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EUGENIO DARANG DACE, 87, of Waipahu, died June 9, 2008. Born in Silag, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. A carpenter retired from Wahiawa Builders. Survived by wife, Rita; children, Romeo, Connie Ramirez, Faye and Mario; five grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; brother, Ricardo; sister, Petra Derige. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m.; eulogy 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

DARREN JOHN IOSEPA GONSALVES, 46, of 'Oma'o, Kaua'i, died June 14, 2008. Born on Kaua'i. Survived by son, Jared; two grandchildren; father, Jimmy; brother, Dayne; sister, Keikilani Gonsalves. Service 5 p.m. Friday at Wong's Restaurant, Hanapepe. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

NANCY MITSUE HIGA, 83, of Honolulu, died June 10, 2008. Born in 'Ewa. Co-owner of High Class Meat Market; a meat cutter at Wong's Meat Market. Survived by son, Allan; daughters, Winifred Benzon and Stephanie Sato; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; brother, Shoye Oshiro; sister, Grace Nagamine. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

BETSY FUJIKO IHORI, 85, of Honolulu, died June 11, 2008. Born in Waialua. Retired secretary for the Department of Education. Survived by sons, Sidney, Milton and Ken; daughter, Claire Katayama; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sisters, Lorraine Shirai and Caroline Nishida. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GEORGE AKAO KIESEL JR., 85, of Honolulu, died June 8, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel head doorman. Survived by son, George III; daughters, Lynette Harp, Cynthia Mattson, Kristal-Lee Paulo, Erika Kiesel-Kaalekahi and Vivian Lanaris; sisters, Josephine Lee and Mary Farm; five grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Thursday at Shriners Beach Club, 41-525 Kalaniana'ole Highway, Waimanalo; service 5 p.m.; scattering of ashes to follow. Lei welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MASAMI KOIKE, 79, of Honolulu, died June 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired electrician for Wasa Electric Co. Survived by wife, Helen; son, Roy; stepson, Lee Kimura; brothers, Jiro and Kaoru; sisters, Grace Nojima, Margaret Ooka and Clara Ogawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DEREK DALE LAPING, 47, of 'Ewa Beach, died June 14, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by son, Derek; daughters, Jayna and Jenee; father, Stanley; brothers, Darryle and Dwayne; sister, Darilyn Maxilom. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 7 p.m. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

BONNIE JUNE LUI, 49, of Honolulu, died May 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by her family. Private service held. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MARILYNNE MAY LA MARCHINA, 75, of Kane'ohe, died June 12, 2008. Born in California. A retired school teacher for the state of Hawai'i. Survived by daughter, Lisa Robinson; sister, Betty Pinkerton; grandson, Westen Tegman. Service 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Outrigger Canoe Club; reception to follow at the residence. Casual attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DANIEL A. MIRANDA, 91, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died June 17, 2008. Born in Kuka'iau, Hawai'i. A mechanic for Kuka'iau Ranch. Survived by sons, Gary and Kenneth; daughters, Gail Walker, Valerie Peralto and Nancy Swann; sister, Lydia Dempsey; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at Enunciation Catholic Church, Waimea; service 6 p.m. Burial Thursday at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home.

ROY KENJI MIYAKE, 83, of Hanama'ulu, Kaua'i, died June 11, 2008. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. The owner of Hanamaulu Cafe. Survived by wife, Janet; son, Wayne; daughters, Lorna, Arleen and Debra Aramaki; sister, Lillian; six grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

GLADYS MITSUE MORIYAMA, 90, of Honolulu, died June 9, 2008. Born in Makawao, Maui. A member of Palolo Kannonji Temple. Survived by son, Steven; brother, Masakatsu Nishiguchi; sisters, Shizue Nishiguchi, Ruth Kendall and Joan Nishiguchi. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

ROXFORD R. ORIKASA, 78, of Honolulu, died May 7, 2008. Born in Waikapu, Maui. A retired vice president of Central Pacific Bank; a U.S. Army veteran. Survived by brother, Dean; nieces and nephews; sisters-in-law, Yukie Emoto and Carol, Helen and Charlotte Orikasa; brother-in-law, Paul Lou. Service 10:30 a.m. next Saturday at Maui Memorial Park; burial to follow. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary and Maui Memorial.

JULIA MALAPIT SMITH, 80, of Makaha, died June 11, 2008. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Retired Makaha Elementary School teacher. Survived by husband, Jack; sons, Jeffrey and Randall DeGuzman; daughters, Charmaine Shigemura and Candy Suiso; brothers, William, Mark, Earl and Manuel Malapit; sister, Aurora Lo; five grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church; service 7 p.m. Service 10 a.m. July 5 at St. Rafael Church, Koloa, Kaua'i; burial 11 a.m. at St. Rafael Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

YOSHIO TAMASHIRO, 82, of Pearl City, died May 20, 2008. Born in Captain Cook, Hawai'i. Retired federal mechanic/work leader. Survived by wife Judy; sons Robert and Clifford; daughter Shirlee Muramoto; six grandchildren; brothers, Tetsuo, Yutaka, Seichi, Seiko and Masao; sisters Hanae "Alice" Niibu, Yuriko "June" Mitsunaga and Shizue "Ellen" Miyahara. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

HARRY HIDEO TSUKAMOTO, 74, of Kane'ohe, died June 10, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Charlotte; a daughter; a granddaughter; a brother; two sisters. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GLENN HIDEO UYEHARA, 58, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Honolulu, died May 12, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Broker salesman for Realty 7. Survived by mother, Kimie Uyehara; brother, Wayne; sister, Judy. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JULES JOHN VENTURA, 46, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died June 13, 2008. Born in Lihu'e. Employed by County of Kauai Beautification and Parks Division. Survived by mother, Regina; sisters, Paulette, Kitty Basuel and Regina; brother, Gregory. Visitation 8 to 10:45 a.m. next Saturday at St. Catherines Church; Mass 11a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick/Kaua'i Mortuary.