Angeline Amarino, 88, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Ho-nolulu. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Thomas; daughters Shirley Stokmanis, Patricia Boranian, Pearl Wade, Pauline Matias, Priscilla Amarino, Gloria King and Peggy Amaral; brothers Samuel Akui, Henry Raposa and Jake Raposa; sisters Agnes Daniluck, Elizabeth Puulei; 16 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.Hezekiah Keopele Reghi Benjamin, infant son of Jeffrey J. Benjamin Jr. and Leina'ala L.M. Reghi of Wahiawa, died Saturday. He was born in Wahiawa. Scattering of ashes: 7 a.m. Saturday at Alii Beach Park, Haleiwa. Casual attire.
Virginia Taganap Calixtro, 68, of Wahiawa, a former employee at Peterson's Egg Farm in Wahiawa, died May 13. She was born in Bani, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Jerry and Ernie, brother Santos Taganap, sisters Nina and Conchita Taganap and three grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, call 6-9 p.m. Prayer service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow in Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lawrence Lan Cheong Ching, 74, of Aiea, a retired operating room technician for Tripler Army Medical Center, died Thursday in Malama Ohana. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by brothers Albert Ching and Arthur Chang; and sisters Sun Yee You, Lynda Pang and Jessie Lee. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
La Renne "Rene" P. Christie, 100, of Honolulu, a former instructor at the University of Hawaii, died Friday. She was born in Minnesota. She has no survivors. She was preceeded in death by her husband Vice Adm. Ralph Christie. Services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Wilfred "Monsta" L. Costa, 54, of Hilo, formerly of Kailua, an Oahu Construction truck driver, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Kimberley Keola; sister Johnette "Linda Costa" Smith; brothers Richard, Walter, David and Bernard "Sunshine" Soares; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 1:30 p.m. at Heeia Kea Pier on the glass bottom boat.
Elpidio V. Delos Santos, 63, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill employee, died May 28 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Erlinda, son Sam, daughters Marilyn and Myrna, and brother Benjamin. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer service: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Ronald Tadashi Fujii, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Davidson Chudacoff meat salesman, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. The mortuary provided incorrect information on an obituary published yesterday.
Basilio Guerrero, 87, of Mililani, a retired harvest machine operator with Libby Co., died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He is survived by wife Florence, daughter Dorothy Thompson, sons Alexander "Sonny" Tabilangan and George B. Guerrero, brother Guillermo, 13 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and eight great-great- grandchildren. Service: 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mildred Yuriko Ishizaki, 77, of Honolulu, a retired federal government purchasing contract analyst, died May 23 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hideo, sons Miles and Craig, brother Woodrow Hayashida and six grandchildren. Private services.
Cynthia Lynn Mariko Kahai, 50, of Waianae, died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Edith Domingo; hanai parents Mariano and Josephine Chargualaf; grandmother Consolacion Domingo; brothers Randall, Vincente, Jr. and Stuart Domingo; and sisters Irene Vendiola and Toni-Ann Domingo-Oka. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Causal attire.
Willie Kamaunu Kalilikane, Sr., 55, of Aiea, owner of Kalilikane Corp., died Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center-West. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by daughters Nalani Kalilikane and Maile Swartz; son Willie K., Jr.; brothers John, Jr., Samuel, Lawrence, Clarence, Raymond, Moses, Jackie, Amos and Steven; sisters Irene Nakila, Florence, Beverly and Bernice Kalilikane, Frances Hill, Shirley Oto and Josephine Edwards; former wife Janet; companion Jennifer and a grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Aloha attire.
Richard Masao Kouchi, 60, of Honolulu, a retired electrician, died May 24. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sylvian; son Karl; daughter Kathleen Dee Kuewa; father Toshio Kouchi; mother Fumiyo Kanja; brothers Wayne, Calvin and Alan; and four grand- children. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Eric Lumish, 30, of Lihue, a teacher for Kauai High School, died yesterday at home. He was born in Bronx, N.Y. He is survived by parents Marty and Eleanor, numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. Services: noon Saturday at Kalapaki Beach.
