Matias Mendoza Agonoy
Nov. 27, 2005
Matias Mendoza Agonoy, 102, of Lanai City, Lanai, a retired pineapple plantation laborer, died. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Barrio Cabulalaan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Francesca; daughters Marina Ballenger, Apolonia Stice and Magdalena Luczon; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Filipino Club House in Lanai City. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church in Lanai City. Burial to follow at Lanai Cemetery.
Michael Lynn Ambler
Nov. 24, 2005
Michael Lynn Ambler, 58, of Kailua, a retired businessman and former owner of a Taiwan shop, died in Angeles City, the Philippines. He also was a bishop for the Jesus Church in Hawaii and the Philippines. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. He is survived by wife Penny; children Michelle Turek and Michael E., Melody, Mark and Patrick Ambler; brother Peter; sisters Sherry Brown, Wendy Pomeroy, Pat Lukens, Kathy Phosrithong and Christy Greaf; and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 5-9 p.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Graveside services and burial: 9 a.m. tomorrow at the cemetery. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Jesus Church, c/o 1436 Auauki St., Kailua, HI 96734.
Richard E. Brooks
Nov. 27, 2005
Richard E. Brooks, 92, of Lihue, a DuPont Chemical Co. research chemist, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hartford, Conn. He is survived by daughters Mary A. and Marion S. Brooks, Jessie Butkovic and Helen B. Regan; brother Charles; and three grandchildren. Reception: noon Sunday at Hanalei Bay Resort, 5380 Honoiki Road, Princeville.
Ronald Parva Cabiles Sr.
Nov. 18, 2005
Ronald Parva "Tino" Cabiles Sr., 78, of Waipahu, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Grace; sons Ronald P. Jr., Ricky J. and Russell J.; daughters Robin J. Kamitono, Ruby J. Gouveia and Roxanne J. Cabiles; brothers Bernard, Adolfo, Leopoldo, Angelo and Bonifacio; sisters Wilfrieda Rodrigues, Juanita Chesebro, Catalina Balangitao, Jesusa Kuchikan, Loretta Apostadiro, Maria Love and Conchita Aquino; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Evaline Correia Ledesma Cavaco
Nov. 19, 2005
Evaline Correia Ledesma Cavaco, 73, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Wallace, sons Wallace W. II and Charles, daughters Cerenna Vasut and Roxann Kerr, brother Manuel Correia, sister Gertrude DeMello, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Eulogy and prayers services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Beatrice Wong Chinn
Nov. 28, 2005
Beatrice Wong Chinn, 95, of Kailua, formerly of Laguna Hills, Calif., and Kaneohe, a Pearl Harbor assistant recorder and federal civil service chief of registration and certification for Hawaii and the Pacific, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Philip; daughter Maile Wilkerson; sisters Daisy Au, Eunice King and Constance Chung; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Baptist Church. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Dionicio P. Corpuz
Nov. 13, 2005
Dionicio P. Corpuz, 59, of Kahului, died in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lourdes A.; children Dionicio Jr., John, Joseph, Joanne, Benito and Franklin Corpuz, Escolastica Pacubas and Marilyn Paguel; brothers Marcelino and Manuel; sisters Mona Bio and Basaliza Fernando; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
James Leilani Davis
Nov. 21, 2005
James "Kimo" Leilani Davis, 53, of Waianae, a construction laborer, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He is survived by companion Evangeline Burrows; son Eahou; daughters Jamina Lewis and Sabrina, Jean-Ann and Jessie Davis; brothers Glenn, John, Theodore and Michael; sisters Mary Kahaunaele and Elsie M. Hamilton; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Makaha Beach. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Rose M. Evangelist
Nov. 27, 2005
Rose M. Evangelist, 86, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by son Glenn, daughter Elaine Voyson, sister Ann Snawder and three grandchildren. Private services.
Barney Koju Gushiken
Nov. 27, 2005
Barney Koju Gushiken, 86, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired Air Force technical sergeant and Hawaii Protective Association security guard, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Hide; sons Samuel, Bruce and Andrew; daughter Sylvia Randolph; brothers Ronald and Henry; sisters Ellen Uehara and Nancy Moromisato; and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after noon. Cremation to follow. Additional services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Kohala Jodo Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Steven M. Harvey
Nov. 27, 2005
Steven M. Harvey, 47, of Honolulu, an air traffic controller, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in California. He is survived by brother Ronald. No services.
Kenneth Koso Hirohata
Nov. 9, 2005
Kenneth Koso Hirohata, 68, a retired McKinley High School principal, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diana S.; sons Knute and Kel; daughter Jill Hirohata-Au; brothers George, Vincent, Milton and Roy; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hawaii Okinawa Center, 94-587 Ukee St., Waipahu. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Karen Marie Hoke-Hirata
Nov. 21, 2005
Karen Marie Hoke-Hirata, 52, of Ewa Beach, a retired Hawaii State Hospital practical nurse, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Staten Island, N.Y. She is survived by husband Carl K. Hirata, father Robert Saul, brother Christopher Saul and sister Mary Enia. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Daniel K. Kaeo III
Nov. 26, 2005
Daniel K. "Bino" Kaeo III, 64, of Pearl City, a Hawaiian Cement Co. heavy equipment operator, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Caroline, son Dean, daughters Mahealani Kaeo-Wailehua and Christine "Kailihanohano" Kaeo, brother Leo "Kaniau," sisters Aina Badua and Napua Kai, and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Josephine Kalei
Nov. 28, 2005
Josephine Kalei, 69, of Kahaluu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Walter "Lani"; daughters Charmaine Chang, Tina Johnson and Donna Kalei; brothers Billy and Thomas Shelton; sisters Pearl Tavares and Mary-May Rodgers; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Marjorie E. Koerner
Nov. 28, 2005
Marjorie E. Koerner, 86, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a teacher, died in Waikoloa. She was born in Catskill, N.Y. She is survived by a nephew and a niece. Services to be held at a later date. Donations suggested to Waikoloa Community Church.
