Minister shaped Iolani School
Myrtle H. Abang, 52, of Waipahu, died Wednesday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Alan; brothers Harvey and Jonathan Wilson; and sisters Henrietta L. Ishikawa, Joan L. Kanakaole and Sharon H. Alvarado. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at 94-036 Nawaakoa St., Waipahu. Casual attire.Beatrice "Bea" Bernades-Motoyama, 69, of Honolulu, a dental hygienist for Tripler Army Medical Center, died Feb. 24. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Theodore Motoyama; daughters Lisa-Ann Ochoa and Terrymarie Hedemark; brothers Billy and Rosario Bernades; sisters Pacit Agan, Nina Omalza and Gloria Jane Gabriel; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
James Fook Tan Chun, 80, of Honolulu, a retired federal chief maintenance employee, died Feb. 27 in St. Francis Medical Center. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary published yesterday.
Inosencia Dela Cruz Del Rosario, 94, of Honolulu, died Wednesday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Jeremiah and Alfredo; daughters Edna Dizon, Rebecca Andrada, Lydia Vitente, Raquel Corpuz and Ruth Perez; 26 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Lenny Q. Ea, 46, of Wahiawa, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died last Tuesday. He was also an employee for Oahu Transit Service. He is survived by wife Angela "Waialeale"; son Leoncio; mother Adela; brother Romeo; and sisters Estela Bulosan, Norma Valdez and Perla Fernandez. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Aloha attire.
Robert Joseph Escalera, 57, of Pearl City, died March 2. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carole Ann, son David, mother Elsie and sister Jean Freitas. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual or aloha attire.
Frances Toshi Fukawa, 64, of Kaneohe, head waitress for Club Ohsama, died Feb. 24 at home. She was born in Japan. Services: 11 a.m. at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ernest "Nelson" Furtado, 58, of Sunset Beach, died Feb. 23 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ernest, William and David; mother Beatrice; brother Charles; sisters Shirley Furtado-Berrigan, Priscilla Furtado-Ewaliko, Leatrice Furtado-Tudor, Kathleen Furtado-Alisna and Paulette Furtado-Moniz; hanai daughter Allison; and four grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waianae Sacred Heart Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Ronald "Hawaiian" Keaweehu, 55, of Kapolei, died Feb. 14. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dolores; daughters Vanasa Dudoit, Darlene Helenihi, Doreen Keaweehu-Kea, Ailene Kama and Nadine Berry; brothers Leslie, Harold and Rodney; sisters Ululani Valente, Harriet "Blossom" Atkinson, Charlene Kilaulani, Valerie Hollingshed and Adele Keaweehu; and 10 grandchildren. Wake service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
William Keau "Bill" Kekua, 62, of Waipahu, a retired mechanic, died Feb. 27. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Kimo, daughter Maile Kekua-Haliniak, sister Lady Kaipuwai Kekua and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ka Hale Hoano Hou o Ke Akua, 1760 Nalani St. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Maurice Kekuhaupio Kong, 85, of Aiea, a retired teacher for Leilehua High School, died Feb. 21 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was also owner of a pikake-growing business in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bessie; sons Leland, Wendell "Scott" and Russell; sister Daphne Apana; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Mamoru Kubota, 77, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, a welder for Boiler Makers, died Feb. 26 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kapaa. He is survived by brother Hideto and sisters Tomiko Mitsui, Kimie Sugimoto and Satomi Hadama. Private services.
Benny Benito Luna Jr., 44, of Ewa Beach, a welder for Ameron HC&D, died Feb. 28 in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Audrey; sons Benjamin and Aric; daughters Kimy, Kehau "Mulan," Natalie and Natasha; father Benny Sr.; brothers Clarence and Eric; sisters Christine Kealoha, Cheryl Hauhio, Veronica Kaawa, Penny Luna and Sonnie Rodrigues; hanai parents Victor "Jimmy" and Lorraine Luna Sr. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Interment: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Louis Dias Matias, 71, of Pearl City, a retired employee for the Honolulu Refuse Department, died Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Charlene Luning, Ramona Self, Lisa Silva, John Silva, Lacey Silva and Katherine Matsuda-Matias; sisters Lucy Abrazado and Mary Posten; brother Frank Prinea; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mary Ruth Elizabeth Mazzacano, 65, of Kihei, Maui, a service representative for the Philadelphia Electric Co., died last Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Norristown, Pa. She is survived by husband Gerard F., sons Joseph G. and James F., mother Ruth English, brother Frank English, sister Lorraine Mancini and a grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Maui Humane Society or the Maui Cancer Institute.
