Mary M. Christensen, 77, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Kansas. She is survived by husband Ralph, son Douglass, daughter Tisa Styer, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wahiawa chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.Angeline Margaret Craig, 91, of Honolulu, formerly of Missouri, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She was born in Jefferson City, Mo. She is survived by son Harry, daughters Nell Sawyer and Mary Ann Lyon, sister Betty Chartier, seven grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Nativity Church. Interment to be held in Columbia, Mo.
Richard Hakaru Goto, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Holmes & Narves Contracting Co. accountant, died March 11 in Hale Nani Health Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by daughters Sharie Doi and Linda Ryder, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Susan Niniaukapeali'i Grindstaff, 78, of Honolulu, a bartender, died Feb. 14. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Carl and John Engleman, daughter Katherine Scrimshaw, several grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services to be held at a later date.
Florence Elizabeth Hoffman, 86, of Honolulu, a retired John Hoffman Real Estate Agency secretary, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by husband John "Jack," son Charles and caregiver and granddaughter Naomi Leong. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Casual attire.
Delfred "Delly" Kuualoha Isabel, 50, of Waianae, died March 2 in Waianae Cost Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Cheryl L.; sons Delfred T., Theodore K. and Brandon S. Isabel, and Alfred L. and Jared P. Santiago; daughters Tanya E. and Shantel P. Isabel, Maydine M. Arruda and Lynette M. Santiago; mother Elizabeth Abergonzado; brothers Alfred and David; sisters Elizabeth Perreira, Lorraine Phillips, Christine Bohol, Mary Kahakua and Julie P. and Delphine Isabel; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Masaru "Masa" Iwatake, 74, of Kahului, a Department of Accounting and General Services building inspector, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Eileen; son Dean; daughters Leilani and Kelly; brothers Nobuaki, Minoru and Susumu; and sister Mieko Kusuyama. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Call after 10 a.m.
Clena Kaios, 22, of Waipahu, died Feb. 15 in Ewa Beach. She was born in the Marshall Islands. She is survived by uncle Miram Antibas and aunt Hanna Antibas. Private services.
Yasuko Kawada, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department dispatcher and a retired real estate broker for Kenneth Kawada Real Estate, died March 8 at home. She also was a former owner of State Appliance Co. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Dennis K. and Allan G., brother George Yahata, sisters Ruth Yashiki and Marian Miyataki, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hilda H. Kealoha, 88, of Hana, Maui, a homemaker, died last Thursday in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Keanae, Maui. She is survived by son Francis Jr.; daughters Helen K. Kalauli, Bertha Kaneakua, Hilda U. Orozco and Blanche P. Snelling; 15 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Honokalani Cemetery in Hana.
Mabel Nahale Kelii, 86, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 16 in Carmichael, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Janet Kunukau, Nancy Belbin, Jerry Kaulupali, Cecilia Case, Loretta Kelii and Willamina Lopez; hanai son Wayne D. Kawakami; 41 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers.
Kikuyo "Kay" Kunimoto, 78, of Hillsboro, Ore., formerly of Honolulu, a retired First Interstate Bank assistant vice president, died Jan. 17 in Hillsboro. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Joyce Byerly; brothers Naoto and Makoto Katada; sisters Masayo Santo, Yukie Kaya, Setsuyo Imaino and Akiyo Tani; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hilo Higashi Hongwanji. No flowers.
Pedro Mindoro, 84, of Honolulu, a former proprietor of Keen Kutters and a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center machinist, died March 10 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son David; daughters Geraldine Wabinga, Barbara Bailey and Gloria Spallone; brother Ernest; sister Mary Pardon; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Fujio "Joe" Miyamoto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen M. and brother Matsuichi. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Fujiko Motooka, 96, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died March 11. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Masao, Stanley, Richard, Melvin and Jerry; daughters Helen Nakashima, Alice Kawaiaea and Elaine Ichimura; brother Kazuyoshi Tanaka; sister Harriet Y. Tavares; 23 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Maki Nakamura, 106, of Kahului, a retired Maui Pineapple Co. trimmer and founder of Kitch'n Cook potato chips, died last Thursday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Jerry; daughters Marian Yokomoto, Alice Tobita and Jane Yonamine; 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kahului Jodo Mission. Casual attire.
