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Reginald Masuo Aisaka
July 27, 2005
Reginald Masuo "Reggie" Aisaka, 78, of Aiea, a retired Schofield Barracks electrician, died at home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Mildred K.; sons Steven K., Brian M., Bruce K. and Roger M.; brothers Francis, Ronald and Robert; sister Helene Tanaka; and five grandchildren. Services held.

Rikio Anzai
July 22, 2005
Rikio "Riki" Anzai, 89, of Pearl City died at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Pauline; brothers Clarence M., Teruo, Hisao and Tomio; and sister Evalyn Yamaguchi. Private services.

Rose Diu Aruda
July 31, 2005
Rose Diu Aruda, 91, of Kula, Maui, a U.S. Postal Service mail clerk/carrier and Religious Articles Store salesclerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kamaole, Maui. She is survived by sons Manny and Charlie, sister Irene Dang, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private Mass.

Juan Pascual Baptista
July 29, 2005
Juan Pascual Baptista, 99, of Honolulu, a retired dishwasher, died in Honolulu. He was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by son Francisco; daughters Patricia Manahan, Virginia Curammeng, Toribia Corpus and Aida Isidro; sister Felipa Morales; 15 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Agapito Magbanua Billaber
Aug. 1, 2005
Agapito Magbanua Billaber, 75, of Middle Keei, Hawaii, a kitchen utility worker for the former Kona Surf Hotel, coffee farmer, construction laborer and fisherman, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Eutropia; sons Glenn, Dino and Jesse; and eight grandchildren. Visitation: all night Friday at St. John's Catholic Church in Kealakekua. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 3. Luncheon to follow at church hall.

Harry Allen Boyd
Aug. 3, 2005
Harry Allen Boyd, also known as Harry Allen Boyd Sr., 92, of Honolulu, U.S. Navy veteran and retired federal government ammunition renovator, died. He was born in Lilly Lake, Ill. He is survived by sons Harry Jr. and Elijah; daughters Anna Alvaro, Alice McElwain, Rose Aki and Harriet Dunbar; 28 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery on Kauai.

Carmella Lee Bruce
Aug. 3, 2005
Carmella Lee Bruce, 55, of Makakilo, a U.S. Navy chief yeoman, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Pittsburgh. She is survived by brother Michael A. Cocuzzi Jr. and sister Pierina L. Bellavich. Services to be held at sea.

Jo Winter Curtis
Aug. 4, 2005
Jo Winter Curtis, 82, of Lahaina died at home. She was born in Vancouver, Canada. She is survived by husband Thomas A., daughter Barbara W. Cohen, brother Len Davis, sisters Mary Johnson and Eve Tollefson, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Siu Mei Chang Fong
Aug. 2, 2005
Siu Mei Chang Fong, 73, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by son Robert C.Y., daughter Mona Y.N. Lam, brother Ngok Cheng and sister Shao Mei Miao. Visitation: 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Grant Shizuho Himoto
July 22, 2005
Grant Shizuho Himoto, 45, of Aiea, a state Department of Education teacher at Nanakuli High School, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Teruo, mother Florence T. and brother Garth. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Yoshikazu Honda
July 29, 2005
Yoshikazu "Yoshi" Honda, 83, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Tsugiyo; son Warren Yip; daughter Janice Kam; brothers Shigeru, Mitsuo and Yoichi; sister Megumi Takemoto; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Services: 3 p.m.

Martha Nalani Poai Kamana'o
Aug. 2, 2005
Martha Nalani Poai Kamana'o, 51, of Kailua, a Department of Veteran Affairs employee at Tripler Army Medical Center and U.S. Army operations specialist, died. She also was a former employee at Sheraton/Starwood Corp., Sheraton-Waikiki, Sheraton Moana Surfrider, Princess Kaiulani, Royal Hawaiian, Orchid at Mauna Lani and City Bank. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Glen K., daughters Kanoe Emmsley and Kawena Kamana'o, brother Michael Poai, sisters Sylvia Conboy and Leimomi Bandmann, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Hazel Hiroko Yonekura Klinger
Aug. 1, 2005
Hazel Hiroko Yonekura Klinger, also known as Hazel Yonekura Klinger, 84, of Kailua-Kona, a retired elementary school teacher, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. No survivors. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice of Kona. For more information, call Gabriella at 331-2024.

Veronica Simone Francette Kruger
Aug. 1, 2005
Veronica Simone Francette Kruger, 51, of Honolulu, an artist and Kinder Campus preschool teacher, died at home. She was born in Montreal. She is survived by son Alika, mother Suzanne Vitart, brother Patrick Vitart, sisters Christine Lysen and Joycelene Liva, and caregiver Nica Pyron. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m.

