Richard Masao Abe
Sept. 25, 2006
Richard Masao Abe, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Army and Air Force Exchange Service manager, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He also was a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and a member of the 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Mashiko, son Ronald M., daughter Hazel T. Toshida, brother Yoshio, sisters Eleanor Gurtiza and Chieko Sato, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Frank Paul Bertoldo
Sept. 27, 2006
Frank Paul Bertoldo, 79, of Honolulu, a retired contractor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Decatur, Ill. He is survived by wife Joyce E., sons Geoffrey Allen and Gregory Lynn, sisters Florence and Rose, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. No services.
Janet Stewart Bonbright
Sept. 29, 2006
Janet Stewart Bonbright, 92, of Makakilo died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Scotland. She is survived by son Bruce, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis-West Hospice or Alzheimer's Association.
Darlene Mary Bost
Oct. 3, 2006
Darlene Mary Bost, 74, of Makawao, Maui, a 3D Bed and Bath salesperson, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Toledo, Ohio. She is survived by daughter Kimberly A. Hillbrand, mother Lillian Macut, half brother Michael Macut, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services to be held in California at a later date.
Bruce Arthur Childs
Sept. 25, 2006
Bruce Arthur Childs, 46, of Honolulu and San Diego, a Mobi director of customer operations, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Diego. He is survived by wife Viveca, sons Andrew Mueller and David Childs, stepson Chris Thomas, daughter Rachel, sister Marsha and two grandchildren. Private services.
Breyani Leinaala Kaimana Kanani Chu
Sept. 30, 2006
Breyani Leinaala Kaimana Kanani Chu, infant daughter of Sabrina and Leon Chu of Kealakekua, Hawaii, died in Kealakekua. She was born in Kealakekua. She is also survived by brothers Gyvan and Jai; grandparents Gladys and Milanio Tabil Sr., and Milton Kimo and Shirley Chu; and great-grandparents Raymond and Kathy Chu and Catherine Ramos. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Solid Rock Ministries. Call after 4 p.m.
Ignacio Del Real
Sept. 21, 2006
Ignacio "Nacho" Del Real, 53, of Kauai, a retired San Diego Gas and Electric Co. meter reader and Alamo Rent-a-Car employee, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. He is survived by son Ignacio A., daughter Priscilla M., brother Robert and four grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date in California.
Tuilape Faiai Jr.
Oct. 3, 2006
Tuilape Faiai Jr., 55, of Pago Pago, American Samoa, a customs officer in Pago Pago, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Pago Pago. He is survived by wife Sinedou; sons Berea and Brian; daughter Belva; father Silifaiva; brothers Steve, Lealofi and Leone; sisters Tumua Sele, Taliilagi Muasau, Mele Faiai, Sulufaleese Petaia and Toaiva Roberts; and four grandchildren. Services and burial to be held in American Samoa.
Richard Kiyoshi Fuyumuro
Sept. 19, 2006
Richard Kiyoshi Fuyumuro, 56, of Las Vegas, a Realtor and retired U.S. Army Reserve command sergeant major, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Liane Mun, father Richard S. and brother Danny. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Morton Guy
Sept. 28, 2006
William Morton Guy, 64, of Santa Rosa, N.M., an auditor, died in Honolulu. He was born in New Mexico. He is survived by brother Joseph H. Jr. Services to be held in Santa Rosa.
Garrett Kazuo Hashimoto
Sept. 17, 2006
Garrett Kazuo Hashimoto, 35, of Kapolei died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Cynthia Kim, father Dennis, brothers Guy Hashimoto and Micah Aiu, sister Kahi Deeley and grandparent Setsuko. Private services.
Robert Wesley Hayden
Sept. 30, 2006
Robert Wesley Hayden, 51, of Lahaina, an entrepreneur, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by mother Jeannette, brother Rick and sisters Kathy Acosta and Robin Cooper. Private services to be held in California.
The Rev. Rose Loke Koleka Keale Kaliloa
Oct. 2, 2006
The Rev. Rose Loke Koleka Keale Kaliloa, 75, of Koloa and Anahola, Kauai, a Ke Akua Mana Church evangelist, First Institute of Punana Leo kumu and Menehune Restaurant bartender, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Puuwai, Niihau. She is survived by sons the Rev. Wayne Sr., Harold and Leslie "Chala" Vidinha and Charles Kaliloa Jr. and Arthur Kahale; daughters Rose "Loke" Dahle, Katherine M. Keliloa and Lorrie L. Rapozo; 29 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.
