Jose Gangan Astrero
April 1, 2007
Jose Gangan Astrero, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Leahi Hospital employee of 36 years, died at home. He was born in Paras Candon City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Guadalupe; sons David and Danilo; daughter Yolanda Amerson; sisters Natividad, Herminia Valdez and Angeles; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Avelino Estrada Bernardo
March 29, 2007
Avelino Estrada Bernardo, 84, of Kahului, a retired HC&S irrigator, died at home. He was born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Gregoria Guzman, son Rodrigo G., daughter Elizabeth Bernardo-Corpuz, brothers Antonino E. and Elpidio E., five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Normans Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park.
Jelly Bestamente
April 2, 2007
Jelly Bestamente, 50, of Captain Cook-Kona, Hawaii, a Hilton Waikoloa Village laundry attendant and member of the Captain Cook Assembly of God Church, died at home. She was born in Micronesia. She is survived by husband William Sr.; sons William Aniban and Jason Bestamente; daughters Redlyn Momotaro, Marylynn Hook, Barbara Sonoria and Susan Sadumiano; brothers Utaro and Johhny Lincoln and Esbi Kamolol; sisters Emma Shimaoka, Marylynn Arata, Lillian Titus and Liokran Phillips; 23 grandchildren; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at the Keei Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Captain Cook, Kona. This will be an all-night vigil. Call after 6 p.m. Funeral services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the ward. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Zane Peter Canoy
March 19, 2007
Zane Peter Canoy, 27, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Jacqueline "Jacque" Canoy Tomisa; brothers Ash Canoy and Jay Yoro; sisters Teri and Alicia Yoro and Michelle Spalding; stepbrother Roc Paiva; stepsister Robin Paiva-Sapla; stepfather Eugene "Sonny" Paiva; and grandparents Pedro and Josephine. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Margaret Qun Tai Chang Ching
March 11, 2007
Margaret Qun Tai Chang Ching, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Alder Street Juvenile Detention Home cook, died in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Millard, sisters Violet Lum and Harriet Sparks, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary Sunday.
Jose Directo Dela Cruz
March 24, 2007
Jose Directo Dela Cruz, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Queen's Medical Center CPD aide, died in Honolulu. He was born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Myrna, son Jose M. and sister Lucrecia Millares. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Yoshiko Hiramoto
March 16, 2007
Yoshiko Hiramoto, 91, of Las Vegas, a retired Lewis and Mayne direct mail supervisor, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ronald, daughter Carol Kikugawa, sister Sadako Yoshikado, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Pauline Inanod
March 30, 2007
Pauline "Momi" Inanod, 58, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a housekeeper, died at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Steven M. Jr. and Sherman L., brothers Herman and Durge Kane, three grand- children and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hanamaulu Beach Park. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Edmund Lee
March 28, 2007
Edmund Lee, 71, of Port St. Lucie, Fla., formerly of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Coast Guard chief warrant officer, died at home. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by wife Puanani, sons Michael and Kalani, daughter Feling, brother Albert, sister Pearl and several grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.
Gun Sik Lee
March 31, 2007
Gun "Dong" Sik Lee, 46, of Honolulu, an E&E Auto Body owner, died in Honolulu. He was born in Seoul. He is survived by wife Chong Ok Hashimoto, son Corey Imose Lee, and stepsons Tae San and Tae Ho Kim and Samuel Hashimoto. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Shigeru Maeda
March 25, 2007
Shigeru "Doi" Maeda, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired T. Okubo Contractors carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kay Y. and sister Dixie Kinoshita. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Florence H. Molina
March 27, 2007
Florence H. Molina, 78, of Honolulu, a Lincoln Elementary School employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Felix, Andrew, Michael and Stephen; daughters Florence McShane, Julie Anna Perry, Frances Kamakele and Teresa Molina; brothers Herman and Joseph Kapiioho; 25 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
James Albert Moratti
March 23, 2007
James "Jim" Albert Moratti, 68, of Kaneohe, a retired general contractor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Michigan. He is survived by wife Diane, son Matthew, daughter Jadi, brother Jerry and two grandchildren. Services held in California. Donations suggested to the American Stroke Association, www.strokeassociation.org.
Carlene Eiko Okimoto Mossman
March 27, 2007
Carlene Eiko Okimoto Mossman, 40, formerly of Laie, a former Kahuku Elementary School teacher, died in Utah. She was born in Whittier, Calif. She is survived by husband Vaughn; children Valen, Clint, Vaughn, Caylee, Cole, Caily and Carly; parents Howard and Jean Okimoto; brothers Cary and Curt Okimoto; and father-in-law Bruce Mossman Sr. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii North Stake. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Donations suggested to Carlene Mossman Memorial Fund, America's First Credit Union, P.O. Box 9199, Ogden, UT 84093, Acct. No. 9031840.
Yuki Grace Nago
April, 1, 2007
Yuki Grace Nago, 93, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Maka-weli, Kauai. She is survived by son Alan, daughter Patti Kit-kowski and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Rinzai Zen Mission, Paia. Call after 10 a.m.
Hisae Sakuragi Nakasone
April 2, 2007
Hisae "Aiko" Sakuragi Nakasone, 79, of Kaneohe, formerly of Virginia, died in Holy Family Care Home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Ben, daughter Tomoko Kuroki, sisters Kimiko Sakamoto and Michiko Hokazono, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers. No koden.
Jo Anne Okudara
March 28, 2007
Jo Anne Okudara, 61, of Aiea, a Red Hill Elementary School teacher, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jon Tokio, son Kai, daughter Lea, brothers Gary and Dennis Nakamura, and sisters Jessie Kojiro and Karen Miyake. Private services.
Annette Pagan
March 25, 2007
Annette "Nani" Pagan, 60, of Kaneohe, a retired Kamehameha Schools bookstore manager of 23 years and a God's Gentle Hands Ministry ordained minister, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond Jr.; children Elena Aukai, Roland, Kimo and Rhoda Pagan; mother Thelma Ulsh-Cotter; brothers Keith and Eddie Ulsh and Colin Hussey; sisters Helen Belen, Kuuipo Ulsh, Kuulei Tavares and Colleen Miyashiro; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
John Michael Popovich
March 24, 2007
John Michael Popovich, 85, of Honolulu, a retired state worker, died in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Windber, Pa. He is survived by wife Helen, son John G., sisters Marie Wilson and Agnes Cardone, and two grandchildren. Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pearl Freitas Shipman
Jan. 26, 2007
Pearl Freitas Shipman, 84, of Kaneohe, member of the San Francisco Ballet, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Charles and Lewis, daughter Cecily Leibold, sisters Cecily Johnston and Genevieve Trout, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Donations suggested to the new Josephine Flanders Dance Pavilion, Punahou School, 1601 Punahou St., Honolulu 96822.
Doris Sonoko Sonobe
March 19, 2007
Doris Sonoko Sonobe, 77, of Waipahu died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Richard R., sons Ivan and Clyde, daughter Renee Hong, brother Clarence Yasuda, sisters Natsuko "Ann" Yasuda and Carol "Chieko" Inouye, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Virginia Rapozo Souza
April 1, 2007
Virginia Rapozo Souza, 97, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Samuel Mahelona Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Maurice, William Leo, Duane and Gareth Souza; daughters Maureen Bloom, Wilma Boudreau and Duanne Torres; sisters-in-law Olivia Kanae and Yoshiko Rapozo; 21 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Catherine's Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Frances Thomas
March 29, 2007
Frances Thomas, 84, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by children Stephen, Dennis, Valerie and Jeffery; brother Antone "Tony" Soares; sister Helen Souza; 11 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Immaculate Conception Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
David Saburo Toyama
March 28, 2007
David Saburo Toyama, 58, of Kaneohe, a retired Department of Transportation state highway inspector, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sharleen; son Dane; daughter Kimberly Mann; brothers Gordon, Daniel and Wesley; sister Charlene; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Audrie Frances Peck Watson
March 29, 2007
Audrie Frances Peck Watson, 83, of Waianae, died in Leeward Integrated Health Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Mortimer Watson and granddaughter Malia Waddle of California. 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.