Margaret Afoa
June 23, 2006
Margaret "Pauline" Afoa, 70, of Ewa Beach, a retired F.W. Woolworth Stores employee, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Simanu Jr.; sons Nathan and Namaan; daughters Roxane Payne, Renita Boshers and Rosalind Quayle; brothers Bernard Rodrigues, Patrick Kauina and Franklin Rodrigues; sisters Roselani Hall, Anna Sullivan and Barbara Baptista; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Pearl City, 1445 Hoolaulea St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Vicente Fernandez DeBina Sr.
June 19, 2006
Vicente Fernandez DeBina Sr., 92, of Aiea, died at home. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Vincent Jr., Jerry Garcia, Lawrence and Michael; daughters Linda Robert, Sandra Kelly and Lisa Kuraoka; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.
Helen de Vries
June 16, 2006
Helen de Vries, 94, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died at home. She was born in South Dakota. She is survived by daughter Diane, sister Bernice Koenig, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services on the mainland.
Larry Ichiji Fujita
July 1, 2006
Larry Ichiji Fujita, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Sears Roebuck shipping supervisor, died. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Hideko, son Rodney, brothers Ralph and Susumu "Sus," and sisters Kiyomi Wakabayashi and Yoshie Kabazawa. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Francis Rives Heath III
June 30, 2006
Francis Rives "Fran" Heath III, 88, of Waipahu, a retired insurance broker and World War II veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by son Fray, two grandchildren and six step-grandchildren. Services pending.
George Edward Hurd Jr.
June 25, 2006
George Edward Hurd Jr., 89, of Kaneohe, a Royal Hawaii Air Service aircraft engineer, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Great Falls, Mont. He is survived by companion Alice J. Fowler, son Richard, daughter Kathleen Kinkade and one grandson. Private services.
Pilkyu Hyon
June 28, 2006
Pilkyu Hyon, 71, of Pearl City, died in Waipahu. He was born in Korea. He is survived by sons Inhon, Yunhon and Seunghon; daughter Sonok Cherelp; brother Sungkyu; sister Kunja Uesato; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Marie Michiko Ichida
June 22, 2006
Marie Michiko Ichida, 95, of Honolulu, a business woman, died. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by daughter May Sofge, sister Elizabeth Tomita, four grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers.
Alan Toshio Ishimaru
June 26, 2006
Alan Toshio Ishimaru, 59, of Honolulu, a Bus employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters CariLynn Ishimaru and Alayna Hangai, sister Kathleen Jue, and one grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Richard Pong Chul Kim
June 30, 2006
Richard Pong Chul Kim, 81, of Haiku, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Myrtle; sons Robyn, Dwayn and Kevyn K.; daughters Roxanne Relles and Yasmin Takahashi; brother Donald Liu; sisters Elsie Iriguchi, May Lee, Loretta Martinez, Dorothy Lapke and Diana Bree; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Paia Hawaiian Protestant Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at the church cemetery.
Shun Lim Kwok
June 30, 2006
Shun Lim Kwok, 86, of Honolulu, a Tasty Chop Suey cook, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Chung Shan, China. He is survived by sons Peter and Paul, daughter Rose Wong, sister Sui Ying Lau and four grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Robert Hock Hoy Leong
June 20, 2006
Robert Hock Hoy Leong, 83, of Aiea, a retired Army communications specialist, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy M.; son Jon; daughters Yvonne J. Awai and Alison M. Arakawa; brother Herman George; sisters Violet Tam, Elsie Kau, Annie, Bettie Kahn, Pearl, and Alyce Fujihara; and six grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Asuncion Rofoli Libed
June 12, 2006
Asuncion Rofoli "Ann" Libed, 82, of Wahiawa, a retired pantry worker, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Clifford; daughters Estrellita Placides, Chiquita Savaiigaea and Kim Rosado; brothers Dominador and Carlito Rofoli; sisters Magna Nebres, Noniluna Mendoza and Purification Soares; 19 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Edith Kikukawa Lum
June 25, 2006
Edith Kikukawa Lum, 76, of Aiea, a retired credit union manager, died in Aiea. She was born in Molokai. She is survived by son Kendall; daughters Carla Uesato, Patricia Hao and Willette Sunada; brother Herbert Kikukawa; sister Alicia Lum; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Richard Adrian Lum
June 17, 2006
Richard Adrian Lum, 50, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Deborah "Laurie", son Judah and one granddaughter. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Kaneohe Baptist Church, 45-131 Waikapoki Rd. Call after 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Manabu Michael Miyake
May 28, 2006
Manabu Michael Miyake, 62, of Honolulu, a Kamehameha Schools equipment manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in Topaz, Utah. He is survived by mother Ida, brother Takeshi "Vernon" and sister Martha Chang. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel of the Kamehameha Schools. Call after 8:30 a.m. Donations suggested to Kealii Pauahi Foundation. No flowers.
