Rose Furtado Andrade
Jan. 12, 2007
Rose Furtado "Ma" Andrade, 98, of Hilo, a retired Realty Investment Co. executive secretary and Excelsior Dairy Ltd. co-owner, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Clarence Andrade Sr., sons Clarence Jr. and Donald, five grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Shizue Asahina
Jan. 5, 2007
Shizue Asahina, 76, of Honolulu, a Universal Construction Inc. vice president, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by sons Dean and Gene, daughters Audrey, brothers Tadao and Takao Miura, and sisters Kimiko Itoh, Chiyoko Minowa, Misako Ohno and Hisako Hashimoto. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Mae Grace Awa
Jan. 7, 2007
Mae Grace Awa, 92, of Middle Keei, Hawaii, a Mae's Bar proprietor, former Kona Inn Hotel room maid and coffee farmer, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kaohe, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Shizuo, Edward and Harold; daughters Gladys Nacis, Margie Amoguis, Mae Minamishin and Florence Llanes; 29 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard F. Bagor
Dec. 4, 2006
Richard F. Bagor, 81, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipe fitter, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bessie, sons Robert and Richard, and daughter Elizabeth Tanaka. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Thomas P. Baker
Dec. 23, 2006
Thomas P. Baker, 65, of Kailua, a retired Operating Engineers Local No. 3 heavy equipment operator, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Thomas Jr. and David; daughters Roxanne and Cassandra; father George W.P.K. Jr.; mother Mary Anne; brothers George W.P.K. III, Virgil K. and Ronald K.; sisters Andrea K. Martin, Myrna K. Loio, Rosemary P. Braun and Kimberly Baker. Gathering: Saturday at family residence. Additional information for an obituary printed Saturday.
Valentine Reginald Cavaco
Jan. 8, 2007
Valentine Reginald "Bozo" Cavaco, 73, of Aiea died in Kaiser Malama Ohana. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Jessie; sons John Cavaco and Arthur Jr., Sanford and Jesse Machado; daughters Geri Kanae and Dawn Hayashi; sisters Charlotte Huddy and Martha Carson; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
William R.S.S. Chong
Jan. 14, 2007
William R.S.S. Chong, also known as "Sonny" and "Bill," 77, of Hilo, a retired Grayline Hawaii tour driver, died at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Helen S.; son William O.Y.; daughters Helen Nagashima, Darlene Hamakawa, Jerri Doi and Jade Chong; sisters Rose Kwan, Virginia Kam and Shirley Tanaka; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kin Tong Chow
Jan. 15, 2007
Kin Tong Chow, 76, of Honolulu, a retired construction worker, died at home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Siu Ha Chow Ma; son Yu Liang Zhou; daughters Yuk Lan Chow and Yuk Ching, Yuk Qun and Yu Yi Zhou; brother Kin Sun; sisters Kan Chun and Kin Tan; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Gregorio Dorotan Claro
Jan. 12, 2007
Gregorio Dorotan Claro, 82, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died in Waianae. He was born in Barangay No. 21 Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by nephew Pedro Fe. Private services.
Merrill Avery Edgar
Dec. 20, 2006
Merrill Avery "Bud" Edgar, 82, of Kailua, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard fuel operator, died at Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sylvia; sons Robert and Phil; daughters Merryl Arndt, Susie Kehano and Jan Harrington; sister Blanche Futrell; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Shizuko Velma Fujimoto
Jan. 12, 2007
Shizuko Velma Fujimoto, 76, of Hilo, a Big Island Tenrikyo Church minister, died at Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Warren and Miles, daughter Lorraine Kawasaki, brother Frank Okamoto, sister Itsume Okamoto, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Roy Hideo Fujita
Jan. 6, 2007
Roy Hideo Fujita, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Kenneth Shioi Co. general superintendent and Jodo Mission of Hawaii former president and member, died. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Irvin and Craig, brothers Fujio and Akira, and sister Karen Nakamoto. Private services.
Johnathan K. Hirata
Jan. 17, 2007
Johnathan K. Hirata, 30, of Wailua, Kauai, a state Department of Transportation laborer, died in Kalihiwai, Kauai. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Krystal Morinaka-Hirata, daughter Clara Morinaka, parents Donna Hirata and William Bigay Jr., sister Nicole and grandparents Mamoru and Lily Hirata and Yuriye L. Morinaka. Services: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lihue Ward. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Elsie D. Hollingsworth
Jan. 13, 2007
Elsie D. Hollingsworth, 87, of Pearl City, a retired General Motors employee, died at Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kokomo, Ind. She is survived by daughter Melody and sister Margaret J. Sherley. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.
Victoria Kalualiloa Kane Kam
Jan. 13, 2007
Victoria Kalualiloa Kane "Vickie" Kam, 67, of Kailua-Kona, a former Ocean View Inn waitress and former Hotel King Kamehameha employee, died at the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Laaloa Beach, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kenneth Sr.; sons Kenneth Jr. and Benson; daughters Katherine Olinares, Francine Rindlisbacher and Raenette Larsen; brother Nelvin Kane; sister Hannah Reeves; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kailua-Kona. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Tatsuno Kawamura
Jan. 15, 2007
Tatsuno Kawamura, 88, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sister Tsugiyo Enomoto. Private services.
Reed Polani Kepaa Sr.
