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Patsy Masako Ajifu
May 12, 2005
Patsy Masako Ajifu, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Peahi, Maui. She is survived by husband Kenneth K., sons Rodney K. and Earl K., daughter Sharon A. Yamamoto, brother Masao Shiroma and two grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Raymond Keawe Alapai
April 30, 2005
Raymond Keawe Alapai, 67, of Waianae, a retired tugboat master for Young Brothers, Hawaiian Tug & Barge and Dillingham Tug & Barge, died at home. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by sons Raymond K. Jr., Jaycee F., Windsor M., Whitmore K. "Boots" and Keoki K. "Jr."; daughters Barbara K. and Nancy E. Alapai, Willy Ann N. Pilialoha and Maurice O. Kalaau; stepmother Margaret; brothers Herbert, Ralph and John; sisters Ivy Kizler and Velma Kauahi; 22 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire.

Alfred Andrade
May 12, 2005
Alfred Andrade, 76, of Lawai, Kauai, a retired maintenance supervisor for Wilcox Memorial Hospital, Poipu Beach Resort and Waiohai Hotel, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Susan P., brother Manuel and sisters Beatrice A. Costa and Margaret A. Medeiros. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church, Kalaheo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.

Nenita Carlos Catalan
April 25, 2005
Nenita Carlos Catalan, 57, of Kapolei, a retired Sheraton Waikiki Hotel employee, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. She was born in San Manuel, Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Numeriano G., son Numeriano C. Jr., daughters Myra C. Mahiai and Anna C. DuPont, brother Carlito Carlos, sisters Lourdes Inigo and Maria Socito, and a grandchild. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Jude Church, 92-455 Makakilo Drive. Call after 5:30 p.m. Rosary: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Benjamin Ben Sing Chun
May 11, 2005
Benjamin Ben Sing Chun, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard quality assurance specialist, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Myra; son Stuart; daughters Stephanie Laws, Vanessa Van Doorne and Kathleen Trifonovitch; brother Ben Sham; and seven grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Nora Stewart Coleman
May 11, 2005
Nora Stewart Coleman, 85, of Honolulu, former first lady of American Samoa, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was the wife of the late American Samoa Gov. Peter Tali Coleman. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William Patrick, Peter Tali Jr., Milton, Bruce, Charles, Richard, Paul, Barrett and Alan; daughters Amata, Sina'ita'aga and Limonmon; sisters Julia S. Williams and Nell S. Johnson; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Family requests no "fa'asamoa" be conducted or observed before, during or after the services.

Rose Waiamau Drexel
May 4, 2005
Rose Waiamau Drexel, 81, of Wahiawa died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Gilbert Jr., daughters Laura Pereira and April Drexel, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Mae See Moi Fong
April 22, 2005
Mae See Moi Fong, 69, of Honolulu and Sacramento, Calif., a retired registered nurse in Honolulu and California, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Franklin C.F., sons Curtis and Franklin S.C., daughter Darlene, sister Betty Yuen and five grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Diabetes Association. Additional information provided for an obituary published yesterday.

Thomas John Goode
May 14, 2005
Thomas John "Tommy" Goode, 47, of Paia, Maui, a glazer for a glass company, died at home. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Rachel K.C. and sisters Lucy Underwood and Kathleen Goode. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. Leis only.

William S. Haines
May 12, 2005
William S. "Bill" Haines, 79, of Kihei, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. plantation manager, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Stamford, Conn. Services: 4 p.m. May 25 at Makawao Union Church. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Maui Adult Day Care Center or J. Walter Cameron Center.

Agnes Tsuruko Ishimine
May 10, 2005
Agnes Tsuruko Ishimine, 90, of Honolulu, a retired stenographer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Frank S. and Kenneth S., daughter Gloria S. Kaneshiro, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Darrell Kaleo Kahalewai
April 19, 2005
Darrell Kaleo "Hawaiian" Kahalewai, 38, of Waialua, an Ace Hardware Hawaii employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Sharleen I.; son Darrell "Liko" Jr.; hanai daughter Scarlette Cleveland; brothers Ronnie "Kalani," Enos "Eneki" and Dana Kahalewai and Ricardo A. Ibale; hanai sister Stephanie "Lei" Sugai; and a hanai grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Aloha attire.

