STEVEN BAJO, 66, of Waialua, died Dec. 28, 2006. Born in 'Ewa. Retired from Hawaiian Bitumuls as a heavy equipment operator and retired state employee. Survived by wife, Faith; sons, Steven "Bodoy" Jr. and Shane; daughter, Stefanie Naone; six grandsons. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

PEDRO ACOSTA BAYUDAN, 80, of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2007. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Survived by wife, Carmen; sons, Victorino and Wilfredo; daughters, Maximina Humol, Silebia Labuguen, Bernardita Damo, Perpetua, Leta, Leonida Balagat, Matilde Abida and Alicia; sister, Estrella Acosta Agustin; 24 grandchildren, six great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi; Mass 7 p.m.; burial at a later date in the Philippines. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

RASELA "LULU" DANCEL, 75, of Waipahu, died Dec. 23, 2006. Born in Moloka'i. Worked at St. Francis Hospice, Panasonic and Aloha Stadium. Survived by husband, Roberto; son, Robert Jr., daughter, Genora; hanai daughter, Kathryn Dennis; brother, David Gerona; five grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 9:30 a.m.; inurnment 10:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.

WILLIAM "SONNY" ELENIKI, 82, of Waialua, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired city worker. Survived by daughter, Sister William Marie Eleniki. Visitation 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 9:45 a.m.; inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

ROXANNE VELINA FOX, 45, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 1, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Robert Sr.; companion, Richard Goodwin Sr.; sons, Robert Fox Jr., Richard Jr., Ryan and Royce Goodwin; daughters, Robyn Fox, Roxanna and Ryanna Goodwin; brothers, Bill and Eddie Mosley; sister, Sherry Fox; six grandchildren. Service 7 p.m. Friday at 'Ewa Friendship Bible Church. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

LORRAINE VELASQUEZ GAYLORD, 76, of Wailua, Kaua'i, formerly of North Little Rock, Ark., died Dec. 30, 2006. Born in Manila, Philippines. Retired from Arkansas state revenue office. Survived by daughter, Lois Lutz; sisters, Adoracion Velasquez and Susing Ty. Mass in her honor at 9 a.m. Sunday at St. Patrick's Church in Arkansas. Visitation also 3 to 3:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Catherine Church, Kapa'a; Mass 4 p.m.; inurnment in the Philippines. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

MASAKO HIRANAKA, 85, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired cook from Coco Palms Hotel. Survived by sons, Harvey, Milton and Jefferey; brother, Sueo Fujii; six grandchildren, one great-grandchild. Visitation 10 a.m. Jan. 19 at Kauai Memorial Gardens; graveside services 11 a.m. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

KAZUO HOSAKA, 96, of Honolulu, died Jan. 7, 2007. Born in Ho-nolulu. A retired dental surgeon. Survived by son, Edwin; daughters, Sheila Tamura, Diane Scott-Hosaka, Carol and Joan Yamamoto; nine grandchildren; brothers, Richard, Jack and Masami; sister, Gertrude Kuboyama. Visitation 2 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

NOELANI MICHELL KALUA, 45, of Waimanalo, died Dec. 31, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker Survived by husband, Dennison; sons, Micah and Bode; daughters, Geneva Rivera and Britney; brothers, Warren Rodrigues, Christopher Brown, Joseph, William, Paul and Jerry Moore; sisters, Mary, Glenna and Charlotte Moore. Visitation 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park pavilion on Lanikai end; service noon. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

EVELYN YOSHIKO KANEMURA, 89, of Honolulu, died Dec. 30, 2006. Born in He'eia. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Harold; sons, Roy and Eric; daughter, Sandra Takeshita; brothers, James and Tim Moritsugu; sisters, Haruno Kato, Yukiko Furuya, Helen Moritsugu, Harriet Takabayashi and Tamae Kekona; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers, Casual attire.

MONIQUE MICHELLE KENNISON, 48, of Holualoa, Hawai'i, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Manila, Philippines. Groundskeeper at Kona Village Resort. Survived by companion, Glen Yoshida; son, Temujin; stepson, Llewellyn; stepdaughters, Lea Kamalu and Chris; father, Claudio Acoba; mother, Blossom De Silva; brothers, Claude Acoba and James De Silva; sister, Claudette Bonman. Visitation 10 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lanakila Congregational Church, Kainaliu, Kona, Hawai'i; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary Inc., Kona.

HARRY TOMOYOSHI KOZUMA, 73, of Honolulu, died Jan. 5, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Gas Co. engineer; U.S. Air Force major. Survived by sons, Glenn and Michael; daughters, Audrey Lynn Fukunaga and Sandra Christensen; brother, Elmer; nine grandchildren. Inurnment service 8:30 a.m. today at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

GLADYS KIKUE MASUDA, 94, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18, 2006. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. A member of Mo'ili'ili Community Center Senior Citizen Club. Survived by son, Raymond; daughters, Patsy Izumo, Janice Yasuda and Edna Noda; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

JOHN JOSEPH MONETTE, 74, of Pearl City, died Jan. 7, 2007. Born in Montreal. Retired pastor for Alcoholics Anonymous. Survived by wife, Huguette; sons, Michael, Donald and James; three grandchildren; sisters, Jacqueline Klunder, Claire Nelson and Hughette Iglesias. Visitation 1 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church; Mass 2 p.m.; committal 3 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

DOROTHY "DOT" SACHIKO NAKAMURA, 63, of Mililani, died Dec. 28, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Retired state secretary. Survived by husband, James; sons, Sean and Ryan; daughter, Sachi; sister, Amy Kobayashi. Visitation 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

