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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Saturday, February 17, 2007

Obituaries

Advertiser Staff

LAURIANA BALBIRONA, 81, of Hale'iwa, died Feb. 4, 2007. Born in Wai'anae. Survived by sons, Danny, Jerry and Rodney; daughters, Priscilla Noble, Gloriana Kamai, Joanne Kalulu and Shirley Cataluna; 21 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

FLORENCE PATRICIA "PAT" BLACK, 88, of Kailua, died Feb. 4, 2007. Born in Oakland, Calif. A retired teacher at St. Andrews Priory. Survived by son, Michael; niece, Kevin Hind. Service 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

EDWARD CHARLES BROOKS, 50, of Mililani, died Feb. 10, 2007. Born in Birmingham, Ala. Retired U.S. Army sergeant first class; a U.S. Postal Service mail handler since 1997. Survived by wife, Neva; sons, Daniel Figueroa and Joshua Iuli; mother, Henrietta; brothers, Jeffrey and Gregory Brooks, and Barry Mitchell; sisters, Candice Mitchell and Linda Johnson; five grandchildren; nieces and nephews. Visitation 3 p.m. tomorrow at United Gospel Fellowship Church; service 4:30 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

FRANCES MARIE CAMARA, 80, of Pearl City, died Feb. 5, 2007. Born in Pa'ia, Maui. Survived by husband, Valerio; son, Wayne; daughters, Mildred Figueroa, Valerie Kane and Patricia Kahikina; brother, Joseph Souza; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church; Mass noon; committal service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

CHERYL ANN "KITTY" DE COSTA, 50, of Mililani, formerly of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Feb. 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by son, Jeffery; daughter, Cindy; parents, William and Ethel Medeiros; brother, William Medeiros; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

MELVIN "ROCKY" M. GUILLERMO, 54, of Honolulu, died Feb. 9, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Worked in the tourism industry for 36 years. Survived by wife, Elaine; sons, Michael and Ryan; mother, Rosario "Rose"; sister, Sally Perreira; brother, Rome. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment service 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

EMMA "LENA" ELENA KAMAKA, 62, of Wai'anae, died Feb. 10, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A former slicer for Dole Cannery. Survived by son, Thomas Jr.; daughters, Tammy Molina, Trishia Thrasher, Lindsey Chamness, Deborah Kamaunu, Gina Hinton, Valerie Gillespy and Hewetta Lockhart; hanai sons, James Kamaka, Joshua and John Peters; hanai daughter, Krystle Molina; sisters, Barbara Pereira, Gail Nishimura and Vanda Moniz; brothers, David Hashimoto and William Silva; 19 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; cremation to follow. Aloha attire.

HENRY PANG LEE, 99, of Honolulu, died Feb. 5, 2007. Born in ChungShan, China. Grand Master of Worldwide Chinese Freemason (Hung Moon) Supreme Lodge and High Priest (Meng Jeong) of Chee Kung Tong Society. Survived by wife, Florence Fong Lee; sons, Donald, Reginald, and Gerald; daughter, Lillian; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sister, Pui Lin Lee. Visitation and Taoist service 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1:30 p.m. at Lin Yee Chung Cemetery, Manoa. Casual attire.

JOHN "JOHN-JOHN" NELSON STIBBARD SR., 60, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 11, 2007. Retired from U.S. Army. Survived by companion, Mary Ponce; sons, John Jr., Alexander and Joshua; brothers, Travis and George; sister, Marjorie Roller; three grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment noon at O'ahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.

PATRICK SEIJI YAMAMOTO, 74, of Kane'ohe, died Feb. 6, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A retired wholesaler. Survived by son, Clifton II; daughter, Larrin Ohye; four grandchildren; sister, Clara. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ROBERT MOTOMU YOSHIMURA, 89, of Mililani, died Jan. 27, 2007. Born in Waialua. Member of Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission & Rainbow Club. Survived by son, Dennis; daughters, Florence Nakahara, Elaine May and Katherine Yoshimura; brother, Richard Satoshi Yoshimura; sisters, Nellie Kimie Tatsutani and Elaine Tokie Miyashiro; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers, Casual attire.