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 Tiresa Paogofie; and a grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Moanalua Community Church. Call after 5 p.m. Burial in American Samoa. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.
Teata Ahana
July 28, 2006
Teata Ahana, 56, of Kailua died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Pansy "Winnie" and brothers and sisters Mahealani Bourgeois, Lois and Godfrey K.H. Ahana, Roger Vistart, and Cathy and Robert Rose. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.
Charles Fujio Amano
Aug. 13, 2006
Charles Fujio Amano, 77, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence A., son Bryan M. and brother Thomas I. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Hideo Asato
Aug. 15, 2006
Hideo Asato, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association agronomist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Katherine H., sons Howard and Brian, daughters Joann Matsunaga and Nora Lum, brother Jack, sister Shizue Shimabukuro, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marjorie C. Au
Aug. 14, 2006
Marjorie C. Au, 94, of Kaneohe, a retired bookkeeper, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Russell, daughter Sandra Takemoto, brother Gordon Chock, sister Nellie Goo and five grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:45 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Constance J. Balmes
Aug. 18, 2006
Constance J. "Connie" Balmes, 43, of Kaneohe died at home. She was born in San Jose, Calif. She is survived by husband Michael Jr.; children Karen Samarripas, Teresa Brennan, Kelly Anderson and Michael III and Stephen Balmes; father James Cabacuncan; mother Sheila Conant; sister Christine M. Weinmeister; grandparent Constance Lababera; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Dorothy Johanna Baranski
Aug. 4, 2006
Dorothy Johanna Baranski, 78, of Haleiwa died in Waikele. She was born in Struthers, Ohio. She is survived by daughters Celeste Baranski and Lynn Murphy, brother Harold Aebischer and seven grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at First Unitarian Church of Honolulu, 2500 Pali Highway. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Unitarian Universalist Church.
Lahapa Kamakahukilani Brown
Aug. 20, 2006
Lahapa Kamakahukilani Brown, 23, of Hauula died in Kahuku. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by mother Johnnie and sister Kalae. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Greater Mount Zion on Kamehameha Highway in Punaluu. Call after 6 p.m.
Joseph H.T. Ching
Aug. 19, 2006
Joseph H.T. Ching, 71, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Pat and Sylvia Lee. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Newman Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Call after 12:30 p.m. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Newman Center, St. Francis Hospice or Catholic Charities of Hawaii.
Rita Paysan De La Cruz
July 30, 2006
Rita Paysan De La Cruz, 88, of Pearl City died in San Diego. She was born in Aparri, Cagayan, the Philippines. She is survived by son Bernabe P. "Ben," five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 5:30 p.m. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Amy Teruko Ikeda
Aug. 12, 2006
Amy Teruko Ikeda, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration administrative assistant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son George, daughter Janice Yamauchi, brothers Masanori and Fumio Nakasone, sisters Vivian Ho and Frances Castro, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
George William Jose
Aug. 20, 2006
George William Jose, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Army sergeant first class who served in World War II and the Korean War, died at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Michael J., daughter Jo Ann K. Dowling and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Sept. 5 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Betsy Lau Kojima
Aug. 22, 2006
Betsy Lau Kojima, 38, of Mililani, a Solomon Elementary School special education teacher at Schofield Barracks, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Phoenix. She is survived by husband Craig J., son Dylan, daughter Faith, father Larry P. Ang, mother Feney L. Ang and sisters June Lau and Sylvia and Kathleen Ang. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jadelin Mae Nakamura
Aug. 20, 2006
Jadelin Mae Nakamura, 47, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Alberto; sons Eric, Elton and Bronson; daughter Emerald; father Francis; stepmother Edith; brother Francis Jr.; stepbrother Alika Kupau; sisters Lillian Hueu and Cathy Pantohan; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chizuko Ohta
Aug. 16, 2006
Chizuko Ohta, 88, of Mililani, a retired barbershop owner, died in Wahiawa. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Evelyn, Barbara and Dale; and brothers and sisters. Private services.
Juanita Catchillar Quicho
Aug. 23, 2006
Juanita Catchillar Quicho, 69, of Kahului died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by son Fernando; daughters Marietta Leider, Jessica Ho and Maria Quicho; sister Teresita Fellows; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Willis Scott Rich
Aug. 24, 2006
Willis Scott Rich, 74, of Kailua, a retired Navy captain, died at home. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by wife Janis B.; daughters Anne Dolan Van Oss, Mary B. Friedman, Sarah Vick and Carolyn Weinstock; sister Lucy Keohan; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony's in Kailua. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, Hawaii Catholic Charities or the Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association.
Helen Shizue Sanada
July 1, 2006
Helen Shizue Sanada, 68, of Honolulu, a retired First Hawaiian Bank teller, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born on Maui. Private services.
Richard Ryuzo Taniguchi
Aug. 25, 2006
Richard Ryuzo Taniguchi, 92, of Hilo, president of Hawaii Hardware Co. in Hilo, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. He also was a Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin Kyodan, Japanese Community Association, Hiroshima Kenjinkai and Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Committee member. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Sumako, daughters Grace Fujiyoshi and Susan Penisten, sister Shizue Hanada and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin, 398 Kilauea Ave. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Sandra Sandy Jean Velez
Aug. 19, 2006
Sandra Sandy Jean Velez, 33, of Honomalino, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jay; sons Joseph and Andrew; daughter Emily; mother Patricia Wolverton; father Leroy Wolverton; brothers John, Daniel and Robert Wolverton; and sisters Patricia Sayers and Susan Wolverton. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Angel Ramos Vidad
Aug. 17, 2006
Angel Ramos Vidad, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Tahitian Lanai custodian, died in Honolulu. He was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gertrudis "Uding"; children Pilarita "Pilar" Calumpit, Revinia "Reving" Cabbab, Edna Salvador, and Feny and Ricky Vidad; sister Luz; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
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.