Hiroshi Asakawa
March 19, 2007
Hiroshi Asakawa, 84, of Honolulu, a retired physician, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Japan. He is survived by nephew Eiichi Sasa. Services to be held in Japan.
Eusebio Felipe Ballesteros
March 5, 2007
Eusebio Felipe Ballesteros, 79, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Dingras, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Juliana V., sons Jimmy V. and Robert V., daughter Flora V., brother Federico, sisters Lourdes Aprecio and Generosa Ballesteros, and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 a.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Marguerite Bishaw
March 20, 2007
Marguerite "Marge" Bishaw, 80, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Samuel Sr.; sons Manfred Branco and Samuel Bishaw Jr.; daughters Cleveann DeMotta, Holly Himalaya, Heather Bishaw and Kathy Shimizu; brothers Martin "Jack," Robert "Skippy" and Charles Branco; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Jan Sang Chun
March 1, 2007
Jan Sang Chun, 80, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Peter, daughters Lorraine and Carol, and four grandchildren. No services.
John Tomlinson Eichnor
Feb. 19, 2007
John Tomlinson Eichnor, 87, of Kaaawa, Hawaii, a retired U.S. Army colonel and Hina Mauka chief executive officer, died in Kailua. He was born in Maryland. He is survived by daughter Mary E., hanai daughter Daveyanne "Bootsie" Howard, brother George, caregiver Filemu Malufau and a grandchild. Private services.
Henry Andrew Enos
March 19, 2007
Henry Andrew Enos, 100, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired County of Hawaii Highways Division employee, died. He was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. He is survived by stepsons Daniel, Jerry and Hugh O'Connor; daughters Pauahi Pulham and Jean Mukini; stepdaughters Mary Aranguena, Eileen Charge and Kathleen Johnson; 25 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Hospice of Kona.
Marjory Erdman Fairbanks
March 19, 2007
Marjory Erdman "Bargie" Fairbanks, 87, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Tom and R. Keoni, daughter Diana Schuman, sister Jean E. Campbell, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. April 4 at Arcadia, 1434 Punahou St., Honolulu. Inurnment: 2:30 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery. Reception to follow. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Hulihe'e Palace, Daughters of Hawaii. Additional information for an obituary yesterday.
Palesoo Amate Gago
March 15, 2007
Palesoo Amate Gago, 69, of Ewa Beach, a Hale Kipa Inn housekeeper, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Lowell and Faavae "Chris"; daughter Joan; brothers Tauileva, Tailiga and Faavae Savusa; sisters Aimalefoa Savusa, Kalapu Vailolo, Faauila Logoai and Vaiolagi Pierce; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at New Hope Christian Fellowship Leeward Campus, 94-050 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park, Garden Crypts Inc. Aloha attire.
George Wah Sun Hee
March 6, 2007
George Wah Sun Hee, 100, of Honolulu, a retired First Insurance Co. employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mary, son Thomas, daughter Laura Woolston, brothers Harry and Charles, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Monica Isnec
March 19, 2007
Monica Isnec, 78, of Lihue, a Wilcox Memorial Hospital dietary clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Emmanuel and Edgar; daughters Eileen Villatora, Estrellita Saiki, Emeline Aqui and Evangeline Hesapene; brother Tadeo Tabalba; sisters Andrea Castro and Juliana Domingo; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Henry Kahiwalani Kaapana
March 15, 2007
Henry Kahiwalani Kaapana, 83, of Kailua, died at home. He was born in Waiohinu, Hawaii. He is survived by son Moses, daughter Henrylene, brother Osmer and sisters Violet Sholar, Marjorie McPherson and LaVerne Victor. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Park. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Mary Kempshall
March 18, 2007
Mary Kempshall, 60, of Honolulu, a St. Francis Hospice-West registered nurse and Patient Care coordinator, died in Honolulu. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Eaton "Mac," son Leonard Amador, mother Kathleen R. Staniewicz, brothers Matthew and Julius Staniewicz, sisters Michol Klabo and Kathleen Cox, and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Family Parish, 830 Main St., Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to St. Francis-West Hospice, 91-2141 Fort Weaver Road, Ewa Beach, HI 96706.
