Jeanette Gabrielle Alexander
April 7, 2007
Jeanette Gabrielle Alexander, 43, of Honokaa, Hawaii, died at home. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Paulo S. Sanches; sons Pedro A. and Gabriel Alexander-Sanches; parents Ned and Beverly; and sisters Sunny Marccioni, Victoria Johnson and Kathleen Alvarez. Private services.
Violet Rosalani Alfapada
April 7, 2007
Violet Rosalani Alfapada, 79, of Waianae, a musician for 55 years for Paradise Serenaders and Aunty Violet & the Kaniloas, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Victor, Samuel, Gordon, Kevin, Hallowyn and Darryle; daughter Mary; hanai son Kenny "Kickie" Kicklighter; hanai daughter Juliet Kaleimamahu; 27 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Edwin Ellsworth Among
April 9, 2007
Edwin "Bunky" Ellsworth Among, 75, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Pearl Harbor shipfitter, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Itsuko, son Edwin K., daughter Sandra Sherlock, sister Nona Taylor and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Graveside service: 10 a.m. Friday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Reginald Akira Arakawa
March 23, 2007
Reginald "Reggie" Akira Arakawa, 57, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died in Seattle. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Becky, son Michael, daughter Lauren, and sisters Pamela Yoshida and Renee Iwamura. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Juan Fontanilla Cabreros
March 24, 2007
Juan Fontanilla Cabreros, 95, of Honolulu, a retired employee of the Royal Hawaiian and Biltmore hotels, died. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Ben, sister Patricia Cabe and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Alfonso Cordeiro Caravalho
April 7, 2007
Alfonso Cordeiro Caravalho, 88, of Hilo, a retired carpenter, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Hawi, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Antonina F.; son Robert J.; daughter Donna C. Tamashiro; brothers Antone Sr. and Ernest Sr.; sisters Betsy Perreira, Austacia Travens and Louisa Santiago; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Hatsuko Chinen
March 21, 2007
Hatsuko "Dot" Chinen, 93, of Mililani, formerly of Hilo, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Jo-Anne A. Yamada, hanai brother Harold Higa and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Betty Sau Hong Chong Chun
March 24, 2007
Betty Sau Hong Chong Chun, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Patricia-Ann Leong, Stanley, Brenda, Sharon Navarro, Kathleen Aono, Linda-Sue Tsutsumi and Lloyd; brothers Raymond and Gary Chong; sisters Grace Tom, May Chun and Mary Young; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Earl Levering Cranston
April 4, 2007
Earl Levering Cranston, 93, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Bairdstown, Calif. He is survived by wife Frances, son Stephen, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii Kai Retirement Community, mauka building, third floor chapel. Aloha attire.
Emiko Elzinga
March 31, 2007
Emiko "Amy" Elzinga, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Pete's Place bartender, died in Liliha Healthcare Center. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Clifford H., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jeffrey Thomas Evans
April 7, 2007
Jeffrey Thomas Evans, 49, of Kihei, a real estate broker, died at home. He was born in Walnut Creek, Calif. He is survived by wife Kim; daughters Lindsey and Whitney; parents Joel and Loni; hanai parents Lee and Ginny King; brothers Michael, Steven, John and Bill Evans; and sister Julie Schenck. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hope Chapel, Kihei. Casual attire.
Mary Balthazar Fevella
March 23, 2007
Mary Balthazar Fevella, 85, of Makawao, Maui, a Kalima O Maui caregiver, died in Hale Makua-Kahului. She was born on Maui. She is survived by daughters Carolyn Anthony and Diane Brittain; brothers Steven, Benedict and Dennis Balthazar; sisters Lourdes B. Santos and Barbara B. Edwards; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Michael Gonzales
March 20, 2007
Michael Gonzales, 55, of Honolulu, a salesman, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Zachary M.S., and sisters Paulette Davis and Rachel Gonzales. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Bernice Kahaleonalii Hokoana
March 29, 2007
Bernice Kahaleonalii Hokoana, 75, of Lacey, Wash., a den leader, died in Washington. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sons John III, Paul and Jerome; daughters Stephanie Hookano, Donella Hokoana and Rose Hokoana-McCabe; sister Peggy Hao-Ross; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Yuriko Kamigaki
April 8, 2007
Yuriko Kamigaki, 74, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a Kona Hilton housekeeper, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Hal and Lance; daughters Karen Baron and Diane Newman; brothers Kenneth, Harry and Glen Yoshida; sisters Etsuko "Bernice" Yoshida and Helen Nagata; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. No koden.
