E.L. Adams Sr.
Feb. 25, 2007
E.L. Adams Sr., 102, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Army veteran and state of Hawaii employee, died. He was born in Rocky Mountain, N.C. He is survived by daughter Betty Leach and a grandchild. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dorothy Alice Bleck
Dec. 30, 2006
Dorothy Alice "Dotti" Bleck, 63, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army colonel, died in Honolulu. She was born in Connecticut. She is survived by companion Jim "Jimbo" R. Cecil and brother George. Services: 1 p.m. April 6 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Get-together to follow at 3 p.m. till the fireworks display at Fort DeRussy next to the pool bar. RSVP at 946-9497. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.
Linda Miyoko Bond
Feb. 6, 2007
Linda Miyoko Bond, 61, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Beatrice Yuriko Uyehara. Private services.
Regi T. Castaneda
Feb. 24, 2007
Regi T. Castaneda, 44, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Feliza T., brothers Fidel and Sandy, and sister Juliet C. Gilles. Services in Las Vegas.
Leroy Elmer Cronier
Feb. 22, 2007
Leroy Elmer Cronier, 81, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Massachusetts. Committal services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Dolores Belisle Dionne
Feb. 26, 2007
Dolores Belisle Dionne, 69, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, formerly of Salem, Mass., a retired Hilo Medical Center risk manager, Kona Hospital employee and former Salem Hospital director of utilization review, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Salem, Mass. She is survived by sons Normand, Michael and Carl; daughter Celeste Perry; sisters Louise Howard and Claire Dionne; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Honomu, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fernando Guillermo Domingo
Feb. 19, 2007
Fernando Guillermo Domingo, 93, of Waipahu, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. laborer, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Pacia "Pacita," daughter Precy Lorenzo, brother Pedro, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Felix Doronio Doronio
Feb. 9, 2007
Felix Doronio Doronio, 89, of Waipahu, a farmer, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Apolonia, sons William and Rogelio, daughters Erlinda Fiesta and Julia Agustin, 21 grandchildren and 27 great- grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at family residence. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Marcelino Paul Felipe
Feb. 26, 2007
Marcelino Paul "Tito" Felipe, 70, of Pukalani, Maui, a painter, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Laureen R. "Cookie"; sons Brian, Byron, Dwayne, Darin and Brandon; daughter Diane Jacinto; brothers Florindo "Pete" and Juanito "John"; hanai brother Henry Martin; sisters Virginia McElroy, Sister Marcelina Felipe and Juanita Lundgren; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Rodolfo Kelley Flores
Feb. 25, 2007
Rodolfo Kelley "Rudy" Flores, 72, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired federal employee aviation examiner at North Island facility in San Diego and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Iloilo City, the Philippines. He is survived by son Alexander; daughters Elizabeth McFerren, and Pamela and Cynthia Flores; hanai daughter Shawna McKee; brothers Alfred and Michael; sisters Maria Suanico, Rochelle Majomut, Adele Dimapilis, Heidi Delos Reyes, Emily Saluta and Marian Walls; half brothers Angel, Faustino and Alex; half sister Alice; and 11 grandchildren. Services in California.
Agnes Aoi Freitas
Feb. 15, 2007
Agnes Aoi Freitas, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Lucille Witt and Janet Machado, sister Katherine Puahi, nine grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Eugene Wayne Galves Sr.
Feb. 10, 2007
Eugene Wayne "Gene" Galves Sr., 57, of Waimanalo, a Worldwide Moving and Storage household mover and Vietnam War veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Geraldine; son Eugene Jr.; daughters Kimberly-Ann Freitas, Colette Alameda, Darlene "Dee" Faumuina and Kainoa Napeahi; mother Eleanora Villegas; brothers Anthony, Orlando and Dennis Galves and Stan Gonsalves; sister Lolita Tin Loy; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Vernon Gutina
Feb. 20, 2007
Vernon Gutina, 56, of Honolulu, a former Hawaii Medical Center East transporter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Vernon Jr., daughter Dancy and a grandchild. Private services.
Yaeko Hanzawa
March 1, 2007
Yaeko Hanzawa, 82, of Wailua, Kauai, formerly of Aiea, a retired Aiea High School cafeteria worker, died in Wailua. She is survived by son Stanley, daughters Susan Kahawai and Sharon Tomita, brother Seikichi Ige, sisters Shizuko Yamauchi and Nobuko Kobashigawa, and three grandchildren. Services: noon next Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire.
Beverly Namiko Harris
Feb. 23, 2007
Beverly Namiko Harris, 69, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a state Vocational Rehabilitation Service clerk typist, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kalaheo. She is survived by son Jarrett Juichi; mother Kiyoko Doi; brothers and sisters Stanley, Warren and Glenn Doi and Jean Nishimura; and a grandchild. Private services.
Kenneth Chitoshi Hashimoto
Jan. 19, 2007
Kenneth Chitoshi Hashimoto, 83, of Honolulu, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Command, died in Nuuanu Hale. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Suzue, brother Tadayoshi Wakida and sisters Helen Takeba, Jean Miname, Edith Nishimiya and Grace Ishihara. Private services.
