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ORLANDO GAOATEN BATANGAN, 57, of Honolulu, died Dec. 15, 2007. Born in San Antonio, Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Longtime Kane'ohe Marine Base and Pearl Harbor Navy Exchange barber. Survived by wife, Elena; daughters, Divina Connell and Maryjane; mother, Felicidad; brothers, Silvestre, Villamor, Onofre and Fernando; five 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; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

DORIS HARUE ELLIOT, 85, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 1, 2008. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Survived by sons, Sucuma and Stephen; daughters, Mae Strand, Patricia Hahn and Donna Meyers. Private services to be held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

IWAKAZU HASHIZUME, 93, of Mililani, formerly of Wahiawa, died Dec. 21, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Retired EN Nagao Ltd. carpenter foreman. Survived by son, Harold; daughters, Lucy Witeck and Marsha Murata; five grandchildren; brother, Oliver. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

ELLEN LEONG HU, 87, of Honolulu, died Dec. 7, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Kenneth; sons, Vernon and Gary; daughter, Helena Zimmerman; brother, Robert Leong; sister, Rosaline Siu; six grandchildren; two great grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; inurnment 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

MARIA ARUIZA JAVIER, 91, of Hale'iwa, died Dec. 21, 2007. Born in Pong-ol, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. Devoted grandmother. Survived by son, Virginio; daughters, Marcelina Anyog and Maura Abanes; brother, Jose Aruiza; sister, Victoria Aruiza; six grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m. Burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

SHANNON "COACH SHANNON" DALE KA'AE, 43, of Honolulu, died Dec. 28, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Refurbisher and restorer of furniture/household interiors. Survived by mother, Geraldine Wallace; wife, Pearl; son, Skye; daughters, Ashley and Hayley; brothers, George Jr., Dayson, Jacob, and Brian; sisters,Terrylynn, Desiree, Tiffany and Shaylene; stepbrothers, Thomas Wallace and Mitchell Philips; stepsisters, Tacy Silva and Valverdee Roberts; three grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park, Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m.; cremation and scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

JAMES "MONTE" ON KUN KIM, 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 31, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A state retiree. Survived by wife, Nancy; daughters, Jamie and Jodie; brother, Earl; sister, Beatrice Among; grandchildren, Jordan-Lynn Struve and Erin Bell. Visitation 6 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Inurnment 2 p.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HENRIETTA K.I.H. LEONG, 69, of Honolulu, died Dec. 24, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Taxation secretary. Survived by husband, Ronald; son, Darin; daughter, Cheryl Yamasaki; brother, Bernard Ho; sisters, Millie Taguma and Helen Sensui; two grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church; Mass 10:30 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. in Yee King Tong Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LISA YOOKO MATSUMOTO, 43, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A playwright and co-founder of 'Ohi'a Productions. Survived by parents, Yukimasa and Jennifer; sisters, Lori Nasu and Leigh Sturgeon; companion, Howard Furukawa. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu at Ko'olau Golf Club, Kane'ohe; celebration of life 4 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

FRANK GABRIEL MEDEIROS, 72, of Kailua, died Dec. 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Shop 31, inside machinist. Survived by wife, Charleen; sons, Bryon, Bret, Blake and Billy; daughter, Joleen Lauriano; 11 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister, Frances Lewis. Cemetery committal service 9:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

GWENDOLYN P. MEDEIROS, 68, of Wahiawa, died Dec. 20, 2007. Born on Kaua'i. Survived by daughters, Erlinda Estabillo, Zosima Madarang, Corazon Espiritu, Imelda Fabian and Gwendolyn Medeiros-Areola; sons, Roberto Espiritu, Henry Lott and Jerry Areola; step-daughters, Kimberly Lum, Dorcas Fick-Chun, Allison Pulmen and Camille Redel; stepsons, Jerry Jr., Barry and Perry; 38 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; brothers, Pedro Pacleb Jr. and Sonny Pacleb; sister, Mildred Pacleb; half-sister, Oga Posten. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 7 p.m.; cremation to follow. Casual attire.

