Miles Kamoku Ahu
March 2, 2007
Miles Kamoku Ahu, 49, of Honokaa, Hawaii, formerly of Waimanalo, a commercial painting company laborer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died at family residence. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Ikaika; daughters Kaeo and Kalae; parent Henry Chow; brother Dondale Hoover; sisters Nylyne Paulo, Henrietta Lorenzo and Catherine Chow; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Salvation Army Church in Honokaa. Call after 9 a.m. Services on Oahu pending. Aloha attire.
Donna Lou Apana
Feb. 17, 2007
Donna Lou Apana, 51, of Kailua-Kona, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kenneth; sons Kylie and Kingston; daughters Shanna and Samantha Apana and Sabrina Graciidis; brother Kimo Zablan; sisters Brenda Lee and Ivey Akuna; and two grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2055 Kam IV Road, Kalihi. Aloha attire.
Patsy Toshiko Sekioka Azeka
Feb. 25, 2007
Patsy Toshiko Sekioka Azeka, 68, of Hanalei, Kauai, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hiroshi; daughters Lynn A. Hatke, Fran Azeka and Faye A. Neves; sisters Janet Motooka, Peggy Sasaki and Judy Horio; and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Hongwanji.
Fong Chow
March 4, 2007
Fong Chow, 82, of Aiea, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Kin Keung, Kin Wah and Kin Man; daughters Sin Ling Tse and Sin Har Kao; brother Kam C. Liang; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 8-10 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Chinese Buddhist. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Geoffrey Alan Craig
March 1, 2007
Geoffrey Alan Craig, 36, of Anahola, Kauai, a self-employed Kalalea Landscaping Co. owner, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Huntington Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Melanie, son Elijah Craig-Kells, daughter Ruby, parents Frank and Susan, sister Jennifer Rutt, and grandparents Ray and Wilma Smith. Celebration of life: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Anahola Beach Park. Casual attire. Flowers and leis welcome.
Raul Caguin Custodio
March 1, 2007
Raul Caguin Custodio, 50, of Kapolei, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Mindoro, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marisa; sons Herbert and Ralph; daughter Kayla; brothers Leovino and Cutberto; and sisters Erlinda Reyes, Magdalena Baldemor, Ligaya Saputil, Sonia Abaco and Cecilia Manola. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Shimeyo Horita
Feb. 23, 2007
Shimeyo Horita, 85, of Lawai, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Haruo; son Dennis; daughters Susan Suga, Gwen Ching and Annette Choi; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
John Shun Lim Hu
Jan. 18, 2007
John Shun Lim Hu, 58, of Honolulu, an RPM Transportation Hawaii Inc. sales representative, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Joseph S.Y. and sister Cecelia T.C. Mooney. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kuliouou Beach Park, 101 Bay St., Hawaii Kai. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Hawaii Life Foundation. Casual attire.
Fe Barcela Jove
Feb. 28, 2007
Fe Barcela Jove, 54, of Honolulu, an Arcadia Retirement Home employee, died at home. She was born in Iriga City, Camarines Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by children Shirley J. Mateo and Alvin, Luz and Rafael Crisologo; mother Lydia; brothers Pedro Jr., Henry, Nestor, Rudy and Mario; sisters Mila Sison, Irene Magistrado and Myrna Longara; and nine grandchildren. Eulogy: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to follow in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire.
Grace Keiahu Kaaikala
March 4, 2007
Grace Keiahu Kaaikala, 86, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Foods laborer, died in Lanai Community Hospital. She was born in South Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Benjamin and Rudolph; daughters Grace Eskaran, Eleanor Kekiwi, Kuuipo Lanoza and Celeste Magaoay; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Lanai Filipino Clubhouse. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the clubhouse. Burial to follow at Lanai Cemetery. Casual attire.
Monalisa Leilani Kala
Feb. 24, 2007
Monalisa Leilani Kala, 43, of Oceanview, Hawaii, died in Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by husband Gordon Sr.; sons Bobby K., Gordon Jr. and Buck K. Kala and Christopher K. Rivera; daughters Kitty U. Aukai and Tessie U. Kala; mother Sara Manuel; brother George Moniz; sisters Wanda Torres, Michelle Hao and Marcella Duarte; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Kahuku Park. Luncheon to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Haru T. Kali
Feb. 23, 2007
Haru T. Kali, 74, of Eleele, Kauai, a Grayline Kauai tour guide, died at home. She was born in Hokkaido, Japan. She is survived by daughter Linda H. Private services.
