Mary Jane K. Adolpho
May 3, 2006
Mary Jane K. Adolpho, 65, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by sisters Blossom P. Kawaa and Victoria K. Mollena, and caregivers Ui Pasigan and Momi Acasio. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. May 27 at Hoolehua, Molokai. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ildefonso Agor Agor
April 2, 2006
Ildefonso Agor Agor, 86, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Eugenia P., sons Nicolas and Florencio, daughter Nenita Oliva, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Gilbert Paul Ane
April 26, 2006
Gilbert Paul Ane, 70, of Waimanalo, a retired police officer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Renee and brothers Charles, David, Daniel and Dr. Franklin Kometani. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Punahou Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Clara Ah Choy Au
April 28, 2006
Clara Ah Choy Au, 89, of Honolulu died in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Patsy Wong and Loretta Chee, sister Frances, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:15 a.m. at the mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Julian Salvador Bartolome
April 19, 2006
Julian Salvador Bartolome, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Ralph Inouye Construction Co. laborer, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He is survived by wife Estrella B.; sons Christopher B. "Chris," Antonio "Tony," Raymond B. and Johnny S.; daughters Darren B., Macaria, Maria, Editha and Ruffina; stepchildren James Sagaysay, Rose Tuner and Melita Bailey; brother Justo; sister Leonarda Sagisi; 18 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Lawrence Kamaile Castro Sr.
May 3, 2006
Lawrence Kamaile Castro Sr., 70, of Honolulu, a retired Carpenter Union 745 carpenter, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Merna; sons Reginald, Lawrence Jr. and Alvin Jr.; daughters Debra Lynn White and Valerie, Lori Ann and Tasha Castro and Rene Yamamoto, WandaMae Akiu and Sheila Veltre; sister Carol Ichinose; 18 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament, 2124 Pauoa Road, Honolulu. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Myrna Lee De Ponte
May 2, 2006
Myrna Lee De Ponte, 69, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died in Kula. She was born in San Luis Obispo, Calif. She is survived by husband Erwin, sons Michael and James, daughter Kathleen Ferrell, brothers Ronald and Kenneth Enos, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mark Edwin Drinkwater
May 1, 2006
Mark Edwin Drinkwater, 43, of Kauai died. He was born in Dallas. He is survived by parents Tish and Mike, brother Mike and sister Debbie Coffman. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Chemical Awareness Resources and Education, 6000 Preston Road, Dallas, TX 75205.
Masaru Larry Endo
May 4, 2006
Masaru Larry Endo, 77, of Kailua, a retired Au Plumbing pipe-fitter foreman, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Setsuko; son Fred; daughters Ellen Naeole and Sharon Endo; brother Wayne; sisters Hatsuyo Matsuno, Mary Endo and Eileen Bluett; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial services: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Cay Minoru Fuse
April 26, 2006
Cay Minoru Fuse, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Nakakura Construction carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Kimiyo, son Howard, daughters Marilyn Yamamoto and Dorothy Kushimi, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jeanette Misako Hasegawa
April 29, 2006
Jeanette Misako Hasegawa, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Sun Fashion's of Hawaii employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Wayne and Glenn; brother Kenneth Miyaoka; sisters Chieko Inter, Leatrice Miyaoka and Jane Takara; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tadao Kawamoto
April 28, 2006
Tadao Kawamoto, 95, of Aiea, a retired Hawaii Times Newspaper photo engraver, died in Honolulu. He was born in Nawiliwili, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ritsuko; son Robert; daughter Helen Asato; brother Matsuji; sisters Hatsuyo and Kikue Kawamoto and Tomiko Sasabe; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Lorna Nidea Laroco
April 24, 2006
Lorna Nidea Laroco, 53, of Ewa Beach, a Larry Jeft's Farm employee, died in Waipahu. She was born in Ligao, Albay City, Philippines. She is survived by husband Agustin V. Sr.; sons Agustin N. Jr. and Edgar N.; daughters Helen Siquig Jr. and Dolores and Rowena Laroco; brothers Jesus, Jose, Jun and Roger Nidea; sisters Maria Cacal, Marielou Casada and Nimpa and Heide Nidea, Teresa Buetre and Vilma Magayanes; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Janet Kimie Nakayama Maeda
May 2, 2006
Janet Kimie Nakayama Maeda, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Kuhio Florist co-owner, died at home. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons Rodney Nakayama and Glen and Kenric Maeda; daughter Lynn R. Nakayama; brothers Yoshitaka, James and Kazuyuki Ushijima; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Wilhelmina Kiyoko Manabat
April 29, 2006
Wilhelmina Kiyoko "Mina" Manabat, 77, of Kapahulu, a retired Ilikai Hotel employee, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Celso; sons Celso Jr. and Haven P.; daughter Deborah Telles; brothers Charles, Edwin and William Taniguchi; sister Roselani Romones; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Lovena Francine Miguel
May 1, 2006
Lovena Francine Miguel, 64, of Wailuku, a retired County of Maui Water Department dispatcher, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by husband Lawrence "Larry"; daughters Stacy and Jodi; father Robert Chang; brothers Colburn Aragosa and Garvin, Philip, Dudley and Mark Chang; sisters Vivian Ishizaki, Claudia Wallwork, Aurdrey Kaanana, Cheryl McPhee, Beverly Weaver, Alva Wales, Alverna Shea, Sonia Saloka and Donna Alexander; and four grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Nobuyuki Murakami
April 26, 2006
Nobuyuki Murakami, 77, of Hilo, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kazuko and sister Atsuko Cabanas. Private services.
