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Shinichi Arakaki
June 6, 2005
Shinichi "Gary" Arakaki, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Zoo supervisor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Kiyoko "Kay"; son Rodney S.; daughters Sharon H. Tam, June N. Arakaki and Laura K. Tanaka; brother Toshio; sister Kay Kim; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Velma Patricia Cates
June 7, 2005
Velma Patricia Cates, 66, of Waipahu, a retired school secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Karl "Cates" Schulze, brother Stephen Rego and sister Linda Rego. Services: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Walter G. Harker
Feb. 28, 2005
Walter G. Harker, 69, of Las Vegas, a retired U.S. Navy serviceman who served in the Vietnam War, died. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by wife Kehaulani; children Lynn and Steven Harker, Lisa Gonzales, Lehua Lucas, John Roberts, Donna Miller, Moki Terry and Ululani Cordero; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

William Raymond Helbig Jr.
May 3, 2005
William Raymond "Bill" Helbig Jr., 57, of Oregon, the Aloha Ranch foreman and owner, died in Portland, Ore. He also was a Hawaiian Service Inc. vice president. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by parents Delta and Ray, companion Bonnie Daoust and sister Thea Coats. Services pending. Donations suggested to the Men's Athletic Department, Linfield College, c/o Mr. Bruce D. Wyatt, Vice President for College Relations, 900 S.E. Baker St., McMinnville, OR 97128.

Toshio Kanno
May 25, 2005
Toshio Kanno, 71, of Mililani died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Kimiko, sons Newton and Brian, daughter Sharon, brother Tadashi Tamagawa and eight grandchildren. Private services.

Francis Fumio Kato
May 30, 2005
Francis Fumio Kato, 70, of Ewa died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by brother Takeshi and sister Kinko Sasaki. Private services.

Elaine Satomi Kawasaki
May 27, 2005
Elaine Satomi Kawasaki, 89, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by sons Dennis and Clifford; daughter Joan Tawara; brothers Hiroshi, Tsutomu and Yoshiaki Daikoku; sisters Harue Kubota and Flora Watanabe; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.

Leu Misela Letuli
June 7, 2005
Leu Misela Letuli, 75, of Waipahu died at home. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by sons Jeff and Tato Letuli, and Potasi Pasi; daughters Faailo Misa, Faalelegalupe Militoni and Leu Loggins Sr.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Masayo Lewis
June 12, 2005
Masayo "Maxine Lewis" Lewis, 83, of Mililani died at home. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons James, Joseph and Joel; daughter Juanita Morris; brother Hideo Morita; sister May Shaw; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Miriam Mun Lum
May 13, 2005
Miriam Mun Lum, 79, of Yorba Linda, Calif., a retired elementary school teacher, died in Yorba Linda. She also was a cellist for the Honolulu Symphony and several California community orchestras. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Collins, Loren and Stuart; daughter Constance; sisters Harriet Gee, Martha Chock, Jean Seu, Evelyn Mun and Anna Miller; and five grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.

Sueto Masamune
May 30, 2005
Sueto Masamune, 81, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. government clerk at Pearl Harbor, died in Hawaii Kai Retirement Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Caroline Maeda. Private services.

Patsy Ayako Matsumoto
June 9, 2005
Patsy Ayako Matsumoto, 91, of Honolulu, a retired hairdresser, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Peter A. and Michael J., daughter Edeane S., sister Joan Y. Mukai, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Thelma Tomoe Matsuo
June 3, 2005
Thelma Tomoe Matsuo, 83, of Honolulu, a retired medical assistant, died in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. She was born in Moloaa, Kauai. She is survived by son Ian, daughters Wanda Lange and Lynn Matsuo-Walker, sister Mary Tanji and four grandchildren. Private services.

Alicia Ann Mercado
May 17, 2005
Alicia Ann Mercado, 49, of Aiea, a former physician's office clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Crayton D. and Bryan T. Higa; daughter Angela C. Higa; brothers Arthur Ross, Charles Ditzler and Faye Bingham; sisters Lenora Paulo, Leilani Kala-Makahi, Noreen Rorabacher and Leona Yuen; and a grandchild. Private services.