Jan. 10, 2007
Reed Polani Kepaa Sr., also known as "Skin" and "Butchie," 57, of Keaukaha, Hawaii, a National Car Rental maintenance supervisor in Hilo, died at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Reed Jr. and Bruce; daughter Charlotte; brothers John "Sonny" and Robert Kepaa and Martin "Benny" Martinson; sisters Josephine "Sweet Heart" Mahi, Rose Manuia-Kuamoo and Kainalu Ahu; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow at Dodo Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Mary Louise Kim
Jan. 15, 2007
Mary Louise Kim, 69, of Honolulu died at the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Kenneth Abrams and Brion Kim, daughter Stacey Hoopii, brother George Abrams, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 800 Kaheka St., Honolulu. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gerald Tameto Kuramoto
Jan. 12, 2007
Gerald Tameto Kuramoto, 91, of Mililani, a retired KOHO Radio sales manager, died at Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Doris K., sons Dale T. and Galen K., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harriet Sachiko Kuramoto
Jan. 13, 2007
Harriet Sachiko Kuramoto, 89, of Honolulu, a retired beautician, died in Honolulu. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by son Paul T., daughter Robyn Fisher, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Helen Hifumi Maeda
Jan. 5, 2007
Helen Hifumi Maeda, 82, of Pearl City, a salesclerk, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Sacramento, Calif. She is survived by son Roy; daughter Judy Suyama; brother James Kawanishi; sisters Peggy Kawamura, Ruby Satow and Betty Kobata; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Brian K. Masuda
Jan. 20, 2007
Brian K. Masuda, 51, of Kaneohe, an Alakai Mechanical Corp. general superintendent, died at Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Linda, sons Chase and Kip, mother Ethel, brother Lance and sister Debra Miura. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Haruko Matsuo
Dec. 12, 2006
Haruko Matsuo, 94, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a former Hilo Hotel housekeeper and Dr. Kutsunai Medical Clinic practical nurse, died at the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Samuel, Ted and Raymond; daughters Madeline Chiba and Elsie Ng; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Ethel Hisako Mizumoto
Dec. 27, 2006
Ethel Hisako Mizumoto, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Sultan Co. employee, died at Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Wayne H. and Leslie M., daughter Jocelyn Y. Hayashida, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Shizue Katayama Mori
Jan. 1, 2007
Shizue Katayama Mori, 84, of Honolulu, a Hotei Ya salesclerk, died at Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Gilbert; son Arthur; daughters Geraldine Quinn and Harriet Clement; sisters Yukiko Koboyama, Sumie Kujubu and Carol Kanna; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sandra Teruyo Morita
Jan. 9, 2007
Sandra Teruyo "Sandi" Morita, 52, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Charles T., sons Chad and Zachary, brother Gary Sadoyama and sisters Lynn Sadoyama, Janice Yano, Lani Kondo and Sharon Tominaga. Private services.
Robert Masayuki Nishiyama
Jan. 2, 2007
Robert Masayuki Nishiyama, 70, of Honolulu, a retired John Mullen Co. auto damage appraiser, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shigeko, son John T., hanai son Robert Kuia, daughter Grace Y. and brother Harry. Private services.
Mary Louise Elizabeth Pule
Jan. 10, 2007
Mary Louise Elizabeth Pule, 85, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a state janitor, died in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Kaauhuhu Homestead, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Cleone "Chuck," Lyman and Terrance; daughters Gwen Kupukaa, Roberta Merkley and Jonell Bruno; hanai daughters Jacklyn AhSam, Tarne Yamamoto, Danita Torres, Francel Martin and Laura-Lee Novy; sister Linda Seda; 16 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 5-8 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala Ward in Hawi, Hawaii. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Niulii Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Cemetery. Casual attire.
Danette Kuuleialoha Rayford
Jan. 13, 2007
Danette Kuuleialoha "Dundee" Rayford, 62, of Nanakuli, a retired Honolulu Community Action Program Leeward District community service manager, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Johnny L.; sons Jimmie Jr. and Robert Swann; daughters Marvilyn "Hoku" Holi-Arrington and Eseta Ulu; brothers Daniel Johnson Jr. and Johnny, Joseph, Gregory and Reginald Kane; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Jesus the Bread of Life Church, 89-446 Keaulana Ave., Nanakuli. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Lewis Joseph Siqueira
Jan. 15, 2007
Lewis Joseph Siqueira, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Navy master chief and Boy Scouts of America Scout executive, died at Pohai Nani Care Center. He was born in Vallejo, Calif. He is survived by wife Chiyoko, son Michael, sister Shirley Jones and five grandchildren. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Emily Soto
Jan. 11, 2007
Emily Soto, 92, of Ewa Beach, a retired Ewa Beach Bakery baker's assistant and pineapple field worker, died at St. Francis-West. She is survived by sons Emilio and Honorio Colipano and Inosencio Baquiran; daughters Katherine Harding, Rose Edulan, Narcissa Blair, Socima Guzman, Labrina Gallarde and Remi Vegas; brother George Rodrigues; sisters Anita Comilang and Mary Abud; 47 grandchildren; 95 great-grandchildren; and 25 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Kiyoko Tetsutani
Jan. 9, 2007
Kiyoko Tetsutani, 85, of Ewa Beach, a retired Holiday Mart salesclerk, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Naalehu, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Jeanette Maeda and Wanda Suzuki, brother Makoto Fujioka, sisters Mitsuko Tanouye and Asae Nakaoka, and two grandchildren. Private services. Additional information for an obituary printed Friday.
Pamela Faye Kanoelani Tripp
Jan. 10, 2007
Pamela Faye Kanoelani Tripp, 51, of Waialua, a South Seas Restaurant and Sea View Inn employee, Haleiwa and Wailuku school bus driver and BAE Co. employee, died. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Gerald Sr.; son Kekai Souza; daughters Mahealani Pang and Kanoelani and Napualani Souza; mother Clara Alameida; brother Jere F. Choo; sisters Ella M. Hammerstrom and Pat Sagon; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Liliuokalani Church in Haleiwa. Call after 4:30 p.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.