Naty Jacinto Abad
Jan. 14, 2007
Naty Jacinto Abad, 55, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center-West. She was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by son Sydney J., daughters Sharonvina J. and Sharlene J., brothers Onofre Jacinto and Jeremiah Jacinto, sister Roxanna J. Taga, and six grandchildren. Graveside services: 12:45 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Geminiana Baxa Aglupos
Jan. 23, 2007
Geminiana Baxa Aglupos, 92, of Kahului, a Pacific Laundry attendant, died at home. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by children Sabina Aglupos Benites, Romana Domingo, Irene Mendoza, Prisca Orillaneda, Regina Tolentino, Mariyln Butay, Christna Bunggay, and Lili, Roque, and Sabino Aglupos; stepbrothers Marcelino Baxa and Severo Baxa; stepsisters Monica Baxa, Maria Baxa and Efeginia Agcaoili; and 30 grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at First Assembly of God. Call after 6 p.m. Additional visitaion: 9 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Patsy Tamie Arakaki
Feb. 1, 2007
Patsy Tamie Arakaki, 59, of Honolulu, co-owner of Naris Cosmetics, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband George, brothers Clarence and Rodney Shimoko, and sisters Florence Sakai and Doris Haneda. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Parish. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Francis Colburn Arnold
Jan. 31, 2007
Francis "Pops" "Bud" Colburn Arnold, 79, of Kau, Hawaii, retired Head of Communications for the Navy Public Works at Pearl Harbor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Charles; daughter Kaohinani Mokuhalii; brother Thomas; sisters June Walker, Alice Stertz and Yvonne Ernst; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services pending. For information, call (808) 938-9040.
Placido Liberato Contillo
Jan. 16, 2007
Placido Liberato Contillo, 71, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Caridad S.; son Patricio "Pat"; daughters Lorna Rosales, Crescencia Siquig, Wilma Crush and Corazon Ramos; brothers Herman and Rogelio Aragon; sisters Angelita Bautistia, Simprosa Sanchez, Aurielia Blanes and Virginia Cano; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:10 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Julia Veronica Kaihe Dunlap
Jan. 25, 2007
Julia Veronica Kaihe Dunlap, 92, of Mililani, a retired housekeeping supervisor at the Hilton Hawaiian Village, died in Mililani. She was born in Kailua-Kona. She is survived by son Edward, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Rosemarie Edwards
Jan. 24, 2007
Rosemarie Edwards, 79, of Kailua-Kona, a music teacher, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Ed; daughters Therese Kanai, and Margie and Carole Edwards; sister Frances Boyce; and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Rosary at 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park.
Roy W. Ferge Jr.
Jan. 30, 2007
Roy W. Ferge Jr., 59, of Makawao, Maui, a transmission specialist, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Troy and Tripp; daughters Tina-Rae Souza, Tammy Ferge and Robin Wong; brother George; and seven granchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Champie Kekamanoheala'ahiaoka'ainaikekeikihopeloa Snuki Choy Foo
Jan. 25, 2007
Champie Kekamanoheala'ahiaoka'ainaikekeikihopeloa Snuki Choy Foo, 19, of Waimanalo, a Kailua High School student, PWC installer and hip-hop dance performer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Rodney and Carrie; brothers Shannon and Bruddah; sisters Sharene, Brandy and Pikake; grandparents Pake and Kehau Choy, Foo and Francine Leong. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m.
Irineo Cacal Galario
Jan. 2, 2007
Irineo "Inyong" Cacal Galario, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Memorial Park custodian, died in Honolulu. He was born in Cadaratan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Agustina "Agus" "Tina"; son Nestor "Atto"; daughters Felicitas "Kising" Magallanes, Encarnita "Baby" Galario and Nelita "Ibong" Gabbuat; sisters Leonarda Castillo and Agrifina Baptista; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: Noon at Valley of the Temples.
Ritsuyo Hashiro
Jan. 20, 2007
Ritsuyo Hashiro, 89, of Wailuku, owner of Hashiro Service Station, died in Hale Makua-Wailuku. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Harold, Robert and Roy; daughter Shirley Yamakawa; brothers Seiichi, Glenn, Isao and Harold Masunaga; sisters Elaine Watada and Mary Yonemura; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Eugene Francis Helm
Jan. 28, 2007
Eugene Francis "Cheesie" Helm, 70, of Kahului, a retired certified plumber, died at home. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Michael, daughters Gina Coelho and Christa Helm; mother Alexandria, brother Bill III, sisters Wilma Helm-Kamaka and Zandra Hoff, and five grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Helen Kameko Imazu
Jan. 27, 2007
Helen Kameko Imazu, 92, of Kahului, a housewife, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by daughters Mary Kuwashima and Judith Yamagata, brother Kenneth Tokishi, sister Peggy Tokishi, four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Harriet Ichiko Kawakami
Jan. 16, 2007
Harriet Ichiko Kawakami, 89, of Honolulu, a retired barber, died in Hawaii Medical Center-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Elmer Nobuyoshi Nishizawa and sisters Florence Tsumako Nishizawa and Shirley Sueko Nishizawa. Private services.
