Frank Palakiko Akao Sr.
Dec. 29, 2005
Frank Palakiko Akao Sr., 61, of Kailua-Kona, a Keauhou Beach Hotel food and beverage manager, King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel employee, West Hawaii Today newspaper deliverer and independent contractor, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorene, mother Elizabeth, son Frank P. Jr., daughter Iris, brother Philip, sisters Elizabeth Waiau and Clara Graciidis, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. next Saturday at St. Michael's Church. Call after 8 a.m. A luncheon will follow in the church hall. Casual attire.
Seb Sidney Anderson
Dec. 28, 2005
Seb Sidney Anderson, 83, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a Navy veteran who served in World War II and a plant manager at South Western Nitro Chemical Plant, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Arizona. He is survived by son Duane "Andy"; daughters Sidney Sue Arrington, Norma Jean Dorsey and Sebie Ann Hutchins; sisters Nellie Burk, Mary Watts and Edna Salcines; brother Wesley Anderson; and 10 grandchildren. No services.
Creighton Kawailani Arakaki
Dec. 31, 2005
Creighton Kawailani "Kawai" Arakaki, 37, of Aiea, a respiratory therapist at Tripler Army, Kapiolani-Pali Momi and Kaiser-Moanalua medical centers, died. He also was an Air Force Reserve staff sergeant who was deployed as an air traffic controller in Operation Enduring Freedom. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Clifford and Mildred "Millie"; brothers Craig, Curran "Kekau," Carey "Kalani" and C. Kahaunani "Kahau"; and sister Chandra "Kanani" Malang. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Newtown 1st Ward. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Hilda Mendes Azevedo
Dec. 26, 2005
Hilda Mendes Azevedo, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ahualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by children Gail Ogao, Walter L. and Chris; brother Clarence Lopes; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church on Pali Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Emily Borges
Dec. 16, 2005
Emily Borges, 95, of Haleiwa died in Elwood, Ill. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughter Marilyn McKay, sister Mary Martin, six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Juliette Nani Brede
Dec. 31, 2005
Juliette Nani Brede, 68, of Anahola, Kauai, a waitress at Kauai Surf and the Westin Hotel, died at home. She was born in Lihue, Kauai. She is survived by husband William A. Jr.; children Deborah K. and Julieann Balai, and William A. III, Shane and Gilmath; sisters Marlene Furtado and Charlene Boyce; brothers Stanley, Gilbert and Matthew Kaluahine; 20 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. next Saturday at Kapaa Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Faustino Cabarloc
Dec. 27, 2005
Faustino "Paos" Cabarloc, 83, of Hawaiian Acres, Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. truck driver, died at home. He was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Mary; daughter Bernadette; sons Faustino Jr., Rolando and Patrick; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kurtistown Filipino Cemetery. Casual attire.
David Chen
Jan. 4, 2006
David Chen, 73, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by wife Kim Su; sons Tony and Andy; daughters Jaime Zeng, Lynn Inamine, Sherry and Nancy; and five grandchildren. Chinese Buddhist services: noon to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, east chapel. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Gladys L. DeMello
Dec. 18, 2005
Gladys L. DeMello, 75, of Rainier, Wash., a retired Boeing Employees' Federal Credit Union loan officer, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John Jr. and James, daughters Charlene Aquino and Karin Kobashigawa, brothers Edward and George Lau, sister Edith Kashinoki, five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held 4 p.m. next Saturday at Waikiki Beach Park, Ewa side near Waikiki Aquarium. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. Additional services in Yelm, Wash., at a later date.
Ramon Cullen Diaz
Jan. 1, 2006
Ramon Cullen "Butchy" Diaz, 63, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired firefighter and Army veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gabriele M.; daughters Gabriele "Nani" Diaz and Ramona K.M. Malasig; sisters Marian N. Kahale, Leetha Faleafine, Elizabeth Charles and Harriet Martinez; brothers Edward "Skippa" and John; and seven grandchildren. Services at a later date.
William Joshua Durham
Dec. 31, 2005
William Joshua Durham, infant son of William and Analise of Ewa Beach, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Joel and Kathy Griesbacher and Bill and Diana Durham; and great-grandparents Chuck and Joyce Haynes and Bill and Linda Durham. Services in Glendale, Ariz.
Silverio Fabilenia
Dec. 26, 2005
Silverio "Rio" Fabilenia, 82, of Pearl City died at home. He was born in Zambales, Philippines. He is survived by wife Florence; son Neal; daughters Lisa S. Bars, Julie Yugawa and Joye; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Se'ela Leota Feagai
Dec. 27, 2005
Se'ela Leota Feagai, 70, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband La'au Sr.; sons Sasoa, Neueli, La'au Jr., Ne'emia and Luavasa Feagai and Pese Leota; daughters Oli Sivaivai, Nua Vaovasa, Tiana and Lagi Feagai and Natia Maka; brother Va'atofu Fa'i; 26 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Masao Furuta
Dec. 12, 2005
Masao Furuta, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Honsador carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara; children Carol Seguerre, Ronald and Frayne Furuta, Judy Mason and Gale Nagamine; brothers Tom, Richard and Mike; sister Ellen Lam; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services. Additional information provided for an obituary published yesterday.
