Chestine Harold Butler
Sept. 29, 2006
Chestine Harold Butler, 76, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Miami. He is survived by wife Dolores A.; son Peter L. Pao; daughters Laurinda L. Rodrigues, Cheryl E. Sugimoto and Caroline C. Butler; and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Maximo Castillo III
Oct. 3, 2006
Maximo Castillo III, 62, of Kapolei died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dolores; sons Maximo Castillo IV and Frank and Maihi Peterson; daughters Bettylou Snyder, Olivia B. Tagata, Joycelyn Castillo, Lorraine Dion, Winona Kaahanui, Terry Miyamoto and Susan Peterson; parents Maximo Jr. and Eva; brother Ronald; sisters Maxine Vegas and Raenette Yuen; 27 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dorothea Elizabeth Day
Oct. 9, 2006
Dorothea Elizabeth Day, 89, of Honolulu, a Battered Women's Shelter contributor, died at home. She was born in Maynard, Mass. She is survived by son James, daughter Carole Kral, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Committal services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association.
Carl Takeshi Furukawa
Oct. 8, 2006
Carl Takeshi Furukawa, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Brown & Williamson Tobacco Co. district manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sumie, sons Marc and Ken, daughter Amy Masunaga, brother Kenneth, sister Judy Greenwell and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Maui-Kaniela Kalaniopio Gaheton-Kaaiawaawa
Oct. 1, 2006
Maui-Kaniela Kalaniopio "Maui Boy" Gaheton-Kaaiawaawa, 9, of Honolulu died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Gina M. Gaheton, father Clyde Kaaiawaawa, brother Reginal, sisters Misty-Kele and Patience, and grandparents Soledad Gaheton and Shirley Fortney. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena Church.
Irene Harue Jackson
Oct. 9, 2006
Irene Harue Jackson, 73, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Hachinohe, Japan. She is survived by husband Lawrence W., daughter Lynn A. Nishiyama, brother Kiyoshi Nakayama and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Manuel Freitas Lopes
Oct. 4, 2006
Manuel Freitas Lopes, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Post Office postal clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Michiko Seino-Lopes, sons Clyde and Kevin "Kukona," brother John Jr., sister Sylvia Mahoney and five grandchildren. Gathering: 6 a.m. Sunday at Sans Souci Beach.
Warren Wayne Louis Sr.
Oct. 10, 2006
Warren Wayne Louis Sr., 61, of Omao, Kauai, a Kauai Coffee Co. mechanic, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Betty "BJ," mother Agusta "Gussie," son Warren W. Jr., daughter Lisa A., hanai son James J., hanai daughter Vanessa T., brother Richard "Dicky," a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Monday at St. Raphael's Church in Koloa, Kauai. Burial to follow at church cemetery.
Ayako Makiya
Oct. 3, 2006
Ayako Makiya, 83, of Kailua, a retired Fort Shafter pantry worker, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Thomas K., daughter Karen Horiuchi, sister Flora Coelho, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.
Patricia Clark Millet
Oct. 9, 2006
Patricia Clark "Pat" Millet, 82, of Kailua, a United Airlines employee at the Palace Hotel and a travel agent with Carl Erdman Travel and HNL Travel, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Margie Millett, Mary Beddow, Kathy Abang and Carol Lindsay; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony's of Padua Church, 148 Makawao St., Kailua. Private burial to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers or monetary offerings, donations suggested to "Project Makawao" to St. Anthony's Parish, 148 Makawao St., Kailua, HI 96734.
Lowell Mineo Nishida
Oct. 3, 2006
Lowell Mineo Nishida, 52, of Honolulu, a printer and service technician, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by daughter Aida, brothers James Jr. and Nelson, and sister Naomi. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Jodo Mission. Casual attire.
George C.C. Oh
Oct. 8, 2006
George C.C. Oh, 83, of Honolulu, a former Korean consul general of Hawaii, died in Honolulu. He was born in Seoul. He is survived by wife Jean Y., son John, brother Ki C. and sisters Pil W. Han, Duk C. Kim and Hae C. Lee. Services: 11 a.m. Oct. 21 at Korean Christian Church in Liliha. Call after 10 a.m. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.
Leonard Thomas Olson
Oct. 4, 2006
Leonard Thomas Olson, 84, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a caregiver, died in Life Care Center of Kona. He was born in Whitefish, Mont. He is survived by caregiver Eileen Tredway. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bertha P. Provenzano
Sept. 26, 2006
Bertha P. Provenzano, 83, of Kaneohe died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by two grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Valley of the Temples.
Leon G. Ramos
Oct. 8, 2006
Leon G. Ramos, 98, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a laborer, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by caregiver Perla Yago. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Lihue Cemetery. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.
James M. Robinson
Oct. 7, 2006
James M. Robinson, 93, of Lihue, a horse ranch employee, died in Hale Kupuna. He was born in Texas. He is survived by a grandchild. Services pending.
Kinnareth Saeheng
Oct. 10, 2006
Kinnareth Saeheng, 85, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Laos. She is survived by daughters Tracy Chang and Khamang Vixaysakd, and 14 grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services.
Mildred Mineko Takai
Sept. 14, 2006
Mildred Mineko Takai, 86, of Honolulu, a retired barber, died in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Ralph and Gilbert Harada. Private services.
Michael Hajime Tanaka
Oct. 11, 2006
Michael Hajime Tanaka, 63, of Mililani, a retired engineer and federal government employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Judy, sons Scott and Jerry, and daughter Kelly. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Christ Lutheran Church, 95-1361 Meheula Parkway, Mililani.
Steven Michael Thurston
Oct. 8, 2006
Steven Michael Thurston, 53, of Kihei, Maui, a William and Associates promotional salesman, died at home. He was born in Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by sons Michael Pepion and Nicholas Thurston, daughters Deena Traikovich and Cassandra Thurston, parents Stanley and Luella, and two grandchildren. Celebration of life: 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at Menehune Shores. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.
Hatsuko Yoda
Oct. 7, 2006
Hatsuko Yoda, 99, of Wailuku, a retired Yoda Fish Market salesclerk, died at home. She was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. She is survived by sons Mitsuru and Kiyoshi; daughters Mildred S. Ariyoshi, Ruth Nagaoka and Frances and Annette Yoda; sisters Dorothy Tokunaga, Chieko Sato, and Miyuki Wilhelm and Toshie and Emiko Boteilho; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2:30 p.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. 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.