Fernando Udarbe Barsatan
Jan. 23, 2006
Fernando Udarbe Barsatan, 84, of Ookala, Hawaii, a retired mill worker for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Serafina; daughters Encarnacion Datuin and Juanita Valdez; brother Delfin; sisters Bartolomia Barsatan, Paterna Urban and Rosario Cardinas; six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mildred A. Billeter
Dec. 6, 2005
Mildred A. Billeter, 83, of Hawaii Kai, a retired Corona-Norco School District employee, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James E. "Bill"; children Leighton Raynor, Raynette Crabbe, Annette Lederer, Lynette Soular and Debra Baldwin; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Marie Caliva Bumanglag
Jan. 21, 2006
Marie Caliva Bumanglag, 83, of Honolulu, a W&MB Enterprises president, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Washington M., son Stan Tremor, daughters Alice Dumlao and Kathy Langaman, sister Maura Tacderan, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at First Assembly of God at Red Hill. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples.
Richard Dix Caravalho
Feb. 2, 2006
Richard Dix Caravalho, 78, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard welder, state Department of Transportation Airport Division Maintenance Department employee and U.S. Army Reserve veteran who served in the 299th Infantry, died. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife June; daughters Pamela Bramschreiber, Pearl Mariani and Joyce Won; brothers William, Nicholas, Robert, James and Kenneth; sister Miriam Jane Walker; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private burial.
Josephine Carreira
Jan. 31, 2006
Josephine Carreira, 87, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Wendel and Amorine Jr., brothers John Texeira and William Avers-Costa, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.
Joseph Kaonohiokala Mori Kaelemakule Collins
Jan. 29, 2006
Joseph Kaonohiokala Mori Kaelemakule Collins, also known as "Joey" and "Joe," 45, of Ewa Beach, a Transportation Security Administration Cargo Aviation security inspector, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Deirdre "Didi"; parents John K. and Constance "Connie"; and brothers John K.K. Jr., William B.G.K. and Calvin K.K. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Interment: 8:30 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Additional services: 10 a.m. at St. Alban's Chapel at Iolani School grounds. Aloha attire.
Benedicta Rombaoa Dalere
Jan. 24, 2006
Benedicta Rombaoa "Bitang" Dalere, 96, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by hanai sons Rex, Ruel and Van; hanai daughter Chaty Lee Patao; 17 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren, great-great- grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.
Margaret Kaihilani Enaena
Jan. 23, 2006
Margaret Kaihilani Enaena, 54, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Abraham O.; daughters Taireni M. Enaena and Pikake N. Tavai; brothers Joseph K., Abraham K., Stacey and Tracey; sisters Luvonn Riveira and Francine Santana; companion John Batiste; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Ruth Elytta Forrey
Feb. 2, 2006
Ruth Elytta Forrey, 100, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Milwaukee. She is survived by son Arden W. Jr., sisters Karol Lampman and Iris Johnson, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m.
Camila Puzon Gamoso
Feb. 1, 2006
Camila Puzon Gamoso, 82, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Country Kitchen helper, died at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Roger and Norman; daughters Remedios Limon, Mely Del Rosario, Nelly Manzano, Marilou Fabros, Shirley Rentutar, Naneth Pagluanan and Imelda Custodio; sisters Rosalina and Marcelina Puzon; 44 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Herman Kaipo Kaluna
Jan. 26, 2006
Herman Kaipo Kaluna, also known as "Ipo" and "Tiger," 62, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a scale house supervisor for the former Puna Sugar Co., died in Hilo Medical Center. He also was a U.S. Army and National Guard veteran and "The Sons of Puna" musician. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Brenda; sons Johnathan T. Kaluna, Jacob Mares and Haime, Eddy and Troy Rodrigues; daughters Amanda "Mandy" Freitas, Rachel Kaluna-Rabago and Heidi and Amy Rodrigues; brothers Herbert Jr., Eugene, Clement "Kahele" and Charles Kaluna and Wesley Kobayashi; sisters Carol "Nani" Ahin, Kathleen Paio and Charlotte Malendres; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Graveside committal services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Delvina Maria Eleonora Mastroianni Kelly
Jan. 28, 2006
Delvina Maria Eleonora Mastroianni Kelly, 85, of Honolulu died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation. She was born in Ridgewood, Queens, N.Y. She is survived by brother Edmondo Mastroianni. Mass: 7 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church. Private burial. Donations suggested to charity.
Kenneth Kazuyoshi Kobayashi
Jan. 30, 2006
Kenneth Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, 84, of Hilo, a retired cashier for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Emiko; sons Owen, Hugh and Wade; daughters Beryl Parilla and Fay Rapozo; brothers Sadao, Hiromu, Takashi and Harold; sisters Kimie Nojiri and Nobuko Goto; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual and aloha attire. No flowers.
