Margaret Sardinha Bento
Sept. 10, 2006
Margaret Sardinha Bento, 94, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Richard, daughter Beatrice Mosley, sister Nancy S. Chang, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at University Avenue Baptist Church, 2305 University Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.
Warren Edward Bolster
Sept. 6, 2006
Warren Edward Bolster, 59, of Waialua, a photographer, will be remembered in private services at a later date. He was born in Washington, D.C. He is survived by sons Edward and Warren Jr., mother Elizabeth K. and sister Janet E. Tramonte.
Elaine Hong Cunningham
Sept. 4, 2006
Elaine Hong Cunningham, 71, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired employee at Barbers Point Naval Air Station, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Richard A.; son Daniel; daughters Wanda Brown, Patricia Suwa, Lisa Seguerre, and Roxann and Lynn Souza; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Gene Dela Pena
Sept. 5, 2006
Gene "Gino" Dela Pena, 47, of Honolulu, died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Joshua, mother Bernice, brothers Paulson and Dwayne, sister Jennifer and grandparent James Daly. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ka Hale Hoano Hou O'Ke Akua Church, 1760 Nalani St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire.
Raymond Lewis Goolsby
Sept. 9, 2006
Raymond Lewis Goolsby, 79, of Honolulu, an Army retiree and state Department of Transportation employee, died at home. He was born in Florida. He is survived by wife Dwi M. Harini; daughters Mary Schwartz, Joyce Cate and Dahlia Goolsby; sister Barbara; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Olivet Baptist Church. Call after 4 p.m. Committal services: 3 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Maxine Lucinda Kahea
Sept. 9, 2006
Maxine Lucinda Kahea, 65, of Hauula, died in Kahuku. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Thomas A. Winn and Harry III and William K. Kahea; daughters Anna K. and Celene M. Kahea, Helyn U. Shores and Haunani I. Costa; brothers Robert and Bill Winn; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Greater Mount Zion Holiness Church, 53-776 Kamehameha Highway, Hauula. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.
Bruce Kuaopio Kahele
Sept. 5, 2006
Bruce Kuaopio "Pacheco" Kahele, 35, of Milolii Village, Hawaii, a Pacific Facility Services maintenance supervisor, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Emma; sons Bruce Jr., William, Isaac, Vernon and Tyrome; daughters Sierra, Salena and Waipiolani; father Nelson; brothers Sherman, Nelson Jr., Rodney, Randall, Michael and Kealoha; and sisters Geraldine, Nalani and Leiahi Kahele and Sheila and Jamie Kamaka. Visitation: all night Friday at the Kahele residence in Milolii. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peters Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.
Charlene Nyuk Wun Kau
Aug. 24, 2006
Charlene Nyuk Wun Kau, 58, of Pearl City, an Ameron Hawaii cost accountant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Bill, sons Jason and Derrick, parents Richard and Helen Wong, brothers Clayton and Douglas Wong, sister Gloria Shoda and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Boon Deuk Kim
Sept. 6, 2006
Boon Deuk Kim, 90, of Honolulu, died in Liliha Healthcare Center. She was born in Korea. She is survived by daughter Jae K. Lee, sister Jum Soon and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at All People Mission Church, 620 Waipa Lane.
Theodore Masataka Koizumi
Sept. 10, 2006
Theodore Masataka Koizumi, 66, of Hilo, a retired County of Hawaii building inspector and supervisor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amy, son Brian, daughter Debbie, brother Dennis, sister Daisy Kajiwara, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Robert George Krauss
Sept. 10, 2006
Robert George "Bob" Krauss, 82, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Advertiser columnist, will be remembered in services 4 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Falls of Clyde. He died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Plainview, Neb. He is survived by daughter Ginger A., sons Buck and Robbin Mickelsen, brothers Eugene and Karl, sisters Marie Vogel and Gertrude Onstad, and four grandchildren. Scattering of ashes to follow the services. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Falls of Clyde, c/o Hawaii Maritime Center, Pier 7 Honolulu Harbor, Honolulu 96813.
Andrew Kane Oliver Manoa Jr.
Sept. 8, 2006
Andrew Kane Oliver "Danny Boy" Manoa Jr., 68, of Kailua, a Lanikai Elementary, Le Jardin and Windward Community College Hawaiian culture kupuna, died in Kailua. He was born in Kai Lani. He is survived by wife Rowena; son Kanealii; hanai sons Rob, Charlie, Dave, Doug, Jon and Ed Duncan; sisters Elizabeth Therrien, Angeline Workover and Cynthia Thompson; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at family residence, 507-C Kawailoa Road. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire and T-shirts, shorts and slippers welcome. Flowers welcome.
Hershel Lee Miller
Sept. 1, 2006
Hershel Lee Miller, 58, of Kaneohe, a federal government assistant port director, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Tennessee. He is survived by wife Felicidad "Phyllis"; stepchildren Amy and Joy Hayashida; brothers Arthur D., Harold, Paul and Mark; and sister Betty Sharp. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 229 Queen Emma St.
