Aloha Joseph Awaa, 88, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 27, 2009. Born in Kohala, Hawai'i. City emergency unit employee; U.S. Army veteran; Aloha Week king. Survived by wife, Dora; daughters, Cheryl, and Bonnie Makinano; son, Joseph; brother, Andrew. Visitation 9 a.m. Sept. 8 at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; reception to follow; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Antone "Tony" Baptiste, 94, of Kilauea, Kaua'i, died Aug. 26, 2009. Born in Kilauea. Retired Kilauea Sugar Plantation electrician. Survived by sister, Beatrice Rego; nieces; nephews. Visitation 9 to 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Sylvester's Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11:45 a.m. at Kaua'i Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Kauai Memorial Gardens & Funeral Home.

Otto Beck, 94, of Honolulu, died Aug. 23, 2009. Born in Elizabeth, N.J. Retired machinist with Automatic Switch Co. of Florham Park, N.J.; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by son, Robert. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

Florence Taeko Chun, 87, of Makawao, Maui, died Aug. 19, 2009. Born in Wailuku, Maui. Retired waitress at St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. Survived by sons, Leslie "Lucky," Patrick and Greg Chong Kee; stepsons, Thomas and Daniel; daughter, Jackie Hokoana; brothers, George and Roy Chinen; sisters, Patsy Asato, Peggy Fukumoto, Betty Lam, Shirley Tomei and Joyce Tomita; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, Manoa; Mass 11 a.m. Arrangements by Ballard Family Mortuary.

Edward Namohala Crawford Jr., 77, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 5, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Heavy machine operator. Survived by son, Preston; daughter, Jewellyn. Celebration of life noon Saturday at Tumble Land Beach Park, across Ma'ili Deli. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Raymond Dunn DeMello, 66, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 14, 2009. Born in Lahaina, Maui. Retired director of golf at the Royal Ka'anapali Golf Course. Survived by wife, Sang Sook; sons, Raymond DeMello Catugal and Derek DeMello Catugal; mother, Elizabeth; brother, Clifford; five grandchildren. Service 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lahaina; scattering of ashes to follow. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Homelani Cremation Services.

Edmund Hatsuki Fujimoto, 87, of Honolulu, died Aug. 14, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician. Survived by sons, Nathan and Randal; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, Frank and George; sisters, Amy and Dianna. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Charles Henry Gaylord, 72, of Fremont, Calif., died Aug. 4, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Served in the National Guard; master mason; reached the rank of Great Grandmaster. Survived by daughters, Kelly McCormick, Vanessa Alo and Charlene Shires; six grandchildren; siblings, Gertrude Zartman, Dorothy Shire, Lillian Henriquez, Peggy Ann Angelo and Allan; former wives, Elizabeth and Mildred. Private scattering of ashes. Donations to the Kajukenbo Association of America (KAA) for the Gaylord's Educational Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 580488, Elk Grove, CA 95758. Arrangements by Chapel of the Chimes Funeral Home, Hayward, Calif.

Midori Hirata, 96, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 21, 2009. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Survived by son, Joseph; daughters, Janet Uchida, Pauleen Hirai and Sharon Urbanczyk Scott; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brothers, Raymond and Harry Yamada; sisters, Evelyn Kamimoto and Jean Nagao. Private service held. Arrangements by Mililani Mortuary, Waipi'o.

Robert Kazuo Inouye, 77, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Continental Insurance Agency of Hawai'i and Atlas Insurance Agency insurance executive; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Blanche; son, Mark; daughters, Susan, Diane and Mary; five grandchildren; brothers, U.S. Sen. Daniel and John; sister, May Tomita. Visitation 4 p.m. Saturday at Harris United Methodist Church; celebration of life 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Florence Jaynet Leinaala Kepilino, 73, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired library assistant. Survived by brother, Joseph; sisters, Genevieve, Margaret and Susan; hanai children, Jessica, Davilyn, Mark, Delbert, Darren and Deborah. Visitation 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church, 'Aiea; Mass 11:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Hideo Kido, 79, of Honolulu, died Aug. 16, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired AA Electric, Ltd. electrician. Survived by wife, Eiko; sons, Dean and Nelson; daughter, Jeri-Ann; five grandchildren; brothers, Atsuo and Fumio; sister, Jane Yamamoto. Private service held. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

Miyo Hee "Nancy" Lee Ko, 92, of Honolulu, died Aug. 21, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired director and founder of Playmate Kindergarten Day Care Center and Grade School in Makiki. Survived by sons, John, Francis and James; daughters, Mary Whiteman, Margaret Lee and Maureen; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sisters, Hee Soon Park and Hee Yon Whang. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary; service 10 a.m.; entombment 10:45 a.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.

