Samson Alesana Escobar
Dec. 29, 2006
Samson Alesana Escobar, 32, of Waipahu, a Honolulu Police Department employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Michael T. and sister Corina Tuisaloo. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lighthouse Outreach Center Assembly of God Church, 94-230 Leokane St., Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Isabella C. Iida
Jan. 7, 2007
Isabella C. Iida, 86, of Lihue, an administrator, died in Puakea Regency. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Harold, daughters Merilyn C. Costa and Jennis Christian, sister Frances Mendes, 25 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and 21 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Noelani Michell Kalua
Dec. 31, 2006
Noelani Michell Kalua, 45, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Dennison; sons Micah and Bode; daughters Geneva Rivera and Britney Kalua; brothers Warren Rodrigues, Christopher Brown and Joseph, William, Paul and Jerry Moore; and sisters Mary, Glenna and Charlotte Moore. Services: noon Saturday at Kailua Beach Park at the pavilion on Lanikai end. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Monique Michelle Kennison
Jan. 9, 2007
Monique Michelle Kennison, 48, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a Kona Village Resort groundskeeper, died at home. She was born in Manila. She is survived by companion Glen Yoshida, son Temujin, stepson Llewellyn, stepdaughters Lea Kamalu and Chris Kennison, father Claudio Acoba, mother Blossom De Silva, brothers Claude Acoba and James De Silva, and sister Claudette Bonman. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Lanakila Congregational Church at Kainaliu, Hawaii. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry Tomoyoshi Kozuma
Jan. 5, 2007
Harry Tomoyoshi Kozuma, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Gas Co. engineer and U.S. Air Force major, died in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Glenn and Michael, daughters Audrey L. Fukunaga and Sandra Christensen, brother Elmer and nine grandchildren. Inurnment services: 8:30 a.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Elvira Kuuipolani Ortiz
Dec. 26, 2006
Elvira Kuuipolani Ortiz, 45, of Arlington, Wash., died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James D.; sons Chad and Joshua; father Ernest Sanchez; mother Pua Hashimoto; brothers Ernie and Ervin Sanchez and Wallace Young; and sister Kawena. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Aiden Justice Tambua Pagala
Jan. 5, 2007
Aiden Justice Tambua Pagala, 5, of Kapolei died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Orlando Pastor and Angelyn Pagala, and grandparents Jesus Jr. and Adeliza Pagala and Ester Panoncillo. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Julio Baligad Pagatpatan
Jan. 7, 2007
Julio Baligad Pagatpatan, 86, of Lanai City, a retired Castle & Cooke Co. hotel steward, died in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born in Tartarabang, Pirili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Loreta; son Loreto; daughters Lolita Osay, Jesusa Pagatpatan and Erlinda Raping; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Filipino Club House in Lanai City. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.
Rosaline Keapolimalani Rapoza
Jan. 7, 2007
Rosaline Keapolimalani Rapoza, 79, of Waianae, a retired state Airports Division administrative secretary, died in Waianae. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Victor, Wayne, Moses, Grant and James; daughters Stephanie Wolfe, Penelope Martin and Tonya Rapoza; brother Moses K. Mokiahi; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Edward Kiyoto Shikata
Dec. 31, 2006
Edward Kiyoto Shikata, 74, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and Servco Pacific Automotive vice president, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amy A., son Edward, daughter Cheryl Phillips and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harold Susumu Shoda
Dec. 31, 2006
Harold Susumu "Sus" Shoda, 71, of Pearl City, a retired city mechanical supervisor, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Nancy K., daughters Cynthia Maeda and Colleen C. Keene, brother Tokio, sisters Florence Shoda and Lorraine Nishijima, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chizuno Tasaka
Jan. 7, 2007
Chizuno "Janet" Tasaka, 75, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel hostess, died at home. She was born in Keei, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Richard; sons Dane, Clyde and Shanen; daughters Charlene Tasaka-Ragan and Syvell DeRego; brothers Yoshikazu and Hisao Sato; sisters Hisae Masaki, Mitsue Iwashita and Natsuko Ishizu; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honokaa Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Walsh Jr.
Jan. 7, 2007
Richard "Bryan" Walsh Jr., 23, of Kailua-Kona, an All Out Landscaping owner, died in Kona Community Hospital. He is survived by son Elijah; father "Big B"; mother Liza Schoon; brothers Robby Alcoran, Brian Tate, Tysen Ortiz and Nicholas Schoon; sisters Jessica Mehlig, Jay Tate, Shania Ortiz and Megan Schoon; companion Sarah Cahill; grandparents Paul Walsh and Carol Gibson; step-grandparent Andrina Ruzick; hanai grandparent Rodney Alcoran; and great-grandparent Carl Gibson. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Honokohau Boat Harbor, south-side grass area. Refreshments at Kona Brewing Co. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Elijah Walsh Trust Fund.
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.