Ayako K. "Clara" Mihara, 87, of Honolulu, a retired clerk stenographer for the Federal Housing Administration, died Feb. 25. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Kazuo and brother Chester Kainuma. Private services.
Mary Kunewa Sue Sin Puaa Murray, 66, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died March 3 in Pearl City. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Phillip, sister Paulette Moore, brother En Sue Pung Puaa and two grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Chapel. Aloha attire.
Chisato A. Nakagawa, 102, of Kailua, a homemaker, died Thursday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Facility. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Shoichi and Masaji; daughters Bernice Shiraishi, Kimie Suga, Hiroko Okada and Matsuyo Ogata; sister Yoshie Hashimoto; 14 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m.
Johnita Nowell, 74, of Kapalua, Maui, a self-employed real estate agent, died Saturday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Jack H., daughters Diane Loughland and Terry Craven, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at First Assembly of God Cathedral of the King. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Greig T. Ogi, 35, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Hilo, a doctor of pharmacy and facility manager for MPI Pharmacy Services, died Feb. 24 in Sacramento. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Kim T., daughter Carolyn, son Nicholas, parents Howard and Jane, and brothers Eric and Russell. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Winifred "Aunty Wini" K. Mero Ohumukini, 64, of Honolulu died Feb. 24 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Victor "Kaliko"; children Keala Oliveira, and Victor "Bubu" Jr., Puahau and Naka Ohumukini; brother Steven Mero; sister Jay Souza; hanai sister Roberta-Ann Mero; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 5:30-9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Pauoa. Call after 9 a.m. Committal service: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Pio Urata Onza, 83, of Wahiawa, a retired employee for Dole Co., died Feb. 22. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Juana, daughter Patricia Laurel, brother Alejandro, sister Consolacion Villena, four grandchildren and a great-grandson. Wake service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Charles Mack Rolison, 74, of Honolulu, president of Hawaiian Crane & Rigging, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Claudean, sons Charles M. and J. Patrick, daughter Claudia Frias and eight grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 3-5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice, 24 Puiwa Road, Honolulu, HI 96817, or other charity.
Sebastian Salazar, 93, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired employee for the former Hawaiian Agricultural Co., Kau, died March 3 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by several nieces and nephews. Private services.
Matsu Shimabukuro, 97, of Piihonua, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Okinawa. She is survived by sons Charlie, Henry and Bob; daughters Tomiko Furumizo and Janet Niino; numerous grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Constante Fernandez Soriano, 54, of Kahului, a self-employed landscaper, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nena A., brothers Violante and Oscar, and sisters Roberta Valdevisu and Estela Bisenio. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Call 6:30-9 p.m. at Nakamura Mortuary. Overnight vigil: 10 a.m. Friday at the Filipino Club House. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Burial: Lanai Community Cemetery. Casual attire.
Brick Stange Jr., 73, of Keauhou Estates, Hawaii, owner of East African Gem & Mineral Co., died Friday at home. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps serving in the Korean War. He was born in Merrill, Wis. He is survived by wife Patricia L.; sons Charles, Michael, Joseph and Timothy; daughter Anne; stepdaughters Sandra Clifford and Gail Grimm; numerous grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Helen Modean Wiegert, 85, of Honolulu, a retired office clerk for Fort Shafter, died Feb. 16 in Kapuna Wai Ola. She was born in Arkansas. She is survived by son James, daughter Susan and a grandchild. Private services.
Robert Michael Wilson, 48, of Nanawale, Hawaii, a laborer, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Renee; son Thomas Cullio; daughters Tanisha Cullio and Tamara Wilson; mother Edna Christensen; brother John; and sisters Donna Wilson, Vicki Agustus, Sandy Maddy, Sena Anderson and Cheryl Redigo. 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.