez
March 21, 2005
Marcelina Abalos Viernez, 95, of Waianae died in Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by son Albert Villanueva, daughter Florentina Begonia, 19 grandchildren, 45 great-grandchildren and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.