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Obituaries



Jenna Lynn Baldonado
May 15, 2005
Jenna Lynn Baldonado, 20, of Honolulu, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Guam. She is survived by parents Fred and Virgie; brother Derick; grandparents Benjamin and Irene Baldonado, and Frank Tominez; and great-grand- parent Flora. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Philomena Church. Call after 9 a.m.

Michael Allen Bond
March 27, 2005
Michael Allen Bond, 47, of Kula, Maui, a protea farmer and mechanic, died in Kula. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Benjamin H. Jr. and brothers B.H. III and Steve. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kalahikiola Church in Kapaau, North Kohala, Hawaii. Burial to follow at Waianaia Cemetery. Donations suggested to Kalahikiola Church.

Darrell James Botelho Sr.
April 25, 2005
Darrell James Botelho Sr., 59, of Honolulu, an electrician, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Darrell Jr., Alexander and Lyle; daughters Sharmane, Cheryl, Shirley-Anne, Deanna and Darilyn; mother Violet Chung; brother Walter; sister Shirley Figueira; and 22 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Salvation Army Leeward Corps, 98-612 Moanalua Loop, Aiea. Call after 6 p.m.

Juan Favo Elaydo
April 28, 2005
Juan Favo Elaydo, 94, of Honolulu, a retired pineapple plantation worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gracia; daughters Lily Edralin, Luzviminda Mina, Florence Custodio, Grace Banaticla and Cora Jacalne; sisters Magdalina Elaydo and Sabina Pader; 12 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church in Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.

Viola Lake Fao
May 3, 2005
Viola Lake "Auntie Vi" Fao, 67, of Mililani, a retired Mililani High School security officer, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by husband Eddie E.; sons Ernest, Marcus, Kelly and Colburn Lake; stepsons Rodney, Ernie, Dean and Paul; daughters Uilani D. Talbert and Misty Lake; stepdaughters Rejane Hoohuli and Regina Sabarre; brother Neal Donato; sisters Frances Lake and Mary Aweau; eight grand- children; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.

George Hanano
April 28, 2005
George Hanano, 72, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a state Department of Accounting and General Services painter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Richard and James. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Jodo Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.

Leonor San Jose Higa
May 4, 2005
Leonor San Jose Higa, 63, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Bernard Johansen
May 5, 2005
Bernard "Sonny" Johansen, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired city groundskeeper supervisor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace; sons Glenn and Gary; stepson Ronald Nakamura; stepdaughters Evelyn Walsh and Flora "Bell" Shea; brother Albert; sisters Carol Chun, Liffie Pratt-Hao and Gladys "Sweetie" Santos; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. next Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private committal services. Casual attire. No flowers.

Seigi Kaneshiro
May 15, 2005
Seigi Kaneshiro, 82, of Mililani, a retired Navy Communication Center employee and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Kekaha, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Iris; sons Jackie and Joel; daughters Sherry Yamakawa and Ellen Richardson; sisters Haruko Gushikuma, Judy Tamada and Mitzi Hamano; and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 3:30 p.m.

William Kimbrel
May 14, 2005
William "Willie" Kimbrel, 53, of Kailua-Kona, a carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in California. He is survived by companion Sandra Malmstrom, parents Charles and Lorene Kimbrel, brothers Pat and Tom, and sisters Lorene Knight and Anna Cronk. Services to be held at a later date in Oceanside, Calif. Donations suggested to St. Francis Transplant Institute, c/o St. Francis Medical Center.

Morita Kokubun
May 5, 2005
Morita Kokubun, 84, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance supervisor for a military base in Okinawa and member of Veterans of Foreign Wars World War II Veterans with 1399 Eng. 45 Unit, died in Honolulu. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Masako, daughter Karen K. Koenig, brother Shoji, sisters Tsuyako Kimura and Katherine Moriyasu, and a grandchild. Private services.

Kazuko Ledoux
May 12, 2005
Kazuko Ledoux, 77, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by sons Adrian L. Jr. and Andrew L., and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.

Carole Y. Low
May 13, 2005
Carole Y. Low, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Lau Yee Chai restaurant employee, died in Aiea. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by sons Chester and Clifford; daughters Charlotte Okubo, Cheryl Karimoto and Christine Young; brother Ah Yick Young; sisters Mary Kam Ti Tom and Ah Mui Young; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date.

Thi Muoi Nguyen
May 14, 2005
Thi Muoi Nguyen, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. She was born in Hoi An, Vietnam. Services: 8 a.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.

Rex Kamehameha Oili
May 4, 2005
Rex Kamehameha Oili, 38, of Waianae, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Kellie-Rae Key; children Chad, Chastity, Kaipo, Chauntsie, Mana, Kainoa, Kanoe and Keely; parents Al and Thelma Spencer; brothers Richard Jr., Roman and Kalai; sisters Roxanne Poaha, Rosane and Raquel Oili, and Rhona and Kaiwi; grandparent Tito Nicolas; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church, 89-235 Pua Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.

Alvin Yukihiro Ota
May 14, 2005
Alvin Yukihiro Ota, 60, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration electronic technician, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Gregory S. and Steven Y.; sisters Ethel S. Nakamura, Eleanor L. Kokubun and Jo Ann N. Tanimoto; and a grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Ernest Vegas Perry
May 14, 2005
Ernest Vegas Perry, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired electrician, died at home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Anita, son Larry Mills, daughters Anne Mikulski and Ellen Keliinoi, seven grand- children, and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Kapaa. Call after 10 a.m. Interment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Kauai Hospice.

Brook Pukalani Phillips
April 29, 2005
Brook Pukalani Phillips, 33, of Oregon City, Ore., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Warren and Sandra, sister Carol, and grandparents Warren and Carol Phillips and Michael and Jean Heley. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery Columbarium. Donations suggested to Institute for Human Services, 546 Kaahi St., Honolulu, HI 96817.

Thomas Tomu Shiroyama
May 11, 2005
Thomas Tomu Shiroyama, 80, of Kailua-Kona, a school teacher and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kainaliu, Hawaii. He is survived by hanai daughter Happy Hula; brothers Benji, Kiyoso and Saburo; and sisters Setsuyo Murakami and Masayo Yamashita. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Kailua-Kona. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Donations suggested to St. Michael's Catholic Church or St. Michael's Just Faith Group.

Hiroshi Shoji
May 15, 2005
Hiroshi Shoji, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Construction mason, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Dean and Russell, daughter Sandy Hoshino, brother Robert and three grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire.

Reynold Kui Wah Soon
April 23, 2005
Reynold Kui Wah Soon, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by niece Sandra Inouye. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Heart Association of Hawaii. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

James Sau Keong Tam
May 12, 2005
James Sau Keong "Jimmy" Tam, 86, of Honolulu, a retired federal government structural engineer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shiu Wen, daughter Anna S.P.T. Chung, brother Edward, sisters Pina Lee and Fannie Ching, and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings or cards.

Peter Hon Chung Tam
March 30, 2005
Peter Hon Chung Tam, 55, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. He was born in China. He is survived by mother Ching Yee Wong, brother Paul and sister Helen. Private services.

Linda Kaaumoana Texeira
May 11, 2005
Linda Kaaumoana Texeira, 46, of Kilauea, Kauai, a Chiefess Kamakahelei Middle School kitchen helper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Anthony; children Leina Enrique and Alexander, Anthony Jr., Noah and Shawlin Texeira; father David Kaaumoana; brothers Timothy E., Daniel and Michael Pakieten; sisters Merla Kaaumoana, Doreen Soares, Tammy Contrades and Dorothy Pakieten; and a grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Catherine Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.


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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