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Mauricio Cantano Aquino Jr.
Aug. 12, 2005
Mauricio Cantano Aquino Jr., 58, of Kailua, a former city police officer, died in Kailua. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Lance and Maurice; daughters Maile and Ardis; mother Buena "Bea"; brothers Jose, Rudolfo "Rudy," Alexander and Darrell; sisters Maureen Kaonohi, Victoria Ciervo and Vanessa Mark; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park.

Sumiye Araki
Aug. 10, 2005
Sumiye Araki, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired private housekeeper, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephew Glenn Fujisue and niece Allene Auld. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow.

Federico Donato Balderas
Aug. 8, 2005
Federico Donato Balderas, 90, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Co. truck driver, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Bangued, Abra, the Philippines. He is survived by son Rodrigo; daughters Maria C. Yung, Priscilla Cepeda, Monica Borges and Norma Akau; sister Mary Jasmine; 19 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

James Michael Wai Mun Ching
Aug. 13, 2005
James Michael Wai Mun Ching, 60, of Kailua, a Straub Clinic & Hospital radiology technologist and ABC store manager, died at home. He also was a former Dr. Takushi's office employee and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elisha, son Kyle, daughters Lori Chun and Kristine Fujitani, father Richard, mother Myra, brother Richard, sister Barbara A. and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Vicki A.D. Eto
Aug. 15, 2005
Vicki A.D. Eto, 47, of Wailuku, a state tumor registrar, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Keenan, son Zachary, daughter Zoe and sister Apryle Kashiwabara. Visitation: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 1 p.m. Reception to follow. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Angela Alimanay Galas
Aug. 14, 2005
Mary Angela Alimanay Galas, 59, of Ewa Beach, a Hale Nani Rehabilitation Nursing Care and Kaiser Medical Center employee, died. She was born in Sagada, Mount Province, the Philippines. She is survived by son Jack G. Andal; daughter Josephine D.G. Taylor; brothers Angel P.U., Benvinido C.U., William U. and Prospero U. Galas and Robert Bumal-o; and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Aug. 27 at St. George Episcopal Church, 511 Main St., Pearl Harbor. For more information, call 689-4447.

Aaron Paul Hanson
Aug. 12, 2005
Aaron Paul Hanson, 17, of Hakalau, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Tennessee. He is survived by father Mark R., mother Sherry and brothers Sid Hanson and Brian McIntosh. Celebration of life 10 a.m. today at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin.

Leticia Gwendolyn Kananihoku Heard
Aug. 10, 2005
Leticia Gwendolyn Kananihoku "Nani" Heard, 27, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Terrell; son Damien; daughters Alexis, Aaliyah and Alyssa; father LaCleole Taylor Jr.; stepfather Kevin Townsend; mother Gloria Townsend; brothers Bert G. and Bradley Kanoa; and sisters Katherine and Kevelyn Townsend. Private services.

Hazel Tetsuko Hiraoka
Aug. 12, 2005
Hazel Tetsuko Hiraoka, 77, of Lihue, a Hamura Saimin owner, died at home. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by husband Noboru "Bob," daughters Lori Tanigawa and Wendy Barcial, brothers Charles and Herbert Hamura, sister Doris Hironaka, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Haruo Richard Horiuchi
Aug. 12, 2005
Haruo Richard Horiuchi, 85, of Hilo, a retired H&H Auto Service owner and mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He also was a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Ronald S. and Gerald T.; daughter Marian K. Yoshida; sisters Misayo Yagi, Mae Tilton and Hideko Jimenez; and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.

Barbara Hood Kirschbaum
Aug. 8, 2005
Barbara Hood Kirschbaum, 78, of Kailua died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by daughters Kathleen Morton and Dr. Beverly Kirschbaum, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Matsue Kurata
Aug. 1, 2005
Matsue Kurata, 85, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in Aiea. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Hiroshi, sons Norman and Wayne, daughter Lorraine Matsunaga and four grandchildren. Private services.

Evelyn N.S. Labogen
July 2, 2005
Evelyn N.S. Labogen, 66, of Las Vegas, a Holmes and Narver employee and Las Vegas Review Journal computer production artist, died. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband William; sons James and Nathan; daughter Eva Marie; brothers and sisters John and Lawrance Teanio and Emmaline Baker, Thelma Maxwell, Ernell Ono, Jeannie Ibarra, Theresa Moore and Johnnareen Ramirez; and four grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Michael's Church in Waialua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Lewis Renee LaFontaine
Aug. 12, 2005
Lewis Renee LaFontaine, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Tiki Jewelers proprietor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Illinois. He is survived by companion Valoy Alexander. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Hazel Ching Lum
Aug. 10, 2005
Hazel Ching Lum, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Ronald and Bertram, daughters Joana Taba and Lynette Yap, sister Katherine Woo, 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church on Wilder Avenue. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment. No flowers.

Willard P. Mirasol
June 3, 2005
Willard P. Mirasol, 63, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Honolulu, a Pacific Insurance and Theo Davis Insurance Co. claims adjuster, died in Portland. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara; son Wade; daughter Heather; brother Henry Navaja; sisters Nellie Ornellas, Mildred Silva and Ruth Rodrigues; and a grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church, 2747 Pali Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Additional information for an obituary printed Sunday.

Rose Bukoski Silva
Aug. 16, 2005
Rose Bukoski Silva, 94, of Lawai, Kauai, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Richard, Robert and James; hanai daughters Linda Koerte and Diana Simao; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Church in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 2 p.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.

Diana Cherie Stephens
Aug. 9, 2005
Diana Cherie Stephens, 56, of Honolulu, a retired state social worker and former state medical librarian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by brother Flint Mitchell. Services to be held at a later date. Donations suggested to Life Foundation or Institute for Human Services.

Blanche Leilani Wahinehookai
Aug. 10, 2005
Blanche Leilani Wahinehookai, 71, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kahakuloa, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Warren and Anthony Kekoa, sisters Irene C. Wo and Helen White, and seven hanai children. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hau Bush Beach Park in Ewa Beach. Scattering of ashes to follow.