Alice Tenn Akamu
May 24, 2006
Alice Tenn Akamu, 98, of Honolulu, a retired Naalehu School teacher, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Noel, daughter Sandra Hartline, brother Dr. Clement, sisters Ellen Leau and Thelma Tenn, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret Truman Baine
May 31, 2006
Margaret Truman Baine, 85, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Oklahoma. She is survived by son David A., daughter Margaret A. and two grandchildren. Private services.
Marcella Milani Bauer
March 7, 2006
Marcella Milani Bauer, 61, of Kaneohe died in Kaneohe. She is survived by daughter Marilyn Milani. No services.
Richard D. Callender
June 5, 2006
Richard D. Callender, 77, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Washington. He is survived by sons Weston and Patrick; daughters Jacqueline Callender, Cindy Lacroix and Sandy Rector; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Hung-En Chiang
June 2, 2006
Hung-En "Victor" Chiang, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Chinese Air Force major and pilot, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Tzu Juei and David, daughter Ruby C. Lee, brothers Chu-En and Tien-En, and sisters Esther C. Cheh and Angela Chang. Private services.
Il Nae Choe
June 5, 2006
Il Nae Choe, 81, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Kyong Gi-Do, Korea. She is survived by husband Pyong Son; son Il Sop and In Sop; daughters Sop and Debbie Choe, Sun Sop Tabata, Bok Sop Park and Sin Sop Velazquez; two sisters; 11 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Edith Lee Chun-Hoon
June 2, 2006
Edith Lee Chun-Hoon, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Chun-Hoon Ltd. employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clarence Jr. and Richard; brothers Walter T.K., George T.M. and Richard T.K. Lee; sisters Dorothy Wong and Doris Largiader; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Joseph Garcia Sr.
May 30, 2006
Joseph Garcia Sr., 76, of Waipahu, a Hawaii National Guard retiree and Pearl Harbor Public Works Center employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Puukolii, Lahaina, Maui. He is survived by son Joseph Jr.; daughters Marvalee J. Garcia, Ann F. Robello, Donna M. Hoopii and Angela G. Ea; brother Louis; sister Katherine; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Flora Haruko Gibo
May 30, 2006
Flora Haruko Gibo, 93, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Wailua. She is survived by sons Albert, Raymond, Verne and Wilfred; brother James Oshiro; sister Matsuko Tamanaha and Violet Nakayama; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Eric Kazuo Kimhee Ho'omaika'i Hinokawa
June 2, 2006
Eric Kazuo Kimhee Ho'omaika'i Hinokawa, 21, of Waipahu, a Hinokawa's Construction helper, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Eric and Mercedes "Mercy Lagon"; sisters Rashelle Hinokawa-Gakiya, Kaleialoha Harper, and Desiree and Ericka F. Hinokawa; and grandparents Lucy Hinokawa, and Dan and Edna Lagon. Mass: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Edward Hiroshi Ibara
June 6, 2006
Edward Hiroshi Ibara, 58, of Honolulu, a retired computer technician at Pearl Harbor, died in Hale Pulama Mau. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Helen T., brothers Kenneth Y. and Patrick N., and sister Sandra A. Abe. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.
Tatsue T. Ibara
May 29, 2006
Tatsue T. Ibara, 91, of Wailuku, an Iao School cook, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Maalaea, Maui. She is survived by sons Henry H. and Stanley Y.; daughters Mary Elain Saito and Christine F. Hamada; sisters Pat Kawahara, Tomoe Takeuchi, Masae Morton and Mitsue Suzuki; eight grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Takeshi Ishihara
May 2, 2006
Takeshi Ishihara, 89, of Honolulu, formerly of Ewa, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son Irving, daughters Claudia Tokumoto and Myra Nohara, brother Yoshiaki, sisters Toshie Nekomoto and Masae Horiuchi, and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after noon. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Thursday.
Eichi Ishikawa
May 27, 2006
Eichi Ishikawa, 77, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. truck driver, died at home. He was born in Old Kailua, Maui. He is survived by wife Yasuko; son Dennis H.; brothers Larry Ishikawa, and Shuei and Robert Shimabukuro; sisters Dora Watanabe, Jane Sakugawa, Stella Nishibayashi, Hazel Okawaki, Elsie Nakasone and Naomi Shimabukuro; and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Hiroko Itokazu
May 20, 2006
Hiroko Itokazu, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Paul M. and David I., daughters Patricia N. Takamiya and Lylen Y. Itokazu, brothers Choichi and Choji Shimabukuro, sisters Yoshiko Shimabukuro and Betsy Oyakawa, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Richard Palea Kamai Sr.
