Rosemarie T. Abayon
Aug. 10, 2006
Rosemarie T. "Aunty Rose" Abayon, 63, of Honolulu, a Kalihi Waena and McKinley High School special education teacher's aide, died at home. She was born in Fort Defiance, Ariz. She is survived by sons Conrad and Damon; daughters Leilani Ryan and Alexandra Jennings; brothers Edward Tsosie and Ruben and Daniel Jumbo; sisters Louise Quarceto, Rosita Hayes, Rita Nagle and Michelle and Roberta Jumbo; and three grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Elks Club in Waikiki, 2933 Kalakaua Ave. Aloha attire.
Neridia Gaspar Agtarap
July 25, 2006
Neridia Gaspar Agtarap, 52, of Waipahu, a Bank of Hawaii Main Branch and GTE Hawaiian Tel Federal Credit Union and Central Pacific Bank employee and Hawaiian Waters and Adventure Park accountant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Navotas, Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by husband Miguel "Mike," sons Kevin G. and Kenley G., mother Rosaida Gaspar, brother Laureto Gaspar and sisters Salvacion Dela Cruz and Nenita Briones. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Quentin Scott Brezina
Aug. 3, 2006
Quentin Scott Brezina, 52, of Kailua, a restaurant supply company owner, died in Kailua. He was born in Langdon, N.D. He is survived by son Calder K., mother Donna J., brother Kelly and sisters Corliss Altman and Heather Schilz. Services to be held at a later date. For more information, call 351-2497.
Alani Louis de Loach
Aug. 4, 2006
Alani Louis de Loach, 37, of Kailua, a carpenter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Brianna L.; father Robert; brothers Adam, Akira, Ashley and Aaron; and sister Alicia. Private services.
Mae L. Einhorn
Aug. 12, 2006
Mae L. Einhorn of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William and Edward. Services pending.
Edward Estavillo
Aug. 7, 2006
Edward "Crazy Eddie" Estavillo, 67, of Waianae, a chef and roofer, died in Waianae. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Edward Jr.; stepsons Daniel, Michael and Gary Kuakini; daughter Shireen Gaetjen; stepdaughter Gina Kuakini; brothers Martin and Gordon; and sisters Ethel Davenport and Alice Rath Le Gurche. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Waianae Boat Harbor. Casual attire. Leis and loose flowers welcome.
Dick Kenji Ginoza
Aug. 9, 2006
Dick Kenji Ginoza, 62, of Honolulu, a retired bus driver, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Calvin K. Ginoza-Namba and Dick K. Namba; daughters Karen K. Harris and Cindy J. Namba; brothers Albert Y., George, Norman and Stanley; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Allen Green
Aug. 11, 2006
Allen "Big Al" Green, 72, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired U.S. Navy senior chief and U.S. Postal Services employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Owensboro, Ky. He is survived by wife Emelia; sons Aulanikailoa A.D. Green, Neal Fernandez and Aaron Buckley; daughters Sharon Sweigart, Sandra Waialeale, Patricia Gouveia, Sarina Lacaden, Jo-Zan Buckley, Charlotte Fernandez, Lokelani Neitzel, Angelina Crusat and Al-Melia Dickinson; sister Betty Wilhite; 35 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St., Honolulu. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kaya Hamada
Aug. 2, 2006
Kaya Hamada, 98, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Naalehu. She is survived by son Edwin, daughters Kathleen Yanaga and June Cole, eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. No flowers.
Dorothy Louise Henkle
Aug. 4, 2006
Dorothy Louise Henkle, 84, of Kaneohe, an exotic-plant grower, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Covina, Calif. She is survived by husband Jack, daughter Sharon Folta, brother William Motter and two grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Robinson Heyd
Aug. 13, 2006
Mary Robinson Heyd, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired state public school kindergarten teacher, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by husband Paul V.; sons Douglas, Richard, Greg and Mark; brother Sam Robinson; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Windward United Church of Christ, 38 Kaneohe Bay Drive, Kailua. Call after 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Windward United Church of Christ. Aloha attire.
