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HARUKO INOSHITA ABE, 88, of Kaua'i, died April 7, 2007. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Retired clerk for Hale Kauai. Survived by sister, Lillian Lumacad. Private service. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary and Garden Island Mortuary.
EDNA "DOROTHY" SIMPAROSA ALANA, 81, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died April 10, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired cook and musician. Survived by daughters, Dawn and Lambert Noa, and Audrey Chandler; sons, Dean and Cye Fernandez, Kern and Frank Amian; brothers, Richard and Fran Francisco; hanai daughter, Carroll Ann Fernandez-Kuanoni; hanai son, Johnny Martin; 19 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson. Private service held. Arrangements by Cremation Services of West Hawai'i.
RUFINO AGUSTIN BAGAOISAN, 93, of Waipahu, died April 5, 2007. Born in No. 14 Baay, Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired maintenance man with Jaco Maintenance Tropicana West. Survived by sons, Lebe and Julio; daughters, Honorata Rabanal, Rosalinda Bolosan, Adelina Basuel and Rebecca Lagmay; 27 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; sister, Juana Bagaoisan. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
IMOGEN "MICKEY" GROESCHEL BAIRD, 90, of San Mateo, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died March 19, 2007. Born in New York. Former interior designer for Gumps and Lewers & Cooke, and longtime Honolulu Advertiser travel editor who wrote the "Shopping Tips Around the World" column. Survived by sister, Courtney White; daughter, Brooke Baird Brown; son, Terry; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild. Private service held in California. Private scattering of ashes. Donations to Sutter VNA and Hospice, 700 S. Claremont St., Ste. 220, San Mateo, CA 94402.
CHARLES A. BOOK, 77, of Honolulu, died April 2, 2007. Born in Joliet, Ill. A passenger service agent retired from United Airlines. Survived by wife, Mary; daughters, Monica Custer and Julie McPalmer. Service 11 a.m. May 6 at Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific. He willed his body to the John A. Burns School of Medicine.
CHADWICK DAVID BROWN, 32, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died April 8, 2007. Born in Agana Heights, Guam. Certified tennis professional and white planetary world-bridger. Survived by son, Kai; mother, Jimmye Lee; father and stepmother, David and Linda; sister, Jill. Gathering 5 p.m. tomorrow at MacKenzie State Park, lower Puna, Hawai'i. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
CHESTER W. "OJISAN" CHAFFEE, 89, of Pearl City, died Feb. 16, 2007. Born in West Lafayette, Ind. A retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant. Avid photographer known for his panoramic photographs depicting the changes in Honolulu from 1955 to 2005. Graveside service 2 p.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Park. Picnic from noon Sunday at Bellows Air Force Base Beach; scattering of ashes at sea to follow. RSVP for picnic: 455-2128. Aloha attire or beach wear.
RAYMOND EN CHEE CHEW, 79, of Kane'ohe, died April 11, 2007. Born in Lawa'i, Kaua'i. Retired owner and electronics technician for Hawaii Electronics Sales and Service; manufacturer's representative. Survived by wife, Pearl; sons, Rodney and Gary; daughters, Sharon and Susan Marx; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, service 6 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.
KAM YORK LIU CHUN, 85, of Honolulu, died March 26, 2007. Born in Chungshan, China. A retired pineapple cannery worker. Survived by sons, Lawrence and Lester; daughter, Bernice Montayre; brother, Young Wah Liu; sister, Florence Lau; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
WILLIAM "BILLY" K. COX, 68, of Waialua, died April 2, 2007. Born in Waialua. Former longtime employee of Tripler Army Medical Center boiler plant. Survived by wife, Yvonne; son, William Jr.; daughters, Tracy Munoz, Stacy Kauwalu and Nicole Sivatia; brothers, Charles and Everett; sister, Louise Kawahakui; five grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11 a.m.; inurnment 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.
MARGARET JEANNETTE CROUCH, 93, of College Station, Texas, died Dec. 14, 2006. Former longtime Honolulu resident. Survived by daughters, Nana Banks and Joel Cooper; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren. Service 2 p.m. April 26 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Memorial Funeral Home.
ELIZABETH "BETTY" Y.L. ENGLE, 70, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died April 3, 2007. Born in Wailuku, Maui. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Ronald Absher and Richard Lee Jr.; daughters, Laura Morimatsu and Cynthia Nishijo; sisters, Elaine Wong, Cynthia Hoag, Janet Gaza, Alma Driskill and Carol Labrador; brother, Gary Pang; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.
MARIAN MARIE EVANGELISTA, 74, of Mililani, died April 3, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Raymond; daughters, Jacqueline Morimoto-Bajo, Winifred Ishizaki, Robin Silva, Jay-Jay Teves and Abigail Chong-Kee; sons, George and Raymond; sister, June Avilla; grandchildren; great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service noon; burial to follow at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
ALRENE NAMAKAHELU FOSTER, 48, of Honolulu, died April 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Registered nurse with Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women & Children. Survived by husband, Saafiga; son, Saafiga "Saa"; daughters, Summer Vaimaona and Crimson; father, Joseph Williams; one granddaughter. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 2 p.m.; cremation to follow the visitation. Aloha attire.
DELYLE MARJORIE ANN HILL, 67, of Kailua, died April 9, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired clothing manager at Daiei. Survived by husband, Leroy; daughters, Lynn and Lorrie Hill, Cori Lei Clarke and Marlene Nuesca; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Robert Dezey and Charles Perkins; sisters, Marion Debaun, Pearl Dewine and Margaret Johnson. No service. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.
DEWEY CECIL MEADOWS JR., 60, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died April 8, 2007. Born in Elizabeth, N.J. Self employed. Survived by companion, David McClain. No service. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.
GARY RICHARD MOORE, 65, of Makawao, Maui, died April 8, 2007. Born in Portland, Ore. Owner of Barbeques & Spices in Makawao. Survived by son, Ward; daughter, Amy Buckles Moore; brothers, Daryl and Zephyr; sister, Marcia; three grandchildren. Gathering 9 a.m. tomorrow at the outdoor field, Polo Ranch in Makawao. Donations to the Makawao Paniolo Parade, P.O. Box 1104, Makawao, HI 96768 Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.
JOHN LINDSAY NOBLE, 55, of Danville, Calif. died April 7, 2007. Born in Berkeley, Calif. An insurance broker. Survived by wife, Hunter; sons, Todd and Jay; daughter, Sally; father, Robert; brother, Scott; sister, Christie; a niece and nephew. Service in Danville. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services of West Hawai'i.
DIETRICH "DIRK" SMITH IV, 72, of Honolulu, died April 6, 2007. Born in Memphis, Tenn. Employed with the Social Security Administration. A member of West Pearl Harbor Rotary Club. Survived by sons, Dietrich and Todd; sister, Peggy; cousins; nieces and nephews. Private service. No flowers. Donations to the West Pearl Harbor Rotary Club.
JAMES T. SPURLOCK JR., 77, of 'Aiea, died April 3, 2007. Born in Louisville, Ky. Maintenance manager for Certified Management. Survived by wife, Bernice; son, Richard; daughters, Angela Riley, Leslie Whitlock, Sharon Rodriguez, Debbie Parks and Sheila Blecker; stepsons, Albert Jr., Carl and Brian Souza; stepdaughters, Susan Pagaduan, Peggy Akau, Sharon Souza, Rosemary Melim, Debra Souza and Brenda Souza; sisters, Doris Mullins, Betty Sandefur and Bobby Penegar; 35 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church; Mass 7 p.m. Committal service 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.