TOMOYE "BETTY" NISHIMURA, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 29, 2006. Born in Kainaule (above Onomea Camp), Onomea, Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Retired from the former Hilo Hospital Dietary Department. Survived by son, Carl "Chicken"; brother, Hitoshi Sakoda; sister, Hatsumi Kondo; two granddaughters; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

EDNA SADAKO OBA, 93, of Ho-nolulu, died Jan. 7, 2007. Born in Waipio, Hawai'i. A retired beautician; former Board of Cosmetology chairman; sales executive and hostess of TV show "Personality of the Day" for KIKU Television. Survived by sons, Gordon and Brian; brothers, Steere and Richard Noda; sister, Lillian Yajima; four grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

LEROY-DAVID HUANG SHE KEKAMA HELEKUNIHI OMAYAS, infant son of Leonard Avilla Jr. and Jessica-Le Shia Ling Hauolihokuola Beyer Omayas, of Ho-nolulu, died Jan. 4, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived also by brothers, Jacob Kekoa and Leonard "Kalimahana" Avilla Omayas III; grandparents, Leonard Avilla Sr., Jeannie Omayas, Albert David and Dayna Beyer; great-grandparents, Kenneth "Pops" and Irene "Vicki" Nakila and Edith Mar. Visitation 9 to 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaimuki Ward; service 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

AIDEN JUSTICE TAMBUA PAGALA, 5, of Kapolei, died Jan. 5, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, Orlando Pastor and Angelyn Pagala; grandparents, Jesus Jr. and Adeliza and Ester Panoncillo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

PATRICK ALAN POOLER, 49, of Honolulu, died Dec. 16, 2006. Born in Milwaukee. A self-employed house painter. Survived by mother, Florence; brothers, Lawrence and Michael; sister, Cheryl Wayland. Service pending. Donations to the Salvation Army. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ROSALINE KEAPOLIMALANI RAPOZA, 79, of Wai'anae, Hawai'i, died Jan. 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state administrative secretary (airport division). Survived by sons, Victor, Wayne, Moses, Grant and James; daughters, Stephanie Wolfe, Penelope Martin and Tonya; 15 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Moses Mokiahi. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, services 10 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley of Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

GEORGE MASAO SHIMA, 73, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28, 2006. Born in Makawao, Maui. Flew on the first U.S. Air Force rescue mission into North Vietnam. Air Force chief navigator who served on missions snaring nose cones launched into space before they fell into the Pacific Ocean. Survived by wife, Joy; daughter, Alice; a granddaughter; mother, Fumiko; sister, Irene Whitaker. Visitation 5 p.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Aloha attire.

GLORIA GOMES SMITH, 98, of Honolulu, died Jan. 5, 2007. Born on Kaua'i. Retired Fort Shafter secretary. Survived by sister, Mabel Jennings; nieces and nephews. Visitation 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church; Mass 1 p.m.; inurnment 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

PRUDENCIA "MONING" GUDOY TABIOLO, 77, of Kalihi, died Nov. 24, 2006. Survived by husband, Arnolfo; daughter, Benedith Tabiolo-Ventura; brother, Benjamin; three grandchildren. Burial in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte. Honolulu memorial celebration 5 p.m. Jan. 20 at St. Paul's Church.

CHIZUNO "JANET" TASAKA, 75, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Jan. 7, 2007. Born in Ke'ei, Kona, Hawai'i. A retired hostess at Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. Survived by husband, Richard; sons, Dane, Clyde and Shanen; daughters, Charlene Tasaka-Ragan and Syvell DeRego; brothers, Yoshikazu and Hisao Sato; sisters, Hisae Masaki, Mitsue Iwashita and Natsuko Ishizu; three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honoka'a Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

SEGUNDA RAMIRO TUMACDER, 93, of Kahului, Maui, died Jan. 5, 2007. Born in the Philippines. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Candido Jr. and Rizal Sr.; sisters, Cecilia Crisologo, Petra Arcano, Rosita and Vicenta Ramiro; 22 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Christ The King Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

ELAINE HARUKO UCHIDA, 56, of Honolulu, died Jan. 4, 2007. Born in Seattle. A records clerk for University of Hawai'i. Survived by husband, Leslie; son, Ross; daughter, Renee; brother, Ron Sakuma. Service 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire.

LOYLA NASARIO VEGAS, 83, of Waipahu, died Dec. 31, 2006. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Eugene, Larry, Bernard, John, Anthony and Jasper Augustus and Leonard; daughter, Geraldine Augustus; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; brother, Frank Nasario; sisters, Florence Santiago and Christine Salsedo. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

RICHARD "BRYAN" BRIAN WALSH JR., 23, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Jan. 7, 2007. Born in Kealakekua, Hawai'i. Owner of All Out Landscaping. Survived by son, Elijah; father "Big Brian"; mother, Liza Schoon; sisters, Jessica Mehlig, Jay Tate, Shania Ortiz, Magan Schoon; brothers, Robby Alcoran, Brian Tate, Tysen Ortiz and Nicholas Schoon; companion, Sarah Cahill; grandfather, Paul; grandmother Carol Gibson; great-grandfather, Carl Gibson; stepgrandmother, Andrina Ruzick; hanai grandparents, Rodney and Matea Alcoran. Gathering 3 p.m. Saturday at Honokohau Boat Harbor (south side grass area); scattering of ashes to follow; refreshments at Kona Brewing Co. No flowers. Donations to the Elijah Walsh Trust Fund. For information call "Big Brian" at (808) 987-6179. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawaii.

EDWARD DEAN BYRON WILHELM, 48, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 19, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A member of Soka Gakkai International-USA. Survived by wife, Sonya; sons, Berden-Dale "Keone," Kaaomae and Dean; daughter, Shikera; six grandchildren; brother, Zachary Kaai; sisters, Momilani Fernandez and Cheryl Ann Wilson. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.