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DORIS SALAS AGUERO-SPINK, 51, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 18, 2007. Born in Barrigada, Guam. Survived by sons, Paul Spink and David Matayoshi; daughter, Leilani Rivera; brothers, John, Raymond and Anthony Aguero; sisters, Mary Jane Tudela, Rosita Villagomez, Agueda Castro, Teresita Taitano, Katherine, Joanne and Becky Aguero; special friend, Will McIntosh. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service noon; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
FELICISIMA DEOCARES AGUILAR, 81, of Waipahu, died Feb. 19, 2007. Born in San Carlos City, Pangasinan, Philippines. Survived by husband, Antonino Deocares Aguilar; children, Virginia Saladino, Danilo, Salome Jacob, Elisa Black, Manuel, Marivic Fernandez and Jorge Garcia; 15 grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; sister, Marciana Nelmida; brother, Serapion Deocares. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady Of Sorrows Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
JAMES JOSEPH AKIONA, 86, of Ke'anae Maui, died Feb. 26, 2007. Born in Ke'anae. Retired supervisor, Hana. Survived by wife, Emmaline; sons, James, Norman and Allen; daughters, Evelyn Yamada, Winona Enesa and Laurie Ann; sisters, Emily Lendt and Lucy Acain; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
HERBERT ALIASON ALIVIADO, 68, of Waipahu, died Feb. 16, 2007. Born in 'Aiea. Survived by wife, Renalda; sons, Herbert Jr., Layton and Jamien; daughters, Junell Aliviado, Jerrene Enos, Lynette Nuez and Rosalie Kaio; brothers, Loreto and Raymond Aliviado and Robert Dumagulagan; sister, Florence Altuna; 20 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; committal service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
VENANCIO SIMEON BARTOLOME, 96, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2007. Born in the Philippines. A state of Hawai'i janitor. Survived by sons, Angel, Venancio Jr. and Robert Bartolome; daughters, Erlinda Cuaresma, Leticia Vicente and Angelita Ponion; 15 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; brothers, Nicholas and Pedro Bartolome. Visitation 6 p.m. Sunday at St. John The Baptist Catholic Church; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday 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.
BRENDA "BREN" KAY BEFUS, 54, of Waipahu, died Feb. 26, 2007. Born in Hillsboro, Ill. Survived by son, Tim; mother, Joanna Janson; father, James Janson; brothers, Jim Janson Jr. and Bob Janson; sisters, Sandra Flammini, Linda Vandeventer and Judy Muellerschoen. Service 6 p.m. tomorrow at Calvary Independent Church of Wahiawa. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
GERALD WILLIAM BELANGER JR., 60, of Honolulu, died Feb. 17, 2007. Born in Acushnet, Mass. Retired U.S. Army sergeant. Survived by wife, Mae Cha; sons, Jammie and Bobby; sister, Geraldine McKenna; nephew. Committal service 11 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.
LINDA MIYOKO BOND, 61, of Honolulu, died Feb. 6, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by mother, Beatrice Yuriko Uyehara. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
EVELYN LEILANI DUNLAP, 60, of Mililani, died Feb. 27, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Edward; sons, Donald and Josh; daughters, Muzzette and Christina; sister, Josephine Rabot. Service 1 p.m. tomorrow at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Kailua. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
VERNON GUTINA, 56, of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Former transporter for St. Francis Hospital, Liliha. Survived by son, Vernon Jr.; daughter, Dancy; one granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.
JAMES KELLY HEAD, 47, of Honolulu, died Feb. 26, 2007. Born in Smyrna, Tenn. Maintenance manager at Moorings Hawai'i Kai. Survived by son, Joseph; daughters, Ashley and Emily; parents, James and Patricia; brother, Scott; sister, Debbie Pagliero. Visitation 10:30 to 11:45 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 11:45 a.m.; burial 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
LORAINE ELSIE ALLAIRE HILL, 98, of Honolulu, died Feb. 7, 2007. Born in Brockton, Mass. Retired registered nurse. Survived by daughter, Donna Sullivan; son, David; sister, Pauline Best. No service. Ashes will be buried in St. Thomas Aquinas Parish Cemetery in Bridgewater, Mass. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
RICHARD TAKASHI HIRAMOTO, 80, of Honolulu, died Feb. 22, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired supervisor for the Department of Motor Vehicles. Survived by wife, Lily; son, Michael; daughter, Judy; sisters, Alice, Rachel Fukuda and Hazel Mitsutomi. Private service held. No monetary gifts. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
BENJAMIN JULIAN JOSE, 85, of Puhi, Kaua'i, died Feb. 27, 2007. Born in the Philippines. A retired carpenter. Survived by wife, Alberta; son, Richard; daughter, Natividad Nagata; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; brothers, Romes and Remedios; sister, Eutropia Bagaoisan. Visitation 8 to 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Kaua'i Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick/Kaua'i Mortuary.
