Sin Yong Siu Choy
April 10, 2004
Sin Yong Siu Choy, 72, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in China. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 11:15 a.m. at the cemetery.Andres Peter Combis Sr.
April 11, 2004
Andres Peter Combis Sr., 66, of Waianae, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by son Andres P. Jr., daughter Brenda Ann Cruz, brothers Alfredo and Frederico, sister Rose Tolbe, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.Dorothy Stewart DuChateau
March 26, 2004
Dorothy Stewart "Dottie" DuChateau, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Naval Exchange employee at Pearl Harbor and Fort Shafter, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Portsmouth, Va. She is survived by daughter Dianne S. Higgins, sister Joan Kuhn, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Honolulu Elks Lodge No. 616, 2933 Kalakaua Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 11:30 a.m. beyond the reef.Eric Albert Emberson
April 12, 2004
Eric Albert Emberson, 88, of Lihue, a British Airways overseas manager, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in England. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Graig, Ian and Alan; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue. Inurnment to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.Rosemary J. Ericksen
April 13, 2004
Rosemary J. "Sandra" Ericksen, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Erling "Eric"; children Leona Greenbaum, Sandra Swiney, Erlene Moreno, Rosemary R. Wong, Erica B. Quiroz and Eric J. and Erling "Skip" Ericksen; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: noon Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.Kina Claire Frost Fields
April 13, 2004
Kina Claire Frost Fields, 80, of Sydney, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Adele P. Flemming, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at 53-187 Kamehameha Highway, Punaluu, Hawaii. Casual attire. For more information, call 237-7013.Toshiharu Fukuda
April 13, 2004
Toshiharu "Jimmy" Fukuda, 82, of Hilo, a retired Naniloa Hotel bell captain, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kapapala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sueko; son Eric; daughters Pauline Sugimoto, May Wada and Elna Gomes; sisters Toshiko Gota and Betty Nakamura; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Sueo Furumoto
April 9, 2004
Sueo Furumoto, 76, of Kealia, Kauai, a Hawaiian Canneries and Lihue Plantation journeyman mechanic, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Beatrice; sons Mark, Richard and Kerry; daughters Alix Jourdain, Colene Schaefer and Avis Koerte; sisters Momoyo Kasaoka and Sadako Fujiuchi; and eight grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.Braulio Guira
March 20, 2004
Braulio Guira, 78, of Waipahu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging carpenter, died at home. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elena B.; daughters Imelda Ramos, Florida Balfe, Nicolasa Kornya, Adelina Salunga and Eleanor Tolentino; brother Emilio Bonoan; sisters Mercedes Aguinaldo, Bienvenida Ballesteros, Carlina Damo, Purification Schloser, Maria A. Lucas and Magdalena Santos; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church in Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.Lilly Kazuko Fujinaka Hirata
March 24, 2004
Lilly Kazuko Fujinaka Hirata, 72, of Hawaii Kai, a retired Honolulu Federal executive secretary, died in Hale Ola Kino. She was born in Maunaloa, Molokai. She is survived by husband Stanward; daughters Dori L. Fujimori and Kelli A. Hirata; brothers Edward and Arthur Fujinaka; sisters Dillie Tomita, Marion Uyeno, Shirley Takaoka and Naomi Takai; and a grandchild. Private services.Mary Teresa Horne
April 11, 2004
Mary Teresa Horne, 78, of Kailua-Kona, a retired office manager for an engineering company, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in England. She is survived by son Michael; daughters Susan M. Collins, Julie Bryant and Kathryn Villavicencio; brother Francis Duffy; sisters Anne Pollitt and Kathleen Durkin; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 5:30 p.m. today at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Alii Drive. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcome.Mary Barbara Hughes
April 9, 2004
Mary Barbara Hughes, 82, of Kailua, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Boston. She is survived by sons Bill, Peter, David, Michael, Patrick and Steven; daughters Marie Hughes and B.J. Whitman; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Church, 920 Keolu Drive. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. John Vianney Parish School.Haruko Kajikawa
March 22, 2004
