Ralph Shigeki Aoki, 76, of Las Vegas died April 4 at home. He was born in Hawi, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Cara; son Rod; brothers James, Mitsuo, Shiro and Morris; and sisters Evelyn H. Kuioka, Delna T. Shimamura, Ethel Takahashi and Bessie Kong. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Central Union Church. Casual attire. No flowers.Isabel Cabuag Barrientos, 71, of Honolulu, who retired from Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel, died Saturday. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Fabian; daughters Zenaida Nievera, Corazon Ching and Barbara Dismaya; sons Mario, Daniel and Felix; sisters Benita Sipin and Consolacion Torqueza; brother Felipe Cabuag; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Final services and burial at a later date in the Philippines.
Josephine Ting Benoit, 42, of Waipahu died Monday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Philip E. III; daughter Joscelyn; parents Leonard Lee and Betty Ting; brothers Peter, Richard, Edwin and Tim Ting; and sister Jennifer Ngo. Services: 11:45 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Louis Dale Bonner, 52, of Volcano, Hawaii, a special education teacher for Kau High School, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by wife Shu-ying; son Addison; daughter May-Ling; and sister Marion Snipstad. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin.
Dean Rivera Cabagbag, 20, of Waipahu died April 8 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Arturo and Adelina; sister Arlene; brother Jason; and grandparents Benita Rivera and Claro and Dolores Cabagbag. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial with military honors: Valley of the Temples.
Takaaki Chinen, 83, of Waimanalo, a retired grounds maintenance supervisor for the city Department of Parks and Recreation, died Friday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Ford; daughters Joyce Chinen and Carol Bent; and three grandsons. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Jamielyn C. Dalisay, infant daughter of Jaime and Jeni Dalisay, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center. She is also survived by grandparents Jesus and Rosa Dalisay and Rudy and Betty Enriquez. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Helen Yasuko Yagi Yamauchi Fronda, 81, of Hilo died April 9 in Hale Ho'ola Hamakua. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Thomas and James "Jimmy" Yamauchi and Larry, Norman and Ernest Fronda; daughters Thelma Park, Marian Hocson and Karen Halemanu; brothers; sisters; 21 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services held.
Courtney-Paige "Courts" Aileen Gascon-Vea, 11, of Waipahu, a sixth-grade student at Dole Middle School, died April 11 in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Roy Vea; mother Paulette "Squeeky" Gascon; sisters Brooke, Gabriela and Tyler-Roy; grandparents Javier and Victoria Vea and William and Aileen Gascon; and great-grandparents Diego and Laureana Vea. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Catherine Rancich Gray, 77, of Honolulu, a real estate broker, died March 24 in Honolulu. She was born in New York. She is survived by family. Services at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society and the Hawaii Blood Bank.
Joseph G. Henriques, 95, of Holualoa, Kona, Hawaii, a retired ranch foreman, died Sunday in Keahou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born in Portugal. He is survived by sons Allen, Gilbert, Phillip and Robert Henriques and James and Henry Rodrigues; daughter Henrietta Gouveia; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception, Holualoa Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. Donations suggested to the executive director of Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8111, 4488 Forest Park Blvd., Suite 130, St. Louis, MO 63108.
Wan-Chih Huang, 21, of Honolulu died Monday. He was born in Taipei, Taiwan. He is survived by parents Wan Fu and Wei Yu; and sister Yei Hui. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Cremated remains will be taken to Taipei at a later date.
Ralph "Martin" Jordan Jr., 68, of Kailua, a retired colonel of the U.S. Air Force, died Friday in Ewa Beach. He was also an assistant professor with Hawaii Pacific University. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by wife Sue; daughter Deborah; son Mitchell; and two granddaughters. Private inurnment.
Harry Seiko Kaneshiro, 81, of Ewa Beach, who retired from Oahu Sugar, died Sunday. He was born in Waipunalei, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Miyoko; son Wallace; daughters Karen Akasaki and Sandra Murashige; brothers Seishin and Steve; sister Misao Higa; and two grandsons. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Benjamin Xanwah Kau, 78, of Honolulu died Saturday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fresca; daughters Janine and Joyce; brothers George, William and Morris; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Naomi "Honey Girl" Leimomi Mancini, 61, of Waianae died Saturday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Vincent; daughters Bernice Goff and Joyce Fooy; sons Chris and Alika; brother James K. Maielua Jr.; sisters Sarah Akau, Stella Phillips and Carol Jean Ryan; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Rita Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Hung-Lit "Lit" Ng, 85, of Honolulu, an artist, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Li Wah Lau; son Andy Dick-Leung; daughters Vicky Tik-Wai Ng Toda, Jacqueline Tik-Ming Ng Kwan and Alfie Dick-Ge Ng Ede; sister Sau Ming; brother Hung-Cheong; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
William Perreira, 85, of Roseville, Calif., a retired heavy equipment mechanic with Kahuku Plantation, died last Thursday in California. He is survived by son Ronald; daughters Carol Alapa and Maryjean Teruya; brothers John and Manuel; sister Eva Moniz; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter. Services: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Zhi Qu, 78, of Honolulu died Sunday at home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Aiyun Hu; sons Guo Quan and Guo Yuan; daughters Yuk Lin and Yuk Lan Qu and Kelly Wong; and 11 grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Lynn Ronald Rickert Jr., 43, of Pahoa, Hawaii, who worked in park management at the County of California, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by mother Shelby J. Bell; sisters Lori Wilkinson and Karen Peracca; and hanai mother and friend Isabel Nuquist. No services.
Susette Gale Sanchez, 42, of Kihei, a housekeeper at Hale Kai O'Kihei Condominium, died Monday in Kihei. She was born in Texas. She is survived by parents Theresa and Howard Owings. Mass: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Kihei Baptist Chapel. Scattering of ashes: sunset at Hale Kai O'Kihei. Leis only.
Anna Luise Schalk, 94, of Kaneohe died Sunday in Kaneohe. She was born in Germany. She is survived by husband Heinrich; daughter Doris Yanagihara; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Anthony F.X. Shanahan, 47, of Kaneohe, a proprietor of Diesel Service, died Monday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Teanna; son Casey Kaho'owela; stepson Gabe Memmert; and brother Francis. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at 44-369 Kaneohe Bay Drive. Casual attire.
Joseph Pimental Soares, 90, of Honolulu, a retired projectionist for Consolidated Theatres, died Monday in Hale Malamalama. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Ernest and William; sisters Victoria Higa, Mabel Santiago and Violet Soares; two grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
George Perreira Thomas, 89, of Honolulu, a retired supply room supervisor from Pearl Harbor, died April 11 in Honolulu. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Leilani Inouye and Carol Thomas; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Dennis Tong, 56, of Waianae, a former employee with Pan Am food service, died Monday in Wahiawa Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Christina; and brothers Clifford and Randall. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Donato Pastor Topinio, 92, of Honolulu, a retired wood carver, died April 11. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mercedes; sons Donato Jr., Landy, Robert, Anthony and Christopher; daughters Judy Ann Risch and Julie Topinio; brother Celiong; sisters Conching and Silling; and three grandchildren. Mass: noon Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Stanley L. West, 89, a University of Florida librarian emeritus, died April 12 in Waynesville, N.C. He was also the director of the library system of the University of Hawaii. He is survived by children Courtney W. and David A. West; and three grandchildren. Services held.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
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The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.