Justo D. Agoy
April 21, 2004
Justo D. Agoy, 92, of Haiku, Maui, died at home. He was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; daughters Arlene and Mikiel; and sons Alexander, Dennis and Michael. Services: 7:30 p.m. May 6 at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation will also be held from 8 to 10 a.m. May 7 at the mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.Bernard Almeida Sr.
April 25, 2004
Bernard Almeida Sr., 75, of Koloa, Kauai, a Hawaiian Telephone Co. supervisor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tomiko "Bobbie"; sons Bernard Jr., Matthew and Bertram; daughters Cheryl Van Geison and Maria Kanealii; sisters Julianna Fratecelli and Lillian Harris; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.Tracy Allison Asher
April 23, 2004
Tracy Allison Asher, 34, of La Crosse, Wis., formerly of Honolulu, Mexico and Lake City, Minn., died at home. She was born in Anaheim, Calif. She is survived by parents Jodie and Donald, brothers Mark Weizel and Troy Eichhorn, and sister Krystal Bailey. Services in Minnesota.Helen Hanson Barber
April 27, 2004
Helen Hanson Barber, 82, of Kihei, Maui, formerly of Citrus Heights, Calif., a kitchen supervisor for a retirement home, died at home. She was born in Vernal, Utah. She is survived by husband Voyle; sons David A., Richard L. and Brian; daughter Janet Reid; brother Elma Faulkner; sister J. Howard Hanson; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.Amelia Mildred Chester
April 21, 2004
Amelia Mildred "Amy" Chester, 86, of Paradise Park, Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Social Security Administration claims representative, died at home. She was born in Vienna, Mo. She is survived by daughter Mary Ann, brother Larry Pittroff and sisters Bernice Weers, Loretta Prater and Helena Jones. Services held.Gerald Cortez Jr.
April 18, 2004
Gerald "Jerry Boy" Cortez Jr., 30, of Hilo, an auto mechanic helper, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rose; companion Tasha Flores; sons Sheldin Cortez and Kaipo Arruda; daughters La Shae Arruda and Journee Cortez; parents Gerald Sr. and Jeanette; stepfather Lawrence Pagan; brothers Brian, Travis, Patrick and Clifford Santos and Starsky Cortez; sisters Darlene, Shana and Sandra Santos, Lacina Pagan, Amily Arruda and Juenette W. Yuen. Services held. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Saturday.Margaret Elizabeth Dineen-Orsini
April 22, 2004
Margaret Elizabeth "Peggy" Dineen-Orsini, 48, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a North Hawaii Community Hospital registered nurse, died. She was born in Boston. She is survived by husband Leslie Orsini and mother Dorothy Danehy. A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at the Canoe House of the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel in Waikoloa. Aloha attire.Takeo Ebesuno
April 16, 2004
Takeo Ebesuno, 86, of Hilo, a retired maintenance worker for the state's highway division, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Chiyoko, sons Marvin and Derick, daughter Colleen and one grandchild. Private services. No flowers.Henry Halsey Fordham Jr.
April 21, 2004
Henry Halsey "Hank" Fordham Jr., 67, of Honolulu, owner of HHF Video Production Inc., bandmaster for Punahou School and a theater musical director, died in Honolulu. He was born in South Hampton, N.Y. He is survived by wife Cecilia L. Howe, sons Henry H. III and John R., daughters Helena Ishida and Kikilia Schaefer, brother Robert P. and eight grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Punahou Chapel. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Punahou School or St. Clement's Episcopal Church Capital Campaign.Suyeko Fujieki
April 18, 2004
Suyeko Fujieki, 81, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care. She was born in Honolulu. No survivors. Private services.Judith N. Funada
April 27, 2004
Judith N. Funada, 60, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Lloyd I., son Lon E., daughter Kaydi S. Dakujaku, brother Howard S. Nakai, sisters Helen M. Ota and Penny Ellyn Fujita and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.Ted Arnold George
April 18, 2004
Ted Arnold George, 54, of Pahoa, Hawaii, proprietor of Big Island Espresso, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Oregon. He is survived by mother Ruth Olsen, brother Duane and sisters Mellisa Nordstrom and Diane Cunningham. Services in Oregon.Hisao Goshi
April 25, 2004
Hisao Goshi, 87, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Ice and Cold Storage Co. superintendent, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kapaau, Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kikumi; daughter Debra Goshi-Otaguro; sisters Shizue Hayashi, Hisae Nagato and Jane Goshi; and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.Andrew Kisuke Higa
April 24, 2004
Andrew Kisuke Higa, 76, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Social Services administrator, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Barbara M.; sons Andrew R., Major Timothy K. and Nathan T.; daughters Barbara S. Higa, Janet S. Higa-Miller and Sandra M. Brady; brother Masaru; sister Amy Nishibayashi; and five grandchildren. Services pending.Charles Kowo Hirotsu
