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Lily B.S. Ahn
April 28, 2005
Lily B.S. Ahn, 82, of Honolulu, a retired American Security Bank executive receptionist and First Interstate Bank employee, died in Georgia. She was born in Paahau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Michael D. Kim, daughters Peggy S. Gurney and Andra D. Ahn Urey, sister Jackie Bingo, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kuulei Mun Hook Ahuna
April 28, 2005
Kuulei Mun Hook Ahuna, 51, of Hilo, a Young Brothers Ltd. stevedore in Hilo, musician and songwriter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Leslie; daughters Mailani K. and Kaiulani K.; mother Eleanor K.; brothers Lani, Albert "JJ" Jr. and Kihei; and sisters Alberta Nicolas, Allysyn A. Bezilla, Elly "Toots" Sprintz, Lesly Rockwood and Shanna Paglinawan. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon Section. Aloha attire.

Nathan Kaipo'okalani Arelliano
April 29, 2005
Nathan Kaipo'okalani "Bruddah Nate" Arelliano, 48, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Carrie Ehrgott; daughters Kaui and Noenoe Arelliano and Maluhia Ehrgott-Arelliano; parents Alfred and Patricia; brothers Dino and Bryce; and sister Xanthie Moss. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes.

Chance Keonaona Bright
April 27, 2005
Chance Keonaona Bright, 36, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Wackenhut of Hawaii security guard, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Willie and Sheila, brother Dave "Kawika" Nakaoka, sister Ilima Kela and grandparent Valkyrie Naeola. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Fellowship -- the Gathering Place, 840 Kupulau Road, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.

Vera Inez Caminos
April 20, 2005
Vera Inez Caminos, 78, of Honolulu, a Management Associates co-owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in New Orleans. She is survived by husband Edward, son Michael Niebuhr, daughter Michelle Murphy, brother Carl Ciulla Jr., sister Georgia Hartley and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Mass: noon next Wednesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Aloha attire.

Sandy Gonsalves Cantotay
May 1, 2005
Sandy Gonsalves "Sanman" Cantotay, 59, of Lawai, Kauai, a retired County of Kauai heavy equipment operator and the Sandbox owner, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeannette B.; son Isaiah K.; brothers Leon Sr. and Samuel Gonsalves and William Gonsalves Mateo; and sisters Annette Creamer and Adaline Mateo. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church in Lihue. Call after 3 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Habitat for Humanity-Kauai or American Cancer Society-Kauai Branch.

Carol Yung Tai Tom Chun
April 20, 2005
Carol Yung Tai Tom Chun, 83, of Aiea, a retired federal government accountant at Fort Shafter, died in California. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Patrick and Alan, brothers David and John Tom, sister Geraldine Tom and three grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Pauoa Chinese Christian Cemetery. Casual attire.

Rogelio Delos Santos
April 19, 2005
Rogelio Delos Santos, 59, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a dishwasher, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Francisca; children Ronald, Marites, Ellen, Gemma, Jonalyn and Lailani Delos Santos, Sheila Esteban and Selina Capacia; parents Antonio and Dionicia; siblings Marina Gali, Leonida Ednilao, Benita Papagayo, Theressa Rhonda, and Salvador, Sammy and Elena Delos Santos; and nine grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, Koloa, Kauai. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.

Francis Sadamu Furutani
April 22, 2005
Francis Sadamu Furutani, 52, of Honolulu, a Warranty Support Service owner, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yu Suk; sons Eugene and Lance; daughters Renee and Jocelyn; father Francis K.; brothers Elton and Kevin; and sisters Evelyn, Sharon and Lynn Furutani and Lianne Kitajima. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Jodo Mission of Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.

Kingo Gushikuma
April 27, 2005
Kingo Gushikuma, 82, of Honolulu, a retired state maintenance foreman, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by son Keith M., brothers Hideo and Shigeo, sister Doris S. Nakagawa and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Claire Hanako Hara
April 15, 2005
Claire Hanako Hara, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Ernest H., sons John and Michael, daughter Ann Higashi, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.

Kenneth Wasato Harada
April 17, 2005
Kenneth Wasato Harada, 84, of Honolulu, a retired district judge and U.S. Army veteran who served in 100th Infantry Battalion, Company A, died in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret; sons Reid, Lyle and Jon; sister Leatrice Kobuchi; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Elizabeth Roberta Harvest-Kealaka'i
April 21, 2005
Elizabeth Roberta Harvest-Kealaka'i, also known as "Aunty Kapeka" and "Anake," 77, of Wailuku, a retired housekeeping supervisor, died in Wailuku. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband George Ioane "Keoke." Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Robert T. Hashimoto
March 18, 2005
Robert T. Hashimoto, 80, of Ewa Beach, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and a member of 442nd, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by former wife Reiko S. and daughter Gwen R. Sakamoto. Private services.

David Men Nen Hu
April 17, 2005
David Men Nen Hu, 93, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Dr. Valerie, brother Henry, sister Elsie Amoy and a grandchild. Private services.

