Dorothy Minnie Ah Heong Amaral
May 14, 2006
Dorothy Minnie Ah Heong Amaral, 73, of Hilo, a homemaker and housemaid, died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Henry Jr., Paul J., Dexter L. and Ken M.; daughter Susan A. Aninion; brothers Peter Jr. and Richard Ah Heong; sisters Catherine Matsuda, Mary Jane Stevens and Julia Pacheco; half sister Mary Jane Carvalho; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Additional services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tiffany Michelle Andres
May 9, 2006
Tiffany Michelle Andres, 35, of Torrance, Calif., formerly of Kailua, a nurse, died. She was born in Denver. She is survived by husband Christopher Joseph, daughter Riley Kaimana, mother Carla Barnard, father Grant Barnard, father's wife Susan and brother Gregory Barnard. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Rosa Lee Watson Baldisamo
May 9, 2006
Rosa Lee Watson Baldisamo, 59, of Waianae, a Department of Education supervisor and custodian, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Larry P. Sr.; son Laurence P. Jr.; daughter Lisa A.; brothers Otis, Robert Sr. and Roger Watson; and sisters Zelie Au and Patricia Aquino Sr. Services: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Herbert Hisami Beppu
May 8, 2006
Herbert Hisami Beppu, 81, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wayne H., Wendall M. and Glenn U.; daughter Dana L. Oandasan; sister Nancy C. Daffron; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Harold Thomas Enos
May 9, 2006
Harold Thomas Enos, 85, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Naval Station battalion fire chief at Pearl Harbor, died at St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Blanche; daughters Sister Diane, Gayle Torres and Patricia Andrade; brother Wilfred; sister Vivian Nobrega; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Henry Katsumi Ezawa
May 12, 2006
Henry Katsumi Ezawa, 89, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician, died at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Miyono, daughters Susan S. Ezawa and Janice Y.O. Hamamoto, and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ayame Fujii
May 10, 2006
Ayame Fujii, 95, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Thomas Y. and Alan Y.; daughters Amy T. and Jane E. Fujii, Dorothy Y. Colonnese, Gladys S. Tamashiro and Beatrice N. Shimabuku; sister Irene Wada; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jeniffer Kanani-Haina Haalilio
May 1, 2006
Jeniffer Kanani-Haina Haalilio, 19, of Honomalino, Hawaii, a Roberts of Hawaii Tour Co. tour dispatcher, Roberts Tours van aide and KTA-Keauhou courtesy produce and point of sales clerk, died in Kau Hospital. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by parent Jeffrey Sr., hanai mother Theone Roth, brother Jeffrey Jr., hanai brother Kyle Sharp, sisters Jennie-Lynn and Jena, hanai sister Jaslyn Kanoeau, grandparents Clinton and Sally Haina, and great-grandparent Nancy Uina. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at family's residence, 89-406 Mamalahoa Highway in Honomalino. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the residence. Call after 8 a.m. Luncheon and fellowship to follow. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Henry Theodore Hansen Jr.
May 14, 2006
Henry Theodore Hansen Jr., 77, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired Air Force veteran and master sergeant at Hickam Air Force Base, died at home. He was born in Ashland, Wis. He is survived by wife Phyllis, son Henry T. III, daughters Carla Chaidemenakis and Christine Lindsey, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Bok Soon Kalinchak
May 12, 2006
Bok Soon "Ruth" Kalinchak, 78, of Wahiawa died at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by brother Herbert Shon and sister Grace Dailey. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Martha Ann Laulaniaiwi Marvin Kinney
May 11, 2006
Martha Ann Laulaniaiwi Marvin "MAK" Kinney, 72, of Waimea, Hawaii, an R.R. Olson-Division employee of Walco, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Decker and Jaime, daughter Erin Lindsey, brother Jamie Dowsett, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at family residence, Kuhio Village-Kamuela, 64-5071 Kamamalu St. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Waimea Chapel, 65-1160 Kapiolani Road, Kamuela, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Erwin Shorty Dustin Kealoha Lauronal
May 5, 2006
Erwin Shorty Dustin Kealoha Lauronal, 19, of Kailua-Kona, a McKenna Motors auto detailer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by parents Eric and Georgiann Tita; fiance Delilah Belt; brothers Ryan, Isaac, Corwin, Eric Jr., Shane and Christopher Lauronal and Dillion Delroy; sisters Leihau and Evangelynn; grandparents Morris and Clara Graciidis, Christobal Lauronal and Shirley Bellamy; and great-grandparent Elizabeth Akao. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.
