Hattie "Nana" Mae Allison, 93, of Kapolei died Monday in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Winston-Salem, N.C. She is survived by daughter Jo-Ann Jones, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.Lawrence "Larry" K. Amuro, 46, of Wahiawa died Jan. 19 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by mother Agnes A., brothers Wayne and Warren and sisters Sheree King and Naomi. Private services.
William Biart Andrade, 77, of Honolulu, a retired musician, died Jan. 24 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara; son William S.; daughters Robin Kam, Gwenn Ling and Susan C.; brother Nathaniel; sister Eunice Fern; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
William "Wild Bill" Frederick Becker, 56, of Kailua-Kona, a retired civil service dispatcher and U.S. Army veteran, died Jan. 24 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Omaha, Neb. He is survived by hanai brother Bruce Sanada. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ralph Canto Sr., 75, of Wailuku, a sugar industry machinist, died Monday at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by son Ralph Jr.; daughters Doreen Gomes, Noreen Caycayon and Kathleen Ellis; hanai daughters Primose Tarpley and Lavieann Raymond; sisters Josephine Walker and "Tweetie" Pagaduan; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation also from 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the mortuary. Graveside services to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Christine "Tiya" Soriano Castaneda, 68, of Waimea, Hawaii, a Mauna Kea Beach Hotel housekeeper, died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Alcala, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by stepmother Teresita, brother James and sister Carolyn Sugse. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Honokaa Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the Honokaa Seventh-day Adventist Church Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eliano Ganutan Curameng, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Ko Olina Golf Course landscaper, died Jan. 25. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Ely, Samuel, Sixto and Gil; daughter Maria T. Asuncion; adopted son Jessie; adopted daughter Janice; brothers Alfredo and Ernesto; sisters Serefina Butin, Constancia Macasil and Felipa; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 9:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Laura Padasdao Domingo, 84, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Jan. 17 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by brother Emigdio Padasdao. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel #1. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Hatsue Goshi, 95, of Kahului, a retired pineapple field laborer, died last Sunday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Charles K., Richard H. and Harold T.; daughters Setsuko "Bess" Matsuoka, Ruby S. Matsuda and Jane N. Humphrey; brothers Raymond M. and Roy S.; sister Morie Sakai; 16 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and three great- great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment at a later date.
Paul Nicholas Hanna, also known as the "Ice Cream Man," 75, of Wailuku, formerly of Spreckelsville, a soil tester and jazz music disc jockey, died Jan. 13 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by hanai son Tom Brown and hanai daughters Susie and Sally Brown. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Diane Puanani Hong, 54, of Kahului, a Maui Memorial Medical Center ward clerk, died Monday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by daughter Leah; stepmother Aida Primero; brother Marc Primero; and sisters Lorraine and Noreen Primero and Mary J. Doughty. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kinichi "Kane" Isobe, 84, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired county equipment operator, died last Sunday. He was born in Kukuiula, Kauai. He is survived by wife Fumie W., son John, daughter Ann Isobe Toyota and two grandchildren. Private services.
Reiko Ishiwata Kaapana, 81, of Mililani, owner and principal of the Palama Nihongo Gakko and Mililani-Kipapa Japanese schools, died Thursday. She was born in Japan. She is survived by daughters Diana Kaapana Oshiro and Kurumi Kaapana-Aki, sister Yuriko Takada and eight grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial.
George Gustave Link, 76, of Lahaina, a marine charters captain, U.S. Navy veteran and former owner of West Maui Parasail, Michelle Marine, Ltd. and Kaanapali Marine, Ltd., died Friday at home. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Sandra; sons George R., Andrew J. and Philip F.; daughter Michelle M. Moghaddam; mother Gertrude; sister Joan Wilmauth; and 11 grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Maria Lanakila Catholic Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Craig Louden, 53, of Kula, Maui, a Lowe's manager and designer, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Fairfield, Iowa. He is survived by wife Karen Lee, son Sean P., stepdaughter Nazca I. Fontes, mother Martha Payne, brothers Bruce and Steve, and one grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Makawao Cemetery. A reception will follow at Baha'i Faith Center, 3574 Kekahi St., Makawao. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation or the Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma Society.
Carl-Denis "Kala" Kaneakala Mattos Jr., 18, of Centreville, Va., formerly of Kaneohe, died Jan. 18 in Minneapolis, Minn. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Brenda Anoina Kaanehe, stepfather Douglas Kaanehe, father Carl-Denis Sr., brother Branden Mattos-Anoina and grandparents Melva Mattos, Albert and Jo Anoina, and Herbert and Nancy Kaanehe. Services: 6:15 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. Leis only.
Lokelani Cindy Kuuipo Respicio Mendes, infant daughter of Sheena C.K. Respicio and Zachary-Scott H. Mendes, died Jan. 17 in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. She is also survived by grandparents Harry and Laveinia Respicio and Gary and Debbie Mendes; and great-grandmother Julia B. Bailado. Private services.
Asako Omoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired barber, died Tuesday in Kuakini Geriatric Care, Inc. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Roy, brother Isamu Iwamoto, sister Dorothea Miyashiro and one grandchild. Private services.
Charles William Rechsteiner, 82, of Honolulu and Pennsylvania, died Friday in Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre. He was born in Hampton, Va. He is survived by wife Doris, son Charles II, daughters Ann Elizabeth Phillips and Barbara Kay Hansen and two grandchildren. Private services.
Genoveva Padilla Ruiz, 47, of Ewa Beach, a Wal-Mart sales clerk, died Jan. 17 at home. She was born in Manila. She is survived by husband Jose; daughters Tanya and Julie-Ann; mother Fortunata Aquino Padilla; brothers Manuel and Lito Padilla; and sisters Imelda, Myrna, Gina, Nery and Concepcion Padilla. Mass: noon Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Tadashi "Blake" Takemura, 83, of Hilo, a retired automobile salesperson and former service manager for I. Kitagawa & Co., died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Tsuneko, sons Ted and Stanley, daughters Sharon Mannacio and Mae Kise, brother Robert and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Miharu Yamamoto, 98, of Honolulu, a housewife, died Jan. 13 in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. She was born in Kona. She is survived by sons Stanley and Roy and four 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.