Donna Mae Ambers
April 1, 2006
Donna Mae Ambers, 60, of Kihei, a retired IBM systems engineer, died at home. She was born in Cleveland. She is survived by brothers Kenneth J. and Philip J., and sister Patricia A. Crawford. For service information, e-mail Patti at pcrawford@wvsom.edu.
Frances Miyoko Asano
March 7, 2006
Frances Miyoko Asano, 76, of Honolulu, a retired First Hawaiian Bank office clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by several cousins. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Harry Kanahele Au Jr.
March 31, 2006
Harry Kanahele Au Jr., 68, of Carson, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a retired wastewater supervisor in California, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Randall, Kasey, Lorne and Harry; daughter Reyna Masoe; mother Lilian "Dee Dee" Souza-Au; brothers Stanley and Franklin; sisters Catherine Kealoha, Leilani Chock, Bernadette Hiwauli and Barbara Estrella; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Carolina O. Bautista
April 4, 2006
Carolina O. Bautista, 93, of Honolulu, a retired accountant, died in Honolulu. She was born in La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Ignacio Jr., Rodolfo and Edgardo; daughters Sylvia Dalagan, Norma Dassah, Lydia and Violet Bautista, Nila Ramirez and Myrna Evans; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.
Helen Leona Bowen
March 30, 2006
Helen Leona Bowen, 74, of Kailua, formerly of Long Beach, Calif., a retired hotel front-desk clerk, died at home. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa. She is survived by daughter Stephanie Lomax, son Andy Bowen, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 6 p.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m.
Erin Healani Carroll
March 28, 2006
Erin Healani Carroll, 59, of North Hills, Calif., formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired SBC/Pacific Bell employee, died at home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by brother Albert B. and sisters Colleen Johnson, Bridget Chandler, and Maureen and Noe Noe Carroll. Inurnment will be held on Kauai on her one-year anniversary.
Chew Ki Chun
April 1, 2006
Chew Ki Chun, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 51 electrician, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lisa Y.Y. Lum and sister Ellen K.C. Hee. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Lin Yee Chung Manoa Chinese Cemetery.
Thelma Ne Conner
March 30, 2006
Thelma Ne Conner, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civil engineering supply supervisor, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Lurline Choy, Beverly Young and Josephine Conner; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Epiphany Episcopal Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Thelma Tanga Cudd
April 5, 2006
Thelma Tanga Cudd, 85, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son John, sisters Vivian Fukushima and Betty Hollingsworth, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Amyamoi Dang
April 5, 2006
Amyamoi Dang, 98, of Honolulu, owner of K.D. Distributors Ltd., died in Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by two daughters, two sisters, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 9 a.m. today at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Charles Mario Fraticelli
April 3, 2006
Charles Mario "Carley" Fraticelli, 97, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist, died in Honolulu. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Lucy; sons Charles "Sonny" Jr., Clarence and Herman; daughter Emily Harris; sister Carmen Fernandez; 17 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Friday at the cemetery. Aloha attire.
Domenico Rocco Grupido
April 5, 2006
Domenico Rocco Grupido, 65, of Kaneohe, owner and operator of Domenico's Motorcycles, died in Kailua. He was born in Caulonia, Italy. He is survived by wife Paula; children Annette and Domenico Jr. Grupido, Jody and Bruce Storm, and Sandra Storm-Conway; brothers Nicholas and Gulio; sisters Anna Boyd and Teresa Macri; and two grandchildren. Services pending.
Terry Mitsuo Imamura
March 27, 2006
Terry Mitsuo Imamura, 51, of Kailua, a Certified Management Inc. property manager, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Dianne H., daughter Jacqueline K., son Jeffrey H. and father Yoshiharu. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Raymond Stanley Kekiwi
April 3, 2006
Raymond Stanley "Papa" Kekiwi, 70, of Honolulu, a truck driver, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kaupo, Maui. He is survived by sons Raymond Purdy and Kalani Kealoha; daughters Ulu Kealoha, Rena Asuncion and Haroldann Keliikoa; brothers Walter, Lawrence, Joseph, Edward and Dennis; sisters Isabel Kaha, Lucille Smith and Lani Kekiwi; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. A pa'ina gathering will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at the family residence, 2357 Maunalaha Road, Makiki. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
William E. Kirks
March 20, 2006
William E. "Bill" Kirks, 50, of Waianae, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Macon, Mo. He is survived by mother Betty, sister Cindi L. Harpster and brother James D. Services held in Macon. Donations suggested to American Heart Association.
Tsuruko Kochi
March 24, 2006
Tsuruko Kochi, 93, of Honolulu, retired owner of Violet's Grill, died in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Tom K., brother Choko Fukuhara, sisters Sadako Yakabi and Yoshiko Fukuhara, and a grandchild. Private services.
Harry Quon Lee
April 2, 2006
Harry Quon Lee, 93, of Honolulu died. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Sau Harn; sons Gilman, Norman, Brian and Ryan; daughters Vivian Fong and Sylvian Imamura; brother Henry P.; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Wednesday.
Magdalena Dolly Luuloa
March 28, 2006
Magdalena Dolly Luuloa, 72, of Kamililoa, Molokai, died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband William P.; sons William Jr. and Shane; daughters Carol Enyeart, Priscilla Saldan, Debra Domingo, Sharon Samonte, Pauline Pacheco and Michelle Luuloa; brothers Rudy, James and Patrick A. Torcato; sisters Faye Gilman, Rose Miyashiro, Josie Asato and Joann Williams; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services and visitation: 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday at King's Chapel, Kaunakakai. Casual attire. No flowers.
Josie Querido Mones
April 3, 2006
Josie Querido Mones, 56, of Dededo, Guam, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Urdaneta City, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Gil F.; sons Gilbert and Joseph; and brothers Lope, Justo and Bienvenido Querido. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church, 830 Main St. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. Burial in San Jose, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, the Philippines, at a later date.
Astrid Monson
April 3, 2006
Astrid Monson, 93, of Kailua, a planner with the United Nations, Pratt Institute in New York City, and League of Women Voters in Honolulu, will be remembered in private services. Donations suggested to League of Women Voters of Honolulu.
Hajime Sakahara
March 25, 2006
Hajime Sakahara, also known as "Jim" and "Shoe String," 83, of Waipahu, a retired Love's Bakery employee, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by children Glenn and Scott Sakahara, and Liane Kim; brothers Shuji "Richard," Masashi and Hisanobu; sister Chieko Harada; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Nicholas Cabiles Senados
April 2, 2006
Nicholas Cabiles "Nick" Senados, 64, of Las Vegas, a retired Naval Air Station Moffett Field retiree in Santa Clara, Calif., died in Las Vegas. He also was a Hunters Point, Calif., employee and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipefitter analyst. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Phyllis; sons Nicholas "Gabby," Timothy, Christopher, Peter and Matthew; stepson Daniel McClendon; stepdaughters Deborah Tolliber and Angela Rodriguez; mother Freda Rodrigues; brothers Jacinto Senados and Michael and Melvin Rodrigues; sisters Dorothy Pantohan, Norma J. Kekahuna and Winifred Buss; nine grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Sandy Yamashiro Uchima
March 24, 2006
Sandy Yamashiro Uchima, 30, of Pearl City died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Christian Torres, fiance Clifford Tierra, mother Verna, father Kyle Yamashiro, stepfather Paul, brother Ryan Yamashiro, sister Olivia, and grandparents Haruo and Ellen Yasutake, and Ted Yamashiro. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Incorrect information was provided for an obituary published 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.