Yoshito Nishio
April 18, 2006
Yoshito Nishio, 80, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kawaihau-Moloaa, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Tadao and Kelly H., sisters Kay K. Hasegawa and Flora F. Umehara, and caregiver Erlinda Ibarra. Private services.
Roy Yasuhisa Nitta
May 3, 2006
Roy Yasuhisa Nitta, 53, of Honolulu, an aircraft technical inspector, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Alan and Myron, and sisters Crystal Nitta and Carolyn Uemoto. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Michael Samson Pelekane Jr.
April 23, 2006
Michael Samson Pelekane Jr., 64, of Kailua-Kona, a retired journeyman electrician and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Monica M.; son Mitchell; hanai sons Donovan Kualii and Michael Nui Lester; daughters Kaui and Michele B.; hanai daughters Lehua Bray, Rolinda Bean, Celeste K.C. Texeira and Tracy Bingo; hanai brother Michael Taira; sisters Luika Kamaka, Mary Jean Lippincott and Brenda Daog; and six grandchildren. Visitation: 8-10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Charles R. Robinson
May 3, 2006
Charles R. "Charlie" Robinson, 62, of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Berea, Ky. He is survived by wife Beverlee, sons Chad and Marc, mother Christine, brother Jim and sister Betty Ann Altevers. Services to be held in Berea.
Mariano San Nicolas
April 11, 2006
Mariano San Nicolas, also known as "Nick" and "Boy," 66, of Wahiawa, a football coach, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gwendolyn G.; children Michele Lyons and Patrick Sr., Jerry and Anela San Nicolas; brother Felipe C. Jr.; sisters Dolores Hood, Priscilla Dangaran and Antoinette Manibusan; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Matsue Tsuji
April 29, 2006
Matsue "Shirley" Tsuji, of Honolulu, a former Kiyo's Restaurant co-owner, died at home. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by sisters Chiyoko Tsuji and Kiyoko Moriyama. Private services.
Hanae Umeda
April 29, 2006
Hanae Umeda, 97, of Honolulu, a retired City Florist designer, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Alice Y. Umeda, Amy Y. Harada and Edna C. Kajiwara; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Deedri Pi'ilani Moore Heimuli Veehala
April 29. 2006
Deedri Pi'ilani Moore Heimuli Veehala, 50, of Hilo, a Ke Anuenue Area Health Education Center executive director, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Tacoma, Wash. She is survived by sons Tristan Moore and Fiula "James" Heimuli, daughters Nicole Moore and Mafi Heimuli, hanai daughter Stacey Martines, brother George Moore, sister Vicki Singh and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Sofronio Max Viloria
April 17, 2006
Sofronio Max Viloria, 92, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died at home. He was born in San Juan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Remedios R.; sons Juan "John," Paul, Angel, Eddie and Ernesto; daughters Mary Javier and Ann Tirazona; 21 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Robert H. Wells
April 27, 2006
Robert H. "Bob" Wells, 78, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy veteran who served in the Pacific Fleet during World War II and C.h. Wells Co. partner, died at home. He also was a retired Sheraton Waikiki Resort employee. He was born in Falls River, Mass. He is survived by son Bill, daughter Donna Earnshaw, sister Barbara Quimby and two grandchildren. Private services to be held at a later date. Burial to be held at sea. Donations suggested to Meet Me in Suncook, P.O. Box 1, Suncook, NH 03275; or YMCA Camp Belknap Inc., P.O. Box 1546, Wolfeboro, NH 03894.
Kelso Mack Yarnell Jr.
May 1, 2006
Kelso Mack Yarnell Jr., 68, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Army first sergeant, died in Kailua. He was born in Baltimore. He is survived by wife Miyoko, sons Ed and Don, daughters Theresa Evans and Juanita Yarnell-Richard, brother Ed, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. 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.