Toyoko Higa
Aug. 10, 2006
Toyoko Higa, 87, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons James S. and Henry T.; daughters Irene C. Higa, Julie M. Takara and Ellen M. Saguibo; brothers Hideo Asato and Jack Y. Asato; sister Shizue Shimabukuro; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hiroshi Ikeda
Aug. 13, 2006
Hiroshi Ikeda, 79, of Hilo, a retired U.S. Postal Services mail carrier in Hilo and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Hilo Medical Center. He also was a member of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees Chapter No. 2126, Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin, Boy Scouts, Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 6, Fuku Bonsai Center, Mid Pacific Bonsai Foundation, Big Island Bonsai Association, Ohana Lehua Bonsai Club, Kamana Senior Citizens Bonsai Group and Wailoa Center Photography Group. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Helene; son Miles; daughter Renee Wolfgang; mother Kimie; brothers Hisashi, Mitsugi and Susumu; sisters Aileen Sasaki, Tokie Ching and Katie Lee; and six grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Theofila Ilagan
Aug. 14, 2006
Theofila Ilagan, 85, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ambrosio Jr., Angel, Apolinario and Alvin; daughter Ana Gan; 11 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Burial: 8:30 a.m. tomorrow* at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Goro Inaba
Aug. 14, 2006
Goro Inaba, 89, of Holualoa, Hawaii, former owner of the Kona Hotel, land use commissioner during Gov. John Burn's administration and U.S. Army veteran who served in the 442nd 100th Battalion Anti-Tank Unit during World War II, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Holualoa. He is survived by wife Yayoko; son Don; daughters Georgene Buckhart and Rowena and Ann Inaba; brothers Yoshio and James; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Daifukuji Soto Mission in Honalo, Hawaii. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hisae Isobe
Aug. 12, 2006
Hisae "Vivian" Isobe, 86, of Kahului, a Maui Land & Pineapple laborer, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harry, son Dr. James, daughter Susan Izumi, brother George Tsue, sisters Harue Yoshioka and Clara Desoto, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kahului Hongwanji.
Thomas Yutaka Kubota
Aug. 5, 2006
Thomas Yutaka "Tommy" Kubota, 76, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Human Services, Housing and Community Development painter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Henry, Wallace and James; and sister Helen Takara. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Benjamin Catalino Laborte
Aug. 13, 2006
Benjamin Catalino "Rudy" Laborte, 67, of Lahaina, a Sheraton Hotel property operations employee, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Ivan and Jason Cabrera; daughters Kathy Matsuoka, Tamara Villanueva and Roxanne Texeira; brothers Albert and William; sisters Elsie Hook and Elizabeth Edlao; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Sister Grace Louise
Aug. 12, 2006
Sister Grace Louise, 74, of Honolulu, a Franciscan nun with St. Francis Hawaii Region, died. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by mother Louise B. Miura; brothers Robert, Raymond and Ronald Sr.; and stepsister Lillian M. Wakabayashi. Mass: 5 p.m. tomorrow at St. Francis Convent, 2715 Pamoa Road. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to Sisters of St. Francis Retirement Fund, 2715 Pamoa Road, Honolulu 96822; St. Francis-East Hospice, c/o St. Francis Foundation, 2228 Liliha St. Room 205, Honolulu 96817; or St. Francis School Scholarship Fund, 2715 Pamoa Road, Honolulu 96822.
Gordon Sakuji Miyaki
Aug. 13, 2006
Gordon Sakuji Miyaki, 65, of Lahaina, a business owner, died. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Carolee; sons Grant, Mark and Drew; daughters Dana Naylor, Jill Iseri and Kaiyana Miyaki; brother Edward; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Lahaina Hongwanji Church. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Patricia Ann Weatherbee Schneider
Aug. 13, 2006
Patricia Ann Weatherbee Schneider, 80, of Honolulu, a retired First Insurance employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son David Oakley, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. No services. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.
Nestor Esmeno Pascual Valdez
Aug. 8, 2006
Nestor Esmeno Pascual Valdez, 53, of Honolulu died in Center for Aging. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by son Allen; daughter Kuuipo; stepmother Menchi; brothers Ross, Chris-Jun and Cyril; and sisters Ofie and Lily Valdez, Hortencia Camat and Lorna Amphonrojnanan. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
William T. Vinano
Aug. 4, 2006
William T. Vinano, also known as William T. Binano, 76, of Waimanalo, a retired University of Hawaii experimental station and Flamingo's employee, died in Kailua. He was born in Pakala, Kauai. He is survived by brother Wilson; and sisters Julia Staudinger, Mercy Ebanez and Pearline Cuban. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
William Maroney Wood Jr.
Aug. 14, 2006
William Maroney "Bill" Wood Jr., 86, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and Hickam Air Force Base labor relations management specialist, died at home. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by wife Jean, daughter Wanda and sister Charlotte O'Dell. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to Nuuanu Congregational Church.
Kikuyo Yokoyama
Aug. 11, 2006
Kikuyo Yokoyama, 94, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Waikapu, Maui. She is survived by daughters Patricia Bal and Barbara Iwaishi, brother Matthew Mori, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
*Correction. Originally said "today."
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.