Julio Bayani Apostol
March 21, 2007
Julio Bayani Apostol, 98, of Waipahu, a retired railroad worker and Oahu Transport Co. trucking foreman, died at home. He was born in Abulug, Cagayan, Philippines. He is survived by sons Gerald, Alan, Wendell, Daryl, David, Eugene and Kenneth Apostol; daughters Jacqueline Clarabal, Cornelia Anguay and Kristine Fairbanks; brother Vincente; sisters Lourdes Padua and Edobejes Paz; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
John Isaac Abella Cabreros Sr.
March 10, 2007
John Isaac Abella Cabreros Sr., 92, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran, retired cook and barber, died. He was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Estrella G., sons John Jr. and Anthony, and daughters Jane C. Seriguchi, Fran Nebrija and Evelyn Rego. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church, Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.
Elsie Kwai Tong Chang
March 9, 2007
Elsie Kwai Tong Chang, 87, of Honolulu, a Love's Bakery accountant, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Clayton K.Y., daughter Janice K.P. Kandig; brothers Herman and Walter Lau; sisters Violet Yurong, Mae Varadin, Alice Meyers, Hattie Chapek, Ruby Fong and Evangeline Wong; three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
John Tomlinson Eichnor
Feb. 19, 2007
John Tomlinson Eichnor, 87, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Army colonel and former Hina Mauka CEO, died in Kailua. He was born in Maryland. He is survived by daughter Mary, hanai daughter Daveyanne "Bootsie" Howard, brother George, caregiver Filemu Malufau and a grandchild. Private services.
Virginia Cerezo Ferrer
March 21, 2007
Virginia Cerezo Ferrer, 67, of Wailuku, a restaurant cook, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Binmaley, Pangisanan, Philippines. She is survived by husband Francisco, sons Ronaldo and Reine M., daughters Carmelita Baba and Charito Eugenio, brother Edwardo Cerezo, sisters Marina Terrado and Lolita Ferrer, and seven grandchildren. Services in the Philippines.
Lorraine Tsuruko Hokama
March 3, 2007
Lorraine Tsuruko Hokama, 87, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Leona Leonard, Evelyn Hokama and Lee Anne Hokama-Palmer; brothers Harold, George, Shichiro and Yukio Nakamura; sisters Lillian Newtson and Sueko Dellinger; two grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
George Tatsuo Ishikawa
March 13, 2007
George Tatsuo Ishikawa, 67, of Mililani, a retired Okada Trucking co. mason, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lorraine M.; son Blake; daughters Ramona Carrozza and Rayna Fukuda; brother Fred; sisters Ethel Shinogawa, Adna Tonogawa and Mae Yasuda; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elinor Teruko Kanemitsu
March 9, 2007
Elinor "Granny" Teruko Kanemitsu, 88, of Haleiwa, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Kapiolani Medical Center employee, died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Dean, Rodney Y. and Timothy T. Kanemitsu, and Edward A. Nishida; daughter Lynn R. Mizusawa; brother Fumio Tada; sister Mitsuko Morihiro; 12 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dorothy Sumie Katsuyama
March 15, 2007
Dorothy Sumie Katsuyama, 88, of Honolulu, a retired City and County of Honolulu redevelopment agency secretary, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Albert, daughter Swearingen, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Cecilia S. Kawakami
March 20, 2007
Cecilia S. Kawakami, 73, of Waihee, Maui, a retired Hawaiian Insurance Co. and HMSA secretary, died at home. She was born in Waihee. She is survived by brothers Wataru and Kazumi, and sisters Fumiko Kiyokawa, Fusayo Apo and Florence K. Villarin. Mass: 9:30 a.m. next Monday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Shigeko Wataoka Kawamoto
March 13, 2007
Shigeko Wataoka Kawamoto, 89, of Honolulu, formerly of Kohala, Hawaii, died in Hale Nani Rehab & Nursing Home. She was born in Kohala. She is survived by daughters Joyce Uyehara, Karen Nishimura and Betsy Chuck; brother Harold Wataoka; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the Hawi or Kapaau Jodo Mission in Kohala.
