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BETTY ANN K. AKIONA, 72, of Kapolei, died Sept. 4, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A member of Ka Makua Mau Loa Church. Survived by sons, Valentine, Jeremiah and John Ramos; daughters, Maryann Lopes, Rosina Pauole and Valorie Galdeira; 37 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; hanai brothers, John and Melvin Manley, Dwayn Keawekani, Danny, Robert and Jimmey Goodwin. Visitation from 9 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.

CHILLTIN K. "MAVERICK" "ACE" APANA, 68, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2005. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A retired Oahu Express truck driver. Survived by sons, Chilltin Jr., Charles and Clayton; daughters, Blessedeve Lopes, Julia, Judy and Carla; 17 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brothers, John and Melvin; sisters, Beatrice Kekahuna and Elsie Nahinu. Committal service 8:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

RICHARD LEE CHACKEL, 55, of Paradise Park, Hawai'i, died Sept. 5, 2005. Born in Santa Barbara, Calif. A heavy equipment operator for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. Survived by companion, Ginger Monroe; son, Nicholas; parents, Donald and Patricia; brothers, Ronald, Randy and Roger. Prayer service 7 p.m. Tuesday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ALBERT YEW HONG CHANG, 82, of Las Vegas, Nev., died June 29, 2005. Born in Honolulu. An electronics supervisor retired from Fort Shafter. Survived by wife, Joyce; daughters, Debby DiBella and Melissa Chang; son, Robin; two granddaughters; sisters, Wai Heen Chock and Wai Fong Chang. Graveside service 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

PO KONG CHENG, 67, of Honolulu, died Sept. 5, 2005. Born in Shuntak, China. A kitchen helper. Survived by wife, KinHar; son, Yung Shan; daughter, Diane; brothers, Po Kung and Po Shun; sister, Lai Inn Chun; two grandchildren. Service 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Inurnment 10 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.

APOLONIO TABANGUIL CRISTOBAL, 88, of Waipahu, died Sept. 4, 2005. Born in Aparri, Cagayan, Philippines. A retired master carpenter. Survived by daughter, Benedicta Villa; sons, Atanacio, Clemente and Carmelito; brothers, Dick and Francisco; sisters, Susana Mendez and Lucrecia Paderayon; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

MARION MOMIKAI DAVIS, 66, of Wai'anae, died Aug. 30, 2005. Born in Pu'unene, Maui. Survived by daughters, Marion Martinez, Lillian Asuncion, Opal Davis, Rusty Ann Salcedo and Candice Otsuka; brothers, Henry and Charles Diamond; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Rita Catholic Church; service 10:30 a.m.; cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes noon next Sunday at Wai'anae Boat Harbor. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

ANNIE AH CHOY GOO, 83, of Pearl City, died Sept. 3, 2005. Born in Waimea, Hawai'i. A homemaker. Survived by sons, Samuel and Justin; daughters, Annette Goo, Gayla Goo-Todd, Cindy McGinn, Abbie Char and Sheri Chang; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; brothers, John, Manuel, Ernest, Joseph, Richard, Stephen and Raymond Ah Choy; sisters, Mary Parker, Alice DeLuz and Veronica Jenkins. Visitation 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 11:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

EDMUND HEDEMANN, 84, of Kailua, Kona, Hawai'i, died Sept. 9, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A rancher who trained horses for polo games; inducted into the Paniolo Hall of Fame in 2002; State Rancher of the Year in the 1970s. Survived by wife, Wattie; sons, Edmund and George; daughters, Jeremy Heath and Meta Eckart; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; brother, Erling Jr. Visitation 3:30 to 4 p.m. Monday at Christ Church Episcopal, Kealakekua; service 4 p.m.; urn burial to follow. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

LYNN SACHIKO KAWASAKI, 55, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Branch manager for Hono-lulu Federal Credit Union. Survived by father, Kenichi; sons, Gordon and Allen; daughter, Sandra. Visitation 5:30 to 9 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 9 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

