Sept. 18, 2011
Clarice Kum Sui Young, 96, of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dennis, Michael and Nicholas; daughter Colette; brother Harold Lau; sisters Margaret Yuen and Hester Goforth; and five grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Sept. 20, 2011
Richard Paul Wirtz, 72, of Wailuku, a deacon at Trinity-by-the-Sea Episcopal Church in Kihei, Maui, and a teacher, artist and graphic artist, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Susan, son Christopher J. Michaels, daughters Amy Hall and Anne Galko, sister Sheila Kelly and five grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Church, Wailuku. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. No flowers. Online condolences: www.ballardfamilymortuaries.com.

Sept. 13, 2011
Annie Leilehua Toomey Wilson, 92, of Kailua, a Hawaii State Tax Office administrator, died in Kailua. She was born in Kealia Beach, Hawaii. She is survived by son Daryl B., daughters Shirlene D. Wilson-Estacion and Michele T. Wilson-Lorenz, nine grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery. Online condolences: www.hawaiifuneralservices.com.

Sept. 13, 2011
Diego Tumacder, 73, of Kahuku, an Air Force retiree, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Johanna; sons Bernd and Eddie; daughters Heike, Elke, Mari, Rene and Tina; brother Carpio; sisters Aureliana, Felisa, Maria Delores and Rose; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. Casual attire. Online condolences: www.hawaiifuneralservices.com.

Sept. 1, 2011
Charles Thomas “Chuck” Schaeffer, 93, of Kahuku, an Army lieutenant colonel and an engineer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Milwaukee. He is survived by brother Frank N. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96826.

Sept. 12, 2011
Jo Salle, 16, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Guam. He is survived by father Masai T., brother Jefferson, sister Jefferleen and grandparent Antonia Peter. Visitation: 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Flowers welcome.

April 23, 2011
John Frederick Ogawa, 72, of Columbia, S.C., formerly of Kaneohe, a civil service retiree and an Army retiree, died in Columbia. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by wife Bobby Frances, daughter Michelle Vest, sons Daniel Ogawa and Sven “Brian” Gaines, brother Daniel “Uncle Buzz,” sister Lettitia “Auntie Lei” Fernandez and a grandchild. Visitation: 5 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Online condolences: www.hawaiifuneral-services.com.

Sept. 5, 2011
Samuel S. Min, 91, of Waimanalo, a retired Honolulu Iron Works supervisor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Flora; sons Samuel, Norman and Clyde; daughter Claudia; sister Esther Freitas; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. George Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Sept. 18, 2011
Jasmine Kimie McCormack, 61, of Waipahu, formerly of Patterson, Calif., an administrative secretary, died in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Devin Williams, daughters Jadine Pereza and Jenny McCormack, parents Samson and Fudeko Simeona, brothers Ross and Rod Simeona, sisters Joyce Mandapat and Iris Sunio, and seven grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Sunday at Kailua Beach/Lanikai Pavilion. Scattering of ashes to follow at Lanikai Boat Ramp. Casual attire.

Sept. 6, 2011
Kenneth Roy LaReaux, 49, of Kaneohe, a fisherman, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by brother Robert and sister Doris Silver. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church, 1300 Kailua Road. Online condolences: www.hawaiifuneralservices.com.

Aug. 25, 2011
Dustin Robert Yoshio Ige, 31, of Pearl City died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Ted, mother Jan Ormand, brother Jordan, sister Jocelyn and grandparents Mitsuki Uda and Tsurue Ige. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

Sept. 21, 2011
June Midori Ibara, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Bishop Museum entomology technician, died in the Queen’s Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by daughters Carol E. Toda and Alison S. Ibara-Kawabe, sisters Violet M. Yonenaka and Elaine H. Tsuruda, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Combined services with her late husband, Richard Ibara, 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No
flowers.

Sept. 12, 2011
Gilbert Tin Soong “Sonny” Ho, 87, of Honolulu, a general contractor at Hi-Way Transportation & Contracting and Gil’s Construction, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Howard and Ronald Unebasami, brother Donald E.H., five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Services: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sept. 14, 2011
Kwai Fong Hee, 85, of Honolulu, an aircraft sheet metal worker and an Air Force veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Herbert and sister Mervlyn Fong. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Online condolences: www.hawaiifuneralservices.com.

Aug. 22, 2011
Juan Fabian Dadulla, 93, of Waipahu died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Fidela G.; sons Jimmy, Vivencio, Amador and Samuel; daughters Editha Ragudo, Rebecca Palero and Cynthia Ilan; brother Bonifacio; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5:30 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Services:
6 p.m. Sunday and 9:30 a.m. Monday. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park.