Benny Long
Jan. 24, 2006
Benny Long, 73, of Honolulu, a retired musician, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by sons Phillip and Lennie; daughters Maria Hin, Julie Yuen and Linda Long; brothers William, David and Minh; sisters Fanny, Lynn and Jenny; and five grandchildren. Visitation: 8-10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Vietnamese Buddhist services. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Mary Jane McAuliffe
Feb. 4, 2006
Mary Jane McAuliffe, 87, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Washington, D.C. She is survived by sons Keoni and Kalani, brother Al McVey and three grandchildren. Mass: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 8:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
George Genichi Niino
Feb. 1, 2006
George Genichi Niino, 86, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard lead warehouseman, died at home. He was born in Niigata, Japan. He is survived by hanai son Terrill Archibald, sisters Lois Schroeder and Bertha Bailey, four hanai grandchildren and two hanai great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fujio Okada
Jan. 25, 2006
Fujio Okada, 94, of Waianae, a retired U.S. government Department of Public Works refrigeration mechanic at Lualualei Ammunitions Depot, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by sons Eugene, Jay and Alvin; daughter Pearl Yoshida; sisters Evelyn K. Maruno and Dorothy K. Miura; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alicia Lynn Okinishi
Jan. 26, 2006
Alicia Lynn Okinishi, 32, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Renwick, stepchildren Kimberlyn and Kameron, parents Abelardo and Felicia Ann Gragas, brothers Arthur and Chade Gragas Sr., and sisters Audrey Leitch and Anita De-Vera. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Glad Tidings Church in Hilo, 116 Kapiolani St. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Angela Esteban Ortega
Jan. 20, 2006
Angela Esteban Ortega, 80, of Honolulu died. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Leo, Marino Jr., Edgar Sr., Oscar and Ron; daughters Leticia O. Pascua, Mildred O. Bulosan, Tessie Redaja, Sally Pugal, Bella Tomas and Nida Ortega; brothers Tony, Flor and Roger Esteban; 31 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 4 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Kiyoko Philpott
Feb. 4, 2006
Kiyoko "Kay" Philpott, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Wong's Auto Shop office manager, died. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Paul M. and James M., six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Jennie Chun Pires
Feb. 2, 2006
Jennie Chun "Aunty Honey" Pires, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Waimano Training School and Hospital employee, died in Hilo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Paul A.; daughters Sharon Perreira and Julie Saldania; sisters Annie Kaniaupio, Lillian Ernestberg and Elsie Fivella; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Hospice of Hilo. Call after 4:30 p.m. Honolulu services pending. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marsden M. Pye Jr.
Oct. 6, 2005
Marsden M. Pye Jr., 74, of Lanikai, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, Bechtel Construction Engineering Co. general superintendent and retired Howe Baker Engineers site manager, died at home. He was born in Ulysses, Pa. He is survived by wife Sadie, daughter Malia Whalin and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Auwaiolimu Congregational Church, 403 Auwaiolimu St. Casual and aloha attire.
Edwin Legaspi Quirimit
Jan. 2, 2006
Edwin Legaspi Quirimit, 46, of Ewa Beach died in Dagupan City, Philippines. He was born in Mangaldan, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by son Mark C.J., parents Jaime Sr. and Cecilia, brothers Jaime Jr. and Darwin, and sisters Myrna-Lyn Q. Labarientos and Tess Sabado. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Maria Dalere Rabang
Jan. 25, 2006
Maria Dalere Rabang, 89, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Rudy; daughters Francisca Dalere, Anatalia Dacuzan and Merelyn Pasion; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.
Alice Hole Field Scurlock
Jan. 31, 2006
Alice Hole Field Scurlock, 53, of Leilani Estates, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Virginia. She is survived by husband Stuart, son David Field, mother Roberta Hole, brother William Hole and hanai sisters Jennifer Rigney and Sally Emery. Celebration of life: 2-4 p.m. Sunday at mother's residence, Leilani Estates, 13-3495 Makamae St. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Red Cross of Hawaii or charity.
Laureana Sana Sunio
Jan. 15, 2006
Laureana Sana Sunio, 88, of Waianae died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Gonzaga, Cagayan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Samuel and Chito, daughters Elena Sunio and Erlina Peralta, brother Domingo Sana, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, Waianae. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire.
Michael Masayuki Tamura
Jan. 22, 2006
Michael Masayuki Tamura, 75, of Pearl City, a retired insurance agent, died in Pearl City. He was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He is survived by wife Jean S., sons Chris H. and Glenn Y., brother Paul E. and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Byron Takami Ueda
Jan. 25, 2006
Byron Takami Ueda, 62, of Honolulu, formerly of Hilo, a retired state Judiciary Court Fiscal Department employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Ruby M., son Ken M., daughter Wendy E. and sisters Kay Kudo and Ann Kawai. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Fujiko Yamakawa
Jan. 27, 2006
Fujiko Yamakawa, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Embroidery Gift Shop owner, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by nephews Myles and Chanell Akamine. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kalihi Union Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Sung Koo Young
Jan. 28, 2006
John Sung Koo Young, 81, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee, died. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by daughter Shari Tasaka; brothers Robert, James, David and Joseph; sisters Stella Hahn, Elaine Woo, Etta Pak and Rosemarie Kim; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Ingeborg Yuen
Feb. 2, 2006
Ingeborg "Nina" Yuen, also known as "Mrs. Lau Tang," 77, of Ewa Beach, a Lau Tang Store owner and operator in Waianae, died in Honolulu. She was born in Danzig, Poland. She is survived by husband Warren, son Norbert Gottschalk, daughter Yvette Maskrey, sister Margot Mittelstadt and five grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire.
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.