Crispiniano Buendia Benitez, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Island Nursing Home janitor, died Jan. 9 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Jose; daughters Lilia Gray, Norma Pascual, Teresa Balancio and Marilou Paet; sisters Sister Teresa Benitez and Demetria Padilla; brother Arnulfo; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist in Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.James "Jimmy" Wesley Crisp, 55, of Honolulu, died Jan. 11 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sandy; son Justin; daughters Joele Hashimoto, Chanel Crisp and Mika Ane; brother Billy; sister Phyllis Rieve; and four grandchildren. Private services.
James "Jim" Everett Davids, 52, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy dentist, died Dec. 30 at home. He was born in Baltimore. He is survived by wife Karen Scharff-Davids, daughter Emily A. and sisters Barbara Davids and Sandra Crone. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Herman P. Faria Jr., 66, of Kailua, died Jan. 12 in Kailua. He is also survived by wife Rose Marie. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Beatrice Shimae Hirota, 79, of Honolulu, a Hirota Florist owner, died Jan. 6 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Francis V. and Robert C. Sherod, brothers Richard M. and Ernest Y. Maeda, sisters Helen T. Marques and Patsy T. Kashiwamura, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to folllow. Casual attire.
Sarah Iwalani Hauoli Larinaga, 56, of Waianae, died Friday in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons David "AWO" Hauoli, Mandy Gallardo and Tilson Kekua; daughters Marilyn "Tingie" Gallardo, Georgia Larinaga, Katie Kekoa, Pohai Funderburg, Jennifer Hauoli, Melissa Stephenson and Maddalyn Ashton; brothers John Ambrose and Samuel Hauoli; sisters Esther Uta, Winona Yamamoto, Martha Ramsey and Cathy "Cats" Melandez; and 25 grandchildren. Services: 1-4 p.m. today at Calvary Chapel West Oahu, 91-928 Fort Weaver Road. Scattering of ashes: noon Feb. 17 at Lualualei, middle beach park in Waianae.
Elaine Yuke Lin Lee, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard secretary, died last Monday in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George Oy, sons Ralph and Fenton, daughter Mary Tsukuda, brothers Samuel and Walter Wong, sisters Lena Takayama and Irene Ing, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Taoist services: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Timothy Joseph Lyons, 77, of Hilo, a retired irrigation superintendent for the former Oahu Sugar Co. and Olokeli Sugar Co., died Tuesday at home. He also was a retired harvesting supervisor for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co. and Mauna Kea Sugar Co. He was born in Chicopee, Mass. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Timothy J., Raymond J., Michael F., Sean K., Eugene J. and David C.; daughters Mary C. Pantohan and Kittrick A. Lyons; brothers John and James; sister Gertrude Cusick; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Elise Cowger McPheeters, 51, of Kailua, a real estate sales agent for Bordner Realty, died Jan. 7 at home. She was born in California. She is survived by husband Howard F., sons Claiborne O. and Sheridan C., stepfather Edward Veit, brother Bruce Johnstone and sister Hil- ary Kimber. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Thurston Memorial Chapel at Punahou School. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Punahou School.
Beatrice Rebecca Wailani Miller, 74, of Keaau, Hawaii, died Jan. 10 at home. She is survived by husband Calvin; sons Stanford K. Wong and Calvin D. and Colin H. Miller; daughters Alberta Shuff and Denise K. Kaai; brother John K. Taylor; sister Laurietta Fields; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Additional services: Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary in Honolulu. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Tetsuo Morinoue, 93, of Pearl City, died last Monday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chiyoe, son Allan, daughter Evelyn Kawano, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mildred "Millie" Mitsuko Nuibe, 80, of Mililani, a Mililani Town Association accounting clerk and a retired accountant for Matsumoto Certified Public Accountant, died Wednesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Carole Morimoto, brothers Mackay and Fred Yoshimura, and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Erikson Duane Kapuni Perry, 26, of Mililani, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Darryl and Solette, sister Erin T. Loo and grandparent Solomon Harvest. Services: noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Harry Soares, 77, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a County of Kauai heavy equipment operator, died Thursday at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by son Wayne, daughters Stephanie and Brenda Silva, brothers Joseph and Manuel, 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Cross Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual and aloha attire.
Charles Toshiyuki Sue- tsugu, 87, of Honolulu, a retired real estate appraiser and owner doing business as Charles Suetsugu Realtor, died Jan. 12 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet Y., son Glenn Y., brothers Yoshio "Joe" and Harvey Y., and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
David Kaohu "Ohu" Uahinui Sr., 68, of Waianae, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Jan. 6 at home. He was born in Kalamaula, Molokai. He is survived by wife Winona; sons David Jr. and Pohai; daughter Kapua; sisters Elizabeth Lambert, Maria Holbron, Ruth Domingo and Kealoha Uahinui; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ka Hale Hoano O Ke Akua Church, 1730 Nalani St. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Lawrence Neves Vasconcellos, 60, of Honolulu, a state Capitol custodian, died Thursday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Linda Pacheco and sister Linda Rohr. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Mitsuko Yoshimura, 84, of Honolulu, a retired First Hawaiian Bank employee, died Jan. 5 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Shingo and Howard, and sister Carol Nakamura. Services held.
James Wai Ki Young, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base senior traffic control technician, died Jan. 10 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marian R.; sons Stanford J., Lester A. and Carlton P.; daughter Brenda White; brother Walter; sisters Lucille Wong and Eleanor Lum; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. 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.