Severina B. Lamug
July 13, 2005
Severina B. Lamug, 92, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Severo; daughters Rosita Ruiz, Cristina Tamayo, Josefina Oamil and Marina de Luna; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Billie Rae Largosa
July 23, 2005
Billie Rae Largosa, 64, of Honolulu, a retired Amadeus Corp. employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Niles, Ohio. She is survived by husband Joseph, son Mario, daughters Susan Largosa-Losey and Kathy Largosa-Deery, mother Doris Thomas, sister Sandra Canfield and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Shannon Paul Lee
Aug. 4, 2005
Shannon Paul Lee, 28, of Honolulu and Lihue, an E.K. Fernandez maintenance operator, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Clayton Silva Sr.; mother Yolanda Arias; brother Shawn Girard; sisters Kimberly Bunao, Shanelle Grace and Charity Girard; grandparent Bessie J. Hendricks; and great-grandparent Shendrina Ebinger. Services to be held at a later date.

Dr. Edmund Min Yip Low
Aug. 4, 2005
Dr. Edmund Min Yip Low, 82, of Kalopa, Hawaii, a retired pathologist, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Charlotte A.C., son Jeffrey A. and daughters Amy L. and Judy-Ellen. No services. No flowers. Donations suggested to North Hawaii Community Hospital.

Victoria Pagan Manuel
July 26, 2005
Victoria Pagan "Vicky" Manuel, 82, of Aiea died at home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Brian C., brothers Moses and John Pagan, sister Matilda P. Elizares, eight grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire.

Matsuno Matsumoto
July 26, 2005
Matsuno Matsumoto, 86, of Hilo, a retired KK Restaurant cook, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Dr. Roy; daughters May Oshiro, Pauline Hokomoto, Ellen Nakasone, Betty Nunokawa and June Spain; sister Yoshiko Shimada; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Sadako Murayama
July 25, 2005
Sadako "Agnes" Murayama, 83, of Honolulu, a retired St. Francis Medical Center registered nurse, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Harry M., sons Howard and Ken, brother Paul Kimata, sister Mitsuko Leach and two grandchildren. Private services.

Richard Tomoyuki Nagano
July 26, 2005
Richard Tomoyuki Nagano, 66, of Honolulu, a retired state employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol K. and sisters Marian M. Tomoeda and Clara M. and Florence T. Nagano. Private services.

Wallace Shigeru Nakamura
July 9, 2005
Wallace Shigeru Nakamura, 90, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by son Edwin Y.; daughters Frances S. Nonaka, Karen T. Tanaka and Mae M. Nakamura; brothers Takeo and Toshiichi Nakamura; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Kiyoko Nishikawa
July 5, 2005
Kiyoko Nishikawa, 94, of Honolulu died. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Kenneth; daughters Norma Nishikawa, Diane McGregor and Leila Miyano; sisters Kimi Kusuda and Elsie Omori; and three grandchildren. Private services.

Romeo Tacub Oasay
July 9, 2005
Romeo Tacub Oasay, 54, of Waipahu, a Royal Construction Co. heavy equipment operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Priscilla C., son Emerson F.C., daughters Hazel Oasay-Baldoz and Jovy M. Oasay-Fernandez, brothers Magno and Modesto, sister Imelda Marquez and eight grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Reuben Samuel Sparky Palaylay
July 25, 2005
Reuben Samuel Sparky Palaylay, 34, of Spokane, Wash., a construction worker, died in Spokane. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Chasen and Kanvas; father Frederick; mother Baylin L. Kala; stepfather William M. Tavares; brothers Michael and Keith Kala and Bo Palaylay; sisters Anjanette Reantaso and Angelica and Angela Tavares; grandparent Baylin K. Kala; and companion Victoria Shuford. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow.

Manuel Rodrigues
July 27, 2005
Manuel Rodrigues, 87, of Kailua, a retired federal government munitions and ordnance railroad locomotive engineer, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Gloria Hosino and Bessie Cambra, brothers Franklin Rodrigues and Frank Rosa, and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Kinuko Shimabukuro
July 28, 2005
Kinuko "Bessie" Shimabukuro, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Neighborhood Grocery owner, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Gary; daughter Janet Tonouchi; brother Toshio Isagawa; sisters Mitsuko Tokuda, Sadako Fujioka, Yuriko Honma and Nobuko Isagawa; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Constance Carnation Silliado
Aug. 1, 2005
Constance Carnation "Connie" Silliado, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Woolworth's store employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Frank and Steven, daughter Cynthia Lee, sister Eunice Erwin, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church in Waikiki. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Sadie Spalding Spencer
Aug. 3, 2005
Sadie Spalding Spencer, 74, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Thomas Sr.; sons Sidney and Thomas Jr.; hanai son Charles "Chuck" Smith; daughters Hannah Caravalho, Harriet Arima, Charlotte Nakoa, Vanessa Spalding and Claudia Skinner; brother Benjamin Spalding; sisters Pearl Wong, Hannah Gleason, Ethel Kaikuana and Louisa Spalding; 10 grandchildren; two hanai grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kiyoshi J. Takasaki
July 26, 2005
Kiyoshi J. Takasaki, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Geological Survey hydrologist and U.S. Army veteran who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company C, 522nd Field Artillery Battalion, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeanne T., sons Earl and Michael, daughters Jan Woolpert and Gayle Takasaki, brothers Richard and George, sisters Laurel Kaneda and Roberta Uesugi, and a grandchild. Private services and inurnment.

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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