Kaylyn Kuuleilani Almazan-Rosehill
Dec. 27, 2006
Kaylyn Kuuleilani Almazan-Rosehill, infant daughter of William Rosehill and Jessica Almazan, of Keaau, Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is also survived by brother Isaiah Almazan, maternal grandfather Jesse Almazan, maternal grandmother Michele Ducosin, paternal grandfather Francis Rosehill, paternal grandmother Miniver Kepaa and maternal great-grandmother Rosaline Ducosin. Services: Noon Saturday at Onekahakaha Beach Park.
Ayako N. Asada
Dec. 26, 2006
Ayako N. Asada, 81, of Honolulu, administrative assistant for former Honolulu Mayor Eileen Anderson, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Nelson, brother Teruo Nagami, sisters Yasuko Okamoto and Mika Hamakawa. Private services.
Roy Shipman Blackshear
Dec. 26, 2006
Roy Shipman Blackshear, 83, of Hilo, retired president of W.H. Shipman Co. and an Army WWII veteran, died in Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Barbara Ann Andersen and Joan Blackshear-Leech, sister Beryl Walter and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Haili Christian Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the National Parkinson Foundation Inc. or a charity of choice in memory of Roy Shipman Blackshear.
Alice Toshiko Chang
Dec. 22, 2006
Alice Toshiko Chang, 75, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Arthur C.H., sons Arthur T.C.H. and Joseph A.K., brother Robert Miyasato, sister Laura Freeman, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Richard Akira Chang
Dec. 19, 2006
Richard Akira Chang, 43, of Honolulu, a senior clerk at the Board of Water Supply, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Richard K.A. Chang Jr., father Arthur C.H., brothers Arthur T.C.H and Joseph A.K. Private services.
Katie Mae Chao
Dec. 21, 2006
Katie Mae Chao, 64, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Allwyn Y., sons Cary and Corey, daughter Tasha Falk, mother Florence F.S. Lum, sisters Carol Klappert and Barbara Tanaka, and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Honolulu Christian Church, 2207 Oahu Ave., Honolulu. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Takayuki Danbara
Dec. 20, 2006
Takayuki "Danny" Danbara, 80, of Honolulu, and Okinawa, Japan, a 61-year federal employee, most recently as an Army Transportation Division supervisor at Torii Station on Okinawa, died in Hilo. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He was also an Army veteran of World War II and a sixth-degree black belt in karate. He is survived by sons Mike and David; daughters Torri Piper, Terri Nakamura and Mona Danbara; brothers Gene and George; sisters Chishiko Takata and Shian Saito; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Hurson Philip DeNolf
Dec. 24, 2006
Hurson Philip DeNolf, 87, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Moline, Ill. He is survived by sons Edward, Paul, Eugene, Michael, James and Joseph; daughters Linda Moo, Ann Chisholm and Kathleen DeNolf; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services to be held in the mainland.
Susan Elizabeth Keahi Ezzo
Dec. 13, 2006
Susan Elizabeth Keahi Ezzo, 95, of Pearl City, died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Amadeo, daughter Gemma Carter, 13 grandchildren, and caregivers Daniel and Roxane Ezzo-White. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Eva Garcia
Dec. 28, 2006
Eva Garcia, 95, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Humbolt, Ariz. She is survived by sons Arthur and David, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services to be held in California at a later date.
Uto Higa
Dec. 24, 2006
Uto Higa, 99, of Honolulu, retired owner of Green Lite Inn, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Okinawa. She is survived by daughter Margaret Sawamura, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Doris Kameyo Kamisato
Dec. 20, 2006
Doris Kameyo Kamisato, 78, of Wahiawa, died at home. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Noboru, son Gregory, brother Masao Arakaki, sisters Sadako Oshiro and Betty Chang, and a grandchild. Private services.
