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Rose Alice Puainohea Crabbe Ahuna
Nov. 24, 2004
Rose Alice Puainohea Crabbe Ahuna, 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, a retired Kapiolani Medical Center employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Calvin Miller, brothers George and Richard Crabbe, sister Judith Olson and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hawaii Kai Chapel (on Lunalilo Home Road). Call after 8:30 a.m.

Antonio Biteng Alejo Jr.
Jan. 1, 2005
Antonio Biteng Alejo Jr., 68, of Ewa Beach, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Teresita; sons Exzur, Zarex and Donald; sisters Eliza Rambaud, Starret Crisostomo and Dally Butac; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.

Thomas Tomio Aragaki Jr.
Jan. 5, 2005
Thomas Tomio Aragaki Jr., 69, of Honolulu, a retired Moana Surfrider Hotel carpenter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carolynne K.; son Dr. Jason; daughter Sherilyn Yamauchi; mother Kameko; brothers Gilbert, Victor and Edwin; sister Janet Foust; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ben Wai Chee Au
Jan. 1, 2005
Ben Wai Chee Au, 83, of Haleiwa, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amy Rothrock; sons Benjamin, Thomas, Corey and Kevin; daughter Debra Mukawa; stepson Daniel Wong; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 12:45 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Cora Dias Barona
Dec. 31, 2004
Cora Dias Barona, 91, of Kahului, a state Department of Transportation housekeeper, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Rudy; daughter Mildred Cole; brothers Emilio "Tick Tick," Bob, John and Francisco Jr. Dias; sisters Polly Poland, Shirley Kiakona and Lola Ogasawara; half-sisters Virdie Nuneza, Loretta Baurile and Marcy Lacea; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Harue Chinen
Dec. 24, 2004
Harue Chinen, 83, of Hilo, formerly of Ninole, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Ninole. She is survived by husband Paul S.; sons Raymond Yamashita and Rodney, Randy and Robert Chinen; daughter Pauline Pavao; brother Matsuto Yamashita; sisters Leatrice Reiher, Jean Oshita and Jane Awa; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Kenneth Clark Compton
Jan. 4, 2005
Kenneth Clark Compton, 70, of Honolulu, a retired pastor, has died. He was born in Ninety-six, S.C. He is survived by wife Rosemary, daughters Madonna Stark and Lani Ann Brown, and four grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.

Rosemarlene Manibusan Dominguez
Dec. 30, 2004
Rosemarlene Manibusan Dominguez, 37, of Honolulu, a Sacred Hearts Academy schoolteacher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Guam. She is survived by mother Rita, father Armando and fiance Mark Plischke. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in Guam at a later date.

Pedro Gayton
Dec. 28, 2004
Pedro "Pete" Gayton, 71, of Honolulu, an aircraft mechanic at Hickam Air Force Base, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Denver. Services: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment at a later date. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Friday.

Jean Graham
Jan. 5, 2005
Jean Graham, 57, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in California. She is survived by son Jack R., daughter Kelly J. Ellis and a grandchild. Services at a later date.

Mario Hernandez
Jan. 6, 2005
Mario Hernandez, 63, of Pauoa Valley, a retired cook for the former Hawaii Regent Hotel, died in Kaiser Medical Center, Moanalua. He was born in Del Rio, Texas. He is survived by wife Adelaide "Pua"; sons Mario Jr., Martin and Marcos Hernandez and Adam Waiolama; daughter Elsa; brothers Ralph and Ricardo Hernandez and Roberto Paderez; sisters Rosalva Hernandez and Virginia Alvarez; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Fumie Nagao Johnson
Jan. 5, 2005
Fumie Nagao "Dora" Johnson, 92, of Hilo, a retired Kamehameha Garment Factory supervisor, died at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Franklin Sr., daughter Lois McCabe, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.

Robert K. Keaweehu
Dec. 29, 2004
Robert K. "Mr. K" Keaweehu, 71, of Kailua, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 02 crane operator and founder of Hawaiian Outrigger Canoe Club, died at home. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by wife Lillian "Mrs. K"; daughter Kehau; sisters Violet Bigger, Kela Miyamoto, Ula Keaweehu and Hilda Perry; and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.

Guy Avery Kaipo Chiu Mung Lum
Jan. 5, 2005
Guy Avery Kaipo Chiu Mung Lum, 42, of Waipahu, a flower purchaser for A Special Touch, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Robin, son Guy Jr., daughters Jaime and Taryn, father Leroy, mother Juanna, sisters Leann and Lisa Bega, and a grandchild. Visitation: 4 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire.

Jack Kekuiea Mokiao
Jan. 3, 2005
Jack Kekuiea Mokiao, 67, of Hilo, a Hawaii County heavy equipment operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Mieko Imade; son Bryant; hanai sons Royden and Carl Imade; brother Raymond; sisters Henrietta Yoshioka, Cecilia Boudreaux and Stacie Elfering; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Mabel Correa Morgado
Jan. 5, 2005
Mabel Correa Morgado, 89, of Kailua, a retired clerk, died in Kailua. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Robert J., daughter Doreen E., brother James Correa, sister Grace Carter, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Vianney Church, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.

