Annie Aano
Oct. 14, 2006
Annie Aano, 70, of Waianae died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by sons Paul Jr. and Patrick L., daughters Lou Ann Peters and Allison H., brothers George and Henry Cho, 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St., Honolulu. Call after 9:45 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Midori Asato
Oct. 12, 2006
Midori Asato, 89, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Yoshio, sons Lloyd and Edward, daughters Emily Mitsuda and Sharon Numata, brother Shinsui Ifuku, sister Yoshiki Sadoyama, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Harold Taro Chikamoto
Oct. 1, 2006
Harold Taro Chikamoto, 99, of Honolulu, a retired optometrist, died. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Brian S., Oren T. and Roy T.; brothers Jiro and Kenneth K.; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Zacarias B. Chua Jr.
Oct. 19, 2006
Zacarias B. Chua Jr., 80, of Honolulu, a retired mechanical engineer, died. He was born in Cebu City, Philippines. He is survived by wife Pilar; sons Taboy, Michael, William, Philip and Jaime; daughters Laura Shaw, Christine Leidelmeyer and Vivian Flaskas; and 16 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. today at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
Norman Anthony Constantino
Oct. 3, 2006
Norman Anthony Constantino, 45, of Pearl City died in Provo, Utah. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by parents Venancio and Phyllis, and sister Gloria Boylan. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
James Edward Cook
Oct. 18, 2006
James Edward Cook, 66, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Air Force electronic intelligence technician, died. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va. He is survived by wife Hiroko, son Kevin H. and stepson Michael Spencer. Committal services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Laura Matsue Harimoto
Oct. 20, 2006
Laura Matsue Harimoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired state Waimano Training and Hospital assistant training administrator, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Ken, Nathan, Craig and Scott; daughter Linda Tam; sister Jean M. Shimaura; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Herbert Shoichi Kanda
Oct. 3, 2006
Herbert Shoichi Kanda, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Japan Airlines maintenance foreman, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sachiko, sons Thomas and Richard M., and sister Yaeko Kaneda. Private services.
Mary U. Kashiwamura
Oct. 12, 2006
Mary U. "Mary Kash" Kashiwamura, 84, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ted and Tim M., daughter Toni Matsuda, brother Paul Utsumi, sister Bette Knott, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Linda Leila Knowles
Oct. 2, 2006
Linda Leila Knowles, 66, of Honolulu, a Sensano and Associates employee and unemployment insurance claims administrator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Dayton, Ohio. She is survived by son Scott, brother Dr. Jack S. Brown, sister Georgia B. Moncada and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2655 Manoa Road.
Hiromu Kobayashi
Oct. 14, 2006
Hiromu Kobayashi, 90, of Hilo, a former Hamakua Sugar Co. Ltd. electrician, U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and member of Company B 100th Infantry Battalion, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by son Dr. Gregory K., daughters Susan Murakami and Donna Harris, brothers Takashi and Kaname, sisters Kay Nojiri and Nobuko Goto, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Emalia Kailianu Kama Kuamoo
Oct. 7, 2006
Emalia Kailianu Kama Kuamoo, 84, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Hilo Memorial Hospital certified nurse's aide and County of Hawaii summer fun specialist, died. She was born in Papaikou. She is survived by sons David, James, William Sr., Joseph and Keith K.; daughters Aileen Kuamoo and Frances Haalilio; hanai daughter Gloria Palacol; brothers Joseph P. and George H. Kama; 20 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Mary Farm Lee
Oct. 2, 2006
Mary Farm Lee, 94, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired Kohala Sugar Plantation chemist, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Kaauhuhu Homestead, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Ah Vin J. Zane, stepson Douglas, stepdaughter Annie, five grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Matsuyo Matsuura
Oct. 16, 2006
Matsuyo Matsuura, 89, of Mililani, a retired private housekeeper, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by sisters Judy Y. Fukushima and Momoe Miyasaki. Private services.
Helen Hiroko Nakaza
Oct. 9, 2006
Helen Hiroko Nakaza, 73, of Hilo, a DFS Galleria salesclerk in Waikoloa, Hawaii, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by sons Ted and Neil, half brother Yoshihide Ota and half sister Ryoko Ishikawa. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Theodore Rafanut Redoble
Oct. 9, 2006
Theodore Rafanut Redoble, 89, of Ewa, a retired carpenter, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Catalina, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Grace; sons Gaylen, Douglas and Rodney; daughters Diane Torda, Francine Crail and Betty Lapenias; sister Edith Apilado; 19 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Janice Joan Rowan
Oct. 17, 2006
Janice Joan Rowan, 60, of Waimanalo, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Chad, George and Randy; stepson Patrick McDougall; hanai son Keone Garrett; hanai daughter Windy Pua; brothers Nolan Ramirez and Al "Freddy" Torres; hanai brother John Orsini; sisters Lorraine Lundberg, Evalani "Nani" Pero, Geraldine Ramirez and Yvonne "Bonnie" Rill; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Steven G. Safarik
Oct. 9, 2006
Steven G. Safarik, 38, of Pasadena, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, a former business owner and graphic designer, died in Bakersfield, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father and stepmother Gary and Debbie, mother Marian Guglielmo, brother Dan Guglielmo and sisters Desha Ramos and Stephanie Guglielmo. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Pahoa, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m.
Ellen Jane Sibert
Oct. 14, 2006
Ellen Jane Sibert, 91, of Honolulu, a retired legal secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by son John and a grandchild. No services.
Lawrence Motonobu Sugihara
Oct. 18, 2006
Lawrence Motonobu Sugihara, 75, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Air National Guard senior master sergeant, Kauai Police Department police commissioner and A+ Program island coordinator, died at home. He was born in Anahola, Kauai. He is survived by wife Gladys, sons Lawton and Keith, brothers Harry and Robert, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Terry Ansei Tamanaha
Oct. 13, 2006
Terry Ansei Tamanaha, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Kapalama Military Reservation civil service supply clerk, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Grace S.; son Alan K.; daughter Kathleen T. Shiramizu; sisters Tsuruko Nakasone, Shizuko Miyashiro, Kay K. Goya, Sueko Ige and Nan Natsue Tsuruda; and two grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Barbara Yam
Oct. 13, 2006
Barbara Yam, 68, of Ewa Beach, a registered nurse, died in Kailua. She was born in Massachusetts. She is survived by sons Walaka, Palani and Mika'ele; daughter Leilani A.Y. Paul; sisters Carol Turner and Constance Cincotta; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha 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.