Kazuo Ajifu
Jan. 27, 2007
Kazuo Ajifu, 81, of Haiku, Maui, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. welder, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by sons Nolan and Ethan, daughter Xian H. Lai, brother Shoyei, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
James Franklin Anderson
Jan. 24, 2007
James Franklin Anderson, 59, of Wahiawa died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by wife Fuatia; sons John, Clinton and Tuulima; daughter Jeananna Klok; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Elisea Aquino
Jan. 20, 2007
Elisea Aquino, 84, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Camiling Tarlac, Philippines. She is survived by son Crispin; daughters Elza Madriaga, Dedicacion Soriano and Nelda Riveral; 14 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church in Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
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 at Kahuku United Methodist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Genoveba Cristobal Bareng
Feb. 6, 2007
Genoveba Cristobal Bareng, 93, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. field planter, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Emile, Luciano, Ruddy and Leslie; daughters Sophie Corpuz and Rosie Bareng; hanai son Karl Stoerker; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Robin Lee Cho
Feb. 8, 2007
Robin Lee Cho, 38, of Kailua, a Honolulu Advertiser pressman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Trina; daughters Kayla and Alexa; parents Clarence and Lynn; brothers David Veniegas, Richard Brown, and Phillip and Murray Cho; and sisters Dodi Holyfield, Stephanie Kamakane, and Tracy and Sandra Cho. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at First Assembly of God Church, 3400 Moanalua Road. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Josephine Callo Dahilig
Jan. 18, 2007
Josephine Callo Dahilig, 83, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Emilio and Nestor; daughters Lorna Pagdilao and Nelda Dahilig; brothers Skippy, Sonny, Henry, Herbert, Nicky, Benjamin, Allan and Alex Callo; sisters Ruth Daoang and Rosalinda Suzuki; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Helen Fung Lin Fettinger Daproza
Jan. 30, 2007
Helen Fung Lin Fettinger Daproza, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Tori Richards seamstress, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by son Thomas S. Young and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Benjamin Delgado de Guzman
Jan. 29, 2007
Benjamin Delgado de Guzman, 78, of Waipahu, a merchant mariner, died in Pearl City. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Aurelia; sons Bienvenido, Ricardo, Edwin and Rey; daughters Crecisima, Laulhati and Janet de Guzman and Clarita Medina, Criselda Mariano, Maria D. Hermosura and Edeliza de Guzman-Corpuz; sisters Patty Bernales and Adelaida Russel; and 16 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at the cemetery.
Leonard Gomes
Feb. 5, 2007
Leonard "Sonny" Gomes, 82, of Waikapu, Maui, a retired Ameron Hawaii primary crusher operator, died at home. He was born in Hayashi Camp, Waikapu, Maui. He is survived by brother Phillip J. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Asopa'epa'e L. Gurr
Feb. 7, 2007
Asopa'epa'e L. Gurr, 74, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Vatia, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Laisene; sons Eddie L. and Bernard; daughters Fuarosa G. Rodriguez, Asomuamua L. Amina and Sialeipata L. and Teuila L. Gurr; brother Tolu Telona; sisters Pogai Fa'aola, Fuamatala Telona and Leutu Aufotu; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Samoan Congregational Christian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Sophie Kwai-Jun Ikekai
Jan. 27, 2007
Sophie Kwai-Jun Ikekai, 74, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Augustine; son Justin; daughters Sheila Ikekai and Blossom Adams; brothers Frankie, Eddie and Howard Chun; sisters Beatrice and Rhoda; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
James Tadao Kawaoka
Feb. 2, 2007
James Tadao Kawaoka, 75, of Honolulu, retired Jimmy's Carpet owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Tomie, daughters Debra Oyadomori and Jaime Kawaoka, brother Harry, sisters Masako Takiue and Yoshiko Fukunaga, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Norman James Knox Jr.
Jan. 20, 2007
Norman James Knox Jr., 75, of Wahiawa died in Hawaii Medical Center West Hospice. 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. tomorrow at Schofield Post Cemetery. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.
