Obituaries for 11/28/00

Jaime BasaJaime Basa of Kekaha, Kauai, died at Kauai Veterans Memorial

Hospital on Nov. 24, 2000, at the age of 63.

Born in Makaweli, Kauai on

March 3, 1937, he was a retired Shift Manager with Kauai Electric.

He is

survived by: his wife: Dollyan E. Basa of Kekaha, Kauai; six daughters: Serena

(Bobby) Franco of Koloa, Kauai, Valerie (Kaipo) Ludington of Wailua, Kauai,

Darlene (George) Pereira of Kekaha, Kauai, Allison Demery of Kekaha, Kauai,

Janell (Dino) Basa of Upland, Calif., and Kelsey Basa of Kekaha, Kauai; seven

grandchildren; one brother: Elpidio Basa of Minnesota; three sisters: Carlena

Bobiles of Makaweli, Kauai, Josephine Najita of Oklahoma, and Paulina Ikeda of

Maryland; numerous nieces and nephews.

Friends may visit with the family

at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, at the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Church, Kekaha Ward; service officiated by Bishop Wright will begin at 4 p.m.

Aloha attire is suggested.

Arrangements are being handled by Garden Island

Mortuary, Ltd.

Tranquilino Valdez

Tranquilino Hiro Valdez of Kekaha

died Nov. 21, 2000, at his home at the age of 91.

A crane operator with

McBryde Sugar Industry, he was born Aug. 29, 1909, in the Philippines.

He

is survived by his wife: Felicidad Batis Valdez of Kekaha; three sons: Charles

Valdez of Kekaha, Ronald (Novena) Valdez of ‘Ele’ele, and Stanford Valdez of

Kalaheo; three daughters; Juliette Valdez of Waipahu, O’ahu, Erlinda (Dennis)

Schliewe of California and Sylvia (Eli) Pablo of Kaumakani; 11 grandchildren,

two great grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins.

Visitation is

scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 3, at Borthwick/Kaua’i Mortuary Chapel in Koloa,

from 8:30 a.m. Services to be celebrated at 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the

Hanapepe Public Cemetery.

Casual attire is suggested. Arrangements are

being handled by Borthwick/Kaua’i Mortuary.