Christina Acoba
April 15, 2006
Christina Acoba, 71, of Waimea, Kauai, a homemaker, died. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Joveto; sons Corwin and Christopher; hanai son Pat Baniaga; daughter Joveen; hanai daughters Fran Acoba and Nadine Mier; brother Lawrence Ariola; sisters Florence Begonia, Celia Dana and Carol Sonoda; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 8:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary Mission Church. Mass to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Edwina Hiilei Adams
April 15, 2006
Edwina Hiilei Adams, 71, of Honolulu, an Ocean Resort Hotel employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Tookie; daughters Renee "Lani" Correa, Jada Kahakelii and Didi; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. May 13 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Benjamin Jayme Sadansal Aquino Sr.
April 13, 2006
Benjamin Jayme Sadansal Aquino Sr., 73, of Wailuku, a County of Maui Parks and Recreation Department employee, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by sons Earl and Anthony Morton and Benjamin K.; daughters Alvina Morton, Amelia "Kathy" Kaauwai, Yolanda Aquino-Cox, Lehuanani, Nadine Aquino-Freedie and Nettie Kuwamura; brothers Cornelio and Freddy Valdez; sisters Mary Galla, Mildred Sabas, Mercy Cabatingan, Consuelo Delos Santos, Olivia Franco and Shirley Ann Gallorde; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veteran Cemetery in Makawao. Casual attire.
Alfred Herbert Barcenilla
April 13, 2006
Alfred Herbert "Pineapple" Barcenilla, 72, of Waipahu, a retired Marine gunnery sergeant, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Anthony V., daughter Kathy and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Diana Tulsi Lee Beach-Meheula
April 9, 2006
Diana Tulsi Lee Beach-Meheula, 54, of Kailua-Kona, a retired cablevision representative, bartender and manicurist, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by son Joe; mother Anna Beach; brothers Barney and Charles Beach; sisters Marilyn Olson, Caroline Ojerio and Pamela Dant; and hanai children. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Helani Church on Mamalahoa Highway/Keauhou Mauka. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
Liwayway Santos Braceros
April 3, 2006
Liwayway Santos Braceros, 36, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a housekeeping clerk, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Chavit; son Mark; daughter Destiny G.; parents Rodolfo and Crispina Santos; brothers Rolly, Roy, Rex, Rey and Rio Santos; sister Lunengneng; and grandparents Felomina Danipog and Encarnacion Santos. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Louis Joseph DeCoite Sr.
April 10, 2006
Louis Joseph DeCoite Sr., 77, of Makawao, Maui, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Shirley S.; sons Aaron, Louis Jr., David and Danny; daughters Phyllis DeCoite-Ferreira and Susan DeCoite-Arnel; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery.
Nancy Keahi Iaea Fenton
Feb. 19, 2006
Nancy Keahi Iaea Fenton, 72, of Alaska, a social worker and teacher, died in Alaska. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Tercia L. Ku, Jaylen K. Katzman, Helen Anna Hoffman and Portia K. and Thomas E. Fenton III; brothers and sisters Shermaih "Jerry" and Lionel Iaea and Shirley Cordeiro and Helen Patterson; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. today at Bishop Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha Schools on Kapalama campus. Call after 4:30 p.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Reap International Inc., P.O. Box 10972, Fairbanks, AK 99710; or KJNP Christian Radio and Television, P.O. Box 56359, North Pole, AK 99705.
Misao Fukumoto
April 4, 2006
Misao Fukumoto, 89, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Thomas M., daughter Barbara H. Matsunaga, six grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
David Sidney Ha'ae
April 7, 2006
David Sidney "Yank" Ha'ae, 63, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a Jacks Tours and Roberts Tours employee, died in Kona Community Hospital. He is survived by wife Veronica; son Kawika Maskell; daughters Kuulei and Kapualani Kalani-Maskell, Yvette-Marjorie Wooten-Ha'ae and Noe Barr; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pukana Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Landen Kunia Kamealoha
April 7, 2006
Landen Kunia Kamealoha, infant son of Victoria Kamealoha, of Mililani, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Julien, sister Sarah and grandparents Peter and Lucy. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship, 95-061 Waimakua Drive. Call after 8 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Thane Keola Leialoha
April 11, 2006
Thane Keola Leialoha, 28, of Hilo, a Big Island Tropical Landscaping landscaper, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by fiancee Sabrina Kauai, sons Joshua and Keola, daughter Theane, parents Thomas "Tiny" Sr. and Mary, and brothers Thomas Jr., Theran and Thomson. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Gino Joseph Maggi
April 15, 2006
Gino Joseph Maggi, 81, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a truck driver, died at home. He was born in Italy. He is survived by sons Michael and Daniel, daughters Barbara Maggi and Rebecca Kelekoma, sisters Louise Brusco and Tillie Marugliano, companion Daisy Costa, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Lucy C. Manus
April 5, 2006
Lucy C. Manus, 87, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Kauai Pine knife sharpener and forelady, died. She was born in Lawai, Kauai. She is survived by husband Daniel Sr., son Daniel Jr., daughters Madeline Braddock and Dolores Saladaga, brothers Joaquin Ayres and Charles Costa, sisters Virginia Mendez and Violet Clarlo, 15 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Kalaheo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Ruben Ortiz
April 5, 2006
Ruben Ortiz, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Mexican honorary consul, died in Honolulu. He was born in Chihuahua, Mexico. He is survived by daughter Gail Nakamatsu, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. at the cemetery.
Yukie Ota
April 11, 2006
Yukie Ota, 83, of Lanihau, Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Puuwaawaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kazuo; sons Ronald, Isaac, Gary and Gene; daughter Lorraine Kawano; brothers Tadashi, Ed, Yoshiyuki and Herbert Kaneko; sisters Kikue Takagi, Kazue "Karen" Nishizaki, Mitsue Sakamoto, Kimiko Sato, Emiko Ueda and Asako Kajioka; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Kona.
Marcial Patigayon
March 27, 2006
Marcial "Bobby" Patigayon, 72, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Irene R.; sons Lance G. and Tracy R.; daughters Renee J. Yockeman, Roxanne E. Yamaoka, Marcy L. Cunningham and Lisa L. Peralta; brothers Moses and Dennis; sisters Helen Watson, Rose Maglinti, Patsy Torres, Mary Gonsales, Darlene Steaveson and Vicky Ah Choy; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Clara Perreira Silva
March 28, 2006
Clara Perreira "Bo" Silva, 89, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by two sons, daughters Bernadette C. Kay-Silva and three others, brother Brandon E., sister Dorothy Saunders, eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Howard Luke Hoy Yee
April 10, 2006
Howard Luke Hoy Yee, 90, of Honolulu, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Phyllis Ann, son John S.C., daughter Patricia O.Q. "Patty" Ching, brother Kalfred L.K. and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private burial. No flowers.
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.