Sept. 13, 2011
Bernice Ferreira Chang, 86, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Herbert Y.C.; sons Leroy Ferreira and Melvin, Rodney, Kenneth and Anthony Chang; daughters Charlotte Morita and Cynthia Bartholomew; brothers Augustine “Sonny” and Joseph Ferreira; sisters Mildred, Alice and Beatrice; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples Chapel. Services: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.

Sept. 3, 2011
Evelyn Isabelle Castleberry, 91, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Leroy, daughters Jennifer Chang and Linda Owens, sisters Vivian Slater and Regina Miranda, nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. today at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Inurnment at a later date in Nevada. Casual attire. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com. Incorrect information in an obituary published Tuesday.

Sept. 13, 2011
Francisca Dorothy Batangan, 77, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael, Andy, David and Steven; daughters Carol Rivera and Catherine Batangan; brothers Paul, Macario and Larry Domingo; sisters Ann Manzano, Mary Joseph and Pacita Ritchie; and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Online condolences: www.borthwickoahu.com.

Sept. 1, 2011
Florence M. Akasaki, 79, of Ewa Beach died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Yoshiharu; sons Kirk and Guy; daughters Anne Fritz and Laurie Ornellas; brothers Masayoshi, Thomas and Michael Sawai; sister Ruth Takahashi; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Services: 10 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.

LYDIA DELOS SANTOS ELARDO

Age 65, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, passed away August 29, 2011 in Ewa Beach. Born July 15, 1946 in Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines.

She is survived by husband, Ferdinand Elardo; sons, William (Leonor) Elardo, Arnel Elardo; daughter, Judith (Kerby) Llaneta; 8 grandchildren.

Visitation 5:30 – 9:00 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 27) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Wake Service 7:00 p.m. Visitation also 10:00 a.m. Wednesday (Sept. 28) at Our Lady of Perpetual Help (91-1004 North Rd., Ewa Beach) Mass 11:00 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual Attire. Flowers Welcome.

HAROLD E. GALLAGHER

Former Honolulu resident and long-time pastor of Kaimuki Christian Church (KCC), Harold E. Gallagher, 85, died August 13, 2011.
Born in 1926 in Kansas, Gallagher moved in 1941 to Calif., from whence he entered the Navy in WWII. After graduating from Pepperdine College, he pastored churches in California for 10 years before serving as pastor of KCC from 1961 to 1993.
Starting with a membership of 36 adults in 1961, KCC experienced steady growth through the years. Gallagher became active in the Kaimuki Business and Professional Association and the East Honolulu Rotary Club. He was an early supporter of Campus Crusade for Christ at the UH, the Good News Prison Ministry, the Hawaii Foodbank, the River of Life Mission and IHS in downtown Honolulu (the later founded by his San Francisco Theological Seminary D.Min. roommate and close friend Claude du Teil).
Other highlights under Gallagher’s pastorate included the founding of Kaimuki Christian School in 1968, the construction of a new worship center and educational wing in 1969, and the sponsorship of the Vietnamese Christian Church in 1984.
Following his retirement in 1993, Gallagher moved to Asheville, NC with his wife, Jone, where they were active at the Blue Ridge Christian church and he served as a driver for Meals on Wheels.
Harold is survived by his son, Mark of Honolulu, his daughters, Carol Jones of Asheville and Sandy Bashom of Kelseyville, CA.; 16 grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service 4:00 pm September 24 at Kaimuki Christian Church. Inurnment at Punchbowl September 26 at 11:30 am.

JOHN LAI KAU

Age 99, of Mililani, Hawaii, passed away September 2, 2011 in Iowa. Born September 30, 1911 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He attended Moiliili School and Kamehameha School for boys, graduated Class of 33′. Previously worked for the Oahu Sugar Plantation, Federal Government and Kukui Gardens. John and Fanny Lai Kau owned and operated the Waipahu Tavern
for many years. Preceded in death by his wife Fanny A.Y. Pang Lai Kau.

He is survived by daughter, Terry W. (Gary L.) Rogers; 4 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren.

Visitation 9:00 a.m. Monday (September 26) at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; Funeral Service 11:00 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

CAROLYNE ROBINSON LAZAR

Carolyne Robinson Lazar, 46, of Haleiwa, went to be in the presence of the Lord on August 18th, 2011. She was the originator of Coffee Gallery and was a graduate of the University of Hawaii. She was born in Tucson, Arizona and a resident of Haleiwa since 1987.

