Faauuga Suesue Lutu Achica
Aug. 20, 2006
Faauuga Suesue Lutu Achica, 60, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, a community college adult education director in American Samoa, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband Leo; daughter Donna; brothers Smith, Afoa and Tavita Lutu and Suesue and Silautiti Suesue; sisters Faatasiga Pele, Matuaifaleese Ale and Thesea Paogofie; and a grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Moanalua Community Church. Call after 5 p.m. Burial to be held at a later date in American Samoa.
Barbara Yoshiko Akimoto
Aug. 20, 2006
Barbara Yoshiko Akimoto, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Peter K. Cabral Jr. and Dwight J. and Matt T. Akimoto; daughter Constance I. Cabral; brothers Terry T. and Stephen Y. Osumi; sister Matasuko Miyamoto; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sept. 5 at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Luzonia Santa Maria Bannwarth
Aug. 20, 2006
Luzonia Santa Maria Bannwarth of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Malay, Aklan, Philippines. She is survived by husband Daniel; son Philip; mother Socorro Santa Maria; brothers Ray, Rolando and Daniel Santa Maria; sister Ethel Conlu; and two grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Henry Thomas Kekapuhoanu Clarke
Aug. 20, 2006
Henry Thomas Kekapuhoanu Clarke, 78, of Kailua, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel data programmer and Hui Hanai treasurer, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joyce H. and children Virginia and Thomas. Services to be held in September. No flowers. Donations suggested to Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center.
Robert Hachiro Hayami
Aug. 5, 2006
Robert Hachiro Hayami, 86, of Honolulu, a retired federal aircraft mechanic, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by son Wayne, daughter Lorraine Yoshimoto, sister Dorothy Kuroiwa and three grandchildren. Private services.
Walter Hideaki Katayama
April 27, 2006
Walter Hideaki "Walt" Katayama, 55, of Clarksville, Tenn., a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and Sytex Corp. contractor, died in Clarksville. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by wife Luann, daughter Shelley H. and brother Norman. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Chang Yee Kaui
Aug. 20, 2006
Chang Yee Kaui, 79, of Anahola, Kauai, a retired Nilson Construction Co. heavy equipment operator, died. He was born in Keahapana, Kauai. He is survived by former wife Sandra; son Anderson "Andy" Chong; daughters Sharon Kaui, Shelly K. Carvalho and Bessie Blackstad; sisters Elsie Kaui-Pahia and Bessie Kaui-Laster; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sept. 2 at Kauai Veterans Center in Lihue. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. No black attire.
Orem Benson Kauvaka
Aug. 19, 2006
Orem Benson Kauvaka, 16, of Kahuku will be remembered in services at noon Monday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center. He was killed by a truck while mourning with others at the site of a fatal car crash. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by parents Tevita and Saane, brother Lanisese, sisters Kalisi and Akanesi, and grandparent Kamoto Tuitupou. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Laie Cemetery.
Genevieve Pang Leong
Aug. 18, 2006
Genevieve Pang Leong, 86, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifford and Steven, daughters Charlene Lau and Janice Wong, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Martha Fumiko Morimoto
Aug. 12, 2006
Martha Fumiko Morimoto, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Child and Family Services social worker, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Ernie and James N., and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Barry Brenton Powers
Aug. 19, 2006
Barry Brenton Powers, 28, of Hilo, a Safeway food stocker and cashier, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by fiancee Jill Kaupu, mother Sandra Carrigan, father Phillip and brother Jason. Celebration of life: noon today at 55 Pilipaa St. in Panaewa. Casual attire.
Norberto Piniaripi Ramos Jr.
Aug. 23, 2006
Norberto Piniaripi "Jerry" Ramos Jr., 64, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Royal Kona Resort bell captain, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Christina; son Norberto III; daughters Koreen Shiosaki and Nedra Cristoforo; brothers Louie Ladia and Robert and Ricardo Ramos; sisters Lillian Pang and Patricia Miguel; and six grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Nancy Rose Schiessel
Aug. 21, 2006
Nancy Rose Schiessel, 73, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Madison, Wis. She is survived by sons Mark and Michael; daughters Sheryl Winterbottom, Linda Schiessel and Lisa Aldrich; sister Patsy Trevenen; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire.
Kauhi Luke Simao
Aug. 20, 2006
Kauhi Luke Simao, 26, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, died in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by mother Trudy Silva; father Luke; brothers Thyres and Lukey-Boy Simao and Dillon Silva; sisters Zada Simao and Saydi Silva; and grandparents Henry and Cleo Bermoy. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Holoholokai Beach Park. Private scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Madge Reed Spoon
Aug. 13, 2006
Madge Reed Spoon, 95, of Waipahu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Little Rock, Ark. She is survived by a grandchild, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kimmie Tam Loo
Aug. 4, 2006
Kimmie Tam Loo, 35, of Kailua, a Hawaiian Airlines reservations agent, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by father Joseph, mother Colleen, brother Scott, sister Panaewa and grandparent Anna-Bluebell McKee. Services: 6 p.m. today at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Additional information for an obituary printed Tuesday.
Grace F. Tanaka
Aug. 15, 2006
Grace F. Tanaka, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Rush, Moore, Craven, Sutton, Morry and Beh legal secretary, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Herbert S., son Neal M., daughter Adele S., brother George S. Fujii, sisters Elva F. Murashige and Mitsuyo Hayashida, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Yasuko Doi Tanaka
Aug. 18, 2006
Yasuko Doi Tanaka, 96, of Honolulu died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harry M., daughters Gladys Y. Higa and Winona M. Tanaka, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ruby Leinani Washington
Aug. 17, 2006
Ruby Leinani Washington, 80, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Louis; daughters Andrea "Sweetie" and Arlene "Fatso" Washington, Olga "Kitty" Hoaeae, Cotillia "Momi" Kalili and Pamela Spells; sister Martha DeSa; 16 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Windward Worship Center, 45-216 Kamehameha Highway. Call after 9 a.m.
Philip Joseph Yamarino
Aug. 20, 2006
Philip Joseph Yamarino, 86, of Honolulu, a retired General Motors tool-and-die maker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Fairchance, Pa. He is survived by wife Eleanore M., daughter Sandra M. Perez, sister Carmela Kerr and a grandchild. Private services.
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.