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CHESTER HIDEO AKAMINE, 86, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died March 18, 2008. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Retired painting contractor with the former C. H. Akamine Painting Co. Survived by son, Francis; daughters, Patricia Sasaki, Sandra Arrowood and Pianta Akamine; brother, Seitoku; sisters, Tsuruko Nakamura and Tomiko Lee; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

WILLIAM "BILL" "BUSTER" ANJO, 80, of Mill Valley, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died March 22, 2008. Born in Makawao, Maui. Longtime ballroom dance instructor. Survived by son, Greg; daughter, Sandra; two grandchildren; brother, James. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass 12:45 p.m.; burial 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

ROSE MARY MATSUYO YAMASHIRO CHANG, 80, of Honolulu, died March 20, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Formerly of Yamashiro Products Inc.; retired from Fujiya Ltd. Survived by son, Bradford; daughter, Alda Gomes; two grandchildren; brothers, Shinyei Nakamura and David Yamashiro; sister, Elaine Erickson. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. Casual attire.

RICHARD FONG WAH CHING, 92, of Honolulu, died March 6, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A member of Holy Name Society. Survived by son, Richard Jr.; daughter, Barbara "Bobbie"; brothers, Howard and Gilbert; sisters, Hilma Chang and Henrietta "Rita" Kam; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; Mass 11 a.m.; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

ROGER WINSTON FORSTER, 80, of Honolulu, died March 27, 2008. Born in Evansville, Ind. A retired broadcasting and magazine publishing executive. Survived by wife, Anna Claire; daughter, Kim; son, Matt; four grandchildren. Memorial gathering 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Waikiki Elks Club. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations to the American Heart Association or charity of choice. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

LUI FU, 88, of Pearl City, died March 14, 2008. Born in Pahala, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Arthur and Brian; daughters, Christina Waldeck and Carol Morikawa; brothers, David and Clarence Lui; sister, Florence Manuel; three grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

SETSU FUKUDA, 96, of Honolulu, died March 18, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by son, Victor; daughters, Helen Oyakawa, Mabel Araki and Joann Takahara; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

FRANK GOMES, 73, of Honokai Hale, Kapolei, died March 14, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired drywall carpenter. Survived by wife, Emily; sons, Gregory and Wessley; brothers, Mano and Alfred; eight grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo First Ward; service 11 a.m. to noon. Inurnment 11 a.m. Monday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Woolsey Mortuary Services.

ALICE KUAHUIA GOUVEIA, 67, of Miloli'i, Hawai'i, died March 25, 2008. Born in Wai'ohinu, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Robert Jr., Dwayne and Dominic; daughters, Priscilla Reyes, Linda Figuria and Rosie Kane; brothers, Raymond Kuahuia, Ben and Jack Casuga; sisters, Shirley Castillo, Elizabeth Taetuna, Dora Helena, Rose Taylor, Perline and Mildred Casuga; 20 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Catholic Church; service 10 a.m. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

NANCY ATSUKO HIGA, 74, of Pearl City, died March 25, 2008. Born in Waipahu. Member of Daido Doshi Kai Club. Survived by son, Earl; daughter, Earline; mother, Shigeyo Kay Hirata; brother, Gilbert Hirata; sister, Emaline Kaneshiro. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 9 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

DORIS MICHI TOMEI HOKAMA, 88, of Kahului, Maui, formerly of Kahalu'u, O'ahu, died March 21, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A Kahalu'u vegetable farmer. Survived by son, Glenn; daughter, Lynette; two grandchildren; brothers, Joji and Roy Tomei; sisters, Gladys and Marjorie Parks. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

BESSIE TOMIYO IMATA, 92, of Honolulu, died March 23, 2008. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, Gordon and David; daughter, Janyce Blair; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

REGINALD B. JIMENEZ, 80, of Seattle, formerly of Honolulu, died March 20, 2008. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. Retired postal worker; retired from the U.S. Air Force. Survived by wife, Juliette. Cemetery committal service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

MICHIE "RUTH" KAWASAKI, 86, of 'Aiea, died March 8, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Star Market employee. Survived by husband, Kiyoshi "George"; son, Bert; daughter, Lynne Ozaki; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Grace Chinaka, Alice Johiro and Mary Ono. Service 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire.