Lillian Sachiko Moritsugu
Jan. 7, 2005
Lillian Sachiko Moritsugu, 70, of Waimanalo, a retired head cashier for the Foodland supermarket in Kaneohe, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Waimanalo. She is survived by husband James S., brothers Robert and Wilfred Okamura and sister Alice Bacon. Services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Arnold Lynn Newalu
Dec. 31, 2004
Arnold Lynn Newalu, 59, of Kailua, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Eloise K. Williams; siblings George Newalu, Charlotte Rawlins, Susan Pacheco, Wyatt Williams and Roxanne DeCosta; stepbrothers Robert, Lester, Ronald and Michael Williams and Roger Crow; stepsisters Stella Edwards, Patricia Saizon and Joyce Yen. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at St. John's by the Sea, 47-074 Lihikai Drive. Reception to follow in the church's Hookano Hall. Casual attire. No flowers.

Terry Tooru Nomura
Dec. 6, 2004
Terry Tooru Nomura, 52, of Roseville, Calif., a California Department of Motor Vehicles safety reviewer, died in Auburn, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Katie and Erin, parents Thomas T. and Tsuguye, brother Miles Y. and sister Lois S. Yamamoto. Private services.

Walter Mitsunori Okamoto
Dec. 28, 2004
Walter Mitsunori Okamoto, 72, of Honolulu, owner of Walter's U-Save Printing, died in Malama Ohana Skilled Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. No services.

Joseph Frank Phillip Jr.
Dec. 24, 2004
Joseph Frank Phillip Jr., 65, of Honolulu, a Masons Union business agent, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife LaVerne; son Joseph F. III; hanai children Danni, J-Royal and Jason Kanamu and Deanne Ranis; brothers Errol S. and Michael H.; sisters Kathryn K. Makuakane and Suzanne L. Phillip; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Enrique Rebuldela Rabbon
Dec. 23, 2004
Enrique Rebuldela Rabbon, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Amihan Restaurant maintenance worker, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Santa Catalina, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalina; daughter Gloria; sisters Juana Urbayo, Aurelia Matay and Jovencia Mata; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 8:45 a.m. Saturday at Full Gospel Temple, 2464 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8:15 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Manuel R. Rivera Sr.
Jan. 5, 2005
Manuel R. Rivera Sr., 86, of Hilo, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, a heavy equipment operator for the former Kekaha Sugar Plantation, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Manuel Jr., Vincent and Martin; daughters Virginia "Shima" Madera, Elizabeth Gonsalves and Ramona Rivera; brothers Daniel, Frank and Robert "Bobby"; sisters Bella Boreliz, Minnie Morales, Marsha Stant and Mary Gandia; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Mass: 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Kekaha. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Community Cemetery. Casual attire.

Michino Shigemura
Nov. 30, 2004
Michino "Doris" Shigemura, 92, of Honolulu, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy, Denis and Miles; daughter Norma Parado; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples, Byodo-In Temple. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alfredo Inducil Sison
Jan. 1, 2005
Alfredo Inducil Sison, 73, of Kailua, a retired Los Angeles County physician and Aloha Mission volunteer physician in the Philippines, died in Honolulu. He was born in Manila, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Aurora V., son Alfred A., daughter Aimee S. Chang, brother Antonio, sisters Rosario and Erlinda, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Alfredo Pagaduan Udani Sr.
Dec. 25, 2004
Alfredo Pagaduan Udani Sr., 80, of Mililani, a retired Queen's Medical Center dietitian, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Alfredo Jr., Oliver and Robert; daughters Wilma Lomives, Agnes Nakagawa, Aileen Robertshaw, Mary Davis, Vivian Ancheta and Liezel Udani; brothers Florentino and Benjamin; sisters Herminia and Adelina Udani; 21 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church on Waimano Home Road in Pearl City. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.

Harriet Kiyome Uyeda
Jan. 2, 2005
Harriet Kiyome Uyeda, 73, of Wahiawa, a retired Straub Clinic & Hospital and city employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Takeo "Sully," sons Wendell and Kevin, daughter Cindy Miyamoto and eight grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Jeannette Y.C. Yamada
Jan. 1, 2005
Jeannette Y.C. Yamada, 85, of Honolulu, a state employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Suzuo; sons Stanley, Alvin and Glen; daughter Shirley; brothers Bruce Sr. and Clyde Tong; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Private inurnment at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. No monetary offerings.

Ayako Yogi
Jan. 2, 2005
Ayako Yogi, 81, of San Mateo, Calif., formerly of Aiea, a retired Spencecliff cook, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Byron Y. and Karl N.; daughters Joyce Hacker and Genette Yogi-Kornfield; brothers Toshio, Stanley, Jack and Akira Miyasato; sisters Eleanor Ulrich and Pearl Hackebill; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.

Francis Masaichi Yoshimoto
Dec. 29, 2004
Francis Masaichi Yoshimoto, 62, of Hilo, proprietor of the former Yoshi's Shell, died in Hilo Medical Center. He also served in the Hawaii Army National Guard. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Joyce Yukimi; brothers Warren, Roy and Stanley; and sister Irene Ishiyama. Private services.

You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:

www.librarieshawaii.org
The index goes back several decades.



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