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FERNANDO "FREDDIE" "FERN" ABELAYE, 63, of Honolulu, died Dec. 10, 2007. Born in Pahala, Ka'u, Hawai'i. Retired Wake Island, Ka'ena Point and Pearl Harbor Public Works Center diesel machinist; U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran. Survived by wife, Rosa; daughters, Samantha and Stephanie; stepdaughter, Lynn Yee; one granddaughter; one stepgranddaughter; mother, Trinidad; brothers, Joseph Jr., Serafin, Melvin, Brian, Clyde and David; sisters, Miriam Wolff and Yolanda Kikawa. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 to 9:15 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church; Mass 9:30 a.m.; committal service 11 a.m. at the Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.

ELIZABETH ANN DECKER, 55, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Dec. 19, 2007. Born in Hilo. Retired Waiakea Intermediate School teacher. Survived by special friend, Pauline Shiroma; cousins, Ethel Daniels, Rosemary Smith and Kathy Anderson. Service 4 p.m. today at the Puna Congregational Church, Kea'au, Hawai'i. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ROBERT DEGNAN, 53, of Hale'iwa, died Dec. 15, 2007. Born in Boston, Mass. Marine captain. Survived by mother, Cicely Petrosky; sister, Judi Dalton; nieces, Paulette Caswell and Theresa Hilkey; nephews, Brad Gorby and Jeremy Orlando. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

FRANCES "FRANNIE" GASPAR, 68, of Wai'anae, died July 22, 2007. Born in Lana'i City, Lana'i. Homemaker. Survived by sons, Michael, Kimokeo, Gordon, Darryl, Eric, John and Nelson; daughters, Gloria, Debra, Rose, Brenda, Dayna and Sara; brothers, Walter Sr. and Robert; sister, Linda; 45 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

DOROTHY LORENE LOMBARDO, 85, of Kane'ohe, died Dec. 15, 2007. Born in Barnard, Mo. Homemaker. Survived by son, Dr. Frank; daughters, Anita Valentine and Karen Gettinger; six grandchildren. Service in Kansas City, Mo. Donations to Catholic Charities of Hawai'i. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

JOSEPH LOPEZ SR., 95, of Kailua, died Nov. 26, 2007. Born in Kilauea, Kaua'i. Retired Hawaiian Dredging crane operator. Survived by wife, Katherine; sons, Joseph Jr. and Steve Lopez, and Paul Miguel; daughters, Josephine Nobriga, Jane Kaui, Joyce Pascua, Dani Dee and Lydia Daniels; brother, Migo; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 p.m. Dec. 28 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Graveside service 10 a.m. Dec. 29 at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

RICHARD YOSHITO MIYASHIRO, 74, of Garden Grove, Calif., formerly of Kailua, died Dec. 7, 2007. Born in Kailua. Retired U.S. Postal Service clerk. Survived by wife, Masako; children, Robert and Lisa; brothers, Yoshio, Tadashi and Hide. Service 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; committal service 1 p.m. at the Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

SUSAN LOUISE MORLEY, 58, of Kailua, died Dec. 18, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Homemaker. Survived by husband, Harry; son, Patrick; daughter, Pamela. Service at a later date. Donations to The Queen's Cancer Center. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

YOSHIE "CAROL" NOZOE, 82, of 'Aiea, died Dec. 11, 2007. Born in Kaunakakai, Moloka'i. Survived by sons, Malcolm and Neal; daughter, Norine Fitzgerald; five grandchildren; brothers, Shigeru "Henry" and Lawrence Kurosawa; sisters, Peggy Uemura, Kiyono Iwamoto, Alice Brown and Amy Sugihara; hanai sister, Tema Tadu. No service. Scattering of ashes in the Kaiwi Channel. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

DAVID E. REPPUHN JR., 89, of Saginaw, Mich., formerly of Hawai'i, died Dec. 14, 2007. Real estate broker in Michigan and Hawai'i. Service held in Michigan. Donations to ArcVista Home Care, 6321 Normandy Drive, Saginaw, MI 48638. 989-791-9180. Arrangements by Reitz Herzberg Funeral Home.

LOUIS "GUNGA DIN" SOARES, 78, of Wai'anae, died Dec. 13, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughters, Iwalani Dumler, Kamakaokalani Prinkey, Kaipolani Aldrich, Rosielani Vea Vea and Kalani; brother, Orlando; sisters, Agnes Jutba, Susan Aldeguer, Rose Mary Awong and Edith Texeira; 20 grandchildren; 30 great- grandchildren. Service 8:30 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Mount Zion Church, Ma'ili. Scattering of ashes noon Sunday at Poka'i Bay Beach Park. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ISAMI YAMADA, 91, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9, 2007. Born in Waipahu. Retired owner of Yoshidaya Candy Store. Survived by son, Richard; daughters, Carol Kajikawa and Joyce Jodoi; four grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; brother, Yutaka "Oscar"; sister, Evelyn Narahara. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

AKIRA YASUTAKE, 78, of Honolulu, died Dec. 14, 2007. Born in Pa'auilo, Hawai'i. Retired U.S. Postal Service employee; Korean War veteran. Survived by wife, Mildred; sons, Alan and Darrel; stepdaughter, Jo Ann Sakato; four grandchildren; brothers, Skippy and Satoru; sister, Michie Nakashima. Private service held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

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