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MIGUEL BUMANGLAG BALISACAN, 83, of Honolulu, died June 3, 2006. Born in No. 10 Sarrat Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A janitor and maintenance man. Survived by wife, Salome; children, Pacita Agpaoa, Perlina Baguio and Felix Tagama; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brother, Florendo. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 4 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Visitation also 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Aug. 5 at the mortuary; service 9:45 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.

JOSEPH DANIEL BICOY, 80, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died May 25, 2006. Born on Moloka'i. A retired Hickam Air Force Base civil service crew chief; a retired Lillie Continental sheet metal worker. Survived by son, Gerald; daughters, Vanessa Revuelto, Desiree O'Brien and Yvonne Bicoy Arsisto; brothers, Bernaldo, Stanley, Franco, Fred, Puncho and Jack; sisters, Prisca Medeiros, Jojo Espaniola, Jill Dehayward, Kani Sliedrecht and Lori Kalilikane; 12 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life 6 to 8:30 p.m. July 11 at Faith Assembly of God. No flowers. Casual attire. Celebration of life also July 14 at the Bicoy Family Reunion, Moloka'i; scattering of ashes July 14 at Kealia Beach, Kaua'i. Call (808) 839-0797 for time. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

RODNEY "SHANE" BROWN, 52, of Captain Cook, Hawai'i, died June 28, 2006. Born in Denver, Colo. A longtime construction worker and classic-car fan. Survived by wife, Johanna; daughter, Shannon Skoko; sister, Troylene; two grandchildren. Private family service Tuesday. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services of West Hawaii.

BERNANDINA CABICO CABANTING, 95, of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died June 15, 2006. Born in Palicud, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Retired from Dole Pineapple Plantation, Lana'i. Survived by son, Alvaro; brother, Cenon; five grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

ALICE JAY CHING, 98, of Honolulu, died June 19, 2006. Born in Hono-lulu. First Chinese acrobatic and international dancer in Hawai'i whose troupe entertained on local military bases during World War II. Survived by children, Loretta Abe, Eric Ching and Carol Seto; sister, Elsie Ho; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Private service and burial at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

EDMUND P. COFFEY, 57, died June 27, 2006. A cook in restaurants on O'ahu and Kaua'i. Survived by brother, Timothy; sisters, Peggy Josephs, Sheila Hawkes and Monica Buko; hanai family, Joan Weisskopf, Bill Weisskopf and Bill's children, Sarah, William, Sean and Malia. Mass 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine's Church, Waikiki.

VICENTE FERNANDEZ DEBINA SR., 92, of 'Aiea, died June 19, 2006. Born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Survived by sons, Vincent Debina Jr., Jerry Garcia, and Lawrence and Michael DeBina; daughters, Linda Robert, Sandra Kelly and Lisa Kuraoka; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

MARIA RAMOS GUERRERO, 81, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died June 26, 2006. Born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A nut picker retired from Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Co. Survived by brothers, Juan, Camilo, Tomas and Angel; sister, Luisa Paguirigan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.

GEORGE EDWARD HURD JR., 89, of Kane'ohe, died June 25, 2006. Born in Great Falls, Mont. A Royal Hawaiian Air Service aircraft engineer. Survived by companion, Alice Fowler; son, Richard; daughter, Kathleen. Private service. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

SAMUEL KALAHIKI, 83, of Waimea, Hawai'i, died June 15, 2006. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. Retired Hawaiian Electric Co. foreman. Survived by sons, Samuel Jr., Henry, George, Jack and Jacob; daughters, Carlene Kaumeheiwa-Rego and Heidi Kalahiki-Gerona; brothers, Primo Castro and Francisco "Sonny" Castro; sister, Kuulei Bridges; hanai children, Layla Kaehu, Nora Battiest, Phoebe Lopes, Madeline Maiawa, Ramona Makaike, Gail Watts, Kimo Kaleo and Abraham Kaumeheiwa; 24 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park; service 11 a.m.

MASAO "MIKE" KAWANA, 79, of Ka'a'awa, died June 17, 2006. Born in Waialua. A retired carpenter; original owner of Masa's Barbershop. Survived by wife, Fukue; son, Frank; daughters, Colleen Wold and Katherine Kawana; three grandsons; brother, Yoshio; sisters, Janet Miyashiro, Mary Onishi, Jane Muraoka and Clara Kawana. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Casual attire.

VIVIAN TOSHIE KOJIRO, 68, of Waipahu, died June 17, 2006. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A retired State of Hawai'i traffic violation clerk. Survived by husband, Henry; son, Derek; daughter, Julie Kojiro; brother, Neal Okada; sisters, Ellen Oda and Janet Morikawa. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

DAVID ALEXANDER LEE, 77, of Honolulu, died June 11, 2006. Born in Honolulu. An employee of the U.S. Postal Service. Survived by wife, Ah Ny "Virginia"; daughters, Bernice Matsuda and Agnes Lee; two grandchildren; sister, Loretta Kahele. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

MORIKAZU MAESHIRO, 77, of Honolulu, died June 14, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A retired fish cutter. Survived by sons, Craig, Brian and David; daughter, Jean Kwock; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Morio Sasaki; stepbrother, Edward Inafuku; sisters, Florence Ajimine and Doris Park. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JULIA EWALANI MAHOE, 77, of Waimanalo, died June 15, 2006. Born in Honolulu. An auditor for the Honolulu Police Department. Survived by husband, Solomon Akui; daughters, Ka'ilima, Kuilani, Kahaunani, Kaimana, Kalani and Keli'i; stepdaughter, Leona Akui; mother, Julia Kama; brothers, Herman and William "Bill" Kama; hanai brother, Edward "Butchie" Kidder; sisters, Judy Hart, Josephine Lau and Jewel Purdy; seven grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. George Catholic Church. Visitation also 9 a.m. Saturday; Mass 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Woolsey-Hosoi Mortuary Services.

