Ah Fah Akamu
Sept. 25, 2006
Ah Fah Akamu, 87, of Aiea, a retired Fort Shafter civil servant and fisherman, died in Aiea. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by son Daniel Ah Fah; daughters Beatrice K. Andersen, Pauline L. Walton and Sharon N. Akamu; brother Thomas; sisters Grace Ho, Eunice Akamu, Loretta Cox, Muriel Laa and Vivian Parlin; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Cemetery.
Angela Alencastre
Sept. 21, 2006
Angela Alencastre, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Trust Co. secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nieces. Private services.
Vivencio Padre Ancheta
Sept. 22, 2006
Vivencio "Ven" Padre Ancheta, 58, of Kaneohe, a landscaper, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Bangui, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Robita "Ruby"; sons Robert, Edward and Vincent; brothers Clemente P., Eligio, Prisco, Jaime, Filemon, Rodolfo, Orlino and Celestino; and sister Filipina Taclan. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Jack Louis Cambra
Sept. 23, 2006
Jack Louis Cambra, 69, of Kaneohe, a retired Honolulu Terminal Co. wharf clerk, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lei; sons William, Brian and Keahi; daughters Johnnie M. Johnson, Danette Cambra-Bennett, Leslie A. Tolentino and Suzette Cambra-Cho; sisters Joey Gomes and Mary Lou Diggs; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Leatrice Loui Chock
Sept. 21, 2006
Leatrice Loui Chock, 86, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education teacher at Dole Intermediate and licensed private pilot, died in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Annette Kim and Susan Chock, brother Dr. Wallace Loui, sister Frances Chun and three grandchildren. Private services.
Momoyo Endo
Sept. 24, 2006
Momoyo Endo, 80, of Honolulu died. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by brothers Stanley and Lincoln Isobe, and sisters Daisy Ito and Lillian and Alice Isobe. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Lillian Kaoru Goto
Sept. 22, 2006
Lillian Kaoru "Sally" Goto, 84, of Hilo, a retired former Western Auto Store salesclerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Noreen Yamane and Gaylynne Tamura, brother George Mukai, sister Mildred Perreira and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Polonia Eslit Kaai
Sept. 18, 2006
Polonia Eslit "Margie" Kaai, 81, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Randy and Radford; daughters Dorothy Naparan, Gloria Orlando, Lorraine Kaai and Brenda Boyd; sisters Clara and Juanita Eslit; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Shunji Kato
Sept. 26, 2006
Shunji Kato, 79, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard chief warrant officer and U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by sons Jeffrey A. and Terence; daughter Donna Verne Kohara; sisters Emiko Muraoka, May Hamaguchi and Evangeline Barney; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo.
Rosabella Lui Kwan Kealoha
Sept. 25, 2006
Rosabella Lui Kwan "Bella" Kealoha, 91, of Hilo, a retired Flowers by Kealoha proprietress, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband David; son Francis; daughters L. Cecilia Shinoda, Theresa Sepulveda and Lilinoe Manischalchi; brother Lambert L. Kwan; sister Kahala Miyajima; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.
Osamu Kondo
Sept. 21, 2006
Osamu Kondo, also known as "Osa" and "Melvin," 78, of Mililani, a retired Schofield heavy equipment mechanic, died at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Edna T.; daughters Sandra Y. Hakikawa and Linda F.K. Nakata; brother Isao; sisters Aiko Tsumura, Rose T. Higa, Amy Morita, Helen Iwamoto and Alyce Lind; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Ricardo Bolo Mancao
Sept. 19, 2006
Ricardo Bolo Mancao, 92, of Aiea, a retired James W. Glover Construction Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Cebu, Philippines. He is survived by sons Eduardo B., Gilbert B., Michael B. and Jerry V.B.; daughters Shrinah Henderson and Lucille and Brenda Mancao; 31 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and 16 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Vincent Masayuki Nakano
Sept. 22, 2006
Vincent Masayuki Nakano, 55, of Honolulu, a Kaneohe Foodland Grocery Department manager, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He is survived by brother Michael and sister Geraldine Wakuzawa. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Kyle Akinobu Watanabe
Sept. 18, 2006
Kyle Akinobu Watanabe, 45, of Lihue, a Lanier Inc. business machine technician, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father George A., mother Emily C. and sisters Deedre Hauger and Tanya Yamada. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.