BRIAN "PONCE" WAYNE ABRAN, 21, of Honoka'a, Hawai'i, died Jan. 11, 2007. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Survived by daughter, Anela; companion, Nikki Glaser; parents, Robert Sr. and Sharon; sisters, Debra Mathieu, Sheri Thompson, Sandra and Daphne; brothers, Robert Jr. and Desman; hanai brother, Al Mathieu; hanai sister, Charene Roer. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ho-noka'a United Methodist Church; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Honoka'a County Cemetery. Casual attire.

NORMAN AWILI BERTELMANN, 82, of Ka'u, Hawai'i, formerly of Honolulu, died Jan. 10, 2007. Born in Wai'ohinu, Ka'u, Hawai'i. Retired Honolulu city plumbing inspector. Survived by companion, Annette Ichiki; daughters, Diedre Bauch, Sandra Weatherwax and Debbie; sisters, Mary Keliikoa and Bertha Dement; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kamuela; service to follow; burial 1:30 p.m. at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery, Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo, Hawai'i.

MARTIN ASUNCION BUMANG-LAG, 84, of Honolulu, died Dec. 11, 2006. Born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A retired farmer. Survived by wife, Micaela; sons, Alejandro, Geronimo, Egberto, Cornelio, Marcos, Marcelino and Arnolfo; 14 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Kalihi; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church.; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

EDWARD C.H. CHO, 90, of Honolulu, died Jan. 13, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Jeffrey; daughter, Jennifer Tobin; two grandchildren; sister, Cecelia Ogitani. Visitation 4:30 to 6 p.m. Friday at Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 6 p.m.; cremation to follow. Private inurnment later. No flowers. Casual attire.

VALENTIN LAZO CORPUS, 86, of Waipahu, died Dec. 26, 2006. Born in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. A Filipino-American World War II veteran. Survived by wife, Socorro; son, Nelson; daughters, Lilian Martinez, Mamerta Tadena and Maria Carag; brother, Alfredo; eight grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. tomorrow at Leeward Community Church; committal service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

MANUEL ESPINDA JR., 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop #2. Survived by sons, Andrew Lau, and Richard and Brian; daughters, Frances Mahoe and Caroline Lum; 23 grandchildren; brothers, Gabriel, Joseph, Solomon and Samuel; sisters, Wilma Polanco, Lilia Kepa'a and Emilia Roque. Visitation 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

MITCHELL DIONICIO GREGORIO, 10, of Mililani, died Jan. 15, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Franklin; mother, Lenly; brothers, Matthew and Zachary; sisters, Gabrielle and Aviana. Visitation 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; Mass 6:45 p.m. Casual attire.

DOROTHY JITSUE HATA, 84, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Kamuela, Hawai'i. Retired Y. Hata & Co. supervisor; and choir member at Honpa Hiongwanji, Hilo Betsuin. Survived by sons, Ronald, Calvin and Harold; brother, Larry Inouye; sister, Kanae Kita; three grandchildren. Private services held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

AKITO "KIT" HORITA, 78, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 19, 2007. Born in Hilo. Retired shop supervisor for Jas. W. Glover Ltd. Survived by wife, Dorothy; son, Kenneth; daughter, Diann; sisters, Toshie Nishida and Tomoe Uyehara; two granddaughters. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 4 p.m. No flowers Casual attire.

PHYLLIS YUK GINN KAANAPU, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Shanghai, China. Retired baker's assistant. Survived by son, John III; daughters, Phyllis Zeller, June Nicholls, Charlene and Clara; 22 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Visitation also 9 a.m. Friday at the chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

RUBY K. KAHOIWAI, 90, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 3, 2007. Born in Wahiawa. Retired from Schofield Barracks Laundry. Survived by daughters, Winona Bruhn, Maxine Bagcal, Signa Ishikawa, Odetta Kaniaupio and Phyllis Cottle; hanai daughter, Kalua Colomban; brothers, James, Elliot and Errol Helenihi; 13 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 10 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

