Rogelio P. Aboy
Aug. 9, 2006
Rogelio P. Aboy, 49, of Wailuku, a gas station cashier, died in Los Angeles. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by parents Timoteo and Elena; companion Sonia Manuel; sons Roderick, Anthony, Mitchell and Nestor Jr.; daughters Marvick and Maribel; brothers Elmo and Adora; and sisters Carmen Villanueva and Jenie Salva. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Christ The King Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Johanna M. Aiu
July 27, 2006
Johanna Maile Aiu, 86, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert L. Sr.; sons Robert "Bobby" L. Jr. and Milton "Butch"; brothers Francis, Richard, Robert and Donald Sing and Henry Eli; sisters Alma Sing, Rosina Akimoto and Thelma Lee; 10 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great- grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Call after 10:30 a.m. Graveside services: 2 p.m. at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Prisco C. Bagio
July 31, 2006
Prisco C. Bagio, 77, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Laie. He is survived by sons Bernie, Frisco and Alexander; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. today at Kualoa Beach Park.
Paula Santiago Cabacungan
July 21, 2006
Paula Santiago Cabacungan, 96, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Julie S.; stepsons Bonifacio, Domingo and Modesto; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Herman N. Capenia
Aug. 2, 2006
Herman N. Capenia, 93, of Kapolei, a retired Lewers and Cooke order clerk, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Wilfredo and Herman D., daughter Mildred Perbix, 12 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Genevieve Castro
Aug. 10, 2006
Genevieve "Genna" Castro, 78, of Hilo, a Pick & Pay Supermarket employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Leslie; son Leslie Jr.; sisters Verna Nelson, Annette White and Sylvia Young; brothers Joseph and Robert Chaves; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow at Dodo Mortuary. Casual attire.
Ernest C. Durante Sr.
July 29, 2006
Ernest C. Durante Sr., 64, of Kailua, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel switchman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marie Salcedo-Durante; sons Ernest Jr. and Mark S. Durante and Ranier S. Braga; daughter Rosalind Pacheco; mother Eva; brother Vernon; sisters Jeanette Durante and Gertrude Andrade; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Angeles Quisano Briones Escalona
July 22, 2006
Angeles Quisano Briones Escalona, 66, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Hotels housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son James, daughter Annette Culpepper, brothers Anselmo and Pantaleon Quisano, sister Monica Alconcel, and one granddaughter. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal service: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Clarence Halolena Gartrell
July 25, 2006
Clarence Halolena Gartrell, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. technician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kathleen, son John, brother William, sister Thelma Chock, two grandchildren, two hanai-grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Alfonso Lintao Gozzip
Aug. 4, 2006
Alfonso Lintao Gozzip, 70, of Pearl City, a retired Punahou School delivery person, died in Hale Ho Aloha Intermediate Care Facility. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rizalina; son Alfonso Jr.; stepson Eduardo Manabal; brothers Anthony, Norberto and Virgilio; sisters Corazon Tampon and Violanda McDonnell; and one granddaughter. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:15 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park.
Neike Higa
Aug. 7, 2006
Neike Higa, 43, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in the Marshall Islands. She is survived by husband Ernest M.; sons John, Melvet and Shelson; daughters Dorothy, Naomi, Darling, Alise and Bernice Higa, and Kalora Ake; brother Allan and Katib Ake; sisters Rose Lewis, Binake Dellatan, Beia and Helen Ake, and Eones Kalawe; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
James Kealii Hose
July 18, 2006
James Kealii Hose, 54, of Ewa Beach, a Navy Exchange Services employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son James Hose-Kanahele; parents Jeanette and Raymond Sr.; brothers Raymond A. Jr., Alan B., Charles R., William K. III and Peter P.; sister Theresa Ah You; and companion Laverne Kanahele. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the Herbert Pililaau Army Recreational Center Pavilion. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Lei welcome.
