Jane C. Arios
Oct. 6, 2006
Jane C. Arios, 90, of Honolulu, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael, Alfred, Raymond, Francis and Ted Infante; daughters Janet Tsuda, Shirley Infante and Roslin Mires; 19 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services held.
Rufina Canales
Oct. 30, 2006
Rufina Canales, 92, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Victor and Fred Nunes, and Carlos Canales; daughters Rose Nunez and Violet McDowell; sisters Fortuna Pantil and Juanita Lopez; 12 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary, Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Alfred Jennings Dougherty Jr.
Oct. 23, 2006
Alfred Jennings Dougherty Jr., 76, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nephews Jamrey, Kenard, Rovin and Carnor Sumida. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Thursday.
Dolores G. Gongob
Oct. 26, 2006
Dolores G. Gongob, 70, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in onolulu. She is survived by husband James, daughters Holly and Renee, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Brandy Lin Keaweiki Kahui
Oct. 22, 2006
Brandy Lin Keaweiki Kahui, 23, of Honolulu, died in Maili. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Keoni and Kawika Kahui-Custodio; daughters Kiana, Kawehi and Kalena Kahui-Custodio; mother Geri Caple; brother David S.; and sisters Misty-Lin and Mae-Lin. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Pentecostal Full Gospel Assembly Church. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Bertha Estrella Kihei
Oct. 24, 2006
Bertha Estrella Kihei, 74, of Kaneohe, a dietitian, died in Kailua. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Henry G.; children Kathleen Kawamura, Carol Correa, Linda Majalca, Joann Anoc and Patricia Fragas; brothers Marcelino, Julian and Lucas Esdicul; sisters Benita Cezar, Vickie Moribe, Juanita Callejo and Felicidad Oniate; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the park cemetery. Casual attire.
Bessie Tamae Kurihara
Oct. 13, 2006
Bessie Tamae Kurihara, 94, of Kailua, a former office nurse, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Joanne K. Inouye and Dianne K. Chinen, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Gary Tetsuo Miyashiro
Oct. 19, 2006
Gary Tetsuo "Igor" Miyashiro, 59, of Honolulu, a real estate agent, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Renee; daughters Danielle, Monique and Kimberly; mother Toyoko; brother Ron; sisters Florence Takafuji and Dawn Miyashiro; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kurt Mitsugi Nakashima
Oct. 30, 2006
Kurt Mitsugi Nakashima, 20, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii student, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by parents Richie and Leona, sister Karla and grandmother Litsuko Miyabara. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. A luncheon will follow in the lounge.
Christobal Navarro
Oct. 30, 2006
Christobal Navarro, 74, of Kailua-Kona, a state Department of Health vector control inspector, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a foreman for City of Refuge groundsmen, bus driver, and Navy and Army veteran. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Belhinia; sons Michael, Virgil, Joseph, Patrick and Christobal Jr.; daughters Cynthia Pua, Rosemarie Navarro and Stephanie Santana; brother Manuel; sisters Juanita Prize, Katherine Young, Phyllis Juarez and Rosita Navarro; 24 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church Hall in Honaunau, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 3 in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Eleanor Marlene Mabrey Neal
Oct. 26, 2006
Eleanor Marlene Mabrey Neal, 68, of Honolulu, formerly of Durham, N.C., a retired Diagnostic Laboratory Services Cytology Department supervisor, died in North Carolina. She was born in Concord, N.C. She is survived by sons Jaay and Devi, daughter Angel Dronsfield and eight grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. next Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipiolani Ward, 95-1039 Meheula Parkway, Mililani. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ernest T. Nogawa
Oct. 29, 2006
Ernest T. Nogawa, 90, of Honolulu, a retired state engineer, died in Aiea. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Kimie, son Ernest, daughter Karen Okada, brother Raymond, sister Eiko Okimoto and five grandchildren. No services.
Kanichi Okuda
Oct. 8, 2006
Kanichi "Ralph" Okuda, 89, of Wahiawa, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sister Agnes Fujiwara. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Joseph Dwain Price
Oct. 31, 2006
Joseph Dwain "Joey" Price, 74, of Kauai, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Tulsa, Okla. He is survived by wife Mary Ann; son Joseph P.; daughters Martha Jo Krenek, Stephanie Ann Mikeska and Lorre J. Bethke; sisters Barbara Basham and Jane Cato; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. today at Anahola Baptist Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. A celebration of life will follow at Aliomanu Estates. Casual attire.
Jean Sueno Shin
Oct. 18, 2006
Jean Sueno Shin, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Central Intermediate School teacher, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Rodney Fujiyama, daughter Susie Nakashima, sisters Dorothy Masuda and Bessie Yamauchi, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Betty Yoko Tawata
Oct. 30, 2006
Betty Yoko Tawata, 79, of Honolulu, died in St. Francis-Liliha Medical Center. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by sister Shoko Doi. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Gloria Cozza Vines
Oct. 31, 2006
Gloria Cozza Vines, 84, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Thomas E.; sons David, Thomas and John; daughters Kathleen Whiteside and Vicky Horikami; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Naval Station Pearl Harbor Memorial Chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No gift donations. Additional information provided for an obituary published yesterday.
Bobby Ray White
Oct. 24, 2006
Bobby Ray White, 69, of Honolulu, retired owner of VIP car rental agency, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lefors, Texas. He is survived by wife Louise; son Robert; daughter Suzi Hillis; brother Jimmy; sisters Barbara J. Sparling, Judy Arrington, and Candy and Cheryl Collins; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.
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.