Lauriana Balbirona
Feb. 4, 2007
Lauriana Balbirona, 81, of Haleiwa died in Kahuku Hospital. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons Danny, Jerry and Rodney; daughters Priscilla Noble, Gloriana Kamai, Joanne Kalulu and Shirley Cataluna; 21 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Florence Patricia Hind Black
Feb. 4, 2007
Florence Patricia Hind "Pat" Black, 88, of Kailua, a retired St. Andrew's Priory schoolteacher, died. She was born in Oakland, Calif. She is survived by son Michael. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church, 92 N. Kainalu Drive, Kailua. Casual attire. No flowers.
Frances Marie Camara
Feb. 5, 2007
Frances Marie Camara, 80, of Pearl City died at home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Valerio; son Wayne; daughters Mildred Figueroa, Valerie Kane and Patricia Kahikina; brother Joseph Souza; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Cheryl Ann De Costa
Feb. 7, 2007
Cheryl Ann "Kitty" De Costa, 50, of Mililani, formerly of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Jeffery, daughter Cindy, parents William and Ethel Medeiros, brother William Medeiros and two grandchildren. Private services.
Josephine Flanders
Feb. 6, 2007
Josephine "Jo" Flanders, 92, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a Punahou School dance director, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Calumet City, Ill. She is survived by daughters Mari-jo Allen and Lorraine Urbic, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Monday at Annunciation Catholic Church in Kamuela. Call after 12:30 p.m. A celebration of life will be held at 4 p.m. March 17 at Punahou School chapel in Honolulu. In lieu of flowers or monetary offerings, family requests memorabilia contributions for a memorial scrapbook.
Phyllis K. Higa
Dec. 24, 2006
Phyllis K. Higa, 56, of Pasadena, Calif., a PricewaterhouseCoopers employee, died in Pasadena. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Bernice H., brothers Raymond and Clarence and sister Karen Asato. Burial held at Valley of the Temples.
Howard Ichiro Hirakawa
Feb. 13, 2007
Howard Ichiro Hirakawa, 86, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Postal Service mechanic, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Margaret H. Mahelona. Private services.
Allen Atoalefilemu LaRue Pala'akea'okalani Horton
Feb. 10, 2007
Allen Atoalefilemu LaRue Pala'akea'okalani Horton, infant son of Thomas Horton Jr. and Cory-Lynn Wong of Laie, died in Kahuku Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sisters Addyson, Alazaysha-Rae, Annahleese and Amaijah; and grandparents Susana Magalei, Allen Wong and Pattie R. Horton. Services: 9:30 a.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 6th Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Emma Elena Kamaka
Feb. 10, 2007
Emma Elena "Lena" Kamaka, 62, of Waianae, a former Dole Cannery slicer, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Thomas Jr.; daughters Tammy Molina, Trishia Thrasher, Lindsey Chamness, Deborah Kamaunu, Gina Hinton, Valerie Gillespy and Hewetta Lockhart; hanai sons James Kamaka, and Joshua and John Peters; hanai daughter Krystle Molina; sisters Barbara Pereira, Gail Nishimura and Vanda Moniz; brothers David Hashimoto and William Silva; 19 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Rosie Perreira
Feb. 7, 2007
Rosie Perreira, 90, of Kula, Maui, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kula. She is survived by caregiver Chester Freitas. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Ghost Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
John Nelson Stibbard Sr.
Feb. 11, 2007
John Nelson "John John" Stibbard Sr., 60, of Kaneohe, a retired Army veteran, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by companion Mary Ponce; sons John Jr., Alexander and Joshua; brothers Travis and George; sister Marjorie Roller; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Patrick Seiji Yamamoto
Feb. 6, 2007
Patrick Seiji Yamamoto, 74, of Kailua, a retired wholesaler, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Clifton H. II, daughter Larrin S. Ohye, sister Clara H. and four grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Motomu Yoshimura
Jan. 27, 2007
Robert Motomu Yoshimura, 89, of Mililani died in San Jose, Calif. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Dennis; daughters Florence Nakahara, Elaine May and Katherine Yoshimura; brother Richard S.; sisters Nellie K. Tatsutani and Elaine T. Miyashiro; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Winifred A. Zapata
Feb. 11, 2007
Winifred A. "Tiny" Zapata, 76, of Kailua, a federal data processor at Marine Corps Base Hawaii, died in Kailua. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by husband Henry G.; sons Henry "Puncho" Jr., Edwin "Coochie," Joey "Jo Jo" and Ronnie L.D.; sister Hanna Bowen; and five grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hawaii Cancer Foundation.
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.