Antonia Montalbo Arial
Feb. 9, 2007
Antonia Montalbo "Toni" Arial, 87, of Wahiawa, a Keiki Hula Nursery proprietor, died at home. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by son Wilbert; daughters Josephine Noll and Eleanor Ching; brothers Charlie, Herbert and Albert Montalbo; sister Matilda Plouffe; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Kin Mun Chun
Feb. 8, 2007
Kin Mun Chun, 86, of Honolulu, a retired KGMB production manager, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Stanley J.W., daughter Natalie Lee Kwai, brother Albert Chun, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Committal services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed Thursday.
Antonio Gabriel Dela Cruz
Feb. 1, 2007
Antonio Gabriel "Tony" Dela Cruz, 92, of Wahiawa died at home. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Evelina J. "Eve"; sons Edward "Eddie," Donald "Don," Francis, Gerard "Chico" and Anthony N.; daughter Jean Knowles; brother Irineo; caregiver Jeannette K.; 15 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403-A California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Madeleine Roach Donnell
Feb. 14, 2007
Madeleine "Mimi" Roach Donnell, 86, of Honolulu died in Kaneohe. She was born in Chateauroux, France. She is survived by brothers Philip H. Jr. and Dick E. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Akira Hedani
Feb. 7, 2007
Akira Hedani, 95, of Waianae, a retired Dole Cannery supervisor, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hamapuapoko, Maui. He is survived by wife Tatsue, son Howard T., daughter Jean M. Eager, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday on Maui at Makawao Hongwanji Mission.
Shigeo Allyn Higa
Feb. 11, 2007
Shigeo Allyn "Shige" Higa, 84, of Pearl City, a retired Pacific Concrete & Rock Co. expediter and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, F Company, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Rose C.; sons Melvin and Gordon; daughters Amy and Doreen Higa and Deanna Gutierrez; stepson Henry Kim; stepdaughters Joanna Cook, Cathie Ng and Patricia Kageno; brother Richard; sisters Beatrice Miyashiro and Yoshiko Ishikawa; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dallas Howard Himo
Feb. 10, 2007
Dallas Howard Himo, also known as "Big D" and "Cowboy," 75, of Pearl City, a retired Local 395 and Local 625 ironworker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Two Harbor, Minn. He is survived by wife Filipina P. "Emily"; sons Cary, Duane, Mark and Astean; daughters Becky, Sonja Sams, Gwendolyn Luzzi, Paula Dunn and Kimberly Castillo; sister Lou; 15 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Corenevsky Kahananui
Feb. 8, 2007
Mary Corenevsky Kahananui, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Iron Works office clerk, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sister Olga Bergmann, brother James Corenevsky, caregiver Lynnette Leger, 10 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephens Church. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Gary Kauilani Kuahiwinui
Feb. 3, 2007
Gary Kauilani Kuahiwinui, 43, of Hawaiian Beaches, Pahoa, Hawaii, a fisherman, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Mary "Malia," brothers Mervin and June, and sisters Kealoha Hanato, Ahlan Makuakane, Sharon Tamaki and Corrina and Berna Kuahiwinui. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Mabel Dolim Meyer
Feb. 17, 2007
Mabel Dolim Meyer, 97, of Hawaii Kai and Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired elementary school teacher, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Phillip, daughter Annarie Shallenberger, brother Henry Dolim, sisters Lydia Tavares and Olive Rodrigues, and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.
Alfred Castillo Peralta
Jan. 17, 2007
Alfred Castillo Peralta, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Ilikai Hotel housekeeper, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Dolores; sons Ernest Jr., Jose, Peter and Nelson Peralta and Oscar Sagucio; daughters Delphine Shea, Adelina Enriquez and Aurora Raposas; sister Mercedes Peralta Dela Cruz; 20 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Noa Price
Feb. 9, 2007
Noa Price, 73, of Honolulu died. She was born in Oklahoma City. She is survived by children Drew Pawla, Andrea L. Rosehill, Donna Gomez and Katie Paterson. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Kaimana Beach Hotel, next to the Natatorium. Donations suggested to Friends of Bill W. in her memory. Aloha attire.
Lawrence Kitaro Shinsato
Jan. 29, 2007
Lawrence Kitaro "Larry" Shinsato, 78, of Honolulu, a Hose Service Inc. owner, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Trinidad, daughters Karen and Valerie, brother Morris, sister Kay Tanoura, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Kiyomi Tanabe
Feb. 11, 2007
Kiyomi Tanabe, 88, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Hattie's and former Kamehameha Garments employee, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons George, Melvyn, Larry and Alan; daughter Donna; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Thelma Tokiko Tsuji
Feb. 12, 2007
Thelma Tokiko Tsuji, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Defense secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Harry Y.; daughters Wendy Y. and Laurie L.; brothers Tatsuo and Katsumi Goto; sisters Patsy Green, Edna Yamamoto and Carol Maeda; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Roy Tsuguo Yamasaki
Feb. 5, 2007
Roy Tsuguo Yamasaki, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Dollar Rent A Car employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maureen; children Colleen, Kevin and Lisa; brother Thomas "Bones"; sister Gail Nitta; and a grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Esmenio Viernes Zuniga
Jan. 22, 2007
Esmenio Viernes Zuniga, 86, of Waipahu died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by children Cristina Z. Agnir and David R., Gerardo R., Pedro R. and Dante R. Zuniga; brother Regino Agpaoa; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. 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.