James Fujii Bacarro Sr.
April 19, 2006
James Fujii "Jimmy" Bacarro Sr., 74, of Lihue, a Grove Farm Plantation heavy equipment driver and Kauai Surf food and beverage manager, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Laureta Nasis-Bacarro, son James Jr., stepsons Jose D. Jr. and Leo Valdez, daughter Verna B. Nishihara, stepdaughters Janet Paragas and Lorna Asuncion, brother Alfred, sisters Dorothy "Dottie" Bonilla and Katherine "Potot" Fernandez, four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Valentina Villanueva Banis
April 12, 2006
Valentina Villanueva "Valen" Banis, 70, of Mililani, a retired Nanaikapono Elementary School teacher, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by daughters Jacquelyn Caluya and Cristina Villanueva, sisters Encarnacion Agpalza and Amparo Tomas, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.
Ruth Chaikoff
April 18, 2006
Ruth Chaikoff, 90, of Honolulu died in Kailua. She was born in Iowa. She is survived by niece Judith Jamison. No services.
Hiroko Chinen
April 24, 2006
Hiroko Chinen, 73, of Wailuku died at home. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by husband Richard M., son Henry, daughter Mary Camanse, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services to be held at a later date.
Rupert J. Hashimoto
March 31, 2006
Rupert J. Hashimoto, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Grove Farm and Lihue Plantation Sugar supervisor, died. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by son Gerald, daughters Helene Nakashima and Beverly Kurisu, brother Sueo Hashimoto, sister Asayo Sakahara, caregiver Cionita Salvador, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Skip Soon Young Hong
April 12, 2006
Skip Soon Young Hong, 88, of Honolulu, a sales manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Linda, brother George and stepbrothers Daniel and James Chong. Private services.
Elizabeth Ann Jackson
April 23, 2006
Elizabeth Ann Jackson, 79, of Kailua-Kona died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in New York. She is survived by sons Jesse W. and Daniel J. Frack, and five grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Russell Pearson Journigan
April 13, 2006
Russell Pearson Journigan, 82, of Kailua-Kona, a U.S. Army Air Corps combat pilot and Vocational Education state director, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Lena, sons Daren R. Journigan and Dean Rose, daughter Shannon Bolen, sister Frances Reese and two grandchildren. No services.
Kiyoto Kan
April 22, 2006
Kiyoto Kan, 84, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. diesel mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Itono; daughters Laurie Izumi, Jennie Kan and Sherrie Sakamoto; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Katsukichi Kikuta
April 9, 2006
Katsukichi Kikuta, 91, of Pearl City died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Violet; sons Lester, Gerald and Paul; daughters June Naganuma, Jackie Ohta and Holly Muromoto; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
The Rev. Leonard Wan Sing Lau
April 14, 2006
The Rev. Leonard Wan Sing "Lucky" Lau, 60, of Honolulu, pastor of Lanakila Church, Ekalasia Oka Euanelio 'O Iesu Kristo and Church of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, died in Honolulu. He also was a retired Honolulu Police Department Police Athletic League detail employee and co-owner of Po'ohala Lei Shop. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Willee; son Leonard Christopher; daughters Leslee Viena, Elizabeth Lau and Ginger White; mother Elizabeth "Sweetheart"; brothers Henry, Gary and Michael; sister Angel Yamashita; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the park cemetery. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.
Hazel Puanani Kauihou Leleo
April 9, 2006
Hazel Puanani Kauihou Leleo, 58, of Maili, a state educational assistant and tutor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Charles "Charlie" Jr. and Charldon "Leio" Sr.; daughter Charlynn "K"; parents John and Dorothy Ortiz; brothers Charldon "Jiggy," Julienne "Muggy" and Harry Thomas; sisters Lynne "Kahau," Deinese "Giddy" and Richlyn "Twinkle" Thomas; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Waianae Chapel, 85-574 Waianae Valley Road, off Plantation Road. Casual attire.
Prudencia Atad Limos
April 20, 2006
Prudencia Atad Limos, 90, of Kaunakakai died in Kaunakakai. She was born in Oaig Daya Candon, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by sons Paul, John, George and James; daughters Prudence L. Anich, Leonila Green, Marilyn Miller and Maunalisa Limos; brother Delfin Atad; 21 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. Saturday at Kaunakakai Baptist Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Maunaloa Cemetery in Maunaloa, Molokai. Additional information for an obituary printed Tuesday.
Arthur Chin Lum
April 20, 2006
Arthur Chin Lum, 98, of Waimanalo, a Honolulu Police Department sergeant and U.S. Postal Service postmaster, died in Waimanalo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Matilda "Tillie"; sons Arthur K., Gordon A. and Raymond W.; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Shella P. Moening
April 23, 2006
Shella P. Moening, 63, of Wailuku, a Waterfall Lounge Restaurant waitress in Wailuku, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by son Marvin, daughter Theresa Dunaway and three grandchildren. Services to be held in Ohio at a later date.
