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Mabel Kieko Adams
June 8, 2005
Mabel Kieko Adams, 66, of Kahului, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel business office clerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Lloyd; daughters Jaye Arakaki, Donna Tanaka, Gene Adams-Nakamura and Rachel Caliva; brothers Conrad and George Oda; sisters Nancy Cowser and Marjorie Ha'ae; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private burial to be held at a later date. Aloha attire.

Pablo Arcangel Asuncion
June 29, 2005
Pablo Arcangel Asuncion, 70, of Koloa, Kauai, a Kauai Sunshine Market Vendor employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cora; sons Gil, Noel, Ross, Paul and Randy; daughters Ana Ko and Iris; brother Benjamin; sisters Brigida Racelo, Amerita Speasmaker and Amelia Barber; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Church in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Samuel G. Backus
July 1, 2005
Samuel G. Backus, 49, of Hono-lulu, formerly of Silver Spring, Md., a Cycle City systems manager, died in St. Francis Hospice. He is survived by brothers Andrew and Charles Backus and John Lincoln; and sister Leslie. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, 2400 Pali Highway.

David Allison Blair
July 2, 2005
David Allison Blair, 75, of Tallahassee, Fla., a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died. He was born in Indianapolis. He is survived by wife Lenore; sons Mark, Eric and Christopher; daughter Cheryl B. Casbeer; and nine grandchildren. Services held in Tallahassee. Donations suggested to Big Bend Hospice, 1723 Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32308; or the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Ave., Sixth Floor, New York, NY 10001.

Janet Fumie Ikeda Brown
May 12, 2005
Janet Fumie Ikeda Brown, 86, of Kailua, a retired U.S. government medical secretary, died. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Coy, daughters Carole Mills and Cathy Sullivan, brothers Teruyuki and Takeo Ikeda; sisters Fusako Saito and Sharon A. Ikeda; and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. July 17 at Keolumana United Methodist Church in Kailua. Interment: 10 a.m. July 18 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Keolumana Untied Methodist Church.

Christopher Carty
June 25, 2005
Christopher Carty, 55, of Kokee, Kauai, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Louiseville, Ky. He is survived by father Dr. Fugate; mother Dee; brothers Patrick, Jeffrey and Timothy; and sisters Melinda C. Dodge and Diana. Celebration of life Sunday in Kokee. For more information, call Mike at 635-0377.

Marcelo Soliman Delfin
June 23, 2005
Marcelo Soliman Delfin, 93, of Waipahu, a retired Castle & Cooke longshoreman, died at home. He was born in San Manuel, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Tsuyuko; son George M.; daughters Genevieve D. Lappin, Audrey C. Cummings and Genera Nillo; stepdaughters Alice Low, Janet Lee, Patsy Carvalho and Barbara Perez; 25 grandchildren; and 45 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Joseph Kenneth Drummondo
June 26, 2005
Joseph Kenneth Drummondo, 67, of Kahuku, a retired construction worker and Kahuku Plantation cane haul driver, died in Kailua. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Alice K.; sons Joseph Jr., John and Adam; brothers Ronald and Ryan; and sisters Beverly A. Bell and Violet. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Highway, House 145. Casual attire.

Otaka M. Hamamura
June 11, 2005
Otaka M. "Gladys" Hamamura, 99, of Kahului, a Kahului Elementary School first-grade teacher, died in Kahului. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by niece Sharon Mizuo. Private services.

