Ruth Mitsuko Akimoto
May 16, 2006
Ruth Mitsuko Akimoto, 91, of Aiea, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center food service worker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by son Henry K. "Hank," sisters Dorothy Yokomichi and Helen Garcia, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Nainoa Kauhane Kamanaoiokamanaoianakealohanaekoioe Borje
May 20, 2006
Nainoa Kauhane Kamanaoiokamanaoianakealohanaekoioe Borje, infant son of Kawika K. Borje and Sheena Abille of Waipah, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents David Borje and Keliihoalani Ledward and Rick Abille and Irene Rafael. Private services.
Juan Socorro Cardona
May 17, 2006
Juan Socorro Cardona, 93, of Kaneohe, a retired Kohala Sugar Plantation laborer, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by sons Reynato and Benjamin J.; daughter Dolores Lamog; brother Andres C.; sisters Teresa Cardona, Ida Calma, Consuelo De Guzman and Castarita Pacsa; 11 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services to follow at the mortuary. Aloha attire.
Marjorie Irene Harrington Daddario
May 22, 2006
Marjorie Irene Harrington Daddario, 86, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Kingston, Idaho. She is survived by son Rick, brothers Roy and Richard Harrington, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Michael Anthony Gonzales
May 21, 2006
Michael Anthony Gonzales, 42, of Kauai died. He was born in Michigan. He is survived by children Arion and Kaylea; mother Alicia Vasquez; brothers John, Noonie and Andy; and sisters Sandy, Sherri and Sabrina. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Monday at Lydgate Beach Park.
Yeiho Higa
May 17, 2006
Yeiho Higa, 88, of Hailiimaile, Maui, a Maui Land & Pineapple Co. carpenter and 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team member, died in Kula Hospital. He was born in Kailua. He is survived by wife Mitsuko; son Raymond; daughters Nora Tokunaga, Karen Ho and Lylis Bersamin; brothers Allyn and Isamu; sisters Yoshiko Ishikawa and Yaye Miyashiro; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Rin Zai Zen, Paia, Maui. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: noon Thursday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Janice Leimomi Inafuku
May 15, 2006
Janice Leimomi Inafuku, 71, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Paul, Darcy and Fletcher; brother Gordon Brickwood; sisters Diana Torres, Sharon Delos Santos and Helen Brickwood-Martinez; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Joan Henrietta Harding Kannarr
April 22, 2006
Joan Henrietta Harding Kannarr, 72, formerly of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Community College professor emeritus and administrator, died in San Diego. She was born in Cheney, Kan. She is survived by sons Galen and Tracy, daughter Tina, brother Richard Harding, sisters Betty Jean Robinson and Darlene Hansen, and two grandchildren. Celebration of life: 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Community College Cafeteria. Casual attire.
Irene Haruko Kim
May 11, 2006
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Irene Haruko Kim, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Sears, Roebuck and Co. employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Warren, Wendell and Raynard; brothers Kenji, Shiro and Tsukasa Nakano; sisters Fuji Shiraishi, Doris Kimura, Sakae Kuwanoe and Nancy Nakagama; and four grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Afeleti Lesu
May 22, 2006
Afeleti Lesu, 58, of Waipahu, a bus driver, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Apia, Western Samoa. He is survived by brothers Emani, Uluvalu, Ropati, Fetu, Vaosa and Lua Lex; and sister Repeka Lesu. Graveside services: 10 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Eleanor Malone
May 23, 2006
Eleanor "Kamanao" Malone, 87, of Kauai died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kalihiwai, Kauai. She is survived by children Joseph M. and Robert A. Malone, Hiilani J. Mikaitis, Nalani L. Andrus and Jarred Kaluahine; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4-1731 Kuhio Highway.
