Randy Minoru Awakuni
April 13, 2006
Randy Minoru Awakuni, 50, of Honolulu, formerly of Aiea, a Star Market Kaneohe assistant meat department manager, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Brian, sister Betty Ikeda and companion Lorraine Chun. Services: 6 p.m. today at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Call after 5 p.m. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Tuesday.
Rosa Bautista Batara
April 24, 2006
Rosa Bautista Batara, 57, of Honolulu, a Sat Grand Hotel housekeeper, died at home. She was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by husband Segundino, son Rolando, daughter Imelda, brother Modesto Bautista and sisters Romana Apuya, Lourdess Martinez and Patrocinia Torres. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Black pants and white shirt for men and black and white attire for ladies.
Maria S. Butchart
April 25, 2006
Maria S. Butchart, 70, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Germany. She is survived by companion Dieter Gaessner, stepsons Dr. John and Robert, brother Franz Schano, sister Emmi Schano, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church in Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Assistance League of Hawaii, 1505 Young St., Honolulu 96826; or American Cancer Society.
Felipe Corrales Capinia
April 9, 2006
Felipe Corrales Capinia, 92, of Aiea, a retired Queen's Medical Center orderly, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Isabel C.; son Mauricio; daughters Evangeline C. Ontalan and Remedios C. Nicolas; brothers Fred, Quirino and Santiago; sisters Maria C. Bautista, Melecia Antolin, Adoracion Capinia and Antonio and Caridad C. Carta; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Sau Wah Chun
April 24, 2006
Sau Wah Chun, 89, of Honolulu died. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Di Chou and Di Xiang Zheng, and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. May 11 at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Pelagio Dela Cuadra
April 16, 2006
Pelagio Dela "Peping" Cuadra, 75, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Navy Exchange forklift operator, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in San Antonio, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonora; sons Floramante and Cresencio; daughter Imelda; brother Geraldo; sisters Isabel and Junicia Dela Cuadra, Guadalupe Javier, Salome Garces and Biblania Taasan; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mitsuko Enomoto
April 17, 2006
Mitsuko Enomoto, 97, of Hilo, a retired clerk for the former Standard Meat Market and Hawaii Hat Co., died in Life Care Center. She was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Isabel Fraser
April 25, 2006
Isabel Fraser, 88, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Clarence Jr. and Edward, daughter Janice Rivera, brother Manuel Badiyo, six grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. next Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Fujie Honda
April 21, 2006
Fujie Honda, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Fukushima Shoten Co. owner, died at home. She was born in Oita, Japan. She is survived by sons Haruo, Seiichi and Munehiro; daughters Masayo Schenck and Misao Yamamuro; sisters Shizue Tanabe, Tamae Imamura and Miyoko Takahashi; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thelma Misao Kawakami Horikawa
April 24, 2006
Thelma Misao Kawakami Horikawa, 87, of Kailua, a retired Miramar Hotel assistant housekeeper, died in Kailua. She was born in Hilo. She is survived children Russell and Barbara Horikawa, Georgianna Miyamura, Lorraine Tarutani and Gail Wong; brother Jerry Kawakami; sister Margaret Tonaki; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Violet Tsutae Kidani
April 15, 2006
Violet Tsutae Kidani, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Del Monte office manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Isami R. and sister Martha Irish. Private services.
Susumu Matsuwaki
April 14, 2006
Susumu Matsuwaki, 83, of Honolulu, a retired state maintenance man, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Masaru, Chuck, Gary, Guy and Alex; and sisters Sadako Tabuchi and Yoshie Sato. Private services.
Margaret Yoshiko Hayase Miyaji
April 18, 2006
Margaret Yoshiko Hayase Miyaji, 89, of Honolulu, a Sheraton Hawaii Federal Credit Union office manager, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by sons Wayne M. and Ken H., daughters Bobbi S. Kanemoto and Kathleen S. Doi, sisters Yaeko Hayase and Joyce C. Masunaga, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Edward Ernest Nelson
April 22, 2006
Edward Ernest Nelson, 89, of Honolulu died. He is survived by son James, sisters Nora Fore and Nani Gores, and a grandchild. Private services.
Aquilina Coloma Polendey
April 24, 2006
Aquilina Coloma Polendey, 57, of Waipahu, a Larry Jefts Farm fruit picker, will be remembered in a Mass 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Catholic Church in Makakilo. Call after 9:30 a.m. She was killed with three other co-workers in a crash in Kunia. She was born in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by husband Ricardo P.; son Rex C.; daughters Imelda P. Mabagos, Myla P. Balicol and Glenda C. and Cherie C. Polendy; brother Virgilio Coloma; sisters Ana Tolentino and Aurora Balbas; and 11 grandchildren. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Malaelona Samana
April 20, 2006
Malaelona Samana, 86, of Waipahu, an engineer, died in Waianae. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by son Jerry Anitipa-Samana; daughter Nancy A. Samana-Tatupu; sisters Vaolotu, Tupe, Leilua, Timena and Lafo; and nine grandchildren. Private services.
Frank Anthony Santos
April 21, 2006
Frank Anthony Santos, 8, of Hilo, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Anthony; mother Jeannie Koch; brothers Kainoa and Isaiah Respicio and Caleb Santos; sister Christy Trevino; and grandparents Rose and Frank Santos and Frank and Christine Ramirez. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Mark Schwartzman
April 8, 2006
Mark Schwartzman, 63, of Hawi, Hawaii, a restaurant owner, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by daughter Lizzie Corser, brothers Michael and Richard, and sister Jayme. Visitation: 5 p.m. next Friday. For more information, call Ira Leitel at 885-5800.
Evelyn Hatsuko Shinmoto
April 24, 2006
Evelyn Hatsuko Shinmoto, 85, of Kahului, a Hale Lava, Harold's Inn and retired Emmanuel Lutheran Pre-School employee, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons Ronald, Aaron and Ralph; daughters Janet Saito, Nanette Norona and Naomi Matsuura; sister Lily Y. Kawamoto; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Arleen Delanora Ulumahiehie Wilcox
April 13, 2006
Arleen Delanora Ulumahiehie Wilcox, 58, of Waipahu, a Pearl City High School security officer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Sherill P., son Nowell K.K., hanai daughter Brandi Martins, stepparents Thomas H. and Marvellee Shelton, brother Theodore K. Jacobson and stepsisters Faye Lee and Alberta Jacob. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road in Pearl City. Call after 5:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at sea.
Frances Yamanoha
April 25, 2006
Frances Yamanoha, 77, of Nanakuli died at home. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sons Clarence Jr., Clifford, Cedric and Charles Pila; daughters Franceen Ako, Colleen Edwards, Georetta Kelly, Debora Garrett, Julian Higa and Yolanda and Edith Pila; sisters Justina Bivit and Matilda Faith; 43 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church, 89-235 Pua Ave., Nanakuli. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Burial: 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. 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.