Ruth Lillian Canter
Dec. 26, 2005
Ruth Lillian Canter, 90, of Pearl City, a retired bookkeeper, died at home. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by son Alfred, daughter Barbara and sister Myrtle Shanin. Graveside services to be held in Illinois. Donations suggested to Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center, St. Francis Hospice West, 91-2127 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach, HI 96706.
Eloise Cavaco Cordero
Dec. 17, 2005
Eloise Cavaco "June" Cordero, 66, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Efren and Lou T.; daughter Vanessa Dudoit; brothers Conrad, Gordon and Francis Cavaco; sister Betty Ann Moreno; companion William Larson; and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Adoracion Braceros De La Cruz
Dec. 26, 2005
Adoracion Braceros De La Cruz, 64, of Honolulu, a 24 Hours Fitness porter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Luec, Camalaniugan, Cagayan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Restituto; sons Resty Jr., Reginald, Romeo and Randy; daughters Marilou Nicolas and Mila, Milagros, Mary Anne, Maricel and Mary Rose De La Cruz; brothers Leonido and Ciriaco Braceros; sister Marilyn Yague; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gerald Ellis
Dec. 23, 2005
Gerald Ellis, 64, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel with Joint Intelligence Command Pacific, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Indiana. He is survived by wife Kathy M.S.L. and mother Mary A. Kring. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Schofield Barracks Cemetery.
Margaret Rosa Fernandez
Dec. 27, 2005
Margaret Rosa Fernandez, 73, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Kula Sands Hospital telephone operator, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Antone "Sonny," son Tony, daughters Antoinette Abreu and Juliette Fernandez-Kim, mother Adeline Rosa, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Walter Fujio Fujimoto
Dec. 18, 2005
Walter Fujio Fujimoto, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department captain and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II Military Intelligence Service, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Virginia M.; son Alan F.; daughter Gail A. Staudinger; brothers William T., Paul T. and Robert O.; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Ethel K. Fukunaga
Dec. 11, 2005
Ethel K. Fukunaga, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired Liberty House saleswoman, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Ralph, sons Kenneth K. and Paul S., daughter Ann A. Manning, sister Hanayo Sasaki and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Clara Masako Kuwamoto
Dec. 21, 2005
Clara Masako Kuwamoto, 94, of Honolulu, a retired caregiver, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Harriet Y. Kuwamoto and Thelma K. Shintani. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Nativity Church. Aloha attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Gilbert Martines Sr.
Dec. 12, 2005
Gilbert Martines Sr., 78, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard rigger, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Gilbert Jr., daughters Beverly G. Lind and Cheryl L. Coughlin, brother Herman Martin and sister Laura Morris. Private services.
Sueko Matsushige
Dec. 15, 2005
Sueko Matsushige, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Catering Experience employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by companion Elmer Jacinth and stepson Jay Jacinth. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Mary Crecent Mc Lean
Dec. 26, 2005
Mary Crecent McLean, 98, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Funchal Madeira, Portugal. She is survived by son Charles "Jerry" Sullivan, daughter Audrey H. McLean and sisters Louise J. DeCamara and Hilda J. DeRego. Graveside services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Donald Morganella
Dec. 25, 2005
Donald "Don" Morganella, 84, of Kailua, a retired Pacific Bureau for Lathing and Plastering director, died in Kailua. He was born in Worcestor, Mass. He is survived by wife Opal; son Bruce Smith; daughters Catherine Bradley, Susan Une and Linda Winn; brother Dominic; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Jan. 7 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 1 p.m. Reception to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
Paul Roman
Dec. 26, 2005
Paul Roman, also known as Jonathan "Jon-Jon" Hall, 51, of Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Harold K. and Edward Hall, and sister Gail L. Hall. Private services.
Angeline Lindsey Sakuma
Dec. 16, 2005
Angeline Lindsey Sakuma, 85, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Allen and Howard Ai; daughters Pat Gregory, Carmen "Hulu" Lindsey and Jasmine "Jazz" Black; brother Allen Lindsey; 17 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: noon Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center, 46-117 Halaulani St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Peter Agapito Saplan
Dec. 21, 2005
Peter Agapito Saplan, also known as Agapito Lapitan Saplan, 93, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer, bus driver, gardener and landscaper, died at home. He was born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. He is survived by wife Connie; sons Efren Strain and Peter, Roy, Jeff and Neal Saplan; daughters Lorraine and Telsin Brower; brother John; sister Maura Feliciano; and nine grandchildren. Visitation: all night Monday at deceased's residence, 41-437 Hakanui St., Captain Cook. Call after 5 p.m. Visitation: 8-10 a.m. Tuesday at residence. Graveside services to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Luncheon to follow at family's residence. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Winifred Dominga Smith
Dec. 26, 2005
Winifred Dominga Smith, 75, of Haleiwa, a homemaker, died in Haleiwa. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Charles III, Robert, Steven and Daniel; daughters Christine L.M. Fuller and Sandra Smith; brother Regino Rivera; other brothers and sisters; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Faustina Tacad Tabisula
Dec. 21, 2005
Faustina Tacad "Itring" Tabisula, 72, of Kahului, a Poona Kula Nursery care taker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Jastino; children Reynaldo, Chitabelle, Justino Jr. and Edgar Tabisula, Babilyn Gungab and Aselda Koja; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Morio Takemoto
Dec. 15, 2005
Morio Takemoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired M. Takemoto Painting Co. owner, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by son Melvin, daughter Kathleen Tanaka, brother Masao S., four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Lorraine Ann Trigilio
Dec. 17, 2005
Lorraine Ann Trigilio, 83, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a homemaker and Stewart's Pharmacy cosmetologist in Waikiki, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Frank J. Jr. and James "Kimo," daughter Deborah, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery, 45-349 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Josie Ann Teresa Kuuleialoha Winklepleck
Dec. 9, 2005
Josie Ann Teresa Kuuleialoha "Estrera" Winklepleck, 36, of Phoenix died in Phoenix. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Michael, son Michael Logan, daughter Kayla, parents Jose Jr. and Brenda, brother Ronald and sisters Veronica, Felicia Kaopuiki and Charisse. Services to be held in Phoenix.
Heaton Luse Wrenn Jr.
Nov. 29, 2005
Heaton Luse Wrenn Jr., 73, of Redmond, Wash., died in Redmond. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Micheline, sons Heaton III and Gregory, daughters Alison Baclig and Monica Chun, sisters Nancy Ogburn and Carolene "Maka" Kahlbaum, and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Jan. 27 at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 2821 Lowrey Ave. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, 2370 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu 96817; or Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., Honolulu 96814.
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.