JAMES STANLEY KRAFT, 77, of Honolulu, died June 27, 2005. Born in Hollywood, Calif. A retired real estate broker. Survived by daughter, Karianne Broman; grandchild, Dawn; great-grandson, Alex. Private scattering of ashes held at Pearl Harbor. Condolences to Karianne Broman, 362 Chrisman Ave. #C, Ventura CA 93001 or e-mail: karianne1@juno .com. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

DANIEL "DANNY" ADAM LEVAY, 34, of Mililani, died Sept. 2, 2005. Born in Royal Oak, Mich. Known as a jokester. Survived by father, Daniel; mother, Linda; sister, Tracy; grandmother, Irma Kelly; niece, Maili. Visitation 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Makai Chapel; service noon. Inurnment 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Donations to the National Kidney Foundation or St. Francis Hospice.

CORALEE MARY MAHUKONA, 57, of Honolulu, died Sept. 5, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by parents, David and Gisela; brother, David; sisters, Davilee Kahana, Gwen Heinicke and Hazelyn Mahukona. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; service 10 a.m. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

ANTHONY "TONY" CARTER KALEO MAKEKAU, 44, of 'Aiea, died Aug. 26, 2005. Born in Honolulu. Survived by wife, Ruth-Ann "Luka" Levi-Makekau; mother, Barbara Gabriel; brothers, Kelii and Kalani. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

EDIE JEAN MARINO, 45, of San Diego, Calif., died Aug. 31, 2005. Born in San Antonio, Texas. Formerly with the Hawaii Army National Guard. Survived by husband, Ohnjay; sons, Kaipo and Alika Patterson, and Keanu Marino; mother and stepfather, Isabella and Harry Shue; sisters, Rosalyn Oatsuka and Evelyn Reed; brothers, Russell Cruz and Vernon, Raymond and Vergil Hoffman. Visitation 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary; service 10:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery.

ASAKO N. NITTA, 98, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 1, 2005. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A retired Hilo Intermediate School mathematics teacher. Survived by son, Henry; two grandchildren. Private service held. No flowers. Donations to a favorite charity. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

KESO OKAZAKI, 81, of San Francisco, Calif., died Aug. 27, 2005. Born in Kahului, Maui. Survived by son, Steven; daughter, Elizabeth "Hana" Chaskin; three grandchildren; brothers, Kenneth, Aki and Kelly; sisters, Pat Okazaki, Betsy Yip, Rachel Gaines, Lillian Niitsuma and Jeannette Shimabuku. Service 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Arrangements by Ashley & McMullen Mortuary, San Francisco.

JOHN "JOHNNY-O" OLANDY, 80, of Henderson, Nev., formerly of Ho-nolulu, died Sept. 3, 2005. Born in Ha'iku, Maui. A welder at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard who retired as a production planner. Survived by wife, Lily; daughters, Eunice Van Kuren and Michelle Olandy; sons, Michael and Stanford; sisters, Florence Manner and Marie Kawai; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary; service 9:30 a.m. Visitation also 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.; committal service 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Aloha attire.

SERGIO PASCUAL III, 34, of Koloa, Kaua'i, died Sept. 8, 2005. Born in the Philippines. A maintenance man for Lawai Beach Resort. Survived by parents; six sisters; three brothers; nieces and nephews. Visitation 9 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Raphael's Church, Koloa; service 10:30 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

ALICE JANET PERREIRA, 72, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2005. Employed by Liberty House and Nalii Fashions. Survived by nieces, Linda Lidstone and Genevieve Cobb-Adams. Private service at a later date. Condolences to 2263C Kaneali'i Ave., Honolulu HI 96813. Arrangements by Mililani Downtown Mortuary.

HELEN MARIE REDDING, 85, of Waimanalo, died Oct. 23, 2005. Born in Duluth, Minn. Survived by husband, Victor Sr.; sons, Victor Jr., Walter and Robert; daughters, Barbara Kidwell and Patricia Sanders; two grandchildren; brothers, Floyd, John and Paul Olson; sister, Eleanor Ellison. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Matthews Episcopal Church. Arrangements by Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary.

EDWARD RITA JR., 49, of Kalaheo, Kaua'i, died Sept. 4, 2005. Born in Lihu'e, Kaua'i. Landscaper for No Ka Oi Plants. Survived by son, Brandon; daughter, Cherisse Rita-Vea; mother, Barbara; sisters, Valerie Rita, Lindy Keuma and Radine Fabro; brothers, Warren and Eric; two grandchildren. Memorial prayers 5 p.m. next Sunday at Hanapepe Tennis Court Pavilion. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kauai Mortuary.

ELIZA "LIZ" AUGUSTA SCHOEMAKER, 81, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 8, 2005. Born in Hengelo, Netherlands. A homemaker and member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survived by sons, Joe and Paul; grandchildren, Jennifer, Catherine and Matthew. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; cremation to follow at Dodo Mortuary. Casual attire.

LARRY RODNEY SYLVA SR., 64, of Honolulu, died Sept. 7, 2005. Born on Maui. Survived by son, Larry Jr.; sisters, Evangeline Golden, Gerry Tavares, Carmen Souza and Claire Vega; brothers, Ronald Silva and Jeremiah Kinores; stepdaughters, Regina Brown, Dodie-Barbara Kee and Tiare Barclay; stepson, Nolan Barclay. Service 4 p.m. at His Highest Praise Church, Kailua. Arrangements by Moanalua Mortuary.

CASTOR RAMOS TABILISIMA, 96, of Papa'ikou, Hawai'i, died Sept. 5, 2005. Born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A retired institutional worker for Hilo Hospital. Survived by sons, Robert and Renato; daughters, Lolita McNicoll III and Imelda Ellazar; five grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section.

RONALD YUKIO TANAKA, 46, of Wailuku, Maui, died Sept. 8, 2005. Born in Kahului, Maui. A salesman for Nagasako Fish Co. Survived by daughters, Yuki Basilio and Kristy Tanaka; son, Dane Kiili; companion, Melanie Chang; sister, Shirley Acoba; brothers, Glen and Gary; a grandchild. Visitation 9 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes.

MICHAEL "HAMMER" ALO TE'O, 43, of Waipahu, died Sept. 7, 2005. Born in Kahuku. An iron worker. Survived by companion, Gabriella Kaaiohelo; sons, Nicholas Terry, Kea "Emanuel" Cambra and Koa Dole; daughters, Brittany and Brystie; mother, Faatulia; brothers, David, Pili and Paul; sisters, Anuilani and Talitua. Service 1 p.m. Saturday at Pray for Sex beach; scattering of ashes to follow. Arrangements by Williams Funeral Services.

KAZUO "SAPPO" TOMOSADA, 87, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 27, 2005. Born in Kapoho, Hawai'i. A letter carrier retired from the U.S. Postal Service. Survived by wife, Michiko; sons, James and Neil; daughter, Ann Sueda; brothers, Mitsugi and Shigeo; sister, Hatsue Tao; five grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary donations) at family's request. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

GARY HIROSHI TOWATA, 65, of Mountain View, Hawai'i, died Sept. 3, 2005. Born in Honolulu. A supervisor at Kadota Liquors. Survived by son, Mark Isamu; mother, Betty Hirahara; sisters, Carol Hong and Elsa Saito; a granddaughter; two stepgrandsons. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

ROBERT KENICHI YAMAMOTO, 84, of Na'alehu, Hawai'i, died Aug. 20, 2005. Born in Kona, Hawai'i. A retired Ka'u Agribusiness accounting superintendent. Survived by wife, Violet; son, Baron; a granddaughter. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

KIKUYE YEDA, 83, of Honolulu, died Sept. 2, 2005. Born in Kala'e, Moloka'i. Survived by sons, Roy and Miles; daughters, Joyce Din, Theodora Foster, Linda Takehara, and Jean and Myra Yeda; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers, Michael and Paul Tamura. Service 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.