Dorothy Kikuye Nakashima
April 10, 2006
Dorothy Kikuye Nakashima, 89, of Honolulu, a retired state senior companion care worker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harvey K., daughter Ann M. Saito, brother Richard Miki, sister Margaret Y. Revelle and two grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
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, Leoncio "Leo," Rusty and Cornelio "Sima"; daughters Virginia Singson, Digna Menor, Violeta Woodward and Irene Winter; 22 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. today 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. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.
Stephen Roy Oda
April 18, 2006
Stephen Roy Oda, 62, of Honolulu, Garden House Ltd. president, died in California. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lois S., sons Mark and Luke, and mother Carol J. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Iolani School St. Alban's Chapel in Iolani School. Call after noon. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations will be made by the family to various organizations. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Charles Anton Pegis
April 22, 2006
Charles Anton Pegis, 71, of Wailuku, a relative physicist, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Hue Nguyen; children Mary, Margaret, Anton, Raymond, Caroline, Jerome, Bernard, Cecilia and Barbara Pegis and Rosemary Accurso; stepchildren Nguyen, Nguyen, Kim, Huong and Thanh Nguyen; brothers Richard and Gerard; sisters Sylvia Santin, Marina Wengert and Jessica Pegis; three grandchildren; and 15 step-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. today at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9:30 a.m.
Yuriko Lily Rolz
April 25, 2006
Yuriko Lily Rolz, 83, of Honolulu, a dry cleaning shop owner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Sacramento, Calif. She is survived by husband Werner R., son Les Motonari, daughter Gail Motonari and sisters Cherrie, Kay and Helen. Private services.
Masao Sunada
April 12, 2006
Masao Sunada, 76, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a vegetable and coffee farmer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kainaliu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Janet; son Jerry; brother Robert; sisters Mildred Oda, Ruby Shiroma, Doris Soma and Janet Kawamoto; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Tinumasalasalalesuia Levi Pene Taulau
April 23, 2006
Tinumasalasalalesuia Levi Pene "Tinu" Taulau, 88, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Papa Sataua, Savaii, Western Samoa. She is survived by children Isa'aka Mulitalo, Vine Pule, Sifusi Ah-Toon, Muagututia Betty Ah-Soon, Fa'asalafa Levi, Aigaausagetali'itama Taulau and Perelini Saole and Mulitalo, Gaisoa, Seigafolava and Ropati Pene; 53 grandchildren; 103 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. today and 9 a.m. tomorrow at Calvary United Pentecostal Church, 1215 Ala Aolani St., Honolulu. Call after 4:30 p.m. tomorrow and 8 a.m. Friday. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Mary Lee Taylor
April 9, 2006
Mary Lee Taylor, 83, of Kailua-Kona, a custom lamp shade designer and maker, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in Baltimore. She is survived by companion Yvonne Hull. No services.
Cynthia Roll Tholl
April 22, 2006
Cynthia Roll Tholl, 58, of Kihei, Maui, a behavioral health manager, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in South Bend, Ind. She is survived by son Nathan, daughter Nicole Thompson, brothers Cal and Chris Roll, and sister Cathleen Roll. Services to be held at a later date in Phoenix.
James Takeshi Tsuruda
April 17, 2006
James Takeshi Tsuruda, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Graphic Arts lithographer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eleanor S. Wentworth; sons Bartt T. Tsuruda and Ford H. Sega; stepson David Wentworth; daughters Doreen R. Pawid; stepdaughters Patricia Groman and Wanda Brewer; brothers George, William, Thomas and Richard; sisters Helen Kawamoto and Agnes Tsuruda; a grandchild; and eight step-grandchildren. Private services.
William A. Wheeler
April 5, 2006
William A. Wheeler, 77, of Sumner, Wash., a U.S. Marine Corps radio operator, United Airlines flight engineer and retired Hawaiian Airlines pilot, died. He was born in Sumner. He is survived by wife Nancy; children Doug, Rick, Debbie, Tim, Blake and Brett; stepchildren Alan and Dr. Brian Liljas; brother Dick; and nine grandchildren. Celebration of life to held in Sumner. No flowers. Donations suggested to Rick Wheeler Special Needs Fund, c/o Washington Mutual Bank, 5464 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105; or Sun Health Hospice, 12740 N. Plaza del Rio Blvd., Peoria, AZ 85381.
Stanley Everest Yannell
April 18, 2006
Stanley Everest Yannell, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. power plant operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Geraldine, son John, daughters Darlene Dela Cruz and Julie Sadang, brother Howard, 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Bow Choy Yee
April 17, 2006
Bow Choy Yee, 80, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Services letter carrier, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Muriel L., son Marvin, daughters Karen Stoffer and Diane Y. Tom, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
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.