Edwin F. Martins
Feb. 4, 2007
Edwin F. Martins, also known as "Conchita" and "Edwinie," 83, of Hilo, a retired former Hilo Coast Processing service truck driver, died at home. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Marina; sons Alan and Erwin; daughter Peggy; stepdaughters Cynthia Hassett, Pamela Kam and Marlene Davis; brother Manuel; sister Mary Santos; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Patsy Sumiko Matsumoto
Jan. 25, 2007
Patsy Sumiko Matsumoto, 65, of Honolulu, a retired certified public accountant, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Peter; son John; daughter Stephanie; brothers Nelson, Lawrence and Baldwin Nekomoto; sisters Florence Hanzawa, Nancy Mimuro and Kathleen Nekomoto; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary.
Henry Harold Medeiros Sr.
Feb. 5, 2007
Henry Harold Medeiros Sr., 86, of Honolulu, a Board of Water Supply meter reader supervisor, died in Maunalani Nursing Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gertrude, son Henry H. Jr., five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Lawrence F. Medeiros Sr.
Feb. 6, 2007
Lawrence F. Medeiros Sr., 82, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Maui Police Department sergeant, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by son Lawrence "Duke" Jr.; daughters Sharon Abrew, Suzanne Fredette, Marilyn Williams and Carolyn Medeiros; brothers Enos Jr. and James N.; sisters Anne Shine and Phyllis Stranske; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 8 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Manuel Nicolas
Jan. 27, 2007
Manuel "Chibu" Nicolas, 74, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Navy veteran and Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in San Roque, Philippines. He is survived by wife Gloria Y., daughters Nanette and Michelene, brother Jaime and sister Angustia Velunta. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Stephanie Ann Niday
Dec. 16, 2006
Stephanie Ann "Stevie" Niday, 51, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a waitress and business owner, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Bremerton, Wash. She is survived by companion Diane Cox, son Brandon Newton, daughter Tiffany Neil, father Max Arnold, mother Shirley Arnold, hanai mother Twila Bertini, brother Michael Arnold and sister Susan Arnold. Celebration of life: 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at Beach 69. Loose flowers.
Jean Tamiko Okamoto
Feb. 1, 2007
Jean Tamiko Okamoto, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center dental x-ray technician, died in Torrance, Calif. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Kathleen Leisek and Juliette Masumoto, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jerome Alan Rodrigues
Feb. 9, 2007
Jerome Alan Rodrigues, 51, of Makawao, Maui, a laborer and construction worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by father Manuel Jr.; daughters Nicole Campbell and Savannah Rodrigues; brothers Greg, Leroy, Bernard and Jeffrey; stepbrothers Brian and Christopher Moniz; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hope Chapel, 810 Haiku Road, suite 244. Call after 9 a.m. Eulogy: 11 a.m.
Jodie Kehaulani Saffery
Jan. 26, 2007
Jodie Kehaulani Saffery, 42, of Waimanalo, a payroll company benefits administrator, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by husband George; son Isaac; daughters Samantha, Kelei and Jessie; mother Drina Kamanu; brothers Jon, Lon and Kirk Kamanu; and sisters Gina Johnson, and Pua and Denise Kamanu. Services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Frederic Saranillio Sr.
Feb. 5, 2007
Frederic Saranillio Sr., 61, of Pukalani, Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by wife Linda; son Fred "Corey"; daughters Nichole Takara and Melissa Saranillio; father Frederick; stepfather Phillip Gragas; brothers Guy, Dick, Leo and Clarence Saranillio, Patrick and Perry Gragas, and Andrew "Puggy" Wallace; sisters Patricia Kincaid, Wilma Gatley and Arlette Duvernay; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace Bible Church in Kahului. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes.
George Kumao Shimizu
Jan. 31, 2007
George Kumao Shimizu, 50, of Kaneohe, a Department of Education information technology training specialist, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Teressa; son Alexander; daughter Madison; mother Mildred S. Higashi; stepfather Elver Higashi; brothers Kevin Shimizu, and Guy and Stacey Higashi; and sister Vicky Quanga. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Charles Hiroshi Tanaka
Feb. 5, 2007
Charles Hiroshi Tanaka, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Okada Trucking Co. general superintendent, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Ninole, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Glorian; sons Clifton, Dr. Roy and Clayton; sisters Hana Enseki and Doris Akahoshi; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Aloha attire.
Francis Hew Tom
Jan. 29, 2007
Francis Hew Tom, 87, of Belmont, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician and World War II veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Tina Fairbairn; brothers Joseph, William and Alvin; sisters Fannie Meyer, Evelyn Kamiyama, Betty Perreira and Diana Pennell; and three grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
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.