Kaleokalani'ikawaunahele James Ah Sing
June 15, 2006
Kaleokalani'ikawaunahele James "Kaleo" Ah Sing, 64, of Hilo, a Yamada & Sons Co. heavy equipment operator and truck driver in Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Roxane H. Freitas; sons Merahi K.M. Mathews, and Delance and Keali'i Ah Sing; daughter Serena K. Silva; half brothers Joseph Ah Sing and Arlyn K. Gusman; half sister Shirlyanne Thomas; hanai son Kore-Tresin K. Ohumukini; hanai daughters Shana L. Araw and Vera K. Ohumukini; hanai brothers Roy P., Clifford W. and Oran E. Freitas; and hanai sisters Rose Marie and Blanche D. Angay, and Bernadette D.F. Kawailima. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Private cremation and scattering of ashes on Friday. Aloha attire.
Raymond Aka Apela
June 5, 2006
Raymond Aka Apela, 65, of Aiea died in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Doreen Brown, Donna May Toro, Darlette Reyes and Dailynne George; brother Samuel; sister Lokelani; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Buster Kaoru Ariyoshi
June 8, 2006
Buster Kaoru Ariyoshi, 81, of Kailua, a retired Insurance Service Co. insurance adjuster, died in Ka Punawai Ola. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Florence S., daughters Della K. Kawabata and Sheila A. Young, brothers Gilbert M. and Robert T., sisters Winifred T. Morimoto and Virginia A. Inouye, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Kevin Cheung
June 11, 2006
Kevin Cheung, 35, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by father Chow Wah, mother Feng Lian Lai, brother Collin and sisters Janice Leung and Diane Cheung. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Miriam Sin Moi Ching
May 26, 2006
Miriam Sin Moi Ching, 81, of Honolulu, original owner of Ching-Lee Chop Sui in Kailua and retired All Hawaiian Travel agent, died in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Lorrin, daughter Lorna Marshall, brother Raymond Kam, sister Alice Shimokawa and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jo Ann Asato Claveria
June 15, 2006
Jo Ann Asato Claveria, 64, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired Mountain View Elementary School teacher, died at home. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Doreen Gray, parents Satoshi and Janet Asato, brother Lawrence Asato, sisters Charlene and Beverly Asato, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Henry Costales
May 25, 2006
Henry Costales, 68, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by brother John and sister Lucena Caberto. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tommy Hambaro Daligcon
May 25, 2006
Tommy Hambaro Daligcon, 47, of Ewa Beach, a Hawaiian Electric Co. Kahe Power Plant employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary Ann T., daughter Marissa T., mother Tomasa and sister Christina D. Fuller. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Isao Ito
May 11, 2006
Isao Ito, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired mason, died in Kailua. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Ayako; sons Glen, Leonard and Melvin; daughter Esther; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Emily Mendonca
June 16, 2006
Emily Mendonca, 90, of Eleele, Kauai, and Arlington, Texas, a homemaker, died in Texas. She was born in Eleele. She is survived by sons Robert A., Adam J., Lawrance and Raymond; sister Adeline Christian; and 12 grandchildren. Mass: 3 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo, Kauai. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Jaymie Miller
June 12, 2006
Jaymie "Toni" Miller, 57, of Ewa Beach, a retired state Department of Education secretary, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Sheldon; sons Kalani and Nalu; daughters Lohi Kaeo and Naomi Annino-Luat; mother Rosita Tseu; brother Jim Bo Tseu; sisters Sheril Paishon, Valerie Sonita and Richelle Tseu; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Matsuko Kajihiro Robello
June 14, 2006
Matsuko Kajihiro Robello, 92, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Thomas; daughters Margaret Sakashita, Agnes Mitsui, Katherine Honda, Clara Furukawa and Gloria Sasaki; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Incarnation Sarceda
June 5, 2006
Incarnation "Irene" Sarceda, 77, of Waipahu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Robin and Randal "Randy," daughters Teresita Tamondong and Renee Watanabe, brothers Vicente "Te" and Julio "Dong" Saloricman, sister Fely Gaboya, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Stanley Satoru Shibuya
June 8, 2006
Stanley Satoru "Shib" Shibuya, 67, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a retired Sack 'N Save meat department manager in Puainako, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Doreen, daughters Zeina Aguiar and Shawn Fernandez, and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Sadahiko Tengan
June 13, 2006
Sadahiko Tengan, 78, of Honolulu, a retired American Factors warehouseman, died at home. He was born in Anahola, Kauai. He is survived by wife Joyce H.; sons Russ, Jay and Mel; daughter Claudia Lamb; brother Nobu; sisters Janet Uyehara and Terry Agena; and five grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.
Leialoha Josephine Kahanu Uaiwa
June 13, 2006
Leialoha Josephine Kahanu Uaiwa, 90, of Hana, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honokalani, Hana. She is survived by sons Richard, David and Alvin Kahanu, and Edwin and Jack Kahanu-Uaiwa; daughter Natalie Flattes; sister Lucy Van Loon; 16 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. next Tuesday at St. George's Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Mitsuyo Yamamoto
June 12, 2006
Mitsuyo Yamamoto, 88, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by brother Kazuo and sisters Sumako Viloria and Barbara Ricketts. Private services.
Aileen Saeko Yoshida
June 11, 2006
Aileen Saeko Yoshida, 61, of Honolulu, a Noelani Elementary School educational assistant, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gordon T., son Riki A., daughter Kristen M. Moux, mother Edna S. Ikeda, brother Keith Ikeda and sister Beverly Ikeda. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
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.