Waldemar "Ipo" Aiwohi, 65, of Honolulu, a retired employee for Chevron USA, died Feb. 13 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gwen, son Herman "Kala," daughter Violet "Sweetie" Nelson, brothers John Jr. and Anthony, and five grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.Rose Souza Almeida, 79, of Lawai, Kauai, a retired housekeeper for the hotel industry, died Saturday at home. She was born in Lawai. She is survived by sons Jerome "Baron," Dean, Allan and Zachary; daughter Louise; sisters Jane Souza, Bella Chandler and Ethel Farias; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church, Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Private inurnment.
Victoriano "Victor" Bergonia, 64, of Indiana, formerly of Hawaii, a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in the Vietnam War, died Feb. 11 in Evansville, Ind. He is also survived by sons Moki "Nathan" Ripa and Martin "Michael," 42 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Ross Shifman Chitran, 56, of Haiku, Maui, a self-employed landscaper, died Friday at home. He was born in Santa Monica, Calif. He is survived by daughters Grace Lambert and Crystal Joseph, brother Jeff Shifman and one grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at the residence.
Mollie M. Chow, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired housekeeper at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe, died Saturday in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Eleanor Chow Otake, Elizabeth Smith, Isabelle Gilmore and Marlene Chow; son Edward; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. Private burial at a later date.
Teiichi Fujimoto, 90, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Feb. 12. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Hiroko Koga and Jean Fujimoto, sons Roy and Michael, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Gushiken, 72, of Wailuku, a retired warehouseman for Maui Land & Pineapple Co., died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by companion Edith H. Saiki, brothers Thomas K. and Minoru S., sisters Molly F. Ohlendorf and Dora Y. Tomi, and hanai daughter Beth K.M.K. Okumura. Mass: 4 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 3 p.m. Reception: Nakamura Mortuary. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Viniseni Latilise Haunga Sr., 53, of Waipahu, owner of Haunga Contracting & Service, died Feb. 9 at home. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Sisifale; son Viniseni L. Jr.; daughter Elenoa T.; brothers Siaosi T., Sekonaia T. and Fotofili T.; sister Kasanita T.; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at United Methodist Church. Call 6-10 p.m. Additional services: noon Saturday at the church. Call 11 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Sam Saburo Hirokane, 72, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 26. He was born in Haleiwa. He is survived by son Kevin; daughters Terry Howard and Vera Wood; sisters Shizuko Tsuruda, Margaret Simpson, Betty Higashi, Nancy Yonamine and Jean Miyasaki; and two grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Wahiawa. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masaru Inouye, 75, of Wailuku, a veteran of the U.S. Army Military Intelligence Service, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was also a retired carpenter. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife June; daughters Julie Sugahara, Joan Oura, Susan Horikawa and Paula Bertozzi; brothers James, Masao and Robert; sisters Jane Seki, Shirley Gomi, Kay Uemura and Connie Suizu; and eight grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Reception to follow. Burial: 9 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park.
Vafulisia Atualevao Tuimalatu Leupolu, 89, of Waipahu, died Jan. 20. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Leupolu and Aaron; sisters Lefuu Leupolu, Taofi Taisia and Taumate Saua; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park.
Frank Peter Marchi, 78, of Koloa, Kauai, proprietor of Paradise Seafood & Grill, died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was also a proprietor in the produce industry. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by wife Elaine, son Paul, daughter Claudette Hirano, sister Ange Lateana and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Private scattering of ashes at a later date.
Yoshino "Aunty Yama" Matsuyama, 93, of Kalaoa, Kona, a retired coffee and banana farmer, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Burke, daughter Elaine Tatsutani, children's father Hiroshi, hanai daughter Janice Sasaki and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Kealakekua. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Maile Kimie Nakayama, 70, of Hilo, a retired chief clerk for Hilo District Court, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by mother Mitsuru and sisters Aileen M. Sylva, Sandra S. Shinozawa, Mae Y. Nakayama and Elsie I. Ushiroda. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
David Kaopua Namaka, 81, of Honolulu, a retired district court judge for the First Circuit of Honolulu, died Feb. 12. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rose, son Ryan and one grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
George Paiva, 89, of Hilo, a retired plumbing contractor and founder of Paiva's Plumbing Inc., died Friday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Sarah; son Richard; daughters Barbara Chapman, Sylvia Keller and Cathi Lux; stepdaughter Marlene Bales; hanai daughter Doreen Aken; brother William; sisters Matilda Paiva and Caroline Garloff; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Hilo. Call 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Toribia Yanos Rivera, 76, of Waipahu, died Feb. 12. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Pedro, daughters Rosario Pagaduan and Cynthia Yanos, sister Anselma Coloma and three grandchildren. Wake service: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eloise Akemi Shinogi, 60, of Aiea, a retired employee for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, died Feb.13 in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Leonard, son Tracy, daughter Toby and brother Steven Tanoue. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Paul Isaac Takenouchi, 56, of Honolulu, an employee for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Wallene, son Aran, daughter Stacie Marshman, mother Jane Takenouchi and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Robert Shinichi Takiguchi, 65, of Honolulu, a retired switching technician for Hawaiian Telephone, died Feb. 13. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waialae Baptist Church. Call after 10 a.m. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Edith Kaleimomiokalani Kaluaalii Kalakau Tisalona, 71, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Feb. 10 in Honolulu. She is also survived by brothers Joseph and Ronald Kia-aina, and sister Susanah Okamura. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Fumie M. Yokoo, 91, of Eleele, Kauai, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Charles N. and Curtis Y.; daughters Jane S. Yokoo, Lois Y. Hirata, Kay F. Amor, Molly M. Flansburg, Nancy Y. Yokoo, Joyce S. Casey, Cora S. Yokoo and Faith A. Moniz; brothers Koichi, Yoshimitsu and Raymond Mizuno; sisters Jane Miyamura and Yukie Yakuma; 18 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Kauai Soto Zen Temple, Hanapepe. Casual attire.
Raymond Harry Zwoyer, 89, of Lahaina, a retired garment manufacturing craftsman for David Crystle Co., died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lebanon, Pa. He is survived by daughters Sherry A. Bachman and Lynn Jones, sister Florence Salsano, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
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.