Kenneth Merton Adams
Nov. 9, 2005
Kenneth Merton Adams, 86, of Kailua, a mechanical engineer, died in Kailua. He was born in Maine. He is survived by sons Dale and Kenneth S., daughter Connie Horton, sister Priscilla Ricker, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services to be held at a later date in Maryland. No flowers.
Kinuko Iwahashi Applewhite
Nov. 21, 2005
Kinuko Iwahashi Applewhite, 63, of Honolulu, a Watabe Wedding Corp. wedding coordinator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by daughter Flora F., brothers Yasumitsu and Kiyomitsu Iwahashi, and sister Midori I. Koyama. Private services.
Claudio Tabogader Casupang
Nov. 9, 2005
Claudio Tabogader Casupang, 77, of Waipahu, a retired Army master sergeant, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Asingan, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Claudio Jr., Gary, Alan and Lyndon; daughter Suzanne; mother of children Alice; brothers Ramon, Amador and Victor; sister Luisa De Guzman; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Ann Beck Crisafi
Nov. 22, 2005
Ann Beck Crisafi, 76, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a former Kainaliu Ben Franklin store salesclerk, died at home. She was born in Kaohe, South Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Michael, Roland, Roger and Gregory; daughters Beatrice Van Wyngarden and Joyce and Crissan Crisafi, Rossie Warren and Kanani Asagra; hanai daughters Judy Stewart and Nona Nishina; brother Wallace Beck; sister Susan Pua; eight grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church in Honaunau. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Luncheon to follow at church hall. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Jose Poquiz Delos Santos
Nov. 9, 2005
Jose Poquiz Delos Santos, 76, of Wahiawa, a retired Diamond Parking Inc. employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Manga- tarem, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Beatrice A., sons Jaculino and Martonio, stepson Javier Cobar, daughter Luna Rose, stepdaughter Annie Catingub, sister Dolores Torio and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Susanna G. Erdman
Nov. 18, 2005
Susanna G. Erdman, 79, of Blue Bell, Pa., and Honolulu, a St. Luke's Hospital registered dietitian in New York City, died. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by children Larry, David and Beth Bauer; and five grandchildren. Celebration of life to be held in Pennsylvania. Scattering of ashes to be held in Waikiki at a later date. Donations suggested to Lupus Foundation of America, Hawaii Chapter Inc., 745 Fort St. Suite 303, Honolulu, HI 96813.
Alfred Freitas
Nov. 13, 2005
Alfred Freitas, 82, of Pearl City, a Pearl Harbor Naval Supply truck driver, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Alfred Jr., Earl J., Thomas C. and Russell R.; brothers Joseph and Peter; sister Vina Jardin; 11 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Lillian Sumire Fukuda
Nov. 5, 2005
Lillian Sumire Fukuda, 53, of Honolulu, a former Choy and Co. clerk, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Francis, son Logan, parents Raymond and Sue Yokomoto, and sisters Carol Adams and Ann Igarashi. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m.
Thomas Edward Gabrielli
Nov. 18, 2005
Thomas Edward Gabrielli, 64, of Honolulu, a retired Army Corps of Engineers and state civil engineer, died in Honolulu. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Francesca, stepson Anthony Spratford and sister Louise Millevoi. Services to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Friends of Hanauma Bay, 100 Hanauma Bay Road, Honolulu, HI 96825.
Edna Shizue Hong
Nov. 16, 2005
Edna Shizue Hong, 91, of Kahului, a retired Watanabe Barber Shop hairdresser, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by son Richard, brothers Clarence and Francis Taomoto, sister Lucy Kitayama, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Richard S. Jones
Oct. 28, 2005
Richard S. Jones, 61, of Homestead, Fla., a former Hawaii State Parks Department federal grants administrator and Miami-Dade Park System administrator, died in Homestead. He also was a Kendall Community College teacher. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by son Ryan; brothers Bob, Ken and Tom; and sister Linda Karney. Burial held in Vermilion, Ohio.
DoeAnn M. Kamakani
Nov. 19, 2005
DoeAnn M. "Doe" Kama- kani, 49, of Waipahu died in Waipahu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Dymytryk; son Detrich; daughter Delicia Razquin; brother William Cortez; sisters Debra Ring, JoLynn Sepulveda, Jayne Khan, Rachelle Montiho, Leanne Redona and Karen Matsuoka; and a grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Hearts Church in Waianae. Refreshments: 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
Gail Sadako Kamiya-Oura
Nov. 14, 2005
Gail Sadako Kamiya-Oura, 54, of Aiea, a MidWeek mailing manager, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ivan T. Oura, brothers Everett N. and Lawrence "Larry" Kamiya, and sisters Ethel Shimabuku, Janet Matsumoto and Judy Ota. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Melanie Brigid Knight
Nov. 21, 2005
Melanie Brigid Knight, 36, of Pearl City died in Pearl City. She was born in Orlando, Fla. She is survived by partner Wayne Teaster, mother Ann Waugh and sisters Michele Ping and Marielle Barnes. Private services. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.