DORIS YURIKO MIZUSHIMA, 90, of Pearl City, died May 31, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A seamstress retired from Kahala Sportswear. Survived by daughter, Dale Hayashi; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

LILLIAN LIIPIILANI STEVENS NAHIWA, 83, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died June 27, 2006. Born in Hilo. A retired security supervisor for the former J.C. Penney store and Longs Drugs, Hilo. Survived by sons, Robert, Kawehi and Richard; daughters, Nora Lee, Mollie Wolthius and Lauren Nahiwa; 20 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Visitation 8 to 10:45 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center; service 11 a.m.; entombment to follow at Homelani Mausoleum. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

BIENVENIDO A. NONEZA, 83, of Honolulu, died June 20, 2006. Born in the Philippines. A retired dishwasher. Survived by wife, Sylvia; sons, Romeo, Bienvenido, Jr., Benji, Daniel, Kevin and Eugene; daughter, Mary; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Private inurnment at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ALMA PATRICIA HINANO (MAHOE) OLSON, 58, of Honolulu, died June 26, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A greeter at Kunia Wal-Mart. Survived by uncles, aunts, cousins, a nephew and nieces. Visitation from 9 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery chapel; service 10 a.m.; scattering of ashes to follow at Ka'a'awa Beach Park. Lei welcome. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SABINA ABAD PIEDAD, 94, of Waipahu, died June 21, 2006. Born in La Torre, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines. Survived by sons, Bonifacio Piedad and Rodolfo Rualo; daughter, Angelita Castriciones; sister, Benedicta Lanner; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation from 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also from 8:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary; service 9:30 a.m.; burial service 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

JEAN YOSHIKO SAKANASHI, 47, of Kane'ohe, died June 18, 2006. Born in Honolulu. A former mortgage broker for Aloha Aina Mortgage Inc. Survived by husband, Eric; son, Trevor; father, Hiroshi Maeda; mother, Alma Maeda; brother, Garret Maeda; sisters, Traci Hirakawa and Heidi Borchers; grandmother, Mildred Kaneshiro. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Inurnment 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

ANNA BELLE SMITH, 90, of Kane'ohe, died June 26, 2006. Born in Loveland, Colo. Survived by son, Charles; two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation from 6 p.m. Thursday at Bethel Missionary Baptist Church; service 7 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

SARAH ELIZABETH TAYLOR, 92, of Makawao, Maui, formerly of Volcano, Hawai'i, died June 21, 2006. Born in Riverside, Calif. A retired State of Hawai'i librarian. Survived by husband, Robert; son, Bob; daughter, Eve Borchardt; brothers, Allen and Jim Sawyer; two grandchildren. Private service held. Donations to the Alzheimer's Disease Foundation. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

NAOMI KAPUANANI VALENCIA, 78, of Wahiawa, died June 21, 2006. Born in Wahiawa. Retired from Rego's Purity Foods. Survived by sons, Irenio, Ernesto, Benito Jr. and Vincent; daughters, Angeline Valencia, Vivian Lowe and Lori Ann Doctolero; 13 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild. Visitation 5 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.

VILLAMOR SALUDARES VENTURA, 40, of Mililani, died June 10, 2006. Born in Manila, Philippines. A former aircraft mechanic for Aloha Airlines; a member of the U.S. Army Reserve. Survived by father, Irineo; brothers, Virgilio and Venecio "Venice"; sisters, Vilma Ramelb and Marina Grant. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

RONALD "RON" WEISE, 73, of Scottsdale, Ariz., formerly of Kailua, died March 30, 2006. Born in St. Louis, Mo. Employed by HOPACO, Commercial Shelving and Arvak Inc. Survived by wife, Jane; daughters, Anne Brawner and Barbara Wilhelm; son, David; four grandchildren; a great-grandson. Service 2 p.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery; scattering of ashes to follow at Ko Olina Marina. Casual attire.

MATSUE YONEMITSU, 96, of Ho-nolulu, died June 22, 2006. Born in 'O'okala, Hawai'i. Retired co-owner of Ala Wai Service. Survived by sons, Kazuto and Roy; daughter, Yukimi Kobayashi; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ETHEL SHIGEKO YOSHIYAMA, 92, of Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died June 22, 2006. Born in Pahoa, Hawai'i. Retired proprietress of the former S. Yoshiyama Store. Survived by son, James; brothers, Eichi Nakao and Kunimitsu Yoshiwa; sisters, Namie Honda and Sumiko Kai; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

CLARA SETO YUEN, 99, of Hono-lulu, died June 23, 2006. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. A former teacher and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center clerk. Survived by daughter, Dorothy Ching; son, Sam Seto Jr.; stepson, Alexander; stepdaughter, Toby; sisters, Annie Kaliloa, Grace Wong, Rose Ching and Violet Chang; 16 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.