April 17, 2004
Charles Kowo Hirotsu, 70, of Kailua, a retired Pan American World Airways supply clerk, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by husband Florence H.; daughters Charlene Hirotsu and Cheryl Medeiros; sisters Harriet Hirotsu, Margaret Komatsu, Jean Ishizu and Joy Matsui; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.Kay McIntyre Johnson
April 16, 2004
Kay McIntyre Johnson, 50, of Burns, Ore., formerly of Oahu where she was assistant director of Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children's Hawaii Family Support Center's Healthy Start Program, died. She was born in Murphysboro, Ill. She is survived by husband David, son Travis, daughter Alyssa Sexton, mother Rosemary Proctor, stepfather Bruce Proctor, father Charles McIntyre, stepmother Lyn McIntyre and brother Robert McIntyre. Services in Oregon. Donations suggested to the Boys and Girls Club of Harney County, 267 S. Egan St., Burns, OR 97720.Renita Cecelia Johnson
April 26, 2004
Renita Cecelia Johnson, 43, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Brian P.; son Paul; daughters Misty and Anna Marie; brothers Raymond, Rodney, Raynard, Randall and Randolph; hanai father Robert Simlick; and three grandchildren. Private services. No flowers.Edward Michael Kaelin
April 26, 2004
Edward Michael Kaelin, 51, of Honolulu, a waiter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Richland, Wash. He is survived by mother Betty L. Lynch and sisters Michelle E. Ryan, Cherlye L. Horjes and Lisa A. Myer. Private services.Iwao Kamemoto
April 17, 2004
Iwao Kamemoto, 84, of Honolulu, a retired flower grower, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katherine U.; sons Vernon and Jon; daughter Wanda Takita; brothers Kazuo, Kiyoshi, Haruyuki, Fred I. and Donald Y.; sisters Yoshie Oda and Violet Matsumura; and four grandchildren. Private services.Rikio Kanno
April 14, 2004
Rikio Kanno, 82, of Mililani, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Sally; son Neil; daughters Iris Suzuki, Sandra Takehara and Lynette Nouchi; brothers Tadashi Tamagawa and Toshi Kanno; and five grandchildren. Private services.Tsuru Kono
April 27, 2004
Tsuru Kono, 100, of Haiku, Maui, a supervisor for a cannery packing plant, died in Kahului. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by daughter Janice Y. Shiraki, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m.Kathleen Leialoha Malama Leleo
April 17, 2004
Kathleen Leialoha Malama Leleo, 67, of Waianae, a retired preschool teacher, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Nathan K. "Moki" Sr.; son Nathan K. Jr.; daughters Kathleen Kaaumoana, Dee Renshaw and Sharyl "Kapi" Leleo; brother Everett "Buddy" Malama; sisters Mary Serrao and May Parages; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Service: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Additional information provided for an obituary published Saturday.Raymond C. Marques Jr.
April 26, 2004
Raymond C. Marques Jr., 61, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu police officer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kim, sons Wayne and Vincent, daughter Dawn Nishikawa, sister Beverly Prater, brother Michael and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.Tomie Matsubara
March 24, 2004
Tomie Matsubara, 89, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Dr. Rodney, daughter Sharon Machida and five grandchildren. Private services.David Tadao Matsumoto
April 27, 2004
David Tadao Matsumoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Transportation traffic signs and marking supervisor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leatrice M.; sons Andy K., Glenn M. and Eric S.; daughter Ann A. Cannalte; brother George Y.; sisters May C. Kawasaki, Thelma Miya and Frances Hatakeyama; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Levi Mawae
April 26, 2004
Levi Mawae, 76, of Kekaha, Kauai, a groundskeeper, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rose "Loke"; sons Levi Jr. and James; daughters Tina Girod, Rosemabel Kanahele, Maryleen Lujan and Bernice, Princess and Lurline Mawae; sister Albertina Goias; and 24 grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel in Koloa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. May 8 at Ahukini. Casual attire.Sumiko Migita
April 20, 2004
Sumiko Migita, 95, of Wailuku, a flower nursery maintenance worker, died in Kahului. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Jack Kurosu and Ronald Migita; daughters Sayoko Nagata, Margaret Balangitao, Doris Yoshida, Mildred Sasahara and Ruth Takanishi; brother Robert Kurosu; sister Ruth Ige; 18 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Private services.Arthur Shioji Miyamoto
April 21, 2004