Miguel Udal Lagazo
Nov. 26, 2005
Miguel Udal Lagazo, 88, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Miguel Jr. and Ernesto; daughters Elsie Lagazo-Perez, Febi Domingo, Tessie Marquez, Charito Adan, Marilyn Sotelo and Evelyn Mar; brother Jesus; sister Paz Baclig; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Final services and burial to be held in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Kelepi Sokoi Liava'a
Nov. 25, 2005
Kelepi Sokoi Liava'a, 44, of Hauula died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Grace; son Ian Tapu-Liava'a; daughter Falepogisa; parents Taniela and Polo; brothers Saia, Perrywright and Tu'i; and sisters Susana Liava'a-Latu, Lupe Liava'a-McGoon and Valafo and Ofa Liava'a. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hauula Samoan Fifth Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.
Leslie Margaret Moeai
Nov. 26, 2005
Leslie Margaret Moeai, 55, of Laie, a Kahuku High School teacher, died. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by sons Malofou, Wesley and Anthony "Tony"; daughter Vaneta Danielson; parents Thurman and Mate Jackson; brothers Charles and George Jackson; sister Liva Fiatoa; and 16 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie First Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Dolores Algoso Naylon
Nov. 22, 2005
Dolores Algoso Naylon, 72, of Aiea, a Marine Corps veteran, Honolulu Police Department Licensing Division supervisor and Von Hamm Young and Amfac telephone operator, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James A. Sr., sons Kimo and Keoki, brother Russell Algoso, sister Virginia Cheek and two grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rocky Lee Nishimoto
Nov. 26, 2005
Rocky Lee Nishimoto, 72, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Korea. She is survived by husband Paul T., sons Nino Murray and Rory Sardinha, and two grandchildren. Services: 9:20 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Cancer Society.
Bryson Kazuaki Ohara
Nov. 13, 2005
Bryson Kazuaki Ohara, infant son of Darren and Wendy Ito-Ohara of Mililani, died in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Richard and Patricia Canan, and Raymond and Patricia Ohara; and great-grandparents Hisako Mizuno and Ellen Ohara. Private services. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.
Wendell J. Phillips
Nov. 28, 2005
Wendell J. "Phil" Phillips, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel who served in World War II, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by sons James and Richard W.; daughters Suzanne Luvaas, Catherine Burkholder and Patricia Phillips; sister Lorraine Shull; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Frances Clarette Robertson
Nov. 14, 2005
Frances Clarette Robertson, 82, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired dance instructor and former County of Hawaii Senior Division employee, died at home. She was born in Mount Clemens, Mich. She is survived by sons David and Kevin; daughters Bonnie, Shirley and Barbara Theison; sister Mary Jo Reichert; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 8 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Additional services to be held at St. Clair, Mich.
Jujiro Sakuma
Nov. 18, 2005
Jujiro "Jippe" Sakuma, 95, of Waipahu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Kona. He is survived by son Albert, daughters Thelma Furukawa and Stella Akamine, brother Toyoji, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Schmidt
Nov. 25, 2005
Robert Schmidt, 51, of Kapolei died in Ka Punawai Ola. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by mother Frances and sister Barbara Leeper. Services: 2:30 p.m. today at Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Center, 91-575 Farrington Highway, Kapolei. Casual attire.
Katsumi Sera
Nov. 15, 2005
Katsumi Sera, 79, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. heavy equipment mechanic, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Kenneth K., daughter Iris H. and sisters Kimie Takahashi and Beatrice Aoki. Private services.
Dr. William Byrnes Wenner
Nov. 24, 2005
Dr. William Byrnes "Bill" Wenner, 79, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired Kona surgeon and Kaiser Medical Center doctor, died at home. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. He is survived by wife Cynthia "Cynee" Gillette-Wenner, sons Bill Jr. and Henry, daughter Julie, hanai daughter Cathy Lynch, a grandchild and a hanai grandchild. Private celebration of life. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo, Kona Hospital Foundation or American Cancer Society.
Frances B. Winters
Nov. 29, 2005
Frances B. Winters, 87, of Pukalani, Maui, a Kaiser Wailuku Clinic retiree, died. She was born in Bridgeport, Conn. She is survived by children Ruth Cumbo, Caroline Wong, Mary Scarborough and Paul D. Winters; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Leeward Community Church. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Makawao Veterans Cemetery, Makawao, Maui.
Frank Thomas Woronowicz
Nov. 26, 2005
Frank Thomas Woronowicz, 84, of Honolulu, a Castle and Cook manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He is survived by stepson Robert E. Tsuda, stepdaughter Auldine Kondo, brothers Raymond and Edward, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Chieko Yamaguchi
Nov. 22, 2005
Chieko Yamaguchi, 70, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by daughter Elizabeth E. Coraggio, brothers Kyoichi and Hideo Akiyama, and sister Mihoko Ieda. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. 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.