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Nisansino T. Aparra
Feb. 18, 2006
Nisansino T. Aparra, 59, of Honolulu, a Pagoda hotel housekeeper, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anastacia; sons Hector and Raymond; daughter Ana Rhea; mother Nicholasa; sisters Manolito, Claro Jr., Fe Susan, Marites and Marilou; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 1:30 p.m. Monday at St. Peters and Paul Church, Kaheka Street. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Lincoln Patrick Opu'ulani Caminos Sr.
Feb. 14, 2006
Lincoln Patrick Opu'ulani "Linc" Caminos Sr., 61, of Waianae, a Hawaiian Dredging Co. mason, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Maili. He is survived by wife Sallie W.; sons Lincoln P.O. Jr., Lincoln P.K. and Caleb A.; daughters Kimberly K. Moats and Desiree A. Caminos; brothers Cappy, Albert, V.A. and Corney Caminos and Naz Deuibar; sisters Darlene Kon, Judy Medeiros and Cori Ferreira; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Shirley Mae Chaney
Feb. 20, 2006
Shirley Mae "Tutu" Chaney, 79, of Mililani, a retired Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange Center sales clerk, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Proctor, Minn. She is survived by daughters Sheila L. Campbell and Ronda Boles, sister Ruth Bergal, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Services: 7:30 p.m. at Aloha Temple.

Sumie Fujimoto
Feb. 13, 2006
Sumie Fujimoto, 90, of Aiea, a retired Ray's Express, Waialua Products, No Ka Oi Ice and Eight Point Distributor co-founder, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Francis M. and Clifford T., daughter Judith A. Sakamoto, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alfred Hideo Goya
Feb. 16, 2006
Alfred Hideo Goya, 80, of Wahiawa, a retired Island Movers operations supervisor, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Edith K. Saito-Goya; sons Kenneth T. and David T.; sisters Ellen Tomisato, Janet Shimokawa, Doris Higa, Gladys Takahashi, Anne Nakamura and Clara Onishi; and six grandchildren. Memorial service: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kelvin Masatsugu Inouye
Feb. 13, 2006
Kelvin Masatsugu Inouye, 47, of Honolulu, an Information Systems Support Inc. computer security systems specialist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Mike K., mother Nora K. and brother Michael S. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ruth Kanehailua
Feb. 12, 2006
Ruth "Aunty Luka" Kanehailua, 63, of Gardena, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died in Gardena. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John "Pua"; sons John, Robert and Ryan; daughters Tracey Grado and Naomi Kanehailua; sisters Rachel P. and Roberta Kam, Rebecca Cheatham, Rhoda Shidaki, Rose Peters and Kanani Kalama; and nine grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Mary Keoahu Keaunui
Feb. 16, 2006
Mary Keoahu Keaunui, 97, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Earl T. Sr.; daughters Magdalene K. Ho, Lynette L. Espiritu and Alvina P. "Alverna" Naone; sister Emma Chun; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Sen Kimura
Feb. 22, 2006
Sen Kimura, 99, of Honolulu died. She was born in Tochigi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Yoshinobu, brother Takejiro Kato, sister Fuji Iwakami, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tsunekazu Nakano
Feb. 12, 2006
Tsunekazu "Bully" Nakano, 85, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Contractors Licensing Board investigator, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara N. and sons the Rev. Warren and Mark. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Dagmar Yaeko Ogata
Feb. 20, 2006
Dagmar Yaeko Ogata, 82, of Wailuku, a Stephanie's and D'Markay Beauty Salons hair dresser, died at home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by daughter Stephanie C. Ohigashi; stepdaughter Laurie C. Seplow; brother Richard Morimoto; sisters Michelle Morimoto, Lily Tam, Patsy Suzuki, Mildred Chung and Jane Watanabe; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.

Mary Mindoro Pardon
Feb. 20, 2006
Mary Mindoro Pardon, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired state housekeeper, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Walter Albao and Freddy, Leroy, Melvin, Danny and Ronald Havellana; daughters Josephine Timson, Rose Nacion, Jeanne Hively, Eleanor Soriano, Paulette Glessner, Sandy Ritz and Wendy Pardon; brother Ernest Mindoro; 57 grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren; and many great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.

Dorothea S. Ralston
Feb. 19, 2006
Dorothea S. Ralston, 93, of Medford, Ore., formerly of Honolulu, a private and public school teacher, died at home. She was born in Hartford, Conn. She is survived by son Edward L. III; daughters Sara Bagg, Margaret E. Giraldo and Caroline Brethauer; and six grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. April 15 at Lanikai Beach, Aalapapa Drive and Kaiolena Street.

June Yin Gin Ravelo
Feb. 11, 2006
June Yin Gin Ravelo, 74, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ron, Mark and Greg; daughters Charmaine and Ann; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Arnold Teruo Takaki
Feb. 11, 2006
Arnold Teruo Takaki, 70, of Wahiawa died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Frieda S., son Mark Nagata, daughters Debbie Nishijima and Deanne Arita, brothers Wallace and Lionel, sisters Myrtle Zane and Eleanor Takaki, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.

Kong Hong Wong
Feb. 17, 2006
Kong Hong Wong, 92, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by sons Jensen and Kinney; daughters Grace Ho, Stella Tsang and Lucia Fung; brother Kong Fat; sister Pui Kwun Lee; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. to noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Chinese Buddhist services. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples.

Isami I. Yamashiro
Feb. 20, 2006
Isami I. Yamashiro, 88, of Wailuku, a Shima Poi Factory owner, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Shigeko; sons Gary and Lance; brothers Denichi "Dennis," Tamotsu "Tamo," Masatoshi "Mac" and Ginshichi "George"; and sisters Mieko Nagata and Jane Y. Tengan. Services: 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.

Haruko Yamauchi
Feb. 11, 2006
Haruko Yamauchi, 86, of Kahuku, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons John T., Jack, Kenneth and Richard; daughter Elsie; brother Yozen Shinsato; sisters Oshige Fukuhara and Tomiko Shinsato; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.



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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