Pahukoa Lucille Morse
June 27, 2006
Pahukoa Lucille Morse, 80, of Honolulu, an entertainer and musician and retired Honolulu Police Department records clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Charvis, brother George Kala, sisters Maizelette Kupau and Georgette Kala, four grandsons and six great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Walter T. Ogasawara
July 2, 2006
Walter T. "Blackie" Ogasawara, 75, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Army sergeant first class, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Lola A.D.; son Michael; daughters Linda Cabral, Wanda Otake, Ada Acain and Lora Yamamoto; mother Yokiko; brother Edward; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ellen Fujie Okahara
June 25, 2006
Ellen Fujie Okahara, 89, of Hilo, a retired American Red Cross secretary, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Alan W.; brother Carl Shimabukuro; sisters Mary Kam, Edith Ezuka, Janet Maesaka and Audrey Noahr; two grandsons; and three great-grandchildren. Donations suggested to the American Red Cross. Private services.
Edward W. Paahana Jr.
June 25, 2006
Edward W. Paahana Jr., 62, of Aiea, a caretaker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by daughter Maile, mother Violet M., brother Rodney, sisters Lauraline Camacho and Sandra Crumrine, and one grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Albert Pacheco Sr.
June 28, 2006
Albert Pacheco Sr., 80, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Kea Sugar Co. and Hilo Coast Processing Co. journeyman mechanic, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Dorothy R., sons Albert Jr. and Melvin, daughters Shirleen Antonio and Jocelyn, sister Mabel Bertha, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jean Yoshiko Sakanashi
June 18, 2006
Jean Yoshiko Sakanashi, 47, of Kaneohe, a former Aloha Aina Mortgage broker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Eric F., son Trevor L., parents Hiroshi and Alma K. Maeda, brother Garret T. Maeda, sisters Traci S. Hirakawa and Heidi S. Borchers, and grandmother Mildred Y. Kaneshiro. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Clarence Dominic Senarighi Sr.
June 25, 2006
Clarence Dominic "Coach" Senarighi Sr., 90, of Waipahu, a retired Navy Public Works Center plumber and an official for the Hawaii State Boxing Commission and Oahu Amateur Boxing Association, died at home. He was born in Duluth, Minn. He is survived by wife Nattie V.; sons Clarence D. Jr., Anthony "Tony," and Joseph H. and Richard "Dickie" Palmeira; brothers Carl and Marvin; sisters Margie Denio and Rose Halmer; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Phyllis Hume Spalding
June 23, 2006
Phyllis Hume Spalding, 86, of Honolulu, an interior designer, died at home. She was born in Cheyenne, Wyo. She is survived by sons Philip H. and Michael S., four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at The Contemporary Museum, 2411 Makiki Heights Drive. Donations suggested to The Contemporary Museum and Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Virginia Cecelia Stephan
June 28, 2006
Virginia Cecelia Stephan, 91, of Waianae, a former registered nurse and airline stewardess, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in New York. She is survived by son Donald and one grandson. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Waianae). Private scattering of ashes at a later date.
Hatsue Taba
June 29, 2006
Hatsue Taba, 92, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Taba Service Inc. owner, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Makaweli. She is survived by son Marvin T. and three grandchildren. Private services.
Hiroshi Tanaka
June 24, 2006
Hiroshi Tanaka, 90, of Hilo, an American Mutual Underwriters Ltd. insurance executive, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Jean Nagai and Diane Matsuoka, brother Mitsuomi, sisters Shimako Ban and Toyoko Komatsu, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
James Telles Jr.
July 1, 2006
James Telles Jr., 82, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a plant operator, died at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Hattie, son Rankin, daughters Esther Apana and Dawn Costa, brother Alan, sisters Marjorie Wong and Carolyn Jim, 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Lihue First Hawaiian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: noon at Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.
Nick F. Tong
June 27, 2006
Nick F. Tong, 99, of Honolulu, a retired agronomist and horticulturist, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Edward Chong; daughters Millie Akaka, Shirley Liu and Nickie T. Lum; sister Violet T. Liu; 12 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Umeno Toyama
June 30, 2006
Umeno Toyama, 83, of Pukalani, Maui, a Kaunoa Senior Citizens crafter, died at home. She was born in Puukolii, Maui. She is survived by husband Hirotada; son Edwin; daughters Jean Miyazono, Irene Higurashi and Judy Kaainoa; brothers Harold and Richard Afuso; sisters Doris Tamashiro, Elsie Arakaki, Toshiko Oki and Gladys Omura; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park.
Satoshi Yoshimura
June 15, 2006
Satoshi Yoshimura, 85, of Wahiawa, a retired carpenter, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Miyoko, daughter Helen Toshiko, brother Tsutomu and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 5 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.