Clara Shinoda Ando
Feb. 11, 2006
Clara Shinoda Ando, 101, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by caregiver Conching Ramos and sister Dorothy S. Tsuji. Private services.
William Joseph Barrozo
Feb. 11, 2006
William Joseph "Uncle Bill" Barrozo, 71, of Wailuku, a retired Army utility and maintenance foreman, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by companion Shirley Fujimoto, son Patrick, daughters Paulette Riveira and Stephanie Richart, stepfather the Rev. Henry Riveira, a brother, a sister, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 8:30 a.m. Monday. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Flowers welcome.
Lee D. Bowen
Feb. 8, 2006
Lee D. Bowen, 89, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant, died in Hale Nani. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Elisabeth "Lotte." Committal services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery in Kaneohe.
Joseph Cabico Carpio
Feb. 13, 2006
Joseph Cabico "Jose" Carpio, 104, of Liliuokalani Village, Hawaii, a retired sugar plantation worker, died at home. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Magdalena; sons Rodrigo, Saturnino, Simplicio Sr., Arsenio and Cazimero Carpio and Ben Gruezo; daughters Rosemarie Wilson and Jamielynn Carpio; 27 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Kohala Assembly of God Church. Call after 4 p.m. Visitation: all night at church. Additional services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kohala County Cemetery. Luncheon to be held at church hall. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Lorencia Padillo Delos Reyes
Feb. 10, 2006
Lorencia Padillo Delos Reyes, 73, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a homemaker and retired former Snow White Linen laundry helper, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Cresenciano; sons Rodrigo, George and Crisol; daughters Rosario Chingle, Maridel Aligado and Resurecsion and Vivian Delos Reyes; brother Angelo Padillo; sister Natividad Beldad; numerous grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Cebu, Philippines.
Mark Robinson Hall
Feb. 8, 2006
Mark Robinson Hall, 54, of Aiea, a retired city police officer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by son Kenneth Shiel; daughter Edwina; brothers and sisters William Jr., Charles Sr.. Fred and Vance Hall Sr., Poliala Katschman, Maria Johnson and Edwina Maijala; and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Aiea. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dorothy Tomiko Hashimoto
Feb. 1, 2006
Dorothy Tomiko Hashimoto, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker and former Internal Revenue Service employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Craig; daughters Karen Zack, Mary Lynn Chan, Cora Ann Nishimoto and Brenda Hashimoto; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Doris Masae Kaneshiro
Feb. 4, 2006
Doris Masae Kaneshiro, 88, of Aiea died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Waikea, Hawaii. She is survived by son Roy, daughters Judy Furukawa and Kitty Asedillo, brother Howard, sister Beatrice Iha, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Shigeyo Kawano
Feb. 5, 2006
Shigeyo Kawano, 92, of Kahului died at home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by son Donald, daughter Jane Yoshida, sisters Kishiyo Matsumoto and Masayo Yokoyama, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Florence Shizuko Kono
Feb. 13, 2006
Florence Shizuko Kono, 75, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Mark; daughters Charleen Tajiri, Jan Medeiros, Lorie Kramer and Faye Archambeau; brother Lawrence Fukumoto; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Dale P. Silva MacElwee
Feb. 8, 2006
Dale P. Silva MacElwee, 57, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gavin, brother Arnold Silva and sister Sandra. Services: 8 a.m. tomorrow at Lanikai boat ramp in Kailua. Shorts attire.
Jack Yoshika Morishige
Feb. 11, 2006
Jack Yoshika Morishige, 97, of Aiea, a retired locksmith and reserve police officer, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Honomu. He is survived by son Kenneth, sisters Elsie Yukitomo and Mildred Uyeda, and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Akinobu Murakami
Feb. 3, 2006
Akinobu "Aki" Murakami, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Kahala Beach maintenance worker and painter for Henry Eko, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Captain Cook, Hawaii. He is survived by son Alan A., daughter Gail M., brother Michitoshi, sister Tsuiko Sakamoto and two grandchildren. Private services.
James Robert Newton
Feb. 11, 2006
James Robert "Bob" Newton, 66, of Kailua-Kona, a mayor, City Council member and retired U.S. Army National Guard colonel, died in Kamuela, Hawaii. He was born in Iowa City, Iowa. He is survived by wife Marion; sons Gregg, James and Michael; brothers John, Dewey, Thomas and Richard; sisters Esther Dew and Beverly Newton; and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity in Kailua-Kona. No flowers. Donations suggested to Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, 77-165 Lako St., Kailua-Kona, HI 96740; North Hawaii Community Hospital CCU Unit, 67-1125 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, HI 96743; or Keizer Foundation, 980 Cheemawa Road NE, Keizer, OR 97303.
