Vicenta Pajente Amby, 87, of Lanai, died Sunday in Lanai Community Hospital. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by husband Cornelio J. Sr.; sons Paulo, Leovigildo, Franklin, Cornelio Jr., Melanio, Valerio, Abraham and Bruno; daughters Florencia Villamor and Victoria Cabiles; brother Pedro D. Pajente; 53 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation: all night Saturday at ILWU Union Hall. Call after 5 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Sunday at the hall. Burial at Lanai Cemetery. Casual attire.
Edith Fumie Asato, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Servco Pacific clerk dispatcher, died Friday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David M., daughters Judy Yamamoto and Bertha Shinagawa, brother Seiji Shimabukuro, sisters Elsie T. Higa and Harriet Choy, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Anthony Lew Ayers, 79, of Kailua, a retired sheet metal employee, died Friday in Kailua. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Wilhelmina; sons Larry Rutkowski and Edward and Trent Ayers; daughters Antoinette Cramer, Mona Clemons, Cindy Ayers-Tennent and Courtney Ayers; brother Thomas; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha and casual attire. Leis welcome.
Christine Cabral Chaves, 95, of Waianae, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery employee, died last Thursday. She was born in Kona. She is survived by son Alvin C. Private services.
Eleanor Wai Lin Chun, 81, of Honolulu, a retired sales clerk, died March 23 in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Andrew, brother Henry W.F. Lee and sisters Wai Laan Chong, Annie Wai Hing Mui and Wai Moi Wong. Private services.
Frank Coito Jr., 87, of Halaula, Hawaii, a state employee and a retired employee for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Saturday at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Angelina S.; sons Patrick L. Sr., Moses F., Alan, Frank III, Steve and Timothy; sisters Mary Robinson and Elizabeth DeMello; 19 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Corazon "Cora" Manloloyo Crail, 69, of Waipahu, died March 23 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Esquirion "Karion"; sons Dennis, Michael and Jon V.; daughter Karen L.; brothers John and Filipe Manloloyo; sisters Dominga Meniosa, Aurelia Costanios, Honorata "Helen" Pagdilao, Gladys Padilla and Theodora "Dora" Tincang; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Geronimo Baniaga Dagupion, 86, of Wahiawa, a retired Del Monte carpenter, died March 26 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Sixta C.; son "Flo"; stepsons Brigido, Antonio and Domingo Casem; daughter Angelita; stepdaughter Aurora Carruthers; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nadia Evans-Edrada, infant daughter of Lincoln Edrada and Melanie Evans, of Waipahu, died last Thursday at Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Kapiolani Medical Center. She is also survived by brothers Jonathan and Keanu Evans; sister Nohea Evans; grandparents Melvan and Charlotte Evans and Judy Sarno-Edrada; and great-grandparents Robert Evans, Joanne Mersberg and Angeline Gallano. Private services.
Harry Isami Fujihara, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Nakakura Construction carpenter, died March 25 at home. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Bessie Y., sons Earle M. and Wayne S., daughter Evelyn E., brothers Hiromi and Teruto Fujiwara, sister Tokie Nakano and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Ashley Obra Gebin, 12, of Milolii, Hawaii, died March 26 in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by parents Felipe and Feliciana; brothers Lester, Bradley and Billy; and grandparents Bernardo and Felomina Obra and Rita Gebin. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Helen Hitchcock, 91, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Hawaiian Fruit Packers supervisor, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wailua, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Helena Gittner; brothers Charlie, Lono and Edwin Fu; sisters Hattie Baptiste, Ah Lan Kaneakua and Anna Pacheco; and five grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Betty Shizu Kitagawa, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base Police Department administrative secretary, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Van Jr. and Kent, brother Stanley Toyama, sisters May Goya and Yuriko Ishikawa, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at First Assembly of God, 3400 Moanalua Road. Call after 6 p.m.
