Alfred Michael Abiva Sr.
Feb. 24, 2007
Alfred Michael Abiva Sr., 73, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Alfred Jr., Michael B., Loren P.D., Joseph, Peter P. and Samson; daughters Alfreda C. Abiva and Lisa M.A. Choo; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hiram Diamond
Feb. 19, 2007
Hiram Diamond, 79, of Wahiawa, a former Parks and Recreation employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence, daughter Valerie Frohardt, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Whitney Anela Mie Fergerstrom
Feb. 15, 2007
Whitney Anela Mie Fergerstrom, 18, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a student at UH-Manoa, died on Oahu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by parents Rocket and Melanie Fergerstrom, and grandparents Irene Fergerstrom and Yoshito and Kimiko Takamine. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahilu Theater. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Jane Fumiko Honda
Feb. 21, 2007
Jane Fumiko Honda, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Halekulani Hotel seamstress, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hilea-Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by sisters Miyoko Honda, Toshino "Helen" Oh, Kimie Yamauchi, Ellen Eshima and Janet Matsumoto. Private services.
John Hane Kagawa
Feb. 18, 2007
John Hane Kagawa, 82, of Honolulu, a 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; and a grandchild. Private services.
Helen Keenan
Feb. 16, 2007
Helen Keenan, 95, of Lanai City, a Presentation Credit Union treasurer, died in Lanai Community Hospital. She was born in Cheyenne, Wyo. She is survived by daughters Georgia Keenan-Abilay and Lawri Freeman, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church. Donations suggested to Women's Health on Lanai, P.O. Box 630198, Lanai City, HI 96763.
Thelma Kahilulumoe Wilson Kelly
Feb. 15, 2007
Thelma Kahilulumoe Wilson Kelly, 89, of Kaneohe died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael, daughter Kawailani LeBlanc, sisters Ilma Murin and Catherine Wilson, hanai sister Mary E. Quinlan, 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. next Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
The Rev. David Hisashi Kobata
Feb. 24, 2007
The Rev. David Hisashi Kobata, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Federal Savings and Loan sales representative and Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin minister, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hanae, sons Karl M. and Leslie T., daughter Gale E. Kobayashi and seven grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Frank Kalauuluokalani Ku Jr.
Feb. 17, 2007
Frank Kalauuluokalani Ku Jr., 67, of Pearl City, a retired Operating Engineers Local 3 heavy equipment operator, died in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by son Daniel K. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Victor Leong
Feb. 10, 2007
Victor Leong, 46, of Honolulu, a welder, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Andrew D.K. Leong-Wilkinson, daughter Myla Y., brother Timmy and sisters Amy L. Tibayan and Ann L. Temporal. Private services.
Jin Yu Li
Feb. 17, 2007
Jin Yu Li, 81, of Honolulu died in Palolo Chinese Home. She was born in Zhong Shan, China. She is survived by sons Hing Kwan Ma, Qing Yuan Ma and Hing Man Ma; daughters Shu Yang Ma and Shu Lan Ma and Shu Ping Wong; sister Pui Quon Lee; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
William E. Oliveira
Feb. 28, 2007
William E. Oliveira, 78, of Hana, Maui, a self-employed rancher and retired County of Maui employee, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Nahiku, Maui. He is survived by wife Amy; sons William J., Michael B., John, Donald and Billy Oliveira and Buckley Watson; daughter Ardella Kahula; brothers Joseph, Raymond and Leonard; sister Charlotte; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Church in Hana. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Puuiki Cemetery. Lunch to follow at the church hall.
Andres M. Palilio Jr.
Feb. 20, 2007
Andres M. "Andy Boy" Palilio Jr., 34, of Waipahu, a Ray's Transmission Service Center specialist, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Delia, brother Bernard and sister Melody Bentosino. 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 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ernest Sedeno Romero Jr.
Feb. 27, 2007
Ernest Sedeno "Ernie Boy" Romero Jr., 40, of Waipahu, a Koa Pancake House chef, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Theresa M. Sedeno, father Ernest Sr., brother Robert S. and grandparents Sarah and Eddie Sr. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, Maunakea chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Hatsue K. Sakaguchi
Feb. 20, 2007
Hatsue K. Sakaguchi, 85, of Pearl City died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband James, son Miles and sisters Mitsue Suda and Stella "Yo-chan" Matsuo. Private services.
John Wah Chun Seto
Feb. 22, 2007
John Wah Chun Seto, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard first sergeant, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Pauline, daughters Candace and Kimberly, brothers Raymond and Stanley, and sisters Frances Wong, Margaret Hee, Alice Noda, Jean Davis, Bertha Kaui, Jenny Lincoln and Geri Davis. Services: 11:45 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Masami George Takemoto
Feb. 24, 2007
Masami George Takemoto, 95, of Kahului, a retired Meadow Gold Dairy lab technician, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Wailua, Oahu. He is survived by wife June; children Patricia and Michael Takemoto and Kathleen Kebo; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Alan Yoshio Ukida
Feb. 27, 2007
Alan Yoshio Ukida, 70, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Hale Makua, Kahului, maintenance man, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Mary M., son Derek, daughter Lynielle Fukugawa, mother Yurino, a brother, three sisters, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. 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.