Andrew Kaui Ah Yo Jr.
March 13, 2007
Andrew Kaui Ah Yo Jr., 81, of Hilo, a former Puna Sugar Co. heavy equipment operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by son Jon; daughters Cherylann Apao, Jann Bolos, Romona Estoy and Jadelyn Kapowai; several brothers and sisters; 20 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Margaret Mary Boulton
March 19, 2007
Margaret Mary Boulton, 84, of Princeville, Kauai, a homemaker, died. She was born in Modesto, Calif. She is survived by son Jim, daughter Maureen Diffenderfer, brother Bill Mc- Manus, seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. No services.
John Deguzman Cabatic
March 4, 2007
John Deguzman Cabatic, 96, of Aiea, a retired Liberty House Waikiki restaurant cook, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons George Cabatic and Stanley Abilla; stepsons Frank, Stephen and Blaisden Barnes; stepdaughters Eleanor Rolark, Cynthia Gueso and Linda Darden; 26 grandchildren; and 53 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.
Earlys Verte Carter
March 22, 2007
Earlys Verte Carter, 75, of Jacksonville, Ark., a retired Four Seasons Garden Center employee at Little Rock Air Force Base, died. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by children Daniel A. and Patrick M. Carter, Diana M. Lendermon and Donna A. Flynn; brother Martin Narido Jr.; sisters Lorraine Gonzalez and Junnarria Burket; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services held in Jacksonville.
Moses Delima Carvalho
March 15, 2007
Moses Delima Carvalho, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Agnes, son Richard, daughter Carol Kahele, five grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Carol Michiko Chin
March 17, 2007
Carol Michiko Chin, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Community Correctional Center secretary, died. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by husband Howard, son Darryl, daughter Cyndy and sister Martha. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kawena Michael Kim Shu Ching
March 3, 2007
Kawena Michael Kim Shu Ching, 21, of Kaneohe died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Randall and Sarena; brothers Kea, Kaiwi, Kawai and Keanu; and grandparents Charlinne Barios and Carolyn Ching. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Eleanor Soares Conner
March 22, 2007
Eleanor Soares Conner, 88, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Hilo Medical Center credit clerk chief and hula dancer, died in the Regency at Hualalai. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Edgar, son Wallace Camp, daughter Sharon Cornair, sisters Victoria Mobley and Dorothy Thompson, and 21 grandchildren. Private services.
Taily Aquilino Corpuz
March 13, 2007
Taily Aquilino "Boy" Corpuz, 54, of Waipahu, a journeyman carpenter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Delphine; son Tailey; daughters Tanya Pohano and Thalia; brothers Curtis, Brian and Byron; sisters Gloria Aki, Patricia Burchett and Kelly Keohokapu; and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Benjamin Wayne Davis
March 2, 2007
Benjamin Wayne Davis, 59, of Hilo, a retired underwater welder and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hamilton, N.C. He is survived by wife Charlotte, stepson Owen-Lee Victorino, stepdaughter Selena Victorino, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Darrell Wayne Dennis
March 20, 2007
Darrell Wayne Dennis, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a firefighter and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Flemington, Mo. He is survived by wife Doris, sons DeWayne and Randy, sister Sheryl and two grandchildren. Services to be held in Humansville, Mo.
Richard Anthony Dias
March 20, 2007
Richard Anthony Dias, 59, of Aiea, a Zippy's shop foreman, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Debbie A.; son Shawn; hanai sons Kelii Pilago, Koa Dias and Raymond Tauala; daughter Rayna; sisters Raynette Lopez, Mary Dias, Regina Tauala and Margaret Pilago; four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaii Okinawa Center. Call after 6 p.m.
Frances S.C. Goo Hew
March 9, 2007
Frances S.C. Goo "Honey-girl" Hew, 69, of Honolulu, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Jarrett, daughter Naomi, sister Noni Causey and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kailua United Methodist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
James Tokuyasu Higa
March 13, 2007
James Tokuyasu "Jimmy" Higa, 87, of Hilo, a former Jimmy's Drive Inn proprietor, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Douglas, Russell, Floyd and Keith; daughters Pearl Nakagawa and Iris Haraguchi; brothers Richard, Akira, Kiyoshi and Rodney; sisters Sally Y. Kishimoto, Lorraine Watanabe, Asayo Carvalho and Jo Ann Tome; eight grand- children; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shoso Kagawa
March 16, 2007
Shoso Kagawa, 84, of Honolulu, a Shoso Kagawa and Associates sole proprietor and member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Headquarters Battery, 522 Field Artillery Battalion, died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kiyoko "Kay," son Charles, daughter Joan, brother Wallace K., sister Alice H.K. Parrott and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Francis P. Kahawai Jr.
March 13, 2007
Francis P. "Sonny" Kahawai Jr., 75, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Juanita Vidad, sons Francis K. and Wendell Cullen, daughter Francine K. Guzman Jr., sisters Rose Lani and Frances McLeod, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Elizabeth Mary Masten
March 24, 2007
Elizabeth Mary Masten, 87, of Honolulu, a retired New York Telephone Co. clerk, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in New York. She is survived by sons Raymond, Richard, Steven and Tim; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services to be held in New York.
Marguerite Chang Pang
March 17, 2007
Marguerite Chang Pang, 91, of Ewa Beach, formerly of Aina Haina, a Larry Pang's Market co-owner in Waikiki, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Waipio. She is survived by husband Lawrence A.C., son Lowell S.K., daughter Norma S.K., four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after noon. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Anita G. Ramiscal
March 1, 2007
Anita G. "Aning" Ramiscal, 82, of Waipahu died in Leeward Intergated Health Services. She was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Ricarte and William Sr.; daughters Evelyn Ballesteros, Luz Simpliciano, Gloria Acio, Corazon Madamba Jr., Mila Munoz and Magdalena Rivera; 29 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Justo Saolt Raquel
March 19, 2007
Justo Saolt Raquel, 88, of Delano, Calif., died in California. He was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by sons Virgilio, Arsenio, Florentino, Paterno and Jerry; daughters Anastacia Tagalan, Monica Watson, Angie Raquel; brother Metodio; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Flowers welcome.
Faafiti Siufanua
March 18, 2007
Faafiti Siufanua, 64, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Annie; daughters Antoinette "Sweetie" and Susan "Suzy"; brothers Makiasi, Ronnie, Tavita and Ioane Maea; and sisters Sameme Lemafa, Muta'aga and Malia Fauatea, Ake Tauiliili and Mele Fiso. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Bruce Laumauna Whitman Jr.
March 8, 2007
Bruce Laumauna Whitman Jr., 6, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Bruce and Rita, sister Tiffany and grandparents Lynette Lum and Wai C. Ma. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.
Edith Namie Yashiki
March 14, 2007
Edith Namie Yashiki, 78, of Kailua, a retired University of Hawaii at 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: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
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.