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PETER LARRY BIRCH, 76, of Honolulu, died Dec. 13, 2005. Born in Honu'apo, Ka'u, Hawai'i. A retired heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Rose Marie Correa Birch; children, Bernard, Reuben, Barry and Marie Correa, and Roberta Correa-Pitt; sisters, Lily Horton and Rachael Birch. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

EDWARD KONG HON CHUN, 92, of Honolulu, died Dec. 20, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A locksmith retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Survived by wife, Amy; sons, Eric, Victor and Norman; daughter, Darlene Yoshioka; sister, Rose; four grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

GRAEN ARTHUR ENRIQUEZ, 55, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 17, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A carpenter. Survived by wife, Mary; sons, Graen Jr., Reginald and Isiah; daughter, Ruby; brothers, Elaia, Robert and Walter; sisters, Annie and Shirley Nagasawa. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Stake; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

WILLIAM "BUDDY" "BILL" EDWARD FREVERT JR., 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 2005. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Worked in the communications field on various islands in the Pacific. Survived by sisters, Ruth Mummery and Joan Austin. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

HARRY "SONNY" GOO JR., 78, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 14, 2005. Born in Niumalu, Kaua'i. Retired federal civil servant. Survived by wife, Gloria; sons, Kurtis and Daryl; daughters, Linda Uezu, Pattiann Miyoshi and Karen; seven grandchildren. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JOSEPH L. GRANT, 76, of Kailua, died Dec. 19, 2005. Born in East Chicago, Ind. Retired senior account executive-manager from Union Mutual Life Insurance. Survived by wife, Dian; sons, Jay and Jim; daughter, Jana Grace; a grandson; brothers, Richard "Dick" Vatcoskay and Jerome "Jerry" Vates. Private service held. Donations to any cancer research organization. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

JOHN HENRY KALEIKULA HICKEY, 68, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A retired bus operator. Survived by daughters, Lianna Napuunoa and Cheryl Momohara; six grandchildren; sisters, Esther Paakaula, Sister Marie Therese. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

TSUKASA "SLOW" ISHIMATSU, 83, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 13, 2005. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. Retired stone mason for Tokunaga Masonry. Survived by brothers, Shigeru, Robert and Herbert; sister, Margaret Leong. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ALLEN H. KUSUMOTO, 65, of Pearl City, died Dec. 18, 2005. Born in Hawai'i. Part owner of FKS Rentals & Sales. Survived by wife, Irene; sons, Blaine and Chad; daughters, Denise and Nadine; two grandchildren; brothers, James and Lawrence; mother, Masako. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

MARY THERESA POPPER, 92, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 10, 2005. Born in Cudahy, Wis. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Sheilah Anderson and Patricia Malunao; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church; Mass 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

GENOVEVA GALLEGAS REYES, 64, of Honolulu, died Dec. 17, 2005. Born in Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by husband, Fernand; sisters, Angie and Maria Gallegas. Visitation 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moana-lua Mortuary.

CHIYOKO SORAKUBO, 90, of Honolulu, died Dec. 19, 2005. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Member of Mo'ili'ili Hongwanji Mission. Survived by husband, Shigeo; son, Michael; sister, Nancy Kouzuki. Service 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ANITA UNA, 86, of Honolulu, formerly of Kalaupapa, Moloka'i, died Dec. 16, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Jack; two grandchildren; sisters, Marilyn Kano, Sally Han and Betty Woo. Service noon tomorrow at Kana'ana Hou United Church of Christ, Kalaupapa; burial to follow at Kalaupapa Protestant Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ERNESTO L. VERDUGO SR., 75, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 12, 2005. Born in Clifton, Ariz. Retired U.S. Marine Corps gunnery sergeant with 20 years of service. Survived by wife, Rebecca; daughters, Emma Morales and Cherry Verdugo-McCoy; son, Ernest Jr.; five grandchildren; a great-grandson; brothers, Robert and Raymond; sisters, "Apple," "Tootsie" and "Winnie." Visitation 2 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic Church; service over the ashes 2:30 p.m. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

RICHARD RANDOLPH "DICK" WILLETT, 76, of Florida, died Aug. 23, 2005. Born in Honolulu. An avid mariner, heavy equipment mechanic and former owner/operator of a He'eia Kea Pier business. Survived by sister, Marguerite; sons, Mark, Todd, William and Tim; grandchildren. Service 8 a.m. Saturday at Kane'ohe Yacht Club. Arrangements by Green Lawn Funeral Home.

RONALD FLOYD WONG, 68, of Mena, Ark., died Dec. 20, 2005. Born in Puhi, Kaua'i. A retired telephone equipment installer formerly with Verizon Telecommunications. Survived by wife, Marie; sisters, Judith Wong and Beverly Engcabo; brother, Gerald; stepchildren, Charles, Mary and Jeff Hodge; grandchildren; hanai brother, Lorrin Hong. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Mena. Arrangements by Hall Funeral Service.