Jean Singlehurst Mason
1926-2003Benjamin Gonzales Abraham, 71, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired Puuhonua O Honaunau park ranger and U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars, died last Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Elaine Okada; son Robert; daughter Melody; brothers Jose, Pete and Juan Quindara; sisters Elena Molina, Florida Revilla and Estrellita Texeira; and one grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. today at St. Benedict Catholic (Painted) Church Hall in Honaunau, Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow at Honaunau Bay. A reception will follow at the church's beach lot. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mauricio Orque Bolosan, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Agriculture deputy chief, died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Dr. Lydia K.; son Maurice A.; daughters Grace T. Tebow, Lydia M. Kumasaka and Margie L. Nagaishi; brothers Onofre and Juan; sister Genedina Goo; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Catholic Church. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
David K. Burnett, 44, of Nanakuli, died Sunday in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Marvin and Eleanora "Nora," brother Steven and sister Annamaria. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Cemetery.
Hideo "Hide" Richard Chinen, 76, of Mililani, a retired Universal Motors auto mechanic, died April 10 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Kikue; daughter Jasmine Oda; hanai son Rodney; brothers Hiroshi and Stanley; sisters Fusako "Eileen" Chinen, Judith Tsutsui, Mitzi Yoshimoto and Nancy Okuda; and one grandchild. Private services.
Raymond Iwao Furumizo, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Technique Color Hawaii chemist, died April 9 in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Tomiko, daughters Gail Yamashiro and Iris Simpson, stepmother Yoshiko, sister Flower Miller, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Epifanio Bacani Galiguis, 91, of Pearl City, died Sunday at home. He was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Oscar, Lito, Dennis, Nelson and Wilson; daughters Vilma Alonzo, Gloria Farinas, Loida Higa and Marylou Kamano; sister Natividad Ylarde; 23 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edith T. Inouye, 75, of Hono-lulu, died March 12 in Honolulu. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow at Williams Funeral Services Crypt.
Alice Adele Islava, 66, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Ho-nolulu. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by sons Michael, William, Steven and Robert; sisters Bobbe Fernandez, Michele Aiwohi and Candace Francis; brother Bill McCowin; mother Laurette McKelvey; and seven grand-children. Services: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the beach fronting the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Nicolaas Antonius Konig, 81, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired winery cellar master, died April 9 at home. He was born in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. He is survived by wife Xenia, daughter Frieda Byrd, brother Clemens, and sisters Henrietta Soeters and Eugenia Reichenbach. Services: 2 p.m. today at Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity at the bottom of Lako Street in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph Yet Ming Lui, 71, of Kailua, a real estate broker, died Wednesday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Ho-nolulu. He is survived by wife Emi; sons Stan and Daniel; daughter Donna Lui Tamura; mother Mar Shee Lui; brothers Peter, James and John; sisters Lily Yue, Helen Lau, Vera Estes, Eloise Lee and Wella Fernandes; and five grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alan Francis Martin, 50, of Kailua-Kona, died April 3 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Sacramento, Calif. He is survived by parents Joseph and Jody, and caregiver Jeff Olson. A celebration of life will be held noon today at the old airport. For more information, call Jeff Olson at 326-9288. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsugi "Roy" Masuda, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Leahi Hospital custodian, died April 9 in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jane S.; daughter Karen M. Yasuda; brothers Shizuo and Robert; sisters Fusae Nobuta, Kiyoko Yamamoto and Toshiko Mente; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Gilbert Yukio Oshiro, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Star-Bulletin truck driver, died Tuesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Norma and brother Edward. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fidel Dela Cruz Pascua, 87, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. herbicide sprayer, died April 6 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalia C.; son Ricardo; daughters Guillerma Ibana, Lorena Coloma, Delia Cabanit and Angie Perdido; 25 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Margaret Isabella Phillips, 75, of Honolulu, a former schoolteacher, died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Earl V., son Earl Jr., daughters Margaret P. Wise and Barbara Awa, brothers Jules "Benny" and Robert Martin, and two grandchildren. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dieu Phuong, 81, of Hono-lulu, died Monday at home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Thi Huynh, son John, daughters Bank Ngo and Jeannie Tang, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Edward Piho, 76, of Hono-lulu, a retired electrician, died April 2 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Young Ja and stepsons John, Albert and Casey Kim. Private services.
Quindo "Bill" Pinzari, 82, of Kailua, retired owner of Entertainment Services and U.S. Army Air Force veteran during World War II, died April 11 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Quincy, Mass. He is survived by wife Deborah; daughters Corrina, Gina and Kristina; former wife Alicia; stepsons Joseph and Leonard Barros; stepdaughter Kaipolani Barros; brothers Olympio and Melio; sister Eleanor Paquette; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the American Cancer Society, 130 Kailua Road, Suite 102-B, Kailua, 96734 or the American Diabetes Association, 1500 S. Beretania St., Suite 111, Honolulu 96826.
Julia Kane Puou, 90, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a retired coffee and taro farmer, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Opihihale, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons William, Joseph, Lawrence and Danny; daughters Julia Waters and Constance Freeman; sister Annie Hua; 21 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Benedict Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment to follow at a later date. Casual attire.
Teresa Manuel Respicio, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Armstrong Co. janitor, died April 6 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Francisco; sons Dionicio, Silverio, Cresencio, Marcial, Daniel and Simeon; daughters Susana L. Mallare and Esperanza and Genoveva Respicio; 26 grand- children; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Frank Sa Sr., 83, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, an equipment operator, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mary R.; son Frank Jr.; daughters Georgette Carineo and Diane and Carol Manoi; 22 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary Chapel in Koloa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Ronald "Ronnie" Francis Souza, 67, of Waialua, died March 23 in Oregon. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son James A., daughters Lisa May Tokunaga and Julie A. Souza, brother Robert E., companion Janet M. Watanabe and seven grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Eiko Tanaka, also known as Toyosumi-sensei, 76, of Hono-lulu, a shamisen instructor, died April 11 in Tokyo. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by daughter Iris Garcia, brothers Masaru and Tadashi Koike, and one grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tatsuo Tomoyasu, 80, of Aiea died April 6 in Ewa Beach. He is survived by daughters Daphne Shimoda and Sherry Tomoyasu; brothers Kazuto, Shohichi, Hideo and Akita; sisters Sachiko Tanaka and Kate Y. Sato; and caregiver Belma Raguindin. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Thursday.
June Ulibarri, 63, of Kailua, died Monday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Thomas, mother Mildred Brostek and brother Pete Brostek. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Door of Faith Church. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Phillip David Weaver, 71, of Honolulu, died November 1, 2002, in Honolulu. He was born in Florida. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Inurnment to follow at Williams Funeral Services Crypt.
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.