JENNIE KIMBLE, 96, of Kapolei, died Feb. 22, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Survived by daughter, Jeanette Kawaihou; seven grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
KIYO KODAMA, 104, of Honolulu, died Feb. 21, 2007. Born in Japan. Retired representative for Shaklee Products. Survived by son, Yoshimichi Matsuo; nephew, Thomas Muraoka. Private service. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
HELEN YOSHIE LOVETT, 83, of Honolulu, died Feb. 25, 2007. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Retired from Hilton Hawaiian Village. Survived by son, Roy Jr.; sisters, Jean Kohno, Arlene Vaughn, Eleanor Fujimoto and Patsy Nishimura; two grandchildren; one great-grandson. Service 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment 10:30 a.m. next Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
ARNOLD RAY "MAC" McWHORTER, 64, of Mililani, died Feb. 20, 2007. Born in Nashville, Tenn. Survived by wife, Shirley; daughters, Shay Kimura, Kim Gomes and Rae Vaoifi; sisters, Claudine Yates and Peggy Joyce Covington; stepbrother, Sherman Gardner; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
WALTER KENJI NAKAMOTO, 77, of California, formerly of Honolulu, died Feb. 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired from the U.S. Navy. Survived by brothers, Albert and David; sister, Alice Yano. Committal service 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MATTHEW WILLIAM NAKATA, also known as TATSUO NAKATA, 29, of Washington state, died in November 2006. Born in Honolulu. A graduate of Seattle University; youngest legislative aide in the Seattle City Council; president of the Seattle Chapter Japanese American Citizens League. Survived by mother, Nanette "Sue"; father, Gene; brothers, Christian and Joshua; sister, Bernadette Warner. Service held. Memorial donations to the Tatsuo Nakata Memorial Fund, Seattle City Hall, P.O. Box 34025, Seattle, WA 98124-4025.
YOSHIKO OSHIRO, 87, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 13, 2007. Born in Waipahu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Teijiro; children, Merle Hinazumi and Paul and Michael Oshiro; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brothers, Tamotsu, Minoru, and Richard Fukuchi; sisters, Mitsue Ige, Teruko Wakabayashi, Sumiko Ige, and Evelyn Hera. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
MARTIN GARCESANO PACUPAC, 81, of Honolulu, died Feb. 11, 2007. Born in the Philippines. A department store receiving clerk. Survived by wife, Teresita; sons, Robert and Angelito; daughters, Marita Acosta and Milagros Hermano; 14 grandchildren; brothers, Domingo and Tomas; sister, Esperdiona Taroma. Visitation 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m Wednesday at Filipino International Baptist Church (91-743 Pohakupana Road, 'Ewa Beach); service 9:30 a.m.; burial noon at Valley of The Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
HERBERT POEPOE, 66, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 6, 2007. Born in Waiakoa, Kula, Maui. A maintenance supervisor for Pali Golf Course; former logistic coordinator for various Hawai'i trucking companies. Survived by wife, Barbara; daughter, Lynn Hatada; sons: Herbert "Hungie" and Bert "Kwan"; granddaughters, Jillian and Kaylee Hatada; sisters, Emma Blair and Arlene "Tupu" Redding. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; Taoist services; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
FELIPE CUDAL SALVADOR, 85, of Kunia, died Feb. 9, 2007. Born in Barangay No. 3, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by wife, Tecla; sons, Primitivo and Blas; daughter, Severina Delos Santos; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:30 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
INES FLORA BULOSAN SIMPSON, 61, of Lahaina, Maui, died Feb. 19, 2007. Born in Banqui Elocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by husband, David; mother, Rosalina Bulosan; sons, Michael David and Timothy James; brothers, Moises, Bernabe and Wilfred; sisters, Esther Ingia-en, Precy Agrade, Diana Mariano, Evelyn Companero and Melyros Jackson. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. next Friday at the mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
JULIA F. SOLOMON, 71, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 22, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by sons, John Melendez Jr. and Carl Melendez; daughter, Merlene Peeples; mother, Emily; brother, Peter Jr.; sister, Lovena Kamelamela; nine grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.
DAVID S.H. SOONG, 67, of Honolulu, died Feb. 14, 2007. Born in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Survived by wife, Modesta; son, Jeffrey; daughters, Alice Kimura and Sandra Hata; brother, Peter; sisters, Annie Collier, Mary Soong Brock, Christine Yeo, Carolyn Lim, Esther Quek and Maggie Stelck; six grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers or gifts. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
LARRY HIROSHI SUEHIRO, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired electrician. Survived by wife, Jean; sons, Glenn, Alvin and Anthony; one grandchild; sister, Alice Kato. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
JOSEPHINE POMAIKAEOKALANI KAUIOPUNA URCIA, of Pearl City, died Feb. 16, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, David; sons, Ashford "Kimo," Orlando "Bobo," Samuel "Butchie," Wesley "Haole Boy" and Wayne Spencer. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.
ALFRED KOON HUNG WONG, 79, of of Honolulu, died Feb. 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired letter carrier; retired U.S. Army sergeant. Survived by wife, Glenna; son, Gregory Scott; daughter, Lisa Gail Kamei; three grandchildren; brothers, Dr. Arthur and David; sisters, Lillian Feliciano and Elizabeth. Visitation 3 p.m. Sunday at Olivet Baptist Church; celebration of life service 4 p.m. Committal service 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.