Yukie M. Kawahara
Nov. 28, 2006
Yukie M. Kawahara, 93, of Kahului, a retired bookkeeper, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Hideo, brother Robert Mizuno, sister Charlotte Nakamoto, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret K. Kiili
Dec. 25, 2006
Margaret K. Waiolama Kiili, 75, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Matthew Ako Jr. and Joseph Ako, daughters Maeline Kawaa and Georgette Young, brother Benjamin Waiolama, 16 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Services: Noon Saturday at Maile Beach Park. Aloha attire.
Walter Chi Cho Kim
Dec. 17, 2006
Walter Chi Cho Kim, 72, of Honolulu, a journeyman plumber, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Ellen; sons Darryl and Wallace; brothers Donald, Lawrence, Bernard and Albert; sister Bertha Sakumoto and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yuk King Ng Lui
Dec. 14, 2006
Yuk King Ng Lui, 84, of Honolulu died. She was born in Chung Shan, China. She is survived by sons Wai Pui, Kit Ming, Hoon Wing and Wei Bang Lei; daughter Xiu Yao Cheang; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary makai chapel. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Marie Macina
Dec. 22, 2006
Marie Macina, 78, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Bronx, New York. She is survived by son Steven, daughter Carolyn, sister Elaine Tripodi and a grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Luncheon to follow. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Yoshiko K. Masuda
Dec. 14, 2006
Yoshiko K. Masuda, 96, of Lahaina, a retired Crossroad Apartments seamstress and manager, died at home. She was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. She is survived by son Buddy E., daughter Lillian M. Nakagawa, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Pauufi Paulo Mikaele Jr.
Dec. 24, 2006
Pauufi Paulo Mikaele Jr., 36, of Kapolei, an Army soldier, died at St. Francis West. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Hope; sons Cameron, Sevelio and Petelo; daughter Faith; parents Pauufi and Meleste Mikaele; brother Petelo and sister Matu Bartley. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial to be held in American Samoa.
Albert Ralph Miller Jr.
Dec. 17, 2006
Albert Ralph Miller Jr., 68, of Keaau, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died at the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Francine; sons Michael, Thomas and Sean; daughter Lisa Dau; sister Audrey Brito and three grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church Pahoa. Call after 9 a.m. Committal to follow at church cemetery.
Michael Masami Miyatake
Dec. 22, 2006
Michael Masami Miyatake, 85, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Civil Service employee and Army veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Myrna; son Calvin; daughters Myrtle Kimura and Naomi Griffith; brothers Gene, Ken and Allen; sisters Ann Fujita, Jean Arakawa and Vilma Nagano; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Jiro Muramoto
Dec. 14, 2006
Jiro Muramoto, 86, of Waimanalo, a painter for the State of Hawaii, died at home. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Margaret, sons Larry and Leslie, brothers Sadao Yamashita and Mitsuru Yamashita, sister Tsutaku Pai Young, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mamoru Nakagawa
Dec. 16, 2006
Mamoru Nakagawa, 84, of Aiea, a retired Pearl City Chevron auto mechanic, died in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by daughter Lyann and Arlyn, sister Florence Y. Kiyono and two grandchildren. Private services.
Toshiko Nakamura
Dec. 26, 2006
Toshiko Nakamura, 94, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Konawaena Elementary and High School assistant cafeteria manager, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Charles, daughter Mae Kawamoto, sister Fanny Yoshimura and four grandchildren. Private services.
Edward L. Nicely
Dec. 20, 2006
Edward L. Nicely, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired Army lieutenant colonel, died in Honolulu. He was born in Parkersburg, W.Va. He is survived by wife Marilyn; sons Ned, Dana, Todd and Kip; sister Betty Woodling; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Pohai Nani Retirement Center Kaneohe. Donations suggested to Disabled American Veterans, P.O. Box 14361, Cincinnati, OH, 45250-0301 or Purple Heart Service Foundation, P.O. Box 49, Annandale, VA, 22003.
