FLORIANO "FLOR" EUSTRACIO ACOSTA, 81, of 'Ewa Beach, died Dec. 20, 2008. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Auto mechanic. Survived by wife, Florentina; sons, Perfecto, Floriano Jr., Villamor and Bernardo; daughters, Victoria, Emmie, Virgie and Adela; brothers, Simplicio, Benjamin and Leroy; sisters, Juana Francisca Valera, Joy and Nena; 14 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; program 9:45 a.m.; service 10:30 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

ERNEST AKONI, 90, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 3, 2009. Born in Hilo. Retired boilermaker for Union Local 204; member of the Royal Order of Kamehameha; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Judith; daughters, Julianne Akoni and Michelle Nahale-a; sons, Peter, Gregory, Stafford, Ernest and Dwight; 12 grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11:30 a.m. at East Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery No. 2. No flowers.

MARGARET K. ARIZUMI, 69, of Honolulu, died Dec. 24, 2008. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. Survived by brothers, Norman and Lloyd; sister, Karen Sekiya. Private service held. Arrangements by Nu'uanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

WILLIAM BETTENCOURT AZEVEDO, 88, of Honolulu, died Dec. 29, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hickam Air Force Base supply supervisor. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; son, William; daughter, Carolyn "Caryl" Arquette; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Charles; sister, Marie Louis. Visitation 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass 12:10 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

RACHEL MORGAN BEHNKE, 79, of Ha'iku, Maui, died Jan. 5, 2009. Born in New York City. Botanist for Cal Tech University. Survived by husband, John Jr.; daughters, Mary Burns, Rachel Darman and Elizabeth; sons, John and Thomas; five grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Episcopal Church, Kula, Maui; burial to follow at the church cemetery. Aloha attire. Donations to Hospice Maui, 400 Mahalani St., Wailuku, HI 96793. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

MARIAN AKIKO IIDA BORGE, 83, of Wailuku, Maui, died Dec. 31, 2008. Born in Wailuku. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ron, Randall and Alvin; hanai son, Wayne Nishiki; daughters, Patricia Clark, Joanne Watari, Leona and Christine; 17 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.

ANDREW FRANK BURTENSHAW, 90, of Honolulu, died Nov. 28, 2008. Born in Great Britain. Retired pilot with Northwest Airlines; served in the British Royal Air Force. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; graveside service 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

MARTHA HUDDY CHOW, 74, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Jan. 4, 2009. Born in Hanamaulu, Kaua'i. Longtime employee of Kaua'i Surf and The Westin Kauai; also employed and retired from Esaki's Produce. Survived by daughters, Lyndelle Makanani and Darlene Thronas; sons, Ken, Clayton and Michael; hanai daughter, Cheryl Doi Kuriki; sister, Eliza Huddy;11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Kapa'a First Hawaiian Church; service 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Lihu'e Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

FELICIDAD ABUJIN CLEGG, 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 23, 2008. Born in Olongapo, Philippines. Survived by husband, Herman; sons, Roger, Gilbert and Henry; daughters, Emily and Lilian; 13 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Service in the Philippines. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

JOHN DEFRANCIS, 97, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2, 2009. Born in Bridgeport, Conn. Professor emeritus at the University of Hawai'i East Asian Language Department from 1966 to 1976. Survived by son, Charles "Chuck." Service pending. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

SHENDRINA EBINGER, 98, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Jan. 3, 2009. Born in Kapa'a. Retired housekeeper. Survived by daughters, Bessie Hendricks and Barbara; sons, Albert Soares, Rally Ebinger and Abraham Lovell; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 9:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine's Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; burial to follow at the church cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

GORDON "WHITEY" ROBERT FOWLER SR., 86, of Kailua, O'ahu and Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Jan. 5, 2009. Born in California. Retired Hawaiian Airlines aircraft inspector. Survived by son, Gordon Jr.; daughters, Betty Kainani Andrade and Diane Fowler Eisele; brothers, Patrick and Gary; seven grandchildren. Service 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Central Union Church Atherton Chapel. Casual attire. Donations to Hospice Hawai'i. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MILDRED YOSHIKO FUJIKANE, 100, of Honolulu, died Dec. 24, 2008. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired registered nurse at The Queen's Medical Center. Survived by sister, Fujie Takata; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Private service held. Donations to Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

FLORENCE SAEKO HAYASHI, 98, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28, 2008. Born in Sacramento, Calif. Survived by sons, Alan and Wesley; daughters, Carole Iboshi and Elsie Uchiyama; nine grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

BRIAN MATTHEW HEERY, 51, of Hau'ula, died Dec. 29, 2008. Born in Chicago. A landscaper. Survived by mother, Marvalyn; brother, James; cousins. Service pending. Donations to Hawai'i Outdoor Circle. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

ORPHA E. HERRICK, 81, of Honolulu, died Dec. 31, 2008. Born in Fairview, Okla. Retired professor, fashion designer and merchandising, at the University of Hawai'i. Survived by brother, Andrew Ewert; sisters, Rebekah Kennedy and Tommie Carl. Private service. Donations to Hawaii Stitchery and Fibre Arts Guilds, P.O. Box 235673, Honolulu, HI 96822, Lana'i Baptist Church, P.O. Box 630149, Lana'i City, HI 96763, Lana'i Community Health Center, P.O. Box 630142, Lana'i City, HI 96763 or a charity of choice. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

WAYNE M. HIGA, 79, of Pearl City, died Dec. 25, 2008. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Former Universal Motor Co. partsman; retired Pearl Harbor Kai Elementary School head custodian. Survived by wife, Tomiko "Margie"; sons, Reynold, Alden and Irving; daughters, Waynette Tamashiro and Joni; mother, Yoneko; brothers, David, Mamoru, Robert and Roy; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 10 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m. Aloha attire.

