Benjamin "Kalani" Akau Jr., 44, of Lihue, a clinical laboratory courier, died Aug. 1, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yulian "Putsie"; sons Joshua and Kaupili; daughter Kuuipo; parents Benjamin and Debonair Sr.; brothers Glenn, Guy, Danny, Dwayne and Ivan; and sister Dolly A. Garces. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Koloa Assembly of God Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Adam Arthur Costa Jr., 63, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired Maui Crash Rescue firefighter in Kahului, died Aug. 1, 2003, at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by daughter LeeRay M. Costa, sister Phyllis McFarland and a grandchild. Celebration of life: 4-6 p.m. Friday at his residence 19-4035 Wright Road, across from Cooper Center. No flowers. Donations suggested to Big Island Liturgy and Arts Center, P.O. Box 706, Volcano, HI 96785.
Masaharu "Mac" Dobashi, 86, of Honolulu, a Rattan Art Gallery warehouse supervisor, died Aug. 1, 2003. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Satsuki, sons Stanford and Cornel, daughters Karen Seward and Maxine Crowell, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bertha Ott Donaldson, 85, of Kailua, formerly of Washington, Pa., a retired personal income tax preparer, died Aug. 2, 2003, in Aloha Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Washington, Pa. She is survived by son Robert L., brother Charles S. Ott, sister Dorothy O. Johnson and a grandchild. Private services.
Ulwin Liliu Eckart, 82, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died Aug. 1, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Max, Russell, Keoni, Alika, Kevin and Kawika; daughters Sheila Okin, Mary Kok and Tracy Webb; 21 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date.
Evelyn Josiah "Eva" Franklin, 73, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education employee, died July 28, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael R.; daughters Gloria "Franklin" Castro and Therese and Sheila Franklin; brother Henry "Boy" Josiah Jr.; sisters Melinda "Kai" Pacho, Myra Shupe and Margaret Anoc; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Incomplete information ran in yesterday's obituary.
Edith Fujie Goya, 78, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died Aug. 2, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Yeikichi "Blackie"; daughters Valerie Wong, Jan Vestal and Regina Yoshimori; sister Kameko Mayeshiro; and eight grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Reception to follow. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Emilio "Sonny" Hagmoc Sr., 62, of Aiea, a retired Associated Steel employee, died July 29, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Mary Ann; son Emilio Jr.; daughters Bernal and Hope Maria Hagmoc, Erika Boyd and Jaclynn Santiago; brothers Maximo Hagmoc Jr. and James Cortez; sisters Bernalda Goolsby, Monica McAuliffe, Martha Nelmida and Mary Cortez; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Sylvester Leialoha Inouye III, 32, of Wailuku, died July 27, 2003, at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Penny I. Cabral, brother Rhett Rapoza and sisters Eddrienne "Eddy-Girl" Morgan and Paulett "Mugzee" and Penny "Huggy" Inouye. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 4 p.m. Sunday at Makawao Hongwanji. Leis welcome.
Luika Keakini Kekela Kaio, infant daughter of David and Jeana Kaio, of Makakilo, died July 18, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brothers Peleioholani and Papanuuumealani, and grandparents Jacob and Vincentilina "Gwen" Kaio and James B. Respicio. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Ward, 92-900 Makakilo Drive. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Incorrect information ran in Sunday's obituary.
Louise N. Kong, 85, of Honolulu, a retired entertainer, died July 28, 2003. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Patricia Moniz and Genevieve Maddock, brother Edward Onekea, 12 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Florentino Patrick "Poren" Lanias, 68, of Kahului, a U.S. Marines veteran, died July 22, 2003, at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by son Stanford, brothers Antonio "Tony" and Prudencio "Terry," sister Vicenta "Vicky" Andrade and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lord's Team Ministries in Kahului. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao, Maui.
Ceferina Barcarse Luczon, 94, of Puhi, Kauai, a pineapple worker, died July 30, 2003, at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Julian B., five grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Additional visitation: 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Lihue. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Alice Mary Remie Luther, 90, of Lihue, died Aug. 1, 2003, in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Cincinnati. She is survived by daughters Linda Kelekoma and Ardeth Wilson, sisters Loretta Mynhier and Dorothy Strong, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Aug. 16 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.