Pauline Joaquin
July 30, 2006
Pauline Joaquin, 81, of Kahului, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Thomas and Richard; daughter Sandri Gusman; sisters Vicki Mueggenborg, Mary Masutani, Caroline Kallio, and Shirley Corioso; 10 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christ The King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Dorinne John
Aug. 4, 2006
Dorinne John, 44, of Aiea, a foster parent, died in Aiea. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Jerome Jones; daughter Clisha Jesus; brothers Andrew Bright, and Michael and Eddie Jesus; sisters Brenda Perry, Roxanne Mawae, Nina Singletary, Corrine Collins, and Donna Rivera. Services: Noon today at Pokai Bay. Casual attire.
Matsuo Kaminishi
July 22, 2006
Matsuo Kaminishi, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired Abo Laundry family business employee and Army veteran who served in the 442nd Anti Tank Company, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Alice R., daughters Judy S. Kaminishi and Ann M. Lee, brothers Tomosue and Hiromi Abo, sisters Sumako Clark, Yaeko Akagi and Betty Kim, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Kenneth Yan Cheong Leong
Aug. 9, 2006
Kenneth Yan Cheong Leong, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired City & County of Honolulu housing specialist and Hilton Hawaiian Village auditor, died in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by wife Anne L.; sons Wesley and Dominic; daughters Judy Moy, Kendra Wong, and Virgie Leong-Pink; brother Richard; and nine grandchildren. Mass: Noon Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Bruce Richard MacPherson II
July 29, 2006
Bruce Richard MacPherson II, 23, of Kailua, a carpenter, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Cecilia and Bruce I; sisters Connie Hanaike, Christine and Carissa; and grandfather Adriano Sibayan. Services: 7 p.m. Friday Aug. 25 at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Lei welcome.
Felix Molina Magallanes
July 23, 2006
Felix Molina Magallanes, 50, of Honolulu, a Mod House Cigarette store owner, died in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmelita R.; daughter Felina R.; mother Rizalina M.; brothers Perfecto and Macario; and sisters Virginia Narag, Severina Ramones and Natividad Amano. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. No flowers.
Charlotte Chinyono Morioka
July 30, 2006
Charlotte Chinyono Morioka, 88, of Aiea, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Stanley Jr. and Glenn, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Alice Miyoko Ohara
July 28, 2006
Alice Miyoko Ohara, 78, of Honolulu, a retired First Insurance Co. claims clerk, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Thomas and Clarence; and sisters Kazue and Nancy Ohara, and Elaine Nakayama. Private services.
Joan Yoshie Shibata
Aug. 4, 2006
Joan Yoshie Shibata, 82, of Gardena, Calif., formerly of Kahuku, died. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by husband Jack T., sisters Kathryn Danbara and Jean Nakagawa. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lucky Kealii Soares
July 27, 2006
Lucky Kealii Soares, 42, of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Zeus, Joseph, Ikaika and Ricky; daughters Jasmine, Sarah and Gina; brothers Markham and Henry Soares, and Stoney Samson; sisters Kealoha and Lani Soares, Sarah Tatemichi and Margie Jackson. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sand Island Boat Harbor.
Robert I.M. Swanson
Aug. 3, 2006
Robert I.M. Swanson, 58, of Kaneohe, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Curtis and Travis; daughter Gemmie K.; former wife Seline Rosario; brothers Walter, David and Peter; sister Francine Campbell; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Tatsuo Taniguchi
Aug. 2, 2006
Tatsuo Taniguchi, 65, of Mililani, a retired Foodland Supermarket meat manager, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by former wife Cissie Torricer; daughter Michelle K. Data; half-brother Jaime Torricer; brothers Tokio "Jackson," Torao, Takao, and Kikumaru "Kiku"; and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal service: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Melville Lindsey Kahalelaumamane Vida
Aug. 8, 2006
Melville Lindsey Kahalelaumamane Vida, 72, of Kailua, a Honolulu Police Department solo bike officer and retired United Airlines employee, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Julie, daughters Beverly R. "Bev" Kanda, Burnette K. "Bunnie" Souza, Melvalynne L. "Cookie" DeMello and Melanie L. "Mennie" Vida; 12 grandchildren; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hope Chapel Olomana, 1020 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Rachel Kim Yip Wong
July 27, 2006
Rachel Kim Yip Wong, 91, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Human Services unit supervisor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Truda Ivine. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. 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.