RUTH KAHAUNANIOKAIULANIKAWAHINEHOOLULUPALIOKUPOIKALANI KEAHI, 68, of Wailuku, Maui, died March 18, 2008. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired U.S Postal Service clerk for Lahaina Post Office. Survived by husband, Jonah; sons, Michael, Bruce and William; brother, Eugene Saffery Sr.; eight grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

FUSA ASHIZAWA KIBOTA, 78, of Mililani, died March 20, 2008. Born in Tokyo. A member of Hono-lulu Myohoji Mission. Survived by husband, Kazuo; sons, Clifford and Karl; sister, Etsuko Hondo. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

JANE MIYEKO KINOSHITA, 83, of Honolulu, died March 17, 2008. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. Retired Dole Cannery packer. Survived by husband, Toshiyuki; brothers, Masaaki and Yoshiaki Nakamura; sister, Ethel Sue. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

TED HISATSUGU KONDO, 92, of Honolulu, died March 14, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired O'ahu Construction Co. construction foreman. Survived by wife, Grace; sons, Cary and Calvin; daughter, Nancy Nakama; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild; one great-great-grandchild; brother, Hiroshi; sister, Toshiko Tamura. Visitation 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Palolo Hongwanji Mission; service 11:30 a.m. Casual Attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

JOSEPH ALBERT LAKE, 89, of Holualoa, North Kona, Hawai'i, died March 25, 2008. Born in Shamokin, Pa. A self-employed swimming pool contractor. Survived by sons, Joseph, Tai and David; daughter, Alice Hallin; 13 grandchildren. Private service at a later date. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary.

KATSUICHI NITTA, 97, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died March 19, 2008. Born in Wahiawa. A custodian with the Department of Education. State of Hawai'i employee formerly with McBryde Sugar Co. Survived by son, Keith; nieces and nephews. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

KENNETH "MASA" MASAO ODA, 66, of Honolulu, died March 22, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Former proprietor of Ken's Gutters and Awnings Inc. Survived by wife, Frances; daughter, Kristi Murai; three grandchildren; brothers, Albert, Herbert and Michael; sisters, Martha Kenmotsu, Betty Dietz and Elaine Tadaki. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Kalihi Union Church; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

RONALYN "RON" SHARBY, 64, of Incline Village, Nev., died March 26, 2008. Born in Wailua, Hawai'i. U.S. Air Force veteran and former police officer in Sarasota, Fla. Survived by three daughters; a stepson; four grandchildren; companion, Kathleen French. Arrangements by Truckee Meadows Cremation and Burial, Reno, Nev.

HAROLD KOON BUNG SUEN, 87, of Honolulu, died March 19, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Owner of Design Mart Furniture Refinishing; retired Pearl Harbor shipfitter; Outrigger Canoe Club parking attendant. Survived by wife, Lurline; son, Randall "Ran"; sisters, Delores Lee and Marjory Merrill; grandchildren, Reyn and Kelsy Suen. Visitation 1 p.m. Saturday at Holy Nativity Church; service 2 p.m. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

SHIGEKI "CHICKMA" TAKAMURA, 87, of Honolulu, died March 21, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired meat cutter for Safeway. Survived by brother, Saburo; sister, Kimiye Nishimura; nieces and nephews. Visitation noon to 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 1 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

RICHARD YUJI TAKEMOTO, 81, of Lihu'e, Kaua'i, died March 24, 2008. Born in Waialua. A weatherman with the National Weather Service. Survived by sons, Miles and Wade; daughters, Beverly Karrasch, Kim Kato and Iris Takemoto; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; brothers, Walter and Chester; sister, Lillian Weinberg. Visitation 9:30 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery Pavilion; service 10 a.m.; burial to follow. Casual attire. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

MARTHA YURIKO TAMURA, 90, of Honolulu, died Feb. 7, 2008. Born in Pasadena, Calif. Retired, self-employed piano instructor (Martha Tamura Piano Studio). Survived by brothers, Francis and Paul; nephews, nieces, grandnephews and grandnieces. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations to Oberlin College, c/o Catherine M. Klima Gletherow, CPA, Director of Gift Planning, 50 West Lorain St., 102 Bosworth Hall, Oberlin, OH 44074. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SALAIA GLORIA SALAVE'A TIMOTEO, 28, of Waipahu, died March 23, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Jimmy Timoteo; son, Hunter; father, Tovia Salave'a; brothers, Leo, Andrew, Iulio, Kone and Peter Salave'a; sisters, Anita Ramiscal and Monica Salave'a. Visitation 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church; Mass 12:30 p.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

LEONARD NYLON TSO, 81, of Honolulu, died March 22, 2008. Born in Macau, China. Retired director and manager with Hong Kong Wing On F&M Insurance Co. Survived by wife, Wendy Patricia; sons, Albert and Edward; daughter Irene Lee; three grandchildren; sisters, Wan Kei, Vinnie, Irene and Lena. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, Wilder Avenue; Mass 10 a.m. No flowers. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

NORMA HERNANDEZ VILLA, 71, of Honolulu, died March 4, 2008. Born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A care home operator. Survived by husband, Durante Villa Sr.; sons, Demy Billa and Durante Villa Jr.; daughters, Nida Tiangco, Nanette Villa and Nemia Valerio; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Oscar Hernandez and Pepito Hernandez. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.