Helen Satomi Abreu, 83, of Waipahu died Saturday. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by husband John; son John Jr.; daughters Laura Perry, Charlotte Ito, Geraldine Hall and Karen Bradbury; 28 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 4 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Vernon Akuna, 72, of Victorville, Calif., formerly of Hilo, a retired aircraft designer at Northrop Aircraft in Hawthorne, Calif., died April 2 in Victorville. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Sherwood and Sherwin, sisters Minerva Muller and Dorothea Stevens, three granddaughters and a great-granddaughter. Services held.
Lily Kauihou Kapua Keka Ancheta, 85, of Kailua-Kona, a retired room maid at the former Interisland Resort Kona Inn Hotel, died May 26 in Kona Community Hospital. She also worked at the former Kona Hilton Hotel and Wally's Kona Laundry. She was born in Kalaupapa. She is survived by sons Joseph, Peter and Arthur Keka and John K. Ancheta; daughters Lydia R. Kahumoku, Harriet Shimaoka and Matilda E. Nino; 21 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bert Akira Arimoto, 39, of Kirkland, Wash., also will be remembered in an inurnment 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Pepito Agapay Bautista, 39, of Ewa Beach died June 6. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by brothers Roger and Reggie; sisters Fely Villanueva, Norma Rosete, Delia Schneider and Gloria Cervantes; father Higino and mother Florida. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Grace Lau Blake, 82, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired schoolteacher at Koloa Elementary School, died last Thursday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Hanale and Ted; daughter Patti Silva; brothers Tommy and Chubie Lau; sisters Lucille Wong, Marjorie Nakahodo and Mae McGinnis; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Koloa Christian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Pa'ana'au Cemetery in Koloa. Casual attire.
Ernest J. Bond, 81, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired supervisor for the Department of Defense, died June 10 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Segwic County, Kan. He is survived by a brother-in-law, cousins, nephews and nieces in Kansas, Missouri and Washington. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at the Rissho Kosei-Kai Church, 73-4592 Mamalahoa Hwy. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kona Community Hospital, Attn: Lisa Khaddar "For the Long-Term Care Unit," P.O. Box 69, Kealakekua, HI 96750.
Dorothy Rosemary Burdett, 89, of Paia, Maui, who worked in client services at the Salvation Army, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Rensselaer, N.Y. She is survived by sons James, Ronnie and Billy; daughters Jacquelyn Burdett, Elaine Cheser and Judith Treibs; brother Richard White; sisters June Brown and Mary Jane Haldeman; 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Salvation Army.
Herman Byron Carpio, 63, of Wailuku, a retired Maui police officer, died Monday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Herman Jr. and Scott; daughters Melanie Ruiz, Lorry Balagso and Elena Kamai; brothers Ricky and Albert; sister Betty Baldovi; companions and care givers Leonora Carpio and Margo Rogers; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No wreaths.
Eva Gomes Ching, 92, of Kailua, a wardrobe mistress for Honolulu Community Theatre, died Friday in Castle Medical Center. She is survived by sons Curtis and Gerald; daughters Velma Chung, Sylvia Rocha and Shirley Kinney; brother Vernon Gomes; sisters Lorraine Bisho, Theresa DeLuz and Mildred Schipinski; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lennard Edgar Davis, 69, of Mililani, a carpenter, died June 9 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Washington. He is survived by companion Joanne C. Fisher. Private services.
Ethel Fernandes, 73, of Papaikou, Hawaii died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Stephen P.; sisters Bertha Low, Eleanor Chow and Mabel McNicoll; and brother Thomas Rapoza. Private services.
Daryl Akio Fukui, 37, of Ho-nolulu, a director of marketing for Hewlett-Packard Co., died Monday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jill, father and stepmother James and Ann, mother Irene Hayes, brother Jeffrey, sister Jamie Fukui-Chiang and grandmother Clara Fujimoto. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Makiki Christian Church. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Mid-Pacific Institute -- Shared Pride.
Noboru Ito, 91, of Honolulu, who was retired, died June 16 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lucille Hunicutt and brothers James and Edward. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Elks Club. Aloha attire.
