Trinidad Kapada Dela Cruz
March 3, 2006
Trinidad Kapada Dela Cruz, 89, of Honolulu died in Hale Nani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Felicidad "Fely" Otis, Louella K. Santiago and Luverne K. Quemuel; brother Juanito Capada; 27 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:15 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Visitacion Alejo Francisco
Feb. 17, 2006
Visitacion Alejo Francisco, 81, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Jimmy Sr., Henry Sr., Nelson and Fidel; daughters Delia Manuel and Fe Saludes; sister Primitiva Alejo; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 6:45 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Kanichi Fukumoto
Feb. 26, 2006
Kanichi Fukumoto, 86, of Koloa, Kauai, a McBryde Sugar Co. supervisor and U.S Army 442nd veteran, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Sue; son Melvin; daughters Elaine Sasaki and Sharon Moriwaki; brothers Joe, Teu, Randy, Gary and Gaylord; sisters Janet Ruiz, Myra Muramoto, Helen Hirano, Gladys Yoshii and Naomi Masaki; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
David Kim Ginn Ho
Feb. 24, 2006
David Kim Ginn Ho, 91, of Honolulu, a retired federal worker, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Melvyn and Delton, daughter Lynette Kettenis, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:45 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Maureen Conboy Juan
Feb. 28, 2006
Maureen Conboy Juan, 38, of Mililani, a Kuakini Medical Center Recovery Room registered nurse, died at home. She was born in Teaneck, N.J. She is survived by husband Randy, son Jeremy, parents Paul and Linda Conboy, brother Paul M. Conboy and grandparent Anne Santore. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Samuel David Kaupu
Feb. 26, 2006
Samuel David "Sam" Kaupu, 71, of Honolulu, a retired state groundskeeper, died. He was born in Kalawao Kalaupapa, Molokai. He is survived by wife Nancy, stepson Michael Wong and brothers John and Edward. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Crispin Mancao
Jan. 31, 2006
Crispin Mancao, 91, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Felisa; son Ronald; daughter Melissa Mancao-Young; sisters Rosario Dangidang, Connie Bellez, Marcelina Lanosa and Dolores Easley; and a grandchild. Services held.
Ulson Shunichi Nakamura
Feb. 21, 2006
Ulson Shunichi Nakamura, 89, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Kay K.; sons Rodney S. and Gerald T.; daughter Ginny A. Hatfield; brothers Harold H., George, Shichiro, Hachiro and Yukio; sisters Lorraine Hokama, Lillian Newtson and Sueko Dellinger; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Catherine Nalbach
Feb. 24, 2006
Catherine "Kit" Nalbach, 81, of Wahiawa died at home. She was born in Carteret, N.J. She is survived by son Willie, daughters Barbara Magallones and Nancy Magruder, and eight grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Howard Kazumi Oda
Feb. 25, 2006
Howard Kazumi "Kan" Oda, 74, of Wahiawa, a former state representative and retired Department of Education teacher and coach, died at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife June S.; son Robert; daughter Terri Kodama; brothers Kenneth and Ray; sisters Margaret Nosse, Irene Nakagawa, Gladys Aoki and Helen Tanaka; and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Thelma Rose Paladino
Feb. 26, 2006
Thelma Rose Paladino, 71, of Waikiki, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Norwich, England. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Garry, daughter Karen Scruton, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Chino Tanikawa
Feb. 11, 2006
Chino Tanikawa, 106, of Pearl City died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Yamaguchi Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Masao and two grandchildren. Private services.
April Hatsuye Yatogo
Feb. 25, 2005
April Hatsuye Yatogo, 49, of Honolulu, a former Maryknoll Elementary School teacher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by mother Masako Shimizu, stepfather Donald Shimizu, stepsister Gail Mora, half brother Roland and half sister Jo-ann. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. March 16 at St. Sophia Catholic Church in Kaunakakai, Molokai. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
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.