Harumi Inagaki
April 26, 2005
Harumi "David" Inagaki, 87, of Lihue, proprietor of David's Body and Fender Repairs in Kapaia, Kauai, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Ethel, daughter Laraine Moriguchi, brother Saburo "Larry," sister Edith Ishii and two grandchildren. Private services.

William C. Jones
April 27, 2005
William C. "Bill" Jones, 74, of Eureka, Calif., a U.S. Air Force and National Guard veteran and Agriculture Department employee, died in Eureka. He was born in Freewater, Ore. He is survived by brother Gene. Services held in Oregon. Donations suggested to charity.

Joseph Pu Kaikala Sr.
April 28, 2005
Joseph Pu Kaikala Sr., 62, of Wailuku, a retired Grace Pacific Corp. operator-engineer, died at home. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Linda E.; son Joseph P. "Joey" Jr.; daughter Sunnie Hueu; brothers David Jr., Lawrence and George; sisters Mollie Bectol and Mary Sinenci; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.

Elsie M. Kawakami
April 3, 2005
Elsie M. Kawakami, 83, of Waimea, Kauai, died at home. She was born in Kyoto, Japan. She is survived by sons Dr. Edward and Charles; and daughters Chioko Osakoda, Gertrude K. Toma and Edith K. Tan. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Yukiko Kawamoto
April 16, 2005
Yukiko Kawamoto, 102, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Avalon Care Center. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by son Francis H., daughter Ellen Shikuma and sister Mabel Iwata. Private services.

Joseph Lee
May 1, 2005
Joseph Lee, 48, of Waimea, Kauai, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Florence N.; sons Joseph A. and Jason K.; mother Antonina A.; brothers Richard and Randy; and sisters Eveline Malina, Dixie Ambrocio, Nancy Taniguchi and Gwendolyn, Vivian and Tomasine Lee, Paulette Tokuda, Mary Inuma, Margaret Kahale and Theresa Silva. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Chinese Cemetery. Aloha attire.

Mathilde Lee
April 20, 2005
Mathilde Lee, 77, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Frankfurt, Germany. She is survived by son Johann and three grandchildren. Private services and burial.

Sam Moi Lau Lee
March 21, 2005
Sam Moi Lau Lee, 83, of Honolulu, a Ting Yin Chop Suey owner, died. She was born in Zhongshan, China. She is survived by son Herman, 13 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Taoist services: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Emma Josephine McCarthy
May 2, 2005
Emma Josephine McCarthy, 83, of Mililani, formerly of Waimea, Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Donald E.; son Charles E.; daughters Barbara J. Graves, Carol Mendes and Deborah R. Cisneros; sisters Olive Bos and Maude Carter; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire.

Robert Tsunejiro Migita
April 17, 2005
Robert Tsunejiro Migita, 85, of Haleiwa, a retired Honolulu Rapid Transit and Mass Transit Lines bus driver, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Pupukea. He is survived by wife Alice T., sons Clifford I. and Ralph M., daughters Barbara M. and Susan M., brother Masaharu and four grandchildren. Private services.

Veralyn Olin Ogata
April 19, 2005
Veralyn Olin Ogata, 49, of Aiea, a state social worker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clinton A. and Jarrett T., and father Charles K.Y. Kam. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Arthur Ohelo
April 21, 2005
Arthur Ohelo, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Transit Services Inc. bus driver and Teamsters Union Local 996 business agent, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Kalani, Steven, Dwayne "Bucky," Darryl, Scott and Atta; daughters Artie and Cassandra; brothers Victor and John; sisters Galdys Medina, Mary Gomez and Amber Ondayog; 40 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.

Maria Tangonan Ramos
April 12, 2005
Maria Tangonan Ramos, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Diosdado Rome Galley food service worker at Pearl Harbor, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Vincent and Roy, stepson Santos Jr., daughter Virginia Acorda, brother Mariano Tangonan, 13 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at the cemetery.

Simeon Tibunsay Ungos Sr.
April 3, 2005
Simeon Tibunsay Ungos Sr., 83, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Simeon Jr., Flor and Gabe; daughters Rose Soroten, Mary Penuliar, Gloria Habon and Yolanda Brotarlo; brothers Gerald and Promo; sisters Catherine Pasco, Gloria Savella, Floramye Galapon, Lourdes Cardozo, Vanessa Cervas and Myrna Datuin; 31 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.

Toyoko Yamashita
May 1, 2005
Toyoko "Annie" Yamashita, 85, of Hilo, a retired papaya farmer, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons James, Kenneth, Ron and Wayne; daughter Sandy Cardoza; brothers Miyoji, Goro and Paul Furusho; 16 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.

Kate Kumiko Yokota
April 28, 2005
Kate Kumiko Yokota, 75, of Waimanalo, a retired Duty Free Shoppers employee, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Wakayama, Japan. She is survived by husband Wallace T.; sons William H., Derek K. and Randall H.; daughters Joan Y. Roods and Amy S. Omori; sisters Michiko Takano, Fusako Sonobe, Akiko Harada and Masako Yamaguchi; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Monday.

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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