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Tsugio Aihara
Sept. 19, 2005
Tsugio Aihara, 75, of Pearl City, a retired Honolulu Shipyard estimator and Stubenberg Co. shop foreman, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence H.; sons Neal H., Warren N. and Gordon O.; daughters Donna T. Hu and Liane T. Aihara; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mabel Marie Branco
Sept. 18, 2005
Mabel Marie Branco, 71, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by husband Ernest; sons Allan and Jeffery; daughter Donna Gomes; brothers Johnny Sr., Gilbert Sr., Alfred and Robert Barretto; sisters Lucy Freitas, Madeline Nelson and Alice Fontanilla; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.

Valrita Jean Donaldson
Sept. 21, 2005
Valrita Jean Donaldson, 60, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by sons Robb and Denny Wolff, brother Kip Sorenson, sister Jo Tipton and five grandchildren. Private services.

Keigo Fukuki
Sept. 16, 2005
Keigo Fukuki, 86, of Honolulu, a retired K. Fukuki Products wholesale salesperson, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Asako; sons Nelson and Jon; daughters Evelyn Fukuki and Kate Nishijima; brother Yoshito; sisters Shigeko Yoshikami, Eiko Kubo, Matsue Taniguchi, Tamiko Watanabe and Ann Hamane; and four grandchildren. Private services.

Wilson Gillis
Sept. 22, 2005
Wilson Gillis, 96, of Kaneohe, formerly of Tucson, Ariz., a retired Washington state Air National Guard colonel, died at home. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by daughter Judith Hengesteg, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. today at Windward United Church of Christ, 38 Kaneohe Bay Drive. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.

Howard Francis Hall
Sept. 16, 2005
Howard Francis Hall, 84, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Army colonel, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Brockton, Mass. He is survived by wife Tsuyako, daughters Frances H. Asher and Savoia Whitaker, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private graveside services.

Nancy Virginia Hottendorf
Sept. 16, 2005
Nancy Virginia Hottendorf, 66, of Honolulu, a former travel agency owner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Oregon. She is survived by husband Claude; sons Jeffrey, Claude Jr., Kirk and Kala; brother Thomas McClung; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.

Samuel Kiyoshi Kakazu
Sept. 16, 2005
Samuel Kiyoshi Kakazu, 81, of Waianae, a retired hog and poultry farmer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Lansing K. and Dexter H.; sisters Betty Inouye, Sally Nakama and Helen Imai; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Beldon Chang Aweau Kawai Sr.
Sept. 17, 2005
Beldon Chang Aweau Kawai Sr., 64, of Waimanalo, a retired Office of Public Defender investigator, Honolulu Police Department officer, and Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel and Waikiki Banyan security officer, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ann; sons Beldon "Moose" Jr., Darren "Kala" and Ka'ala Kawai; daughters Jamie Lum, Jonette Solomon and Cissy Kay; mother Grace; brothers Lemuel Aweau and James III, Jonathan, Leighton and Vaughn Kawai; sister Blossom Atkins; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Friday at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.

Eleanor Tsuruyo Kumamoto
Sept. 1, 2005
Eleanor Tsuruyo Kumamoto, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Occidental Life secretary, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son Clifford T., daughter Carol K. Espiritu, sisters Judith Asano and Anne Uwi, and a grandchild. Private services.

Peter Jan Kit Lee
Sept. 15, 2005
Peter Jan Kit Lee, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Sandra Chandler, Joanne Niwa and Roxanne Kekoa; brother Harold Lee; sisters Jennie Luke, Betty Chong and Thelma Herring; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.

Abraham Marcos
Sept. 1, 2005
Abraham Marcos, 59, of Waianae, a U.S. Navy veteran, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Abraham D., father Jose and mother Damiana. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Haruki Murakami
Sept. 7, 2005
Haruki Murakami, 73, of Pearl City, a retired carpenter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shigeko; daughters Sandra H. Natori and Sharon M. and Susanne M. Murakami; brothers Peter K., Asaki, Masaki and Kameki; sisters Violet Miyahara and Miyoko Oga; and two grandchildren. Private services.

Dan Kiyoshi Murata
Sept. 20, 2005
Dan Kiyoshi Murata, 52, of Honolulu, a house painter, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Larry and Melvin, and sister Dawn Waiwaiole. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Martha Jeffrey Sanders
Sept. 14, 2005
Martha Jeffrey Sanders, 95, of Kaneohe died in Kaneohe. She was born in Hamilton, Mont. She is survived by son William, sister Joan Hill, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.

Tokio Shiowaki
Sept. 9, 2005
Tokio Shiowaki, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Hankyu Express USA Inc. tour director, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by son Bobby K., daughters Ann M. and Lisa M., sisters Shigemi Takahashi and Masako Ikeda, and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.

Francisco Casem Torres Sr.
Sept. 17, 2005
Francisco Casem Torres Sr., 93, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Sugar Planter's Association field supervisor, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Luna, La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Francisco Jr., Feliciano and John; numerous stepsons and stepdaughters; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services to be held at a later date.

Tokuo Uemura
Sept. 19, 2005
Tokuo "Kabby" Uemura, 86, of Lihue, a retired County of Kauai technician, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kikue; sons Kenneth, Fred and Gregg; daughters Judy Ishinaga, Jeanne Hamada and Sherilene Teruya; sister Isa Honma; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Koloa Missionary Church. Inurnment to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens in Kapaia.

Kikuno Umetsu
Sept. 11, 2005
Kikuno Umetsu, 81, of Pearl City, a retired private registered nurse, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harry K., son Ralph A., daughters Elsie A. Shimokawa and Kathryn C. Takara, brother Kazumi Nishiyama, sister Amy Kawasaki and a grandchild. Private services.

Ralph Johnson Voigt
Sept. 20, 2005
Ralph Johnson Voigt, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Narragansett Electric Co. sales representative, died in Honolulu. He was born in East Hampton, Mass. He is survived by sons Ralph J. Jr. and Dr. Richard G., daughter Janet M. Bukes and two grandchildren. Private services to be held at a later date in Rhode Island.

George Yanabu
Sept. 19, 2005
George Yanabu, 72, of Waipahu, formerly of Mountain View, Hawaii, a State Farm agent in Mililani, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Reiko; daughters Sharon Lopez, Susan Ihle, Sheryl Tanaka and Jamie Miranda; brothers Robert and Jack; sisters Mitsue Inouye, Florence Yamatani, Shinae Hirano and Grace Chin; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial. Aloha 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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