WAI CHING WONG AU, 63, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 24, 2005. Born in China. Retired seamstress. Survived by husband, Koon Sung; son, Tony; daughters, Tammy Lee and Amy Tashiro; seven grandchildren. Visitation for Taoist service 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

MICHAEL DENNIS BOVARD, 55, of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, died Aug. 22, 2005. Born in Hayward, Calif. A longtime chef in local restaurants. Survived by daughter, Nicole Madaule; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Funeral & Tribute Services, Kailua, Kona.

JOSEPH LAWRENCE BUDY, 91, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2005. Born in Waukegan, Ill. A World War II veteran retired from the Foreign Service U.S. Agency for International Development. Survived by wife, Mailda "Medik"; daughter, Bianca Reeves; two grandchildren. Private service. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

URSULA K. PIRL FOUTTS, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 23, 2005. Born in Glogau, Germany. Retired Kaiser Hospital nurse. Survived by sons, Jorg and Andreas Pirl; daughter, Rosemarie McElhaney; 10 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Zita Rostek and Brigitte Kurtze. Private service held. Donations to Hawaiian Humane Society. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary.

RUTH AH LIN "KEAHI" HALE, 89, of Honolulu, died Aug. 22, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Kenneth and Larry; daughter, Odetta Lacayanga and Viola Dela Cruz; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Ah Lan Ah Mai, Helen Ford and Evelyn Padeken. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HARRY NAOTO "NARO" KAWAMOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired federal civil service employee, Okinawa, Japan. Survived by wife, Yoshiko; son, Floyd; daughters, Amy and Debbie; two grandchildren; brothers, George and Clarence. Service noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.

MAY SACHIKO NAKAGAWA, 69, of O'ahu, died Aug. 20, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired state worker. Survived by husband, Kenneth; sons, Guy, Craig and Marc; daughters, Gaye and Stacie; brother, Edward; sister, Carol Furuike; seven grandchildren. Service 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial 3 p.m. Sept. 6 at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

DANIEL "UNCLE DAN" NAKOA NAPUUNOA, 83, of Wai'anae, formerly of Nanakuli, died Aug. 13, 2005. Born on Maui. A pig farmer. Survived by wife, Agnes "Aunty Aggie"; sons, Rocky "Jimmy," Dan "Yala" and Naune Napuunoa, and Frank "Beaver" Mendiola III; brother, Joseph Nakoa; 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.

CHARLES JITSUMI OKIMOTO, 87, of Waimanalo, died Aug. 25, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired vegetable farmer. Survived by wife, Lily; sons, Dean and Roy; daughter, Linda; two grandchildren; brothers, Shigeru and George; sisters, Chiyoko Nakamura, Kay Hironaka and Lillian Kaneshiro. Visitation 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

YOSHIE OYAMA, 91, of Honolulu, died Aug. 18, 2005. Born in Hono-mu, Hawai'i. Retired private housekeeper. Survived by son, Ted; caregiver/daughter-in-law, Pat; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Suenobu Makino. Visitation 9 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 10 a.m. Casual attire.

DORIS SHIZUE SAITO, 84, of Wahiawa, died Aug. 18, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Retired Iliahi Elementary School cook. Survived by sons, Ronald and Glenn; sisters, Asako Kimura and Dorothy Kawate; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

LAURITO "CRISPIN" "LARRY" PANOY SEMETARA, 81, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 15, 2005. Born in Papa'ikou, Hawai'i. Survived by sons, L. Gabriel, Laurito Jr., Millard, Hector and Edmund; daughters, Aster, Wellen and Lusil; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; sister, Ignacia "Lucy" Garcia; companion, Georgia. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 9 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

HISA YAMAMOTO, 101, of Hono-lulu, died Aug. 18, 2005. Born in Japan. A homemaker. Survived by daughters, Ethel and Harriet Yamamoto, Maris Terada, Barbara and Helen Yamamoto; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Private service held.

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