Frances Bersosa Mauga
May 19, 2006
Frances Bersosa Mauga, 57, of Waianae died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Steven and Gary De Peralta, Anthony Dungca and John Hufana; daughters Lucy Dungca; two brothers; two sisters; and 15 grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Alice Nahaku
May 21, 2006
Alice Nahaku, 85, of Kahului died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kauaula, Lahaina. She is survived by children Natalie Kaho'ohanohano, Eileen Miranda, Mari Lopez and Daniel Nahaku III; brothers and sisters Roseline Diego, Lenora Greco and Robert and Stephen Correa; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Church in Kahului. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Sachiko Nakagawa
May 18, 2006
Sachiko Nakagawa, 86, of Hilo, a retired seamstress and Singer Sewing Co. salesclerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Akira, son Andrew A., daughter Helene S. Yamase, brothers Yasuji and Haruo Takasaki, sisters Chieko Yamamoto and Rieko Nakazawa, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Lyle L. Nelson
May 20, 2006
Lyle L. Nelson, 53, of Wailuku, a Larry's Discount Muffler owner on Maui, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy K.; daughters Sandy Pinheiro, Puanani Fune and Michelle Nelson; sisters Lyndee Kaluna and Lorrie Nelson; parents Ethel Mae and Sorence Nelson; and five grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church. Private services to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Osorio Racoma
May 21, 2006
Osorio Racoma, 73, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Thomas and Osorio Jr.; daughters Malia Huddy, Joeline Clark and Malia Keawekane; brothers John Lovediro Jr. and William Viernes; sister Mabel Okashige; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. today at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Alice A. Visser Rodrigues
May 22, 2006
Alice A. Visser Rodrigues, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Kathleen Pavao, sister Thelma Lachbaum, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sanita F. Saau
May 17, 2006
Sanita F. Saau, 76, of Fatumafuti, American Samoa, a musician and composer, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in Sailele, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Ietitaia, sons Pesamino and Pisaga, daughter Christina and a grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Baptist. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Kumie D. Simao
May 23, 2006
Kumie D. Simao, 80, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Darrel, Mark, Russell, Matthew and Luke; daughters Glennis Pai and Leanne Correa; 26 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Mass: 5 p.m. next Friday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sally Setsuko Tamaribuchi
May 18, 2006
Sally Setsuko Tamaribuchi, 69, of Aiea died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Albert; children Jay Tamaribuchi and Cyd Nakasato; brothers George, Robert and Thomas Kaneshiro; sisters Eleanor Hosaka, Ellen Colins, Margaret Mahir, Betty Shimabukuro, Lillian Noguchi and Lois Miyake; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.
Jose Dingal Tumpap
May 14, 2006
Jose Dingal Tumpap, 92, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Lihue Sugar Plantation irrigator, died at home. He was born in Dingras, Philippines. He is survived by sons Santiago, Loreto and Juanito; daughter Marina Del Rosario; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.
Sioeli Vaini Unga
May 22, 2006
Sioeli Vaini "Cowboy" Unga, 85, of Kahuku, a retired restaurant custodian and farmer, died at home. He was born in Haalaufuli, Tonga. He is survived by wife Lucy W.; sons Unga Latu and Sione, Henry, William, Tofa, Livingston, Albert and Rudy Unga; daughters Anapalati Vea, Luseane Vimahi, Juanita Fabiano, Lovine Nishimura, Faliu Solomon, Lynn Unga and Mary Tulikihihifo; siblings Lihati Lui, Luseane Mafile'o and Uitili Anitilose; 66 grandchildren; and 35 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today and 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hauula Stake Center of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 6 p.m. today and 9:30 a.m. tomorrow. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Todd Akihiro Watanabe
May 19, 2006
Todd Akihiro Watanabe, 44, of Waipahu, a state deputy public defender, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by mother Jean M. and sisters Charijean A. Watanabe Taniguchi, Lori K. Kanaeholo and Lilinoe F. Watanabe. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. No flowers.
Lyndsey Leina'ala Young
May 17, 2006
Lyndsey Leina'ala "Sissy" Young, 21, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Aaron and Connie, brothers Kalei and Kaikana, and grandparents Richard and Jane Logan and Alma Sing. Celebration of life: 5:30 p.m. tomorrow at Calvary by the Sea Church in Aina Haina. Call after 4 p.m.
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.