Rita Galiza Cacal
Oct. 6, 2006
Rita Galiza Cacal, 90, of Kahuku, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Roque; daughters Maxima Espanol, Magdalena and Jocelyn Cacal, and Vicenta Yee; brothers Aneceto and Virgelio Galiza; sister Manuela Robles; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at St. Roch's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Felix Qulton Cardenas Sr.
Oct. 10, 2006
Felix Qulton Cardenas Sr., 94, of Honolulu, a maintenance worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Puro, Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Clenita Q.; sons Felix C.A. Jr., Rodney and Clifford; daughter Brenda C. Abero; sister Gaudelia Quillopp; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow and 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5 p.m. tomorrow and 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Clinton Ralph Christensen
Oct. 2, 2006
Clinton Ralph Christensen, 86, of Wahiawa, a retired Hickam Air Force Base ground safety engineer and U.S. Air Force master sergeant, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Sugar City, Idaho. He is survived by son Douglass P., daughter Tisa Styer, sister Helenmar Peterson, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Wahiawa First Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 44 Leilehua Road. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Lyvonne G. Cremer
Oct. 13, 2006
Lyvonne G. Cremer, 55, of Puhi, Kauai, a County of Kauai bus driver, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Edward J.; son Kyle; daughter Lynette Cavaco; brothers Kenton, Glenn and Norman Gomes; sister Carol Vidinha; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire.
Satoko Go Hashimoto
Oct. 11, 2006
Satoko Go "Margaret" Hashimoto, 89, of Eleele, Kauai, a Robert's Store seamstress, died in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by sons Allen, Walter and Roy; daughter Frances Fujinaka; sisters Mizue Honjiyo and Kazuko Yamashiro; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hanapepe Hongwanji. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Emily Leinaala Hoopii
Oct. 9, 2006
Emily Leinaala "Grandma Em" Hoopii, 66, of Keaukaha, Hawaii, a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. factory worker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Merasol "Rusty" Sr.; sons Cary, Merasol "Rusty" Jr. and Arrke; hanai son Brandon Respicio; daughters Sandra Masaoka, Mercel C. Hoopii, Cindy Miller, Jamie Kailiawa III, Robin Wong and Joylyne Doll; numerous hanai children; brother Roger Ah Tou; sisters Annie Lee and Pearl Ignacio; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church in Keaukaha. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Aloha attire.
Marie Ascuncion Hughes
Oct. 11, 2006
Marie Ascuncion Hughes, 88, of San Mateo, Calif., died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Harry, Walter and Robert Kiyabu; daughter Marilyn Horan; sister Beatrice Resentes; 19 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services to be held in California at a later date.
Ronald Kazuo Ishii
Oct. 11, 2006
Ronald Kazuo Ishii, 65, of Waipahu died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by mother Kinuko and sisters Aileen K. Courtenay, Phyllis T. Sato and Sharon M. Ishii. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Weiser Jensen
Oct. 5, 2006
John Weiser Jensen, 92, of Hilo, a retired optometrist and Puaa Kea Hog Farm owner, died in Hale Hoola Hamakua in Honokaa, Hawaii. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Adele, sons John and Peter, daughter Robin, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. No services.
Valentine Kapua Kamahele
Sept. 25, 2006
Valentine Kapua Kamahele, 68, of Las Vegas, a retired city Department of Parks and Recreation employee, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He was survived by wife Beverley, sons John Kamahele and Wayne Harried, hanai daughter Kristen Rahn, brothers Kenneth and Frank, sisters Anita Roberts and Iwalani Stone, and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
George Keliihoomainoinoiaikailua Kelii
Oct. 9, 2006
George Keliihoomainoinoiaikailua Kelii, 81, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a farmer, fisherman, musician and Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kainaliu, Hawaii. He is survived by sisters Kuuleinani Cho and MaryAnn Lindsey. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 3 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Betty Teruko Kimura
Oct. 13, 2006
Betty Teruko Kimura, 95, of Hilo, a homemaker and former Sako Dry Goods salesclerk, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Glenn K., daughters Linda H. Kimura and Karen T. Sigrist, sister Eleanor H. Honda, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eustacio Limatoc
Oct. 1, 2006
Eustacio "Bill" Limatoc, 79, of Waianae died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sisters Roselia Aranita, Rosita Kihano, Florentina Mitnick, Cresencia Pleski and Beatrice Apana. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Hearts Church, 85-786 Old Government Road, Waianae. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual or aloha attire.
