Kiyoko Aoki
May 7, 2006
Kiyoko Aoki, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Port Allen, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Marcia M. Tanaka, Mary Lynn Aoki and Sandra S. Takishita; brother Giichi Fujimoto; sister Kikumi Morikawa; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Rose Santiago Fo
May 11, 2006
Rose Santiago "Sista" Fo, 73, of Honolulu died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Richard P.; daughters Bonnie L. Fo, Lois Nakamura and Sharon Pouliquen; brother Paul Santiago; sister Tina Santiago; a grandchild; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Tuesday and after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Vasco C. Gregory
May 14, 2006
Vasco C. Gregory, 77, of Mililani, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. and R.M. Towill employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Adrienne "Jannie"; sons Roddy and Carl "Mike"; daughters Yvonne Boissoneau, Tanya Pereira and Lynell Cabana; brother Clayton; sister Jolinda; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jane Yoshie Hajime
May 1, 2006
Jane Yoshie Hajime, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Sears Roebuck and Co. employee, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ronald, daughters Carole Kajihiro and Cynthia Kobatake, sisters Kinuyo Kawasaki and Jean Kimura, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Gordon Seizo Hashimoto
May 9, 2006
Gordon Seizo Hashimoto, 70, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service postal clerk, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Suzanne N., sons Blane and Daren, and brothers Harold and Asa. Private services.
Alice Y.L. Hee
April 18, 2006
Alice Y.L. Hee, 71, of Honolulu, a retired issuance adjustor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by brother George and sister Laura Conrad. Services: 11 a.m. today at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Jane Elizabeth Frizelle Heine
May 15, 2006
Jane Elizabeth Frizelle Heine, 78, of Kailua died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Susan L. Morley and two grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Herbert Nam Hoo
March 24, 2006
Herbert Nam Hoo, 86, of Honolulu, a retired federal fire chief and World War II veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rick, Randy and Vernon; brother Clarence; sisters Pheobe Liu and Dillie Akana; and three grandchildren. Private services.
George Jitsuo Inoshita
April 30, 2006
George Jitsuo Inoshita, 67, of Waipahu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. Waiau shift supervisor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hae Ja "Kay"; sons Daniel K. and Derek R.; daughters Tina Umbay and Jeannie Lee; brother Harold; sisters Grace Honda, Carol Muranaka and Jane Tanimoto; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Wallace Kenji Inouye
May 9, 2006
Wallace Kenji Inouye, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Army National Guard sergeant major and Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nobuko, sons Wayne and Earl, sister Helen Matsuura, three grandchildren and a step-grandchild. Private services.
Lonnie Hiroshi Kamimura
May 16, 2006
Lonnie Hiroshi Kamimura, 35, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by mother Jule; brothers Darrell and Hans Britton, and Wilhelm Kamimura; and sisters Colleen Peralta, Erika Brown and Correy Kamimura. Services: 10 a.m. today at Living Waters Church, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Doris Haruko Kaneshiro
May 6, 2006
Doris Haruko Kaneshiro, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Reef Towers hotel housekeeper, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Alan S. and Gary I.; daughters Sharon N. and Charlotte H. Kaneshiro, and Patricia R. Ichiru; brothers Hideo, William, Ronald, Kiyoshi and Fred Oshiro; sisters Yoshiko Oshiro, Carol Matsumura and Grace Sato; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Loretta Felicidad Lum
May 5, 2006
Loretta Felicidad Lum, 65, of Waianae, a state Department of Education cafeteria worker, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Albert J. Sr.; sons Albert J. Jr., John I. and Micah J.; daughters June D. "Dolly" Chang, Jo-Ann M. DeMotto and Lisa M. Holt; sisters Flora Camalliri, Ruth Surveyor and Josephine Refamonte; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Setsuyo Murakami
May 6, 2006
Setsuyo Murakami, 89, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a homemaker and retired Konawaena High and Elementary School baker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kainaliu, Hawaii. She is survived by son Wilfred; daughter Lynn K. Bradley; brothers Benji, Kiyoso and Saburo Shiroyama; sister Masayo Yamashita; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Janice Charlene Nacario
May 7, 2006
Janice Charlene Nacario, 55, of Waialua died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James; sons Ryan and Jesse Sasaki, and James and Steven Nacario; daughter Stephany; mother Kay Kim; brothers Russell H., Dwight M., Patrick K. and Franklin M. Kim; sister Roberta Kim; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. Additional information was provided for an obituary published Thursday.
