Leah Needham Ching
April 11, 2006
Leah Needham Ching, 80, of Kailua-Kona died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Hong C., son Lowell, daughter Liane Kelly, brother Nephi Needham, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Benjamin Colobong
April 15, 2006
Benjamin "Green Arrow" Colobong, 56, of Hilo, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Jolana K.; son Kaimana; daughter Puaonaona; brothers Edward, Robert and Jimmy; and sister Flora Cortez. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Thomas Robinson Craig III
April 12, 2006
Thomas Robinson Craig III, 51, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Washington, D.C. He is survived by parents Tom and Trish, brothers Steve and Brian, and sisters Valerie Hart and Leslie Kunde. Private services. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association.
George Shigemi Fukunaga
March 25, 2006
George Shigemi Fukunaga, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Lake View Royal Condominium building manager, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by wife Ann, daughter Cynthia and brothers Donald and Charles. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Henry Kiyoshi Fukunaga
April 15, 2006
Henry Kiyoshi Fukunaga, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Motors mechanic, died at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Helen K., sons Steven S. and Arnold Y., daughters Sylvia N. Kimura and Jorene Y. Fukunaga-Cuban, sisters Mildred M. Okamura and Doris Y. Goto, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Donald W. Heen
April 14, 2006
Donald W. Heen, 71, of Santa Rosa, Calif., died in Santa Rosa. He was born in Honokawai, Maui. He is survived by wife Mary Ann; children Tennyson, Donilyn and Curtis; stepchildren Al, Shawn and Yolanda Chung and Sheryl Ann Chung Crithton; and nine grandchildren. Services to be held in Petaluma, Calif.
Lawrence Herbert Helm
March 29, 2006
Lawrence Herbert Helm, 74, of Kauai, formerly of California, a real estate businessman and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Yokohama, Japan. He is survived by wife Jean; daughter Linda; son Andrew; hanai family members Colette, Loren and Trudy; and two grandchildren. No services.
Alice Itsuko Hiraki
April 3, 2006
Alice Itsuko Hiraki, 73, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Richard Y., son Richard T., daughter Charlene U. Kim, sisters Doris Y. Nishikawa and Tamae Miyashita, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Teodorico Soriano Jose
April 6, 2006
Teodorico Soriano Jose, 81, of Honolulu, a retired yardman, died in Avalon Care Center. He was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by sons Manayon Eddie D. and Efren D., daughter Emerlina J. Pascual, brothers Filomeno and Calexto, sisters Theresa Jose and Irene J. Butac, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Kenneth Yoshio Kawada
April 12, 2006
Kenneth Yoshio Kawada, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Malolo Beverage Supply employee, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Darryl and Garrett; brothers Ronald and Wallace; sisters Frances Mineshima, Arlene Hayashi, Jeanette Saewong and Patricia Jamieson; stepmother Bertha Kawada; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Randolph Kim Seu
April 15, 2006
Randolph Kim "Randy" Seu, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Matson Terminals welder, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Therese; sons Robert Black and Randolph Jr.; daughters Cindy Bray, Melonie Cavaco, Robin and Teri-Lin; brothers Claude and Allen; sisters Geraldine Yung, Elaine Ogata and Maile McKeague; hanai sons Sterling Ohta and Allen Muscheck; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Charles Goichi Kimura
April 11, 2006
Charles Goichi Kimura, 74, of Kapolei, a retired C & B Masonry mason, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hazel K., sons Eric A. and Jason K., sisters Doris Sur and Jean, and four grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Herbert Tetsuo Kokubun
April 12, 2006
Herbert Tetsuo Kokubun, 87, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii East-West Center personnel administrator, died at home. He was born on Maui. He is survived by daughter Karen-Lei James, brother Edwin H., two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Seiichi Maeda
April 12,2006
Seiichi "Seiyan" Maeda, 80, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patsy A., daughter Lynne M. Kong, brother Katsumi and two grandchildren. Private services.
Fumiyo Migimoto
April 17, 2006
Fumiyo Migimoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Kaimuki High School teacher, died at home. She was born in California. She is survived by sisters Hinayo Nakata and Kimiko Kumagai. Private services.
Joan Leonard Mooney
April 21, 2006
Joan Leonard Mooney, 72, of Kailua, a Sea Life Park and Mission Houses docent, died in Honolulu. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by husband James; sons Larry McNamara and Jim; daughters Suzanne M. Pollard, Cathy McNamara and Laurie M. Tilly; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Lutheran Church in Kailua. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, Windward Unit, 130 Kailua Road, Suite 102-B, Kailua, HI 96734.