James Takashi Henmi
June 22, 2005
James Takashi Henmi, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Airlines aircraft mechanic, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lori T., sons Jeffrey and Daniel, daughter Irene Otake, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Anthony John Ing
June 28, 2005
Anthony John "Tony Ford" Ing, 89, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kihei, Maui. He is survived by wife Julia K., sons Sterling and Dave, daughters Sandra Tuitele and Sonya Smithing, brother Calvin Ford, sisters Gerry Young and Molly Louis, 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tabernacle, 1516 S. Beretania St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Emi Uyehara Kawamoto
June 9, 2005
Emi Uyehara Kawamoto, 81, of Pearl City, a retired R.H.K. Inc. general contractor bookkeeper, died in San Francisco. She was born in South Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Richard H., son Richard Y.; brothers Soichi Uyehara and Seiji and John K. Uehara; sisters Peggy H. Shimabuku and Mitsue Tobaru; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Makiki Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 1429 Makiki St. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Ruth Cecilia Leighton
June 17, 2005
Ruth Cecilia Leighton, 86, of Honolulu, a retired ukulele instructor, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by husband Wayne E.; son Wayne Mitchell; hanai son Ted Finch; daughters Faith Adkins, Fayrene Reighard and Waynette; hanai daughter Barbara Pflugshaupt; brothers Charles, George and Dacky Puu; sisters Nora Adric and Dorothy Driscoll; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Hideo Miyazaki
June 3, 2005
Hideo Miyazaki, 89, of Kapaa, Kauai, a McBryde Sugar Co. carpenter, died at home. He was born in Pakala, Hawaii. He is survived by son Melvin, daughters Elaine Downs and Sharon Ito, brother Yasuo, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tsugio Motobu
June 27, 2005
Tsugio "Joe" Motobu, 79, of Hilo, a retired State Farm Insurance Co. agent, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Onomea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chiemi, son Ty, daughters Chana and Mari, brother Kazuo, sisters Fujie Kajikawa and Harumi Bibby, and two grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Hideko Omoto Nii
July 1, 2005
Hideko Omoto Nii, 97, of Lihue, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kapaia, Kauai. She is survived by sons Donald S. and Michael N., daughter Gladys Fujiuchi, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Takeo Oda
June 21, 2005
Takeo Oda, 82, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Gary, daughter Margaret Nakamoto, brother Tadashi and four grandchildren. Private services.

Edwin Parbo
June 22, 2005
Edwin Parbo, 41, of the Philippines and Kekaha, Kauai, a Kekaha Sugar Plantation employee, died in the Philippines. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Melita C., son Albert C., daughters Janice C. and Evelyn C., parents Julio and Catalina, and sister Luzviminda P. Austria. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Marion Erma Peneku Park
June 24, 2005
Marion Erma Peneku "Penny" Park, 72, of Mountain View, Hawaii, formerly of Honolulu, a former U.S. Air Force sergeant and Federal Aviation Administration employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John Peneku, Kellett and Chris; sister Bernice Cook; and seven grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary in Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Donato Sarajina
June 21, 2005
Donato "Danny" Sarajina, 63, of Ewa Beach, a retired Navy Public Works Center employee, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by sons Daniel, Darren and Dean; daughters Danette Sarajina and Anuhea Borengasser; brother Felicicisimo "Reno"; sisters Barbara Sambueno, Jovita McFadden, Esperanza "Espy" Anderson and Shirley Ann Perry; and 11 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.

Kimiko Tamura
June 22, 2005
Kimiko Tamura, 80, of Waianae, a Tamura Supermarket office manager, died at home. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by brothers Jitsumu, Makio and Harry; and sister Shinobu Kawano. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Miguel Unciano
June 25, 2005
Miguel Unciano, 82, of Waimea, Kauai, a Meadow Gold Dairies truck driver, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by hanai children Davey, Brandon, Brende, John and Patrick Ancheta, Kathy Sorenson, Kimi Cummings, Pearlie Humberstone, Many Rivera, Cynthia Taano, Bernie Carison, Fran Souza, Sandra Kim and Sylna Akana; and sisters Martina and Fausta. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Saturday at Kekaha Beach, across of St. Theresa's Church. Casual attire.

Odette Eldene Winkler
June 24, 2005
Odette Eldene Winkler, 86, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lincoln, Neb. She is survived by son George, daughters Corlee and Pamela Panker, sister Audra Kite and two grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Sunday at Waialua Christian Church, 68-031 Aweoweo St.