Michiko Nagashima
May 2, 2006
Michiko Nagashima, 79, of Hilo died at home. She was born in Kapoho, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Noboru, sons Jason and Leslie, daughter Jan Lau, sisters Toshiko Shiraishi and Mutsumi Pang, and five grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Jisuke Nishihara
May 16, 2006
Jisuke Nishihara, 99, of Hilo, a Pepeekeo Sugar Co. employee and independent sugar cane grower, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Urasoe, Okinawa. He is survived by sons Stanley, Wallace and Royden; daughters Grace H. Isa, Natsue Kaneshiro, Miyoko Taira, Tomiko Masaki, Shigeko Hirano and Ellen Mikasa; 18 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yasuko Ogata
March 26, 2006
Yasuko Ogata, 89, of Hilo and Pahoa, Hawaii, an accountant for various firms and a macadamia nut farmer, died in Washington. She was born in Pahoa. She is survived by son Wayne, daughters Carol Cicerone and Aileen Cornman, and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Toshiyuki Onitsuka
April 29, 2006
Toshiyuki "Slim" Onitsuka, 93, of Ewa, a retired state road maintenance worker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Ethel T. and sister Barbara Seeger. Private services.
Jane Sanaye Oshiro
April 21, 2006
Jane Sanaye Oshiro, 64, of Honolulu died in Nuuanu Hale Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Haruko and brothers Walter T. and Larry. Private services.
Mark Perez
April 29, 2006
Mark Perez, also known as George Wallace Perez, 64, of Waianae, a DF Builders construction worker, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maylea; sons Jason, Solomon, Solomon K., Isaac, Isaiah and Adam Perez, Raphael Kealoha-Nui, Leo and Lance Ventura-Wong, Brad Ventura and James Kealoha; daughters Jiana, Joevanna, Joy and Grace Perez, Glory Dixon, Grace Singrattana, Odelia Naosusuga, and Vikkie and Valorie Ventura; brother Raymond; sister Edna Johnson; and 12 grandchildren. A memorial gathering will be held at 11 a.m. today at Depot Beach Park, Nanakuli.
Masayo Sato
May 15, 2006
Masayo Sato, 88, of Hilo, an Orchid Isle Hotel chef, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Gilbert S., Roy M., Wayne D., Gary L. and Mark M.; sister Chiyo Iwamoto; 15 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Saichi Shioshita
May 14, 2006
Saichi Shioshita, 89, of Hilo, a cleaning plant tender for the former Hilo Sugar Co., died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Robert and Dennis; daughters Jean Asuncion and Patsy, Gail and Judy Shioshita; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pan Pamu Vagai
May 10, 2006
Pan Pamu Vagai, 54, of Waimanalo, a state maintenance foreman, died. He was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Linda; sons Willy, James, Emo and Siaosi; daughters Siu "Amio" and Sasha; mother Oilau Eli; brothers Tuiega Mutia, Simi "James" Misa and Laloasi Vagai; sisters Siulagi Taai, Felila Vasai and Seia Segi; and six grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Olomana Ward. Services: 11 a.m. May 26 at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial; 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Additional information was provided for an obituary published yesterday.
Modesta Catiggay Visitacion
May 14, 2006
Modesta Catiggay "Maria" Visitacion, 81, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. She was born in Cagayan, Isabella, Philippines. She is survived by sons Patrick, Ricky, Edward and Larry; daughters Acella Hart and Norma V. Reyes; brothers Simplicio and Macario Catiggay; sister Vicenta Constantino; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rodney Kwei Fong Wong
May 4, 2006
Rodney Kwei Fong Wong, 83, of Honolulu, a retired federal civil engineer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Heeia, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Carol L.; daughters Rebecca L., Marian E. and Anita J. Wong and Margery Neilson; brother Walter; sisters Lily Lee and Jessie Siu; and three 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.