Richard Charles Adams, 50, of Kilauea, Kauai, an owner and operator for a limousine service, died July 31 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Jasmin; daughters Kelsey Q., Khyra Q. and Kyrstie Q.; mother Frances; and brother Dale. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Hanalei Waiouli Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Jasmin Adams, P.O. Box 1295, Kilauea, HI 96754.Henry Louis Kailianu Alau, 86, of Kula, Maui, a painter for the State of Hawaii, died Thursday at home. He was born in Waiehu, Maui. He is survived by wife Ellen K., son Henry D.K., seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Holy Ghost Church in Kula. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual and aloha attire.
Kenneth "Bags" Joseph Bagano Jr., 60, of Pearl City, a Hawaiian Airlines operations chief agent, died yesterday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Dean, daughter Debra Calvan, brother Francis and stepfather Salvatore "Sal" Abbatiello. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Paquito Calixterior Cabalo, 83, of Pearl City, a farmer in the Philippines, died July 30 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jacinta C.; sons Renato, Emilio and Jacinta; daughter Coletta C. Viray; brother Flor; sister Atelana; 24 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Interment at a later date in the Philippines. No flowers.
Florentina Soriano Castillo, 82, of Ewa Beach died last Tuesday in Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Pio L.; sons Rodolfo S., Rogelio S. and Romulo S.; daughters Judy C. Hilario, Violeta C. DeGuzman and Emma C. Suphet; brother Gerson Soriano; sisters Loreto Soriano, Milagras S. Tiradora, Crisusa S. Garcia and Iluminada S. Victorino; 21 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Kenneth Benedict Chung, 62, of Pearl City, a retired Queen Emma Fashions Inc. president, died Aug. 1 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diane. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at First Chinese Church of Christ. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private scattering of ashes at a later date.
Richard Hermosillo, 43, of Lahaina, a self-employed gardener, died July 14 in Lahaina. He was born in Mexico. Cremation held. Services pending in New York.
Sakae J. Hoke, 86, of Kahaluu, a retired Reef Hotels housekeeper, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Richard Jr., Rudolph, Leonard and Harvey; daughters Judith Ortiz, Audrey Johnson and Joyce Vidinha; 18 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at First Assembly of God Church, 47-323 Ahuimanu Road, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Darci Yoshie Isoshima, 4, of Waimea, Kauai, died Saturday. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by parents Mark and Patricia, brothers Mark Jr. and Allen, and great-grandmother Yoshie. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Roy Tsugimi Iwamoto, 61, of Hilo, a retired meat cutter, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Patricia "Pat," daughters Cherryl Thornock and Lacey Cabral; brother Keith; sisters Saddie Iwamoto and Carol Enos, hanai daughter RaeLynn Waltjen, hanai sons Marc and Grayson Agpawa, a grandchild and five hanai grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yoshiko Matsumoto, 94, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Koloa Hongwanji YBA Hall. Call after 4 p.m. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Hideo Miyashiro, 88, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl City Tavern waiter, died Friday at home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shizuko, sons George and Albert, daughter Janet Inouye, sisters Tsuru Nakama and Yasu Chibana, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Midge Jonnita Lanihuliokauahaao Oler, 63, of Waiohinu, Hawaii, a retired teacher and counselor for various schools, died Friday at home. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by sons Eric, Michael, Gerald and Steve Oler and Duke and Kala Mossman; daughters Lani Manumaleuna, Julie Tangiora, Debbie Cabral, Ruth Freitas, Gretchen Currie, Jennifer Kennedy, Lorraine Dotson and Kawekiu Mossman; brothers Mervyn and Wendell Thompson; 36 grandchildren; and numerous hanai children. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hilo Stake Center at 1373 Kilauea Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kaneohe.
Shorty Osborne, 69, of Kailua, a retired city groundskeeper, died Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Misao Ito Sasaki, 95, of Honolulu died June 28 in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. No monetary offerings. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Friday.
Liva Salafaia Pilimai Siufanua, 91, of Laie died last Tuesday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Talive, Nifo and Wendell; daughters Mate Jackson, Estella Reid, Melita Lueder, Arvay Siufanua and Puleono Lana Burgess; sister Mita'i Dahlin; 38 grandchildren; 88 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 8th Ward Laie Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Kyoko Sugiyama, 63, of Honolulu, vice president for Bunmeido of Hawaii, died Aug. 4 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Akira; son John Aylesworth; daughter Nancy Aylesworth; mother Michiye Murai; brother Masato and Masashi Murai; sisters Katsuko Ito, Hiroko Takahashi and Chizuko Higashiyama; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Tsuyomi Ogata Takahama, 88, of Kailua died Aug. 1 in Kaneohe. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Ronald, daughters Eileen Natori and Gail Shore, sister Masuyo Doi, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Orlando Pandaraoan Valentin, 80, of Honolulu, a Pearl of the Orient Dance Co. director, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Priscilla "Pat"; daughters Regina Gonzalez, Charlene Botello and Rolanda Reese; brother Adelino; three grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Lawrence "Michael" Verret, 57, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 1. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Joanne Fernandez and Suzanne Bilyeu. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m.
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.