Vincent Aguiar
Nov. 13, 2005
Vincent Aguiar, 85, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Colleen, son Lee, daughter Kathy Nimon, brother John Jr. and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Holy Nativity Episcopal Church. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Mark Noboru Arakawa
Oct. 28, 2005
Mark Noboru Arakawa, 42, of Mililani, a Lealea Hale manager and Honolulu Community College auto body and construction instructor, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Chiemi; son Alexander "Zander"; mother Irene H.; sisters Amy Yamamoto, Susan Miyachi and Dorinda Shimazu; and grandparent Masako. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Tomas Caoacas
Nov. 13, 2005
Tomas Caoacas, 97, of Koloa, Kauai, a Grove Farm Sugar Co. laborer, died in Garden Isle Healthcare Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Florentino, Benjamin and Ferdinand; daughter Carlina Menor; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Nov. 26 at St. Raphael's Church in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Guy Weldon Durwood Fryar Jr.
Oct. 27, 2005
Guy Weldon Durwood Fryar Jr., 60, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a deputy sheriff, assistant dental hygienist and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Muskogee, Okla. He is survived by companion Elizabeth Hill; son Samuel; daughters Shanti, Emily and Lindsey; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at South Kona Assembly of God Church in Honaunau. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: noon Monday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Henry Saburo Hara
Nov. 13, 2005
Henry Saburo Hara, 72, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard lieutenant colonel, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. He also was a Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 6 and Big Island National Guard Retirees Association member. He was born in Naalehu, Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Janet S.; sons Gary, Dennis, Larry and Kenneth; brother Horace; sister Helen Yamamoto; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Seichi Hatami
Nov. 12, 2005
Seichi "Tony" Hatami, 88, of Hilo, a retired County of Hawaii carpenter, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Misako, sons James and Wendell, daughters Jean Hatami-Kogasaka and Marian Nagamine, brother Kiyomi, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel in Hilo. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Deborah Louise Jackson
Nov. 8, 2005
Deborah Louise Jackson, 56, of Wahiawa died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Anthony and sisters Hester Jackson and Sene Hanakahi. Services: 11:45 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kay Kisayo Kakesako
Nov. 3, 2005
Kay Kisayo Kakesako, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Thomas T., brother Matsuichi "Mutt" Kusatsu, sister Grace Kusatsu and caregivers Eleanor Miyanaga and Lori Fujii. Private services.
Kazuhiko Kato
Nov. 4, 2005
Kazuhiko Kato, 82, of Honolulu, formerly of Wahiawa, a U.S. Army Regimental Combat Team veteran who served on 442nd Company H, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Haleiwa. He is survived by wife Yukiko "Betty," sons Bryan and Garret, daughter Carolyn Milos, brothers Shoji and Dr. Ronald, sisters Tetsuko Yamaki and Akiko Kato, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Verna Chiyoko Kido
Nov. 12, 2005
Verna Chiyoko Kido, 84, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Harry T., sons Dennis and Howard, daughter Carol Burke, brothers Minoru and Kunio Tateishi, sister Midori Yoshimura and five grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Pomaikai Lewis
Nov. 9, 2005
William Pomaikai Lewis, infant son of Anelakealohalani of Wahiawa, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Linda Lewis-Perry and Anderson Perry. No services.
