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Vicente James Batulanon Sr.
May 23, 2005
Vicente James Batulanon Sr., also known as "Vic" and "Batman," 68, of Hilo, a retired Yamada and Sons heavy equipment operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Betty"; sons Vicente J. "Vic" Jr. and Vernon J.; daughters Desiree Pagan, Donella Gipson, Darlene Batulanon and Mary Kekaualua; brothers Manuel Sugitan and Joseph "Joe," Romeo and Odhel Batulanon; sisters Theresa Francisco and Maylinda and Meloy Batulanon; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Glad Tidings Church of Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Aloha attire.

Juanita Genevieve Clendeninn
May 23, 2005
Juanita Genevieve Clendeninn, 87, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died in Honolulu. She was born in Manhattan, N.Y. She is survived by sons Neil J. and Philip E., sister Margaret Gibbes and three grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society or the American Heart Association.

Hwei Hwa Fang
May 24, 2005
Hwei Hwa Fang, 69, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Taiwan. She is survived by husband Sen Woo; sons James Yen Jen and Yen Wen; brothers Tom and Gilbert Huang; sisters Grace Liu and Alice and Charlotte Cheng; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hilo Baptist Church, 600 West Lanikaula St. Casual attire.

Frances Ferguson
May 22, 2005
Frances Ferguson, 85, of Honolulu, a retired medical secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert R., daughters Jam McMillan and Jeanine Ferguson, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Bernice Annie Figueroa
May 15, 2005
Bernice Annie Figueroa, 72, of Wailuku, a retired hotel housekeeper in Waikiki, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by brothers John and James Figueroa and Albert, Emilio and William "Billy" Lanoza; and sister Rosaline "Rose" Esona. Services: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Leaga Lei Figueroa
May 12, 2005
Leaga Lei Figueroa, 50, of Wahiawa, a K C Barber Shop employee in Wahiawa, died in San Bernardino, Calif. She was born in Nuuuli, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Johnny; sons Junior Leaupepe and Shane, Johnny and Benny Figueroa; daughters Pou Faagogo, Selepa Alatasi and Jamielyn Figueroa; brothers Valoia and Meafeu Laolagi Sr. and Faitaua, Saumalu and Taleni Mataafa; sisters Lalelei Tialavea, Laavasa Eliu and Sulu Fidow; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. today at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.

LaVerne Momi Gilmore
May 17, 2005
LaVerne Momi Gilmore, 65, of Honolulu, a former St. Ann Early Learning Center teacher in Kaneohe, died in Upland, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Bradley, Darin, Danelle and Kyle Gilmore, Kehau Tulimafua and Aloha Kaneakalau; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: noon today at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Henry H. Haake
May 18, 2005
Henry H. Haake, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Army National Guard veteran, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel banquet bartender and Fort Shafter ground maintenance engineer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Magdalen; son Nathan; daughters Eleanor Rego, Eloise Haake and Lydia Quest; and four grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. June 4 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Doris Matsuko Hirota
May 19, 2005
Doris Matsuko Hirota, 88, of Pearl City, a retired seamstress, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Roger, daughter Linda, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Masako Kawauchi
May 24, 2005
Masako Kawauchi, 79, of Hilo, a homemaker and retired salesclerk for the former Helen's Fabric Shop, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. She is survived by son Karl M., daughter Marcia A. Obasa, brothers Takashi and Robert Kashimoto, sisters Chitsuko Asuka and Yaeko Honma, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Thomas Kini Jr.
May 14, 2005
Thomas "Sonny" Kini Jr., 76, of Honolulu, a retired Merchants Maintenance owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Charlotte; sons Sidney, Michael, Jonathan and Christopher; daughters Alma Machado, Geraldine "Nalani" Bishop and Charlene "Haunani" Ahu; brothers Samuel, Edward, Bobby and Edwin; sisters Leila Medeiros, Harriet Paishon, Nani Young and Pualani Amaral; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jack B.Y. Lum
May 17, 2005
Jack B.Y. Lum, 91, of Honolulu, a retired customs inspector, died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Laura; son Raymond; sisters Ruth Phelps, Lilly Medeiros, Rose Arnold and Irene Perron; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Emily Naone Tai Makakoa
May 21, 2005
Emily Naone Tai Makakoa, 76, of Waimanalo, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village food and beverage cashier, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Emory and Nathan Tai, daughter Wanda Smith, sisters Sahra Kapua and Lucile Tyrell, and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. next Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Clarice Yasuko Matsukawa
May 15, 2005
Clarice Yasuko Matsukawa, 75, of Monterey Park, Calif., died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Jason, daughter Linda Avina and brothers and sisters Frank and Henry Onishi, Iris Fukuhara, Doris Bjellend and Hilda Bennett. Private services.

Francisco Quinagon Mones
April 15, 2005
Francisco Quinagon Mones, 68, of Pearl City, a retired Clark Air Force Base commissary worker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marietta T.; sons Glenn T., Tyrone T. and Brian T.; mother Genoveva; brothers Federico Q., Eriberto Q., Felix Q. and Danilo Q.; sisters Erlinda Q. Mones and Natividad Q. Mones-Yavari; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Rene Shizue Nishikawa
May 20, 2005
Rene Shizue Nishikawa, 75, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education resource teacher and educational specialist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Ty T. and Lloyd M., brother Tetsuji Amine, sisters Mitsuko Makishima and Janet I. Sumida, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, West Chapel. Casual attire.

Barbara Jean Peiler
May 20, 2005
Barbara Jean "Karas" Peiler, 71, of Waialua died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ralph H.; sons Ralph Jr., Paul, Wendell and Roy; daughter Lenora Alexander; sister Virginia Hanson; 17 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

George S. Perreira
May 17, 2005
George S. Perreira, 86, of Kaneohe, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Jerry, Randy and Terry; daughter Debby Wolf; brother Alfred; sisters Irene Billeci, Evelyn Cabral and Julia Mihara; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Andrew David Powers
May 2, 2005
Andrew David Powers, 41, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a chef, died. He was born in Chariton, Iowa. He is survived by mother Mildred. Private services.

Flaviana Labis Roncali
May 24, 2005
Flaviana Labis Roncali, 84, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Karkar, Cebu, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Benny and Alfred Guzman; daughters Carmen Morales, Fe Benigno, Marcy "Tina" Biscaino, Esther Pucciarelli, Becky Kraus, Carmen Kea, Tess Kaneshiro and Mona "Lisa" and Marie "Ling" Roncali; brother Paul Roncale; 20 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Takeo Takara
May 25, 2005
Takeo Takara, 72, of Aiea died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Peahi, Maui. He is survived by wife Caroline R., son Robin T., daughter Roxanne S., stepmother Kiku, brother Tamotsu, sisters Agnes Haruguchi and Sumiko Kuniyoshi, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. today at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m.

Ruth S. Tanaka
May 20, 2005
Ruth S. Tanaka, 80, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Public Library technician, died at home. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Lloyd, Lance and Wade; daughters Wendy Tanaka and Nan Yuda; sister Masue Masu; and two grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Marylou M. Wilkins
May 22, 2005
Marylou M. Wilkins, 68, of Kailua, a secretary, died in Kailua. She was born in Kailua-Kona. She is survived by son Keith T. Kanno; daughter Darelyn M. Kanno Pokropowicz; sisters Janet L. Chong-Kee, Carolyn M. Chang and Charlotte M. Flores; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Harold A. Zimmerman
May 20, 2005
Harold A. Zimmerman, 76, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by sons Gary and Richard, daughter Sharon Cygnar, brother Lyle, sisters Shirley Gilbertson and Vivian Cronk, and six grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes.