Marian Kauimahana Aki
March 19, 2007
Marian Kauimahana Aki, 77, Hilo, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Archie Jr.; son Neal; daughters Maile Harris, Gwen Chinen, Laraine Sarsona, Verdell Cowles, Jasmine Nakayama and Marcia, Annette "Nettie" and Antoinette "Toni" Aki; hanai sister Carolyn "Sista" Won; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Philip Kiyoshi Anami
March 24, 2007
Philip Kiyoshi Anami, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Crane Service owner and heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Kipapa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Raymond and Alan, daughters Margaret Wada and Susan Minato, and eight grandchildren. Private services. Casual attire.
Mary Kaniaupio Naukana Brown
March 27, 2007
Mary Kaniaupio Naukana Brown, 96, of Kailua, died in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Nathan, sister Bernice "Buddy" Yap, 11 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and 14 great-great-grand- children. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.
Albert Omer Duquette
March 28, 2007
Albert Omer Duquette, 86, of Wailuku, a retired cotton mill maintenance supervisor, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Lewiston, Maine. He is survived by wife Lucienne; sons Albert Jr., Roger, Normand and Dana; daughters Lorraine Higgins and Pauline Holm; brothers Rosaire and Raymond; 16 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Marjorie Wakako Fujiwara
March 23, 2007
Marjorie Wakako "Margie" Fujiwara, 79, of Honolulu, a Home Contractors Inc. proprietor, died in Hale Pulama Mau. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughter Jasmine F. Uehara, brother Harold, half brothers Keith and Lyle, sister Christina, half sister Jean, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Memorial Park, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Chuen Ngai Hui
March 31, 2007
Chuen Ngai Hui, 80, of Hono-lulu, a retired merchant, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in China. He is survived by son Steve; daughters Pui Lai Ng, Jenny Hui and Angel Moreau; brother Chuern Lap; sisters Ping Chan, Chor Hung Chiu and Chor Ming Chok; and nine grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m.-noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Chinese Buddhist services. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Fernandino Bruno Juan
March 13, 2007
Fernandino Bruno "Dinong" Juan, 89, of Mililani, a retired maintenance worker, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Buttong, Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Julia T.; sons Ernesto and Eduardo "Tony"; daughters Rosario Billote, Remedios Araneta and Helen Juan; sister Gavina Hernandez; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Scott T. Okubo
March 23, 2007
Scott T. Okubo, 54, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a former Puna Sugar Co., Mauna Lani Resort maintenance and Willocks Construction Co. employee, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nalani "Nani," son Stacy, brothers Roy and Myron, and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Hongwanji Mission, in Halaula, Hawaii. Call after 11:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Erlinda Lopez Pascua
March 5, 2007
Erlinda Lopez "Linda" Pascua, 53, of Waianae, an AMPCO parking lot attendant, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Benjamin, daughter Jennylen Lopez, brothers Gregorio and Fortunato Lopez, sisters Norma Moreno and Perla Parina, and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
William Vincent Seminara
March 11, 2007
William Vincent Seminara, 88, of Hilo, formerly of Salt Lake, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Public Works Center superintendent, died. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Jane; sons Ricky, James, Thomas and Charles; daughter Mary Kodama; sister Eleanor Calicchia; 14 grand- children; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.
Karen Asako Smith
March 20, 2007
Karen Asako Smith, 71, of Pearl City, a retired Better Brands Ltd. credit manager, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Clayton Y.; brothers Haruyoshi, Hideo, Masayuki and Dr. Kazumasa Kaya; sister Winifred Kagami; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Tatsuyo Taketa
March 13, 2007
Tatsuyo "Tatsu" Taketa, 83, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa Long Term Care Facility. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sister Elaine "Sadame" Nozaki. Private services.
Jane Leilani Tamashiro
March 25, 2007
Jane Leilani Tamashiro, 69, of Pearl City, a retired United Airlines employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Jesse; daughter Carol-Ann; brothers Thomas, Clifford, Larry and Leonard Aiona; sisters Hannah DeMotta, Adeline Cho, Marion L. Kim, Laura Yamamoto and Eva Caravalho; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Clara Souza Tavares Walborn
March 23, 2007
Clara Souza Tavares Walborn, 101, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Ulumalu, Maui. She is survived by sons John, Henry L. Sr. and Richard Tavares; daughter Alice Carvalho; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Kenneth Kaname Yokoyama
March 16, 2007
Kenneth Kaname Yokoyama, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Revlon salesman, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen, sons Calvin and Brian, daughter Lea Watanabe, brothers Stanley and Shoji, sister Grace Morimoto, three grandchildren and 10 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.