Frances Kayoko Nishimura
Sept. 9, 2006
Frances Kayoko Nishimura, 67, of Hilo, a retired Life Care Center of Hilo medical records clerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Warren, son Jon, daughter Lisa Nishimura-Iches, brothers James and George Sato, sisters June Ogawa and Pauline Okuhara, and a grandchild. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary Arruda Nitta
Sept. 8, 2006
Mary Arruda Nitta, 91, of Kekaha, Kauai, a Kekaha Sugar Co. lab technician, died at home. She was born in Waimea Valley, Kauai. She is survived by sons Kenneth, Roland, Allen, Mitchell and Wilson; daughters Sister Thereselle-Kuulei and Lily Sakamoto; sisters Antonina A. Lee, Isabel A. Takekawa and Beatrice Calizo; 20 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Wilma Pacheco
Sept. 8, 2006
Wilma "Leikukui" Pacheco, 60, of Ewa Beach, a retired state employee and Kahuku High School and Juvenile Detention Center health nurse, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Anthony A.; son Anthony K. "Bully"; daughters Andra K.L. Amian, Alyssa K. Kaaihue and Ardis Ann K. Makiney; brother Kevin AhNee; sisters Lehua Galuteria, Ardis Gomes and Anela Robinson; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Community Church of Honolulu, 2345 Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu. Call after 3 p.m.
Irene Meyer Pacquing
Aug. 25, 2006
Irene Meyer Pacquing, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Cannery and Department of Transportation employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Segundo E.; son Segundo "Joe" Jr.; daughters Rosemary Kamanao, Virginia "Tiny" Garcia, Angeline Ho Sr., Dolores Andrade and Karen Pacquing-Silverio; brothers Lionel "Bozy" and Francis "Butch" Meyer; sisters Evelyn "Nita" Alexander and Anna "Auggie" Martin; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Adam Gonsalves Pereira
Sept. 8, 2006
Adam Gonsalves Pereira, 80, of Wailua Homesteads, Kauai, a retired Lihue Plantation machinist, died at home. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mildred, son Kahea, daughters Debbie Pereira-Morse and Ann Makaena-Morgan, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Charles Santos
Sept. 4, 2006
Charles Santos, 70, of Honolulu, a retired pipe fitter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lili, sons Robin and Brian, stepsons Gerami and Richard Lee, daughter Jana Smith, stepdaughter Antonya Uza, brother Aquilino and eight grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Steve Gregorio Sebetich
Aug. 22, 2006
Steve Gregorio Sebetich, 56, of Haleiwa, a construction worker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Victoria, son Steve C., daughter Victoria M.P.H., stepdaughter Faye W. Kawamata, stepbrother Ronald, sisters Stephanie Garcia and Leonora Babino, stepsister Lorraine Boner and four step-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Helen Lillian Eberly Rodrigues Shinjo
Aug. 27, 2006
Helen Lillian Eberly Rodrigues Shinjo, 80, of Waipahu, a retired Hale Koa Hotel housekeeper, died in Waipahu. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Walter, Matthew, Sidney and Alden Rodrigues and Terry and Kevin Shinjo; daughters Torlen Shinjo, Sandra Lee, Rayne Moore and Marsha Castellano; 24 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed Sunday.
Franklin Suinn
Sept. 5, 2006
Franklin Suinn, 73, of Kapolei, an Aloha Lounge original owner and Sportsmen Lounge current owner and retired Hawaiian Isle Vending employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He also was a Frank's Amusement and Reliable Venders of Tiki Corp. former president. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hyon Cha, daughter Shannon-Tyler Suinn-Owens, stepdaughter Diana Hwang, brother Alfred K.F., sister Betty S. Fukunaga and a grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Honolulu Elks Lodge, 2933 Kalakaua Ave. Call after 8:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Monday.
Fetaui Tofigia
Aug. 23, 2006
Fetaui Tofigia, 67, of Waianae, died at home. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband Tofiga; sons Timoteo Tofigia and Valola and Malagleo'o Vaitului; daughters Teleitala Galo, Ulalei Auau, Samiai Tialigo and Avaavau Vaitului; brothers Manuleano Taufi and Punefu, Saipele, Talalelei and Foenuu Liupaone; sisters Lemasino Fonoti, Fasisula Folitau, Losa Liupaono and Meleane Tautolo; 39 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship, 95-061 Waimakua Drive, Mililani. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.
Demetrio Lutrina Tumbagon
Aug. 25, 2006
Demetrio Lutrina "Terio" Tumbagon, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Cadmus Property employee, died at home. He was born in Romblon, Visaya, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Fermina C.; sons Senico, Ferion, Ruben, Romeo and Charlito; daughters Elizabeth Bunnao and Bernadeth Talens; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Adrienne Francis Yamaguchi
Sept. 10, 2006
Adrienne Francis Yamaguchi, 50, of Paia, Maui, a state public health nurse, died at home. She was born in Toronto, Canada. She is survived by husband the Rev. Ryozo, son Jesse, daughters Mika and Naomi, stepmother Peggi Mednick, brother Howard Mednick and sister Johanne Myles. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Rinzai Zen Mission in Paia, next to Baldwin Beach 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.