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Matias C. Antonio
July 17, 2005
Matias C. Antonio, 96, of Honolulu, a retired pineapple cannery machine operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nancy, son Lloyd, daughters Eva Matsuda and Corina Antonio, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park.

Jessica Colleen Uilani Bassette
July 18, 2005
Jessica Colleen Uilani Bassette, 43, of Nanakuli, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Alika K. and Richard Bassette and Charles J. "CJ" Bassette-Keohuhu; daughter Veness Lee Bassette-Keohuhu; mother Amiel "Sista" Bassette-Kahiamoe; father Dennis Das; stepfathers William Kahiamoe and Joseph Quon; grandmother Gloria Pagelsdorf; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Ernest Lee Burton
July 25, 2005
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Burton, 73, of Honolulu, a retired law enforcement officer on Johnson Island and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Select Specialty Hospital. He was born in Jacksonville, Fla. He is survived by wife Rubie C., son Terrence, daughter Trina Y., sisters Debra Ford and Dorothy Gaines, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Clarence Wah Chan Ching
July 18, 2005
Clarence Wah Chan Ching, 86, of Honolulu, a retired McCabe Hamilton & Renny Co. stevedore, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Naomi; son Reginald; brothers Joe, Bing and Harry; and sisters Eleanor Kam and Helen Serrao. Committal services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.

Kenneth Chong
July 14, 2005
Kenneth Chong, 75, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Electric customer service supervisor and U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Lillian; son Michael; daughters Cynthia, Laura, Mona and Winona; brothers Charles, Howard, Robert and Brother Damien; and sisters Agnes Remington, Violet Heslep, Evelyn Lew, Fannie Chong and Cecilia Finney. Private services.

Nancy Akira Nitta Choriki
July 9, 2005
Nancy Akira Nitta Choriki, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Russell T.; siblings Yoshie Masumoto and Isamu and Mitzie Nitta; four grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Patrick Dutro Sr.
July 22, 2005
Patrick Dutro Sr., 78, of Honolulu, an Aloha Ke Akua Church senior pastor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by companion Irenea Lao; sons Henry, Jeremiah and Clifford Waiau, and Warren and the Rev. Patrick Dutro Jr.; daughters Adeline Kaapa, Erline Waiau and Mary-Liz Dutro; brother Joseph; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Luncheon will follow. Aloha attire.

Graciano Balala Fernandez Jr.
July 22, 2005
Graciano Balala "Rocky" Fernandez Jr., 73, of Hana, Maui, a tree trimmer, died in Kahului. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Alexander "Kepano" Kaina and Graciano "Kehopu" Fernandez, daughter Grace "Waihine Alii," brother Don, sisters Amelia Green and Ruby Rogan, and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Church, Hana. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Marceliano Peralta Gali
July 6, 2005
Marceliano Peralta "Ciano" Gali, 73, of Waipahu, a Wong's Drapery maintenance worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Barangay, Capasan, Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcela "Celay"; sons Elson, Loreto, Renato and Marceliano "Sonny" Jr.; daughters Marieta Lamug and Crisanta "Cris" Gali; sisters Perpetua Gali and Eusebia Lara; 17 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Kalihi. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.

Marie McClendon Gammie
July 25, 2005
Marie McClendon Gammie, 76, of Kihei, Maui, a San Rafael School teacher and Maui Music Festival director, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Huron, Ill. She is survived by sons Thomas and Will McClendon, stepsons Paul and Pete, brother Art Miles and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Trinity by the Sea Church, Kihei. A gathering will follow. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.

Ronald Madsen Gammie
July 24, 2005
Ronald Madsen Gammie, 79, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., a Kahului Trucking & Storage manager, died in Denver. He was born in Stanford, Conn. He is survived by sons Peter and Paul, brother Stuart and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Trinity by the Sea Church, Kihei. A gathering will follow. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Association.

Shunji Horihata
July 20, 2005
Shunji "Worm" Horihata, 80, of Hilo, a retired Orchid Isle Auto Center parts clerk, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by caregiver Myles Tamanaha and brother Sumi. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Private committal services. Casual attire. No flowers.

Doris E. Martin
July 14, 2005
Doris E. Martin, 77, of Wailuku, a university teacher and lecturer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in New York. No survivors. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ka Home Ma Ha Mau Cemetery in Waihee, Maui. Inurnment to follow.

