Grace Natsuko Arakawa, 76, of Honolulu, a retired cook at Fern Elementary School, died March 19 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Harry; son Calvin; daughters Judy Watanabe and Sharon Sato; brothers Noboru Sakihara and Shigeru S. Sakihara; sisters Amy Miyahira, Yaeko S. Asato, Masae "Millie" Tagami, Michiko G. Watanabe and Keiko Arashiro; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.Esther Kawahinenoeau Arindain, 67, of Wahiawa, died March 9. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons Philip Jr. and Ronnie; daughters Sharon Oliveros, Debra Oliveros, Verlene Dupio and Nadine Vickers; brothers Edward, William, Wendell, Larry, Clarence and Donald Stevens; sister Cynthia Kapoi; 14 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Melvin Louis Kaipo Cabral, 57, of Honolulu, died March 8. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kanya; sons Michael and Robert "Kalani"; daughters Parichart "Polly" Cabral and Katherine Wilderman; brother Anthony; sisters Marie Stender, Winona Makinney, Charleen "Blinky" Mailolo and Bernadette Ah Chong; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Victoria Edu Cayaban, 90, of Eleele, Kauai, a homemaker, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Romeo Agullana, Patriamor Agullana and William Cayaban; daughters Eleanor Agor and Marcelina Mendoza; sister Esperanza Ramones Garvida; 18 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Maria Anna Derkum, 92, of Kaneohe, died Sunday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Germany. She is survived by daughter Gabriele Clark and son Bruce Clark. Services to be held in New Jersey.
Arthur M. Edwards, 86, of Hilo, a retired correctional center office clerk, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Josephine A.; daughters Janet Naylor, Annette Mahon and Mari Bailey; brothers Harold and Walter; and four grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Onolina Faletoi, 75, of Pearl City, died Friday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Alama, Felu, Ateliano and Xavier; daughters Rosa Lealaitafea, Samalaulu Salepaga, Otilia Price, Kalala Ulugia and Theodora Faletoi; 37 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services to be held in American Samoa.
Hortense Gall, 100, of Claremore, Okla., died Sunday. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by daughters Mary A. Caywood and Jeanette Webster, four grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Oklahoma. Donations suggested to Lakeside United Methodist Church, 2925 NW 66th, Oklahoma City, OK 73116; or charity.
Lois Marie Hearlin, 78, of Kailua, died Friday. She was born in Pine Bluff, Ark. She is survived by son Marty Logan, daughters Judy Aveiro and Jean Cassinerio, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Haruko Kawasaki Iwanaga, 88, of Honolulu, a retired teacher at Kalakaua Intermediate School, died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Paul and Michiro, daughter Esther and one grandchild. Private services.
William "Roger" Kaaiawaawa, 63, of Waialua, died Saturday. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by brother Robert "Bufo" and sisters Jeanette Hoskins and Ruth Kaaiawaawa. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Jane Kameko Kanemoto, 60, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died March 17 at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons John M. and Eric M.; daughters Elizabeth C. Williams and Janice M. Wright; brothers Wayne, Myles and Ronald Yamauchi; sisters Joyce Yoshikawa, Caroline Hiroyama, Marian Yamauchi and Rachel Yamauchi; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Masae "Dorothy" Kanemoto, 87, of Lihue, a retired translator at Waialeale Boat Service, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Milton, daughter Nancy Higa, sister Jean Hirokawa, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at the Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yoshio Kimura, 83, of Honolulu, a retired assistant storekeeper at the city Roads Division, died March 19 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Marsha Gibson; brothers Hiromu, Mitsuo and Randolph; sisters Ruth Sato and Mary Hironaka; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tsuruye Koide, 84, of Pearl City, a retired seamstress at Hookano Sportswear, died Saturday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Laura F. and Anna K. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
R. "Scotty" Morelli, 83, of Kailua-Kona, a retired partner at Massey Ferguson Tractors and U.S. Army veteran, died March 20 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in White Plains, N.Y. He is survived by wife Katherine. Services to be held at a later date.
Willard Keikilani Pa Sr., 49, of Anahola, Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Darlene K. Sr.; sons Willard Jr., Troy, Derek and Kimo; sister Myra; hanai parents Sam and Yvonne; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. April 6 at Anahola Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Richard M. Palmer, 75, of St. Marys, Ohio, formerly of Kailua, a retired dentist after 50 years and Korean War veteran with the U.S. Army, died Monday. He was born in Fulton, N.Y. He is survived by son Stephen; daughter Cynthia Lepak; stepchildren Leslie Dance and Michael, Kirsten and Josh Anderson; sister Gloria Cook; and eight grandchildren. Private services. Memorial donations suggested to the Saint John Vianney School Scholarship Program, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua 96734.
Hatsue "Aunty H" Furomoto Sakutori, 80, of Kahului, a retired packer at Maui Pineapple Co. and cook at Ooka Supermarket, died Monday at home. She was born in Olowalu, Maui. She is survived by husband Kokichi; daughter Jean; sons Alvin, Eric and Wayne; brothers Harry Furomoto and Kiyoshi Furomoto; sister Mildred Nakamura; eight grandchildren; and one greatgrand- child. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at the Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Patrick John Seely, 55, of Hilo, a retired principal at Chiefess Kapiolani Elementary School, died March 20. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Naomi K.; son Richard C. II; daughter Jeannette H.M.; parents Richard and Mary; and brothers Steve, Richard M. and Scott. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Victor Wataru Shiroma, 60, of Wahiawa, an elevator mechanic at Schindler Elevator Corp., died March 18. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Paul "Shigeru" and Fumiko; sons Randal, Kurt, Clayton and Ben; brothers Warren, Herbert, and Barney; and sisters Patsy Tamura, Grace Shiroma and Linda Uchima. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sivilay Sombat, 62, of Honolulu, died Friday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Laos. He is survived by wife Vongdeuane; sons Vanxay, Som Chay and Khamvay; brothers Southasa, Khamphay and Khamla Sombatphibane; sisters Khamphiu, Somvang, Somboun and Somprasong Sombatphibane; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cemation to follow.
Marciano "Ciano" Tagala, 94, of Haliimaile, Maui, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Felicidad B., son Elymar, daughter Carol, brother Paulino and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park.
Minoru Yoshii, 69, of Lihue, a liquor investigator, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by daughter Patsy Rapozo, son Earl, companion Josephine Scalzo and two grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Kapaa Hongwanji Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Kay Kimiko Yoshioka, 79, of Aiea, a retired computer tape librarian at Hickam Air Force Base, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert K.; daughters Lyn T. Yoshioka, Susan A. Teranishi and Anne A. Yoshioka; brothers Hideo Matsuo, Satoru Inouye and Larry Matsuo; sister Bessie Okazaki; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. 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.