Mabel Ruth Meyer
June 13, 2005
Mabel Ruth Meyer, 92, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at her daughter's residence. She was born in Ladysmith, Wis. She is survived by sons Clayton, Richard, Frank and John; daughter Rose Kauhane; sister Mary Lambourne; 12 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Private services.

Angel Lopez Navarro
June 8, 2005
Angel Lopez Navarro, 93, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Power Plant operator and supervisor, died at home. He also was a fisherman. He was born in Cebu City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lucy; sons Sanford and Paulie Navarro, and Alika Gaspar; daughters Linda N. Tanaka, Susan N. Serrao and Janice N. Bongo; sister Anastacia Rabaya; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Rita's Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Barney Susumu Noda
June 7, 2005
Barney Susumu Noda, 46, of Honolulu, a retired Foodland supermarket produce clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Haruye and brothers Gerald and Clyde. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Maria Lourdes Obrero
June 14, 2005
Maria Lourdes Obrero, 85, of Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, formerly of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Tuna packer, died. She was born in Ilocos Sur. She is survived by sons Billy and Elmer, daughters Teonila Petrey and Marcelina Daniels, brothers Hilarion and Floriano Parilla, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services to be held in the Philippines.

Kazunobu Okuda
June 6, 2005
Kazunobu "Kazu" Okuda, 85, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper, died in Honolulu. He was born in Waikapu, Maui. He is survived by wife Jayne M., son Wynn H., daughters Irene N. and Christine K., and a grandchild. Private services.

Elena Orpillia Ordonez
June 5, 2005
Elena Orpillia Ordonez, 99, of Waipahu, a retired seamstress, died in Waipahu. She was born in San Esteban, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Frank, Alfred and Fernando; stepson Philomeno; daughter Consuelo Vergara and Adele Douglass; 20 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.

Melissa Anne Ornong
June 14, 2005
Melissa Anne Ornong, 42, of Pukalani, Maui, a child-care provider, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Joshua; stepsons Joshua Jr., Jared and Christian; daughter Deana; stepdaughter Ashley; parents Lucille Arruda and Ernest Almeida; brothers Kenneth E. Gouveia and Marvin Arruda; and sisters Verna Chinen and Marie A. Ribera. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Veterans Cemetery.

Rose Catherine Rice
June 4, 2005
Rose Catherine "Loke" Rice, 93, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a Rice's Hawaii owner, died at home. She also was a former Last Chance Store and Waipio Shuttle owner. She is survived by sons John, William and Jimmy; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.

Helen Louise Rose
June 5, 2005
Helen Louise Rose, 97, of Honolulu, a Naval Legal Services office secretary, died at home. She was born in Haverhill, Mass. She is survived by nephew Ronald Sears. Services to be held in Haverhill.

Henry Macadangdang Sales
June 2, 2005
Henry Macadangdang Sales, 57, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Corazon A.; daughters Dulce S. Cruz and Chantelle A. Sales; parents Crisanto and Maria; brother Jonathan; sisters Jedidea Bacudio, May Nacapuy, Norma Villanos, Loida Paz and Evelyn Sales; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Filipino United Church of Christ, 94-330 Mokuola St. Casual attire.

Debra Kay Sapir
May 30, 2005
Debra Kay Sapir, 51, of Kapolei died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in California. She is survived by husband Robert, daughters Geraldine Solderich and Christina Kahapea, mother Irene Morris, brothers James and Donald Pulliam, and sisters Linda Pulliam and Dawna Williams. Private services.

Francis Akira Yamanaka
June 13, 2005
Francis Akira Yamanaka, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction civil engineer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys; daughters Claire Y. Ridge and Jeanne M. Inouye; brother Charles S.; sisters Daisy H. Goto, Ruth M. Maeda, Hilda Fujinami and June Mah; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.