Harriet Yoshie Kamei
March 1, 2007
Harriet Yoshie Kamei, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired Tanigawa Photography photographer, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Paul I. and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Larry Choon Wha Kim
Feb. 27, 2007
Larry Choon Wha Kim, 83, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died in Minneapolis. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sarah S., son Weslie S., daughters Debra A. Chang and Terry L. Kawamoto, and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Marjorie King Yeu Lau
March 5, 2007
Marjorie King Yeu "Margie" Lau, 83, of Honolulu, a Denmar's Chinese Fish Cake owner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dennison; daughters Jacqueline Lowe, Geraldine Campbell and Donna Forhan; brother James Lum; sisters Alice Loo and Betty Lusk; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Champion Maui Mackintosh
Feb. 27, 2007
Champion Maui Mackintosh, infant son of Andreas and Kim Mackintosh of Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He is also survived by brother Andreas, sister Kiana and grandparent Sonja. Private services.
Luarka Stewart Magoon-Short
March 1, 2007
Luarka Stewart "Lou" Magoon-Short, 95, of Honolulu, a nurse and elementary school teacher, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Bulls Gap, Tenn. She is survived by daughter Barbara L. Buck, stepchildren and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Shriners Hospital or charity.
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 Chicago. He is survived by wife Clara C. Unke-Marts; children Carl, Jerry, Darlene and Marie; and a sister. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Sunday.
Mary Decosta Rita
Feb. 18, 2007
Mary Decosta Rita, 89, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Alvin, Gerald and Joseph Jr.; daughters Mildred Dias, Yvonne Watson and Adele Bannester; brothers George, William and Robert Costa; sisters Adeline Pereira, Christine Vidinha and Virginia Abordo; and 16 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Helen Haruo Shigehara
March 3, 2007
Helen Haruo Shigehara, 81, of Hilo, a supervisor at Hilo Rehabilitation Center now known as the ARC of Hilo, died. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Wataru; sons Glenn and Keith; brother Yorito Okano; sisters Fumio Yamada, Betty Nagata, Terry Hamamoto and Doris Uehara; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Alfred Simeona
Feb. 14, 2007
Alfred Simeona, 70, of Hilo, a retired mason, cook, former Waiakea High School assistant football coach, Hawaiian luau caterer and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in San Francisco. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Jeanette M.; sons Dudley Nahooikaika and Keith Sr., Brian Sr., Alfred Jr., Hiram, Charles and Keith Simeona Jr.; hanai son John Kahana; daughters Lena, Cheryl and Dianne; brother Wilmer "Chiefie"; sisters Eleanor Rawlins, Rachael Mahuna and Elizabeth and Sharon Simeona and Evelyn Pavao and Sandra Evangelista; 29 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. Saturday at the chapel. Burial: noon at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Sister Rose Anthony Tanio
Feb. 27, 2007
Sister Rose Anthony Tanio, coordinator for eduation projects at Kalihi Valley Housing, will be remembered in an hour of reflection at 9 a.m. Saturday preceding a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. Friends may call after 8:30 a.m. Information was incorrect in an obituary published Saturday.
Moefefe Tautalatasi Jr.
March 4, 2007
Moefefe Tautalatasi Jr., 67, of Waipahu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Iolina; sons Dasmond and Harland Tautalatasi, Othaniel Faitau and Jordan Oliver; daughters Terri, Chelsa and Natisha; brother Tiapepe; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at United Gospel Fellowship Church. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Yukichi Teruya
March 4, 2007
Yukichi "Fred" Teruya, Yago: Agari Uye Hanjame, 83, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. government Federal Aviation Administration electronic technician, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Chin Chuck-Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sumiko; son Edwin H.; daughters Lynne K. Yara, Irene S. Uno and Susan H. Matsuda; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mark Charles Waldvogel
March 3, 2007
Mark Charles Waldvogel, 48, of Ewa Beach, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Fort Collins, Colo. He is survived by wife Elizabeth P., son Aaron, brother Douglas K. and sister Karen J. Services: 5 p.m. today at Calvary Chapel West Oahu.
Samuel Leialoha White III
Feb. 28, 2007
Samuel Leialoha "Sam" White III, 55, of Kailua, a Blue Champagne Pool and Spa co-owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Courtney, Kawika, Micah and Sammy; and sisters Daphne Mroz, Sandra Streit and Samantha White. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
May Sayoko Yamamoto
Feb. 27, 2007
May Sayoko Yamamoto, 78, of Lihue, a County of Kauai office manager, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Roland and Grant; daughter Audrey Abe; brothers Milton, Morris and Melvin Morikami; sister Daisy Suezaki; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Michie N. Yamashiro
Feb. 21, 2007
Michie N. Yamashiro, 93, of Waimea, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Helene K. Yamagata, Ann Y. Suzuki and Gail N. Fewel; six grandchildren; and five great-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.