Loraine Elsie Allaire Hill
Feb. 7, 2007
Loraine Elsie Allaire Hill, 98, of Honolulu, formerly of Holbrook, Mass., a registered nurse, died in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in Brockton, Mass. She is survived by son David, daughter Donna Sullivan and sister Pauline Best. No services. Burial in Bridgewater, Mass.
Namiko Ide
Feb. 25, 2007
Namiko Ide, 92, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Holualoa Elementary School teacher, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by brother Masami Iwashita and sisters Yuriko Hoshino and Emiko Kudo. Private services.
John Hane Kagawa
Feb. 18, 2007
John Hane Kagawa, 82, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marigold; daughters Joyce, Susan and Bernadette Kagawa, and Patricia Tanoue; several siblings; and a grandchild. Private services.
Ramona Leilani Kaimi
Feb. 16, 2007
Ramona Leilani Kaimi, 73, of Hilo, a food services manager for the federal government, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by five children, 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yol Ja Kajioka
Feb. 23, 2007
Yol Ja "Jackie" Kajioka, 52, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Korea. She is survived by husband Alvin M.; son Daniel Gardewin; stepsons Kevin, Keith and Ryan; sisters Tammy Jang and Abigail E. Lee; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Kakuji Kajiwara
Feb. 16, 2007
Kakuji Kajiwara, 79, of Honolulu, a retired American Savings banker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence, sons Edwin and Sanford, daughter Sandra Yoshimi, sister Doris Hachida and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Yoshie Kawasaki
Feb. 17, 2007
Yoshie Kawasaki, 95, of Hilo, a former Kawasaki General Store proprietress in Hilo and retired Hata Dry Goods seamstress, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Sumiko Mikami. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Willie Kele
Feb. 21, 2007
Willie Kele, 47, of Waianae, owner of a commercial cleaning service, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diane; sons Keala, Brennan and Shuki; daughter Lily; mother Judith; brothers Rudy and Keone; sisters Charlene, Darleen, Joann and Laverne; and four grandchildren. No services.
Joseph Kepoohunaikeauli Keliipaakaua III
Feb. 17, 2007
Joseph Kepoohunaikeauli "Chuck" Keliipaakaua III, 53, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a retired U.S. Air Force senior master sergeant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Justin K. and Chase K.I., hanai sons Taylor and Layne Tamashiro, hanai daughter Chelsea Tamashiro, parents Joseph K. and Virginia, sister Sharon L. Matsuyama, hanai sister Kalei Mitchell and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Pukaana Congregational Church, Kealia, Hawaii. Call after 5 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Yoshie Kikuchi
Feb. 20, 2007
Yoshie Kikuchi, 93, of Pearl City, a private housekeeper, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Edmund Y., Eugene T., Kenneth H., Frederick Y. and Francis Y.; 20 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jennie Kimble
Feb. 22, 2007
Jennie Kimble, 96, of Kapolei, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Lihue, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Jeanette Kawaihou, seven grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kiyo Kodama
Feb. 21, 2007
Kiyo Kodama, 104, of Honolulu, a retired Shaklee Products representative, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Yoshimichi Matsuo. Private services.
Yasuo Konno
Feb. 17, 2007
Yasuo "Andy" Konno, 62, of Ewa Beach, a Sony Hawaii Co. customer service representative, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Fukushima, Japan. He is survived by wife Mitsuko, sons Koji M. and Shuji E., mother Tsuneyo and brothers Masaichi Konno and Toshio Kanno. Private services.
Henry Tung Sung Lum
Feb. 25, 2007
Henry Tung Sung Lum, 93, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army budget officer, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Winifred; sons Henry W.H., Gregory T.H. and Jeffrey S.C.; daughters Rosalind Fisher and Marilyn Reppun; brothers George T.Y., Kenneth T.G. and Patrick T.M.; sisters Margaret M.L. Lum and Mary Ching; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Vernon Carl Marts
Feb. 24, 2007
Vernon Carl "Sandy" Marts, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Rapid Transit bus driver, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Cook County, Chicago. He is survived by wife Clara C. Unke-Marts, two sons, three daughters and a sister. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Jerry Toney Matias Sr.
Feb. 28, 2007
Jerry Toney Matias Sr., 63, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a self-employed stone mason and owner of Jerry's Stonewall, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Anna Sacay; sons Jerry Jr., Jeffery and Justin Matias, and Jerid Sacay; stepson Keith Hanato; daughters Peggy Basinga, Mayde Mitchell and Jeri-Ann Matias; stepdaughter Michele Reyes; sisters Adna Shimono, Jeanette Aipia and Sandra Rivera; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Kona Gospel Chapel in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Benton McCormack
Feb. 24, 2007
Benton "Sailor" McCormack, 86, of Lahaina, an aircraft machinist, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Kansas. He is survived by wife Layla; daughter Alice Sarno; stepdaughters Willow and Portia Zamos, and Victoria Hutton; and sister Barbara Stcherter. Scattering of ashes: noon March 31 at Lahaina Yacht Club. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Bank of Hawaii Old Lahaina Center, Lahaina, Maui 96761.