Itoshi Kishimoto
Jan. 25, 2007
Itoshi Kishimoto, 78, of Honolulu, a Flamingo Restaurant cook, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Bobby and Harold I.; and sisters Jannette Antoque, Hazel Shoemaker, and Helen Nakamoto. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Kwan Hon Lee
Jan. 28, 2007
Kwan Hon Lee, 88, of Honolulu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Choi Kwan; daughters Yu Yu, Yuk Yee and Yuk Kee Lee, and Yuk King Wong; sister Ngan Kwan lau; 16 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Eric K. Maeda
Jan. 31, 2007
Eric K. Maeda, 52, of Honolulu, a painter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Edith K., brother Neal H., and sisters Lynette Y. Miyamura and Naomi K. Hironaga. Services: 6:30 p.m. at First Assembly of God, 3400 Moanalua Road. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth Kenji Mitsunaga
Jan. 28, 2007
Kenneth "Mits" Kenji Mitsunaga, 90, of Honolulu, a driver salesman for Foremost Dairies and a veteran of 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry Regiment Company D, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence, son Warren, daughter Joyce, brother James, and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Jan. 20, 2007
Mitsuru Miyamoto, 93, of Wahiawa, a retired Wahiawa Transport cashier, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Ross; daughters Betsy Miyamoto, Jean Yamamoto and Armis Tsuchiya; brothers Atsushi, Tadashi, Sadao and Satoru Watanabe; sister Edna Honda; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary gifts.
Tadashi Oda
Jan. 22, 2007
Tadashi Oda, 94, of Honolulu, former owner of Hotel Body & Fender, died in Honolulu. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by daughter Ellen M. Okuda, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Marie Melina Pagan
Feb. 1, 2007
Marie Melina Pagan, 73, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Intercontinental Wailea housekeeper, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Ulupalakua. She is survived by sons Jody Tomita and Wesley Pagan; daughters Yvonne Ah Yuen, Dallas Chang, Tanya Nakamura, Joanna Weber and Prudence Pagan; sister Thelma Vellina; 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Cassual attire.
Antonio Quiocho Sr.
Jan. 25, 2007
Antonio "Tony" Quiocho Sr., 67, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Coast Processing Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by sons Antonio Jr., Neal and James; daughters Lizanne Caravalho and Laura Stevens; stepfather Gregorio Santos; brother Cosmedin; sister Redenta Cabison; companion Dorothy Veriato; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ernest Silva Ramos
Jan. 29, 2007
Ernest Silva Ramos, 89, of Honolulu, a rancher and co-owner of Ramos Bros. Ranch, died in Honolulu. He was born in Pohakea, Hawaii. He is survived by niece and caregiver Phyllis R. Lawrence and sister Adelaide Rapozo. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Robert Ichio Saiki
Jan. 22, 2007
Robert Ichio Saiki, 68, of Waimanalo, a retired JTB Hawaii mechanic, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Lois, son Ryland, brother Kenneth, and sister Marion Leong. Private services.
Gene Seltzer
Feb. 2, 2007
Gene Seltzer, 82, of Honolulu and Kailua-Kona, a self-employed businessman and member of the Pearl Harbor Survivor Association as a survivor of the USS Utah, died in Honolulu. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by son David, daughter Franceska Alexander, brothers Harold and Walton, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Richard Kuro Toba
Feb. 1, 2007
Richard Kuro Toba, 70, of Lahaina, a self-employed businessman, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Evelyn H.; son Derrick; daughters Lisa Priddy and Terri Patla; brothers Ichiro, Jiro, Shiro, Goro, Rokuro, James and Harold; sisters Jane Saikami, Patsy Kaya and Sally Murakami; and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Private inurnment.
William Dwayne Waldschmidt, M.D.
Jan. 28, 2007
William Dwayne Waldschmidt, M.D., 81, of Wailuku, a heart surgeon, died at home. He was born in Bismarck, N.D. He is survived by wife Phyllis and sons William and Douglas. No services.
Thomas Yoshio Uechi
Jan. 27, 2007
Thomas Yoshio Uechi, 86, of Honolulu, owner of United Auto Body Repar, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Gertrude "Trudy"; son Gordon Ken "Big K"; daughter Delna Naomi Kinoshita; sisters Esther Yamakawa, Bessie Arakaki, Elsie Saito, Nancy Johnson and Judy Edwards; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yasuto Yoshioka
Jan. 31, 2007
Yasuto Yoshioka, 80, of Waikapu, Hawaii, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel equipment installer, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Irene M., sons Wayne K. and Brad H.K., daughters Iris A. Latu and Lehua M. Yoshioka, brother Masami, sister Hanae Ueki, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at the Veteran Cemetery, Makawao. Casual attire.
Chun Kwai Yuen
Jan. 10, 2007
Chun Kwai Yuen, 93, of Lanikai, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard machinist, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by sister Flora Y. Chang. Private services.
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.