Glen Hoohuli Neula, 44, of Kihei, Maui, a TransHawaiian Tour Bus Co. auto mechanic, died March 7 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Donnalyn Kaulia; sons Kelena, Kealii and Ke'aka; daughters Lehua, Jolina and Honesty Kaulia; and mother Ella. Visitation: 8-10 a.m. Saturday at the Cove in Kihei. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Reception: 11:30 a.m. at the Cove. Casual attire.
Bob Yoshizo Nunokawa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired McInerny Ltd. tailor, died Monday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Michael M., daughter Vickie K. Nunokawa-Tanaka, brother Kenji and four grandchildren. Private services.
Gladys Misayo Okahashi, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility nurses' aide, died March 11 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Ulupalakua, Maui. She is survived by son Wayne M.; brothers Robert and Edmund Arakawa; sisters Elaine Chong, Ethel Nakata and Hazel Nakamura; primary caregiver and daughter-in-law Lisa; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Charles Duaine Park, 65, of Honolulu, a jazz musician, died March 2 in Honolulu. He was born in Durant, Okla. He is survived by wife Cynthia, sons Jay and Matthew, mother Dorothy, sister Cherrie Downing and two grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Service and fellowship to follow. Casual attire.
The Rev. George Francis Rossbach, 85, of Oceanside, Calif., a Honolulu Fire Department chaplain and a Friendly Sons of St. Patrick chaplain, died Feb. 12 in Oceanside. He also was a retired U.S. Navy chaplain, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and a substitute priest for Catholic parishes in Hawaii. He was born in Long Island, N.Y. Services held.
Penelope "Penny" Puaala Sabagala, 56, of Haleiwa, a Penny's Beaute' Salon owner, died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Reginald, son Beau, daughter Lea, two brothers, two sisters and a grandchild. Private services.
Abbot Jydin Sakya, 85, of Honolulu, died last Thursday at home. He was born in China. He has no survivors. Chinese Buddhist services: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary.
John M. Sanchez, 72, of Los Angeles, formerly of Waipahu, a retired Long Beach Naval Shipyard employee in California and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died March 1 in Anaheim, Calif. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Rachel; son John Jr.; daughters Christy and Mona; sisters Sally Castro, Trini Kilgo and Mary Ashlock; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services held in California.
Edward Yuen Seong Soong, 79, of Kalaoa, Hawaii, formerly of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Customs inspector at Pearl Harbor and a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died March 8 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Harriet K.; sons Carlton S.K. and Daniel L.; daughter Kirsten S. Los Banos; brothers James Y.F., Clarence Y.C., Allan Y.K. and Melvin Y.F.; sisters Lillian Y.P. Goo, Gladys Y.G. Loo and Florence Y.N. and Puanani Y.S. Soong; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kapalama Heights, Honolulu. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Walter R. Souza, 77, of Honolulu, died March 12 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Clifford Walker Stark, 72, of Waipahu, a city Handi-Van driver, died March 5 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Lina, sons Ingelheim and Malenzhe, and daughter Apralyn. Private services.
Tamako Uyeda, also known as Florence Tamako Uyeda, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Tamako Beauty Salon owner, died March 3 in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in South Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by son Gordon K., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Minori "Herbie" Yamamura, 83, of Kahului, an Ala Moana Tropical Produce and Herbie's Taxi owner, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by companion Lillian; sons Thomas, Stephen and Michael; daughters Maile Yamamoto, Joyce Kikuyama and Christine Okuma; brothers Paul and Tanji; sisters Doris Hamamura and Janet Shibata; 16 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Doris Todd Memorial Christian School. Reception to follow.
Hitoshi "H" Yuhara, 91, of Wailuku, a retired carpenter, died Sunday in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Kaheka, Maui. He is survived by son Robert, daughter Judy Wong, brother Hiroshi, sister Fumiko Aoki, four grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Celebration of life: noon Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Services: 1:30 p.m. Burial to follow at Maui 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.