Services set for 2 air crash victims
Services have been set for two of the three people killed when a Hawaii Air Ambulance plane crashed into a luxury car dealership in Kahului on Wednesday night.
Family and friends of Peter Miller, the pilot, will scatter his ashes in the water after a ceremony at the Kailua boat ramp at 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Services for Miller will start at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Hope Chapel-Kaneohe Bay.
The family has asked that contributions be made to the Peter Miller Surfing Foundation. Checks will be accepted at the service, which is open to the public.
Services for Marlena Yomes, the 39-year-old paramedic killed in the crash, are tentatively scheduled for March 22 at the makai chapel of the Mililani Memorial Park and Mortuary. They are to start at 4:30 p.m.
The family of Brien Eisaman, a 37-year-old nurse who died in the crash, is set to fly to the islands on Tuesday night, Hawaii Air Ambulance President and Chief Executive Officer Andrew Kluger said. Eisaman's services are not yet scheduled.
Mary Agnes Igarta Antioquia
March 9, 2006
Mary Agnes Igarta Antioquia, 75, of Wailuku, a retired Hyatt Regency housekeeping supervisor, died at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by children Shirley Ann Schenone and Alfred Jr., Barney O.I. and Michael W. Yadao; brothers Bernard, Orlando, Ceau, Dukie, and Buddy; sisters, Hazel, Adeline, and Mamo; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 2:15 p.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Felix Esteban Domingo Sr.
March 5, 2006
Felix Esteban Domingo Sr., 87, of Honolulu, a Marina Restaurant employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Zambales, Philippines. He is survived by wife Dolores P.; sons Felix Jr. and Saturnino; daughter Espie Badua; brothers Luis and Ernesto; sisters Cresponia Cacho, Felicitas Domingo and Victoria Fabrigas; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and 1 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. Thursday. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Edward Manuel Enos
March 1, 2006
Edward Manuel Enos, 86, of Kailua, a retired federal firefighter, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Audrey Watson and Laure Bayot, brothers Harold and Wilfred, sister Vivian Nobrega and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.
Anne Rector Facer
March 4, 2006
Anne Rector Facer, 80, of Kailua, died at home. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by daughters Lisa and Lindy. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Call after 4 p.m. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Raymond Clifford Braga Fernandes Sr.
March 7, 2006
Raymond Clifford Braga "Big Ray" Fernandes Sr., 82, of Las Vegas, a Kapaa High and Intermediate School head custodian, died. He also was a Tang Thai Restaurant and Hawaii National Guard veteran. He is survived by wife Sunee C.; sons Raymond Jr., Russell P. and Randall S. Fernandes and Setta Chanpaijii; daughters Laverne A. Fernandes Moore, LeeAnn H. Donayri, Lahoma Fernandes-Nakata, Leimomi Fernandes and Soontaree Chanpaijii; brother Gilbert B.; sisters Dorothemae Drumeller, Adriene F. Thronas and Leinani Rodenhurst; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine Church in Kapahi, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Francisco Aganon Fernandez
Feb. 14, 2006
Francisco Aganon Fernandez, 84, of Waipahu, died in Honolulu. He was born in Parang, Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Bonifacia, daughters Leonora Bala and Norma Luna, brother Diego, sisters Antonia Evangelista and Estefania Domingo, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Yokiko Kim
March 6, 2006
Yokiko Kim, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Tai Kyung; sons Wayne and Alvin; daughters Linda Yoshida and Marlene Young; brother Kiyoshi Sakamoto; sisters Chikae Takenaka, Matsuko Saito and Sueno Nambu; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.
Sakae Kubota
March 6, 2006
Sakae Kubota, 92, of Honolulu, a seamstress and retired Reef Tower Hotel worker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Palolo. She is survived by husband Tetsuo, daughters Akiko Hong and Elisha Firestone, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Reception to follow. No flowers.
Eugenio Yadao Lacuesta
March 6, 2006
Eugenio Yadao Lacuesta, 100, of Paia, Maui, a retired construction worker, died at home. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Zosima; children Lily Gutierrez, and Nancy and Edward E.; and three grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dionisio J. Lozano
March 6, 2006
Dionisio J. Lozano, 69, of Lahaina, a Pioneer Mill Co. drip irrigator, died in Lahaina. He was born in Las-ud Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Irinea J.; children Maribel Hibner, Anabelle David, Connie Santos, Jessebelle and Antonio; brothers Eufemio and Donato; sister Crisencia; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Violet Shigeko Odo
March 3, 2006
Violet Shigeko Odo, 82, of Honolulu, died in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kenneth S.; daughters Jo Ann S. Shimotsukasa, Charlotte E. Nakayama and Eileen M. Leong; brothers Kenneth and Haruo Yamada; sisters Yoshie Nishimoto and Jane Matsuzaki; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thelma Oi Lin Ruebsamen
March 6, 2006
Thelma Oi Lin Ruebsamen, 74, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John Kapeliela, Derwin Ruebsamen and Ivan Freitas; daughter Annie Freitas; brothers Ellsworth, Llewellyn and Nathaniel Lew; sister Alma Bell; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waianae Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Gladys Vivian Santos
March 8, 2006
Gladys Vivian Santos, 77, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in Aiea. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harold, son Gary, daughter Cheryl Gardner, brother Donald Cambra, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Melissa Anne Ku'uleialoha Stephenson
Feb. 25, 2006
Melissa Anne Ku'uleialoha Stephenson, 35, of Waipahu, an Iroquois Point Elementary School custodian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Kirkwood Manoha Sr., daughter Jerusha D.L., father Thomas, mother Leinaala El-Houshy, brother Thomas M. Burger and sisters Shawna-Rae K. Burger, Kehaulani A.M. Quartero and Katie M. Kekua. Services: noon Saturday at Pearl City Community Church, 933 Lehua Ave. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes to follow at a later date. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Leinaala El-Houshy, 41 Limerick St., Stamford, Con. 06902.
Niebis Cateil Tingcang
Feb. 19, 2006
Niebis Cateil "Bing" Tingcang, 73, of Waianae, a Leeward Nursing Home housekeeper, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons Marcelino, Abello and Pepito; daughters Enrica Tingcang and Elvie Cabiling; brothers Raymond P., Francis P. and Elpidio P. Cateil; and sister Margarita P. Lomongo. Services and mass: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines.
James Takeshi Yamanaka
Feb. 28, 2006
James Takeshi "Jimmy" Yamanaka, 66, of Honolulu, a former Skyway Auto Body and Paint owner and president, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rose M., son James K., brother Lester and sisters Laverne, Arlene and Leona. Private services to be held at a later date.
Hatsue Yoza
March 1, 2006
Hatsue Yoza, 85, of Waipahu, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Francis F.Y. and Richard T., three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 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.