Eleanor Tam Sing Adolph
Nov. 29, 2006
Eleanor Tam Sing Adolph, 86, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Clifton and Curtis; daughter Audry Melchor; brothers Henry and Paul Tam Sing; sisters Rena Clark, Elsie Leandro, Priscilla and Momi Kahele and Myra Botielho; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. Thursday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.
Alice Chang Hee
Dec. 2, 2006
Alice Chang Hee, 101, of Honolulu, a retired driving instructor, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Ho- nolulu. She is survived by son Melvin, daughter Loretta Chang, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Living Streams Christian Church, 1419 10th Ave. Casual attire.
Seiki Higa
Nov. 30, 2006
Seiki Higa, 91, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar employee, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by sons Warren and David, daughters Thelma Mitsuyasu and Jane Liu, brothers Harold and Noboru, sisters Nora Nakamura and Patsy Garald; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Julie Bong-Wha Hong
Nov. 28, 2006
Julie Bong-Wha Hong, 79, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Korea. She is survived by sons Steven, Walter and Robert; and five grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Christ United Methodist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Christ United Methodist Church.
Eugene Katsunori Ikeda Sr.
Nov. 30, 2006
Eugene Katsunori Ikeda Sr., 63, of Kaneohe, an Ikeda's Auto and Truck Repair Inc. president and owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel M.; son Eugene K. Jr.; daughters Sharlene T. Matsuura and Kathleen E.; brothers Allen K., Glenn N. and Russell H.; sister Linda N. August; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Joseph Kaaihue Sr.
Nov. 21, 2006
Joseph "Atai Hon" Kaaihue Sr., 76, of Pearl City, a retired Walker Moody iron worker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ho- nolulu. He is survived by son Joseph Jr., daughters Jolene Apostol and Jonelle, brother John Kalama, sister Sheila Awai, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.
Willie M. Lopez
Dec. 2, 2006
Willie M. Lopez, 80, of Ewa Beach, a retired former Kau Agribusiness crane operator, U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and former Bill and His Rockets bandleader, died at home. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons William L., Decky, Rodney, Cyril and Daryl; daughters June Narito, Melisande Ramos and Tacy; brother Franco Longakit; sisters Winifred "Winnie" Cunningham and Josephine Mandandic; 24 grandchildren; and 53 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Tadashi Matsumoto
Nov. 26, 2006
Tadashi "Charles" Matsumoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Tuna Packers boat builder, died at home. He was born in Kakaako. He is survived by wife Hideno "Harriet," son Robert H., brother Yoshinobu "Ralph" and three grandchildren. Private services.
Ronald Miyahira
Nov. 21, 2006
Ronald Miyahira, 84, of Ho- nolulu, a GTE Hawaiian Tel electronic engineer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Bertha A.; sons Timothy, Peter and Glenn; daughters Sarah Miyahira and Wendy Pablo; brothers Winston, Harrison, Willard and Wilfred; sisters Haruno Tamashiro, Eleanora Arakawa and Thelma Oshiro; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.
Peggy Haruko Nakamura
Nov. 30, 2006
Peggy Haruko Nakamura, 86, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Ho- nolulu. She is survived by son Bruce K., daughter Diane S. Oyama, brothers Rex and Joe Tanaka, sisters Loretta Tanaka and Barbara Fujita, and a grandchild. Private services.
Charles Mitsuharu Orita
Dec. 1, 2006
Charles Mitsuharu Orita, 74, of Waianae, a retired Tamura Superette janitor in Waianae, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Madge M., son Jason K. and daughter Debbie T. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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Cesar Enrique Santana
Nov. 27, 2006
Cesar Enrique Santana, 57, of Kaneohe, a maintenance supervisor, Hawaii Pacific University employee and U.S. Army veteran, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Sabana Grande, Puerto Rico. He is survived by wife Pamela, sons Cesar and Orlando, stepson Patrick A.K. Boyle, stepdaughter Pikake F.B. Kealoha and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
John Octavio Sierra
Nov. 20, 2006
John Octavio Sierra, 82, of Wahiawa, a retired Hawaii Air National Guard veteran, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Connie C.A.; daughter Chiquita A. Chow; brothers Peter, Gonzalo, Frank and Phillip Sierra and Pedro Moleta; sisters Barbara Volivar and Juliana Balinbin; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Isamu Picho Sorei
Nov. 27, 2006
Isamu Picho Sorei, 85, of Ainaloa, Hawaii, a farmer and fisherman, died at home. He was born in Lukunoch, Chuuk, Micronesia. He is survived by wife Elena; sons Thomas, Wrecks, Gonzaka and Hermes Sorcy and Atanasio, John and David; daughters Michaela Likiche, Lucia Sorei and Tarcy Lukas; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: all night Sunday at family residence. Call after 1 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Haruko A. Tamanaha
Nov. 29, 2006
Haruko A. Tamanaha, 87, of Kailua, a retired caterer, died. She is survived by sons, a daughter, brother, sister, grandchildren and great-grand- children. Private services.
Doris Sumie Tengan
Nov. 20, 2006
Doris Sumie Tengan, 72, of Wahiawa, a retired State Farm Insurance employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by brothers Toshio and Edward, and sister Alice F. Muramoto. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Edith Fusae Tokuda
Nov. 27, 2006
Edith Fusae Tokuda, 88, of Kaneohe, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Raynard Y. and Roland F.; daughter Annette S., brothers Yuzo and Shiro Kogachi and two grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshiko Umemoto
Nov. 29, 2006
Yoshiko Umemoto, 91, of Aiea, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Michael S., daughter Patricia K. Kaneshiro, sisters Sueko Hisaka and Yukiko Wong, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Loren Tadashi Yasuda
Nov. 21, 2006
Loren Tadashi Yasuda, 60, of Waipahu, a retired Verizon employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Ho- nolulu. He is survived by parents Clarence Kiyoshi and Janet C., sons Michael and Brian, daughter Cheryl and sister June. Private services.
Kiyoko Yasukawa
Dec. 1, 2006
Kiyoko Yasukawa, 90, of Hilo, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Kaiwiki. She is survived by daughters Amy Ogawa and Jane Barnes; sisters Tomiko Kaido, Hanako Shikuma and Shizuko Yamamoto; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. 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.