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IRENE BALBIN AVILLA, 69, of Kane'ohe, died March 4, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Waimano Home Training School and Hospital janitor III (housekeeping); former employee with Hawaii Distillers and Dole Cannery. Survived by daughters, Frances Doaks, and Terry and Donna; sons, Leroy and John Miranda, and Robert, Randy and Davey Avilla; sisters, Janie Bearden, Carol McAvoy and Mary Ann Balbin; brothers, Stanley Balbin and Bill Cepress; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

CHIYOKO SHIMABUKURO IGE, 91, of Waipahu, died Feb. 25, 2008. Born in Mountain View, Hawai'i. Former Kuakini Hospital nurse. Survived by husband, Yuichi; son, Edwin; daughters, Marian Hayashida and Nardn Kobayashi; six grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

KIYOSHI INOUYE, 81, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died Feb. 29, 2008. Born in Lihu'e. County of Kaua'i electrical inspector. Survived by son, Stanford; daughter, Diane Fukuyama; three grandchildren; brother, Yukitoshi; sisters, Matsuyo Tamura and Hanayo Kawamura. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Lihu'e Hongwanji Mission; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

JAMES KIYOSHI ISAGAWA, 67, of Honolulu, died March 8, 2008. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired Honolulu city air-conditioning mechanic. Survived by wife, Grace; son, Shane; daughter, Adele; grandchildren, Cody and Racquel Kuge; brother, Richard; sisters, Janet Muramoto and Dianne Isagawa. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

VIOLET MONIZ, 94, of Honolulu, died Feb. 27, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by son, Robert "Bobby" Kreusling; hanai son, Frank Nunes; daughters, Jeanette Teixeira, Patricia Vares and Shirley Teixeira; 22 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday at the mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

STANLEY "NICK" K. NICHOLLS, 86, of Honolulu, died Feb. 29, 2008. Born in Oakland, Calif. Retired lieutenant commander, U.S. Navy, submarine service. Survived by wife, Diane; daughter, Karen Thorp; son, Michael; grandson, Justin Thorp; stepsons, John and Bob Trinka. Visitation 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Submarine Base Chapel; memorial service 11 a.m. (enter through Makalapa Gate); military honors 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Donations to Stan Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Pacific Fleet Submarine Association Scholarship Fund. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

ANNA HENRIETTA NORDMEIER PALEA, 90, of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Dec. 1, 2007. Born in Kekaha. Survived by daughters, Hildred Kamaka and Rhoda Vinhasa; 22 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; sister, Christina Chong; brother, Eric Nordmeier. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kekaha Ward; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

TOKIKO A. SCHEID, 82, of Wahiawa, died March 6, 2008. Born in Yokohama, Japan. Retired from Schofield Barracks, AAFES. Survived by daughter, Katherine Andaya; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Takio Ando; sister, Kitako Ando. Private services held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary.

RICHARD ISAMU UYEMA, 85, of Honolulu, died March 9, 2008. Born in Wai'anae. A retired Blackfield Enterprises carpenter. Survived by wife, Annie; sons, Raymond and Alan; daughters, Kathleen and Gayle; grandchildren, Ellise and Cassandra; sisters, Akiko Irei, Amy Hayashi and Margaret Nohara. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

KATHLEEN ANN WALLACE, 53, of Kihei, Maui, died March 4, 2008. Born in Vallejo, Calif. Owner/machinist for Small Tool Manufacturing Co. Survived by brothers, Darryl and Duane. Service held on Maui. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

LYNN YOSHIKO YONAMINE, 82, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2008. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired housekeeper for Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children. Survived by brothers, Robert and Wilfred; sisters, Janet Gima, Sueko Oshiro and Jessie Christensen. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.