Paul Katao Aono
April 21, 2006
Paul Katao Aono, 57, of Honolulu, a Department of Education psychological examiner in the Honolulu District, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elaine J. Shiozawa, mother Marguerite Y. and sister Dorothy S. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Michael David Abell
April 29, 2006
Michael David Abell, 46, of Kapaa, Kauai, a carpenter, died at home. He was born in San Jose, Calif. He is survived by wife Lisa K.; children Kristen and Tasha Kaauwai, Ty K. Ragudo and Maile-Marie and Michael I.G. Abell; mother Faye Davis; brothers Ron and Rick; sister Sheri Bonsell; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kapaa First Hawaiian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Marcella Alavado Cantor
April 25, 2006
Marcella Alavado Cantor, 82, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a homemaker, retired coffee farmer and Dr. Nathalie Tucker therapy assistant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Andrew and Edwin Cantor and Anthony Minan-Cantor, daughters Harriet Marquina and Dolly Primacio, 16 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John Catholic Church in Kealekekua, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual or Hawaiian attire.
Lucrecia Castaneda
April 26, 2006
Lucrecia Castaneda, 55, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a Macadamia Orchards employee, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Tess Castaneda, Madie Rychener, Heather Naboa and Jane Pennebaker; a sister; stepmother; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Naalehu Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ruby Au Chong
April 25, 2006
Ruby Au Chong, 68, of Aiea, a retired state data entry operator, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William V.L., sons Kevin and Brian, daughter Pamela, brother Benton Au, sisters Charlotte Pang and Noreen Jesse, and four grandchildren. Services: 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Edward Delos Santos Sr.
April 3, 2006
Edward Delos Santos Sr., 68, of Honolulu, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Loretta J.; son Edward Jr.; daughters Lorena A. Blancaflor and Roxane and Edwina Delos Santos, Lori E. Daquip and Leslie L. Rosa; brothers Alfred; sisters Leonora Quartero and Conchita Lizares; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Helen Yoshiko Higa
April 21, 2006
Helen Yoshiko Higa, 92, of Wahiawa, a retired hotel housekeeping employee, died at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy I. and Wayne Z., daughters Cornelia Sakamoto and Yvonne Waki, sisters Jane Chung and Betsy Fukunaga, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Kyle Namakaokalani Yoshio Kataoka
April 27, 2006
Kyle Namakaokalani Yoshio Kataoka, 19, of Hilo, a Seaside Restaurant cook in Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by parents Karl Y. "Blackie" and Elizabeth K.K., brother Kelson, sister Alyssa-Joy, grandparents Pearl Lueftner and Ernest and Elizabeth "Maile" Akimseu, and great-grandparent Helen K. Otani. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center Cultural Hall, 1373 Kilauea Ave., Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon section. Casual attire.
Richard Kuailani Mehau Kawainui
April 18, 2006
Richard Kuailani Mehau Kawainui, 55, of Honolulu, a former Ke Ola Mamo guidance counselor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by hanai mother Maile Mehau-Ogawa; hanai brothers Larry Bertlemann and Michael Gooman; and hanai sisters Chris, Emmy, Kauilani and Pomai Bertlemann and Haunani Omerod. Gathering: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kaiona Beach Park.
Norman Wai Hin Loui
April 21, 2006
Norman Wai Hin Loui, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Rent-All co-owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Bernice and brother Gordon. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Samuel Keonaona Low
April 30, 2006
Samuel Keonaona "Sam" Low, 59, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor Public Works welder and Navy veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ann, son Aaron, daughters Christina Low and Lauren Farias, brother Kenneth and sisters Ellen Heaston and Darling Kukahiko. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment and scattering at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Laura Eulalia Nobriga
April 30, 2006
Laura Eulalia Nobriga, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Waihee, Maui. She is survived by sisters Georgina Sparks, Sylvia Amaral, Mary Jo Meyers and Cecilia Wholey. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen's Church in Pali Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hideo Nonaka
April 15, 2006
Hideo Nonaka, 87, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a Mike's Cafe restaurant owner, died in Kauai Care Center. He was born in Mana, Kauai. He is survived by wife Fujiko; sons Russell, Conrad and Clinton; daughters Grace N. Hall and Nancy N. Kurokawa; brothers Masatoshi, Iwao, Frank and Paul; sisters Helen Ueno and Clara McCollum; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tadashi Otsu
April 28, 2006
Tadashi "Stoney" Otsu, 84, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. payroll supervisor, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Lorrayne S.; sons Eugene and Lane; brothers Edward and Francis; sisters Edna Hikichi, Betsy Sakaki, Evelyn Lang, Judy Zmitravich, Helen Ogata and Charlotte Kunihiro; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Inurnment to be held at a later date.
Herman Salz
April 21, 2006
Herman Salz, 75, of Brooklyn, N.Y., an Army retiree who served in the Vietnam War and Korean War, died. He also was Salz Lock and Safe owner in Kaimuki. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Tomiko; children Max, Linda and Joe; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Saturday.
George Somalpong
April 30, 2006
George Somalpong, 70, of Makaweli, Kauai, an irrigator, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Gloria B., son Allan, daughters Carmela Rafadas and Alverna and Melissa Somalpong, brother Richard Peralta, sister Tina Caballero, and eight grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Patricia Lorraine Townsend
April 26, 2006
Patricia Lorraine Townsend, 73, of Kaunakakai, formerly of Kailua, a former youth counselor, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by husband Charles, sons Charles "Chucky" and Geoffrey, daughter Carole B. Lopez, brothers Donald Camposano and Timothy and Anthony Corpus, sister Barbara Burggraf, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Juana B. Udaundo
April 23, 2006
Juana B. Udaundo, 77, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a dishwasher, died in Garden Isle Healthcare. She was born in Paayas Burgos, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Romeo, Dionisio and Juan; daughters Trinidad Garalde, Leonida Alpapara, Norma Thomas and Edelia Edurise; sister Marcela Guillermo; 35 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 5 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Jovito Cabinte Viloria
April 22, 2006
Jovito Cabinte Viloria, 64, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. employee, died at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lorraine, sons Moku Buchanan and Christopher Viloria, daughters Yolanda Castillo and Elizabeth Hoe, father Alfredo, brothers Emiliano and Adelfo, sisters Sayong and Sandy, 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Kelly K.M. Wong
April 27, 2006
Kelly K.M. Wong, 32, of Honolulu, a United Airlines flight attendant, died at home. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by parents Yee Tim and Elsie Wong, brothers Eric and Paul, sisters Joyce Lee and Kitty Yim, and companion Joe Poto. Visitation: 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Buddhist services. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
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.