AKIO CHESTER MORI, 85, of West Linn, Ore., died Jan. 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Honolulu Police Department officer. Survived by wife, Kay; daughter, Donna Mori-Campbell; one granddaughter. Private services held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

PATRICK KWOCK YING MOW, 54, of Honolulu, died Jan. 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. An employee of Libby Manapua Shop. Survived by father, Lin Hing "Edward"; mother, Yuen Soong Koo; brother, Edwin; sisters, Edwina Tupman, Cassandra Ambriz and Regina Galletti. Private services held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

UTO AKAMINE OSHIRO, 102, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Aza Kaneda, Okinawa. Retired private housekeeper. Survived by son, Nobuo; daughters, Fusako Adachi, Terri Uyema and Myrtle; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SUEKO SAMESHIMA, 90, of Honolulu, died Jan. 15, 2007. Born in Makawao, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by son, Stanley; daughter, Sandra Takaki; sister, Momoe Takahashi; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Honolulu service 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Maui service 10:30 a.m. next Tuesday at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

MARY LOU RODRIGUES SANTOS, 85, of Pupukea, died Jan. 18, 2007. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired accountant. Survived by husband, Manuel; daughters, Frances Cox, Cynthia Kapahu, Louise Brown and Zoe Nabarrete; son, Paul; sisters, Alice Texeira and Irma Kennedy; brothers, Theodore and Jospeh Rodrigues; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren. Visitation 12:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 2:15 p.m.; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ARLIE D. SCHENBECK, 73, of Scottsbluff, Neb., formerly of Hawai'i, died Jan. 9, 2007. Born in Gering, Neb. A Hawai'i air traffic controller; and minister in churches in Honolulu, and Northfield Assembly of God and Bridgeport Assembly of God, Nebraska. Survived by wife, Pauline; daughters, Audrey Strapple, Loretta Trigilio, Esther Schenbeck-Chang, Anna Elizabeth Godinet and Arliene Moe; stepdaughter, Charlsie Walker Phoenix; stepson, Marshall Sheets; 14 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; three step-great-grandchildren; brothers, Homer and Ken; sisters, Norma Harmon, Marlene Reifschneider and Judi Harding. Nebraska service held; burial at Sunset Memorial Park, Scottsbluff, Neb. Memorial service also 6 p.m. Feb. 1 at Bethany Assembly of God Church, 'Aiea. Donations to Prairie Haven Hospice, Northfield Assembly of God Church or Bridgeport Assembly of God Church, Scottsbluff. Notes to www.dugankramer.com. Arrangements by Dugan-Kramer Funeral Chapel.

RUBY SHIELL, 98, of Honolulu, died Jan. 6, 2007. Born in Scotland. Retired rating analyst. Survived by longtime friend, Louise Samuel; nieces, Myra, Jannette and Frances. Memorial service 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at the Church of Ke'auhou. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FRED AKIRA SHIMOKAWA, 56, of Honolulu, died Jan. 8, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by brother, Daniel; sister, June Anzai. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BRANDON KAI TAMORIA-LAMUG, 4, of Las Vegas, died Dec. 12, 2006. Born in Hawai'i. Survived by father, Blake Lamug; mother, Bernadeth Tamoria; grandparents, Rolando and Raegina Lamug and Dominador and Cecilia Tamoria; great-grandparents, Eugene and Cynthia Kaneshiro and Jack and Felicidad Lamug; great-great-grandmother, Sadami Kawamoto. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

The Rev. ERNEST N. UNO, 81, of Honolulu, died Jan. 19, 2007. Born in Salt Lake City. A deacon at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church; member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Headquarters Co. Survived by wife, Grace; sons, Joseph "Joey" and Thomas; daughter, Barbara Jean Olmos; five grandchildren; sisters, Kay Kaneko and Mei Matsuzaki. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church. No flowers. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

HESTER YOSHIKO MIYAKAWA YOSHIDA, 54, of Kane'ohe, died Jan. 17, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Hawaiian Airlines reservationist. Survived by mother, Elaine; stepson, Wesley; stepdaughters, Melanie Buck and Cecelia; two grandchildren; brother, William; sister, June Hew Len;. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire.