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JOSEPH MANALO ARANIO, 73, of Honolulu, died July 16, 2007. Born in Manila, Philippines. Retired public elementary school music teacher. Survived by brothers, Samuel and Daniel; sisters, Esther Tehada, Mary Espina, Lydia Rebar and Ruth Wuest. Visitation 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary; service at 11:30 a.m.; inurnmentto follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at 3 p.m. Casual attire.

HARRY ICHIRO AZUMI, 86, of Pearl City, died July 19, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired, self-employed contractor (Harry Azumi Masonry Inc.) Survived by wife, Frances; son, Clayton; daughters, Nadine Hultz and Kyle Tajima; five grandchildren; sister, Helen Watanabe. Visitation 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; memorial service 4 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

VIOLET SEU KAU CHU, 90, of Honolulu, died July 17, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired Queen's Medical Center dining-room supervisor. Survived by son, Wilfred; daughter, Patricia Ho; grandchildren, Carter, Carla, Colleen Vincent, Jennifer Provencio; great-grandchildren, Christina, Ikaika and Kiana Vincent, Malia Provencio; sister, Rose Young. Visitation 9:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

BERNABE "BLUE" DABIS, 83, of Waipahu, died July 14, 2007. Born in Waipahu. A member of Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion. Survived by wife, Antonia; son, Benjamin; daughters, Trinidad Fejarang, Patricia, Mona and Paulette Dabis; brothers, Pascual and Esteban; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren. Visitation 8:30 a..m Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 10 a.m.; service 10:30 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

DAVID TONGA 'ULIULI FIFITA, 65, of Makaha, died July 26, 2007. Born in Tonga. Retired Wai'anae Methodist Church minister. Survived by wife, Makelesi; sons, David and Viliami; daughter, Kimberly; brothers, Sione, Soloasa and Minoa; sisters, Taisia, Fusi, Ana and Vaiolini; two grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church; service 6:30 p.m. Visitation also 7 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church; service 8 a.m.; burial 10 a.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park, Kane'ohe. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

UMEKO ELLEN FUCHIGAMI, 92, of Provo, Utah, formerly of Lana'i City, Lana'i, died July 12, 2007. Born in Pepe'ekeo, Hawai'i. Retired Richard's Shopping Center clerk. Survived by sons, Ronald, Harris and James; daughter, Amy Wilson; 11 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; brother, Sueki Haraguchi; sister, Asae Watanabe. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 10 a.m. Inurnment 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park at 10 a.m. No flowers, Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SHIRLEY L. HALL, 71, of Pearl City, died July 21, 2007. Born in Pearl City. A caregiver and funeral attendant at Leeward Funeral Home. Survived by sons, Samson Mahi and Gerald; daughters, Yolanda TerHark and Doreen Tani; brother, George Leiwalo Sr.; sister, Elsie Mattos; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren. Private services. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

ODILIA IBANEZ, 76, of Wai'anae, died July 24, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Michael and Mark; daughters, Angela Zangerle, Christine and Berna-dette Ibanez, and Anna Tognaci; 27 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church, Wai'anae; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Arrangements by Leeward Funeral Home.

LAWRENCE TOSHIHARU IZUO, 86, of Waipahu, died July 19, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant; also retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard civil service construction representative. Survived by wife, Phyllis; sons, Clarence, Clifford and Kenneth; daughter, Leatrice Yamauchi; five grandchildren; brother, Walter; sisters, Dorothy Miyashiro and Gladys Uyeda. Visitation 11 to noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. No flowers. Aloha attire.

NOBUO KISHIMOTO, 79, of Honolulu, died July 20, 2007. Born in Waimea, Kaua'i. A retired office clerk at Hickam Air Force Base. Survived by sisters, Gladys Fuchigami and Valerie Takahashi. Service 5 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. No Flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

TOMAKO NAKANO, 92, of Honolulu, died July 21, 2007. Born in Kaumana, Hawai'i. Retired self-employed seamstress. Survived by sons, Thomas, Stephen and Reynold; daughters, Joyce Kaneshiro; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; sisters, Miyako Itsuno and Grace Harada. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

GEORGE LINCOLN NAONE SR., 79, of Nanakuli, died July 21, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Survived by daughter, Hoolehua Naone Wright; sons, Glen and George III; brothers, Phillip Sr. and Charles Sr.; stepmom, Violet; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 11 a.m. Friday at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Flowers welcome. Casual attire. Arrangements by Mililani Memorial Park & Mortuary.

SEIKICHI SHIMABUKURO, 86, of Honolulu, died July 24, 2007. Born in Koloa, Kaua'i. Retired Columbia Inn cook. Survived by wife, Ruth; daughters, Amy Nobui and Cindy Lum; brothers, David and Ernest Shima; sisters, Nora, Mitzi Tani, Agnes Butler, Flora Higa and Stella Tanaka. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

RUTH ASAKO TAKAHATA, 80, of Kane'ohe, died July 18, 2007. Born in Hanapepe, Kaua'i. Retired University of Hawai'i-Manoa Department of Marketing and Industrial Relations department secretary. Survived by husband, Ronald; son, Wayne; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; brother, Toshio Kawamura. Private services held. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

THEODORE "CHUBBY" KWOCK TAI WONG, 75, of Honolulu, died July 22, 2007. Born in Honolulu. Retired director and vice president of Liberty Bank. Survived by wife, Young Ha; sons, Darren and Terence; daughter, Jade McClung; brother, David; sister, Gladys Yokoyama, Loretta Mikuni and Barbara "Abbie" Poe; a grandson. Visitation 10:30 a.m. to noon Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary; service noon; inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers or monetary gifts. Casual attire.

MUN CHO YIM, 87, of Honolulu, died July 17, 2007. Born in Chung Shan, China. Founder, owner and chef of Waimalu Chop Suey ("The House of Gau Gee.") Survived by wife, Violet; sons, Dennis and Randy; daughters, June Ching and Linda Wong; four grandchildren; brothers, William and Yun Wah; sisters, Lin Au and Lani Dang. Visitation for Taoist services 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary; burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.