May 8, 2011
George M. Taira, 65, of Waipahu died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Edward and sisters Violet Yamaji, Dorothy Omori and Florence Goodness. Private services. No monetary offerings.

May 8, 2011
Alexander Ibana Tagalicod Sr., 69, of Waianae, owner of Alex’s Upholstery in Waipahu, died in Aiea. He was born in Claveria, Cagayan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Mary; son Alexander Jr.; daughters Leonora Perez, Lena M. Conrad and Loriann Bocobo; brother Regino Jr.; sister Gloria Parker; and eight grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

April 23, 2011
Lorraine Toshie Sumiye, 54, of Kailua, a Hawaiian Host candy maker, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Herbert H., brother Edwin and sister Chris Imoto. Private services.

May 16, 2011
John Yuen Soo Shin, 62, of Honolulu, a mission coordinator, died in Hospice Hawaii Palolo Home. He was born in Seoul. He is survived by wife Susan Y.J., a son, a daughter, a brother, numerous sisters and two grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

May 19, 2011
Albert Kuhio Shin, 83, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. supervisor, KTA Superstores deli department employee and Army veteran who served during WorldWar II, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Clara P.; son Jeff; daughter Hope L. Koshiro; brothers John Kim, and George and Henry Shin; sister Bernice Paik; hanai sister Clara S. Nitta; seven grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.

May 16, 2011
Haruko Seto, 99, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital cook, died in Kauai Care Center. She was born in Waimea. She is survived by sons Edward, Gary and Lynn; daughter Mae Kinoshita; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

May 10, 2011
Ralph Vaughn Rathyen, 91, of Punaluu, a Jos. DixonCrucile Co. vice president of sales, died in Punaluu. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by sons Ralph D. and Wayne M., four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.

May 10, 2011
Shotaro “Sho” Ota, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Foodland Super Market supervisor and Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Barbara K. “Babs”; daughters Darlene K. Ota and Cynthia L. Frost; brothers Akinori, Clarence and James; sisters Miyoko Sugai, Eleanor Bowser, Janet Ota and Vicky Chan; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: noon. Casual attire.

May 3, 2011
Haruyo Okuda, 87, of Hilo, a seamstress and retired proprietor of the former Golden Thimble in Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Hiram and Lloyd; daughter Karen Shindo; sisters Kikue Iwanaka, Tsuneno “Mae” Katsumoto, Sakae Hawley, Kiyono Yoshida and Kazue Kawano; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

May 5, 2011
Kaoru Noda, 86, of Hilo, a retired University of Hawaii at Hilo biology professor, director, provost and vice chancellor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Lillian H.; daughters Laura and Diane Noda, Karen Emeerson and Sharon Kataoka; sisters Sachiko Yanagihara and Miriam Ohye; and nine grandchildren. Visitation: 3 p.m. Monday at Church of the Holy Cross, Hilo. Services: 4 p.m. Casual attire.

May 6, 2011
Thelma Toshie Nakata, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Warfel Opticians office manager, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Rae Y. Nakata-Boyack, brother Wallace F. Kuniyuki and sister Betty S. Tamaribuchi. Visitation: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

May 4, 2011
Russell Itsuo Matsuura, 63, of Honolulu died in the Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nam Mi, daughters Aimee and Ruth, and brothers Norman, Reggie and Carl. Private services.

May 17, 2011
Laura M.N. Keala-lio, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Queen’s Medical Center mail clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Norbert and Wayne, daughters Izetta Iwata and Odetta Fujimori, 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. May 31 at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Condolences may be sent online at www.borthwickoahu.com.

