March 7, 2011
Thomas Hiromu Yamate Jr., 75, of Honolulu, a sales associate for financial services and an Army veteran, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by son David, daughters Carrie and Jaime, brother Richard Yamate-Morgan and three grandchildren. Services in Los Angeles.

March 11, 2011
Nathan David Williams, 47, of Waianae died in Kapolei. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Reginald and sisters Yolanda Williams, Lorraine R. Williams-Simon and Maxine L. Williams-Morales. Private services. Donations suggested to American Heart Association.

March 16, 2011
Clarice R. Willard, 93, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by husband Erwin; son Tom Yale; daughters Judy Hyman, Barb Shipley, Debi Pierson, Sandra Schiff and Susan Willard; brother Bruce Culling; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Bristol Hospice-Hawaii, LLC, Waterfront Plaza Four, 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 4-547, Honolulu, HI 96813.

March 7, 2011
Ronald Melvin “Ron” Wandt, 74, of Kailua-Kona, a retired certified public accountant and a Marine Corps veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Summerfield, Mich. He is survived by daughters Kathleen Hickling, Susan Hams, Debbie and Chris Zylstra, and Angela Huizinga; sister Sharon MacLaren; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. April 26 at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery III. Private scattering of ashes.

March 19, 2011
Sharon Tsuyuko Tanaka, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Jay Y.; daughter Beryl E. Segawa; brothers Takashi, Kenneth H., Herbert S., Raymond M. and Warren M. Watanabe; sisters Chieko Takahashi, Jean S. Chikahiro and Lorene S. Ching; and three grandchildren. Visitation: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

March 6, 2011
Clyde M. Tanaka, 63, of Mililani died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Karen, son Aryn, daughter Lesley Ann Matsuwaki and a grandchild. Private services.

March 4, 2011
Mitsugi Takata, 93, of Hilo, a retired business proprietor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Satoshi and Tsutomu, and sister Hanako Nagata. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Feb. 17, 2011
Amy Masako Sumida, 74, of Honolulu, a retired legal secretary with the city Department of Corporation Counsel, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Stan; sons George, Edwin and Mark; brother Robert Iyoki; sisters Bernice Kong and Jane Yamanaka; and four grandchildren. Private services.

March 23, 2011
Cathy Georgia Spirz-Kaluna, 54, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by son David K. Kaluna, daughter Heather M. Kaluna and a grandchild. Private services. Call the family for more information.

March 20, 2011
Melvin Carl Soder, also known as “Herk” and “Pork Nose,” 53, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a commercial fisherman, laborer and an Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Cordova, Alaska. He is survived by companion Winnie Brooks; sons Sampson, Thor and Hercules Soder, and Lloyd Gallettes; daughters Kristie Lozier, Napua, Lehua and Aaiyana Gallettes, Mindy Slate and Alicia Young; brother Louis Elston-Soder; sisters Lorna, Loralee, Athena and Teresa Soder, and Luana Pacheco; and numerous grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. April 9 at “The Fort,” 92-1995 Palm Parkway, Ocean View.

March 13, 2011
Darlene Wilma Simeona, 45, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by hanai son Raymond Gonsalves; father Wilmer; mother Marcella Johns; stepfather Lowell Johns; brothers Raymond and Darrell Gonsalves, and Lowell T. Johns; and sisters Florence Scott, Elizabeth Theodore, Dolores Simeona, Diane Johns and Donna Martin. Visitation: 9 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples.

March 12, 2011
Terry Yasuo Shimamura, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Motors transmission mechanic, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Helen, daughters Ann and Lore, and brothers Larry and Daniel. Private services.

March 14, 2011
Christine R. Saito, 79, of Wahiawa, a retired licensed practical nurse, died in Wahiawa. She was born on Maui. She is survived by daughters Georgina Racoma, Edna Larsen and Elizabeth Ragragola; hanai daughter Elouise Yuen; brother Gilbert Carvalho; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Catholic Church,Waialua.

March 13, 2011
Felicisima Remedios M. Sagayaga, 91,of Puhi, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation laborer, died in Garden Isle Health Care. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Emilio and Rico, daughter Irene Antalan, brother Julian Macadangdang, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Eleele, Kauai. Services: 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

March 19, 2011
Amy Frances Rodrigues, 70, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alvin; daughters Belinda Bishop and Lyla Reed; sons John, Duane and Donald Duh; sisters Dorothy Fernandez and Ethel Soares; 15 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. April 17 at Waianae Boat Harbor.