Haruko Kajikawa, 91, of Kula, Maui, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Maui Memorial Park. Inurnment to follow. No flowers. Donations suggested to Wailuku Hongwanji and St. Anthony High School.The Rev. Gena Kealoha
April 12, 2004
The Rev. Gena Kealoha, 66, of Waimanalo, a pastor at Three Days and Three Nights Study Hall, died in Waimanalo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Daniel Sr.; sons Daniel Jr., Kavika and Solomon; hanai son Philip Kaina; daughters Denna Rogers, Lena Grace, Phyllis Ramos, Jessie David and Jan and Sierra Kealoha; sisters Siloam Shepherd, Leilani Hanohano and Ruth Akana; 24 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.Patricia W.N. Leong
April 13, 2004
Patricia W.N. Leong, 67, of Pearl City, a clerk stenographer for the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kaunakakai. She is survived by husband Robert, sons Michael and Mark, daughter Robyn, mother Anna Lee, brother Gregory Lee and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Manoa Chinese Cemetery.Lorna Rae Lovett
April 11, 2004
Lorna Rae Lovett, 83, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Kansas. She is survived by daughter Lauren Jardine, hanai daughter Jean Conger and two grandchildren. Celebration of life: 8 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Canoe Club Hale. Beach attire. Leis welcome.Bouay Luangphinith
April 11, 2004
Bouay Luangphinith, 80, of Makakilo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Laos. She is survived by sons Somkeng and Somphone, daughters Renee Volien and Inthava L. Gilliland, sister Lange Chan, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services held. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.Tadao Naito
April 1, 2004
Tadao Naito, 81, of Honolulu, a retired JM Tanaka Construction Co. carpenter, died at home. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Eleanor K., mother Tsugi, brother Setsuo, sisters Hanako Okazaki and Dorothy Tsutsumi, and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Kathy Kiyomi Nakasone
April 1, 2004
Kathy Kiyomi Nakasone, 42, of Kahului, died at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Jay, father Yoshiharu Nakamura, mother Emiko, brother Neil Nakamura and sisters Lynn Nakamura-Tengan and Gay Sibonga. Private services. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.Fred Pavao
April 12, 2004
Fred Pavao, 87, of Makaweli, Kauai, a Gay & Robinson employee, died in Kauai Care Center. He was born in Makaweli. He is survived by wife Edith; son Roy; daughters Cecilia Barriga, Charlene Halby, Patricia Pavao and Pamela Damasco; 20 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery.Robert Asaichi Sakoda
March 25, 2004
Robert Asaichi Sakoda, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Punahou Schools maintenance worker, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by brother Harry K. and sisters Mary S. Tokimura, Marion T. Kashigi and Gladys K. Fuchigami. Private services.Pacita Segovia
April 3, 2004
Pacita "Pat" Segovia, 85, of Waimanalo, a retired Kapiolani Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in Kailua. She was born on Hawaii. She is survived by sons Thomas and Frederick, daughters Barbara DeCambra and Emily Segobia, sister Josephine Young, 15 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 30 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. George in Waimanalo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.Richard Sialana
April 13, 2004
Richard Sialana, 68, of Kekaha, Kauai, a drywall worker, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by companion Lourdes Domingo; daughters Kealoha Wells and Kalea Pasco; brothers Christopher, Rodney and Kanoi; sisters Rose and Phyllis Sialana, Celia Thiel, Carnelia Taylor, Jessica Danahay, Beverly Hutchinson, Apryle Fujisaki and Tamara Faumuina; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. next Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Mass: 11 a.m. April 24 at St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.James Joseph Wong
April 13, 2004
James Joseph Wong, 63, of Ewa Beach, died at home. He was born in Grand Forks, N.D. He is survived by wife Mary Linda Jeter; son James C.; daughters Dr. Kelly K. Wong Yoon and Jennifer J. and Kristi E. Wong; father William B.; brothers Robert and Douglas; and sister Lillian. Rosary: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass to follow. Casual attire.Herbert Shoich Yamamoto
April 12, 2004
Herbert Shoich Yamamoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired mechanic for the U.S. Army, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Alfred and Justin, brother Raymond and sister Patricia Hirata. Graveside services to be held at a later date.
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 goes back several decades.