Juan Limasa
Nov. 10, 2005
Juan Limasa, 70, of Carson City, Nev., formerly of Kaneohe, a retired Army National Guard chief warrant officer 4, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Juan Jr., Baylen and Chad; daughter Lorie Carvalho; brothers Andy, Joe, Ben, Pete and Lawrence; sisters Tina Cuyno, Julia Santiago and Maria Taipin; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 12:45 p.m. Monday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Call after noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Jeannette W.S. Lum
Nov. 9, 2005
Jeannette W.S. Lum, 78, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hale Nani. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Yan Hung, sons Jason and Jared, daughter Pamela, brothers Benjamin and Roland Pang, and sisters Flora Young and Beatrice Bryant. Services: noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Mary Beatrice Maunupau
Nov. 17, 2005
Mary Beatrice "Lei" Maunupau, 45, of Honolulu, a Tropic Fish and Vegetables operations manager, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Elizabeth; mother Bertha; brothers Joseph Jr., Rockne, Henry and Patrick; and sister Bertha Robertson. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. Leis preferred.
Robert Dean McClead
Nov. 19, 2005
Robert Dean "Bob" McClead, 76, of Mililani, an Air Force veteran and Hickam Air Force Base fuels distribution operator, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Turley, Okla. He is survived by wife Laura C., son Charles D., daughters Genevieve L. Alexander and Barbara J. Roberts, brothers Edward and Monte M. McClead and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas Masakazu Morikawa Sr.
Nov. 9, 2005
Thomas Masakazu Morikawa Sr., 68, of Mililani, a Pearl Harbor painter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Rose M., son Thomas M. Jr., daughters Mary E. Morikawa and Felice Tolentino, sisters Jean Chun and Ruby T. Otake, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Hisae Nakashima
Nov. 16, 2005
Hisae Nakashima, 82, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clyde and John, daughter Nora, brother Toshiaki Kawasaki and sisters Alison Kita and Naomi Abe. Private services.
Tadayuki Nishita
Nov. 16, 2005
Tadayuki Nishita, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Union Supply Co. tailor, died. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by son Daikichi and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
James Kaiapa Nuhi Jr.
Nov. 16, 2005
James Kaiapa Nuhi Jr., 74, of Ewa Beach, formerly of Los Angeles, a retired Sears, Roebuck and Co. employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nephews William, Rudy and James Kama Jr.; and nieces Patricia McCracken, Madelene Visitacion and Pauline Kahue. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Hoku Oliver
Nov. 10, 2005
Hoku Oliver, 21, of Wahiawa died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nicole Natividad; son Noah; father Lawrence; stepfather Lesley DeCosta; brother Jon DeCosta; sisters Michelle Griffin and Jada and Rosey DeCosta; and grandparents Thomas and Dorothy Carlos. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Lords House Ministries, 136 Wilikina Drive, Wahiawa. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jack Peter O'Neill
Nov. 8, 2005
Jack Peter O'Neill, 68, of Honolulu, a retired Air Hawaii vice president, died in Honolulu. He was born in Salt Lake City. He is survived by sons Sean and Michael, sister Mary Clare Brenneke and two grandchildren. Private services.
Manuel John Paneto
Nov. 17, 2005
Manuel John Paneto, 62, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. backhoe driver, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Lorraine; children John Paneto and Laura Gomes; sisters Violet Javier, Lucy Rafanan, Agnes Carvalho and Elizabeth Lopes; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Geraldine E. Pruitt
Nov. 17, 2005
Geraldine E. Pruitt, 76, of Hawaiian Shores, Hawaii, a John Sexton and Co. corporate office services manager, died at home. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by sons Scott, Brett and Kurt; and three grandchildren. Private services held.
Julia Keaupuni Keka Saranillio
Nov. 13, 2005
Julia Keaupuni Keka Saranillio, 73, of Mililani, a retired commissary cashier supervisor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Robin B.; son Robin Jr.; daughters Winona Aguero, Evalani and Pauline Saranillio and Janell Savella; brother Leonard "Bobo" Filomeno; sisters Elizabeth Spitalsky, Violet Santos and Lily and Ethel Filomeno and Alberta Duarte; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Hatsuo Satoshige
Nov. 13, 2005
Hatsuo Satoshige, 88, of Wailuku, an Army veteran who served in 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment, in World War II, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by brothers Hatsuharu, Hatsuichi, Irving and Melton; and sister Peggy Taggart. Private services.
