Anacleto Ramos Alegado
May 20, 2006
Anacleto Ramos Alegado, 91, of Honolulu, a retired sugar plantation worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Paoay, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cresencia; son Silverio; daughter Esmenia A. Ulep; sisters Agustina A. Bagasol, Teresa A. Casil and Esperanza Alegado; and six grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
The Rev. Arthur Charles Betts III
May 7, 2006
The Rev. Arthur Charles Betts III, 50, of Mililani died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Melorie K.; sons Arthur IV, Keaokuloihi, Elanna and Sheniah; sisters Ellen Lonzaga and Cleo Oliver; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Pheto Yee Chung
May 17, 2006
Pheto Yee Chung, 80, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Akron, Ohio. She is survived by husband David T.K.; daughters Charlene Mashiba and Susan Aragaki; brothers Sam, Journ, Yick, Ken, Ward and Suey Yee; and two grandchildren. Services held.
Wilfred Osami Fujinaka
May 27, 2006
Wilfred Osami Fujinaka, 63, of Honolulu, a Hi Tech Golf Repair owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edna Yun, sons Michael C.H.M. and Winston K., sister Sharon Ihara and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Richard Kazuyoshi Fukushima
May 21, 2006
Richard Kazuyoshi Fukushima, 76, of Waipahu, a retired Fuku's Interiors Inc. president, died in Honolulu. He was born in Punaluu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Judy Y.M.; sons Eric, Allen and Karl; daughter Jan Zingaro; sisters Jackie Yokoyama, Grace Nohara, Rachel Iijima and Hilda Fujio; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rodolfo Juliano
May 19, 2006
Rodolfo Juliano, 95, of Lihue, a coffee company worker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Hilaria D.; sons John D., Juanito D., Robert D. and Ferdinand D.; daughters Julie D.J. Luis, Mary Ann Bawasteros and Jannette Juliano; and 17 grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Pui Tak Lee
May 11, 2006
Pui Tak Lee, 98, of Honolulu died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Kwong Tung, China. She is survived by son On Lok and three grandchildren. Private services.
Sau Lui
May 21, 2006
Sau Lui, 89, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by sons Piksang, Jean and Christopher; daughters Chayphet, Stephanie and Helen; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 8 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Buddhist services. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Herbert Edzal Markle III
May 25, 2006
Herbert Edzal Markle III, 54, of Las Vegas, a former Honolulu police officer and retired North Las Vegas Police Department officer, died. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Diane L.; children Kirk, Kelcie and Jillian; father Herbert E. Jr.; brothers Charles, James, Timothy, David, Antonio and Isaac M.; sisters Marquita Arambula, Dolores Markle-Musquez and Melissa Lanier; grandparent Marquita Ventura; and three grandchildren. Services to be held in Las Vegas.
Jack Masuo Masaki
May 20, 2006
Jack Masuo Masaki, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Allied Construction carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Frank S. and Charles Y., and sisters Jeanette T. Funakoshi and Grace S. Riate. Private services.
George Medeiros
May 21, 2006
George Medeiros, 85, of Honolulu, a tile setter and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center employee, died in Honolulu. He was born in Puhi, Kauai. He is survived by nieces and caregivers Carole A. and Lucille J. Gomes. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Thelma Yasue Murakoshi
May 21, 2006
Thelma Yasue Murakoshi, 96, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Robert I., sons Stanley A. and Allen Y., daughters Janet M. Miura and Sandra H. Murakoshi, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings. Additional information for an obituary printed Monday.
Yaeko Arakaki Nagai
May 20, 2006
Yaeko Arakaki Nagai, 79, of Keaau, Hawaii, a Puna Sugar Co. dispensary medical secretary, died at home. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Natalie and Althea, brother Ichiro Arakaki, siblings and a grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Liloa Ira Nakamatsu
May 7, 2006
Liloa Ira Nakamatsu, 28, of Kapaa, Kauai, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by father Claron, mother Theresa and brother Kahai. Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Kamehameha School Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire.
George Perreira Sr.
May 28, 2006
George Perreira Sr., 81, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired Dynalectron maintenance supervisor, died at home. He was born in Kalaheo. He is survived by wife Hilda L.; sons Ronald, George Jr., Michael and Thomas; daughters Loretta Ritte and Kris Sagocio; brothers Manuel and Alvin; sister Angie Muschette; 16 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Gilbert C. Peters
May 27, 2006
Gilbert C. Peters, 92, of Wailuku, a retired auto mechanic on Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by son Donald; daughters Darlene Rogers, Susan Mohan, Jane Bejgrowicz and Cynthia Tupik; sister Norma Rice; 12 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Private services at a later date.
Harold Komei Shimabuku
May 18, 2006
Harold Komei Shimabuku, 79, of Aiea, a retired Fort Shafter budget analyst, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Mae M.; sons Carl S., John K. and David K.; daughter Annie N.S. Sugitaya; sisters Harriet Tamashiro, Helen "Aiko" Oshiro and Betsy "Tsugi" Gima; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth Randolph Smith
May 28, 2006
Kenneth Randolph Smith, 86, of Honolulu, a retired emeritus professor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Mary C., sons Mark C. and Randolph R., and two grandchildren. No services.
Masayo Takaki
May 15, 2006
Masayo "Beatrice" Takaki, 97, of Mililani died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Frederick I. and Carl I.; daughters Blanche T. Devney, Eleanor T. Yee and Elaine K. Kakigi; sisters Gladys Takamoto and Alice Iwane; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Elizabeth Redo Tanaka
May 29, 2006
Elizabeth Redo Tanaka, 79, of Hana, Maui, a retired Hotel Hana pastry chef on Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shigeyuki "Shige"; daughters Hanako Okada, Laureen Tanaka-Sanders, Lena Beck, April-Sue Kahuhu and Mary-Liz Smith; sister Mary R. Estrella; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Norman Jervis Thompson
Feb. 5, 2006
Norman Jervis Thompson, 71, of Kahului died at Maui Memorial Medical Center. Thompson was born in Bryn Mawr, Pa. He had no known survivors. Burial at 10 a.m. tomorrow at the Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Estefania Sonico Torres
May 2, 2006
Estefania Sonico Torres, 92, of Waipahu died in Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Home. She was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son Inocencio; daughters Enriqueta Robiniol, Natividad Seguritan and Espirita Sumibcay; 20 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Sunday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date in the Philippines. No flowers.
Lillian Watson Vincent
May 18, 2006
Lillian Watson Vincent, also known as Liliana Watson Vincent, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired Modern Hula Studio instructor, died. She was born in Kahana Bay. She is survived by sons Edwin and Wallace, daughter Shirley Waiwaiole, 21 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Jayson Ames Manoi Virtudes
May 10, 2006
Jayson Ames Manoi Virtudes, 48, of Waianae died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Gladys Kauhini, sons Justin and Ikaika, daughter Nicole and sisters Mahealani Manoi and Kamanao Manoi-Hyde. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay Beach Park, heiau area. Leis and loose flowers welcome.
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.