Jane Sumiko Noguchi
Dec. 20, 2006
Jane Sumiko Noguchi, 80, of Kaneohe, a Ruffage Health Food Store sales clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael, daughters Donna Nakano and Tanice Kawaoka, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Toshiko Okamoto
Nov. 30, 2006
Toshiko Okamoto, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Airlines customer service coordinator, Japan Department, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Nagoya, Japan. She is survived by sons Robert "Bobby" and Karl "Yat," daughter Ellen Takamoto, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Florence Fusako Omura
Dec. 26, 2006
Florence Fusako Omura, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Travel Center consultant, died at home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Ranelle Oyabu and Rosanne Shimoda, brother Richard Fujimoto, and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Stephanie Palu
Dec. 23, 2006
Stephanie Palu, 21, of Honolulu, a parking lot attendant, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Mikaele and Feao Fapuiaki; sisters Lute Fekitoa, Bonnie Solomon, Malia Tamale, Naomi Lautaha, Liliani and Mapuiana; and fiancee Alesanga Faatafuna. Services: 10 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kailua 2nd Ward. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Grave dedication: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Dante Salei Puni
Dec. 19, 2006
Dante Salei Puni, infant son of Puni and Makerita Puni Jr., of Ewa Beach, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brothers Anaiah, Tysic-Walter and Preston; sisters Priscilla and Kishauna; and grandparents Puniolo Fruane and Ufiata Taimi. Vigil services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Waipahu Lighthouse Outreach Church. Call after 6 p.m. Funeral services: 8 a.m. Friday. Graveside services: 10 a.m. at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery.
Clara Sumie Sodetani
Dec. 29, 2006
Clara Sumie Sodetani, 83, of Wailuku, died at home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Lloyd; daughters Joyce Kawahara, Faith and Aimee Shibata; brothers Noriyuki Ueoka, Norman Ueoka and Meyer M. Ueoka; sisters Marion M. Watanabe, Sally S. Yoshina and Carol H. Lau; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Paia Mantokuji.
Helen Ann K. Swanson
Dec. 20, 2006
Helen Ann K. "Smythe" Swanson, 84, of Aptos, Calif., a Women's Air Raid Defense member in World War II, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Cynthia E. Miller and Lori Anne Moton, brother Robert W. Smythe Jr., sisters Martha S. "Bubbles" Ruston and Eva N. Rudolph, and six grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Daughters of Hawaii, 2913 Pali Highway, Honolulu 96817.
Gary H. Tamai
Dec. 24, 2006
Gary H. Tamai, 54, of Aiea, manager for Cooke Island Distributors, died at St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Laurie and daughter Jennifer. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Casual attire.
Liroj Tiran
Dec. 22, 2006
Liroj Tiran, 53, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a cook, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Maloelap, Marshall Islands. She is survived by sons Sandy, Walter, Pele and Tanje Pele; daughters Leilani Benjamin and Aviva Pele; brother Johnsay Raymon; sisters Neju Joni, Neirose Joab, Rosay Joni, Nelly Lakmis and Nelji and Rosenitha Joni; and nine grandchildren. Services to be held in Majuro, Marshall Islands.
Edwin Wataru Tokuoka
Dec. 23, 2006
Edwin Wataru Tokuoka, 64, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Cement Co. batch plan operator, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kate Sanae; son Edwin K.; daughter Tracey L.; and sisters Judith Tojio, Joanne Kuge and Patsy. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
James Minobu Uehara
Dec. 15, 2006
James Minobu Uehara, 88, of Honolulu, a federal government customs inspector, died at home. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Claude and sister Toshiko Taira. Private services.
Clarence Bernard Vierra
Dec. 14, 2006
Clarence "Nukie" "Snooks" Bernard Vierra, 69, of Waianae, a welder, died in St. Francis- West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Derrick, daughters Michelle Nolasco and Charmaine, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Friday at Mililani 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.