Amy May Lee Cheong, 50, of Honolulu, died April 1 at home. She was born in China. She is survived by parents Wing Foo and Siu Kwan, and brothers Robert and James. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.Myrtle Tyau Chong, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Castle and Cooke employee, died March 31 in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Arthur, daughter Beverly Ament, brother Elvin Tyau and one grandchild. Private services.
Lucille G. Goderre, 83, of Haleiwa, a retired schoolteacher, died Feb. 25 in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Gardner, Mass. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church, Waimea Bay. Scattering of ashes to follow at Waimea Bay. Casual attire.
Hazel Schneider Gould, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Red Cross volunteer, died March 19 in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Osmond, Neb. She is survived by daughter Gayla R. and sisters Irene Pearson, Helen Williams, Evelyn Schneiner and Betty Mae Hettinger. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Timothy Episcopal Church. Call after 9:30 a.m.
Keoana Elizabeth Hanchett, 49, of Hauula, a cultural consultant and organizer of the Na Kamalei Early Education Program, died March 27. She was born in San Pedro, Calif. She is survived by husband Charles, daughter Kaleiwaihoola, mother Mary Kelvington and half sisters Yolanda and Marla Holck. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hauula Congregational Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Ethel Tsuru Higa, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired Ilima Drive Inn employee, died Wednesday. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Terry "Higgins"; daughters Amy Iha, Myrna Spencer and Iris Fukamizu; sisters Jane Hoshijo, Mildred Nakata, Dorothy Kop, Janet Kunishige and Laura Nakasato; brothers Yasuo "Teppo," Richard and Warren Yamashiro; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Additional services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Moises Magen Lemi Sr., 74, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired heavy equipment operator at Lihue Plantation Co., died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ramona; sons Moises M. Jr., Wayne and Allen; daughters Michelle L. Lemi and Lisa M. Rosare; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Paul Hong Poy Loo, 92, of Honolulu, a retired electrical planning estimator at Pearl Harbor, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Lena, son Robert, daughter Lily Ann, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Chinese Buddhist services to be held at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mathias Manorina Luber Jr., 41, of Waimanalo, an environmental engineer at Pearl Harbor Public Works Center, died March 28 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jill, daughter Kainani M., son Christian K., parents Mathias Sr. and Anicia, and sister Jude. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe.
Janet Midori Matsuda, 80, of Honolulu, a retired proofreader at the Honolulu Advertiser, died Thursday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Fujio "Fudge" and sisters Betty Matsuda and Nancy R. Matsunaga. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Hwy. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Hatsunori Miyamoto, 97, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by son Kenneth A., five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Severia Ballenti Navarro, 77, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in St. Franics Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Andrew Aliser and Jerry Navarro; daughters Lucy Figueroa, Josephine Menke, Vivian Quizon, Gloria Andrade and Yolanda Navarro; sister Helen Magsayo; 18 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
George Montague Neuffer, 73, of Honolulu and Sequim, Wash., retired vice president at Austin Tsutsumi and Associates, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Dayton, Ohio. He is survived by wife Nelda J.; sons George A., Gregg L. and Gerald C.; and daughter Nancy C. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Kilohana United Methodist Church, 5829 Mahimahi St. Call after 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Memorial donations suggested to the American Institute for Cancer Research.
Seiso Otani, 95, of Kula, Maui, a retired vegetable farmer, died Thursday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kula. He is survived by sons Kenneth and George; brothers Sadao, Tamao and Yukio; sisters Fujiko Nishida and Yuriko Hanaoki; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Additional services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Makawao Hongwanji, Maui. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eileen Grace Willets Paongo, 58, of Honolulu, died March 29 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Poasi; sons Donald, Arnold and George Willets; daughters Veronica Montalbo, Glenda Willets and Penny R. Willets; brothers Arnold Grace, Leonard Grace and Patrick Wong; stepbrothers Ronald Wong and Aaron Wong; sisters Georgette Lopes, Doreen Wong, Penny Kam, Patricia Hoopii and Priscilla Wong; 32 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ida Mae O'Day Siders, 92, of Honolulu, a retired American Sanitary Laundry employee, died March 28 in Ann Pearl Care Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Frederick Jr., daughter Julie-Ann, brothers Albert "Sonny" O'Day and Joseph O'Day, sister Violet Borges and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Akira Tamura, 89, of Honolulu, a retired taxi driver, died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. He is survived by son Cary K., brother Masaru, sisters Harriet Haase and Sue Kawai, and two grandchilden. Private services.
Bernard Denis Williams, 74, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired plant manager at Pfizer Pharmaceutical, died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mineola, N.Y. He is survived by wife Violeta, daughter Michelle Buckman, brother Roger and two grandchildren. No services.
Sarah Chu Wong, 86, of Honolulu, formerly of California, a retired graphologist, died March 24. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Sandra Wong Newton; son Lawrence S.; brothers William S.K. Chu and Dr. Norman Chu; sisters Thelma C. Chang, Marian C. Yap and Hester C. Pang; one grandchild; 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.