Eleanor M.K. Ahuna, 70, of Hilo, died Dec. 29 at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sisters Jane L. Yang and Thelma K. Waahila, and care givers Naomi M. Wilson, Aileen Ogawa and Henry Yang. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Michael A. Aina, 45, of Keaau, Hawaii, a police officer with the County of Hawaii, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Emma; son Michael Jr.; daughters Michelle and Misty; brothers Wallace Jr., Anthony, Ben, James and Dominic; sisters Gloria Ilae and Kamala Cockett; and a grandchild. Wake services: 6 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 5 to 8 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
William P. Aki, 79, of Kailua, a retired groundskeeper from Mid-Pacific Country Club, died Dec. 23 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Harriet "Vehi" Gaspar and Isabella Pakele. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Kazuko Arakawa, 72, of Honolulu, died Dec. 18 in Honolulu. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by son Takahito; sisters Setsuko Shibuya, Tsuneko Yamamoto and Tomoko Desantis, and brother Yuji Arakawa. Services in Tokyo.
William P. Burns, 96, of Kula, Maui died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Fort Fairfield, Maine. He is survived by son William P. Jr., daughter Patricia Mitzel, sisters Alice Libby and Barbara Homer, 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Samuel G. Camp Jr., 87, of Honolulu, a retired aircraft inspector for Hickam Air Force Base, died Dec. 23 in Honolulu. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by wife Jane G., son Samuel III, daughters Barbara Egami and Pamela Hauck, and seven grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes. Donations suggested to Shriners Hospital For Children.
Queenie M. Carter, 90, of Honolulu died Dec. 29 in Honolulu. She was born in London. She is survived by son Nick, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services and scattering of ashes. No flowers. Donations suggested to Aina Haina Elementary School library.
Ruby L.V. Dela Cruz, 58, of Wahiawa, a luna for Dole Pineapple, died Dec. 25 in Wahiawa. She was also a supervisor for Dole Papaya. She was born in Ewa Beach. She is survived by husband Richard; children Debra Womack, Phillip Jr., Edward and Rochelle Jiminez, Adrian Agaran and Kim Bega; mother Emily Villanueva; brother Frederick Villanueva; and adopted brother Thomas Villanueva. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Mary T. Evangelista, 70, of Honolulu died Sunday in the Philippines. She was born in Pampanga, the Philippines. She is survived by children Roger, Consolacion, Basilio, Pete and Salvador Evangelista, Rick, Paul and Donnie Escorpeso and Herman Escudero; sisters Donna Rosemore and Paz Pejoro; 23 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call from 9 to 11:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lucy C. Ferreira, 86, of Wailuku died Wednesday in Hale Makua. She was born in Ulumalu, Maui. She is survived by son Paul; daughters Catherine and Marion Lopes and Lorraine Perreira; sisters Ellen Franco and Mary Tendo; brother John P. Martin; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Shizue Flores, 97, of Lahaina, a retired trimmer at Maui Land & Pineapple Co., died Sunday in Kahului Hale Makua. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Paul "Toshi" Nishimura and Carlito and Manuel Flores; daughters Asaye Nishimoto, Yaeko Oliveira and Lucille Lee; 24 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mitzi Frame, 83, of Honolulu, died Dec. 29 in Honolulu. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by sons Robert and Russell, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rose Y.S. Kalahiki, 97, of Kaneohe, a retired employee of Dole Pineapple Cannery, died Tuesday in Kailua. She was born in Kahaluu. She is survived by daughters Cecelia Cypher, Dolores Lau, Angeline Yasuda, Irene Thompson, Sophia Ryder and Janice Like; sons Kenneth R., Herman H. Jr. and Todd Thane; 45 grandchildren, 79 great-grandchildren; and 22 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Dorothea S. Kerr, 69, of Kula, Maui, a library clerk at Maui Community College, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Burlington, Vt. She is survived by sons Gregory W. and Kenneth N., daughters Katherine L. Kerr and Lisa Lynn Kerr-Wells, and six grandchildren. Private services.
Lawrence S. "Tiger" Kohashi, 82, of Kaneohe, a certified public accountant for Kohashi & Kohashi CPA firm, died Saturday. Born in Hilo, he is survived by wife Helen; son the Rev. Nathan; daughters Marion Warren, Katherine Kohashi and Cheryl Domzalski; brothers Kiyoto, Theodore and Wataru; sister Fumiko Segawa, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.