Eileen W. James, 90, of Ho-nolulu died Tuesday. She was born in Boston. She is survived by son Everett and two grandsons. No services.
Josephine Maleka Kaawa, 68, of Nanakuli died June 13 in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by children Cheryl Ann, Philip P., Charles K., Doreen and Elsa; brothers Charles Manu and David and Philip Kamai; 27 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6-9 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m.-noon Saturday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church, 89-235 Pua Ave. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
George Hiram Kaualoku, 79, of Pearl City, a retired rigger foreman with the Guam Naval Shipyard, died June 18 at home. He is survived by son Kenneth H.; daughters GerogiAnn Kaualoku and Geraldine and Charlene Lizama; brothers John, Charlie, Daniel, Abraham and James Kaheaku and William Kuaiwa; sisters Lois Chunghoon, Ella Correa, Mary Au, Primrose Punua, Evelyn Kaahanui, Miriam Totolero and Hana Kipilii; and three great-grandsons. Services: 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Jitsuo Kobayashi, also known as "Jits" or "Jimmy," 84, of Germantown, Wis., a retired photographer, died June 14. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Beth, son Steve, daughters Pam Gibowski and Mary Breitrick, brother Ernest, sister Bessie Nagel and six grandchildren. Services held.
Newton Kunio Miyagi, 76, of Waipahu, a retired secretary and treasurer for ILWU, died June 19. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Barbara; sons Brian, Paul and Gary; brothers Woodrow, Wallace and Ernest; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Tetsuo "Ted" Nihei, 81, of Honolulu, a retired special project vice president from Hawaiian Cement, died last Thursday. He was also general manager of Lone Star's Halawa Quarry. He was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mitsue "Penny"; sons Paul, Roy, Fred and Glenn; brother Edwin; sisters Chiyoko Asato, Amy Nishikawa and Tokiko Morishige; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Casual attire.
Fumiko Nishiguchi, 90, of Honolulu died June 17. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Thomas and Wallace, sister Masako Sotomura, brother Tsutomu Toyo-tsuka, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Richard Yoshiwo Ono, 83, of Honolulu, a retired foreman for Sawai Brothers Painting Co., died Saturday. He was also a painting instructor at Honolulu Community College. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Fujie "Faye," sons Ronald and Harold, daughter Victoria Yamashiro, brother Susumu "George" Ono, sisters Takeko Sato and Fusae Uyeno, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fermin Balignasay Pagtulingan, 82, of Waipahu, who retired from Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association, died June 15. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by son Anthony; sisters Macaria Aganon, Bernabella Mendoza, Lourdes Garcia, Josephina Aurelio and Magdalena Yasay; and three grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Demetrio Cruz Ramos, 84, of Honolulu died May 9. He was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Obdulia, daughter Myrna Austria, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Call from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Francisco Macatumbas Saoit, 51, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6-9 p.m. Mass: noon Monday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Fort Street Mall. Call after 10 a.m. Burial with military honors at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Katherine "Dorothy" Brittain Shamkin, 80, of Makawao, Maui, died last Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Charles L. and Harold, daughters Shirley Vierra and Dorothy Hashizaki, brothers David Freitas and Andrew Wallace, 12 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.
Ngoc Diep Huynh Tang, 76, of Honolulu died June 14 at home. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Thanh and Johnny; daughters Jean Tang Lam, Nina Truong, Huong Lam, Yen Ko, Annie Nhan, Mimi Lieu, Lynn and Sandy Tang, Pearl Ann Lee, Cecilia Sakamoto and Camimie Le; 22 grandchildren and two great-granddaughters. Taoist services: 8:30-11:15 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Sonja "Baby Girl" Fernandez Washington, 37, of Honolulu, a cosmetologist, died June 14 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Antroy Williams, mother Carmen Fernandez, grandmother Carmen Fernandez and brother Jamieson Kahahawai. No services.
Yasue "Kut" Watanabe, 76, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired office clerk with Bank of America, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sisters Tomie Watanabe, Satoe Oyama, Suzue Hashimoto, Naoe Pascua and Elsie Hegwood. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Waimea United Church of Christ. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.