David Joseph Keen
April 2, 2007
David Joseph Keen, 42, of Keaau, Hawaii, a County of San Diego Department of Public Works land surveyor, died. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Enid Morales-Keen, sons Levi and Nicolino, mother Anna, brothers Vito and Greg, and sister Theresa Leone. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, Keeau Middle School cafeteria.
Paul Timothy Casey Leapaga
March 26, 2007
Paul Timothy Casey Leapaga, 26, of Waianae, a stone fabricator and MasterCraft solid surface technician, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by son Paul T.C. Puuali-Leapaga; daughter Trinity P.; parents Palagi and Donna; and sisters Maryann C. Loe-Leapaga, Dorothy "Shirley" C. Leapaga and Starr Leapaga-Collins. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Pearl Bow Keng Leong
March 28, 2007
Pearl Bow Keng Leong, 76, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry; son Dayton; brother Herbert Au; sisters Rose Tom, Eunice Ho, Mildred Lum, Ruby Chung, Henrietta Yamamoto and Ellen Wong; and two grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Manoa Chinese Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Nobuo John Matayoshi
April 6, 2007
Nobuo John Matayoshi, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipefitter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ikuko; sons Robie N. and George S.; daughter Lorene H. Eakin; brothers Shintaro, Shingen and Ansei; sisters Elaine S. Dean and Tomiko Uyema; and a grandchild. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Thursday at Moanalua Gardens Missionary Church. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 10:45 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers.
Michael Koei Miyashiro
April 7, 2007
Michael Koei Miyashiro, 83, of Honolulu, a retired federal government planner and estimator, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mitzi M., sons Jon K. and Lloyd M., daughter Joy M. Guilao, brother Patrick M., sisters Gladys S. Shiroma and Florence S. Miyashiro, and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Samuel B. Kamanoulu Naluai
Feb. 22, 2007
Samuel B. Kamanoulu Naluai, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base heavy equipment operator and rigger, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nephews George, Robert, Hansel, Solomon, Eugene, Calvin, Alfred, D. Keala, Brian, Brent and Duane; and nieces Lucia Naluai-Kamae and Georgette Bray. Private services.
Takeshi Ogawa
March 26, 2007
Takeshi Ogawa, 92, of Pearl City, a retired City & County of Honolulu building inspector, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Dorothy M.; sons Dennis, Lester and Carl; sister Yukiko Naramoto; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alfonse Edmond Palmieri
April 4, 2007
Alfonse "Pops" Edmond Palmieri, 90, of Kailua, a retired Tradewind Tours employee, died at home. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by daughters Constance N. Gregory and Carole N. Rimell, sisters Evelyn Ray and Gloria McCue, nine grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandchild. Memorial service: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire.
Dwight Pololu
March 1, 2007
Dwight "Big Boi" Pololu, 31, of Haleiwa died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by brother Hans and sister Robyn. Memorial service: 11 a.m. Saturday at Liliuokalani Protestant Church, 66-090 Kamehameha Highway, Haleiwa. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Mohulamu Amelia Posoa
April 7, 2007
Mohulamu Amelia Posoa, 78, of Kahuku, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Kolomotua, Tonga. She is survived by daughter Maile Finau, sisters Suliana Mataele and Sapeta Kavapalu, and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahuku Third Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Yukiko Sakuma
March 30, 2007
Yukiko Sakuma, 76, of Aiea died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband Albert. Private services.
Jaime Senones
March 25, 2007
Jaime Senones, 27, of Palm Beach, Fla., died in Florida. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Jalen and Alvino Senones, and Isaiah Albritton; father Richard Jr.; mother Arlene D. Tabion; brothers Rick Senones and Rob Darty; sisters Christina Hogan and Kimberly Darty; and grandfather Donald Reynolds. Graveside service: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Susan Quendrid Kapaikaili Ledward Watanabe
April 7, 2007
Susan Quendrid Kapaikaili Ledward Watanabe, 58, of Kapolei, a retired Ford Island federal employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gilbert, sons Clinton and Chad, mother Ella Takenouchi, sister Carol L. Kanoho and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Kawaiahao Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha 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.