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Alice Akiko
July 23, 2008
Alice Akiko, 75, of Kahului, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple Co. can room worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Haiku, Maui. She is survived by husband Willard Nagata, son Lowell Nagata, daughters Sandy Chun and Stacey Nagata, brothers Wallace and Stanley Sakata, and sister Nancy Yamanaka. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Thursday at Maui Memorial Park.

David Wayne Aldridge II
July 22, 2008
David Wayne "McLovin" Aldridge II, 18, of Wahiawa died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Louisiana. He is survived by father David W.; mother Crystal; stepmother Susanne; sisters Candace and Destiny Alyson; grandparents William D. Aldridge, Betty C. Houck and Linda Valez; and stepgrandparents James Houck and Sylvia Ann. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Schofield Post Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial on the mainland.

Luisa Domingo Cadiz
July 14, 2008
Luisa Domingo Cadiz, 83, of Wailuku, a retired vegetable picker, died at home. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Margie Casinas; stepsons Arcadio and Martin; stepdaughters Julia Cadelinia, Catalina Acorda and Felicidad Cabe; brother Esteban Domingo; sister Laureana Aceret; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

John Peter Cartajena Sr.
July 15, 2008
John Peter "Big John" Cartajena Sr., 79, of Wahiawa, a retired Board of Water Supply heavy equipment operator and retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class, died in Kapolei. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yvonne, son Cedric, daughter Joslyn, brother Steven, sister Lily Montalbo, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.

Sinforosa Somera Corpuz
June 24, 2008
Sinforosa Somera "Rosie" Corpuz, 59, of Waipahu, a retired Ocean Resort Hotel housekeeper, died in Waipahu. She was born in San Quintin, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Federico; sons Freddie and Raymond; daughter Rosalie Salorieman; brothers Adriano and Arthuro Somera; sisters Rufina Boquiren, Guilizerda Celeste, Marcela Isidro and Faustina and Avelina Somera; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church, Kalihi. Call after 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples.

Elsie Kinue Harada
July 7, 2008
Elsie Kinue Harada, 86, of Mililani died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Daniel I. and Gary M., daughter Shirley C. Shiroma, brother Richard B. Ibara, 11 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p..m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

Linda Shigeko Higa
July 11, 2008
Linda Shigeko Higa, 62, of Honolulu, a medical transcriber, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Florence, brother Milton and sister Caroline Ichiki. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Melvin Kaohu Kaailau
July 7, 2008
Melvin Kaohu "Mel" Kaailau, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Company supervisor and Handi Van operator, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Emi; daughters Mapuana Kim, Lawren Lavatai, Shannon Quitevis and Rhana Lau; sister Kahili Chong; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Helen See Moi Lau
July 10, 2008
Helen See Moi Lau, 92, of Aiea died. She was born in Hono- lulu. She is survived by sons Robert, Hiram, Steven and Donald; daughter Carol Okimoto; brother Kim Soon Kam; sisters Patricia Wong and Loretta Park; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Stanley Kon Fook Lee
July 7, 2008
Stanley Kon Fook Lee, 78, of Kailua, a former Castle & Cooke controller, died at home. He was born in Hono- lulu. He is survived by wife Amy, son Wendell, brother James, sister Beatrice Higuchi and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.

Garvin Paul Kuipono Love
July 3, 2008
Garvin Paul Kuipono Love, 41, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Colleen Tomoichi, son Malcolm H.K., daughter Taesia M.H., brother Preston, sisters Haley Rodrigues and Heather Love-Tabion and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery.

Violet Kahinano Makua
July 15, 2008
Violet Kahinano Makua, 78, of Honolulu, a retired State Capitol security guard and City & County of Honolulu bus driver, died in Waianae. She was born in Waikiki. She is survived by nephews Alika, Nelson, Ronald and Blue Makua Jr. and Danny Pililaau. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 8 a.m. next Sunday at the Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel Waikiki beachfront. Casual attire.

Evelyn Kawahine Kulolola Molkeha
July 21, 2008
Evelyn Kawahine Kulolola "Aunty Dear" Molkeha, 91, of Wailuku, a Tour & Taxi Service owner, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by son Pohakuhauoli D. Jr., daughter Gladys "Kananiokamaluhia" Molkeha Montgomery, 18 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Stake. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park.

Rose Rachael Namaka
July 15, 2008
Rose Rachael Namaka, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Land and Natural Resources State Parks employee, died in Palolo Chinese Home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Ryan, brother Elgin Duarte, sisters Ethelbertha Morimoto and Elaine Hara and a grandchild. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Friday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Jason Lopaka Namauu
July 17, 2008
Jason Lopaka Namauu, 35, of Wailuku died in Honolulu. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents George K. Sr. and Gertrude K.; brothers George K. Jr., Jeffrey C.K. and Justin P.; sister Valerie H.; and half-sister Rene Kaaihue. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Makena Landing. Casual attire.

Raymond P.C. Oliveira
July 14, 2008
Raymond P.C. Oliveira, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department major, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Roy; sisters Hannah Knell, Lydia Lo, Malia Thomas and Edna Cathcart; and a grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m.

Margaret Kalei'iliahi Ramsour
July 8, 2008
Margaret Kalei'iliahi Ramsour, 97, of Honolulu, a retired mainland GTE employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by brother Robert Sills and sisters Agnes Cordeiro and Eleanor Muller. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine Catholic Church, Waikiki. Call after 10 a.m. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.

Catalina Maniago Rante
July 21, 2008
Catalina Maniago Rante, 83, of Chesapeake, Va., a retired Hyatt Hotel laundry helper, died in Va. She was born in Mindanao, Philippines. She is survived by daughters Evelyn Cordero and Deborah Shelar, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Maui Memorial Park.

Thomas Joseph Sullivan
July 24, 2008
Thomas Joseph Sullivan, 81, of Wailuku, a retired longshoreman, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in South Dakota. He is survived by wife Wanda. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 10 a.m.

Hatsuko Uchino
July 21, 2008
Hatsuko Uchino, 100, of Hono- lulu, a cook and child-care provider, died. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by sons Richard S., Francis A. and Ronald T.; brothers Tadao Fujiyoshi and Toshio Kawamura; sisters Mitsue Oga and Yaeko Hazama; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Mildred Momi Wallace

July 21, 2008

Mildred Momi Wallace, 37, of Haiku, Maui, an Alpha Security security guard, died at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughter Jasmin K.; parents Donald and Eltness; brothers Donald A. Jr., Daniel A. and Clarence T.; sister Sonya Lei Kuamoo; and grandmother Sara K. Farrell. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

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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