Winifred Caridad Agua
Feb. 25, 2006
Winifred Caridad Agua, 66, of San Mateo, Calif., died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Yvette and Lee Ann Agua and Shannon Godtfredsen; sisters Nancy Sakuma and Edna Kamaile; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Vicente Tagorda Blue
Feb. 27, 2006
Vicente Tagorda Blue, 56, of Waianae, a Fred Lau Hawaiian Landscape employee, died at home. He was born in Malapaao, Langiden, Abra, Philippines. He is survived by wife Lorenza "Polly"; son Noven; daughter Lorivic; parents Pedro and Donata; brother Dominador; sisters Andrea Belisario, Milagros Baruela and Amelia Ruedo; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
James G. Cavan
Dec. 9, 2005
James G. Cavan, 87, of San Antonio, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel who served in World War II and MIT's Lincoln Laboratories defense contractor for U.S. Air Force, died in San Antonio. He was born in Lakewood, Ohio. He is survived by daughter Julia C. Lesceux and two grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
Marilyn Kwai How Chang
Feb. 15, 2006
Marilyn Kwai How Chang, 58, of Pearl City, an Aloha Airlines contract services employee, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Harold Y.H., brothers Stephen R.K.T. and Daniel H.T., and sisters Sarah K.J. Ing and Ruth K.L. Chang. Private services.
Samuel T.I. Chang
Feb. 27, 2006
Samuel T.I. Chang, 80, of Honolulu, a former St. Louis School teacher, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by nephews and nieces. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Harry Chin Young Chung
March 6, 2006
Harry Chin Young Chung, 82, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Annie S.Y. Chung, Victoria M.S. Finney, Marjorie H. Kim and Esther M.S. Watson. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Antonio Ramos Dela Cruz
March 5, 2006
Antonio Ramos Dela Cruz, 67, of Lahaina, a Maui Land & Pineapple Co. truck driver, died. He was born in Cabatuan, Isabela, Philippines. He is survived by wife Beatrice G.; children Celia Domingo, Rowena Galano, Caroline Medina, and Dominador and Rainier Dela Cruz; brothers Frederico and Demetrio Jr.; sister Adoracion Leonardo; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. today at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Ann's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Robert Allen Fitzhugh
March 2, 2006
Robert Allen Fitzhugh, 75, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired Federal Services employee and Waikoloa Village Frame Shop owner, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Washington, D.C. He is survived by wife Theresa, sons Cliffton P. and Daniel C., and daughters Kathleen F. Remitz and Kristina J. Fitzhugh. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Holo Holo Kai Beach Park by Fairmont Orchid Hotel.
Isabel Maud Kessler
March 1, 2006
Isabel Maud Kessler, 88, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She is survived by husband Richard, son Dan, sisters Ethel Nygren and Margaret Rogers, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 3-6 p.m. Sunday at Kessler residence.
Lawrence Takeshi Nakagawa
March 4, 2006
Lawrence Takeshi "Larry" Nakagawa, 75, of Hilo, a retired Mountain View Elementary and Middle School principal, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Harumi, son Lee, daughter Lori Nekoba, brothers Sakai and Susumu, and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Michael Jun Nakamoto
Jan. 31, 2006
Michael Jun Nakamoto, 58, of Honolulu, retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Ethel. Private services.
Viola Mary Nishino
March 3, 2006
Viola Mary Nishino, 67, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a homemaker, former florist and nurse's attendant, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Long Island, N.Y. She is survived by husband Takashi, son Thomas, brothers William and Michael Murray, sisters Eleanor Benidict and Muriel Kiley, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Namiko Noda
Feb. 11, 2006
Namiko Noda, 92, of Kahului died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Puukolii, Lahaina. She is survived by sons Wesley and Ray, daughter Hiroko, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bert Yukio Otake
Feb. 23, 2006
Bert Yukio Otake, 90, of Kaneohe, formerly of Waianae, a retired carpenter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen M., daughter Virginia Kadota, brother Roy, sister Harriet Harada, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Louis Pinto
March 4, 2006
Louis Pinto, 94, of Wailuku, a retired County of Maui plumbing inspector, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Robert and Gary, four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lucia Caldito Ramento
Feb. 10, 2006
Lucia Caldito Ramento, 87, of Waipahu died at home. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by son Dante Sagayadoro, daughter Nelida R. Acoba, brother Leon Sagayadoro, sister Faustina Ramos, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Resurrection of the Lord, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipio. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ernestine Gerri Lee Haunani Ramos
March 4, 2006
Ernestine Gerri Lee Haunani Ramos, 29, of Waianae died in Honolulu. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by mother Ernestine R.K., brothers Randy and Colby, and sisters Charmaine Olsen and Grayson Ramos. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waianae Boat Harbor. Comfortable attire.
Rose Ruck
March 2, 2006
Rose Ruck, 97, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by daughter Carol D. Loose, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Kailua. Casual attire. Donations suggested to St. John Lutheran Church Building Fund.
Shigeto Sakimoto
Feb. 27, 2006
Shigeto "Fred" Sakimoto, 84, of Honolulu, a retired mason contractor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie H., sons Gary Y. and Eric K., daughter Joy S. Ganeku, sister Ruth Y. and four grandchildren. Private services.
Kenichi Shimabukuro
Feb. 27, 2006
Kenichi Shimabukuro, 83, of Honolulu, a retired crane operator, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Seichi "Ralph," and sisters Tsuruko Higa and Haruko Kunishige. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Dennis Sunao Tamayose
Feb. 26, 2006
Dennis Sunao Tamayose, 52, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Okinawa, Japan. He is survived by mother Mitsuko and sisters Karen Y. Stroud, Jane E. Delos Santos and Iris F. Nishihira. Private services.
Albert Kazuo Tamura
Feb. 27, 2006
Albert Kazuo Tamura, 85, of Honolulu, an Everybody's Super Market assistant manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by daughters Jamiane Tamura and Diane K. Maielua; brother Robert; sisters Florence Kaneshiro, Elaine Salvatore, Katherine Okamoto and Angel Mitsunaga; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after noon. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.
Torao Tokuyama
Feb. 23, 2006
Torao Tokuyama, 79, of Aiea, a retired postal clerk, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary M., daughter Sharon S. Isobe and three grandchildren. Private services.
Gladys Mutsuko Yoshimura
Feb. 26, 2006
Gladys Mutsuko Yoshimura, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Roy, daughters Sharon Nagasako and Lisa, sisters Elsie Oshiro and Jane Kobayashi, and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings. 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.