Kimiyo Kodama, 93, of Hilo, a homemaker, died April 2 in Hilo. She was born in Wainaku, Hawaii. She is survived by son Gerald; daughters Beverly Takaba and Lynn Wirkus; brother Mitsue Oshikata; sisters Jitsuko Imaizumi, Harue Ono, Kazuko Iwasaki and Atsuko Kato;11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kazutoshi Kudo, also known as "Kats" and "Boris," 76, of Hilo, a retired James W. Glover Ltd. truck driver, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sarah "Bunsie," son Kerry, daughters Kyle Kapuni and Lisa Tegman, brothers Kazuyuki and Kenneth K., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joan Kiyono Kunioka Kurihara, 57, of Wahiawa, a Maka-kilo Elementary School kindergarten teacher, died March 27 in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Grant K.; mother Kazuko Kunioka; sisters Jean Shinseki, Cynthia Kunioka, Arlene Fisch-er and Alison Moriguchi; and companion Doug Matsuoka. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Margaret King Lemen, 79, of Kula, Maui, a Public Welfare administrative service officer, died March 26 in Westlake, Ohio. She was born in California. She is survived by son Vernon Begley; daughters Gail P. Lynn, Begley Ehrhardt and Peggy and Jennifer Lemen; brothers Roy V. and Vernon King; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Makawao Union Church. Fellowship to follow in church hall. Committal service to be held at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Ellen "Girlie" Yit Pung Leong, 76, of Honolulu, a Love's Bakery pastry employee, died March 24 in Japan. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ernest, Roy, Gene, Howie and Ryan; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dolores Monica Manubag, 69, of Waipahu, formerly of Kahuku, died April 2 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by companion Felix Dalida; sons Royld, Vincente Jr. and Daniel; daughters Monica Oli-veros, Marie Duenas and Marleen L. Martin; brother Thomas Landeza; sisters Juanita Cabasag, Eleanor Lamadora, Lillian Garrido and Betty Jane Bernaldes; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Tsuyuko Mikasa, 90, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died Monday at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Kazuo, sons Glenn and Gary, daughter Fay Ito, brother Frank Yokota, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Edward Tamotsu Motonaga, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Island Slipper general manager, died April 2 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Geraldine M., sons Keith T. and James H., daughters Millicent Takayama and Eloise T. Motonaga, brother George, sister Dorothy Kohashi and 10 grandchildren. Private services.
Victor Lanakilaokaho'o-mana Niau, 59, of Waipahu, formerly of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Aha Punanaleo School landscaper, died March 31 in Waipahu. He was born in Puuwai, Niihau. He is survived by wife Susan P.; daughter Mahealani; brother Sonny; sisters Georgiana "Salome" Haluapo, Emily Licayan, Florence "Lolena" Nicholas and Rose "Loke" Mawae; and a grandchild. Private services.
Susumu Okada, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Lee's Refrigeration Sales and Services Inc. vice president, died April 1. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Sarah; sons Bruce, Wesley and Melvin; daughters Jere Nakamura and Shirley Okada; brothers Henry and Stanley; sisters Fumie Matsumoto, Betty Han, Elaine Ikeda and Gloria Sakoda; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Elizabeth Malolo Paiaina, 88, of Honolulu, died March 27 in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clement Jr. and Earl, daughters Norma Slavish and Irma Andrade, brother Mervin Kuahulu, 13 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Richard Rennoe Sr., 91, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 38 machinist, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Marlboro, Md. He is survived by wife Edna; sons Richard Jr. and Randy K.; daughters Margo Collins, Shirley Tugaoen and Edna P. Rennoe; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eleanor Robello, 71, of Aiea, died March 28 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Joseph J., hanai son Alex Ah Tou, daughters Janis M. McCormick and Jaime Kanae, sister Margaret M. Eckman, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kathleen "Kate" A. Rosenbrock, 55, of Honolulu, a legal secretary, died last Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Minnesota. She is survived by husband David, daughter Krissy Krohn, brother Jimmy Dunleave, sisters Sharon O'Donnell and Mary Bates, and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Holy Nativity Church. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Walter Perriera Santos, 83, of Kaneohe, a retired manager for Pacific Laundry, Young Laundry and Caesar's Cleaners, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons William and Gregory, brothers Robert and Allen, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the cemetery. Aloha attire.
Edward Wingate Stevens Sr., 71, of Waianae, a retired Hawaiian Bitumuls heavy equipment operator, died March 26 in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lois M.; sons Edward W. Jr. and Howard C.; daughters June K. Harris, Joy U. Simon, Jaylyn K. Su'e; brothers William K. Jr., Wendell P., Larry P., Clarence H. and Donald K.; and sister Cynthia U. Kapoi. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. next Thursday at Waianae Protestant Church, 85-946 Mill St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Jessie C. Wheelwright, 91, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired librarian for the former GTE Hawaiian Tel, died March 31 at home. She was born in Indiana. She is survived by daughter Lorna Jeyte, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Interment services: 10:30 a.m. April 21 at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Bancroft Library, University of California-Berkeley, 1440 Bancroft Way, Suite 4200, Berkeley, CA 94720.
Mitsuo Yamashita, 88, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. laborer, died March 31 in Hale Makua in Kahului. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by caretaker Arleen Yoshimoto, daughter Eloise Saranillio, brothers Shuichi and Shigeo, sister Katherine Hoshaw, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Paul E. Yoder, 79, Kaneohe, an University of Hawaii microbiologist, died Monday in Kaneohe. He was born in Fowler, Calif. He is survived by wife Alice K.; daughters Dianne and Janice Yoder and Marilyn Boeke; son Paul Jr.; brother James; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Gideons International or the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, 1822 Keeaumoku St., Honolulu 96822.
Anna Chun Yoshihara, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Navy Public Works Center employee, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David, daughters Linda Vilett and Lisa Yoshihara, brothers Robert and Walter Chun, sister Dorothy Erne and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
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.