Obituaries


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Ernest Joseph Bob
Sept. 26, 2005
Ernest Joseph Bob, 75, of Mililani, a retired Qantas Airlines aircraft mechanic, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Pawpaw, Mich. He is survived by wife Kathryn, sons Richard "Rick" and Thomas Lee, daughter Belinda and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. No flowers. Donations suggested to Humane Society. Aloha attire.

Mary Kimie Clapper
Oct. 3, 2005
Mary Kimie "Kim" Clapper, 74, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Heeia. She is survived by sons Robert and Roy; daughters Diane Kam and Deborah Tunley; brothers Richard, George and Lincoln Tomei; sisters Helen Uchida, Alice Ihara and Yoshiko Chinen; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Antone Delatorre
Oct. 13, 2005
Antone "Tony" Delatorre, 63, of Kailua-Kona, a Partyland salesman, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a Kona Inn Florist, Kentucky Fried Chicken and McDonald's employee. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by brother William and sisters Della Saldua, Connie Basconis, Marciana Perlins and Caroline Cordero. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Mary Santos Domingues
Oct. 6, 2005
Mary Santos "Aunty Lorraine" Domingues, 74, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by brothers Vincent P. and Jerry Santos, and sisters Rose Exzabe and Agnes N. Rabe. Services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Patricia Akie Drake
Oct. 9, 2005
Patricia Akie "Kawakami" Drake, 76, of Waianae, a retired waitress, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by brother Dennis Kawakami and sister Harriet H. Palmero. Private services.

Elias Nagalesa Espina
Oct. 12, 2005
Elias Nagalesa Espina, 82, of Hilo, a retired landscaper, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Bohol, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Demie, daughter Charity and brother Samuel. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Hilo Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 4:30 p.m. Cremation to follow at Dodo Mortuary. Casual attire.

Conrado T. Gawaran
Oct. 14, 2005
Conrado T. Gawaran, 86, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a retired farmer, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Rogelio, Francisco, Joselito and Amado; daughters Criscencia Malayao, Rufina Alejandro and Remedies Nicolas; brother Angeles; sister Rosita Torres; 18 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m.

Wilbert Matsusei Ige
Oct. 4, 2005
Wilbert Matsusei Ige, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Puuhale Fountain cook and owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by daughters Katherine F. Hamano, Shirley Fujimoto, Linda McCloskey and Eleanor Ige; sister Lillian Kaneshiro; and 10 grandchildren. Private services.

Sierra Hope Iha
Oct. 15, 2005
Sierra Hope Iha, infant daughter of Garrett and Susan Iha,of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Preston. Private services.

Ginjiro Ikehara
Oct. 8, 2005
Ginjiro Ikehara, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Bill's Bakery and Columbia Inn baker, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Milton T., daughters Gail Y. Masuda and Lynda S. Gibson, and sisters Matsue Kobashigawa and Yoshiko Ginoza. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed Sunday.

Faith Kaleinani Kamauoha
Oct. 12, 2005
Faith Kaleinani Kamauoha, infant daughter of Keone and Naomi Kamauoha of Honolulu, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by grandparents Ned Johnson and Andrew and Jane Kamauoha; and great-grandparents Leimomi Kamauoha and John Chandler. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, Hawaii Stake Center, 1560 S. Beretania St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Church attire.

William Reginald Kniery
Sept. 5, 2004
William Reginald Kniery, 86, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Clifton, N.J. He is survived by daughters Robyn S. Robinette and Penny Kniery, and two grandchildren. Private services.

Minoru Kubota
Oct. 13, 2005
Minoru Kubota, 82, of Kapaa, Kauai, a self-employed businessman and County of Kauai road sweeper, died. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kiyoko; sons Jerry, Allan, Kenneth and Bobbie; daughters Eunice Olivas, Bernice Hashimoto and Joyce Kaneshiro; sisters Gladys Matsuda and Kimi Michelman; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Missionary Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.

Carla Fern Lehua Lino
Oct. 9, 2005
Carla Fern Lehua "Pinky" Lino, 51, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Verna's Drive Inn owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Allen; daughters Hollie Toledo and Bunnie and Billie J. Lino; brother William R. Miller Jr.; sister Crystal Ah Yo; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Manabu Minami
Oct. 3, 2005
Manabu Minami, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Nordic Construction Co. carpenter, died in Palolo Chinese Home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by son Dr. Howard, daughters Jean Shibuya and Dr. Sharon Minami, brother Hiroshi, sisters Ruth Yamase and Tsutae Urada, and four grandchildren. Private services.