Violet Lorene Shafer Lemen
May 4, 2006
Violet Lorene Shafer Lemen, 84, formerly of Honolulu, a Coast Enterprises of Hawaii owner and the Mosaic Tile Co. employee, died in Kirkland, Wash. She was born in Blue Creek, W.Va. She is survived by daughter Melva Richards; brother Eugene Shafer; sisters Mary Rogers, Doris Leonhardt and Betty Vola; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Union Church, 1660 S. Beretania St. Donations suggested to American Diabetes Association or Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Shirley Ann Kuuipo Leslie
May 9, 2006
Shirley Ann Kuuipo Leslie, 68, of Napoopoo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alfred Sr.; sons Edward Keliinohomoku, Biart Spencer, Alexander Rigaud and Alfred Jr. and Wayne Leslie; daughters Annie Lewis, Roseann Gandeza, Sharon Rigaud, Shirley Soares and Aldy Heaps; brother John Kealiinohomoku; stepbrother Billy Keliinohomoku; sister Lavern Oliveira; stepsister Ginger Thompson; 33 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Celebration of life: 9 a.m. Sunday at Kona Seventh-day Adventist Church. Private family services to be held the following day. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ben Nobuyoshi Nakao
April 19, 2006
Ben Nobuyoshi Nakao, 96, of Hilo, a retired salesclerk for the former Theo H. Davies Co., died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Paukaa, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Martha Wadsworth and Frances Chin-Chance, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Richard Melvin Peterson
May 12, 2006
Richard Melvin "King of Drywall" Peterson, 64, of Kailua-Kona, a Richard Peterson Inc. owner, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Utah. He is survived by sons Richard S. and Rodney T.; daughter Barbara M. Goodwin; brothers Gordon S., Robert U. and Shirl H.; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at Puulani Ranch in Kona, across from Big Island Country Club. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. Loose flowers.
Alan Paul Rankin
May 13, 2006
Alan Paul Rankin, 54, of Lahaina, a Buyer computer parts employee, died at home. He was born in Natrona Heights, Pa. He is survived by son Michael, daughter Jessica, mother Doris and brothers Donald, David, Ken, Charles and Robert. Services to be held at a later date.
Robert William Reford
May 9, 2006
Robert William "Bob" Reford, 85, of Canada, a journalist and writer, died at home. He was born in London. He is survived by wife Stephanie, daughters Lisa and Sharon, stepchildren Michael and Andrew Payne, caregiver LaHave and two grandchildren. Services to be held in Hawaii at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the United Nations Association-Hawaii Division, c/o 99-611 Iwaiwa St., Aiea, HI 96701.
Sharon Yukiye Sasaki
May 15, 2006
Sharon Yukiye Sasaki, 59, of Honolulu, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection customs specialist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Erin S. Shimomi and Lynn S. Furuta, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Ellen Ayako Uyemura
May 15, 2006
Ellen Ayako Uyemura, 93, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Regent Hotel, Waikiki Outrigger and Kaimana Beach Hotel executive housekeeper, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Ninole, Hawaii. She is survived by son Glenn, daughters Lei Cha and Kate Morikawa, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gerald Luther Wilson
May 14, 2006
Gerald Luther "Luke" Wilson, 84, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Roseman, N.C. He is survived by wife Xuan Thi and son Lee. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Tooru Yamane
May 15, 2006
Tooru Yamane, 89, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Kauai County Council clerk, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ruth T.; sons Dr. Stanley and Larry Yamane and Robin Yoshida; daughters Janice Bond, Diane Horita and Emily Silva; sisters Tsuyako Shoda and Mitsuko Yamane; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. May 30 at Kapaa United Church of Christ, 1315 Ulu St. Call after 3 p.m. 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.