June 1, 2006
Richard Palea "Dickey" Kamai Sr., 61, of Honolulu, a retired meat cutter, died in Leeward Integrated Health Services, Waianae. He was born in Honaunau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sharon-Lynne "Mapu"; sons Richard P. Jr., Rhiyan K., Rockey P. and Joseph H.; daughter Shyenne P.; mother Martha K.; sisters Mabel Chang, Linda and Joyce Kamai, Patricia Kauahipaula, Molly Kalama and Velma Johnson; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. Inurnment at a later date in Honaunau.
Yoshiko Kashiwai
June 2, 2006
Yoshiko "Elsie" Kashiwai, 95, of Kaneohe, a Union Supply Co. bookkeeper, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Stanley T., daughters Joyce N. Shintaku and Patrice Y. Kimoto, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jack Albert Livezey
June 3, 2006
Jack Albert Livezey, 72, of Aiea, a retired instructor of hardware engineering, died at home. He was born in California. He is survived by sons Glenn and Dale, daughters Laurel and Andrea, sister Pat Buchanan and a grandchild. Private services.
Delphine Freitas Maria
May 29, 2006
Delphine Freitas Maria, 90, of Waipahu died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Albert M. Jr. and Ronald J., daughters Jeanette Silva and Geraldine Robinson, brothers Manuel and Joseph Miranda, sister Lucy Lum, 21 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ronny Hagen Muragin
May 30, 2006
Ronny Hagen Muragin, 57, of Hilo died at home. He was born in Pahala, Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by sister Ju Ann Kai. Private services.
Hiroshi Nagafuchi
May 29, 2006
Hiroshi "Butch" Nagafuchi, 89, of Honolulu, a retired painter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Matsuko, son Michael, daughters Janet Akamine and Lorraine Nagafuchi, brother William Shigenobu, sister Florence Ikehara and three grandchildren. Private services.
James Jotoku Nakamura
April 26, 2006
James Jotoku Nakamura, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Sears Distribution Center employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honokawai, Lahaina, Maui. He is survived by sisters Nancy Nakasone, Janet Fukutomi, Linnel Taniguchi, Hazel Minami, Lily Shimodoi and Harriet Akina. Private services.
Francisca Ortiz
June 3, 2006
Francisca Ortiz, 93, of Aiea, a Waianae Little League Baseball manager, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived sons George and Ralph, sister Carnacio Amae, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Rita Catholic Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway, Waianae. Call after 8 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Raymon Donald Rice
June 5, 2006
Raymon Donald Rice, 82, of Kailua, a retired Air Force staff sergeant and Navy Commissary employee, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Fulton, N.Y. He is survived by brothers Robert and Richard. Private services.
Victoria-I'aeva Savelio
June 3, 2006
Victoria-I'aeva Savelio, infant daughter of Falaniko and Sharlene of Honolulu, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brothers Abednego and Sigalu, sister Susan and grandparents Uaita Talaifaga and Susana Savelio. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Waipahu. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Hilda Texeira
June 6, 2006
Hilda Texeira, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Benjamin Jr. and Calvin H. Costa, brother William G., sister Helen Gonsalves, 11 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Magdalena Tactac Tibuc
May 18, 2006
Magdalena Tactac Tibuc, 77, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Villa, Santa Teresita, Cagayan, Philippines. She is survived by husband Perfecto P.; daughters Lita and Lorina Manuel, Violita Tibuc, Susan Palor and Marilyn Dang; sisters Placida Dalmaceda and Leonila Tabag; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Florida Viernes
May 19, 2006
Florida "Belen" Viernes, 89, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Clemencio, Amado and Romeo; daughters Tessie Duey and Yolanda "Violy" DeVera; sisters Lydia Viernez and Aurelia Basilio; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shigeko Yoshikami
June 3, 2006
Shigeko Yoshikami, also known as "The Rose Lady," 90, of Waimea, Hawaii, a rose farmer, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Waimea. She is survived by sons Melvin M. and Clifford T.; daughter Carole S. Dunn; brother Yoshito Fukuki; sisters Eiko Kubo, Tami Watanabe, Matsue Taniguchi and Ann Hamane; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 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.