Barbara Mikiaala Akeo
Jan. 31, 2007
Barbara Mikiaala "Bobbie" Akeo, 63, of Kailua, a St. John Vianney Catholic Church administrator, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Paul C. Sr., sons Paul "Chuck" Jr. and Dale C., daughter Rhonda "Miki" Nelson, brothers Louis N. and Donald H., sister Carol Hugo and six grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 920 Keolu Drive, Kailua. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Albert Andrade Jr.
Jan. 21, 2007
Albert "Da Sheriff" Andrade Jr., 88, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired heavy equipment operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Eleanor Kikumi-Izawa; sons Albert III, Jerry and Douglas; brothers John Andrade and Roy Costa; sister Ethel Jardine; eight grand- children; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Agripina Joyce Aubrey
Jan. 30, 2007
Agripina Joyce "Nombres" Aubrey, 78, of Kahuku died in Kahuku. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by sons Charles Jr. and Wayne R.; daughters Cathleen Kele, Lita Solomon, Maryann Kaina and Rosemary Aubrey; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 15, at Kahuku United Methodist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Bonifacio Johnny Bolongan
Jan. 17, 2007
Bonifacio Johnny Bolongan, 86, of Waianae, a retired federal government maintenance man at Schofield Barracks and a U.S. Army veteran, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Lorretta Pekelo, Jeanette Bornstead, Annie Halliwell, Elaine Camara, Judy Carter, Yvonne Miller and Lescia Shaver; 32 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Judy Soon Hi Brickwood
Jan. 24, 2007
Judy Soon Hi Brickwood, 84, of Pearl City died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in China. She is survived by son Kaanohi, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:15 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Tranquilino Camit
Jan. 25, 2007
Tranquilino Camit, 87, of Haleiwa, a sugar plantation laborer, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lourdes; daughters Naty Hopewell, Rose Hall, Marilyn Verner and Norma Leonardi; brother Eugenio; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.
Consolacion A. Damaso
Jan. 30, 2007
Consolacion A. Damaso, 98, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. laborer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Romulo, Ted and Edward; daughter Josephine Fisk; caregiver Henrietta Julian; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Thomas Nelson Gary
Jan. 30, 2007
Thomas Nelson Gary, 77, of Haleiwa, a writer and retired U.S. Navy veteran, died in Wahiawa. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by wife Mikako, sons Gordon and Charles, and daughter Gwen Gary-Ramsay. Private services. Donations suggested to Best Friend Animal Sanctuary Web site www.bestfriend.org.
Dorothy Kun Lum Goo
Jan. 30, 2007
Dorothy Kun Lum Goo, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Leonard and Lawrence, daughters Lynette Liao and Lenora Goo, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Edwina Leilani Hiu
Jan. 24, 2007
Edwina Leilani Hiu, 53, of Waianae died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Flossie Ann Kawaiola and Ah Lan Hiu Leong, brothers Patrick Kahuila and Walter Hiu Jr., and sisters Yolanda Hauki, Nancy Bond, Beatrice Cherry and Nora Hiu. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Patrick Keawe Kahue
Jan. 15, 2007
Patrick Keawe Kahue, 72, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran, Kaiser Hawaiian Village/Hilton Hawaiian Village pool attendant and retired tour bus driver, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers and sisters Hattie K. DeGala and Phillip "Dingo" Kahue and Lawrence S. Malone Jr.; and two hanai grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ala Wai Park, grassy area near canoes. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Nancy Ululani Kanahele
Feb. 7, 2007
Nancy Ululani Kanahele, 51, of Kekaha, Kauai, a teacher, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by parents Kaipo and Mililani; hanai children Kaihilani and Kahuwailani Wong, Mililani Kanahele, Rachel Kaohelaulii and Jay L.K. Niau III; brothers Kaipo Jr., Elia, Nalani, Keaupuniokalani and Hosana Kanahele, Awapuhi Kahale and Enoka Kaohelaulii; and sisters Pualei Kaohelaulii and Ipo Wong. Services: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: noon at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual attire.
Liz Kempe
Jan. 29, 2007
Liz Kempe, of Kailua-Kona, a jewelry designer, died in Honolulu. She was born in New Orleans. She is survived by husband Richard; hanai son Alex Kupka; daughters Jenny Kempe-Kupka and Julia Kempe; brother Eric Baehr; sisters Yasmin Tirado, Vickie Painter, Debbie Long and Sam McFarland; and a grandchild. For service information, call the family.
Norman James Knox Jr.
Jan. 20, 2007
Norman James Knox Jr., 75, of Wahiawa died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Warsaw, N.Y. He is survived by sons Andrew M.W. and Allan W. Sr., and three grandchildren. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Monday at Schofield Post Cemetery.
David Jonathan Keahi Chew Tin Lee
Jan. 30, 2007
David Jonathan Keahi Chew Tin Lee, 38, of Victorville, Calif., a truck driver, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Heather, sons Devin and Dustin, stepchildren Justyn and Krystie, mother Regina Gipaya, father Dwight, brothers Kenneth and Casey, sisters Kimberly L. Mahi ai and Irene Tanodra, and grandparent Bernice N. Yap. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
Edward Ramelb Millanes
Feb. 2, 2007
Edward Ramelb Millanes, 40, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Kilohana/Gaylord's Restaurant bus boy and Safeway and Wal-Mart stocker, died at home. He was born in Luna, Isabela, Philippines. He is survived by wife Imelda, mother Rufina Cadabona, brothers Anastacio and Arnold, and sister Caroline Robles. Services and burial to be held in the Philippines.
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.
Nathan Jiro Shinsato
Jan. 28, 2007
Nathan Jiro Shinsato, 48, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Janet H. Kushima, father Joe, brother Carlton and half brother Troy Flickinger. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Kirk Brayton Smith
Feb. 4, 2007
Kirk Brayton Smith, 60, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Airlines sales and marketing vice president, died in Waikiki. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by partner Audrey Higuchi, daughter Tara B., brother Tim, sisters Joan Hammel and Sheila Dremel, stepmother Hiroko and stepsister Miki Yamashiro. Services: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaii Yacht Club. Aloha attire.
Ming-Yuen Sung
Feb. 6, 2007
Ming-Yuen Sung, 69, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by husband King-Koi; sons Jia-Jean, Jia-Lin, James and Abraham; daughter Jeanie Matsui; a brother; a sister; and eight grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial park.
Chizuko Takara
Jan. 25, 2007
Chizuko Takara, 92, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roy, Alvin and Harold; stepsons Bert and Edwin; brothers Tokushin, Wallace and George Nakamoto; sisters Ann Nakamoto and Ruth Iha; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Marty Masatsugu Tsubata
Jan. 20, 2007
Marty Masatsugu Tsubata, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Schuman Carriage salesman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Ruby A., sons Michael T. and Sidney H., daughter Candice C. Wakumoto, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Antonio C. Yago
Feb. 4, 2007
Antonio C. Yago, 83, of Lihue, a dishwasher, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Esther L.; children Willie Martinez, Del Dagdagan, Kathy Constantino and Lilia, Villamor, Eddie and Florante Yago and Marites Yano; sisters Marina V. Rosete, Teodocia Y. Iloreta and Fortunata Y. Lacuesta; 31 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. next Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 5 p.m. 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.