HIDEO CHARLES INASAKI, 86, of Honolulu, died Dec. 21, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired carpenter for Local 745. Survived by sons, Glenn and Morris; sisters, Sayoko Nambara and Hanako Morimoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GERALD TOSHIO INOUYE, 68, of Waimea, Hawai'i, formerly of Makawao, Maui, died Jan. 3, 2009. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A security guard for the Maui County Courthouse; retired meter reader for Maui Department of Water Supply; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Laura; sister, Imogene; stepdaughters, Lani Isaacs and Dana Demello; stepsons, Bryson and Jose Endrina and Ronald Hightower; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i, Kailua, Kona.

JEAN ELLEN HAWKINS JACOBSEN, 81, of Manoa, died Jan. 4, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Grade school secretary at Punahou School. Survived by husband, Jens; children, Douglas, Gordon and Brian Jacobsen, and Laurie Ann Jacobsen Hutchings; 19 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Service noon Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1560 S. Beretania St. Flowers to 2670 Ka'aipu Ave., Honolulu, HI 96822.

DENNIS WAYNE KANE, 61, of Pana'ewa, Hawai'i, died Dec. 30, 2008. Born on O'ahu. A mason, fisherman, musician and farmer. Survived by wife, Karen; son, Kenika; daughters, Ke'ala and Kauwela; eight grandchildren; sisters, JoAnn Ka'iliwai, Raynette Moana, Faith Estores, Mona Lisa Freitas, Ann Abromavich and Debbie Sample; brother, Robert Abromavich. Service noon Saturday at Pana'ewa Farmlots on Homestead, 1194 Auwae Road, Hilo; pa'ina to follow. Arrangements by Borthwick Hawai'i Funeral Home.

AKIKO KANESHIRO, 93, of Pearl City, died Dec. 18, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Henry, John and Kenneth; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Francis, Roy, Seiko, George and Lawrence Yamashiro; sister, Flor Yasui. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

HELEN ELIZABETH KUNZE, 90, of Honolulu, died Dec. 25, 2008. Born in Edwardsville, Ill. Retired teacher. Survived by nephew, John Bettmann. No service. No flowers. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SADAKO NAKAMURA MIYABARA, 91, of Lahaina, Maui, died Dec. 29, 2008. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. A homemaker; co-owner of Miyabara Service Station. Survived by sons, Kenneth, Earl, Edwin and Michael; daughter Jean Matsubara; sister, Carole Yamamoto; brothers, Minoru and Taketo Nakamura. Private service held. Arrangements by Nakamura Mortuary.

ICHI OKOSHI MORIGUCHI, 102, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2008. Born in Fukushima, Japan. Retired seamstress. Survived by son, Lawrence; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

EVELYN YOSHIKO KOBOYAMA OKAMOTO, 96, of Honolulu, died Dec. 26, 2008. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Owner/caterer of Fort Delicatessen. Survived by daughters, Myrtle Kaita, Carolyn Hiapo and Sarah-Ann Yamaguchi; 10 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; brothers, Kazukiyo and Dr. Roy Koboyama; sisters, Natsuko Okano and Kiyomi Kodama; caregiver, Takeshi Kaita. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MASASHI OUCHI, 84, of Honolulu, died Dec. 29, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Retired accountant for General Motors Corp.; also retired tour director for Mid Pac Tours. Survived by wife, Chiyoko; sister, Yadori Hozumi. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Casual attire.

HERMAN PARK, 76, of Honolulu, died Dec. 30, 2008. Born on Maui. Retired merchant mariner. Survived by wife, Luana; sons, Kim and Shawn; daughter, Tamara; grandson, Derrick; brother, John. Private service. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

GLADYS MCLEOD SATZ, 72, of Hanalei, Kaua'i, formerly of Oxnard, Calif., died Jan. 3, 2009. Born in Minnesota. Personal business manager and homemaker. Survived by husband, Dr. Paul; sons, Scott and Mark; daughter, Julie Gavina Satz. Private celebration of life. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

PATRICK TATSUO SAWAI, 90, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired partner of Sawai Brothers Painting. Survived by son, Gary; daughters, Ellen Furutomo and Marian Walton; five grandchildren; brothers, Masayoshi, Thomas and Michael; sisters, Ruth Takahashi and Florence Akasaki. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

KENNETH ROY SUBICA, 61, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 28, 2008. Born in Hawai'i. Business manager. Survived by wife, Billie; daughters, Sandra Sarme and Susan Mangubat; four grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ETTA M. W. WATANABE TANI, also known as ETTA MATSUE TANI, 89, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 28, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. Retired seamstress. Survived by daughters, Charleen Ikeda and Lorraine Kennett; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.