LEATRICE WARIYE ADACHI, 87, of Honolulu, died Jan. 26, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Jefferson Elementary School physical therapist aide. Survived by son, Brian; daughters, Lynette McKay, Marilyn Kuamoo and Leila Yee; eight grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters, Myrtle Nakagawa and Harriet Kumura. Service 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

GORDON "OPU" KANANI AKEN SR., 63, of Wai'anae, died Jan. 13, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Member of the Iron Horse Motorcycle Club; coached football at Wai'anae High School; also retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center employee with 35 years of service. Survived by wife, Helen; sons, Gordon Jr., Reed and Chad; daughters, Jocelyn and Leanne; brothers, Woody and Clayton; sisters, Audrey Dutro, Barbara Baisa, Julie Mesa and Aloha Matsushima Aken; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 11 a.m.; burial 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

MITSUKO AKIYAMA, 88, of La'ie, formerly of Kahuku, died Jan. 17, 2009. Born in Kahuku. Former Dole Pineapple Co. employee. Survived by sons, Donald, Ronald and Alvin; 10 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. Inurnment 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

JOHN M. ALEXANDER, 51, of Inez, Texas, formerly of O'ahu, died Jan. 28, 2009. Born in San Francisco. U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard veteran for almost 21 years. Survived by wife, Sandy; daughters, April Wagner and Katherine Caraway; sons, Matthew and Dylan; sister, Leslie; grandsons, Aiden and Jaxson Shephard. Service held. Donations to Carroll High School Cross Country Track Team, 5301 Weber Road, Corpus Christi, TX 78411. Arrangements by Grace Funeral Home, Victoria, Texas.

ANTHONY "GENE" CARVALHO, 63, of Ocean View, Hawai'i, died Jan. 23, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Teruo Matsumoto Bulldozing Co. heavy equipment operator and mechanic. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Leslie, Larry and Leonard; brothers, Jules Carvalho and Virgil Olivera; sisters, Flora Mitchell and Betty Wilson; four grandchildren. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Glad Tidings Church, Hilo; service 11 a.m.; inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

VIOLA FUKIE MORIGUCHI CHING, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Accounting supervisor at Fort Shafter. Survived by sons, Wayne and Brian; daughter, Cheryl Johnson Civello; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Shichiro Moriguchi. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at Harris United Methodist Church. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

ROBERT JACK ELLEFSEN, 84, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 25, 2009. Born in Chicago. Servco employee. Survived by sons, Scott, Robin, Robin and Scott; daughter, Racquel; sister, Carol Simon; seven grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

MICHAEL "GIZM" PAGALA GALUTIRA, 29, of Pearl City, died Jan. 1, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Serco Inc. electrical mechanic. Survived by wife, Vanessa Guirnalda Baptista Galutira; son, Ashten Michael; mother, Estrelita Jay; stepfather, Darren Jay; brothers, Christopher Galutira and Albert Pagala; half sister, Mona Galutira; grandmother, Manuela Pagala. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

JAMES TSUTOMU HIROSE, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 16, 2009. Born in Hawai'i. Avid golfer. Survived by wife, Betty; sons, Brian and Wayne; daughter, Janis Koza; two grandchildren. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

MARY C. HOFFMAN, 93, of Pearl City, died Jan. 20, 2009. Born in Wai'anae. Homemaker. Survived by daughter, Patricia Felie; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

SHIZUE O. IMADA, 90, of Honolulu, died Jan. 17, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Warren, Lawrence and David; sister, Sumiyo Akazawa; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Private inurnment held at Diamond Head Cemetery. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

CARLTON KAWAIOLE KAIO, 45, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Employee for GP Roadway Solutions. Survived by companion, Louisa Theodore; sons, Kaleo and Kaipo; daughter, Amber; mother of his children, Teresa Wong; four grandchildren; brothers, James "Grumpy," Douglas and Colbert; sisters, Karen, Charlene and Glenda. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Casual attire.

DOUGLAS JOSEPH "MIKIALA" KANUHA, 62, of Lahaina, Maui, died Jan. 22, 2009. Born in O'ahu. Elevator journeyman for the National Elevator Association. Survived by wife, Threasea; son, Martin; hanai daughter, Lesa Nelson; brothers, Roland Kanuha and Ronald Brown; sisters, Victoria Reis, Frances Henson, Geraldine Lowe and Barbara-Kay Green. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m. Lei only. Aloha attire.

DOROTHY KAWAI-CHOCK, also known as DOROTHY CHOCK, 57, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 28, 2009. Born in Palau. Survived by husband, Dr. Kyle; daughter, Kaitlyn Kiyoko; parents, Maria Kayoko Kawai and Dr. Jose Chong. Visitation 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Hilo; service 5 p.m. Casual attire. No donations. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FUMIO KAWAMURA, 88, of Waipahu, died Jan. 20, 2009. Born in Waipahu. Retired S. Horita Contracting Co. carpenter; also member of Waipahu Soto Zen Mission Taiyoji. Survived by wife, Tsuruko; son, David; daughters, Lois Iwata, Marjorie Fukuda and Jean; eight grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

MICHAEL DAMIEN MACHADO, 69, of Kailua, died Jan. 25, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Consumer & Commerce Affairs; ran the Enchanted Lake Adult Softball Club over 25 years. Survived by wife, Joan; son, Michael; daughter, Debra. Visitation 2 to 4 p.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Church; Mass 4 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

TERUKO MORIMOTO, 94, of Kapolei, died Nov. 28, 1914. Born in Spokane, Wash. Survived by husband, Smith; sons, Roger, Lyle and Dale; daughters, Carolyn Kawamoto and Delores Tatebe; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sister, Akiko Kinomoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary.

HARRY "STOCK CAR #17" KEIICHI NISHIYAMA, 84, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Jan. 30, 2009. Born in Kalihi. Retired U.S. Army Reserve first sergeant. Survived by wife, Tsuyuko "Sue"; daughter, Karen Curr. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the Dodo Mortuary chapel. Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

WALTER LEROY PARK, 61, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 29, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by mother, Violet; companion, Michico Molnaire; brothers, Michael Jr. and Frank; sisters, Dorothy Root, Charlotte Dela Cerna and Virginia Soares; sons, Walter "Walter Boy," Frank "Frankie Boy," Robert, Sun, Selig and Harry "Harry Boy"; daughter, Racella "Honey Girl," Lyndanell, Starr, Sky, Kourtney, Brandi and Katielyn; 18 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Service 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Waimanalo; reception to follow; scattering of ashes at Makapu'u. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

N. ROBERT "BOB" WAGSTAFF, 78, of Kahului, Maui, died Dec. 23, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Naturalist painter of flora and fauna. Survived by wife, Winona "Winnie" Yoshikawa-Wagstaff; daughter, Nicole Wagstaff-Gasman; brothers, William Wagstaff and Benjamin "Buddy" Bottelo; sister, Sibyl Cowan; seven grandchildren. Private service at a later date. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

JERRY YOSHIHIKO YOSHIMURA, 82, of Pearl City, died Jan. 22, 2009. Born in Pearl City. Retired Hawaiian Dredging and Construction superintendent. Survived by wife, Vickie; son, Ivan; daughter, Ada Maruyama; three grandchildren; sisters, Lily Kiuchi, Shirley Cook, Sue Arakawa, Stella Saito, Annie Fujimoto and Harriett Yoshikane. Visitation 4 to 5 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 5 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.