Obituaries

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Melvin Kalani Allen Sr.
April 27, 2008
Melvin Kalani Allen Sr., 71, of Honolulu, a retired construction worker and security guard, died in Kailua. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruth K.K.; son Melvin K. Jr.; daughters Christol K. Allen, Cecily K. Allen Perrault and Nei Lynn K. Puchalski; brother Henry K. Jr.; sister Sadie Pye; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Auwaiolimu Congregational Church, 430 Auwaiolimu St. Call after 8 a.m. Aloha attire.

Dominga Farinas Almeda
April 10, 2008
Dominga Farinas "Doming" Almeda, 72, of Ewa Beach, a retired Salvation Army Liliha adult day-care provider, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Bintawan Solano, Nueva, Viscaya, Philippines. She is survived by daughters Purificacion "Purita" Aguinaldo, Luz Ruiz, Laura Dela Cruz and Mary J. Almeda; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Albert Angot
April 26, 2008
Albert Angot, 72, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a Hilton Waikoloa Village general maintenance worker, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by wife Irene; daughters Danette Cortes, Jennifer Aguilar, Rhonda Martin and Gayle Mendoza; brother Martin; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow Kukaiau Cemetery. Casual attire.

Mary Lagua Delos Reyes
April 27, 2008
Mary Lagua Delos Reyes, 87, of Carson, Calif., formerly of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired former Hamakua Sugar Co. employee, died in California. She was born in Villasis, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by sons Alfon, Ferdinand and Amante; daughter Concordia Juan; sister Teofila Carino; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Sunday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.

Tsutomu Hinahara
April 25, 2008
Tsutomu "Chester" Hinahara, 82, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill Co. crane operator, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Nolan, daughter Jo Anne Jones, brothers Hiroshi and Akina "Archie," sisters Betty Y. Oda and Hiroko Fujiyoshi, and a grandchild. Services: noon Friday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Burial to follow. Incorrect information given in an obituary Sunday.

Esther Lau Ho
April 26, 2008
Esther Lau Ho, 96, of Honolulu died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Ernest K.W., Melvin K.P. and Ronald K.L.; daughter Marian Y.L.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Barbara Yoshimi Ishii
April 16, 2008
Barbara Yoshimi Ishii, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Maestro Music Store office manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kalaoa-South Hilo. She is survived by husband Kenneth K.; sons Aaron and Danny Ishii; brother Tamotsu Yamaguchi; sisters Jane Segawa, Ellen M. Inoue, Elaine Watanabe and Mildred Omura; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Ralph Yoshio Kono
April 2, 2008
Ralph Yoshio Kono, 71, of Honolulu, a Board of Water Supply employee, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. Private services.

Sheila Kuulei Kunewa
April 8, 2008
Sheila Kuulei Kunewa, 65, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William Arnold and Solomon Kunewa; daughters Robyngail Laysa, Gaylene Moku, Marie Haumesser, Abigail Seda and Donna, Lucy-Ann and Kamalani Kunewa; mother Victoria Graham; brothers David Jr., Augustine and William Ahuna; sisters Evon Strong and Victoria Alameida; 12 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Punaluu Beach Park. Casual attire.

Alfred Austin Lasiter
April 16, 2008
Alfred Austin Lasiter, 88, of Branson, Mo., an Aloha Party Sales Hawaii Tupperware distributor and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Branson. He is survived by wife Mary E.W., son Alfred A., daughter Glenda Brooks, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 5 p.m. July 6 at Honolulu Country Club, 1690 Ala Puumalu St., Honolulu. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Peter Gam Daimcio Manuel
April 15, 2008
Peter Gam Daimcio Manuel, also known as Peter Gaudaincio Manuel, 62, of Waianae, a businessman and Alohalani Beauty Salon hairdresser, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by caregiver/niece Leonora Tua; brothers Carlos M., Lombard, Larry, Daniel and Lambert; and sister Iwalani Kadowski. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

Jerome Daniel Nix
April 27, 2008
Jerome Daniel Nix, 43, of Honolulu, a Wackenhut Security officer and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Madison, Ala. He is survived by wife Milagros, son Jeremy, brother Michael Richardson and sisters Kristie N. Kimbrough and Celena Richardson. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Clarence Sakae Sato
April 26, 2008
Clarence Sakae Sato, 91, of Waipahu died in Waipahu. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Fujie, sons Billy and James, daughter Evelyn Nakanishi, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Lois Tayeko Suemori
April 10, 2008
Lois Tayeko Suemori, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jay T. and Alan K.; brother Richard H. Tsushima; sisters Roberta Y. Takeda, Bessie M. Ishida, Lillian Y. Yasumishi, Frances S. Mori, Patsy Ann C. Oshiro and Shirley T. Nakachi; and a grandchild. Private services.

Clifford Shoichi Sumida
April 25, 2008
Clifford Shoichi Sumida, 69, of Pahala, Hawaii, a Kau High School basketball coach, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahala. He is survived by brother Yoshiyuki and sisters Sueko Kaneshiro and Jean Kawachi. Graveside services: noon Saturday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.

Stanley Wah Gumm Tom
April 29, 2008
Stanley Wah Gumm Tom, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department deputy fire chief, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Sylvia; sons Leonard, Fred and Gilbert; daughter Anne Butcher; brothers Wah Fard, Ronald and Adrian; sisters Lorna Fong and Muriel Wright; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information given in an obituary Sunday.

Elizabeth D. Wilson
April 15, 2008
Elizabeth D. Wilson, 91, of Makawao, Maui, a self-employed real estate broker, died at home. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas. She is survived by sons Richard Scruggs and Louie Abrams; daughters Carol Torres, Atlee Austin-Tayler and Meri-Jo Manuel; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary.

Alice Mieko Yoza
April 27, 2008
Alice Mieko Yoza, 88, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Land and Natural Resources employee, died in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Hawi, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Masaichi, son Ben M., daughter Patti E. Koyama, brother Wilbert Uehara, sisters Betty Uehara and Janice Ishihara, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.