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Phyllis Q Yee
Aug. 15, 2013
Phyllis Quon Yee, 84, of Honolulu, passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. She was born to the late Margaret Choy and Joseph Bung Sun Quon on June 24, 1929 in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is a graduate of Maryknoll High School. Phyllis was a benefits specialist at Dole Cannery for almost 50 years and...
Leona Anne Weightman
Aug. 10, 2013
Leona Anne Weightman, 49, of Honolulu, the former Director of the Jewish Community Services, died in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in Mount Vernon, Washington to mother Pauline Damien and father Alvin Dan. Leona received most of her college education from Evergreen State College; where...
Ricardo S. Rafanan
Aug. 09, 2013
Ricardo S. "Ricky" Rafanan, 85, of Honolulu, a retired The Cab taxi driver and an Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Florence "Rafie"; daughter Deanna "Dana" Sniffen; brother Joseph...
Fanny C. Mau
Aug. 07, 2013
Fanny C. Mau, 86, of Honolulu, a retired manicurist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Lester; daughter Lynette M. Seto; brother Paul Chang; sisters Judith Kwock, Beatrice Aki and Mollie Chang; granddaughter Lehua Seto and great grandson Kili...
Blossom Puaimohala Smith
Aug. 05, 2013
Blossom Puaimohala Pauelua Smith, 86, of Kanoehe, a homemaker, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Andrew (Adele), Robert (Carene)and Herbert Loo and Dean Kalilikane; daughters Wilmalynn (Robert) Amaral and Lorea (Noll)Andrel; brother Sylvester...
Larry Yuk Wai Wong
Aug. 04, 2013
Larry Yuk Wai Wong, 98, of San Francisco, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipe fitter, died in San Francisco. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Dr. Rodney Y. K. (Edgar Poma) and Robin Y. B.(Jeanette); sister Pauline Wong Hew; five grandsons Darren, Ryan, Todd, Nathan and...
Jason Takeo Shizuru
Aug. 01, 2013
Jason Takeo Shizuru, 43, of Honolulu, a construction contractor and a Hawaii Kai extension director , died in Honolulu. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Taryn; sons Scott and Brayden; daughter Maddix ; father Jack; mother Cynthia McKay; sisters Chelsie Shizuru and Tera Lopes; one...
Angelina Johnson
Jul. 29, 2013
Angelina "Angie" Johnson, 77, of Honolulu, a retired realtor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by sons Ron and Frank; daughter Maria Hoyle; brother Sonny Prostamo; sister Fran Kelly and six grandchildren. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Friday (8/09) Holy Trinity Catholic...
Lester W. H. Young
Jul. 26, 2013
Lester W.H. "Les" Young, 57, of Honolulu, a bartender at The Ranch House, California Pizza Kitchen and Tony Roma's and a St. Louis High School graduate, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Marian R., sister Brenda M.K. White and brothers Stanford J. and Carlton P....
Soken Itomura
Jul. 24, 2013
Soken "Sho" Itomura, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Ito's Chevron mechanic, died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Akie; sons Alan and Renold (Lynell); sisters Kathleen Yukie Chun-Ming, Hideko "Heidi" Ishibashi, Sachi Cox and Sue Yamamoto; grandchildren...
Anna Kam
Jul. 23, 2013
Anna L. Kam, 88, of Honolulu, an owner of Interstate Properties, Inc., died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Russell and Bradley; daughters Jackie Shigemoto and Mona Kam; brother Roland Lin; sister Bessie Pang; five grandchildren and one great grandchild. Visitation...
Matthew Popish
Jul. 19, 2013
Brother Matthew Popish, 85, of Honolulu, a Damien Memorial School teacher, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Butte, MT. He is survived by nephew Roy Baucom; cousins Jim Konen and Betty DiFronzo. Visitation 11:00 a.m. Saturday (8/10) St, Damien Chapel; Mass 12...