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Taps: Nicholas Teves

Posted on Apr 15, 2014 in Taps

Nicholas Donald “Nick” Teves, 79, of Kāne‘ohe, a retired Shell Oil dealer, passed away on March 8, 2014.  He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Roberta; daughters Donna ...
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Taps: James Minato

Posted on Apr 5, 2014 in Taps

James Toshiyuki Minato, 92, of Hilo, a retired director for the state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Workers Compensation Division, an Army veteran who served in World War II ...
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Taps: Seichi Yamamoto

Posted on Mar 25, 2014 in Taps

Seichi Yamamoto, 95, of Honolulu, a retired National Guard supply sergeant and an Army retiree, passed away on February 23, 2014. He was born in Honoka‘a, Hawai‘i. He is survived by ...
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Taps: Carl Tanaka

Posted on Mar 20, 2014 in Taps

Carl K. Tanaka, 54, of Honolulu, a National Guard veteran, passed away on March 4, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Howard Masaru and Helene ...
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Taps: Elsie Coopman

Posted on Mar 10, 2014 in Taps

Elsie M. Coopman, 50, of Kapolei, a retired Air Force Reserve major and a manager with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, passed away on March 5, 2014.  She was born ...
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Taps: Teruo Oshiro

Posted on Feb 13, 2014 in Taps

Teruo Oshiro, 86, of Kekaha, Kauai, a Hawai‘i Air National Guard retiree, passed away on February 2, 2014. He was born in Lawai, Kauai. He is survived by wife Florence ...
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Taps: LeRoy Bow Chong Yuen

Posted on Feb 13, 2014 in Taps

LeRoy Bow Chong Yuen, 78, of Honolulu, a Public Utilities Commission director and a Hawai‘i Army National Guard veteran, passed away on February 5, 2014. He was born in Honolulu. ...
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Wright "Buddy" Upchurch

Taps: Wright “Buddy” Upchurch

Posted on Feb 9, 2014 in Taps

Wright Ernest “Buddy” Upchurch, 76, retired Quality Assurance Specialist for Rockwell Intl. Rocketdyne Division, passed away on December 12, 2013 at Pali Momi Medical Center. He served in the Hawai‘i Air ...
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Taps: William Malakaua

Posted on Jan 30, 2014 in Taps

William Kauhane Malakaua, 64, of Mountain View, Hawai‘i, a retired Hawai‘i Army National Guard sergeant first class and Triple Canopy Inc. international security employee in Kuwait, died in Kuwait City, ...
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Taps: Jeffrey Namihira – Updated

Posted on Jan 24, 2014 in Taps

Jeffrey Tsuyoshi “Sumo” Namihira, 54, of Aiea, a pilot for Hawaiian Airlines and Aloha Airlines, and a Hawaii Air National Guard retiree, passed away on January 15, 2015 at Pali ...
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