Publisher George Pellegrin
Frederick Tsukumo Arai, 80, of Waipahu, a retired Arai Wholesaler owner, died Saturday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Doreen Kageura, Joanne Yamane and Renee Arai; sisters Patsy Araki, Rose Ohashi, Mildred Nitta and Harriet Goshi; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.Remigio Felipe Bartolome, 87, of Keeau, Hawaii, an independent papaya worker, died Feb. 14 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Marcelino, daughters Teresa Flores and Carlina Bartolome, brothers Pasqual and Martin, sister Julie Martinez, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home in Hilo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
Emerencia "Mering" Barayuga Raquel Blas, 54, of Honolulu, a Rogelio Blas Contracting Services treasurer, died Feb. 6 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Tony; sons Erwin, Edward and Michael; father Justo Raquel; brothers Virgilio, Arsenio, Florentino, Paterno and Jerry Raquel; and sisters Anastacia Tagalan, Monica Watson and Angie Raquel. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples in Kaneohe.
Douglas Woodbury Boe, 57, of Honolulu, a Pacific Industrial Pipe owner, died Sunday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Santa Monica, Calif. He is survived by wife Monica; daughters Kimi, Lia and Sarah; mother Eleanor; brothers Michael, Barron and Tom; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaii Children's Cancer Foundation.
William Kaleiopapa Buchanan Jr., 85, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by companion Miriam "Nani" C. Leong, sons William III and Anthony "Moku," daughters Lorraine Villoria and Elizabeth "Kalai" Ghose, brother Alexander, sister Harriet P. Dennison and several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Sophia Catholic Church in Kaunakakai. Burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery in Hoolehua.
Donn Wendell Carlsmith, 73, of Honolulu will be remembered in private services. Carlsmith died last Wednesday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Hilo and was a partner in the law firm of Carlsmith Ball. He is survived by son Harvey Scott, daughter Kandy J., mother Edith M., brother C. Duane, sister Edith Gayle and a grandchild.
Edith You Kyau Chew, 104, of Honolulu, a retired clerk, died Thursday. She is survived by son Kenneth, daughter Ethel Chang, brother Edward "Turkey" Chang, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kurt Keala Hele O Koolau Ching, 17, of Hauula, will be remembered in a celebration of life 7 p.m. Friday at Kahuku High School gymnasium. Call after 5 p.m. Ching died Thursday in an accident at a Kaneohe ranch off Kahekili Highway. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by parents Patrick and Cindy; brother Brandon I.; grandparents Godfrey and Charlotte Ching and John and Sandra Kupahu Sr.; and great-grandmother Harriet Wagner. Private scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Carolina "Carol" Guillera Fuentes, 67, of Waipahu, a teacher in the Philippines, died Feb. 15 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Fredelyn Semitara, Marietta Roxas and Gemma Alvia; brother Honorio Guillera; and five grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Maxine Naomi Imamoto, 67, of Honolulu died Feb. 13 in St. Francis Hospice-West. She is also survived by stepmother Chau Keyes and half-brother Michael Keyes. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Malicio Jacobo, 76, of San Francisco, formerly of Honolulu, a retired merchant seaman, died Thursday in San Francisco. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Guy and Keith, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8:30-10:30 a.m. next Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Hiroshi Kamimura, 82, of Pearl City, a Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center material inspector, died Monday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie F.; daughter Janis; brothers Walter K., Kenneth S. and William K.; and sisters Hanako and Mary K. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.
