Steven Arthur Ahlf, 63, formerly of Hawaii, died June 1. He was born in Inglewood, Calif. He is survived by wife Kathy and daughter Rhue. Services on the mainland.Hisayo Asamura, 92, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died May 30 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Koichi and Shoichi Kurahashi. Private services.
Lorna Hauoli Awai Burger, 95, of Haleiwa died Monday. Contributions suggested to St. Michael's Catholic School, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua 96790. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary yesterday.
Frank James Costa, 84, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard truck driver, died May 29 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Allen "Buddy" and Robert McConkey, sisters Mildred Byrd and Doreen Sheward, and companion Josephine Young. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment: Valley of the Temples.
Esperanza "Panching" Garvida Dela Cruz, 85, of Honolulu is also survived by four great-great-great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Diane Rae Fernandez, 65, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired flight attendant for Delta Airlines, died May 10 at home. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Raul, stepson Nathan and stepdaughter Teanna. Celebration of life: noon to evening Monday at the Fernandez residence, 13-1265 Opihikao Rd. in Pahoa, Hawaii. Casual attire. For more information, go to www.hawaiilovebirds.com.
Kazuo Fujimoto, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired self-employed general contractor, died May 29 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Hakipuu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sally S.; son Clyde H.; daughters Sharon S. Mizuta, Sandra S. Lee and Wanda Y. Takekawa; brothers Frank Y. and Roy S. Fujimoto and James S. Hasebe; sister Clara H. Furuta and nine grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Joseph Galorio, 65, of Hilo is survived by brother Larry and half sister Pearl Martines. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Otome Hayashi, 72, of Hilo, a retired sales clerk for Love's Bakery, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Susumu, sons Lester and Ronald Tamashiro, daughter Tessi Iha, brother Seikichi Tokeshi and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hilo Meishoin Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Dr. Harold Lewis, 80, of Hilo, a retired surgeon, died May 29 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by sons Daniel and Gene, daughters Laura Motta and Anne Clark, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Patrick "PJ" Lizama Jr. of Lihue, a drill powderman with Grove Farm Rock Quarry, died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Gail, daughter Kimi Valdovinos, parents Patrick and Rhonda, grandmother Lorraine and brothers Scott "Kelly" and Darren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: St. Catherine's Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Dustan "Dusty" Long, 20, of Wahiawa died Sunday. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by mother Cindy, sister Shannon, and grandparents Chester and Marjorie Sawyer and Flossie Long. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Katie Kapiolehua Mitchell Mahi-Pali, 65, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a self-employed lei and Hawaiian jewelry maker, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. She was also owner of Katie's Lei Stand in Kona. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Richard and Benjamin Pali, stepson Leland Pali, daughters Hillary Peterson and Melinda Pali, brother Charles Mitchell, sisters Miriam Kainoa and Rebecca Hopfe, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keei Ward. Burial: Saints Family Cemetery in Keei, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.
Louella May "Leina'ala" Apiki McCord, 63, of Hilo, a retired bookkeeper for the Concrete Coring Co. in Las Vegas, died May 29. She was also a kupuna consultant with Habitat for Humanity in Hilo. She was born in Napo'opo'o, South Kona. She is survived by hanai son Tom Peek, stepson Leonard "Butch" Seymour-McCord, sister Marvalene Adams and brothers Basil Apiki and Sylvester Pauelua. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sadako Morikawa, 77, of Aiea died May 30. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Kathryn Sagum, Charlene Nakamoto and Carol Ono; sisters Chizuko Hayashida and Harriet Taketa; and nine grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Toyoji Okubo, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired housing inspector from Schofield, died May 10. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Katherine, son Duane and a granddaughter. Private services.
Ann Fujiko Omiya, 50, of Waipio-Gentry, a retired library technician for Windward Community College, died June 1. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Stephen I., daughters Kristen M. and Carlyn F., mother Jean T. Inouye and sisters Bess Tanabe and Claire Onizuka. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Alban's Chapel, Iolani School. Casual attire.
Melvin Mitsuo Onishi, 55, of Honolulu, a carpenter for Albert C. Kobayashi Inc., died last Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Morris and daughter Linda. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fuamoli Agemotu Racoma, 73, of Honolulu died Sunday. She is survived by husband Agemogu Agemotu; sons Seu, Runi, Ernest, William and Richard Racoma, Eddie Seiulialii, Ventura, Agemogu Jr., Fonituki and David Agemotu and Ricky Togia; daughters Manuia Lesu, Maggie Perofeta, Inoama Ngyuen and Martha and Hirene Racoma; sisters Laufuti Saulo, Tina Utoafili and Asiasiga Seiulialii; grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Sumayo Saito, 87, of Pearl City died April 22 in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Tadashi, brother Charles Kusuno, sisters Mildred Anzai and Patsy Honda, and two grandchildren. Private services.
George Schwartz, 75, of Honolulu, a retired employee for the city Refuse Division, will be remembered in prayer services noon tomorrow at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Rd. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Stewart S. Stable, 80, of Honolulu, a retired lieutenant colonel with the U.S. Air Force, died Friday. He was born in Red Lion, Pa. He is survived by wife Nancy, son Gordon S. Stabley, daughter Sue Ann Stabley and sister Rebecca Chavarria. Memorial services: 2 p.m. today at Hickam Air Force Base, Channel Monument. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii and American Cancer Society Hawaii Pacific Inc.
Masayo Tsukiyama, 86, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, a retired co-proprietor of Taiyo-Do Bookstore, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Betty, Judith and Lily Tsukiyama, Matsuko "Mitzi" Motooka and Amy Okada; brother Hajime Koda; sisters Matsue Takemoto and Kimie Jinde; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kenji Yamamura, 81, of Pearl City, a retired construction superintendent, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Fumiko; sons Mark T. and Norman; brothers Isao and Lawrence; sisters Sadae Matsumoto, Yoshiko Ohira, Yasuko Tokumoto and Audrey Shimomura; and five grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Leeward Community Church. Aloha attire.
Frances Setsuko Terazono Yoshioka, 58, of Mililani Town, formerly of Kealakekua, Hawaii, an Aloha Airlines reservationist, died May 30 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was also a cashier for Foodland. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ray, daughters Melanie Matsuoka and Raynee Yoshioka, mother Betsy Terazono, brothers Milton and Mitchell Terazono, and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. 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.