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Charles Penikila Apau Jr.
Aug. 14, 2005
Charles Penikila Apau Jr., 64, of Honolulu, a retired Industrial Welding Inc. welder, metal fabricator and foreman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Michael E.P. and Jason A.K., daughter Maile A.L., sisters Margaret L. Borge and Virginia K. Lynch, and a grandchild. Private services.

Daniel Costa Brum Sr.
Aug. 24, 2005
Daniel Costa Brum Sr., 94, of Waipahu, a retired heavy equipment operator, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Daniel Jr. and Anthony; brothers Henry, William and Frank; and sister Terry. Private services.

Shomei Chinen
Aug. 26, 2005
Shomei "Sho" Chinen, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base supply clerk, died. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Louise and sisters Hisako Higa and Sueko Henry. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services to be held at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Maebelle J. Dilworth
Aug. 28, 2005
Maebelle J. Dilworth, 83, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Joplin, Mo. She is survived by sons William and Dennis, hanai son Mike Chantaplin, daughter Linda Iongi, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Missouri.

Reuben Dombrigues
Aug. 28, 2005
Reuben Dombrigues, 50, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., a U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Florida. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by wife Susan, son Ryan, parents Roman Sr. and Maria, brother Roman Jr. and sisters Rosemary Cabras, Zenia Walker, Rosalinda Baptista and June Gomez. Services to be held in Valparaiso, Fla. Aloha and casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Eglin Federal Credit Union for his son Ryan Dombrigues.

Taylor H. Farris Jr.
Aug. 13, 2005
Taylor H. "Sam" Farris Jr., 74, of Waianae, a retired heavy equipment operator and mechanic, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Pocatello, Ind. He is survived by sons William Bears and Richard and Taylor Farris III; brother Cyril; sisters Laura Powers and Arvella Case; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services pending. For more information, call 307-840-0079.

Robert C. Goodridge
Aug. 24, 2005
Robert C. Goodridge, 90, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii education professor, died in Arcadia Retirement Home. He was born in New Fane, N.Y. He is survived by brother Paul and sister Carol Gordon. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel. Aloha attire.

Helene A. Hamada
Aug. 19, 2005
Helene A. Hamada, 85, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Michael, brother Henry Ogawa and two grandchildren. Private services.

Satoru Inouye
Aug. 23, 2005
Satoru "Joe" Inouye, 85, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Captain Cook, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Marjorie M.; daughter Lori R. Abe; brother Muneo; sisters Momoe Furuuchi, Sueno Honda and Fujie Matsuoka; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.

William Peter Julian
Aug. 27, 2005
William Peter Julian, 81, of Ewa Beach, a Northwest Airlines and United Airlines military traffic office manager, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He also was a retired Mitsue Fudesun Co. employee at Amfac. He was born in Hammond, Ind. He is survived by wife Nellie W.; sons Darrell J., Nathan P. and Milton F.; daughter Darlene Ann Imbasciati; sister Rosemary Towmey; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No Flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.

Clement Leialoha Kamalu
Aug. 29, 2005
Clement Leialoha Kamalu, 74, of Makakilo, a retired state chief classification personnel, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol Mae C.L.; sons Hiram H. and Aaron W.S.; sisters Mabel Hatori, Theresa Mahaulu and Marilyn Kramer; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.

Jennie Kam Sheong Lai
Aug. 5, 2005
Jennie Kam Sheong Lai, 88, of Honolulu, a retired state worker, died in Hale Ola Kino. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother K.P. and sister Lucy Young. Private services.

Helen Matsuko Matsuura
Aug. 16, 2005
Helen Matsuko Matsuura, 73, of Wahiawa, a Helen's Floral Shop proprietor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Ted, sons Russell and Robin Nohara, daughter Natalie Gerona, mother Umeyo Akama, brother Paul Akama Jr., sister Ruth Wakayama, 12 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Bailor D. McCormack Sr.
Aug. 24, 2005
Bailor D. "Bill" McCormack Sr., 89, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel who served in World War II and a J.C. Penney credit manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in Jamaica, N.Y. He is survived by sons Bailor D. Jr. and Timothy, daughter Roberta Lipson, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Kindergarten Children's Aid Association.

Nicholas Ortiz
Aug. 29, 2005
Nicholas "Kolo" Ortiz, 79, of Koloa, Kauai, a Poipu Ranch cowboy and rancher, died at home. He was born in Koloa. He is survived by sons Tony M. and Paul, stepson Alex Bode, daughters Judy Pacyau and Margaret Ortiz-Garcia, stepdaughter Malia Luedke, sisters Angie Monilla and Doris Perreira, 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Koloa Public Cemetery. Casual attire.

Elsie Yuriko Sumida
Aug. 26, 2005
Elsie Yuriko Sumida, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Foods statistical clerk, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Craig K., daughters Jenny E. Nakamura and Diane S.S. Ho, brothers Jiro and Masuichi Fukushima, sisters Edna Satsuda and Grace Otsuka, and seven grandchildren. Private services.

Steven Torao Takasane
July 21, 2005
Steven Torao Takasane, 55, of Pearl City died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Clara S., brother Dennis K. and sister Aileen A. Takasane. Private services.

Mikayo Tsugawa
Aug. 21, 2005
Mikayo Tsugawa, 90, of Mililani, formerly of Kaimuki, an Oriental Medicine and Accupuncture Clinic employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Stanley, Kenneth and Steven; brother Kaneichi "Kane" Morimoto; sister Dorothy Igarashi; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Lloyd Tadao Tsuha
Aug. 15, 2005
Lloyd Tadao Tsuha, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Ameron Inc. dispatcher, died at home. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lorraine Y., son Lance T., daughters Debra N. Tsuha and Lynn L. Orita, brothers Seihan and Ralph, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Stanley S. Unten
Aug. 21, 2005
Stanley S. Unten, 78, of Pearl City, a retired Outrigger Reef Hotel housekeeper, died in Avalon Care Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ai, son Brian, daughter Aileen and sisters Eleanor Oshiro and Betty Frantz. Private services.

Harlan Mamoru Urabe
Aug. 18, 2005
Harlan Mamoru Urabe, 96, of Lawai, Kauai, a Honolulu Star-Bulletin West Kauai agent, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kiyoko; sons James and David; daughters Anabelle Watanabe, Joan Gauster, Rachel Miyake and Elizabeth Kunimoto; sister Chieko Shimamoto; nine grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.

Adeline Sugai Ventura
Aug. 13, 2005
Adeline Sugai Ventura, 92, of Honolulu died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Kahaluu. She is survived by sons Allen, Joseph and Forrest; daughter Juliet Fujimoto; two brothers; three sisters; and many grandchildren. Private services.

Gladys Anita Weber
Aug. 14, 2005
Gladys Anita Weber, 84, of Hilo, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, a Kauai Surf Hotel dining room hostess, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Douglas and Thomas Weber and Bill and Blaine Davis; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Sept. 10 at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m.

William Kazumi Yamamoto
Aug. 19, 2005
William Kazumi Yamamoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Navy Public Works Center planner and estimator, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mitsue, sons Karey and William "Billy," and sister Elsie Murakami. 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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