Noboru Okimoto
Feb. 7, 2006
Noboru "Fingers" Okimoto, 80, of Aiea, a retired Hickam Air Force Base locksmith, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean S.; sons Jeff T. and Neal Y.; brothers George, Henry and Harold; sister Alice Yamamoto; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gloria Pada
Feb. 8, 2006
Gloria Pada, 63, of Pearl City died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Anthony B. and Delwyn W., daughter Desiree "Kimmie" Daguiar, brother Richard Cordeiro, stepmother Erlinda Cubelo, half brother Roland Cubelo and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
George M. Paiva
Feb. 10, 2006
George M. Paiva, 86, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired County of Hawaii safety coordinator and owner and operator for the former Paiva Brothers Sawmill, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Laurie Heath and Georgette Luscomb; brother Albert; sisters Minnie Reis, Lorraine Steinbacher, Josephine Andrade, Betty Wong and Katherine Opunui; and a grandchild. Private services.
Gordon Shuichi Sodetani
Feb. 3, 2006
Gordon Shuichi Sodetani, 59, of Downey, Calif., a Southwestern Bell technical support maintenance engineer, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Martha; sons Robert and Gordon Michael; daughters Kimberly Rapp, Melissa, Nachelle and Skylar; parents Claire and Kaiji; brothers Greg, Cary and Dean; sisters Doreen and Patrick Lochner; and four grandchildren. Celebration of life held. Donations suggested to Downey Council PTA H.E.L.P.S. Food Pantry, Barbara J. Riley Community and Senior Center, 7830 Quill Drive, Suite S, Downey, CA 90242.
Rose Mapuana Spilliard
Feb. 11, 2006
Rose Mapuana Spilliard, 69, of Waialua, a Spencecliff employee, died in Waialua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Billy and Leo, daughter Ipo Keen, sister Ruby Girgis and five grandchildren. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. tomorrow at 68-287-A Crozier Loop, Waialua. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Foundation or AIDS Foundation.
Michael Masato Sugai
Jan. 24, 2006
Michael Masato Sugai, 82, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Postal Services mail carrier and U.S. Army veteran who served in HQ Company, 2nd Battalion, 442nd Infantry Division in World War II, died in Avalon Care Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Sueko, sons Ray M. and Dave K., daughter Frances Obata, brother Dael and five grandchildren. Private services.
Alfred Cruz Tolentino Jr.
Feb. 12, 2006
Alfredo Cruz Tolentino Jr., 71, of Waipahu died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. He is survived by wife Erlinda Q.; sons Jonathan, Jerry and Jerome; daughters Janet Balboa, Judith Tolentino and Joyce Plan; mother Luisa; brothers Jesus, Rogelio and Romy; sisters Vilma Tolentino and Editha Megrino; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Additional services and burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.
Valentine N. Tucker
Feb. 10, 2006
Valentine N. Tucker, 66, of Blue Mound, IIl., a retired heavy equipment operator, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Gilbert and Robert; daughters Noeleen Tucker, Lila Soga and Karen Cook; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. Condolences may be sent to www.gracelandfairlawn.com.
Ethel Kikuyo Watari
Feb. 7, 2006
Ethel Kikuyo Watari, 89, of Pearl City, a retired Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel director of housekeeping, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert T., Roy K., James T. and Ernie A.; daughter Wanda T. Kojima; brother Yoshiki Izutsu; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Earl "Weedy" Wedemeyer
Feb. 12, 2006
Earl "Weedy" Wedemeyer, 74, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Hawaiian Airlines employee and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died at home. He was born in Kalihi. He is survived by wife Barbara; son Vance; daughters Noelle Kanoho and Dana Wedemeyer; brothers Kenneth and Charles; sisters Ruth Kam, Jewel Todd, Winona Gaison, Bridget Iseke and Myrna Arakaki; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mark Ray West
Jan. 18, 2006
Mark Ray West, 53, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired construction laborer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Maya Mirabal; father Carlos Rivas; sisters Alicia Harris, Dorian Rivas, Jennifer Callahan and Julia Frey; and three grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Steven Kazuo Yoshikawa
Feb. 6, 2006
Steven Kazuo Yoshikawa, 51, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara M.; sons Cole I.R., Chase M.T. and Jensen K.N.; daughter Chelsea A.K.; brother David K.; sisters Cynthia T. and Gayle T.; hanai sister Shirley Chinen; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual 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.