Isabelle Leialoha Akau, 86, of Kaneohe, died Aug. 1 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Joseph "Dohdie" and Ernest; daughters Esterae "Rae" Hagen and Miriam; brothers Christian and Joseph Leialoha; sisters Esther Aki, Evonne Howard, Katherine Seay and Pauline Freeman; six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Central Union Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. Services also in Hilo on Friday. Aloha attire. No flowers for Honolulu service.Mildred "Maggie" Alvarez, 74, of Hilo, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sons Elugino Jr., Fernando, George, Robin Sr., William, Anthony and Alec Sr.; daughters Irene Flores and Mildred and Caroline; brother Lawrence Sadino; sisters Mina Ortiz, Virginia Reuben and Lisa Aviles; 35 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dayton Kalani Goodman, 19, of Hilo, a Rod & Co. employee, died last Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by fiancee Chenoa Castro, mother Catherine, father Dane Flores, brother Daylen Flores-Goodman, sister Daysha Flores-Goodman, grandparents Theresa B. Goodman and Alice Flores, and hanai grandfather Roy Williams. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Edward Lonoikamakahiki Hopeau, 58, of Keaukaha, Hawaii, a retired merchant sailor and plumber for the USS Independence, died Thursday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Russell, daughters Charisse H.H. Gali and Tanya, five grandchildren, and numerous brothers and sisters. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Benjamin Giichi Ishibashi, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Roosevelt High School teacher and WWII veteran, died Tuesday in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Hideko "Heidi," son Jay I., daughter Jill N., and brother Shigenori. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Francis James, M.D., 81, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center physician, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice-Nuuanu. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Lucille; sons Mark, Mathew, Paul and Nelson; daughters Michele and Therese; and five grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Linda Rae Kauinui, 47, of Keaau, Hawaii, a Legal Aid Society of Hawaii secretary and former practical nurse for the State of California, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by husband Dennis, daughter Sossity Rapoza, mother Irene Bigler, brother Mike Bigler, sisters Nina Smith and Flora Bigler, and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Hilo Bayfront canoe landing area. Casual attire. No flowers.
William "Kelly" Yates Keliinoi, 45, of Waianae, died Aug. 10. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mona; children Shawneen Mulivai and Samuel "Kala," Shirreen, Sheldon "Kapena," Kelly-Ann, William "Kelly-Boy" Jr., Kerilyn and Austin; step-children Robert and Micah Pohano; mother Hilda; sisters Mona Archibald, Linda Acosta, Claudia Cornwell, Branda Tiapula, Kathleen Westbrook and Raina; and brothers Gerald and Edward Cowell and Samuel "Patty-Boy." Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Alfred William Kirchner, 84, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army colonel and a WWII, Korean and Vietnam war veteran, died July 22. He also served 25 years on the Hawaii Kai Neighborhood Board and was president for three terms. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Dr. Regina K., daughters Leslie Guest and Lorin Brown, son Keith, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 27 at the Lunalilo Home in Hawaii Kai. Out of state interment. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Rotary Foundation.
Chiyoko Kochi, 98, of Honolulu, a retired kitchen helper, died Wednesday in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Shuri, Okinawa. She is survived by sons Kenneth T. and Marquis T.; daughters Nora K. Toma, Nancy S., Clara M. Kobayashi, Jane T. Eckenrode, Jeannette K. Mallini and Betty N. Nakahira. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gertrude Murakane, 64, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel hostess and a 7-Eleven clerk, died Aug. 10 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waikii, Hawaii. She is survived by sons James Jr. and Matthew Weller and Wesley; daughter Roslyn; mother Helen Lewi; brothers Hiram and Albert Lewi; sister Bernice Sims; hanai sister Elsie Lewi; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday in Imiola Congregational Church in Waimea. Aloha attire.
Tsuyako Nakanishi, 82, of Kula, Maui, died July 26 in Kula Hospital. She was born in Haiku, Maui. She is survived by son Paul, daughter Frances Fujita, sisters Kimiyo Hayashi and Shirley Morimoto, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jinso Nako, 74, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired plant nursery supervisor, died Thursday in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Yaeko; sons Keane C. and Gary Y.; daughters Janet N. Toma, Linda Y. Nako and Aileen M. Purdy; brother Kenneth J.; sister Masae Kaina; and eight grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hawi Jodo Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Natsue Namba, 89, of Hilo, died Aug. 6 in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Kapoho, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Rodney; daughters Emiko Kishimori, Carol McClinton and Betty; brothers Haruo, Noboru and Goro Kajiyama; sisters Nobue Kotomori, Masae Lollar and Tokie Miyamoto; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Caroline Christina Phillips, 85, of Ewa Beach, a retired Barbers Point Naval Exchange sales manager, died Aug. 9. She was born in Watertown, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Phyllis Gardner; sons Richard Jr., Michael and Thomas; brother Richard Boner; sisters Lily Cartwright, Catherine Ah Nee, Anna Chenault, Geraldine Kalani and Winona Maka; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
James Kaimi Punahoa, 75, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Navy chief petty officer, died Monday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Debbie Diaz, sister Thelma Liftee, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Committal services: 10 a.m. Aug. 26 at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers.
Paul Lawrence Shaw, 75, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Army aviator and chief warrant officer, died Aug. 9. He was born in Arkansas. He is survived by wife Mishiko; sons Philip and Michael; daughters Paulette Sebolboro, Debra Harley and Pauline; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 12:30 p.m. at Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Major Toshio Soeda, 84, of Honolulu, a retired salesman, died Aug. 8. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice A.; sons Stephen A. and Michael K.; and half-sisters Carol Uyehara and Jessie Mizuno. Private services.
Joan Mahoney Turner, 67, of Niceville, Fla., and Honolulu, died Wednesday. She was born in Atlantic City, N.J. She is survived by husband Gary L., son Michael A., daughter Susan Turner-Newton, sister Verne Kreisel, and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Harry Tuck Puu Wong, 83, of Hilo, owner of Planters Meat Market, died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lani P.H.; sons Clyde D.G., Cyrus D.P., Lester D.S. and Tracy W.D.S.; daughters Joycelyn C.L. Manalili and Harrilyn L.C.N. Wong; brothers Dr. Robert, Dr. James, Albert, Charles, Samuel and Rogers; sister Bertha Kam; and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 9-11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, Hilo. Burial: noon at Homelani Memorial Park.
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.