Hanae Kuwahara, 87, of Kahului, a seamstress, died Wednesday in Hale Makua. She was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. She is survived by daughters Carolyn Hosoda, Alice Ruchiradhamrong, Helen Watanabe, Sarah Boydston and Jane Yoshida; brothers Yoshiteru "Lanky" and Larry Nagata; sister Tomie Sano; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Reginald F. Lee, 59, of Honolulu, a former employee of Pan American Airways, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He also worked for Law Library Microfrom Consortium. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Reginald F. Jr., daughter Wendi, mother Edna Higa, and brother Matthew Higa. Committal services: 3 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Haruo Maeoka, 77, of Honolulu, a retired machinist for American Can Co. and the Honolulul Board of Water Supply, died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edith K., sons Darryl K. and Layne S., and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Gary T. Matsumoto, 53, of Honolulu is survived by brother Mitchell and sister Mildred Hara. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Ruth S. McMillin, 78, of Lihue, a construction engineer, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Spokane, Wash. She is survived by husband Claude, daughter Valentine Young A Yoon, sons Patrick C. and Michael J., and five grandchildren. No services.
Frederick W. Nahale, 62, of Honolulu, a retired flight attendant for United Airlines, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Frederick W. Jr., Douglas C., Sean S., Aaron W. and Marc A.; daughter Mary Kaye; mother Irma; brother Donald; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Theodore K. Nobriga, 55, of Honolulu died Dec. 25 in Queen's Hospital. He was born on Maui. He is survived by parents Albert and Alice; brother Albert "Titi"; sisters Julia Franklin "Momi," Loretta McKnight and Theresa Grace; sons Theodore and Albert "Dino"; daughters Winona Casanova and Juanita "Pebbles" Nobriga; and three grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Wahiawa Door of Faith Church, 2111 California Ave.
William E. Norcross, 84, of Honolulu, a retired captain with the U.S. Navy, died Friday. He was also a retired loan officer with Bank of Hawaii. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by son George, daughter Molly McDermott, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Nativity Church. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Alzheimer's Association.
Takeo Oya, 70, of Waipahu, a retired reinforcement iron worker for Associated Steel Co., died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Evelyn C.; sons Aaron T. and Reid S.; brothers Isamu and George; sisters Fumiko and Janet Oshiro, Hideko Ifuku and Violet Tengan; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Woodrow W. "Woody" Pelfrey, 84, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a Big Island of Hawaii homestead rancher, died Monday at home. He was also a real estate broker and worked in Pearl Harbor during World War II. He was born in Stanton, Ky. He is survived by sons Richard H., Henry H., Rex R. and Woodrow W. Jr.; brother Strouder; sister Ruby Markland; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Kawaihae Canoe Club Beach at Kawaihae Harbor. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
Jerridine I. Romena, 57, of Kahului, a retired office manager for Goodfellow Brothers Construction, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Santos L.; son Wilton K.; daughters Tremaine K. and Malia T. Balberdi, Sherrilynn M. and Iwalani S. Nishikuni and Dominique M. and Briana M.H. Romena; brothers Edmund Jr. and Joseph C. Janicki; and sisters Caroline Nauka, Rachel Romena and April DeFreitas. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Burial: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Gregorio M. Rosales, 80, of Ewa Beach, a retired mess hall galley person at Barbers Point, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cristeta; sons Numeriano, Jesse, Bienvenido, Edfredo, Emmanuel and Roberto; daughter Carmelita Baldueza; 22 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 91-1004 North Road in Ewa Beach. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.
Toshie "Helen" Tanna, 80, of Honolulu died Dec. 28 in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Lindsey and Dwayne, sister Betty Koizumi, and a granddaughter. Private services.
Daniel F. Tumbaga, 85, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired irrigation crew chief with Kekaha Sugar Co., died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Oseas, Job and Samuel; daughters Carlina Vea and Romula Peake; hanai daughter Margaret Lacro; brother Pablo; 16 grandchildren ;and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Kauai United Methodist Church in Kekaha. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery.
Wilhelmina E.D. Wassman, 97, of Kailua, died last Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Rudolph C. III, daughter Patricia Wassman Christian, six grandchildren, and 10 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Daughters of Hawaii, Queen Emma Palace.
Jane S. Yamaoka, 71, of Waipahu, died Saturday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Kenneth, son Myron, daughters Iris Giaab and Joyce Kamiyama, brother Donald Harada, sister Shirley Kusaka, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ethel H. Yamashita, 86, of Pearl City, a retired seamstress, died last Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Suzanne S. Matsumoto and Jo Ann S. Dawson, sisters Stella Yasunaga and Akie Murakami, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ethel Young, 73, of Kula, Maui, a retired counselor for Maui Community College, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sisters Mary Soon and Amy Akina, and brother Oliver Young. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.
John J. Yuson, 67, of Kapolei, a veteran in the U.S. Coast Guard, died Dec. 14 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Margaret; sons Morris B. and Mike B. Yuson, Nelson New and Vern Blevins; daughters Bernalda L. Amaral and Doriann D. Ikeda; brothers Ray and Paul; sisters Pat Walander, Sally Jensen, Lolina Ponce and Fely Rellin; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Monday at St. Jude's Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.