Dolores Schauer
Nov. 18, 2005
Dolores Schauer, 51, of Kekaha, Kauai, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Henry, mother Eva Kendall, brothers David and Dough Kendall, and sister Deana Lockhart. Services pending.
Umeyo Shimaoka
Nov. 12, 2005
Umeyo Shimaoka, 97, of Waipahu died. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by children Helene Tanimoto, David Shimaoka and Jean Higa; six grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mae Rose Kealalaumoani Smith
Nov. 12, 2005
Mae Rose Kealalaumoani Smith, 77, of Honolulu, a youth correctional facility matron, died in Aiea. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Arthur Jr.; children Henry L., Arthurnette "Artie" and Arthur "Fatso" Smith and Shelly Villasenor; brothers David and Rex Pahoa; sister Lucille Brown; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Lucile Skinner Spradling
Nov. 14, 2005
Lucile Skinner Spradling, 90, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kokomo, Ind. She is survived by daughter Patti Spiegelberg, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Olivet Baptist Church, 1775 S. Beretania St., Honolulu. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Christian Service Center for Central Florida Inc., 808 West Central Blvd., Orlando, FL 32805; or charity.
Scott Shigeo Sugai
Nov. 6, 2005
Scott Shigeo Sugai, 52, of Pearl City, an AMPCO parking supervisor, died at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by parents Wallace R. and Yaeko Sugai, and sister Sandi Yara. Private services.
Ernest Shigemi Tadaki
Nov. 13, 2005
Ernest Shigemi Tadaki, 69, of Waipahu, a retired state mason, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara H.; sons Trent, Robin and Nelson; daughter Gayle Kaiwi; brother Ronald; sisters Harumi Tsubota, Ida Nakanishi, Judy Plunket and Joyce Yoza; and nine grandchildren. Private services.
Alan James Teixeira
Nov. 18, 2005
Alan James Teixeira, 49, of Kaneohe, an auto mechanic, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Glen, Lloyd, Don and Tomas; and sisters Judith "Judy" Andres and Janet Monroe. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Ichiko Tomota
Nov. 13, 2005
Ichiko Tomota, 94, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by daughters Masumi Takaoka and Yasue Tanga, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mervin Tatsuya Tomoyasu
Nov. 15, 2005
Mervin Tatsuya Tomoyasu, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base procurement agent, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maxine T.; daughter Lori McGee; sisters Namie "Florence" Iwata, Gracine Nakamoto, Jean Ishii and Violet Tomoyasu; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Fernanda Guerrero Tuvera
Nov. 12, 2005
Fernanda Guerrero Tuvera, also known as "Cion" and "Connie," 79, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Alvin "Al," daughters Nancy Dennis and Earleen Tanudra, sister Rosenda "Lucing" Guerrero, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples, Kaneohe.
Bill Carl Wichterman
Nov. 12, 2005
Bill Carl Wichterman, 77, of Kailua-Kona, a petroleum engineer, Hawaii County Tax Office employee, former IRS evaluation engineer and Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Pittsburgh. He is survived by wife Kaede and sister Emma Parr. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Luncheon to follow at church hall. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary Jane Wolfe
Nov. 20, 2005
Mary Jane Wolfe, 78, of Honolulu died in Avalon Care Center. She was born in Kalona, Iowa. She is survived by son Larry; daughters Kathrine Wolfe, Joan Talley, Christine L. Hampton and Patricia M. Petty; sisters Gladys Gingerich and Carolyn Alain; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Koichi Yamaoka
Nov. 20, 2005
Koichi "Fats" Yamaoka, 80, of Waikapu, Maui, a Wailuku Sugar Co. warehouseman, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Tsuyako T., sons Roger K. and Kevin T., daughter Mae H. Sawamura and Lily A. Villarin, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park, Kaunaoa Garden. Aloha attire.
Chong Sun Yi
Nov. 15, 2005
Chong Sun Yi, 93, of Lula, Ga., a homemaker, died in Georgia. She was born in Osan, Korea. She is survived by sons Kuk Chin Yi and Han Y. and Han C. Lee; daughters Shin Yount and Young Hui Chang; 14 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Eden Presbyterian Church, 2062 S. King St. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Toshiko Yoshida
Nov. 14, 2005
Toshiko Yoshida, 73, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kapolei. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by husband Paul O., sons Robert T. and Richard T., daughter Nancy T. Morton, sisters Chieko and Fusako, and seven 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.