Ronald Genzo Kimura
Oct. 4, 2006
Ronald Genzo Kimura, 81, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Electric Light Co. electronic technician, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edna F.; sons Lowell, Rick, Alston and Sean; daughter Gale Haruki; brothers Matsuyoshi, Shigeru and Shunichi; sisters Satoyo Ogata and Harue Araki; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Seikan Konishi
Sept. 26, 2006
Richard Seikan Konishi, 66, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii Paper Products employee, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Karen; son Kevin; daughters Susan Kanetake and Lauri Konishi; brother Muneaki; sisters Sayomi Segawa, Elva Mori, Takako Miyada, Keiko Mimaki, Ethel Matsuno and Pauline Horiuchi; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Madaline Josephine Kunde
Oct. 3, 2006
Madaline Josephine Kunde, 91, of Holualoa, formerly of Auburn, Calif., a retired teacher, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in South Dakota. She is survived by son Orrin Olson, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rose Fualosa Lalau
Sept. 29, 2006
Rose Fualosa Lalau, 57, of Kapolei, Tradewind Publishing advertising marketing account executive, died at home. She was born in Vaitogi, American Samoa. She is survived by children Claudine Baloyot, Anna Aina and Jeremiah and Melvin Holi; brothers Fil, Jeremiah, Andrew, Richard, Adam, Alan, Eric and Ellis; sisters Misifeleni York, Anna Rosemond, Jane Kalolo, Betty Ann Olo, Fogavai Scott, Sisamoa Ah Sam and Betty Shroder; and 16 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Beatrice Y. Len
Sept. 25, 2006
Beatrice Y. Len, 95, of Lahaina, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by numerous nephews and nieces. Private services.
John Perriera Martin
Oct. 3, 2006
John Perriera Martin, 91, of Waipunalei, Hawaii, a carpenter, died at home. He was born in Waipunalei. He is survived by sons George and Joseph, daughters Martha Webster and Catherine Ullman, brother George P., sister Patricia Markowitz and seven grandchildren. Mass: noon tomorrow at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Marie Mizoe
Sept. 2, 2006
Marie Mizoe, 72, of Honolulu, a retired travel industry employee, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Senri and Kuroudo, mother Hatsue Norita, brother Toyohide Norita, sister Terumi Yamashita and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.
Lucille Kimiyo Munetake
Sept. 19, 2006
Lucille Kimiyo Munetake, 83, of Wahiawa died at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son Robert, daughter Lois Yamachika, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Bert Hideo Nakano
Sept. 29, 2006
Bert Hideo Nakano, 86, of Hilo, formerly of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired Operating Engineers Local Union No. 3 AFL-CIO business agent, died in Hilo Medical Center. He also was a member of the Hawaii County Planning Commission, Hawaii County Appeals Board, Boy Scouts Executive Board of Kilauea Council, Puna Hongwanji Mission, Upper Mountain View Kumiai, Hawaii Cattleman Producers Cooperative, National Council of Senior Citizens, Retirees Club of Operating Engineers of Hilo and Hiroshima Kenjin Kai. He was born in Puako, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Owen M. and Lanny T., daughter Gail K. Shiraishi, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dawn Marie Reynolds
Sept. 28, 2006
Dawn Marie Reynolds, 59, of Kailua-Kona, a King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel waitress and watercolor artist, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Barstow, Calif. She is survived by daughter Sarah MacInnes, mother Rose McCoy, brother Spencer, former husband Charlie MacInnes and companion James Helfenbein. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at King Kamehameha Kona Beach Hotel, Kamakahonu Beach luau grounds. Scattering of ashes to follow. Leis and loose flowers welcome.
Kiyono Sato
Oct. 3, 2006
Kiyono Sato, 82, of Kauai, a homemaker, died in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Randall and Wesley, brothers Walter and Richard Hadama, and sisters Shigeko Ogata and Setsuko Kobayashi. No services.
Jeanne Yoshiko Stanwood
Sept. 16, 2006
Jeanne Yoshiko Stanwood, 88, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired state social worker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edward K., Niki and Ryo; brothers Robert "Shun," Ryoji and Calvin Namba; and a grandchild. Private services.
Yvonne Kehaunani Thompson
Sept. 29, 2006
Yvonne Kehaunani Thompson, 87, of Saratoga Springs, Utah, a former Honolulu Star-Bulletin switchboard operator, died in Provo, Utah. She is survived by son George Joy; daughters Marie Anderson, Yvonne K. Thompson and Michelle Spaeth; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services held in Utah.
Takeichi Tomei
Sept. 27, 2006
Takeichi Tomei, 80, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Army intelligence officer, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Teruko, sons Steven M. and Rodney T., brothers George and Lincoln, and sisters Helen Uchida and Alice Ihara. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas Charles Valley
Oct. 1, 2006
Thomas Charles "T.V." Valley, 72, of Kula, Maui, a retired automobile technician, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by wife MaryAnn "Myo"; sons Thomas "Tommy," Jason and Nathaniel; daughters Melissa A., Elizabeth "Libby" and Nina J. Valley and Laura Hearlihy and Mary Valley-De Souza; sisters Mary Alcie, Jackie, Louise and Diane; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Fumiko Welch
Sept. 20, 2006
Fumiko Welch, 71, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by brothers Masayuki and Allen M. Shimabukuro and George Tomari; and sister Miyoko Waialeale. Private services.
Ava Hays Wong
Oct. 2, 2006
Ava Hays Wong, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Queen's Medical Center medical technician and H&R Block tax adviser, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Tennessee. She is survived by sons Timothy Y.W. and Thomas Y.S., sisters Renda Hays and Minnie Girvin, and a grandchild. Visitation: 10-11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Salvation Army or charity.
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.