Caroline Romero Agustin
Nov. 21, 2006
Caroline Romero Agustin, 65, of Mililani, a retired Pearl Harbor FISC Command clerk, died at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Benjamin; son Benedict; and sisters Addie Glorioso, Alvina Fragiao, Jan Richardson and Connie Armstrong. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Leonora Tacang Dugay
Nov. 28, 2006
Leonora Tacang Dugay, 87, of Honolulu, a retired custodian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Daniel; children Macaria Lopez, Carolina Malilay, Corazon Santiago, Makrina Sagaysay, Romeo and Ben, and Andrea Alvarado; 27 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Full Gospel Temple. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Joel Guerrero Evasco
Nov. 30, 2006
Joel Guerrero Evasco, 41, of Las Vegas, a warehouse receiving clerk, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Tagdon Barcelona Sorsogon, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anabel Jane; parents Juan and Elcinor; brothers Jose, JoJo and Jason; sister Maricel Lopez; and grandparent Virginia Guerrero. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Jin Cheng Guo
Dec. 1, 2006
Jin Cheng Guo, 60, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Zhongshan, China. He is survived by wife Kai Xuan, son Jiayu "Kevin," brothers Jin Zhong and Jin Nian, and sisters Jin Xin Guo Su, Jin Qiao Guo Wu and Kam Sau Kwok Fong. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
John Michael Hanlon
Dec. 7, 2006
John Michael Hanlon, 68, of Kihei, Maui, a sprinkler fitter, died at home. He was born in Boston. He is survived by sons Colin and Sean, daughters Jennifer Hanlon and Margaret Hanlon-Grady, sisters Mary Neptune and Cecilia Foley, and three grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m.
George Haruo Kahapea
Dec. 5, 2006
George Haruo "Boy" Kahapea, 52, of Waipahu, a self-employed sound technician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Bert, daughters G. Leilani Sabalboro and Nani, companion Val Antonio, mother Mary, brother Geoffery, sister Maryann Ayau and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Masaki Kaneshiro
Dec. 4, 2006
Masaki Kaneshiro, 68, of Pearl City, a general contractor for Masaki Kaneshiro Builders, died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Jean Haruko; son Dean; daughters Joy Sakurai, Fay Portrey and Hope Chang; mother Hayako; brothers Masao, Masato and Masashi; sisters Patsy Brooks and Karen Higashi; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kaneohe Missionary Baptist Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yukio Miyashiro
Nov. 30, 2006
Yukio "Roger" Miyashiro, 85, of Hilo, a retired S. K. Oda Construction heavy equipment operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Derick and Duane, daughters Dayle and Debra, brothers Isamu and Takeshi, and sisters Tsuyako Oshiro, Katsue Higa, Haruko Kobashigawa, Fujie Murata, Amy Nomura, Sueko Yoshida and Carol Yanagisawa. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alfred D. Ordonez
Nov. 29, 2006
Alfred D. Ordonez, 71, of Kaneohe, an Aloha Health Care director and Dole Packaged Foods shop supervisor, died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Peter and Allan; daughters Sharon Lee, Terry Ann Richter and Sandra Rene Tsujimura; brothers Frank, Fernando and Filomeno; sisters Consuelo "Connie" Vergara and Adele Douglass; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Taufuaina Pele Poti
Nov. 30, 2006
Taufuaina Pele Poti, 68, of Ewa Beach, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Katalina T.; sons Steven P., Leo "Tony" and Thomas H.; daughters Utufa'asili J. McDermott and Carolyne T. Papalii; brothers Telefoni Aumua and Jones; and nine grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road, Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Leonila Ragasa
Dec. 3, 2006
Leonila Ragasa, 83, of Omao, Kauai, a pineapple picker on Molokai, died in Hale Kapuna Heritage Home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by hanai sons Antonio and Romualdo; hanai daughter Reginna Pascual; brothers Arcadio Pascual, Rosario and Raphael; sisters Monica and Caridad Ascuncion, Josephina Iloreta and Matea; and many grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Public Cemetery.
Feliciano Carlos Respicio
Nov. 26, 2006
Feliciano Carlos "Ciano" Respicio, 83, of Hilo, a retired former Puna Sugar Co. crane operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Basilia "Bella," son Rex, daughter Felis Atkinson, five stepdaughters, brother Rufino Marcos and three other brothers, three sisters, four grandchildren and numerous step-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.
Halmonico Rios Jr.
Dec. 1, 2006
Halmonico Rios Jr., also known as "Dino" and "Juny," 63, of Hilo, died at home. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Gwen, sons Daine and Brian, daughters Darlene Ungeni and Kristie, brothers Johnny Rios and Raymond Santiago, sisters Evelyn Koikoinui and Lillian, and seven grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Antonio Asuncion Valdez
Dec. 4, 2006
Antonio Asuncion Valdez, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Walker-Moody Construction carpenter and Nordic Construction, Pacific Construction and Royal Construction employee, died in Manila. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ana; children Nely, Sally Dizon, Larry, Jerry, Yolanda Carr, Jay, Michael and Angelica; brothers and sisters Patricia Ibarra, Feliza, Modesta Descartin and Lorenzo; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Kiyoko Yasukawa
Dec. 1, 2006
Kiyoko Yasukawa, 90, of Hilo, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. She was born in Kaiwiki, Hilo. 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. tomorrow 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.