Thelma Soares Liu
Nov. 2, 2005
Thelma Soares Liu, 73, of Waialua, a former cook at Dobb's House In-Flight Catering and Camp Erdman, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Joe, John and Jerome; daughters Thelma Meyer, Leilani Fujinaga, Lurline Liu and Kuulei Barit; brother George Soares; 24 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Matsuyo Matsuura
Nov. 1, 2005
Matsuyo "Edith" Matsuura, 91, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Pineapple Cannery pineapple field worker, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Bert; brothers Akira "Charlie," Tamotsu and Kiichi Takahama; sisters Nancy Kikuchi, Mitsue Fukuda and Mae Kaleikau; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
John Francis Mink
Oct. 18, 2005
John Francis Mink, 81, of Honolulu, a hydrologist, will be remembered in services 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Mink was the husband of the late U.S. Rep. Patsy T. Mink. He died on a visit to Massachusetts. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by daughter Gwendolyn "Wendy," brother James and sisters Mary L. Ganley and Ann Quinn. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fred Kiyoshi Miyaji
Nov. 4, 2005
Fred Kiyoshi Miyaji, 90, of Kailua, a retired federal government civil service employee, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by daughters Barbara K. Eberlein, Gertrude Y. Miyaji and Renee R. Yamada; sister Margaret M. Yamasaki; and a grandchild. Private services.
Wai Yee Mow
Nov. 9, 2005
Wai Yee Mow, 64, of Honolulu, a hotel industry executive housekeeper, died at home. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Kyau Tow, son Robert, daughter Mei Li Ho, sister Wai Lan Liu, brother David Yip and two grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Richard P. Murray
Nov. 4, 2005
Richard P. Murray, 70, of Honolulu, a Malia Fashions production manager and Hawaii Nei and Dick Murray Co. owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. He is survived by wife Mimi, brother David and sisters Susan Bank and Maureen Ridge. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.
Alice Shizuko Oshiro
Nov. 4, 2005
Alice Shizuko Oshiro, 89, of Waipahu, a retired Yamada Distributors machine operator, died. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Edward and Roy, daughters Jean Tome and Juliet Jakahi, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Raymond Sahong Shin
Nov. 6, 2005
Raymond Sahong Shin, 44, of Honolulu, a Cobra Towing and Tire owner, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Marjorie Yonekura, brother Daniel and sisters Naomi Shin and Deborah Ching. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Noel Fa'apito Thompson
Nov. 14, 2005
Noel Fa'apito "Piko" Thompson, 64, of Kahuku, a movie industry prop department employee, died in Kahuku. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by sons Calvin, Oscar, Wendell, Terrance and Rodney Kanoa Jr.; daughters Primrose Kalili and Colleen Leong; brothers Art, Norm Sr., Clyde, Earl, Eldon, Angus, Gill, Tim and Kerry; sisters Hope Moeai and Faith Ako; 27 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Laie Stake Center. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hauula Cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Kalai Ikaika Torres
Nov. 10, 2005
Kalai Ikaika Torres, infant son of Britney-Poliahu H. Hopeau and Tyrone K. Torres of Pahoa, Hawaii, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Lorna and Russell Hopeau and Anthony and Francine Torres; and great-grandparents Jesse and Evelyn Ontiveros, Terry and Audrey Esteb, Guy Badon, Sabrina Chin, Elaine Nasario and Henry A. Torres. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery.
Domingo Valeros
Oct. 31, 2005
Domingo Valeros, 57, of Keaau, Hawaii, a County of Hawaii Maintenance Department lead carpenter and U.S. Navy veteran who served in Vietnam War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Juanita J.; sons Malcolm Sr., Donovan M. Sr. and Waylon J.; mother Alejandra; brother Esmael Jr.; sisters Anastacia Abellera, Inansacion Wahyick and Beatrice Ballo; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Nellie Maxine Woodman
Nov. 10, 2005
Nellie Maxine Woodman, 83, of Kailua died at home. She was born in Cambridge, Iowa. She is survived by son David, daughter Tracy Taylor, brother Richard Maxwell and five grandchildren. Private services.
Mitsugi Yoshinaga
Nov. 6, 2005
Mitsugi "Shuri" Yoshinaga, 82, of Pearl City, a retired carpenter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Haruno "Ginny"; sons Glenn and Derrick; sisters Kimie "Betty" Ishihara, Chieko "Clara" Muraoka, Haruko "Janet" Burris and Tokie "Lucy" Watanabe; and four grandchildren. 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.