A celebration of her life will be held at the Waialua Comm. Assoc. (Haleiwa Gym) on Sept. 25th between 2pm & 6pm.

WILLIAM R. SWAN

Age 77, of Miles City, passed away suddenly on his ranch as a result of an ATV accident.

Bill was born in 1933, the son of Ralph and Mildred (Massey) Swan. Bill attended the University of Maryland and the Naval War College. After retiring as a Captain in the U.S.N., he went on to pilot ships in both Hawaii and Alaska. Finally, trading in a life at sea, he followed a lifelong dream of ranching in Montana.
Bill had a thirst for knowledge and a love for learning. He could beat anyone at Trivial Pursuit and always had a crossword or Sudoku puzzle going. He had a passion for baseball, whether it was live, on T.V. or fantasy. Bill was an avid poker player who traveled and was “all in” at many poker tournaments, but what he loved most, was spending time feeding and entertaining family and friends.

Bill is survived by his daughter, Rebecca and son-in-law Shawn Wiesz of Kapaau, Hawaii, sons, Hank Swan and daughter-in-law Darlene of Anchorage Alaska and Ralph Swan and daughter-in-law Ember of Anchorage, Alaska, his seven grandchildren Jordan, Dylan, Caleb, Reeve, Morgan, Haven, and Pierce, and his sister Jane and husband Frank Ratka of Dunwoody, Georgia.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 29, 2011 with the family receiving friends from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 30, 2011 at the chapel of Stevenson & Sons Funeral Home in Miles City. Burial will follow in the Eastern Montana Veterans Cemetery with full military honors. Refreshments and a time of reflection will follow at the Stevenson & Sons funeral home. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.stevensonandsons.com or mail to P.O. Box 354, Miles City, Montana 59301.

VALENTINA JOE ANNE AGUINALDO SADO PUNO

Age 47, of Las Vegas, passed away September 2, 2011 in Nevada. Born February 14, 1964 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

She is survived by husband, Roger Puno of LV; daughters, Alessandra Puno, Gabriella Puno; mother, Alejandrea Sado; father, Sebastian Sado, Jr & Shirley Chock; brothers, Joel (Agnes) Sado of CA, James Sado, John (Rene) Sado, Sebastian Sado III; sisters, Amelia (Milton) Real of CA, Vicky (Calvin) Roldan of Japan, Caroline (Gary) Delanoy of OH; 1 grand-child; grandmother, Leona Aguinaldo Ramiscal; numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews & cousins.

Visitation 5:30 p.m. Sunday (September 25) at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; Prayer Service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Monday (September 26) at St Paul Church; (229 Queen Emma Sq., Honolulu) Mass 10:00 a.m. Burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Red Attire. Flowers Welcome.

DALMACIO
ALESNA JR.

Age 76, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, passed away August 29, 2011 in Ewa Beach. Born June 25, 1935 in Ewa, Hawaii. Retired grounds maintenance supervisor from Tropicana Apartment Complex and Aloha
Airlines; member of Iron Workers.

He is survived by son, Dal W. (Jana) Alesna; step-son, Fred Merscher of Connecticut; 1 granddaughter; 3 great-grandchildren; step-sister, Loretta Alison; numerous nieces & nephews.

Visitation 9:00 a.m. Tuesday (September 27) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Funeral Service 11:30 a.m. Burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual Attire. Flowers Welcome.

FELICIDAD JEMINA PASCUAL

Age 79, of Haleiwa, Hawaii, passed away August 26, 2011 in Wahiawa. Born January 22, 1932 in Kahuku, Hawaii. A full-time minister of Jehovah Witnesses and a devoted wife and mother.

She is survived by husband, Tranquilino Pascual; sons, Michael Peter Calvin of OR, Tranquilino, Jr., Jesse, Taro, Steven; daughters, Theresa Kiszer of NV, Connie McNamara; 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; sister, Elisa Nuez Lumoya.

Visitation 5:30 p.m. Monday (September 26) at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; Memorial Service 6:30 p.m.

HERBERT YUKIO TAKAHASHI

Age 85, of Wahiawa, Hawaii, passed away September 1, 2011 in Honolulu. Born April 25, 1926 in Wahiawa, Hawaii.

He is survived by wife, Chiyo Takahashi; daughter, Lona (Louis) Barnett; sons, Alan Takahashi, Glen (Susan) Takahashi, Gary Takahashi; brother, Raymond (Lily) Takahashi; sisters, Dorothy Wuthnow, Gertrude Ebesu, Bessie Nonaka; 6 grandchildren.

Private Services were held.