April 14, 2011
Hiroshi Kato, 89, of Honolulu, former Circuit Court judge, state representative, attorney and Army veteran who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, will be remembered in services at 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Janet H., sons Keith H. and John Y., daughter Joanne M. Aloiau, brother Tadashi and four grandchildren. Visitation: 3 p.m. at the mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

April 16, 2011
Hiram Kapu “Big Head” Kamana, 72, of Waianae, a kumu of the Hawaiian organization Mauka to Makai, died in Aiea. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by sons Shane and Hiram Jr.; daughters Tammy K. Yeager, Thomasine “Sina” Kamana and Leihua Savini; hanai son Paul Zoller; sisters Florence L. Barrozo and Donna M. Gaspar; 22 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Additional visitation: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church, 89-235 Pua Ave. Services: 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Nanakuli Hawaiian Homestead. Paina at 2 p.m. at Nanakuli Beach Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

May 15, 2011
Harry
Yasuo Hiromoto, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Thomas and Warren, and sisters Ellen HIromoto and Mary Danley. Visitation: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 2 p.m.

May 11, 2011
Yolanda Sachiko Hirohata, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Beauty Products clerk, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George N., son Edson T., daughter Susan M. Hirohata-Kano, sisters July N. Hamada and Elizabeth N. Kosaka, and three grandchildren. Visitation: 3 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Hwy. Services: 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.

April 29, 2011
Gerald Alan Hiatt, 70, of Honolulu, an internist/gastroenterologist and Army veteran, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. He was born in Berkeley, Calif. He is survived by wife Diane, sons Robert and Tadd, daughter Heather Kunz, brother William, sister Judith Tuttle and 13 grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Friday at Olivet Baptist Church, 1775 S. Beretania St. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire.

May 10, 2011
Daphne Kahaunani Ellis “Dee” Cremer, 65, of Anahola, Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Ronnie Sr.; sons David, Ronnie Jr., Ricky and Shawn; daughters Doreen Gomes and Kanani Kawamura; sisters Celeste Farias, Alana Agustin and Valerie Santos; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Friday at Aloha Church, Lihue. Services: 10 a.m. Casual attire.

May 10, 2011
Annette Kaye Choi, 59, of Haleiwa died in Haleiwa. She was born in Montgomery, Md. She is survived by former husband Leroy J.S., son Daniel L., brother James K. Holdren and three grandchildren. Private services.

April 18, 2011
Gregory Abaya, 73, of Honolulu, a life insurance and real estate agent, funeral plan memorial sales counselor and Army National Guard private first class, died in Honolulu. He was born in Banayo, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Frances A., daughter Marjorie Vidal, hanai son Robert Vidal, sisters Nora Escobar and Dominga Manog, and two grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. No black attire. Condolences may be sent at www.hawaii-funeralservices.com.

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JUNE TAKEKO SHIMOKAWA

76, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2011.

June grew up on the Big Island and received her high school and college education in Honolulu. She then went on to spend many years on the mainland, working with the YWCAs in Ohio, Washington and the Western Region, and with the United Methodist Church in New York City. She returned to Hawaii in 1985 to lead the Oahu YWCA and then to develop programs to promote peace and justice with the American Friends Service Committee. June retired from her careers in social work but never retired from her social activism. She was a tireless advocate for the disadvantaged and minorities, and tackled social issues ranging from nuclear awareness to Kanaka Maoli rights.

June’s courage to meet the challenges in her life on her own terms sing of her integrity. An intent listener and committed social activist, June radiated warmth in her gentle unassuming but determined manner. Caring deeply and passionately about equality and social justice, she never hesitated to put her faith into action. June’s curiosity and attention to the physical needs of others (safety, shelter, sustenance) mirrored her curiosity and attention to her own spiritual calling.

Her joy in life and appreciation of simple things touched the hearts and lives of many.

June’s ready smile, infectious laugh, and quiet dedication to making this world a better place remain impressed in the hearts of her late sisters Michiko (Suyenaga), Yuriko (Tsunehiro), Sumiko (Brandon) and surviving sisters Atsuko (Hasegawa) and Hideko, brother James, cousins, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and a large ohana of friends and colleagues.

A celebration of June’s life will be held on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at Harris United Methodist Church. Visitation will be at 9:30 am, followed by the service at 10:30 am. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations in appreciation of June’s life may be made to Harris United Methodist Church, or to Hawaii People’s Fund, an organization that was special to June, which promotes justice and social change in Hawaii.