Marc Keolaokekai Makizuru, 30, of Volcano, Hawaii, a Cycle Sports Hawaii sales manager and a production manager for Volcano Town Productions, died July 19, 2003, at home. He also was a proprietor for Marcus Keola Entertainment. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kathryn Freitas-Makizuru, son Keoni Aweau, parents Henry and Neva, brother David and grandparents Else Makizuru and Dorothy Beyer. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jesus Agcaoili Mariano, 49, of Waipahu, a Hawaiian Monarch Hotel employee, died July 18, 2003, in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marilyn C.; son Joel; daughters Jennifer, Melissa and Megan; mother Visitacion; brothers Bernardino and Cayetano; sisters Gertrude Daguro, Clarita Pascual and Matilde Fabia; and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Paul Daniel "Mac" McCormick, 68, of Makawao, Maui, a U.S. government astrophysicist, died Aug. 2, 2003, at home. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Julie, brother Peter, stepbrother Sandy Evans and stepsisters Joy Siddiqi and Sarah Cozzi. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Richard Walter "Dickie" Medeiros, 61, of Waianae, an owner and president of Medeiros Trucking Service Inc., died July 22, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Odetta M.; sons Richard "Ricky" Jr., Russell, Randall, Robert, Roger and Rodney; hanai sons Douglas S. Souza and Michael "Mike Boy" Asuncion; hanai daughter Stephanie Fernandez; brothers Arthur L. Moss and Douglas Neves; sisters Violet L. Nourse, Linda Kripal and Billie J. Conley; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Carol T. Morita, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Sake Brewery accounting clerk, died July 31, 2003, in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Herbert T., sons Lawrence H. and Cary T., daughter Judy Y. Lee, brother Masami Kokubun, sister Betty K. Kokubun and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. Incorrect information ran in Sunday's obituary.
Noboru Murata, 87, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill agriculturist, died July 31, 2003, in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Edna, son Patrick, daughter Letitia Yamada and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Lahaina United Methodist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Violet Foo Nakai, 87, of Honolulu, a retired office clerk, died July 24, 2003, in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Norman, brother Herbert Foo, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Antonia Navalta Nazareno, 89, of Honolulu, died July 6, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Villasis, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Loreta Tactay, brothers Narciso and Doming Navalta, sisters Inday Nazareno and Ising Dayag, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.
Landis-Loy Niau, 46, of Honolulu, owner of Krazee Kollectables, died July 29, 2003, in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Ronald and sisters Leilani Namahoe, Haunani Lawther and Luann Krienke. Services: noon Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Third Ward, 46-117 Halaulani St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Oto Oto, 33, of Waipahu, died July 23, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Fagaalu, American Samoa. He is survived by parents Faumuina Saili and Tutuila Faumuina; brothers Tamaaiga, Aoese, Solo, Saili Jr. and Peniamina; and sisters Salamasina and Tofaimalaetamasese. Visitation: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial to be held at Mililani Memorial Park.
Agnes Taniguchi Robino, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Queen's Medical Center Records Department coder, died July 23, 2003, at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Allan, Alton, Anson and Alvin; daughter June Watarai; brothers Charles, William and Edwin Taniguchi; half brother Mateo Arnaldo Jr.; sisters Whilamina Manabat and Roselani Ramones; half sister Lani; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Michael Sanders, 52, of Honolulu, a dancer for the Netherlands Dance Theater and a Queen Emma Ballet School instructor, died July 26, 2003. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Eve and mother Betty Z. Celebration of life: 1-4 p.m. Saturday at the University of Hawaii Campus Center Ballroom. RSVP at 735-6553. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary Lynette Smyth, 52, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died July 30, 2003, in the Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in Centralia, Wash. She is survived by son David; daughters Tara L. Smyth and Megan R. Albrecht; mother Peggy Bailey; brothers David, Patrick and Ron Bailey; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Miguel Cera Supnet, 79, of Pearl City, died July 12, 2003, at Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Corazon D.; sons Robert and Miguel Jr.; daughters Virginia Teruya, Thelma Agunat and Carol Vargas; sister Herminia; 17 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Kazue Suzuki, 83, of Kahului, a retired Maui Pineapple Co. packer, died July 27, 2003, in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Clifford; brothers Mitsugi, Masaru, Tadashi and Thomas Imoto; and sisters Sarah Lord, Natsuko Imoto and Carol Sakugawa; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Solidad Alatan "Sally" Tan, 79, of Hilo, a homemaker, died July 25, 2003, in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Leonetta Moniz; mother Sikiela Rodrigues; brothers Alfred and Leonardo Alatan, Sonny Claonan and Edward Recopilacion; sisters Rose Mary Moses, Frances Spidell, Elizabeth Maldonado, Julia Boreliz, Agnes Kerstetter and Frances Rodrigues; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Maria "Frances" Torres, 92, of Pearl City, died July 30, 2003, in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Albert and Philip Cruz, daughters Anita Silva and Ann Feliciano, brother Raymond Perreira, 22 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren and two great-great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alacia Marie "Baby Girl" Williams, 10, of Waianae, will be remembered in services 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after noon. Williams died July 23, 2003, from a car accident in Kapolei. She was born in Bad Homburg, Germany. She is survived by parents Lon and Karin, sister Shalom and grandparents Maria Braeutigan and Elizabeth Hadrick.
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.