Edward Bokuyasu Kaneshiro, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base foreman and a retired city building inspector, died Monday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Henrietta A.M., sons Dennis and Allan, daughters Karen Kanda and Renee Fujitami, brother Sadao and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
David Kaowili Sr., 79, of Waipahu died Friday in Ewa. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Windward Mortuary at Valley of the Temples. Call after 9:30 a.m. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Carolyn Sue Leffingwell, 59, of Kaloko, Kona, Hawaii, a retired office manager, died Feb. 18 at home. She was born in San Diego. She is survived by husband Herbert; sons Geoff and Tony Ware; stepson David; brothers Kenneth, Mike, Terry, Gary and Craig Sikes; sisters Beverly Lopes and Marilyn Brownell; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Takeshi Matsuki, 94, of Pearl City, a retired Paradise Shippers produce truck driver, died Feb. 13. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Henry A. and Walter S., daughters Amy E. Takehara and Jeanne F. Nishimura, brother Harry N. Matsuki, sister Bertha M. Shikada, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jane Fujiko Matsunaga, 83, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died Feb. 15. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by son Mike T., brother Walter Takeuchi, sister Eunice Higa and two grandchildren. Private services.
Lei Leiko Matsushita, 45, of Kaneohe died Feb. 18. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Gladys and Robert, brother Keith and hanai son Oscar. Private services.
Thomas H. McGlaughlin, 75, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy captain and former aide to President John F. Kennedy, died Feb. 18 in Honolulu. He was born in Cincinnati. He is survived by wife Moana McGlaughlin-Tregaskis and brother George W. Celebration of life: 12:30 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Military honors: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Scattering of ashes to be held at sea by U.S. Navy. Donations suggested to First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, the Naval Academy Alumni Association or the Hawaiian Humane Society.
Victor "Jay" David Moniz Jr., 48, of Wahiawa died last Wednesday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sisters Annabel Honda, Vicky Hussey, Sandra Herbias, Sharmaine Kam and Cynthia H. Koide. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Matsuyo Nakasone, 85, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Amy E. Komatsu, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Conceicao "Connie" Rita, 82, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a homemaker, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Portugal. She is survived by stepson Nelson; daughter Maria Arakaki; stepdaughters Bernice and Patricia Silva, Pricilla Ruiz and Stella Burgess; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Interment to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Satoshi Sakata, 82, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Plantation crushing plant operator, died Feb. 14. He was born in Kawailoa. He is survived by wife Sumie, son Glenn, daughter Wendy, brothers Satoru and Tom "Toru," sisters Kimie Furuyama and Kiyoko Sato, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Matsuko Shinbara, 80, of Honolulu died Feb. 15 in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Glenn and Wayne, daughter Lynn Shiroma, brother Alfred Irikura, sister Takako Irikura and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii.
Raymond Hideyoshi Shioji, 66, of Honolulu, an Income Tax Services Corp. manager, died Feb. 13 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Ron; daughter Kathy Nakasone; mother Masako; brother James; sisters Jean Torikawa, Fay Sekiya and Claire Treat; and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Lloyd Stroh, 66, of Kailua, a retired city fireman, died Feb. 15 in Kailua. He is also survived by daughter Roberta Bernert. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Katsuko Takahashi, 83, of Puhi, Kauai, a retired Kauai Surf Hotel employee, died Feb. 15 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Glenn, Dennis and Darrel; brothers Toshio, Takeshi, Shizuo, James, Duke and Stanley Kobayashi; sisters Kikue Inouye, Katie Urabe and Itsue Ikehara; and five grandchildren. Private services.
John "Stanley" William Stanley Texeira Sr., 74, of Waikapu, Maui, a retired Royal Lahaina Resort cook and a Wackenhut of Hawaii employee, died Thursday in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Rosalina; sons Noel, John, Thomas and Kelly Texeira and George and Andy Valdez; daughters Theresa Hill and Denise Tanaka; brother Gordon; sisters Henrietta Demello, Winona Souza and Gladys Moniz; 22 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Ann Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery.
Carolyn Tamaki Watanabe, 89, of Honolulu, an American Lung Association health educator, died Feb. 11. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dan, stepsons Tetsui and Saburo, and sister Betsy Funatsu. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Hiroshi Yahiku, 77, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center planner and estimator, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Naoko, son Glenn, daughters Annette Guerrero and Lisa Yahiku-Hiromoto, brother Masao, sister Fusako Omine and a grandchild. 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.