Tahat Salvador Agustin, 89, of Waipahu, died Jan. 4 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Estrella; sons Ricardo Jr. and Remars; daughter Myrna-Ella; brothers Segundino, Anastacio and Felipe; sister Angeles Respicio; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.Gilbert Villa Batangan, 74, of Pearl City, an AAFES employee at Schofield Barracks, died Jan. 18 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Amelia M., sons Clayton and Gilbert M., daughter Nancy, brother Ramon and sister Petrona Campos. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church, 720 N. King St. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Felix Tagavilla Caliyo, 79, of Waimanalo, died Jan. 4. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalina; brothers Santiago, Francisco and Franklin; and sisters Arsenia Viloria, Violeta Caliyo and Gloria Pasol. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Barbara Hueberta Francisco Carson, 63, of Kaneohe, a housekeeping supervisor for 22 years at the Hawaii State Hospital, died Jan. 17 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Charles Sr.; daughter Tammy Francisco; sons Clyde Francisco, Charles Carson Jr., David Francisco-Carson and Robert Francisco-Carson; brothers James "Kimo" Mansfield and Clifford Stien; 19 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Manuel "Manning" Bolosan Castillo, 69, of Pearl City, died Jan. 16. He was born in Puhi, Kauai. He is survived by wife Carmen; daughters Tyger and Jennifer; and brothers Bernard, Fred and Alpidio. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon Friday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Herbert F.S. Chock, 79, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force housing manager, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tomiko; daughters Linda Chock, Lorraine Sato and Kathryn Hasebe; brothers Henry and Gordon; sisters Marjorie Au and Nellie Lee; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers.
Casamero Agustin Gawiran, 76, of Honolulu, a retired pipefitter at Au's Plumbing Co., died Jan. 20. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Victorina, sons Regienaldo and Franklin, daughter Lucie Wong, sister La Paz Sabas, brother Matias Gaoiran, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Momoye Oka Hirose, 96, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired elementary school teacher, died Friday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kazuichi; sons Andrew M. and Stanley K.; brothers Richard T. Oka and Francis F. Oka; sisters Tazuko Kobatake, Tsutoko Maeda and Sumie Inaba; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services. Family requests no koden.
Father Gerard Leicht of Honolulu, a Roman Catholic priest of the congregation of Sacred Hearts, died Thursday. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Memorial donations suggested to Fathers of the Sacred Hearts.
Nettie "Tana" Badiyo Rios, 87, of Honolulu, a 40-year member of the United Puerto Rican Association of Hawaii, died Jan. 15 at St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Rafael P.; daughters Barbara J. Rios, Lorraine Alexander and Priscilla Helenihi; son Adam Jr.; sisters Isabel Fraser, Mary Rosado and Victoria Yrizarry; brother Manuel Badiyo; 18 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St., Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Irineo T. Visaya, 84, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eugenia; sons Emilio and Jaime; daughters Conchita McDonald, Lolita Sales, Anna Mabanag and Pina Visaya-Tapec; sister Jacinta Bolosan; 13 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Full Gospel Church, 2464 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 8 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Alice Yasuko Wong, 80, of Honolulu, died Jan. 7 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born on Lanai. She is survived by sons Austin, Jimmy, Larry and Eric; daughter Sally; brother James Nakasone; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.
Nee Chang Chock Wong, 93, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Jan. 17 in Hale Ola Kino Center. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by sister Ardith Chock Lam. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Chinese Christian Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Memorial donations suggested to a favorite charity.
Helene Moore Yamashita, 76, of Mililani, died Wednesday. She is survived by husband Harold; stepsons Jeffrey, Larry and Lincoln; and sister Alexandria "Sandy" Kamaka. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. 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.