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MILDRED “MILLIE’ SOUZA

Age 83, of Waipahu, HI, passed away May 9, 2011 in Aiea, HI. Born February 27, 1928 in Waipahu, HI.

She is survived by daughters, Natalie (Michael) Hopkins, Frances Andrade, Geraldine (David) Andrade; brother, Bobby (Sue) Rapoza; 11 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great-grandchildren; nephews and nieces.

Burial 1:30 p.m. Saturday (May 28) at Sunset Memorial Park; (848 Fourth St., Pearl City).

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HUGO RIVERA PAGADUAN

Age 88, of Wahiawa, HI, passed away April 25, 2011 in Wahiawa, HI. Born April 9, 1923 in Philippines. He retired from Dole Plantation as a truck driver.

He is survived by wife, Dolores C. Pagaduan; sons, Eric Jon Pagaduan, Robert Glen Pagaduan, Hugo Ray (Laurine) Pagaduan; daughters, Yvonne P. (Lennard) Omalza, Debora Ann Pagaduan; 2 brothers; 1 sister; 9 grandchildren; great-grandchildren; numerous nieces & nephews.

Visitation 9:00 a.m. Friday (May 27) at Our Lady of Sorrows Church (1403 A California Avenue, Wahiawa) Mass 9:30 a.m. Burial 11:00 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual Attire.

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PANSOBILLA “PETE” M. SANDOBAL

Age 84, of Waipahu, Hawaii, passed away April 28, 2011 in Waipahu. Born June 2, 1926 in Waimea, Kauai. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served in the Chosin Campaign from Oct. to Dec. 1950. He was a member of the Holy Name Society and Filipino Catholic Club of St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. He enjoyed golfing, karaoke, tai chi, and ukulele classes.

He is survived by daughters, Elaine Sandobal, Beverly Sandobal; brother, James Sandobal; sister, Louisa (Flaviano) Comajis.

Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday (May 26) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Wake Service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 11:00 a.m. Friday (May 27) at St Joseph Catholic Church; (94-675 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu) Mass 12:00 p.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual Attire. Flowers Welcome.

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LESLIE TOSHIO MIYAMOTO JR.

Age 40, of Waialua, HI, passed away April 21, 2011 in Wahiawa, HI. Born April 16, 1971 in Wahiawa, HI. He was a graduate of Leilehua High School; employed
at the Board of Water Supply.

He is survived by father, Leslie T. (Grace) Miyamoto Sr.; mother, Gail (Miles) Miyamoto; son, Nicholas Miyamoto Pennywell; brother, Kevin Miyamoto; paternal grandmother, Haruyo Miyamoto; numerous aunts, uncles & cousins.

Visitation 9:00 a.m. Saturday (May 28) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Memorial Service 10:30 a.m. No flowers, please.

ANNIE CABAIS

Annie Cabais, 84 passed away in San Jose, California on April 30,2011. She married her late husband, Albert, an American Air Force Officer from Honolulu, in England and moved to Hawaii several times in their lives. Annie developed and taught knitting at Sears Ala Moana for 15 years. She was a well liked and respected teacher and enjoyed lifelong friendships with her students, sometimes three generations of the same family in a class. A naturalized citizen of the USA, she and Albert were staunch Democrats and were involved in campaigns and conventions over the years. Annie retired from Sears in 1989 and maintained dual residency in the UK and USA. Residing primarily in UK, she reveled in her independence and volunteering spirit.In 2009 she received an award for 10 years of voluntary service for the Help The Aged Foundation. She is survived by daughters Maureen (MOE) Ayala (Arthur) of San Jose; Leilani Cabais; Grandson, Brandon Rathbone; GGS Reidon Rathbone, all of Kauai, Brothers, Sister, Cousins, nieces and nephews in UK. Services will be June 3,2011. Mass at St. Stephens Catholic Church-2747 Pali Hwy-at 10 am: Interment at the Punchbowl -2177 Puowaina Drive at 11:30 am.