DEAN TAKEMI NADATANI, 63, of Lawa'i, Kaua'i, died Dec. 30, 2007. Born in Waimea. Previously employed by Von Hamm-Young, Avis Rent-A-Car, Garden Island Motors, Kauai Auto Center and the County of Kaua'i. Survived by wife, Jeanne; son, Dean Jr.; daughters, Terry Crowell, Shelley Gandeza and Sandi Nadatani; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; brothers, Kenneth and James; sister, Joy Kagawa. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo; Mass 10 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

WALTER MITSURU OKADA, 80, of Honolulu, died Dec. 25, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Member of the Fort Shafter Wheelchair Bowlers, and the Hawai'i Association of the Blind. Survived by wife, Nancy; son, Gary; daughters, Caryl, Dayle Cummings and Sheryl; five grandchildren; sister, Doris Abe. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

MICHIKO OSAKODA, 77, of Pearl City, died Dec. 25, 2007. Born in Okinawa. Survived by sons, Toru Kuwae, Tomohiro and Kenji Omine, Thomas and Walter Osakoda; daughters, Mariko Omine and Florence Taogoshi; many grandchildren. Private services were held. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

LOUISE RUSTH OYAMA, 96, of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., formerly of Hawai'i, died Nov. 26, 2005. Born in Arizona. Survived by daughter, Helen Fowler; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Burial with husband, Stuart Saburo Oyama (see below) at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

STUART SABURO OYAMA, 81, of Pasedena, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died June 23, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A Hughes Aircraft Co. accountant Survived by brothers, Shigeru, Minoru and Gerald; sisters, Natsuko Nakamura, Iwako Ihara, Patsy Nakamura, Sue Liu, and Esther Tomomitsu. Private burial with his wife, Louise Rusth Oyama at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

CLYDE KAZUYOSHI SAKAI, 67, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 22, 2007. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A retired Oahu Transit Service garage foreman. Survived by wife, Jean; sons, Lance and Kevin; grandsons, Nevin and Keenan. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

POLOKA TEREISE, 46, of Honolulu, died Dec. 30, 2007. Born in American Samoa. Pipeline Cafe director of security. Survived by wife, Rebecca; son, Dusty; brothers, Peletenia, Sione and Mago; sisters, Sose Lilo, Viena and Asomalo. Visitation 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at Kawaiaha'o Church; service 2 p.m.; cremation to follow. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

BENEDICT VICTOR, 83, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A U.S. Army veteran who served during World War II. Survived by many nieces and nephews. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Vianney Church, Kailua; Mass 10:30 a.m. Committal service 10 a.m. Friday at Hilo Veterans Cemetery #2. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

PATRICIA ANN VEGAS YAMAGUCHI, 65, of Kailua, formerly of Kekaha, Kaua'i, died Dec. 23, 2007. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. Retired First Hawaiian Bank graduate. Survived by husband, Michael; son, Michael; daughter, Lori-Ann; sisters, Katherine Supnet and Leona Nishida; brother, Bernard Vegas Jr; three grandchildren. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; service noon; burial 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

BRIAN YASUHIDE YOSHIMOTO, 91, of Honolulu, died Dec. 30, 2007. Born in Makawao, Maui. Retired Westinghouse Elevator Co. mechanic. Survived by wife, Fumiko; sons, Milton, Dwight and Craig; daughters, Faith Nutting and Karen; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brothers, Eddie, Richard and James; sisters, Mildred Tachino and Ellen Ohara. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 1 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DONALD "DA BEAR" J.K. YOUNG, 44, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 30, 2007. Born in Honolulu. An engineer. Survived by wife, Marie; sons, Kaniala Bivit, Pono Pacheco, James "Kimo" Rosa, and Landon Young; daughter, Lani Rosa; brothers, Keola Young, Denny Wright, and Robin Wright; sisters, Jamie Young-Smith and Cammy Young; father, Imaikalani Young; step-mother, Peggy Young; mother, Jamette "Bunny" Halverson. Celebration of life 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Poka'i Bay Beach. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ROSALIND GOO YOUNG, 84, of Honolulu, died Dec. 20, 2007. Born in Honolulu. A U.S. Navy Commissary accountant. Survived by son, Gregory; daughters, Brenda Okuhata, Nathalie Ching and Susan Young; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; sisters, Mary Hee and Bernice Lum. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.