Francis Panui Akana
Nov. 12, 2006
Francis Panui Akana, 77, of Pearl City, a retired telephone company installer supervisor, died in Aiea. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Merna, sons Frank and John, daughters Frances "Nani" Botelho and Claudia Okada, brothers Clarence and Harold, sisters Eleanor and Harriet Chun Fat, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Perry Liberato Bulseco Jr.
Nov. 20, 2006
Perry Liberato Bulseco Jr., 68, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean H.; sons Sean, Brett, Chad, Dylan and Derek; daughters Kerry Gudoy and Lana Daszek; and 14 grandchildren. Private services.
John De Mello
Nov. 21, 2006
John De Mello, 66, of Hilo, a retired Brewer Environmental Co. bagger and Prime Kine Inc. employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Audrey "Kookie," son Gavien, daughters Doralyn and Johnele, brothers Daniel and Manuel, sister Barbara Iswan and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. No flowers.
Roy Tsujio Honbo
Nov. 20, 2006
Roy Tsujio Honbo, 91, of Volcano, Hawaii, a self-employed electrician and U.S. Army veteran with the 100th Battalion in World War II, died at home. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Alice; son Larry; daughter Lynn Crompton; sisters Mieko Yamamoto, Esther Kondo and Kay Lee; and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to 100th Battalion Infantry Veterans Association.
Concordia Vicente Montalba
Nov. 6, 2006
Concordia Vicente "Connie" Montalba, 90, of San Mateo, Rizal, Philippines, formerly of Wahiawa, a retired midwife in the Philippines, died in San Mateo. She was born in Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by sons Louisito, Raul and Jesus; daughters Mary R. Rulloda and Amy Francisco; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services held in the Philippines.
James C.W. Pearson Jr.
Nov. 19, 2006
James C.W. Pearson Jr., 75, of Honolulu, a retired Dillingham Corp. executive, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Beryl, stepsons David and Paul Nimmo, brother Don, sister Aletha and three grandchildren. Private services.
Veronica Quemado
Nov. 13, 2006
Veronica "Veron" Quemado, 62, of Waipahu, a retired Royal Hawaiian Hotel banquet waitress, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by husband Rolando; sons Ronald, Randall and Reynold; daughter Renalyn Dias; sisters Herminia Gavan and Araceli Querubin; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Monica Tamayo Querubin
Oct. 31, 2006
Monica Tamayo Querubin, 91, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Caoayan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by son Warlito, daughters Esperanza Onaga and Claire Somera, 12 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Teheina Kristian Schramel
Nov. 17, 2006
Teheina Kristian Schramel, 42, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Nicole, father Douglas, mother Alexandrine Durand, stepfather Gerand and sister Hina Torres de Sa. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Star of the Sea Church. Casual attire.
Loretta M. Stallings
Nov. 17, 2006
Loretta M. Stallings, 80, of Honolulu, a retired George Washington University professor in Washington, D.C., died in Hawaii Kai Retirement Center. She was born in San Diego. She is survived by sister Mildred Richards. Private services.
Patricia Olin Suzuki
Nov. 19, 2006
Patricia Olin Suzuki, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Visitors Bureau executive secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Mansfield, Ohio. She is survived by husband Edwin T.; sons Dwight, Edwin Jr., William and Don; daughter Dawn H. Takasuki; brother Steve Olin; sister Jeanette Sahrenbuck; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Marcelio Maxie Traya
Nov. 14, 2006
Marcelio Maxie Traya, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired Painters Union employee, died in Aloha Nursing Rehabilitation. He was born in Cebu, Philippines. He is survived by sons Melvin, Francis and Charles; hanai son Fran; daughter Leticia Storms; sister Christina Pacheco; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. 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.