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Paterno B. Coloma, 90, of Honolulu died May 15 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosita; sons Roberto, Ed, Jeffrey and Rogelio; daughters Angelita Bolibol and Emelda Cheong; brother Nemecio; sister Victoria Lagat, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Call on Saturday after 9:30 a.m. Service at 11:30 a.m. Entombment to follow at Nuuanu Memorial Park.Emily Costa, 88, of Honolulu died May 18 in the Leeward Integrated Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Edward and sisters Flora Gonsalves and Otilda "Tillie" Medeiros. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Isabelle S. Fukae, 78, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for Rattan Art Gallery, died May 22 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James; daughter Lynette Hanaoka; brother Sunao Kunimoto; sisters Patsy Tanaka and Gladys Minami, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ethan K.O. Gomes-Tancayo, infant son of Kalani E. Tancayo and Irene U.K. Gomes, died May 17 in Maui Hospital. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park.
Misao Hayakawa, 82, of Hilo, Hawaii died May 14 at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Elaine M. Shikuma, Marilyn H. Kaneshiro and Judith Y. Miyashiro; brothers Minoru Ono and Richard M. Ono; sisters Hatsune Hirata and Kaoru Ono, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kiyono Hironaka, 82, of Honolulu, a retired custodian for the state Department of Accounting and General Services, died May 20 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Punaluu. She is survived by daughters Janet Nakamura and Sandra Irving; brothers Morito Tanaka and Raymond Tanaka, and a grandchild. Private services.
Takao Inouye, 83, of Keei, Hawaii, a retired Dillingham Investment Company auto mechanic, died Wednesday in Kona Hospital. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Fujie; son Norman; daughters Molly Low and Judy Inouye; brothers Takeo and Sadayuki, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas A. Jones Jr., 75, of Kailua died Tuesday. He was born in Edgeton, Kentucky. He is survived by brother Cecil Tucke II; sister Anita Meade; daughter Laura, and son Thomas. Inurnment: 3 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Memorial services: 4 p.m. at the cemetery.
Alfred Keola, 84, of Honolulu is survived by son Wrenly Ka'akimaka. The additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary that was published on Saturday.
Florence M. Miura, 91, of Honolulu died May 16. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Burton H., Warren N. and Dawson T.; daughters Madre M. "Harriet" Damiana de La Santa Faz, Helen M. Ono, Patricia Ann Liu and Mary Lou Y. Martin, 15 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held.
Goro Miura, 85, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance supervisor for Outrigger Hotels, died May 16 in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Gary; brother Susumu, and sister Sumiko Kitamura. Private services.
Thomas T. Moriki, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard body and fender repairman, died May 22 in Kuakini Geriatric Care. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary I.; sons Thomas T., Stephen K. and Brian A.; daughter Rosemary T., and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dorothy K. Moss, 74, of Waimanalo died Thursday at home. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by husband George; son Michael D.; daughters Leilani-Gail Hansen and Kanoe Hansen; sisters Patricia H. Trask and Frances B.K. Lucier, and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Stanley H.W. Nip, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joy; son Darrell; daughters Pauline Wong, Sharon Kishaba and Joann Goo; brothers Richard, Robert, Charles and Howard; sisters Violet Lee, Hazel Wong, Rachel Ah Nee, Narcissus Yap, Diana Mar and Margaret Mar, and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Takeichi Sakoguchi, 92, of Honolulu, a retired draftsman for Dole Cannery Company, died May 15 in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Tsugiko; daughters June Yukumoto, Mae Oshiro and Janice Kadooka; sisters Susie Oda and Alice Kataoka, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lauren A. Wilson, 46, of Paia, Maui, owner of the Plantation at Paia, died Friday at home. She was born in Minnesota. She is survived by companion Jay Zimmerman; mother Janice Neidhart; step-father Don Neidhart; brother Ward Wilson, and sister Deborah Anderson. Donations suggested in her memory to Jackie Kenyon, Cancer Care Coordinator, in care of Maui Memorial Hospital, 221 Mahalani Street, Wailuku, Hawaii 96793. Private services.
Grace K.K. Young, 98, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died May 18 at home. She is survived by daughters Nellanette Araki and Delorinne Wong, 12 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mary A. Young-Boothby, 65, of Kailua, a retired Liberty House employee, died Thursday. She was born in Kalaoa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Rosemary Weight; brothers Joseph Young, Edward Young and Abraham Young; sisters Rosie Wilcox and Annie Purdy, and two grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua III Ward. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Aloha 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.