WILLIAM COSTA AYRES, 78, of Honolulu, died Aug. 24, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired heavy-equipment operator for Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3. Survived by brother, John Teixera; granddaughters, Shirley and Maria Peneueta, Angelina Nacorda and Natasha Pringle; three great-grandchildren. Visitation 9 a.m. Sept. 13 at Borthwick Mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.

LARRY ALLAN BOELKENS, 58, of Kane'ohe and Las Vegas, died Aug. 25, 2008. Born in Clinton, Iowa. Maintenance engineer for Golden Nugget; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Alice; sons, Bryan, Bryce and Brandon; two grandchildren; mother, Joyce; brother, Ronald; sister, Sandra O'Connell. Visitation 5 to 6 p.m. Friday at Kahalu'u United Methodist Church; service 6 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at Hawai'i State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire. Arrangements by Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

FRANK HONG WAI BOW, 81, of 'Ewa Beach, died Aug. 28, 2008. Born in Honolulu. A retired civil service worker. Survived by wife, Margaret; daughter, Margo Tavares; hanai children, David Dominici, Lorilei Scholtz, Melodie Pelletier, Stephanie Silva, Sabrina Jones and Daylen Toro; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; brothers, Raymond and Patrick; sisters, Patricia Mau, Rose Au and Jane Harvey. Private service held. Arrangements by Borthwick Mortuary.

HILMER FRANK, 84, of Sugar Land, Texas, died Aug. 28, 2008. Born in St. Paul, Minn. Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition at University of Hawai'i-Manoa from 1960 to 1990. Survived by wife, Jane; son, David; daughter-in-law, Beth; grandson, Matthew; granddaughter, Lauren; sister, Pauline Gale. Service held at Beth Yeshurun Post Oak Cemetery, Houston. Donations to DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. Arrangements by Levy Funeral Directors.

MARU HIRAYAMA, 97, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 22, 2008. Born in Kumamoto, Japan. Survived by son, Ichiro; daughters, Eiko Nagai, Seiko Otsu and Kuniko Tsuda; nine grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Private service held. No koden (monetary gifts). No flowers. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

CARMEN LAGUATAN, 83, of Makaweli, Kaua'i, died Sept. 3, 2008. Born in Pasuguin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired field laborer. Survived by husband, Leoncio; daughter, Nina Medeiros; sons, Benny, David, Gilbert, Henry and Eddie; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; sisters, Pilar Dancel and Agostina Acob; brother, Dioncio Tagavilla. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church; Mass 10 a.m.; burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Aloha attire. Arrangements by Borthwick Kaua'i Mortuary.

JUSINTO "JUICE" JIMMY MACABIO, 57, of Puna, Hawai'i, died Sept. 1, 2008. Born in Hilo, Hawai'i. A proprietor of Mud Designs; U.S. Army veteran. Survived by wife, Rosalyn "Susu" Kawachi Macabio; son, Sheldon; mother, Josephine Manadic; brother, Junito "Nito"; sister, Macilla "Tita" Burney; five grandchildren; one great-granddaughter. Visitation 5 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 9 to 11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary; service 11 a.m.; burial 1 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Section 7. Casual attire.

AMY JEAN MILLWOOD, 77, of Mililani, died Aug. 20, 2008. Born in Honoka'a, Hawai'i. Retired Hale Kula Elementary School teacher. Survived by sons, Larry, David and James; brothers, Robert, Sam, Raymond and Edmund Leong; sisters, Ellen Ching and Ethel Tagawa; grandchildren, Aimee, Jamie, Katie, Taylor, Lacy, Jordan and Dallas. Visitation 5 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel; service 6:30 p.m. Burial 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome. Casual attire.

SHUHEI OHTA, 92, of Hala'ula, Hawai'i, died Aug. 28, 2008. Born in North Kohala, Hawai'i. Retired welder and factory supervisor for the former Kohala Sugar Plantation. Survived by wife, Kimiyo; sons, Alton and Wayne; daughters, Arlene and Joyce; sister, Sumie Tashiro. Private service held. Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Kona.

JOEL AGUILAR RAMIREZ, 33, of Holualoa, Hawai'i, died Aug. 24, 2008. Born in Mexico. Worked as a coffee picker. Survived by wife, Maria Jimenez Lara; daughter, Jennifer Aguilar; parents, Rafael Aguilar and Maria Del Carmen Ramirez Magana; brothers, Jose Luis, Hector Manuel, Jose Salud, Juan Carlos, Artemio and Rafael; sisters, Sophie Aguilar, Maria Estela and Annale. Service held. Arrangements by A Hui Hou Crematory & Funeral Home in West Hawai'i.

SHARON MICHIKO HIBINO ROBERTSON, 64, of Westbury, N.Y., died Sept. 2, 2008. Born in Honolulu. An administrator for Mizuho Corporate Bank. Survived by daughter, Sharon; father, Frank Hibino; sisters, Joy Arakaki and Fay Hibino; brother, Gerald Kitano. Visitation 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire.

DIEGO RANCHEZ SALES, 95, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Sept. 2, 2008. Born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Retired Mauna Kea Sugar Co. sugar cane cutter. Survived by wife, Ederlina; son, Joey; daughter, Jaqueline Sales-Iyo; four grandchildren. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo; service 7 p.m. Visitation also 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo; Mass 10 a.m.; burial 11 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section. No flowers. Casual attire.

ELSIE EIKO URASAKI, 71, of Hilo, Hawai'i, died Aug. 14, 2008. Born in Kurtistown, Hawai'i. Retired licensed practical nurse at the former Hilo Hospital. Survived by husband, Masato "Masa"; son, Lee; daughter, Dawn; sister, Thelma Inouye; two granddaughters. Private service held. No flowers. No koden (monetary gifts). Arrangements by Dodo Mortuary, Hilo.

MAY ELIZABETH WALLS, 71, of Kane'ohe, died Aug. 29, 2008. Born in Dallas, Texas. A Braniff International Airways office manager; executive secretary for General Foods and C. Brewer. Survived by husband, Robert; daughter, Karin; son, Brian; brother, John Semmes; sisters, Ann Reames, Helen Sandlin, Jane Lambert and Melinda Cox. Mass 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Church. Arrangements by Ultimate Cremation Services of Hawai'i.

MASAYOSHI YAMAMOTO, 85, of Honolulu, died Sept. 3, 2008. Born in Honolulu. Retired state Department of Transportation carpenter; World War II U.S. Army veteran of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Survived by son, John; daughter, Sharon Lum; six grandchildren; sister, Misae "Mildred" Imai. Visitation 9 to 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary, service 10 a.m.; inurnment 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. No flowers. Aloha attire.