Calvin Kui Fah Akamu
Dec. 18, 2005
Calvin Kui Fah "Cal" Akamu, 50, of Aiea died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Loreena "Lori"; sons Clinton and Calvin "Ah Fah"; daughters Bernice Shaver and Tanya and Annette Akamu; father Ah Fah; brother Daniel; sisters Beatrice "Kamila" Anderson, Pauline Walton and Sharon Akamu; and 11 grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Josephine D. Azevedo
Dec. 20, 2005
Josephine D. Azevedo, 86, of Kaneohe died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Howard and Barry; daughter Laverne Anderson; sister Alice Calistro, Helen Rebb and Deana Fujita; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Peter Larry Birch
Dec. 13, 2005
Peter Larry Birch, 76, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honuapo, Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rose M.C.; children Bernard, Reuben, Barry and Marie Correa and Roberta Correa-Pitt; and sisters Lily Horton and Rachael Birch. Mass: 1 p.m. today at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Gail Naomi Buendia
Dec. 18, 2005
Gail Naomi Buendia, 60, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Rufino "Sonny"; son Terrence; daughters Yvette Nagtalon and Nanette Kiyota; mother Mitsue Hirata; sisters Jane Sugai, Lorraine Uemoto, Donna DeGrace and Doris Sumida; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Japanese Garden Section. Casual attire.
Carol Ann Choy
Dec. 15, 2005
Carol Ann Choy, 59, of Honolulu, a Monarch Sales cosmetologist, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Minnie Lau. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Edward Kong Hon Chun
Dec. 20, 2005
Edward Kong Hon Chun, 92, of Honolulu, a retired locksmith and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amy; sons Eric, Victor and Norman; daughter Darlene Yoshioka; sister Rose Chun; and four grandchildren. 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.
John H. Clement
Dec. 12, 2005
John H. Clement, 87, of Kailua, an Occupational Safety and Health Administration chief for Hawaii and federal government and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard superintendent of Safety Engineers, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Bernardino, Calif. He is survived by son Jerry, daughter Janice Putnam, companion Irene Carpenter, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.
Patrick Demers
Dec. 18, 2005
Patrick Demers, 40, of Honolulu, a Green Leaf Graphics Inc. computer designer, died. He was born in Quebec. He is survived by brother Martin, sister Stephanie Cadieux and parents Maurice and Huguette. Services to be held in Quebec at a later date.
Johnson Dicho Sr.
Dec. 20, 2005
Johnson "Johnny" Dicho Sr., 73, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civil service worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Puna, Hilo. He is survived by son Johnson Jr.; stepsons Bradley and Ronald Raposas; daughter Jadine O. Contreras; stepdaughters Gail Raposas and Ramona Raposas-Huie; sisters Ann Barcenas, Viby Claire, Etta Mendoza, Estrella Estillore and Carmen Baqui; three grandchildren; and many step-grandchildren and great step-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Edward Frevert Jr.
Dec. 14, 2005
William Edward Frevert Jr., 80, of Honolulu, a communications employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by sisters Ruth Mummery and Joan Austin. Private services.
Anthony Chuchu Nelson Gilman
Dec. 1, 2005
Anthony Chuchu Nelson Gilman, 68, of Blaine, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, died in Washington. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diana V., children Kamaiokaiulani and Akane Chuchu Nelson, stepchildren Yvette Villegas and Stephen Bailey, and sisters Edith L. Kekoolani, Luana Gedye and Annette Faulkner. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
John Henry Kaleikula Hickey
Dec. 16, 2005
John Henry Kaleikula Hickey, 68, of Honolulu, a retired bus operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Lianna Napuunoa and Cheryl Momohara, sisters Esther Paakaula and Sister Marie Therese Hickey, and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Miyoko O. Kimura
Dec. 16, 2005
Miyoko O. Kimura, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired Bank of Hawaii notary, died. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son David, daughters Gwen Muraki and Cathy Yagi, brothers Noboru "Lefty" and Hidemi Okamoto, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lillian Shizue Komoda
Dec. 17, 2005
Lillian Shizue Komoda, 77, of Kailua-Kona, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by daughter Mavis Hirata-Mitsunaga; brother George Tsue; sisters Hisae Isobe, Harue Yoshioka and Asako De Soto; and a grandchild. Private services.
