June 23, 2015
John T. Ohta, 67, of McLean, Va., a retired foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gloria, son Alexander, daughter Lisa and sister Christine Ohta Kirsch. Private services. Donations suggested to Capital Caring Hospice Services.
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Rosita Palisbo
June 21, 2015
Rosita Palisbo, 81, of Ookala, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Pohai Malama. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Donna Nobriga, Beverly Oili, Bernie Palisbo and Bonnie-Lynn Gaspar; sons Moses Kaulukukui-Palisbo, and Darren, Benny Jr. and Lorne Palisbo; 22 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: noon at East Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2, Hilo. Casual attire.
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Danelle Ann Carriaga Pascual
June 22, 2015
Danelle Ann Carriaga “Dani” Pascual, 55, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a cashier for Aloha Petroleum and Circus Shop’us, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Michael C.; sons Xavier Aloiau III, Alexander Hill and Kelen C. Pascual; daughters Saraina and Hokulani C. Pascual; and nine grandchildren. Celebration of life at a later date.
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Purificacion V. Paulino
May 27, 2015
Purificacion V. “Puring” Paulino, 79, of Waipahu, a retired care home operator in Waipahu, died in Wahiawa. She was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by companion Domingo Pascual; sons Roland, Rick, Erwin and Walter; daughter Shirley Feliciano; sisters Eufemia Basilio and Corazon Torres; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waipahu. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
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Earle D. Perreira
May 16, 2015
Earle D. Perreira, 48, of Honolulu died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Agnes P. and brothers Randy and Gary. Visitation: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Services: 10 a.m. No flowers.
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Audrey Jervis Pricher
June 9, 2015
Audrey Jervis Pricher, 95, of Medford, Ore. formerly of Hawaii, a Bishop Museum docent and a Marine Corps veteran who served in World War II, died in Medford. She was born in New York. She is survived by daughter Virginia Kreindl, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services held in Oregon. Donations suggested to the Hawaii Preparatory Academy John L. Pricher Scholarship Fund, Bishop Museum or Central Union Church.
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Margaret Marie Rahn
June 19, 2015
Margaret Marie Rahn, 94, of Wahiawa, a retired executive secretary for Grant Pulley & Hardware Corp., died in Wahiawa. She was born in Dayton, Ohio. She is survived by son Michael R., daughters Marie A. Joseph and Milan A. Qualls, seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Private services. Condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
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Emanuel Naopua Sproat
June 27, 2015
Emanuel Naopua “Manuel” Sproat, 98, of Kailua, a retired chief agriculturalist for the U.S. Trust Territory, Department of the Interior and an Army veteran, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kiyooko V., son John J., daughters Daisy M. Pietrowski and Evonne K. Sproat, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Condolences: hawaiianmemorialparkmortuary.com.
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Esther Keiko Suyama
June 19, 2015
Esther Keiko Suyama, 84, of Hilo, an American Lung Association retiree, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by caregivers the Rev. Edmund Pali Jr. and the Rev. Gail Pali, nephew Patrick Abe and nieces Florence Miyazono and Carol Sullivan. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Incorrect information in an obituary published Friday.
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Lorraine Fumiko Tanaka
June 14, 2015
Lorraine Fumiko Tanaka, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Liholiho Elementary School teacher, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by two nephews and two nieces. Private services. No monetary offerings.
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Matsuji Tanaka
June 19, 2015
Matsuji “Marush” Tanaka, 94, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Post Office employee and an Army veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yone “Elsie,” sons Elton and Alvin, daughters Karen Tanabe and Lisa Takahashi, brother Saburo, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
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Kenneth Mitsuo Tasaka
June 18, 2015
Kenneth Mitsuo Tasaka, 67, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter and an Army veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Raymond and Stanley Tasaka, and Norman Yates; and sister Eleanor Harrington. Private services. No monetary offerings.
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Janet Katsuko Watanabe
June 1, 2015
Janet Katsuko Watanabe, 87, of Honolulu, a retired warehouse supervisor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Wayne T., sister Terry T. Bentley and caregiver Faye Ogawa. Private services.
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Charee Marie Watters
June 21, 2015
Charee Marie Watters, 77, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired human resources executive, died in Garden Isle Healthcare. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by daughters Terre C. Winch, Anne R. Watters and Karla Carlson; sons Kasey, Larry and Anthony Carlson; sister Judith; brother Daniel; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services in September. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Kauai Hospice.
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Juney Weaver
June 17, 2015
Juney Weaver, 94, of Waipahu died. She was born in Haiku, Maui. She is survived by sons Richard Montero Jr. and Harry Weaver; brother Albert Garcia; sisters Emily Fernandez, Rosalie Johnson, Lucy Rodrigues and Josephine Martin; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Private services. Condolences: oahumortuary.com.
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Beverly Puanani Wright
June 19, 2015
Beverly Puanani “Auntie Junie” Wright, 80, of Nanakuli, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert, Alan, Clayton and Gavin Kepa, Darrell Simon and Anthony Lorenzo; daughters Kalei Barbour, Francine Komomua and Jaslyn “Mina” Laurito; brother Guy Greenleaf; 31 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation: 5 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Services: 6:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. Lei and loose flowers welcome.
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Michael Sadamu Yamada
June 18, 2015
Michael Sadamu Yamada, 93, of Honolulu, a retired state architect, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kahului. He is survived by wife Sally H. “Sal,” son Dr. Aaron T., brother Tom, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
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Agnes Fusae Yoshida
June 16, 2015
Agnes Fusae Yoshida, 90, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in a private care home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Rodney S., daughters Pamela N. Toguchi and Priscilla H. Maddox, sister Thelma Fukunaga, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation: 1 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
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Curtis Fujio Zane
June 12, 2015
Curtis Fujio Zane, 50, of Honolulu, a state human resources specialist for the University of Hawaii, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by wife Kay K. and mother Florence F. Visitation: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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FRANCIS HOLMBERG
FRANCIS HOLMBERG Age 79, of Wahiawa, HI, passed away May 22, 2015 in Wahiawa, HI. Born December 8, 1935 in Waialua, HI. Founder of Humbug's Towing, and retired truck driver from Ameron HC&D. He is survived by son, Robert (Selena) Holmberg; daughters, Roxy (Mike) McCue, Ramona Holmberg; companion, Ellen Go; brother, Charles Stephen Holmberg; sister, Irene (Louie) Damas; grandchildren, Lopaka Holmberg, Savannah Wright, Shaunessy Denton, Rhys Holmberg; great-grandaughter, Kula Maile Wright. Visitation 9:00 a.m., Thursday (July 9) at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel. Memorial service 10:45 a.m. Prayer service 11:00 a.m. Inurnment to follow 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
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