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Salome Balisacan Balisacan
Aug. 20, 2016
Salome Balisacan Balisacan 91, of Honolulu, Hawaii passed away on Saturday, August 20, 2016 at the Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. She was born on October 29, 1924 to Jose Balisacan and Manuela Badua in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Salome was a housewife. She is survived by her...
Ianthe Lee Oshima
Aug. 19, 2016
Ianthe Lee Oshima, 75, of Kaneohe, Hawaii passed away peacefully at her home with her loving husband of 53 years Wallace by her side on Friday, August 19, 2016. Ianthe is survived by her husband, Wallace T. Oshima; sons, Daniel Oshima, Timothy (Catherine) Oshima, David (Jeffrey Samson) Oshima;...
Antone "Tony" Joseph Gomes Melin
Aug. 19, 2016
Antone “Tony” Joseph Gomes Melin, 76, of Kaneohe, Oahu passed away on August 19, 2016 at Castle Medical Center. Antone was born to Joseph Gomes Melin and Bernice Liborio in Honolulu, Hawaii on July 21, 1940. Antone was a loss prevention officer for both the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel and Royal...
Elgitha Inocelda Agdeppa
Aug. 18, 2016
Elgitha Inocelda Agdeppa a resident of Salt Lake (Honolulu) passed away on August 18, 2016 at the Queen’s Medical Center, Honolulu she was 49 years old. Elgitha was born to Josefina (Inocelda) and Manuel Agdeppa in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, Philippines on February 4, 1967. She was a linen feeder for a...
Matilda "Maxine" Mary Ching
Aug. 18, 2016
Matilda “Maxine” Mary Ching, 88, of Kaneohe, Oahu passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016. She was born to David K. Kauhane and Matilda Peterson Querobin in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 30, 1927. Matilda was a retired contract specialist for the Army & Air Force Exchange “AAFES”. She is...
Joseph Kaiponohea Kaili Jr.
Aug. 18, 2016
Joseph Kaiponohea Kaili, Jr., 87, of Waianae, retired Roller operator with Hawaiian Bitumuls and Paving Company, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Jodee-Kalae Inoue, Cecilia Richardson and Mari-Emma Akima; brothers Clarence, Melvin, Edward and Kenneth; sisters...
Gilbert Rivera Sr.
Aug. 18, 2016
Gilbert Rivera, Sr., 78, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at his residence. Gilbert was born to Gregorio Rivera and Augusta Lopes in Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii on April 11, 1938. Gilbert was a bus driver for the City and County of Honolulu. He is survived by his wife,...
Julio "Sonny" John Velles
Aug. 18, 2016
Julio “Sonny” John Velles, 91, of Waipahu, Hawaii passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at the Wahiawa General Hospital. Julio was born to John Velles and Rosa Patino in Koloa, Kauai, Hawaii on December 5, 1924. He was a park caretaker for the State of Hawaii. Julio is survived by his wife,...
Flo Marie Saunders
Aug. 17, 2016
Flo Marie Saunders passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at her home in Kailua, Hawaii. Flo was born on December 6, 1925 to William & Ina Harrison on their family farm in Seymour, Texas. She graduated from Seymour High School in 1943 and went on to work at a weather bureau in...
Daniel Earl Castro
Aug. 17, 2016
Daniel Earl Castro, a resident of Ewa Beach, Oahu passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2016 at the Queen’s Medical Center West he was 55 years old. Daniel was born to Rudolph Hailama Castro, Sr. and Florencia Tiqui on November 11, 1960 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Daniel was a construction foreman in the...
Samuel Dau Ming Ching
Aug. 16, 2016
Samuel Dau Ming Ching, 82, of Honolulu, passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was the youngest of three children born to Lin Sing Ching and Chew Fong Tom in Honolulu, Hawaii on March 14, 1934. Samuel was a retired pharmaceutical sales representative with...
Teresita "Tessie" Lopez Pacupac
Aug. 16, 2016
Teresita "Tessie" Lopez Pacupac, a resident of Waipahu, Hawaii passed away on Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at her residence she was 82 years old. She was born to Fernando Lopez and Demetria Pascual in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines on October 3, 2016. She was a retired food service worker at the...