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Daniel Francis Barboza Jr.
June 15, 2007
Daniel Francis "Danny Boy" Barboza Jr., 58, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Electric Co. control engineer at the Waiau power plant, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bessie; sons Gentry Tyrone and Sean Kaipo; daughter Traci; sisters Carolyn Sheehan, Charlynn Zuttermeister and Cherilynn Nakama; and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St., Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Lucio Anthony Dela Cruz Jr.
June 19, 2007
Lucio Anthony "Pops" Dela Cruz Jr., 73, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a House and Haney construction worker, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Vivian G.; sons Spencer, Anthony, Lucio and John; hanai son Carl L. Sims Jr.; daughters Lillian Nobriga, Cheron Dela Cruz, Ellen Moniz and Vivien-Lynn De Rego; 22 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Private services.

Saturnina Epil
June 17, 2007
Saturnina Epil, 98, of Waimanalo, a retired Queen's Medical Center laundry worker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in San Nicholas, Cebu, Philippines. She is survived by son Juanito, daughter Sister Charlene "Mary Epil" and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.

Tadayuki Hamane
June 15, 2007
Tadayuki "Tada" Hamane, 70, of Hilo, a Hilo Fish Co. fresh seafood department sales manager, died in Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Donna, Brenda and Wendy; brothers Charles K. and Toshiharu; sisters Satomi Hiura, Jean Wakimoto, Mary Aoki and Ellen Inouye; and six grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

William Porter Head Jr.
June 1, 2007
William "Bill" Porter Head Jr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired Kalaheo High School counselor, physical education teacher and U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Honolulu. He was born in Bessemer, Ala. He is survived by wife Noel, son William III, daughters Brenda L. Lafferty and Rebecca D. Durham, brothers Joseph and Robert and four grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at Outrigger Canoe Club. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at John Hopkins, First Presbyterian Church Thailand Medical Mission Fund or Van Darrow Scholarship Fund at Iolani School. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.

Bernadette Inouye
June 14, 2007
Bernadette Inouye, 78, of Kahului, a correctional facility kitchen manager, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by husband Pete, daughters Dale Nakamura and Keri Inouye, brother Robert Yamamoto, sister Nancy Ribellia and two grandchildren. Family services.

Lorraine Mililani Kaina
June 4, 2007
Lorraine Mililani Kaina, 77, of Kailua, a retired University of Hawaii assistant professor, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephews and nieces Roberta Thomas, Delbert Azevedo, Marcia Langendoen and William, Jaime, Jonnetta and John Kaina. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Shirley S. Lagadon
June 21, 2007
Shirley S. Lagadon, 57, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home in Hawaiian Beaches. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Abraham; son Jason; daughters Claudine Laa and Nadia Lagadon; brothers Segundo Jr., John, Rudy and George Calicdan; sisters Lillian Soares and Mary Jane Peleholani; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ponahawai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

Faye S. Fuimaono Lee
June 14, 2007
Faye S. Fuimaono Lee, 35, of Honolulu, a HMSA claim processor, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband Edwin, mother Nele Fuimaono, brothers Hans and John, and sisters Nellie and Esther. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m.

Pascual Oasay
June 9, 2007
Pascual Oasay, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Leahi Hospital dietitian, died at home. He was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by sons Santos, Peter, Generoso, Pacifico, Lincoln and Christopher Oasay and Mike Sales; daughter Felicitas Pascua; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.

Juliana Sebala Orbina
June 3, 2007
Juliana Sebala Orbina, 83, of Mililani died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Donald "Dino" Orbina and Paulino "Paul" Basilio; daughters Priscilla "Cilla" Ambrosio, Stephanie "Staffy" Balios and Lucille "Lucy" Lumanlan; brothers Anthony "Tony" and Charley "Chas" Ceno and Willy Cabanlit; sisters Segunda S. Limatoc, Gloria Sabando, Diana Tejada and Mary Lawas; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Anaclito Nicholas Palada Jr.
June 13, 2007
Anaclito Nicholas Palada Jr., 63, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Lynn; daughters Rochelle Palada, Kim Palada-Melendres and Yvonne Cachola; sisters Mary Jerkins and Rose Jonick; and six grandchildren. Private services.

Mary Josephine Souza
June 21, 2007
Mary Josephine Souza, 84, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Kailua-Kona. She is survived by husband David; daughters Gail Save, Gwen Souza and Lynn Higashiguchi; sister Theresa Hohu; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. today at Holy Trinity Church. Services to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Kidney Foundation of Hawaii or the American Cancer Society. Burial to be held in Kailua-Kona at a later date.

Yoshio Takenouchi
June 12, 2007
Yoshio Takenouchi, 87, of Pearl City, a U.S. Post Office postal carrier and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II in the 100th Battalion, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen H., daughter Sheila Fukuda, sisters Fujie Takenouchi and Doris Kimokeo, and three grandchildren. Private services.

Pedro Flosa Tesoro
June 20, 2007
Pedro Flosa Tesoro, 63, of Lanai City, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Santa Domingo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Nora, son Mannix, daughter Janet, brother Cenon Flosa, sisters Pina and Carmen Flosa, and five grandchildren. Rosary and services: 7 p.m. Friday at Lanai Filipino Clubhouse in Lanai City, Lanai. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church. Burial to follow at Lanai Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Louis Daniel Vierra
June 16, 2007
Louis Daniel "Louie" Vierra, 70, Ahualoa, Hawaii, a former Ameron Hawaii truck driver, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yvonne, daughter Debbie, brother Sammy, sister Molly Enos, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Graveside committal services: 10 a.m. next Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.

Lorna Wai Lin Lam Wong
June 8, 2007
Lorna Wai Lin Lam Wong, 84, of Honolulu, a retired federal government procurement officer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Sun Hung Wong, son Sterling K., daughter Leona K. Seto-Mook, brothers Harold and Clarence Lam, sisters Bertha Mau and Carol Wong, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Vernadene Stevee Zamora-Castro
May 27, 2007
Vernadene Stevee "Denie" Zamora-Castro, 37, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Thomas S. Zamora-Castro, sons Bryson K.S. Zamora-Castro and Christian "Masa" Borges, daughters Zamorah M.K. Griffin and Leilani Bozeman, father Stephen Castro, Violet S. Castro, brother Shane Castro, sister Vanessa C. Rodillas and grandparents Robert and Ruth Milliora. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.



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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