Alan Robert Cason
Feb. 5, 2007
Alan Robert Cason, 88, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel and University of Hawaii Book Store manager, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Mount Clemens, Mich. He is survived by wife Evelyn, son Alan Jr., daughter Mary and a grandchild. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.
Elena Bumanglag Guira
Feb. 1, 2007
Elena Bumanglag Guira, 81, of Waipahu, a retired housekeeper, died in the Philippines. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Imelda Ramos, Florida Balfe, Nicolasa Kornya, Adelina Salunga and Eleanor Tolentino; brother Luis Bumanglag; sister Flora Corpuz; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. next Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Flowers welcome.
Christine Marie Hanato
Jan. 22, 2007
Christine Marie Hanato, 51, of Las Vegas, an Emma's Florist, Leslie's Florist, Gas Express and Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas employee, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Bryan; sons Clarence and Chance Ascuncion; daughters Tania and Tiana Ascuncion and Tracy Kihara; brothers Alfred, Jonathan and Dwayne Balico; sisters Evie Hubbell, Barbara Barawis, Gardean Muller and Ginger Akazawa; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Daikufugi Mission in Honalo, Kona, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Keith Seichi Higashi
Jan. 31, 2007
Keith Seichi Higashi, 33, of Kaneohe died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Alvin, mother Daryl J. Nakata, sister Renee Tsukazaki and grandparent Alice Taniguchi. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Benjamin Jumalon
Jan. 26, 2007
Benjamin "Ben" Jumalon, 83, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mary L.; sons Robert, Byron and John B.; brothers James, Moses, Marcellus, Edward and Clement; sisters Arkelina Makuakane, Agnes Isa and Ethel Hao; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Toraichi Kimura
Jan. 18, 2007
Toraichi "Jack" Kimura, 95, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kiyoka "Kay"; son Roland; daughters Barbara Matsuwaka, Dr. Pamela Kimura and Florence Cornwell; sister Yoshie "Janet" Abe; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Beatrice U. Kishida
Jan. 29, 2007
Beatrice U. Kishida, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Bea's Barber Shop owner in Palama, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Frederick and Calvin, daughters Dorothy Nordstrom and Caroline Kishida, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dorothy Ellen Lee
Feb. 4, 2007
Dorothy Ellen Lee, 70, of Wailuku, a retired bank manager, died at home. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by sons James and Joseph Tuckey, stepson Donald "Don," daughter Tracey Estrada, stepdaughter Allyn, sister Jo Ann Ridell and three grandchildren. Visitation and burial to be held in California.
Mi Ying Agnes Li
Jan. 25, 2007
Mi Ying Agnes Li, 87, of Honolulu died. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Henry and Harry, daughters Hazel Li and Winnie Wong, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Say Hon Lum
Jan. 20, 2007
Say Hon Lum, 91, of Honolulu died. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Yin Kwan, Howard, Edward and Lucky; daughters Oi Lin Poon, Oi Lan Lau and Oi Eu Lee; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Matthew Jay Manibog
Jan. 29, 2007
Matthew Jay Manibog, 40, of Wailuku died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Roann Chun-Manibog; five children; brothers Saturnino "Lester," Edward and Johnathan; sisters Letty Manibog, Violet Casino, Virginia "Jean" Ulep, Esther Bugtong and Rhonda Tumbaga; and a grandchild. Celebration of life: 9 a.m. Saturday at Family Life Center. Call after 8 a.m. No flowers.
Matsuko Masuda
Jan. 31, 2007
Matsuko Masuda, 95, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Anahola and Kapaa Elementary School teacher, died at home. She was born in Kapaa. She is survived by brother Satoru, and sisters Setsuko Nozoe and Lana Masuda. Private services.
Sueko Matsunaga
Feb. 5, 2007
Sueko Matsunaga, 88, of Haiku, Maui, a retired County of Maui employee, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by sons Robert and Paul, daughters Joan Kitagawa and Beatrice Hara, brother Susumu Matoi, sister Lillian Murakami, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
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Annie H. Mills
Jan. 22, 2007
Annie H. Mills, 75, of Honolulu, a housekeeping supervisor, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William and Caney; daughter Evelyn Mancini; hanai daughter Christieann Mills; brothers Antone D. Gabriel Jr. and George P. and Francis Kawelo; and sister Emma K. Hitchcock. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Ka Hale Hoano Hou O'ke Akua Church, 1760 Nalani St. Call after 6 p.m.