Lafoaina Muaimalae Masaniai
July 21, 2005
Lafoaina Muaimalae Masaniai, 60, of Ewa Beach, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Vatia, American Samoa. He is survived by sons Amitonu, Lafoaina Jr., Tony and Jensen Masaniai, and Mervin and Matthew Leituala; daughters Carol Lologo and Seia Leituala; brothers Lologo, Tulaga, Ese, Billy, Amosa, Tavita, Tulaga, Poasa and Mafutaga; sisters Vaa Amituanai, Fiavai Teleni, Sia Aufai and Penina Sapatu; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Daniel Francis McMullen III
July 23, 2005
Daniel Francis McMullen III, 48, of Kihei, a carpenter, died in Kihei. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by son Mathew, father Daniel Jr., and sisters Kathy Fernandes and Jane Mori. Private scattering of ashes.

Stanley Molina Jr.
July 19, 2005
Stanley Molina Jr., 58, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard supply clerk supervisor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Lachelle, Christopher and Stacy; sisters Nora Stabilio, Evelyn Duque and Charlene Morishige; and two grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Namie Nishimura
July 23, 2005
Namie Nishimura, 96, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Pahala Sugar Co. field laborer, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kona. She is survived by sons Keiichi and Hisaji; daughters Eloise Fujino and Naomi Studley; sisters Asako Kawasaki, Sueko Yamauchi and Lillian Fujimoto; nine grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great- great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Eleanor Fusayo Shigemoto
July 15, 2005
Eleanor Fusayo Shigemoto, 82, of Honolulu, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Tamotsu "Tony." Private services.

Edwina Frances Leimamo Smith
July 27, 2005
Edwina Frances Leimamo Smith, 74, of Haleiwa, a retired Waianae Elementary School kupuna, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Allen, Harry and Reginald; daughters Elizabeth Andrews, Betty Lou Gifford, Bonnie L. Latham, Florence M. Rasso, Phyllis Ann Toledo and June Johnston; sister Nani Kahaunaele; 38 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Carol M. Souza
July 27, 2005
Carol M. Souza, 55, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Maui Memorial Medical Center pharmacy clerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Tommy Jr.; son Todd; daughter Aimee; parents Isamu and Kiyono Shimizu; brothers Raymond, Van, Wayne and Ronald Shimizu; and sister Helen Fukagawa. Private services.

Alfredo Suares
July 20, 2005
Alfredo Suares, 61, of Kapolei, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War and a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 02 rigger, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leonora H., brother Pacondo Cadiro and sister Linda M. Ompad. Services: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.

Shuichi Taira
July 17, 2005
Shuichi Taira, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Flamingo Restaurant cook, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Okinawa. He is survived by son Wilfred K., daughter Sandra R. Higa, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Ethel Ichiko Tetsutani
July 18, 2005
Ethel Ichiko Tetsutani, 79, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Toshio; son Michael; daughters Linda Larson, Susan Cho and Faye Ing; brother George Takemoto; sisters Doris Yamaguchi, Florence Kina and Edna Kawai; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Takeo Tokumaru
July 27, 2005
Takeo Tokumaru, 81, of Honolulu, retired Takeo Tokumaru Realty Realtor and broker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Adele K.; son Robert S.; daughters Pearl S. Low and Donna Y. Tolu; brothers Ronald T. and Thomas T.; sisters Yoshiko Yasunaga, Leslie Sumi and Elsie S. Wood; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Samuel Winber
July 20, 2005
Samuel Winber, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Army housing administrator, died in Josie's Care Home. He was born in Pricedale, Pa. He is survived by wife Mook Lan, son Thomas, daughter Gail Bagale, brother Sidney Weinberger, sister Lillian Weiss and a grandchild. Private services.

Lei Young Kelekolio Wong Yuen
July 19, 2005
Lei Young Kelekolio Wong Yuen, 88, of Waiohinu, Hawaii, a homemaker and proprietress of Wong Yuen Store & Service Station in Waiohinu, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Puueo, Hilo. She is survived by daughters Esther K. Nichols, Rowena K. Adviento, Frances K. Kailieha and Moira K. Bright; hanai son Ah Chock Campbell; brothers William "Sonny" Eleneki and Everett Young; sisters Winefred Merrill, Augusta Merryman, Mildred Macheel and Lethia-Mae Lee; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.



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