Francis Christopher Aki, 81, of Honolulu, died Sept. 22, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Proprietor of CFA Painting in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Tsuneko; sons, Gary, Norio and Darrell; daughters, Eiko, Nanako and Patricia; four sisters; one brother; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Perlita Asuncion Cadiz, 59, of Honolulu, died Sept. 17, 2009. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by son, Christopher Ryan; daughter, Sheila Marie; brother, Edison Asuncion; sister, Angelina Crane. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 11 a.m. to noon Saturday at St. Anthony Church; Mass noon; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.

Betsy Hatsue Tamashiro Ching, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26, 2009. Born in Ninole, Hawai'i. Retired Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel housekeeper. Survived by sons, Syun Kong II and Patrick; daughters, Carol and Patricia; three grandchildren; sisters, Vivian Uchida, Leatrice Oshiro, Bette Gushiken, Doris Nakagawa, Nancy Rossiter; brother, Roy Shimabukuro. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Ella Toong Moi Ching, 75, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 18, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired schoolteacher. Survived by sisters, Lena Kawelo and Beatrice Ng. Visitation 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 15 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Oct. 16 at the mortuary; no service; burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Ben Sham Chun, 82, of Honolulu, died Sept. 18, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired deputy sheriff; World War II U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Eleanor; son, Eric; daughters, Carin Lim and Carol; four grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

Edward Francis Clarke, 65, of 'Aiea, died Oct. 3, 2009. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. A Defense Logistics Agency investigator/polygraph examiner; retired U.S. Marine Corps master sergeant. Survived by wife, Eileen; sons, Edward III and Justin; daughters, Stacey Tomonaga and Stacie Kunihisa; brothers, Thomas, Michael and James; sisters, Rose Approbato, Patricia Lind, Clorita Galvin, Eileen Leota and Marion Bush; five grandchildren. Visitation 4 p.m. Monday at Makiki Christian Church; service 5 p.m. Inurnment 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Ruth A. Dusendschon, 89, of Honolulu, died Oct. 1, 2009. Born in Wisconsin. Former registered nurse and homemaker. Survived by sons, Robert and Richard; daughter, Donna Jean Strauss; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Service pending. Donations to Alzheimer's Association, Aloha Chapter.

Jason "Jay" Isaac Reynado Garcia, 29, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 19, 2009. Born in Hilo. A student at Hawai'i Community College-Hilo; also worked for the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. Survived by mother, Tessie; brother, Anthony; sister, Jocelyn. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary chapel, Hilo; service 7:30 a.m. Visitation also 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center; service 10:30 a.m.; burial noon at Homelani Memorial Park (Section 7). Flowers and lei welcome, Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Jose "Joe" Reynera Hermosura, 85, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 15, 2009. Born in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired 'Ewa Plantation/O'ahu Sugar Co. head irrigator and drip irrigation crew chief. Survived by wife, Lorraine; sons, Michael, Jose, Daryl and Ivan Patrick; brothers and sisters in the Philippines; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel, Waipi'o; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Mass 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Paul "Hiro" Hiroshi Hieda, 75, of Honolulu, died Aug. 31, 2009. Born in 'Ulupalakua, Makawao, Maui. Retired owner of Masa's Foreign Car Service, Inc. Survived by wife, Laura; sons, Loren, Wayson and Wendell; daughter, Paula Kaiura; brothers, Masaji, John and Richard; sisters, Norma Yamamoto and Stella Mau; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel, Waipi'o; service 11 a.m. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

Edward Tin Soong Ho, 76, of Kailua, died July 29, 2009. Born on Maui. U.S. Marine Corps veteran; retired from Pan American Airlines. Survived by wife, Kaylene; sons, Gerald and Kerstan; daughter, Kay-Ella Dee; 11 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Dean Yoshimasa Ishii, 76, of Monterey, Calif., died Aug. 22, 2009. Born in Kapa'a, Kaua'i. A dentist. Survived by wife, Masami; children, Dean, Linden, Galen and Joy; sister, Pauline Yanagisawa; brothers, Lloyd and Robert; mother, Masako; six grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Oct 14 at Harris United Methodist Church; celebration of life 6 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Bayside Community Mortuary, Seaside, Calif.