Kay Kimiyo Matsumoto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Eagles Distributors order clerk, died May 25 at home. She was born in Hanapepe. She is survived by son Gordon M.; daughters Aileen C. Yamada and Corliss E. Matsumoto; sisters Gladys K. Tanita, Fumie Murayama, Betty S. Hirose and Dorothy S. Kunioka; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sumie Mishima, 86, of Aiea, died May 19. She was born in Waiakea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Alan and Myles, daughters Florence Hopps and Lily Apo, brother Kiyoshi Miyahara, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Maybelle Kalaniwahine Mookini, 64, of Kapahulu, died Saturday. She was born in Ho-nolulu. She is survived by sons William F., Joseph R., Brian B. and Leslie E.; daughter Merleen P. Kirkland; brother Chadwick Hui Hui; and sisters Moana Yee, Leiola Hui Hui and Hono Hui Hui-Bolden. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at S.G.I. Honolulu Culture Center, 2720 Pali Highway. Call 6-9 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Randol K. Ngum, 58, of Kailua, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ellen M., sons Robert K. and Ronan M., father Alexander K., daughter Marie Ellena Cobb and five grandchildren. Family viewing: 9-10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Services: 7 a.m. June 15 at Lanikai boat ramp in Kailua. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Jose "Joe" Nistal, 75, of Wahiawa, a retired civil service supervisor in the federal government, died May 25. He also retired from the U.S. Army. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Jose, III., Jeffery, Joseph, Thomas and Jerome Nistal, Jerel, Ricky and Philip Reyes, Vernon Carson and Paul and James Villiarimo; daughters Rita Sanchez, Roseline Halai, Pauline Heath, Clarice Garcia, Gilda Torres and Teresa and Kathy Reyes; sister Seding Paglinoan; 57 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Funeral services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Miriam Kalei "Kele, Elei, Babycakes" Puaoi, 42, of Molokai, a chef for Molokai Sheraton, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father John Sr., mother Loraine, brothers John Jr. and Chris, sisters Roxanne "Fat" Hanawahine and Elizabeth "Juju" "Pua" Puaoi, and companion Paul Auna. Call 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. George's Church in Waimanalo and 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Sophia's Church in Kaunakaki. Burial to follow at Hoolehua Cemetery, Molokai.
Rufino Lapitan Saplan, 68, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired seed cutter and mill oiler for Kau Agribusiness, died May 28 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Melania; sons Recto, Danilo, Wilson and Dante; daughters Shirley Sorensen and Lily Tabbada; brother Manuel; sister Natividad Lodivero; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday at family residence, 32 Ohai Road, Naahelu, Hawaii. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Saturday at family residence. Burial to follow at Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Wesley Louis Schlitzkus, 67, of Waianae, died May 23 in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He is also survived by brothers Robert Schlitzkus and Ernest Kawaiaea. Scattering of ashes: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay Beach Park. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Sunday.
Sadami "Jessie" Shimada, 75, of Hilo, a retired barber, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Tadao; sons Ryan and Wess; sisters Chieko Miyao, Emiko Honda and Haruko Miyake; and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at 4 p.m. at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Edith Smith, 80, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died Monday in Honolulu. She born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughters Lolita Rohr and Diane Gomes; son Francis Gonsalves; brothers George, Robert and Benjamin Torres; sister Diane Rodriguez; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grand- children. Funeral services: 2:15 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Marius Xeno Pphon Stavers, 87, of Honolulu, formerly of Greece, a retired electrical engineer, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Turkey. He is survived by wife Ellen, daughter Judy Davidson, hanai daughter TP Ingersoll and sister Hrisa Coukos. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Cas-ual attire. No flowers.
Ciriaco "Coy" Suan, 69, of Haleiwa, a retired supervisor for roads and pavement at Schofield Barracks Hawaii and a U.S. Army veteran, died Friday. He was born in Helemano. He is survived by wife Hattie; sons Wes, Dereck, Garrick, Kevin, Terrence and Eldon; daughter Lovelyn Lehua Gilkey; brother Apolenario; sisters Julie Macadangdang, Josephine Grace, Marion Cui and MaryAnn Tozon; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Friday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church. Call 3-5 p.m. Burial to follow in church cemetery.
Seifuku Paul Taba, 88, of Kapolei, died May 25. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Ching Ying; daughter Joyce Skora; stepdaughters Margaret Long and Nina Koepcke; brothers Seisaburo, Seishin, Seiso and Seiko; sisters Shizue Matsumoto, Fusae Takara and Teruko Chinen; and two granddaughters. Private services.
Nancy Kameko Tamashiro, 85, of Aiea, a retired food service employee, died May 25. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by daughters Marsha Asato and Brenda Lancaster; brothers Yasukichi and Francis Oshiro; sisters Olga Oshiro, Toshiko Tome, Karen Miyasato and Barbara Iha; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha or casual attire. No flowers.
Masao Tenno, 76, of Hono-lulu, retired owner of Central Auto Body Repair Service, died April 7 in Honolulu. He was born in Molokai. He is survived by sisters Ayako and Yoshiko; sons Allan, Milton and Raymond; daughters Dorene Mason and Raelene and Jeanne Tenno; and nine grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Eugene Texeira, 54, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Aloha Airlines customer service representative, died May 24 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Laurie Ann Nalani Arnold, son Jason James Keoni, daughter Alicia Ann Iwalani, mother Alice F., brothers Randall and Anthony C., sister Geraldine S. and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 75-5769 Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes.
Chester Whitcomb, 79, of Kalaheo, a U.S. Coast Guard and civil service retiree, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Sommerville, Mass. He is survived by wife Anne, son Donald and daughter Christine. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Call after 12:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Walter K. Wong, 77, of Hono-lulu, died May 27. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris, son Darrell C.W., daughters Sandra Isokane and Brenda Kaneshiro, sister Rose Kirk, brother Samuel and five grandchildren. 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.