Garry A. Lopes, 77, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 12, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired grounds-keeper supervisor at Fort Shafter; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by sister, Eliza Mahaulu; brothers, Anthoney and Daniel. Visitation 5 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel, Wai- pi'o; service 6:30 p.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Pablo "Mac" Madariaga Macadangdang, 82, of Kea'au, Hawai'i, died Aug. 19, 2009. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Hamakua Sugar Co. diesel mechanic; World War II and Korean War U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force veteran. Survived by wife, Maggie; daughters, Yolanda Nakamura and Tina Buyuan; brothers, Fred Madariaga and John; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 11 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

Sharon Ledean McDaniel, 70, of Honolulu, died Aug. 16, 2009. Born in Rock Island, Ill. Retired Lanakila Pacific Group dining leader. Survived by common-law husband, Conley Carroll; sons, Rory and Rob; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; brother, Howard Knouse. Celebration of life 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hilton Hawaiian Village, Hibiscus Suite. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

William "Ching" Alfred Nakagawa, 45, of Mililani, died Aug. 8, 2009. Born in Wahiawa. Sun Industry heavy equipment mechanic; served in the Army National Guard. Survived by wife, Melissa; sons, Kahi Hernandez and Justin; daughters, Justine, Jaynalyn, and Kishia Pasco; three grandchildren; mother, Shirley Lozano; stepfather, Miguel Lozano; brothers, Wilbur, Wendell and Wesley; sister, Debra "Naka" Maramba. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel, Waipi'o; prayer service 7 p.m. Flowers welcome, Casual attire.

Samuel Taaga Nomura, 49, of Waipahu, died Aug 22, 2009. Born in Lawton, Okla. A former tour bus driver for Roberts Hawaii. Survived by brother, Joseph; sisters, Fujiama, Omutu, Fouaimalo and Peka; nine stepbrothers and stepsisters. Visitation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 7 at New Hope Leeward; service 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

Ilse S. Normile, 82, of Princeville, Kaua'i, died Aug. 18, 2009. Born in Germany. President of Yellow Cab in Des Moines, Iowa. Survived by daughters, Leslie and Ilka; one granddaughter. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

Fusako Itaki Okazaki, 87, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 17, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by husband, Susumu; son, Eric; daughter, Donna. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Antonio "Tony" Flores Palicte Sr., 82, of Waipahu, died Aug. 9, 2009. Born in Kahuku. Retired Mid-Pac Lumber machine operator. Survived by sons, Miguel, Antonio Jr., Glenn and Dave; daughters, Thelma Tomas, Lovie Gonzales, Cynthia Inaura and Frances Palicte; 20 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister, Caridad Florentin. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel, Waipi'o; service 10:30 a.m. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Domingo "Donnie" Pinheiro, 74, of Waipahu, died Aug. 1, 2009. Born in Hana, Maui. Independent taxi cab driver; former business owner for over 25 years; also worked for The Cab; U.S. Marine Corps veteran. Survived by sons, Donny, Dominick and Derrick Pinheiro and Daniel Reichwein-Storrow; daughters, Donna Archangel and Chandy Tagata; brothers, Alfredo, Joseph and Manuel Pinheiro, Julio and Daniel Torres; sister, Grace Fernandez; 25 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel, Waipi'o; service 11 a.m.; committal service 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

Nobu Ruth Kubo Schildhauer, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2009. Born in Otaru, Japan. A homemaker. Survived by husband, Hugo; daughter, Junko Davis; son, Mark; sisters, Mieko, Yuriko and Tomoko; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

Wan Eai Song, 83, of Kapa'a, Kaua'i, died Aug. 29, 2009. Born in Kapa'a. Retired heavy equipment operator. Survived by wife, Dorothy; brother, Chuneu; sisters, Tamie Roberts, Hongnum Nix and Hongnang Morita. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday at Kaua'i Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

Kiyoko Takatsuki, 88, of Wailua Houselots, Kaua'i, died Aug. 7, 2009. Born in Hule'ia, Kaua'i. A housewife. Survived by sons, Dennis and Thomas; daughters, Shirley Spano, Sharon and Faith Tanaka; one grandchild; brothers, Masaaki and Takashi Okamuro; sisters, Yukiko Trent, Yoshie Matsumoto, Michiko Hanagami and Fumie Okamuro. Private service held. Arrangements by Garden Island Mortuary.

Yaeo Tanigawa, 80, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 18, 2009. Born in Kealia, Kaua'i. Retired self-employed plumber. Survived by sons, Michael and Gary; brothers, Charles and Mineo; sisters, Carolyn Sakai and Iris Fukui. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Dwight R. Whang, 55, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 4, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Survived by father, Terrence; mother, Anna Bassle; stepmother, Betty; brother, Lance; stepbrother, Derek Wong; stepsister, Darlene Shimotsu; half sister, Katherine Uehara. Private service held. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

Gladys Yasuko Matsumoto Yoshitomi, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 16, 2009. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawaiian Regent Hotel cook. Survived by caregiver/nephew, Kenneth Shiyama; five brothers and three sisters. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.