Chung Yul Kim
March 23, 2007
Chung Yul Kim, 80, of Honolulu died. She was born in Chung Pyong, Chung Chong Puk Do, Korea. She is survived by son James C.; daughters Chong Suk Urie, Chong Nam Hurteau, Chong Ok Yucker, Chong Son Rydzewski, Chong Mi Marcotte, Carolyn C.H. Sakaguchi and Chong Eun Hyun; sister Pok Dong O; 20 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Robin Eileen Kisling
Dec. 18, 2006
Robin Eileen Kisling, 48, of Hilo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Redwood City, Calif. She is survived by husband Wayne; sons Jason Kisling, Robert Baiko, Adam Peterson, and Sean and Jeremy Mullen; stepson Jeremy; stepdaughters Jennifer Kisling and Tabitha Vandertuyn; father Robert Peterson; and brothers Scott and Mark Peterson. Private services.
Doris Chiyo Kogachi
March 20, 2007
Doris Chiyo Kogachi, 80, of Mililani died at home. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Henry S., son Keith S., daughters Doreen T. Nakamura and Karen S. Kogachi; brother Mark Uehara, sister Nancy Miyashiro and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Bert Mitsuo Maeda
March 14, 2007
Bert Mitsuo Maeda, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Outrigger Hotel bellman, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wayne A. and Jason M., daughter Cindy H. Gasilos, sister Gladys M. Inaba and four grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tomoo Miyamoto
March 9, 2007
Tomoo "Ted" Miyamoto, 82, of Aiea, a T.T. Miyamoto Plumbing Inc. contractor, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sarah K.; sons Miles and David; daughter Shirley Suetsugu; brother Walter; sisters Tomie Nitta, Evelyn Miyamoto, Sadie Kameoka and Ann S. Fukunaga; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yuku Nakamura
March 14, 2007
Yuku Nakamura, 104, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Thomas, Douglas and Roosevelt; brother Randy Sunada; sister Sumako Kuniyuki; and 16 grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Clarence Kiyoshi Okimoto
March 13, 2007
Clarence Kiyoshi Okimoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Durante sheet metal worker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by sister Florence Yabusaki. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Dennis Kealoha Perez
March 19, 2007
Dennis Kealoha Perez, 48, of Wailuku, a truck helper, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Laura L. Brown, Roxanne Perez and Joyce Gonsalves; brothers Justin, Jonathan and Leroy Perez, and Glen Keliikoa; sister Janice; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Norman S. Takata
March 4, 2007
Norman S. Takata, 52, of Concord, Calif., formerly of Waipahu, a Liberty Mutual supervising appraiser, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean, daughters Rachel and Karis, brothers Russell and Douglas, and sister Yvonne. Services: 10 a.m. April 14 at the Chapel of the Mystical Rose, Saint Louis-Chaminade campus. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kiyoko Takenami
March 20, 2007
Kiyoko Takenami, 79, of Honolulu, Royal Flowers owner and designer, died at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Ken and two grandchildren. Private services.
Hatsumi Toguchi
March 8, 2007
Hatsumi Toguchi, 82, of California died in California. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Frances Miyasato, Renee Tomono and Arlene Toguchi; half sister Tsuruko Villanueva; stepbrothers Futoshi, Peter and Paul Hirakawa; stepsister Fumie Tetsutani; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Caroline Irene Wilson
March 3, 2007
Caroline Irene Wilson, 101, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee and former U.S. Army employee at the Presidio during World War II, died. She was born in Kalamazoo, Mich. She is survived by nieces Diane McConnell, Sharon Bariteau, Gail Lussier and Stephanie Hale; and nephews Robert and Jeffrey Wilson. Private services. Donations suggested to the Christian Broadcasting Network at 977 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, VA 23463.
Todd Clint Yamamoto
March 13, 2007
Todd Clint Yamamoto, 36, of Honolulu, Pure Digital Co. owner and former Byteware owner, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Elizabeth and grandparents Mitsue and retired Maj. Gen. Arthur Ishimoto. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edith Namie Yashiki
March 14, 2007
Edith Namie Yashiki, 78, of Kailua, a retired University of Hawaii-Manoa secretary to the dean of the School of Nursing, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons David M. and Mark. T.; brothers Francis H., Harry T. and Jack T. Yasutake; sisters Katherine K. Hagi, Betty F. Takaezu, Alice S. Yasutake and Gladys S. Tanimura; and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Inurnment: next Monday at National Memorial cemetery of the Pacific. 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.