Harry Akira Miyake
March 1, 2007
Harry Akira Miyake, 87, of Lihue, a retired restaurant owner and operator, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen Makie, sons Larry and Paul, daughters Bette Gibson and Lorene Blaser, brother Roy and sister Lillian. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Marianne Gale Naha-Kamelamela
Feb. 20, 2007
Marianne Gale "Fat" Naha-Kamelamela, 52, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Valentine Kamelamela; sons Wayne A. Naha-Kamelamela and Wayland A. Naha; daughter Waydelynne L.P.A. Naha; mother Beatrice "Leimomi" Nichols; brother Norman W. "Bradda" Naha; sisters Normiana W. "Sweetie" Randall and Georgiana L. "Bones" Pacheco; half brothers Kevin D., David W. and Steven R. Nichols; half sisters Charlene P. "Niki" Hindman and Donnarae K. Nichols; hanai sister Edith Kaluau; a hanai son; eight hanai daughters; and a grandchild. Private services.
George Yukio Nakamoto
Feb. 17, 2007
George Yukio Nakamoto, 79, of Aiea, a retired self-employed glazier, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Eric, daughter Judy, brothers Lawrence and Albert, sister Amy Aihara and two grandchildren. Private services.
Daniel Pacopac
Feb. 19, 2007
Daniel Pacopac, 61, of Honolulu, a retired Longs Drugs Store retail manager, died in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley Shinagawa, daughter Veronique, mother Matsue, brothers Eugene and James, and sister Myra Masaoka. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Herbert Poepoe
Feb. 6, 2007
Herbert Poepoe, 66, of Kaneohe, a Pali Golf Course maintenance supervisor and former logistic coordinator for various Hawaii trucking companies, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Waiakoa-Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Barbara, sons Herbert "Hungie" and Bert "Kwan," daughter Lynn Hatada, brother Robert, sisters Emma Blair and Arlene "Tupu" Redding, and two grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Additional information for an obituary printed Friday.
Mildred Wriston Pratt
Feb. 27, 2007
Mildred Wriston "Mim" Pratt, 95, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, hand weaver and family historian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Massachusetts. She is survived by son James, daughter Ruth, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Inurnment: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Oahu Cemetery. Donations suggested to Punahou School or charity.
Eleanor Sanchez Santiago
Feb. 15, 2007
Eleanor Sanchez Santiago, 92, of Waianae, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Renaldo and Joseph, daughters Madeline Carol Gonsales and Eleanor Tote, sister Mary Supebedia, 16 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Donald Santos Jr.
Feb. 27, 2007
Donald Santos Jr., also known as "Ricky" and "Soup," 47, of Haiku, Maui, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Donald and Evelyn; brothers Alan, Jon and Glen; and sisters Elsie Santos and Donlyn Kaeo. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park in Haiku.
Florencia Encomienda Servando
Feb. 22, 2007
Florencia Encomienda "Loring" Servando, 82, of Waipahu, a retired Ilikai Hotel housekeeping department employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Cuyapo, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Cesario D., daughter Laurence E. Foronda, sister Manuela Aguja and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Amy Chung Shaughnessy
Feb. 26, 2007
Amy Chung Shaughnessy, 45, of Honolulu, a retired Straub Clinic & Hospital registered nurse, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by husband Brian, son Amadeus, mother Yun Ku Chung Ip, brothers Yiu Ming and Yiu Kwong Chung, and sister Yuk Wah Kwong Chung. Services: noon Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Honolulu Assembly of God Church, 1007 Kokohead Ave., Honolulu, Hi 96816.
Hazel Hanako Takumi
Feb. 18, 2007
Hazel Hanako Takumi, 93, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed dressmaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Larry T. and sisters Edna Masue Kubo, Ellen Toshie Tomai and Jane Satomi Tabata. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Tyrone Kalai Torres
Feb. 25, 2007
Tyrone Kalai "Ty" Torres, 21, of Hilo, a RR Roofing employee, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Britney Hopeau; parents Anthony and Francine; brothers Kevin and Tony Jr.; sisters Jade and Leilani Torres and Jessica Nasario; and grandparents Henry Torres, and Elaine and Francisco Nasario Sr. Private services.
Erwin Addison Wright Sr.
Feb. 27, 2007
Erwin Addison "Rusty" Wright Sr., 75, of Kapolei, retired Barbers Point Bowling Alley mechanic, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Wattie Holt; sons Erwin Jr., Ernest and Thomas; daughters Romie Wright and Maili Simmons; brother Charles; sister Marion Kahoopii; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Makakilo Ward. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Marion Yoshie Yano
Feb. 24, 2007
Marion Yoshie Yano, 86, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Charlotte Chiyoe Rod, Marilyn Yoshiko McDowell and Debbie Tokue Taketa; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gladys Quon Ying Leong Yap
Feb. 20, 2007
Gladys Quon Ying Leong Yap, 86, of Honolulu, a retired International Travel Service bookkeeper, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David F.K., son Franklin, daughter Cynthia Lee and four grandchildren. Private services.
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.