Misue Muranaka
Oct. 10, 2005
Misue Muranaka, 86, of Honolulu, a retired drapery presser, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Amy Y. Matsuda, Carol Miura and Susan Yamane; brother Harold Machigashira; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Alexandria Naha
Oct. 2, 2005
Alexandria Naha, also known as "Alex" and "Kookie," 51, of Paradise Park, Hawaii, a former 7-Eleven assistant manager and East-West Carriers district co-owner in Kau, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Norman W. Jr., sons Darryl "Lobo" Liborio Jr. and Ryan Naha, hanai son Kimo Ibanez, daughters Jenifer Okamoto and Nicole Naha, hanai daughters Kelli Mitchell and Ahela King, brother Joseph "Butchie" Cho Jr., 12 grandchildren and four hanai grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Tito Nicolas
Sept. 30, 2005
Tito Nicolas, 92, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. warehouse clerk foreman and retired Hawaii County Band tuba player, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eufrocina; sons Theodore and Terry Nicolas and Tony Haiku; daughters Thelma Spencer, Trudy Hall, Lynn Hironaka, Endrelina Romano, Ludivina Campos and Emelynne Nicolas; 26 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Puna Congregational Christian Church in Keaau. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Luncheon to follow at family residence. Aloha attire.

Mieko Nishida
Oct. 9, 2005
Mieko Nishida, 77, of Kailua, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Joseph S., daughter Karen R. Suzuki, brother William Hiraga and a grandchild. Private services.

Shirley Sumie Okimoto
Oct. 8, 2005
Shirley Sumie Okimoto, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Star Market Ltd. office clerk, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Roy, daughters Frieda Honda and Judy Nakamura, sisters Lillian Komatsu and Faith Kamekawa, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Teofila Organista Ordinado
Sept. 28, 2005
Teofila Organista "Pilang" Ordinado, 78, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Balaoan, La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Patrick, Felipe, Teofilo and Larry; sister Elena Aquino; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Annie Len How Pang
Oct. 4, 2005
Annie Len How Pang, 82, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Kailua-Kona. She is survived by husband Roland; sons Francis, Leland and Jerald; daughters Diana Pang-Deabler and Henrietta Samori; brother Henry Akona Jr.; sister Emily Like; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.

Elysnor Hanale Perez
Oct. 12, 2005
Elysnor Hanale "Hana" Perez, 56, of Waianae, an American Movers truck driver, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Shannon H. and Kaniela H.R. Perez and John Jose; daughters Lakisha M. Perez-Wesley and Naneki K. Perez-Barnes; brothers Sigmund Perez and Rodney Arias; sisters Sheila Kekaulua and Cody Perez; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 1:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Leis welcome.

Megumi Saiki
Oct. 7, 2005
Megumi Saiki, 86, of Hilo, a retired C. Brewer and Co. organization and planning coordinator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ellen, sons Floyd and Terry, daughter Naomi Love, brother Sadamu, sisters Hisako Goodall and Setsuko Sakata, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings. No flowers.

Carol Maile Solomon
Oct. 8, 2005
Carol Maile Solomon, 65, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired Inter-Island Resorts executive secretary and state Juvenile Probation-Hilo office secretary, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edward, son Kirby, daughter Adrienne Saffery, brother Stephen Eaves, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Joan Evelyn Takahashi
Oct. 8, 2005

Kishio Takahashi
Oct. 8, 2005
Joan Evelyn "Lyn" Takahashi, 82, of Haleiwa died in Ka Punawai Ola in Kapolei, and her husband Kishio Takahashi, 82, also of Haleiwa, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Canterbury, England. He was born Kipapa. They are survived by sons Timothy S. and Jeremy Y., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

William Edward Wenberg
Oct. 5, 2005
William Edward Wenberg, 47, of Kapaa, Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Antonia M.; stepsons Michael, James and David Dieudonne; stepmother Betty Wing; stepbrother Keith; and two grandchildren. No services.

Shizuyo Yamamoto
Oct. 7, 2005
Shizuyo "Elsie" Yamamoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Kuakini Medical Center practical nurse, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Keahua, Maui. She is survived by daughters May M. Yamamoto and Amy S. Shibuya; brothers Willie S., Kenneth Z., Joe Y. and Fred M. Ito; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.

Takeshi Yasuda
Oct. 10, 2005
Takeshi "Yasu" Yasuda, 83, of Waipahu, a retired federal government employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Yachiyo; son Ross; daughters Corinne Kazunaga and Shelley Harris; brother Clarence "Kiyoshi"; sisters Ann "Natsuko" Yasuda, Carole Inouye and Doris Sonobe; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.


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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