Yuk Lee
Dec. 12, 2005
Yuk Lee, 82, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by husband Sing; son Andrew; daughters Pui Han Lee, Pui Ling Cheong, Alice Morikawa and Connie Tsui; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Beatrice Kailiponi Leong
Dec. 15., 2005
Beatrice Kailiponi Leong, 86, of Haleiwa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons James, Richard, William and Joseph Jr.; daughters Janice Eldredge and Judith Estores; brother Douglas Gilman Sr.; sisters Clara Alameida, Lillian Gilman, Bernice Shon and Edna Stewart; 27 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and 13 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nofoa Paul Magalei
Dec. 13, 2005
Nofoa Paul Magalei, 21, of Anaheim, Calif., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Aleki and Vinesa, brothers Alexander and Marcus, sisters Christy and Nedly, and grandparents Usolelei and Peni Tagoai. Private services.
Herbert Edzal Markle
Dec. 6, 2005
Herbert Edzal Markle, 93, of Wahiawa died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Herbert Edzal II and Glenwood Pickett; daughters Audrey Shimabukuro, Iris Poepoe and Donna Aukai; sister Blanche Lopes; 21 grandchildren; 44 great-grand- children; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Baptist Church, 94-293 Anania Drive, Mililani. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Lester Edsel Moe
Dec. 19, 2005
Lester Edsel Moe, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 71 general foreman, died in Kailua. He was born in Blabin, S.D. He is survived by wife Eleanor; children Gary, Gregory and Gloria; brother Ole; sister Hazel Matsen; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire.
Linda Moran
Dec. 11, 2005
Linda Moran, of Hanalei, Kauai, a Stanford University office manager, died at home. She was born in Palo Alto, Calif. She is survived by husband Stephen Cinocco, parents Cecil and Gloria, and brother Kenneth. Services were held.
Hideo Morita
Nov. 27, 2005
Hideo "Hank" Morita, 95, of Waianae, a retired landscaper, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by sister May S.M. Shaw. Private services.
Edward Kazuhiko Nakagawa
Dec. 20, 2005
Edward Kazuhiko Nakagawa, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired veterinarian, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elinor; son Curt; daughters Edel Yamane and Lori Terakawa; brothers Wilfred, Thomas and Herman; sister Jean Gann; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Thomas Sueji Nakayama
Dec. 21, 2005
Thomas Sueji Nakayama, 93, of Kahuku, a retired Kahuku Sugar Plantation Co. field superintendent, died in Kahuku Hospital. He was born in Laie. He is survived by wife Mildred C., son Kenneth, daughter Lynn Lau, 17 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Trinidad Netherland
Dec. 9, 2005
Trinidad "Trini" Netherland, 73, of Wahiawa died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ted A. and Paul R. Caniete and Joseph S. Netherland; daughters Debra K. Ortiz, Joyleen M. De Guzman and Donna G. and Cheryl Ann Netherland; brother Raymond Calderon; sisters Carmen P. Roth, Alice C. Hamm and Doris C. Brunner; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
William C. Nipp III
Dec. 14, 2005
William C. Nipp III, 53, of Las Vegas died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sharron A.; sons Willian C. "Boi" IV, James and Sean Nipp, Joseph Perez Jr. and Ikaika Chong-Kee; daughters Prudence Ulgaran and Jo-Ann Perez; father William C. "Sonny"; brothers Clyde and Clinton "Saison"; sister Sandra Park; and 19 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Joe Yukio Onodera
Dec. 15, 2005
Joe Yukio "Eki" Onodera, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel PBX installer, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Doris T., sons Mark S. and Chad Y., daughter Joy M., brother Mitsutoshi and sisters Makiko Makii, Tadako Chitose and Tetsuko Onodera. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Genoveva Gallegas Reyes
Dec. 17, 2005
Genoveva Gallegas Reyes, 64, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Fernand M. and sisters Angie and Maria Gallegas. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Fujio Shibuya
Dec. 4, 2005
Fujio Shibuya, 76, of Riverside, Calif., formerly of Wahiawa, died in Riverside. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by daughter Sheri Reyes, brother Yukio and sisters Miye Daima and Katsuyo Tanaka. Private services.
Masataka Shoma
Dec. 18, 2005
Masataka Shoma, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Okazaki and Sugai Plasterers plasterer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edith M., sons Darryl and Leighton, and daughter Terrene. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Satsuki Wagatsuma
Dec. 20, 2005
Satsuki "Satchan" Waga- tsuma, 78, of Hilo, formerly of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Dry Goods former employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou. She is survived by companion Willie Takata, son Wayne, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Randolph Willett
Aug. 23, 2005
Richard Randolph "Dick" Willett, 76, of McAlpin, Fla., a mariner and heavy equipment mechanic in the marine mechanic business on Heeia Kea Pier, died in McAlpin. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Mark, Todd, William and Tim; sister Marguerite; and grandchildren. Services: 8 a.m. tomorrow at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Scattering of ashes at sea to follow.
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.