Haruo Kidani
April 30, 2005
Haruo Kidani, 89, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired machinist for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died in Hale Ho'ola Hamakua. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by wife Sumie, daughters Susan Uribe and Carolyn Fuertes, sons Laurence and Myron, brother Yoshito, sisters Matsuko Teragawa and Janice Koga, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Adriano Lorenzo Jr.
May 6, 2005
Adriano Lorenzo Jr., 58, of Honolulu, a Department of Defense Estimation Division chief at Wheeler Army Airfield, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Arestedes; daughter Jerilynn; sisters Adeline Pablo, Rosalinda Guerrero and Clarina Arucan; and brother Richard. Services: 11:45 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Josefina Daguro Malvar
April 14, 2005
Josefina Daguro "Siping" Malvar, 75, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Ambrocio G., son Watson D., daughter Nida M. Agustin, sister Sergia G. Agno and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Yoshio Matsui
May 15, 2005
Yoshio Matsui, 81, of Wailuku, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. mechanic, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by wife Tokiko "Thelma," sons Wayne Sr. and Keith, daughter Sharon Kimoto, brothers Masaki and Yoshito, sister Yoshie Ishii and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire.

Thomas Satoru Morimoto
May 3, 2005
Thomas Satoru Morimoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Miyoshi, son Kenneth K., daughter Lorraine S. Lucas, brother Andrew S., sister Gayle M. Browne, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Ellen Tsuruko Nakama
May 7, 2005
Ellen Tsuruko Nakama, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Ronwill Wholesale Distributors stock clerk and supervisor, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by brothers Eiko, Rinzo, Gikichi and Usuke; and sisters Yoshiko Yonashiro, Lillian A. Tachibana, Betty M. Omine, Ann H. Gibo, Lynette Y. Yuen and Anna S. Miyasato. Private services.

Richard Satoru Nekomoto
May 9, 2005
Richard Satoru Nekomoto, 61, of Pearl City, a Pearl Harbor Fleet Industrial Service Center fuel distributor worker, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Suntorn; brothers Nelson, Lawrence and Baldwin; sisters Florence Hanzawa, Nancy Mimuro, Patsy Matsumoto and Kathleen Nekomoto. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Natsue Oki
May 7, 2005
Natsue Oki, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Nashiwa Bakery employee, died in Malama Ohana. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Howard; daughters Carol Mae Higa, Linda Kijiwara and Darlene Kinoshita; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Micaela Ramelb
Ramones
May 8, 2005
Micaela Ramelb "Sophia" Ramones, 73, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Kea Macadamia nut picker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Leonardo and Jojo; daughters Victorina Mateo, Irene and Virgie Lynn Ramones and Perlita Vea; sisters Maria Ocot and Emiliana Escalante; brothers Candido and Mariano Ramelb; 16 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Apostles Resurrection Church, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.

Julita Riel
May 6, 2005
Julita Riel, 72, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kona. She is survived by husband Leo Sr.; sons Leon Jr., Alvin, David and Michael; daughters Glenda Celebrado, Julie Dayaganon, Audrey Dela Cruz and Georgette Iereneo; brothers Joaquin and Edward Pama; sisters Esperanza Dumancas and Belle Telles; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow.

Josephine Robello
May 7, 2005
Josephine "Miss Swift" Robello, 86, of Kailua, a teacher, died at home. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by daughter Carol Phillips, brothers Herbert and Robert Swift, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney's Church, Enchanted Lake. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Sunday.

Reynold Kui Wah Soon
April 23, 2005
Reynold Kui Wah Soon, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by niece Sandar Inouye. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Heart Association of Hawaii.

Betty Hana Takasugi
May 3, 2005
Betty Hana Takasugi, 76, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Keith Matsunaga; daughters Diane Shiraishi and Karen K. Matsunaga; brothers James H., Paul S. and Philip T. Onomura; and sisters Matsue Nakamura, Patricia Frazer, Joan H. Miyahira, Elaine K. Margolin and Ginny Gray. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Emiko Sodetani Tsuji
May 9, 2005
Emiko Sodetani Tsuji, 79, of Pearl City, a retired state Department of Health secretary for the Waimano Training School and Hospital, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Derek S., brother Shiro Sodetani, sisters Florence Y. Kaneshiro and Jean N. Ishihara, and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Committal services and burial: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Robert Rett Vuillemot
May 10, 2005
Robert Rett Vuillemot, 45, of Kailua died in Kailua. He was born in California. He is survived by companion Donna Maier, parents Floyd L. and Anne Lee, brother Scott L. and sisters Lori Dallons and Lynne Boche. Services and scattering of ashes: 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Kailua Beach Park boat ramp. Aloha attire.