Joseph K. Mossman
March 14, 2006
Joseph K. Mossman, 79, of Honolulu died. He is survived by wife Lucille, son Richard, daughter Billie Cambra, sister Pualani M. Avon, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Canceled services to be held at a later date. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.
William Henry Hogue Mussett
April 18, 2006
William Henry Hogue Mussett, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Royal Air Force wing commander, died in Kailua. He was born in London. Private services.
Nick Mamoru Nekoba
April 13, 2006
Nick Mamoru Nekoba, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Okazaki and Sugai Plasterers plasterer, died. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ann N.; son Michael H.; daughters Naomi Taira and Karen Cunningham; brother Yoshio; sisters Fusae Nakano, Carol S. Yukitomo and Sachie Oishi; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ceferina Abesamis Nolasco
April 15, 2006
Ceferina Abesamis "Pening" Nolasco, 78, of Waipahu, a retired Maui Divers of Hawaii Ltd. employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Penaranda, Gapan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. She is survived by sons Danilo "Danny," Jose "Joe," Rodolfo, Benigno "Benny," Lino, Rusty and Cornelio "Sima"; daughters Virginia Singson, Digna Menor, Violeta Woodward and Irene Winter; 22 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Stanley Kiminobu Omura
March 31, 2006
Stanley Kiminobu Omura, 69, of Kahului, a retail sales manager, died at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by brother Gordon and sisters Shirley Wasano and Janet Matsumoto. Services held.
Robert Kokichi Oshiro
April 9, 2006
Robert Kokichi Oshiro, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Longs Drug - Pali janitor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by son Dennis R., daughters Jayne M. Oshiro and Diane N. Morisawa, brothers Stanley and Edward, sisters Sally Bettencourt and Nancy Muraoka, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ursulo Abogadie Quilos
April 18, 2006
Ursulo Abogadie "Sulo" Quilos, 91, of Kihei, Maui, an Intercontinental Hotel utility steward, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hindang, Leyte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Candelaria M.; children Jesus, Bernardo and Ernesto Quilos and Angelita Gorospe; brother Ciriaco; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday. Burial: noon at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Bernice Kam Yit Rodrigues
April 18, 2006
Bernice Kam Yit Rodrigues, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Safeway cashier, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She is survived by husband Charles; sons Wayne, Randy, Brian and Dennis; daughter Charlene; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Tsuruyo Saito
April 5, 2006
Tsuruyo "Betsy" Saito, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by son Ronald K., daughter Charlotte N., brother Noriyoshi Watanabe, sister Masako Yamamoto, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.
Edwin Ongklungel Santos
April 10, 2006
Edwin Ongklungel Santos, 46, of Honolulu, a Roberts Hawaii bus driver, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Agana, Guam. He is survived by parents Moses and Haruno, brothers Edmund and Ernest, and sisters Seliana Moi, Elizabeth Hom, Esther Sojot and Erica. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Janet Tamiko Shimabukuro
April 17, 2006
Janet Tamiko Shimabukuro, 83, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Army-Air Force Exchange System fixed assets clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by husband Shigeo, son Mark, daughter Dawn Yamaki, brother Harold Ueoka, sister Gladys Ueoka and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Brother Dominic Stone
April 18, 2006
Brother Dominic Stone, also known as William Henry Stone, 88, of Honolulu, a Congregation of Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary religious brother, died in St. Patrick's Monastery. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nephews and nieces. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick Church on 1124 7th Ave., Honolulu. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to Sacred Hearts Retirement Fund, P.O. Box 1376, Kaneohe, HI 96744.
Charles Kiyoshi Tamekazu
April 9, 2006
Charles Kiyoshi Tamekazu, 59, of Honolulu, a former Sun Life of Canada employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by mother Mitsue, brothers James M. and David Y., and sisters Nancy E. Pearson, Charlotte N. Parker and Janice K. Sakuda. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Marilyn Jean Williams
April 17, 2006
Marilyn Jean "Lyn" Williams, 73, of Waipahu, a retired Heide & Cook secretary and bookkeeper, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Connecticut. She is survived by husband John H. Sr., sons John H. Jr. and David C., daughter Nadine E. Abing, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Kwock Kwai Wong
April 16, 2006
Thomas Kwock Kwai Wong, 70, of Honolulu, a retired businessman, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Terry Y.C.; sons Richard H.D. and John H.; brothers Francis, Arthur and Kenneth; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. 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.