Primitiva Apostol Alejandro
Sept. 14, 2006
Primitiva Apostol Alejandro, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired seamstress, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Denny, Simeon, Romeo, Cesar, Edwin and Andrew; daughters Joji Alejandro, Jocelyn Bacquing and Merlyn Liban; brother Polo Apostol; and 20 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Pedro Barwel Angala Sr.
Oct. 4, 2006
Pedro Barwel Angala Sr., 73, of Kihei, Maui, a Maui Beach Hotel houseman and Monsanto watchman, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Santa Cruz, Philippines. He is survived by wife Salome J.; sons Rodolfo, Salvador, Pedro Jr. and Ernesto; daughters Zeny Valdez, Lisa Lorenzo, Vina Pascual, Delia Laberinto and Josie Angala-Rambaud; brothers Santos and Fernando; sister Lolita Sanchez; 31 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 8-10 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Crisanta Reyes Antonio
Sept. 12, 2006
Crisanta Reyes Antonio, 52, of Waianae, a Dashcover Hawaii seamstress, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Cavet, Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by husband Rhey A., daughters Cherry L. and Carla M., mother Felipa Reyes and brothers Rogelio and Eufemio Reyes. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, 85-786 Old Government Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Mary Ah Lan Beckley
Oct. 2, 2006
Mary Ah Lan Beckley, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Ilikai Hotel housekeeper and Hawaii Theater usherette, died in Wahiawa. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by son William Jr.; daughters Marion "Cho-Cho" Hatchie, Alma Gamiao, Henrietta Beckley and Alice Yamanoha; 15 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Gamiao residence, 66-769-B Haleiwa Road. Call after 2 p.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Letofialeiatoitofiolemalo Ufagafa Fale
Sept. 22, 2006
Letofialeiatoitofiolemalo Ufagafa Fale, 72, of Aiea, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Aoa, American Samoa. She is survived by husband the Rev. Iopu Sr.; sons William, Iopu Jr. and Frank; daughters Laine Salavea-Fale, Penifealaiatagata Satoga, Lenora Fale and Lorena Malepeai-Fooks; hanai children Taeletoto Saleve, Iopu Lutu, Charlie Fale, Ioapo Pou, Gabriel Faatiga, Saline Satoga, Maria Lilio and Tamara Tagama; brothers Taemoo, Tuiloa and Maluelue Ufagafa; sisters Pulaau and Letofia Ufagafa and Mainamaivasafuiolevaga Manulauti, Siuila Uele and Violeta Seui; 35 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Moanalua Community Church. Call after 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Kaoru Kodera
Oct. 6, 2006
Kaoru Kodera, 92, of Hilo, a retired state Division of Highways bridge maintenance man, died at home. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chizue; sons Ted, Glenn and Dennis; daughters Shirly Takahashi and Sandra Kaneo; brother Gengo; sister Shigeko Yamaguchi; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Entombment to follow at Homelani Memorial Park Mausoleum in Hilo. Casual attire.
Vicente Abad Morales Sr.
Sept. 29, 2006
Vicente Abad "Cente" Morales Sr., 83, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. tractor operator and Philippine Army veteran who served in World War II, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in St. Matthew, Laoag City, Philippines. He is survived by wife Violet, sons Vicente Jr. and Victor, and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Richard Kiyoto Murakawa
Aug. 26, 2006
Richard Kiyoto Murakawa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired City Mill Home Improvement Center salesman, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Wayne Y. Private services.
Patricia Batacan Nabarrete
Sept. 9, 2006
Patricia Batacan "Pat" Nabarrete, 66, of Waipahu, a Filipino World Travel and Nabarrete Store owner and Mililani Memorial Park sales counselor, died at home. She was born in Tangid, Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by husband Cornelio; sons Sunny and Patrick; daughters Marissa and Edna; brother Filemon Batacan; sisters Aquilina Domingo, Elisea Batacan and Agustina Fernandez; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Manuel Fejaran Quenga
Sept. 29, 2006
Manuel Fejaran Quenga, 78, of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Vallejo, Calif. He is survived by wife Juliet Cabanilla; stepsons Rudy Cortez, Catalino Catabay and Bennie Supnet and Pete, Ernie and Flor Cabanilla; stepdaughters Loretta Orr, Linda Leialoha, Jeanette Marquez, Cynthia Nagaoka-MacQuarrie, Barbara Kaleiohano, Eleanor Seeley, Fely Nicholson and Efie Cabanilla; and three grandchildren. Inurnment services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Lucena Sapinozo Somera
Oct. 1, 2006
Lucena Sapinozo "Senang" Somera, 94, of Waipahu, died at home. She was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by sons Ernest, Benjamin and Eliseo; 10 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Josephine Shirley Vanic
Oct. 5, 2006
Josephine Shirley Vanic, 67, of Honolulu, a retired state worker, died. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Rade, daughters Renee Jenkins and LuAnne Freeman, brother Leroy Inere, sister Lorraine Luis, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha 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.