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RONALD BENABISE, 53, of Las Vegas, formerly of Hawai'i, died July 19, 2008. Born in Waipahu. Maintenance worker for major local hotels. Survived by brother, Frederick; sisters, Brenda Peters, Irene Pederson and Melody Clark. Laramie, Wyo., service held. Scattering of ashes 5 p.m. Saturday at Makaha Beach Park. Arrangements by Montgomery /Stryker Funeral Home, Laramie.

GREGORY LANIHULI BURGESS, 59, of 'Ewa Beach, died Sept. 1, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Hawai'i Army National Guard major. Survived by wife, Irene; sons, Amory and Gregory "Pili"; mother, Edith; sister, Judith "Maile." Visitation 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Kawaiaha'o Church; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Friday at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

KAM HUNG LEE CHANG, 93, of Honolulu, died Aug. 31, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Survived by sons, Geoffrey, Dennis and Milton; daughters, Sylvia Goo and Amy Guigui; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren. Visitation and Taoist 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary; burial 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

PHILLIP DeSILVA, 84, of Waipahu, died Aug. 26, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired longtime Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Public Works Center employee. Survived by wife, Alice; daughter, Gwen Rankin; sons, Reggie, Roger and Roland; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipi'o; service 7 p.m. Mass 9 a.m. Friday at the church; burial 11 a.m. at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

VICTORIA ANN FERGUSON, 86, of La Habra, Calif., died Sept. 4, 2008. Former Our Lady of Guadalupe Church secretary, and St. Jude Gift Shop volunteer. Survived by husband, Clarence; daughters, Vickie Rasimas and Kathie Stear; five granddaughters; three great-grandsons. California service held; burial in Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Calif. Arrangements by McAulay and Wallace Mortuary, Fullerton, Calif.

TOKUICHI "ROY" KOBASHIGAWA, 90, of Honolulu, died Sept. 4, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired city groundskeeper. Survived by sons, Gary and Steve; daughters, Doreen Fujita and Florence Kiang; six grandchildren; brother, Mike; sister, Betty Lee. Visitation 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 2 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

DOROTHY OKIISHI KONISHI, 96, of Honolulu, died Aug. 11, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Member of Mo'ilii'li Community Center Senior Citizens Club. Survived by nephews and nieces. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

FUSAO KONISHI, 95, of Honolulu, died June 9, 2008. Born in Halemano. Retired from Oahu Transport Co. Ltd. Survived by sister, Leatrice Nakamura; nephews and nieces. Private service held. Arrangements by Diamond Head Mortuary.

JUDY REIKO KURAHASHI, 54, of Honolulu, died Sept. 3, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Member of Jigozen Club and Shinshu Kyokai Mission. Survived by brothers, Daniel, Gregory and Keith. Visitation 11 to noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service noon. Casual attire.

YOLANDA LEE LIBERATO, 54, died July 25, 2008. Survived by husband, Rudolph Lerato; daughters, Lisa, Crystal and Maria; son, Michael; brothers, Tony and Dallas; four granddaughters. Service 11 a.m. Saturday at Lanikai Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow.

ISAO MATSUMURA, 80, of Honolulu, died Aug. 26, 2008. Born in Kaunakakai, Moloka'i. Retired University of Hawai'i at Manoa guidance counselor. Survived by wife, Masako; son, Wayne; daughter, Elaine Kumamoto; two grandchildren; brothers, Fred and Chuck; sisters, Mary Koga and Margaret Uemura. Private services held. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

BETSY TSUYUKO NISHIBATA, 89, of Kailua, died Aug. 25, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired cook. Survived by sons, Raymond, Kenneth, Wallace, Dennis and Melvin; daughters, Janet Chun, Jean Isomoto, Shirley Kawamoto, Lorraine Wachi and Kathleen Tuisano; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 18 great-great-grandchildren; sister, Florence Nakahara. Private service. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

SAM "KIMO" NOGUCHI, 51, of Honolulu, died Aug. 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A cook supervisor at Halawa Correctional Facility. Survived by wife, Kathryn; sons, Kanoa and Ikaika; three grandchildren; mother, Helen; sisters, Queenie Goo and Alec Young. Visitation 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park and Mortuary, East Chapel; service 6 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Arrangements by Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary.

JOANN AIKO OSHIRO, 62, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired state secretary. Survived by brother, Robert; sister, Susan. Services 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel. Lei only. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

NANCY KIMIKO OSHIRO, 85, of Waipahu, died Aug. 30, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Arakawa store sales clerk. Survived by son, Reynold; daughter, Donna Furumoto; grandsons, Darren, Damon, Travis and Bradley Furumoto; brother, Roy Yashiro. Visitation 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 3 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.

RANDALL TADASHI SAITO, 60, of Honolulu, died Sept. 1, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired D.R. Horton/Schuler Division, project manager. Survived by daughter, Carrie-Ann Nakashima; son, Sean; three grandchildren; mother, Helen; sister, Sandra Goshi. Visitation 5 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary; service 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes pending. No flowers.

MILDRED IKUKO WATABAYASHI, 90, of Honolulu, died Aug. 29, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired Polynesian Casuals seamstress. Survived by sons, Ralph and Ronald; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren. Visitation 3 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary; service 4 p.m. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.