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Elaine Ululani Kekoa Butler
Oct. 3, 2007
Elaine Ululani Kekoa Butler, 83, of Aiea, a retired Dole Cannery can inspector, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waiohinu, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Sybil L. Kam and Rowena L. Baker, hanai daughter Loveymae Nuuanu, seven grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Janet Etsuko Hanafusa
Oct. 11, 2007
Janet Etsuko Hanafusa, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Airport Automotive Parts office manager, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Grant, Michael and Roger; brothers Alvin, Richard and Gary Nishi; sisters Helen Nakashima and June Takenaga; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.

Bob Hideo Kaneshiro
Sept. 8, 2007
Bob Hideo Kaneshiro, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Sears appliance service repairman, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kipapa. He is survived by wife Tsuruko, sons Kelvin and Edwin; brothers Larry S., Bill S. and Brian G.; sister Peggy T. Higa and Nancy S. Nakata; and five grandchildren. Private services.

Reston David Kammy Lee Sr.
July 27, 2007
Reston David Kammy Lee Sr., 64, of Tracy, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a Navy veteran, died in Tracy. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Luciana E. "Twinkle"; son Reston D.K. Jr.; daughters Rhonda L. Taavao and Moana N. Lee; mother Justine Riley; stepfather John Riley; brothers Donald and Kamery A. Lee III, and Grover, Harold and Jay Macolgan; mother Justine Riley; sisters Lorraine Deegan, Yvonne Chance and Ardy, Rocky and Sharon Macolgan; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment.

Emiko Omuro
Oct. 5, 2007
Emiko Omuro, 75, of Honolulu, a retired K.C. Drive Inn employee, died. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Charles, son Lester, daughters Shirley Yokota and Michelle, sister Shigeko Kawamoto and two grandchildren. Private services.

Marguerite Campbell Ooka
Oct. 11, 2007
Marguerite Campbell Ooka, 92, of Hilo, a Hawaii Department of Education school administrator, died in Hilo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jeri and Carey, daughter Margo, half brothers Thomas L. and John B. Campbell, sister Jeanne Rhys, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Church of the Holy Apostle, 1407 Kapiolani St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Section No. 1. Casual attire.

Mariano Pacleb
Oct. 4, 2007
Mariano "Bo" Pacleb, 73, of Kapaa, Kauai, proprietor of Bo's Masonry Service, died in Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kapaia, Kauai. He is survived by companion Kim Look Chang. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery pavilion in Hanapepe, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery.

Edward Charles Pedrick Jr.
Oct. 11, 2007
Edward Charles Pedrick Jr., 27, of Kihei, Maui, formerly of Medford, N.J., a Fiber Optic Cable installer, died in Kipahulu, Maui. He was born in Stratford, N.J. He is survived by mother Katherine J. Filer, stepfather George A. Filer IV, stepmother Marie E. and sister June M. Services: 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at Come Alive New Testament Church, 240 Marlton Pike, Medford, N.J. Call after 1 p.m. Donations suggested to Christian Caring Center's Jack Stelle Emergency Men's Shelter Program. For more information regarding the men's shelter, call (609) 893-0700.

James Timothy Pickett Sr.
Oct. 8, 2007
James Timothy Pickett Sr., 59, of Kailua-Kona, a chief operations officer, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Arizona. He is survived by wife Kathleen; son James Jr.; daughters Marsha Sauter, Lorria Mascari and Danielle Havener; brother Melvin Jr.; sisters Kathy Williams, Sherry Mason and Rebekah Cassillas and Cora Jarvey; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church in Modesto, Calif. Private scattering to be held at a later date.

Sotero Valencia Revilla
Oct. 2, 2007
Sotero Valencia Revilla, 84, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by son Jimmy; daughters Francisca Navarro, Sally S. Monica and Ligaya Solar; brother Ignacio Revilla; sisters Elena Agawin, Concepcion Maluyo and Lorie Tamayo; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.

Clara Chizue Seino
Oct. 2, 2007
Clara Chizue Seino, 88, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Korry I. Jr. and Dennis J., and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. No flowers.

Sally Nitta Spittle
Oct. 12, 2007
Sally Nitta Spittle, 87, of Hilo, a retired federal government accountant, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Robert, daughter Catherine Smith, brother Lawrence Nitta and sisters Esther Nishi, Margaret Kobashigawa and Betsy Kakuni. Services: 1 p.m. today at Coconut Island. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Eleanor Sumiye Sakata Takeshita
Oct. 11, 2007
Eleanor Sumiye Sakata Takeshita, 93, of Waipahu, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honokohau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Terril and Wayne, daughter Deanne Kekoolani, brother Miles Sakata, eight grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Robert Douglas Tough
Oct. 11, 2007
Robert Douglas "Bob" Tough, 84, of Kailua-Kona, a Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District auditor controller in San Francisco and Army Air Force pilot who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Terry, son Chris, stepson Bob Pothier, stepdaughters Denise McBride and Andree Pothier, brother Jack, sister Lauralice Collins, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Saturday at Regency at Hualalai.

Ivy Kalani Hanakahi Woo
Oct. 11, 2007
Ivy Kalani Hanakahi Woo, 79, of Puna, Hawaii, a singer, songwriter and retired Makaha Elementary and Waianae High School teacher, died at home. She was born in Kalamaula, Molokai. She is survived by husband Kenneth H.T.; son Stennett H.; daughters Len Erna H. Cotton, Ivy H. "Maile" Andrade and Claudia U. Parmeter; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. Leis 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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