J. William 'Bill' Cook /
Isle music philanthropist
Fermin Baniaga Aurellano, 92, of Waipahu, died May 13. He was born in Alay, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gaudelia; sons Ricardo, Jose, Florencio, David, Pedro and Primo; daughters Trinidad Ganir, Isabel Palacpac, Catalina Barroga, Filomena Valido, Melchora Lacamiento, Teresita and Elvira Aurellano, Cleotilde Quidilla and Potenciana Juliano; 43 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel, call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park.Andrew W.Y. Chang, 70, of Honolulu, a retired contract specialist with Pacific Air Force 15 Air Base Wing at Hickam Air Force Base, died May 24 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace W.; daughters Lisa L. Chang and Lianne Derek Bryant; brothers Raymond W.M., James W.H. and Edward W.W.; and sisters Eunice B.S. and Irene B.L. Chang. Private services.
Eva Morris Dela Pina, 77, of Aiea died May 23. She was born in Waipahu. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary published Sunday.
John Enos Jr., 65, of Honolulu, president and chief executive officer of Ideal Construction Inc., died yesterday in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Aileen; sons Johnson and Shawn; daughters Shannon Enos, Heidi Lynn Koani, Clorinda Conching and Kathy Thurston; brothers George, Manley and Clyde Namuo; sister Barbara J. Oh Malone; and 12 grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Betsyann Etsuko Fujii, 61, of Lawai, Kauai, a secretary at Children's Justice Center, died May 25 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Sandra Nojiri Howarth and Daniele Morris, sister Frances Hamada and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Ronald Tadashi Fujii, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Davidson Chudacoff meat salesman, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy Miyoko, son the Rev. Leith, daughter Sheila Coles, sisters Eleanor Kurosaki and Elaine Mirikitani, and seven grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Kaimuki Christian Church. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Shinako Fujioka, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Kapalama Japanese School principal, died April 15. She was born in Naalehu. She is survived by sons Jerry and Eugene, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Engracia "Aciang" Paraoan Galdiano, 65, of Pearl City, died May 12. She was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Loreto; daughters Mercy Anteola and Gina Arao; sons Robert, Jovencio and Danny; sister Adelina Paraoan; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel, call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Mary Brock Hanley, 100, of Hilo died last Tuesday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Shubuta, Miss. She is survived by son Joseph W., daughter Mary V., nine grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services. No donations.
Ree Hiatt, 72, of Kailua, a retired Del Monte Fresh Produce Inc. secretary, died May 22. She was born in Spokane, Wash. She is survived by husband Ross, daughter Ronna Sato, son Ryan and grandson Corrie. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Seventh-day Adventist Church, Manoa. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice or Hawaii Public Radio.
Karen Mitsuko Hirasa, 55, of Honolulu, a Mit's Basic Foods Inc. store manager, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ian M., daughter Michelle M., parents Mitsuo and Dorothy M. Kawashima, and grandchild Keely. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Evelyn Hiura Horiuchi, 56, of Honolulu, retired administrator for state Department of Education, died May 14 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Garret R., daughter Jessica M., parents Toshika and Satomi Hiura, brothers Arnold T. and Milton T. Hiura, and sister Karen Y. Konishi. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dolores "Dee" Johnston, 71, of Temecula, Calif., formerly of Kauai, an employee at Franklin Insurance Agency, Honolulu, and U.S. military commissaries in Pearl Harbor and California, died March 12 at home. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Bernadine Sarono and Jana Romero; sons Manny, James and John; sisters Flora Aquinaldo, Jo Gilland and Alice Adams; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services held.
Sonny Kaholo, 72, of Waianae, a retired Imperial Trucking heavy equipment operator, died May 25 in St. Francis Medical Center-West. He was born in Puuanahulu, Kona. He is survived by son Louis; daughters Ku'ualoha and Linda Kaholo, Jackie Tripp, Louise Kaikana and Mary Lou Louis; brothers John and Larkins; sisters Alice Kaholo and Eleanor Garcia; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at his residence, 85-1210 Kaneaki St. Call after 5 p.m.
John D. Mattos Jr., 46, of Honomu, a self-employed ginger and taro farmer and employee at Kansako Farms, died Friday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sisters Sandra Konanui, Sharon Arial, Gloria Santos, Barbara Coloma Sr., Wanda Mattos and Monica De Costa; and brothers Le Roy, Jude and Wayne. Funeral services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes will occur at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Seigi Miyagi, 73, of Honolulu died May 27 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mabel; daughters Roxanne and Mary Miyagi and Claire Harada; sons Lyle and Clint; sisters Tenny Craft and Sueko Oh Young; and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, 1685 Alaneo St. Call after 4 p.m. No flowers.
Veronica "Nani" Leinani Nahale, 64, of Kailua, a retired Young Brothers claims administrator, died May 26 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Craig and Gordon; daughters Kim Pacheco, Stacey Hiram and Noel Nahale; brothers Ralph, John "Butch" and Robert "Bobby" Fernandez; sister Kina Fernandez; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, call 6-9 p.m. Catholic prayer service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow in Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Minoru Okimoto, 83, of Honolulu, a retired accountant, died May 27 in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Keiko; sons Daniel, Dennis and Bryan; and three grandsons. Private services.
Isobel Rose Sawyer, 84, of Kailua, a retiree, died May 18 in Kailua. She was born in Pasadena, Calif. She is survived by daughters Elizabeth Sloan and Susan M. Sawyer, son Harry "Roddy," hanai brother Harlan, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Casual attire.
Judy Edwina Schaefer, 58, of Honolulu, a proprietor at S & S Piano Moving Co., died May 26 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Washington state. She is survived by husband Dean; daughters Christina Saba and Lorraine Castle; son Gregory; brothers David, Don and Ed Haugen; sisters Betty Belling and Carol Rall; and grandchildren Jordan, Dylan and Jason Saba. Private services.
Danny D. Shinno, 83, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed advertising salesman, died May 26 in Pittsburgh. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Fusae; daughters Sandra Shinno, Barbara Mota and Ina Kikugawa-Tao; sisters Tamano Matsumoto and Seiko Murata; and a grandchild. Private services.
Rose Hanako Takayama, 95, of Mililani, a retired Pali Golf Course kitchen worker, died Saturday in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Polly Montgomery, two grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. No services.
Katherine Yasuko Uyeno, 76, of Honolulu, a Polynesian Casuals seamstress, died last Tuesday at home. She was born in Beppu, Japan. She is survived by sons George and Kenneth, brother Yasuo Kinoshita, sisters Katsuyo Kinoshita and Yoko Yakeshima, and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Marjorie O. Will, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired masseuse, died May 8 in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Shirley Scott, brother George Will Jr. and sister Hannah Johnstone. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at the home of Ted and Jacquie Mali, 44-025 Kaimalu Place, Kaneohe. Scattering of ashes at Kaneohe Bay to follow. Donations in her memory suggested to Saint Andrew's Priory.
Elsie Young Oke Wolfe, 72, of Mililani, died Thursday. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Howard, son Mark, daughters Colleen Capello and Collete Kuriki, sisters Betty Henry and Dorothy Augunoy, and six grandchildren. Funeral services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Interment: 8:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.