Tamotsu Motohashi
Feb. 5, 2007
Tamotsu "Tommy" Motohashi, 77, of Honolulu, a self-employed travel agent doing business as Rainbow Greeter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Saitama-Ken, Japan. He is survived by wife Yoneko. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.
Michiyo Murata
Jan. 25, 2007
Michiyo Murata, 64, of Wailua Houselots, Hawaii, a Roberts Hawaii and Smiths Tropical Boat Tours Japanese narrator, died at home. She was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by husband Roy, son Casey, stepson Michael, daughter Alison Manibusan, brothers Kiyoshi and Yukio Morimoto, sister Fumie Iwata and two grandchildren. Private services.
Miroslav Novotny
Jan. 16, 2007
Miroslav Novotny, 78, of Waianae died in Leeward Integrated Nursing Home. He was born in Czechoslovakia. No survivors. Private services.
Taketora Otsubo
Feb. 5, 2007
Taketora Otsubo, 87, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired McBryde Sugar Co. truck driver and mechanic, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Haruko, daughter Elaine Miyazaki, half brother Harry Sato, sister Takayo Hamada, half sisters Cynthia Sato and Mildred Konishi, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Koloa Jodo Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sofronia Gomez Ruiz
Jan. 19, 2007
Sofronia Gomez "Iniang" Ruiz, 85, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Alejo Liberato and Rogelio and Wilfredo Ruiz; and numerous grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Kazue Sakane
Feb. 4, 2007
Kazue Sakane, 77, of Hilo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband Yofu, son Miles, daughter Sandra Kaneshiro, brother Osamu Morita, sister Yoshie Azegami and five grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo, 1011 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo, HI 96720; or Hilo Church of Christ, HCR2 Box 6630, Keaau, HI 96749.
Earl Takeo Shigemoto
Feb. 2, 2007
Earl Takeo Shigemoto, 60, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Pen Shop owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Corinne, daughters Sherra L. Shigemoto and Kelly Uyeda, mother Elaine, brother Brian and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jean Chikuko Shimahara
Jan. 25, 2007
Jean Chikuko Shimahara, 84, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by brother Kenneth Kumasaka and sister Doris Kumasaka. Private services.
Alice R. Silva
Feb. 2, 2007
Alice R. Silva, 95, of Makaha died at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by caregivers Genaro Perez and Wayne Lancaster. Private services.
John Souza Teixeira Jr.
Feb. 4, 2007
John Souza Teixeira Jr., 88, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Teixeira's U Drive and Lucky Lady charter fishing boat owner, died in Garden Isle Health Care Center. He was born on Hawaii. He is survived by wife Maxine L.; children Richard A. and Sharon Teixeira and Carla T. Briggs; brothers Fred, Walter and Norman; sisters Mabel Gomes, Nickey Rawlins and Agnes Chuck; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Lihue Lutheran Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Scattering to follow. Casual attire.
Thomas T. Ursal
Jan. 24, 2007
Thomas T. Ursal, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor welder first class, died in Honolulu. He was born in Cebu, Philippines. He is survived by son Wayne, daughter Gloria U. Munson and a grandchild. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.
Oshimo Watanabe
Jan. 28, 2007
Oshimo Watanabe, 102, of Hilo, a retired sugar plantation laborer, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Shisei and Tomio, eight grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Hong Yee Wong
Hong Yee Wong, 104, of Honolulu, a retired private practice dentist, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Gene, brother Reuben, sister Elizabeth Leong, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Margarette Mitchell Yeager
Jan. 28, 2007
Margarette Mitchell Yeager, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard secretary, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Virginia. She is survived by sons William, Tad and Jay; daughters Lisa Yeager and Winnie Lee; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 1-4 p.m. Tuesday at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Scattering of ashes: 1:30 p.m.
Foo Gin Yuen
Jan. 31, 2007
Foo Gin Yuen, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Punahou School secretary, died. She was born in Shanghai. She is survived by sons William and Stephen, daughter Renee, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
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.