Arthur Shioji Miyamoto, 77, of Honolulu, a retired city plumber, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Helen E. Dieleman and Laura and Cathryn Miyamoto; sister Betty Shimamura; and one grandchild. Services: 10:15 a.m. tomorrow at Waikiki Elks Club Lodge 616.Charles Seiji Nakamura
April 9, 2004
Charles Seiji Nakamura, 71, of Honolulu, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother George and sisters Agnes Kubota and Grace, Stella and Joyce Nakamura. Private services.Sally Kiyoko Nakashima
April 9, 2004
Sally Kiyoko Nakashima, 80, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Health secretary in Hilo, died at home. She was born in Honaunau, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by son Neal, daughter Ann, sister Harriett Yasumori and three grandchildren. Private services.Edwin Collins Nelson
April 25, 2004
Edwin Collins Nelson, 89, of Kailua-Kona, former owner of Nelco Manufacturing in Sterling, Colo., died at home. He was born in Pauls Valley, Okla. He is survived by wife Joyce "Joy"; daughters Kanionette "Kay" Cudo, Karen Stewart, Deborah Esposito, Linda Chadima and Laurie Beth; sisters Alice Olson and Maxine Jontra; 13 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held on the mainland.Julio Abilardo Pascua
April 26, 2004
Julio Abilardo Pascua, 73, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired caretaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by sisters Florence Bergonia and Lordes Sauer. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.Emma Allencastre Perry
April 21, 2004
Emma Allencastre Perry, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by son August Jr., daughter Verna Ferreira, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick Church, Kaimuki. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.Valery Leinani Redo Pua
April 27, 2004
Valery Leinani Redo Pua, 36, of Keanae, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Paul; sons Mana Redo and Paul and Onipa'a Pua; daughters Heavenly and Brandy; parents Lloyd and Janet Redo; sisters Shana Kaikala, LinLoi Redo and Meiling Rossi; brother Val Redo; and grandmother Leinaala Redo. Services: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at His Masters Touch by His Word at the Redos' residence in Hana, Maui. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.Justin Jaime-Cornelio Quirimit
April 11, 2004
Justin Jaime-Cornelio Quirimit, infant son of Joseph Howe and Joy Quirimit, of Waipahu, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents George and Sally Ornellas and Julieta and Jaime Quirimit Jr.; and great-grandparents Cecilia and Jaime Quirimit Sr. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Sumie Suezaki
April 26, 2004
Sumie "Amy" Suezaki, 90, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired Cap's Drive Inn employee, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Alvin, daughter Susan Sugimura, brother Harold Fujita, sisters Edith Nakamura and Fanny Yoshimura, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kona Daifukuji Soto Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Roland Lester Sund Jr.
April 23, 2004
Roland Lester Sund Jr., 65, of Red Oak, Iowa, a retired sales manager for the Frazier Co., died in Kailua. He was born in Nebraska. He is survived by son Jerry, daughter Elizabeth Hula, one sister, two brothers and two grandchildren. Private services.Doris Tsuruko Tamashiro
April 25, 2004
Doris Tsuruko Tamashiro, 86, of Kailua, a retired People's Cafe waitress, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Gene, daughter Sandra Wada, sisters Mae Uehara and Thelma Haneda, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.Ray Tomio Tomita
April 18, 2004
Ray Tomio Tomita, 79, of Honolulu, a Hawaii National Guard retiree, died. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Margaret, sons Scott and Les, brothers Charles and James, and sister Janet Yamada. Private services.Charles Lee Turner
April 25, 2004
Charles Lee Turner, 71, of Kihei, Maui, a retired business entrepreneur, died in Wailuku. He was born in Kansas City, Mo. He is survived by mother Ruby, caregiver Lydia Bostillo, brothers Craig and Curt, sisters Char Arno and Cindy Turner, and stepdaughter Angela Tom-Rimer. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow on the beach at Maui Sunset, 1032 S. Kihei Road.Darrin Kane Warthen
April 19, 2004
Darrin Kane Warthen, infant son of Patrick D. and Judith E., of Honolulu, died at home. He was born in Japan. He is also survived by twin brother Trent G. Private services.Evelyn Ayako Yoshihara
April 22, 2004
Evelyn Ayako Yoshihara, 86, of Kahului, a clerk for the federal government, died in Wailuku. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by brother David. Private services.Mutsuo Yoshimoto
April 6, 2004
Mutsuo Yoshimoto, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Chevron Hawaiian Refinery pipefitter and welder, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bessie; sons Ronald K. and Garrett Y.; daughter Shari S. Kunimura; brothers Larry and Herbert; sisters Sumie Taoka, Mildred Washiashi and Edith Kuamoto; and six grandchildren. Private services.
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.