Paula Maybell
Oct. 8, 2006
Paula Maybell, 88, of Kailua, a Bishop Estate safety deposit box head clerk, died in Honolulu. She was born in Strong City, Kan. She is survived by son Jon, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 45-725 Kamehameha Highway, Kaneohe. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Charlene Toshiko Maruoka Mitsuda
Sept. 29, 2006
Charlene Toshiko Maruoka Mitsuda, 79, of Pearl City, a retired state Judiciary statistician, died at home. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by sons Michael, Jeffrey and Charles; sisters Elaine Yamasaki and Marion Hosoda; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at the mortuary's cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mabel Katsuko Murakami
Sept. 13, 2006
Mabel Katsuko Murakami, 89, of Honolulu, a retired state House clerk and former Paradise Florist owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by sons Edwin K. and Eugene S., daughter Linda Y. Tokuda, sister Violet Iha and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shoso Narikawa
Oct. 8, 2006
Shoso Narikawa, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Star-Bulletin district manager and landscaper, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy S., daughters Evangeline Inoue and Trudy Fuchigami, brother Richard R., sisters Gladys M. Tokunaga and Elsie M. Sekimura, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Noela Maile Nishimura
Oct. 6, 2006
Noela Maile Nishimura, 55, of Hilo, a County of Hawaii-Finance Department audit clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Dennis D., son Tyler, daughter Lissa-Beth and brothers Clayton and Pat Aloy. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Miriam Lila Stevens
Oct. 11, 2006
Miriam Lila Stevens, 85, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Ned Jr.; daughters Miriam Aina, Sherry P. Kalua and Annette N. Stevens; brothers William, Kanekoa C. and Henry K. Aina; sisters Puakina Thomsen, Vera A. Ermatinger, Verna N. Villaverde, Jane Aina and Myra I. Paul; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center, Kilauea Ave. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon Section. Casual attire.
Calvin Takanori Sueda
Oct. 7, 2006
Calvin Takanori Sueda, 80, of Ninole, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. employee and Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ninole. He is survived by wife Kikue, son Russell, daughters Gayle and Joyce, sisters Evelyn Nonaka and Violet Ishida, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bienvenido Gumtang Tabua
Sept. 17, 2006
Bienvenido Gumtang Tabua, 65, of Waipahu died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Calinaoan, Santo Tomas, Isabela, Philippines. He is survived by wife Armelina C., son Reynaldo C., daughters Lenie T. Daguio and Noralyn Gervacio, brothers Florendo and Leonardo, sisters Milagrina Macapulay and Belinda Anramig, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waipahu United Church of Christ, 94-330 Mokuola St., Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Herbert Koon Loy Wong
Oct. 7, 2006
Herbert Koon Loy Wong, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village head bartender and Hawaii Paroling Authority office manager, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Wesley Y.K.K.; daughters Susan S.K.P. and Cathy M.K.N.; sisters Lily Lee, Vivian Loui and Mildred Ching; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
David A.K. Yuen
Oct. 3, 2006
David A.K. Yuen, 66, of Kaneohe, a retired supervisor, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Tillie Mansanas, son David R. Palmer, daughters Nicole Moises and Danielle De Prue, brothers Milton and Charles Tai, sister Valerie Kapahua and 21 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kapunahala Elementary School Cafeteria, 45-828 Anoi Road, Kaneohe. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. 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.