Tomi Downey Chong
Dec. 11, 2006
Tomi Downey Chong, 53, of Haleiwa, a retired state employee, died in Haleiwa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alfred "Noa," mother Catherine "Piilani" Benson-Downey and brothers Wendell Hosea and Thomas III, Nicholas and Claude Downey. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Patrick Daly Dalton Jr.
Dec. 12, 2006
Patrick Daly "Uncle Pat" Dalton Jr., 84, of Provo, Utah, a retired Brigham Young University-Hawaii campus professor emeritus, died in Provo. He was born in Salt Lake City. He is survived by children Tanya Goodwin and Erin C. and Mark E. Dalton; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services held in Salt Lake City.
Lucille Correia DeCaires
Nov. 28, 2006
Lucille Correia DeCaires, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Greg and LeRoy; daughters Joanna Emerson, Diana Lansdon, Jeanine Newhouse and Denise Vidinha; sisters Vina Correia and Jetta Sumner; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.
Jacob Robert Haili
Dec. 14, 2006
Jacob Robert Haili, 91, of Wailuku, a retired Kula Hospital registered nurse, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Carl Haili and Bernard, Steven and Cyrus Koko; daughters Gretel Koko-Kong, Robin Vierra and Charmaine Delapinia; 35 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Kaahumanu Church in Wailuku. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Makawao Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Kiso Katahira
Nov. 29, 2006
Kiso Katahira, 93, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by daughters Flora Yokoyama and Jean Yama, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Charlotte Nakamura
Dec. 13, 2006
Charlotte Nakamura, 67, of Kapaa, Kauai, a salesclerk, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Paul, daughter Tammy and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Kapaa Hongwanji Church. Casual attire.
Paul John Perry
Dec. 12, 2006
Paul John Perry, 88, of Hilo, a retired County of Hawaii data processing supervisor, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Rose, sons Leslie and Peter, daughter Paulette Poulin, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Mauna Kea Memorial Park, Kaieie Homestead Road. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ramona Yuk Yin Peterson
Dec. 11, 2006
Ramona Yuk Yin Peterson, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Shafter federal worker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Walter Kam. Services to be held at a later date.
Walter Melville Kaiapa Pomroy
Dec. 13, 2006
Walter Melville Kaiapa Pomroy, 78, of Anahola, Kauai, a Hawaii Army National Guard veteran and U.S. Postal Services postmaster, died in Aliomanu, Kauai. He was born in Kapahulu. He is survived by wife Irmalee Kamakaonaona; children Paul S.T. and Sharon M. Pomroy and Irmalee K. Pomroy-Maly; sister Matilda "Mattie" Mersberg-Ho; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Lihue Veterans Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Paina to follow. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel on Oahu. Call after 1 p.m. Scattering of ashes to follow at Leahi, Diamond Head. In celebration of family's lei-making heritage, everyone is requested to wear a lei.
Marie T. Watson
Dec. 15, 2006
Marie T. Watson, 80, of Lihue, a Kauai Inn waitress, died in Garden Isle Healthcare Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by children Shirley, James "Sparkey" and Tony Prem, BettyLou Sanchez, Bobby Soares and Diane Ebinger; brothers Louis Tory, Daniel Melendez and Ronald Borilez; sisters Evelyn Bonachita, Sylvia Hardy and Isabella Anduha; 22 grandchildren; and 59 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
George Hideo Yamashita
Dec. 13, 2006
George Hideo Yamashita, 82, of Honolulu, a Soto Mission of Hawaii president and retired State Farm Insurance claims adjuster, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Frances, son Lance, daughters Deborah "Debbie" Yoshizumi and Valerie Suzuki, brother Stanley and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Soto Mission of Hawaii, 1708 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 3 p.m. 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.