March 14, 2011
Erna Sophie Rivera, 81, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a retired baker at the former King Kamehameha Hotel and pantry worker at the former Kona Inn Resort, died in Kaiser Medical Center, Moanalua. She was born in Germany. She is survived by husband Graciano; sons Jimmy and Robin; daughtersDoris and Cooky Tavares, and Romy Lukeala; brother Georg Back; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation:
9 a.m. Saturday at Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity (bottom of Lako Street in Kailua-Kona). Services: 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park, Holualoa. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

March 18, 2011
Jeffrey Lloyd Relacion, 52, of Honolulu, formerly of Lihue, a food and beverage manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wifeMarie, son Chance, daughterShante Furutani, father Crispin, brothers Timothy and Christopher, sisterLisa Ramelb and four grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Conception Church, Kapaa. Services: 10 a.m. Luncheon to follow. Casual attire.

March 9, 2011
Stephanie McCandless Reford, 77, of Honolulu, a former Punahou School teacher, director of the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council (PAAC) and United Nations staff member, died in Arcadia Retirement Residence. She was born in St. Louis. Services pending. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to PAAC, UNICEF or Hawaiian Humane Society.

Feb. 15, 2011
Ramona Lauri Ramos, 34, of Waianae died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Duane, Dwight and Duwine Duh; daughters Luane, Patricia and Duanna Duh; brothers Ernest, Andrew and Kenneth Mancao, Randy Diorec and Allen Ramos; and sisters Pauline Botelho, Bernadette Taggart and Julie Fountain. Private services.

March 16, 2011
Ladonna Rebecca “Donna” Pascua, 40, of Waipahu, a First Hawaiian Bank assistant service supervisor at the Pearlridge branch, died. She was born in Rapid City, S.D. She is survived by son Daniel; daughter DaniellePalm; parents Gilbert and Landra Faye; brother Roberto Thomas; sisters Tina Ford, Leilani Vines, Tanesha Thomas and Rosanna Thomas; companion Shane Ozaki; grandparent Rebecca Jones; and a grandchild. Visitation: 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire.

March 6, 2011
Chosaburo “Sub” Oyadomari, 86, of Honolulu, a retired youth crusade minister, an Army veteran who served in World War II and member of the Salvation Army, died in Mililani Mauka. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Frances, sons Stephen and David, daughter Naomi, brotherDixon, sister Rusty Ung and five grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services at noon. Aloha attire. No flowers.

March 14, 2011
EdwardCharlesOkuda, 36, ofLas Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Bernadette “Bernie”Bascar, father Michael K., stepfather Brian T. Bascar, sister Michelle “Sachi”Chavez, stepbrother Lance Helekahi, stepsister Emiko Helekahi and grandparents Robert Okuda and Frank Bascar. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Services: 7 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Baby Makapuu, Waimanalo. Scattering of ashes: 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Jan. 12, 2011
Fusae Nagato, 92, of Kahului died in Maui Memorial MedicalCenter. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughters Sharon R. Sakauye and Jeanette N. Kozuki; brother Dr. Donald Ikeda; sisters Millie Watanabe, Janet Yokoyama and Jane Kiyohara; and five grandchildren. Private services.

March 12, 2011
Itsuo Muranaka, also known as “Papi” and “Chunky,” 80, of Hilo, a Verizon retiree and an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Yukio Okutsu State Veterans Home. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Reynold, Tamotsu and Rodney; and sisters Sumie Arai and Yaeko Nakashima. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

March 20, 2011
Donald Leroy Moniz, 72, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired technician for Mealani Experiment Station in Kamuela, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Honokaa. He is survived by wifeShirley, son Rex, daughtersLorna Cypriano and Kelly Loo, sistersChristine Johansen and Mary Gomes, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Mass: 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information published in an obituary yesterday.

March 19, 2011
Kimiye Tanaka “Bachan” Mita, 93, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Louise, a caregiver, two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

March 9, 2011
Dane Lee Miller, 61, of Honolulu, an attorney who practiced in Hawaii and California and partner of Miller Tokuyama &Sur, died. He was born in Sacramento, Calif. He is survived by wife Wilma Sur, sons Bennett and Kenneth, daughter Maile, mother Nora Davis, and sistersAnn and Helen. Scattering of ashes: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Tonggssurf break. “Aloha party” will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at Elks Club. No flowers.

Feb. 26, 2011
Helen Martinez, 86, of Phoenix died. She was born in La Crescenta, Calif. She is survived by sons Larry and Travis Nicholson, and daughters Linda Tinney and Candance Hess. Services held.

Feb. 19, 2011
Amelia “Granny” Lukela, 81, of Honolulu, a state custodial supervisor, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Helen, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services held.

March 15, 2011
Elizabeth Ann “Beth”Lavoie, 59, of Kapaa, Kauai, formerly of Southbridge, Mass., a United Airlines customer service representative and family-business employee of Kayak Wailua, died at home. She was born in Southbridge. She is survived by husband Peter Fisher, sons Jonathan and Nathaniel Fisher, and daughter Terada Fisher. Celebration of life: 3 to 10 p.m. May 8 at her residence, 159-A Wailua Road, Kapaa. Flowers welcome during the service.