Peter Kay Sung Kim, 82, of Mililani, formerly of Kalihi Valley, died Sept. 29, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Wholesale driver/salesman for Foremost Dairies; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Stella; sons, Robert, James, Benedict, Jerome and Nathan; daughters, Suzanne Lee, Helen Kobayashi, Sharon Chun and Cecilia Mahon; 10 grandchildren; brother, Andrew; sisters, Margaret Chiu and Theresa Lee. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; prayer service 7 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Henry Choong Fo Lau, also known as Ah Fo, 91, of Kane'ohe, died Sept. 19, 2009. Born in Ka'alaea. Retired from Pearl Harbor Navy Regional Finance Center. Survived by wife, Elizabeth; sons, Gordon, Henry Jr. and Milton; daughter, Harriet DeCosta; 23 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kane'ohe Stake Center; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Winifred Zane Lum, 98, of Honolulu, died Sept. 30, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Loved cooking. Survived by son, Mike; daughters, Lynette Hata and Millicent Yee; brother, Warren Zane; sister, Vera Hong; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Angeline Hazel McNicoll, 91, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 20, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A housewife. Survived by son, Charles Jr.; daughters, Minerva Kaaua and Diane Nabarro; sister, Florence Crumb; 11 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Thayer S. Nakamoto, 69, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 17, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Standard Oil Co. mechanical engineer; co-owner of Bayside Chevron Service, Inc. Survived by son, Joel; brother, Tyler; two grandchildren. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; celebration of life service 4 p.m. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Casual attire.

Hiroshi Nakata, 80, of Las Vegas, formerly of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 14, 2009. Born in Paumalu, O'ahu. Retired federal health inspector. Survived by sons, Howard, Marvin and Gary; three grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Oct. 16 at Moanalua Gardens Missionary Church. Casual/aloha attire. No flowers. Arrangements by Bunkers Mortuary, Las Vegas.

Tamiyo "Ivy" Nishida, 78, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 7, 2009. Born in Pahoa, Hawai'i. Retired Waiakea Waena School, Hilo cafeteria worker. Survived by son, Grant; sisters, Tomie Kawaoka, Dora Hashimoto and Beverly Yasukochi; brothers, Richard, Roy, Herbert and Albert Yasukochi. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Edward James Packer, 84, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, formerly of Los Angeles, died Oct. 1, 2009. Born in Philadelphia. World War II U.S. Army Air Force veteran. Survived by wife, Mildred; daughter, Lorraine; son, Louis. Graveside service noon today at West Hawai'i Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home of West Hawai'i.

Austin Makoa Robins, of Pahoa, Hawai'i, died Oct. 2, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Michael; mother, Anela Gonsalves; grandparents, Robert and Mary Ann Glover, Chris and Michelle Gonsalves; great-grandparents, Jacquline and Kamezo Yamashiro. Private service at a later date. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o.

Aletheia Juliet Rodrigues, 75, of Lahaina, Maui, died Oct. 2, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Former Royal Lahaina Resort hostess/cashier. Survived by husband, Stanley Sr.; sons, Stanley "Bully" Jr. and Byron; daughters, Cassandra Rocha, Michele Vida and Kimberly Baumann; sisters, Leoda Aguiar and Edlo "Chuddy" Marshall; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Aloha attire.

Wes Toshio Shimabukuro, 51, of Honolulu, died Sept. 25, 2009. Born in Honolulu. U.S. Postal Service supervisor. Survived by son, Ricky; daughter, Joy; mother, Annie; brother, Jay; sister, Jill Sugihara. Visitation 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Doris "Kay" Kiyoko Tamanaha, 92, of Pearl City, died Sept. 27, 2009. Born in Ko'olau, Kaua'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Richard and Wayne; daughters, Edith Katada, Jean Fujimoto, Molly Morita and Bessie Nakamoto; 10 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brother, Shoko Tengan; sisters, Laura Tada and Dora Emi Shimabukuro; caregiver, Sheila Tamanaha. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m.; private burial. No flowers. Casual attire.

Taeko Tokuyama, 89, of Hilo, Hawai'i, formerly of Japan, died Sept. 23, 2009. Born in Japan. Retired proprietress of a general store in Japan. Survived by daughter, Mayumi Ota; sisters, Michiko Kondo, Katsuko and Sally Tokuyama; three grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

Judith Poli Tsuyuko Mito Trueman, 86, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16, 2009. Born in Territory of Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Ernnette Palencia, Vanda Maduli and Elvira Pinho; son, Gerald Mito; sister, Josephine "Pini" Kauwenaole; 19 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.

John Varize Jr., 88, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 29, 2009. Born in Hilo. Retired merchant marine seaman for Matson Navigation Co. Survived by sister, Margaret Rees; caregiver, Joan Rapozo. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary chapel, Hilo; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.

Tracy Wentworth Dai Sum Wong, 41, of Pearl City, died Sept. 14, 2009. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Aloha Airlines employee. Survived by wife, Tracie Fernandez-Wong; mother, Lani; brothers, Clyde, Cyrus and Lester; sisters, Joycelyn Manalili and Harrilyn Wong. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel, Waipi'o; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.