Edithe Barbara Leilani Gifford
Dec. 17, 2005
Edithe Barbara Leilani Gifford, 75, of Lahaina died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Gary and Joseph Rauschenburg, daughter Johnette Hatori, brother Raymond Iaela, sister Yvonne Iaela, 12 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Santiago Gonsalves
Jan. 1, 2006
Santiago Gonsalves, also known as "Chago" and "Sandy," 68, of Honolulu, a retired Leahi Hospital, Paradise Beverages and Sunny Gay employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lourdes; children Reanette Lozano, Lorena Bloom, a son and an adopted daughter; sisters Mary Figueroa, Jane Leffler and Eugenea Rodrigues; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eperone Laisene Gurr
Dec. 26, 2005
Eperone Laisene Gurr, 44, of Ewa Beach, a Maui Community Correctional Center corrections officer, died at home. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Senia L., son Preston "Braddah," daughters Nellie and Tiffany, parents Laisene and Asopaepae, brothers Eddie and Bernard, and sisters Fuarosa Rodriguez, Sialeipata, Asomuamua Amina and Teuila. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nelson Tetsuo Hada
Jan. 1, 2006
Nelson Tetsuo Hada, 83, of Honolulu, a Sports Authority sales agent, Army veteran and member of the 442nd Infantry Regimental Combat Team, 3rd Battalion, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honalo, Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruth; son Conrad; daughters Corinne Sillapachai, Celeste, Cynthia Quinajon and Cherryl Pratt; brother Samuel; sister Mildred Abe; and seven grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
George Stanley Jenkins Jr.
Dec. 31, 2005
George Stanley Jenkins Jr., also known as "Bradea" and "Keoki," 71, of Kaneohe, formerly of Hilo and Kona, a retired Kohala Sugar Plantation and Hawaii Electric Light Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Gloria Ishibashi, Ivy Torres, Tiare Fujitani, and Stanley, Viki O., Quintin and Whitney; brother Calvin; sisters Momi Han, Ola Hunter, Margie Garza, Louise Scarborough, Mary Smith, Virginia McCartney and Connie Luna; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Ann Kuz Johnson
Dec. 27, 2005
Ann Kuz "Penny" Johnson, 86, of Mililani died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Bayone, N.J. She is survived by husband Henry, son Scott, daughter Sherry, hanai daughter Suzie Kimi and six grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at Mililani Presbyterian Church, 95-410 Kuahelani Ave. Aloha attire.
Herbert Tadato Kitano
Nov. 9, 2005
Herbert Tadato Kitano, 60, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Sharon Han; son Chad Ikeno; brothers Robert and Kenneth Kitano and John Davidson; and sisters Sakae Higa, Yaeko Miyashiro and Elsie Molina. Private services. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, Hawaii Pacific Headquarters, 2370 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu 96817. Incorrect information provided for an obituary published Dec. 29.
Mollie Keahilani Langley-Olson
Dec. 31, 2005
Mollie Keahilani "Aunty Lani" Langley-Olson, 73, of Hilo, a retail and food service employee at various military exchanges, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gary Kameehonua, sister Evelyn Nettles, brothers Charles Langley and Orville Blackburn, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Inurnment services held at Diamond Head Cemetery.
Marjorie May Lockwood
Jan. 3, 2006
Marjorie May Lockwood, 83, of Kohala, Hawaii, a retired executive secretary, died at home. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by son Steve; daughters Star Hellickson, Candace Mobbs and Dena Anderson; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. No services.
Usala Leasau Mauga
Dec. 25, 2005
Usala Leasau Mauga, 81, of Aiea, an Army veteran retiree and General Services Administration mechanic inspector, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Tau, American Samoa. He is survived by son Usala Jr.; daughters Annie Tuatagaloa, Ollys Mauga-Foi, Ruth Andrews and Emma Toilolo; brothers Va'a and Tofiga; sisters Akesa Pitoau and Saini Pott; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Evelyn Theresa Neves
Dec. 30, 2005
Evelyn Theresa Neves, 68, of Pearl City, a former Al Philips the Cleaner manager, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Tammy Withers and Lisa Brown; brothers Joseph, George and Stanley Gomes, and Walter and Alan Avillanoza; sisters Clara Rapozo, Helen Kaui and Jane Windberg; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Pearl City Community Church, 933 Lehua Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bernice Mona Kia Nitta
Jan. 1, 2006
Bernice Mona Kia Nitta, 69, of Lahaina, a retired hotel pantry worker, died at home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Robert S. Sr.; sons Rodney, Roger, Robert Jr. and Regan Nitta and Michael Rodrigues; daughters Roberta Kamakawiwo'ole, Lori Ann Garoute, Noella Iwahashi and Norine Matsumura; brothers Joseph, Harry and Bernard Naeole; sisters Winona Kong, Shirley Borson, Florence Felimer, Blanche Steward and Thelma Shimaoka; 21 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. today at Maria Lanakila. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery, Makawao.
Jose Isa Orozco
Dec. 26, 2005
Jose Isa Orozco, 80, of Honolulu, a retired federal employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Laredo, Texas. He is survived by sons Roy, Frank and Richard Ybarra, Anthony and Randy; brother Oscar; sister Mary French; and six grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Augustine Church, 130 Ohua Ave. Call after 11 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Gilbert Souza Sr.
Dec. 22, 2005
Gilbert Souza Sr., 72, of Mountain View, Hawaii, proprietor of Gilbert Souza Auto Body and Fender, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons James I. and Bobby, daughter Debra Lu, sister Lucille Gansky, 14 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park.
Emily O. Torres
Dec. 23, 2005
Emily O. Torres, 82, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons James and Gerald Rodrigues and Frank Jr.; daughters Ethel Basque and Janice Lacewell; sisters Mary Cho, Beatrice Frazier and Cecelia Barroza; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane, Kalihi. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the Kidney Foundation or American Heart Association.
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.