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MITSUE TANAKA CHANG, 61, of Mililani, died Aug. 21, 2008. Born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. Federal Hickam Air Force Base traffic management specialist. Survived by husband, Milford; son, Garett; daughter, Kristine; sister, Masae Tamanaha. Visitation 1p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

NADINE YUK JUNG CORRAL, 53, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 9, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Kaiser Permanente medical assistant. Survived by husband, Gary; parents, Lawrence and Irene Ching; brothers, Milton, Reuben and Clifton Ching. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

ALBERT "ABOT" BELMORO DELA CRUZ, 33, of 'Ewa Beach, died July 27, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by companion, Adeline Pasol; daughter, Azalee Milani Pasol Dela Cruz; parents, Dominador and Angela Dela Cruz; brothers, Arnel, Arnold and Arthur; sister, Arlyn. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

COL. LLEWELLYN HALONA "BUDDY" FARDEN (retired), 87, of Kahala, formerly of Lahaina, Maui, died Aug. 13, 2008. A member of the musical Farden Family of Lahaina (which included the late Irmgard 'Aluli and Emma Sharpe); commissioned World War II artillery forward observer, C Battery, 80th Infantry Division; recipient of the Silver Star, British Military Cross, Bronze Star and Purple Heart; and employee at American Factors (Amfac), Pioneer, Young Brothers, and Hawaiian Airlines (including Kamuela, Hawai'i, assistant station manager; Kona, Hawai'i, store and supply manager; Hilo station manager; and retired cargo manager and cargo sales manager; also retired from Young Brothers; retired U.S. Army Reserve colonel; member of Hale O Na Ali'i O Hawai'i; and life member, Kona and Lahaina Hawaiian civic clubs. Survived by wife, Tsulan; children, Keahi, Puamana and Halona; sister, Edna Farden Bekeart; grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 8 to 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Clements Episcopal Church; service 9 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Lei welcome. (Full regalia requested for members of Hale O Na Ali'i o Hawai'i.)

JEAN MIYOKO HAMADA, 82, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 15, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired clothing buyer for Payless. Survived by son, Gary; daughters, Payge Iwamoto, Raelene Hidano and Faye Akagi; four grandchildren; brother, George Yokota. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

VIOLET TOSHIE HIRANO, 90, of Pearl City, died Aug. 5, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. secretary. Survived by sons, Theodore, Chester and Matthew; daughter, Charlene Masuhara; three grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SHIGEO MAEDO, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 16, 2008. Born in Hakalau, Hawai'i. Retired O'ahu Plumbing and Sheet Metal Co. sheet metal worker/estimator. Survived by daughters, Sheila, Lynne Nakama, Lorna Takahashi and Sherrilea Katasako; two grandchildren; brothers, Sadamitsu and Haruo Maedo; sister, Ethel Toshiko Shiroma. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

AGGIE MICHAEL, 34, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12, 2008. Born in American Samoa. Survived by mother, Faalupega; fiance, Charles Wattson; brothers, Pelenise, Eteuati, Alesaga, Tulei and Scott; sisters, Sami Seto and Dejuley "Tiffany" Michaels. Visitation 7:30 to 11 a.m. at Waipahu Seventh-day Adventist Church; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

JACOB CLARION RESURECCION, infant son of Jeffrey Resureccion and Lovelyn Clarion of Kapolei, died Aug. 17, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Also survived by grandparents, Shirley Resureccion, Rosario and Mila Clarion and Estrella and Virgilio Viernes. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Jude Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:39 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

FLORENCIO "BLACKIE" "NATINGA" RITA, 80, of Wai'anae, died July 29, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A postal clerk retired from the Honolulu, 'Ewa Beach and Barbers Point post offices and also from the Frank S. Basil Co. Survived by wife, Elisea "Edie"; sons, Jon, Jerret, Jerrold and James "J.B"; daughters, Jocelyn Manosa and Jerrilyn Rita; companion, Isabelle Estrella; 17 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brothers, Ruben Demitrial, Dado Demitrial and Manny Rita; sisters, Loretta Barques and Rosita DeLeon. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church, Wai'anae; prayer service 6 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

FILIAGA TAULAGO TE'O, 89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 17, 2008. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard rigger. Survived by hanai daughter, Lapreal Burgess; sister-in-law, Pepa Te'o;nieces Nafanua Southon and Iemaima Bennett; nephews, Mafi Taloa and Filiaga. Visitation 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Stake Center; service 10:30 a.m., burial 2p.m. at La'ie Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

GARY MASAO TSUDA, 52, of Honolulu, died Aug. 16, 2008. Born in Honolulu. State employee. Survived by wife, Elaine; daughters, Sasha, Kara and Tiffany; brother, Harold. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; memorial service 11 a.m.; inurnment 2 p.m. at O'ahu Cemetery. Casual attire.

ELSIE YAMAUCHI, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died July 28, 2008. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. Retired owner of American Bakery; member Hawai'i Ballroom Dance Association and Orchid Isle Dance Club. Survived by sons, Tom and Wayne; daughter, Gale McKiernan; brothers, Henry Lum Jr. and Walter Lum; sisters, Rose Jabar, Margaret Hess and Dora Hayashida; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private services held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.