Bing Yeu Lau
March 14, 2007
Bing Yeu "B.Y." Lau, 73, of Kaneohe died in Kaneohe. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Yuk T.; sons Lester, Lawrence and Leonard; daughters Lynette Oh, Lori LaPierre and Lisa Okuna; and nine grandchildren. Private services.
Rupert Donald Moore
March 17, 2007
Rupert Donald Moore, 83, of Kula, Maui, a former Kula Hardware owner, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Kentucky. He is survived by wife Maybelle, daughters Donna L. Moore and Lisa M. Hillinger, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Masaru Nanbara
March 1, 2007
Masaru Nanbara, 86, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II 100th Battalion, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rose, son Scott and two grandchildren. Private services.
Albert Charles Pedro
Feb. 10, 2007
Albert Charles Pedro, 57, of Kapolei died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by two daughters and four grandchildren. Private services.
Rose Cordeiro Riggs
March 20, 2007
Rose Cordeiro Riggs, 91, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Fort Shafter telephone operator, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Norman and Justine Pacheco, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Inurnment to be held in Virginia Beach, Va.
Elsie Rogoff
March 17, 2007
Elsie Rogoff, 97, of Hawi, Hawaii, formerly of Lahaina, a bookkeeper, died at home. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by sons Stephen and Theodore, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date on Maui.
Teru Wakayama Shimote
March 16, 2007
Teru Wakayama Shimote, 81, of Pearl City, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Sendai-Shi, Japan. She is survived by son Raymond; daughter Nancy Kikumoto; brothers Mitsuo, Kunihiko, Yatsusuke and Atsushi Omoro; sisters Emiko Saito and Keiko Sato; and six grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.
Leonard George Silva
March 17, 2007
Leonard George Silva, 59, of Honolulu, a state tire and repair employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Priscilla, son Conrad, daughter Yolanda Snyder, brothers Kenneth Silva and Salvatore Jordano, sisters Lani Machado and Maraea Gasper, and three grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Program: 12:45 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Solidad Tagalicod
March 20, 2007
Solidad "Sally" Tagalicod, 69, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Pahoa Elementary and High School cafeteria helper and Da Store and Pahoa Cash and Carry cashier, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kapoho, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Basilio Sr.; sons Basilio Jr. and Francisco; hanai son Brandon Morante; daughters Laury Smith and Solidad "Girly" Tagalicod; hanai daughters Betty Dikito, Marlene "Manu" Sanoria and Lilith Aiona; brothers Roger, Eugene Sr. and Ernie Orevillo, and Arsenio Jr. and Jeffrey Acob; sisters Mildred Morante, Judy Marion, Carmen Fontes, Carol Roque, and Norma and Sandra Acob; hanai sister Rosita Palisbo; and four grandchildren. Visitation: all night tomorrow at family residence, 14-808 Nanawale Circle, Nanawale, Hawaii. Call after noon. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Pahoa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.
Toshiko Togashi
March 13, 2007
Toshiko Togashi, 91, of Keaau, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Ted T. and Grant S., daughters Faith T. Donaldson and Grace T. Mergenthaler, brothers Kiyoshi and Naoto Takamoto, sister Sueko Sugai, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Ralph Toshi Yoshimura
March 15, 2007
Ralph Toshi Yoshimura, 85, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kau Sugar Co. gardener and orchid farmer, died at home. He was born in Kumamoto, Japan. He is survived by daughters Sharon Okino and Nancy Yoshimura, brothers Masayoshi and George, sister Teruko Tokunaga and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Robert Hung Fat Young
March 8, 2007
Robert Hung Fat Young, 76, of Ewa Beach, a retired U.S. Postal Service employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by daughters Gwendolyn Macion, Lisa Sato, Patty Takeshita and Bobbye Young-Mauchly; brothers Ronald, Melvin and Milton; and nine 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.