Harry Jenchi Arakaki
Sept. 24, 2005
Harry Jenchi Arakaki, 71, of Honolulu, died in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Seitoku and Wilfred; and sisters Doris Longarini, Harriet Iaela, Patricia Persons, Tomiko See, Yukiko Ross and Judy Ayling. Private Services.
Steve Soto De Leon
Sept. 29, 2005
Steve Soto "Bino" De Leon, 83, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Hukilau Hotel landscaper, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Pahala. He is survived by wife Erline; sons Steven Duarte, and John, Dennis, Stanley, Earl, Richard, Chris and Benjamin De Leon; daughter Sylvia De Leon-Baker; stepsons Wesley, Calib, Jesse and Daniel Sarabia; stepdaughters Clarissa Sutherland, Edith Sarabia-Morris and Lia Lanuza; sister Mercedes Salmasan; 27 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; 18 step-grandchildren; and five step great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at the Kona Gospel Chapel in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
David Barrows Espinda
Sept. 4, 2005
David Barrows Espinda, 72, of Honolulu, died at home. He was born in Maui. He is survived by brother Jack, hanai son Darryn Scharsch, hanai daughter Kahiau Wong, and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Kalihi Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Ernesto Tabilin Fiesta
Sept. 8, 2005
Ernesto Tabilin, 63, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in San Nicolas, Illocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Pacita C.; son Danny; daughters Cheryl Fiesta and Michelle Crisologo; and brothers Juanito, Florendo and Rodolfo. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Gladys Kimura Fukuda
Sept. 19, 2005
Gladys Kimura Fukuda, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaii State Hospital payroll clerk, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George, son Francis, brother Robert Kimura, and one grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Kevin Kaopuwaiki Gorai
Sept. 17, 2005
Kevin Kaopuwaiki Gorai, 42, of Spanaway, Wash., formerly of Kahaluu, Hawaii, a Kenworth Truck Co. lead production assembler, died in Washington. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by wife Erin Kaiulani; son Kevin Aweau; step-children Jaclyn "Joshua" and Jasmine Willis; parents Clinton and Lorraine; brothers Karlton Kalani and Kanahele Klinton; sister Kahealani Katrell; and maternal grandmother Elsie Aweau. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Raymond Ward Hall
Sept. 30, 2005
Raymond Ward Hall, 73, of Honolulu, a retired electrical engineer, died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by wife Aki A., sons Warren S. and Steven W., brother Warren S. and four grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel.
Mary Yasuko Higa
Sept. 25, 2005
Mary Yasuko Higa, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Fort Lupton, Colo. She is survived by husband Hideo; sons Lester M., Robert H. and Fredric Y.; daughter Kathryn T.; brother Richard D. Momii; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Noong Hwan Kim
Sept. 22, 2005
Noong Hwan Kim, 71, of Honolulu, a retired furniture upholstery repairman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Jung Soon Kim; sons Kevin Kim and Won Kyung Cha; and daughters Melanie Edu, Lorri Gomes and Ok Hyun Cha. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Janice Martins Madriaga
Sept. 30, 2005
Janice Martins Madriaga, 54, of Hilo, a housekeeper, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Jan Nakayama and Maile Armitage; companion Vernon Rodgers; father and step-mother Edwin and Marina Martins; brother Alan Martins; sister Peggy Martins; and two granddaughters. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hannah Rose Kauakiuonapaliohalelea Weeks Maxilom
Sept. 19, 2005
Hannah Rose Kauakiuonapaliohalelea Weeks "Rena" Maxilom, 61, of Kaneohe, a Certified Management Inc. resident manager, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Arcady Jr., Elaine Nalani, Kathy Jenkins, Rodney, and Summer Ferriera; Companion Stacey Heen; brothers Don and Edwin Weeks Jr., and George Kaimi; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Charles Hiroshi Murata
Sept. 29, 2005
Charles Hiroshi Murata, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired Army staff sergeant and retired federal employee for Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Hawaii, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Kay H., son Ben A., daughters Lola H. Irvin and Vivian N., sisters Kikue "Ruth" Iida and Betty A. Kim, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.
Eleanor Miyoko Nakamura
Sept. 10, 2005
Eleanor Miyoko Nakamura, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Francis; daughter Vel Hulton; brothers Walter, Tsutomu "Munson," and Hichiro "Neal" Matsumoto. Private services.
Francis William Potts
Sept. 28, 2005
Francis William Potts, 69, of Pukalani, Maui, a business owner in the liquor industry, died at home. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio. He is survived by wife Jean, step-son Michael Galloway, sisters Bonnie Spencer and Sandy Humppi, brother Larry and one grandson. Services on the mainland.
Rufino Hafalla Rivera
Sept. 21, 2005
Rufino Hafalla Rivera, 88, of Honolulu, a Hamakua Sugar Plantation power plant operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Luba, Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by son Crispin, daughter Tina Salvador, sister Margarita Hinayo, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. at St. John the Baptist, 2324 Omilo Lane, Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eusebio Laranan Sabado
Sept. 19, 2005
Eusebio Laranan Sabado, 73, of Kailua, a retired Olomana Golf Course maintenance worker, died in Kailua. He was born in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. He is survived by children Yolanda S. Tercero, Eugenia S. Duque, and Editha S. Monteroso; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony in Kailua. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Lurene Ululani Silva
Sept. 20, 2005
Lurene Ululani Silva aka Lorraine Silva, 83, of Kaneohe, a retired Kamehameha Schools head cook, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughter Barbara Johnson; brother Melvin Apo; sisters Helen Bissen, Viola Hanaike and Bathsheba Stevens; four grandchildren; six great-granddaughters; and one great-great-granddaughter. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Additional services: 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center Kahaluu Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Roselani Stevens
Sept. 23, 2005
Roselani Stevens, 66, of Hilo, a private caregiver, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Johanna Kanemitsu, Jolanda Rosario and Jodie Padilla; brother Sherwood; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 445 Kulana Road, Hilo. Call after 4 p.m.
Lesley Valentine Strandtman
Sept. 23, 2005
Lesley Valentine Strandtman, 85, of Kailua, a retired Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and retired Foster Equipment Co. salesman, died at home. He was born in Texas. He is survived by wife Graciela; son Eric; daughters Lisa and Laura Drinkard, and Lynne Dubiel; sister Mildred League; two grandsons; and one great-granddaughter. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Rd. Private services.
Isabelle Mendes Valant
Sept. 19, 2005
Isabelle Mendes Valant, 85, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Bay Hotel employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Stephanie Rosario, and sisters Louise M. and Bernice M. Medeiros, six grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.
Annie Mae Velez
Sept. 24, 2005
Annie Mae Velez, 54, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter LeAnne Mae Rosario; sisters Carmen Moke and Lorraine Buchanon; brothers Harold, Gilbert and Donald Rodrigues; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. 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.