Junichi Akao
April 10, 2007
Junichi Akao, 101, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired former Kau Sugar Co. field worker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Wood Valley, Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Madge Terauchi, sister Chikae Lee, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Minoru Aragaki
April 7, 2007
Minoru Aragaki, 80, of Kaneohe, a University of Hawaii at Manoa plant pathology professor emeritus, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marjorie; son Keith; daughters Robin Scanlon and Cathy Ahlo; brothers Wilfred, Jerry and Ronald; sisters Evelyn and Doris; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Chizuko Arakawa
March 20, 2007
Chizuko "Violet" Arakawa, 82, of Wahiawa, a retired Del Monte Corp. employee, died in Laguna Beach, Calif. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Carie Lee and Lorna Fenton; brothers Kenichi, Teruaki and James Kato; sisters Miyoko Hiranaga and Mitsue Kojima; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Valerie Mary Miller Beck
April 6, 2007
Valerie Mary Miller Beck, 86, of Hauula, a retired registered nurse, died at home. She was born in New Jersey. She is survived by daughter Valerie B. Richards and three grandchildren. Private services.
Barry Lee Blakeley
April 11, 2007
Barry Lee Blakeley, 59, of Lanai City died in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born in Kansas City, Mo. He is survived by wife Jill, sons Nick and Seth, and sister Vicki. Private services.
Barry John Borges
April 9, 2007
Barry John Borges, 57, of Kailua died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Cheryl-Ann; brothers Randy, Harold and Henry; and sisters Gwen Menchaca, Miriam Janzak, Janice Wong, Charlene Luning and Linda and Colette Borges. Private services.
Cynthia Dawn Brown
April 1, 2007
Cynthia Dawn Brown, 61, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Alvin C. Freitas; daughters Phyllis and Althea Freitas and Alvenette Cuba; brother Warren Franca; sisters Carol Hartman and Linda Kondo; 16 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rose Yau Lin Ching
April 2, 2007
Rose Yau Lin Ching, 83, of Honolulu, a retired St. Francis Medical Center nurse's aide, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wayne and Glenn; daughters Carol Ching and Sonia Ryckman; brothers William and Albert Liu; sisters Alice Chow, Annie Worth and Helen Klien; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dennis Woon Kong Chung
April 2, 2007
Dennis Woon Kong Chung, 73, of Phoenix, a retired U.S. Bureau of Land Management employee and U.S. Army veteran, died in Phoenix. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Alvin W.O. and Stanley H.O., and sister Gladys N.F. Ho. No services. Scattering of ashes to be held in Arizona.
Edward J. Dela Cruz
March 26, 2007
Edward J. "Eddie" Dela Cruz, 62, of Wahiawa, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Station Sub Base marine machinist and 808 Stone Inc. employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Antone, Laurence and Ashley; mother Evelina; brothers Donald, Francis, Gerard and Anthony; sister Jean Knowles; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Frank Gregory Duarte
March 30, 2007
Frank Gregory Duarte, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by brother Richard and caregivers nephews and nieces. Private services.
Roger Dewey Ferguson
April 19, 2007
Roger Dewey Ferguson, 72, of Keaau, Hawaii, formerly of Kaumakani, Kauai, a retired C. Brewer & Co. field supervisor and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Rochester, Minn. He is survived by wife Naomi; sons David, Michael and Paul; daughter Renee McGowan; mother Murriel Peterson; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stanley George Fonseca Sr.
April 9, 2007
Stanley George "Mana" Fonseca Sr., 74, of Honolulu, a retired Pan American World Airways employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Stanley Jr., daughters Katherine Kiyota and LeeAnn Vertido, stepdaughters Ardi Vesnefski and Christy Aiwohi, brothers George Fonseca and Edward Costa, sister Vivianna "Chiquita" Meheula, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.
Jane L. Giles
April 7, 2007
Jane L. Giles, 94, of Honolulu died in Arcadia Care Home. She was born in Wauseon, Ohio. She is survived by sons Dr. Frederick B., Thomas W. and Kent L.; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Cancer Research Center of Hawaii.
Florence Sadame Iboshi
April 7, 2007
Florence Sadame Iboshi, 88, of Pearl City died at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Robert and Kenny, daughters Carol Ann Yamamura and Debra Yap, sister Gloria Ogawa, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Maude Lauae Kanehailua
April 9, 2007
Maude Lauae "Cissy" Kanehailua, 63, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Alva Kaiwi and Ashton White; daughter Louise Kaiwi; brothers William III, Robert, Castner, Lynn and Norman Lopes; sisters Louise Nihipali, Crystal Kakalia and Danyea Lopes-Talamoa; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. today at Waianae Boat Harbor. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Yoshiko Kaneshige
March 28, 2007
Yoshiko Kaneshige, 90, of Wahiawa, a retired former Aloha Tailor seamstress, died in Wahiawa. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by children Leatrice, Eugene and Dennis; brothers Fred, Mitsuo and Hiroshi Takayama; sisters Rose Morinaga, Michie Takita, Harumi Lavarias, Sadako Shintaku and Elaine Higuchi; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Gaylen Francis Kihano
April 16, 2007
Gaylen Francis Kihano, 55, of Honolulu died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Chad and Sean, brother Paul Jr., sister Pauline Catalano and former wife Theresa Linoz. Private services.
Milton Kihano
Dec. 26, 2006
Milton Kihano, 60, of Reno, Nev., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Paul Jr. and sister Pauline Catalano. Private services.
Stella Shui Kyau Ho Lau
April 11, 2007
Stella Shui Kyau Ho Lau, 101, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by daughters Estella Lau, Allene L. Haskovec and Yonlene Simpson; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at St. Elizabeth's Episcopal Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.
Stanley S. Lee
April 6, 2007
Stanley S. Lee, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard contract negotiator, died in Avalon Care Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Corwin Lee and a grandchild. Private Taoist services.
Lois Gail Long
April 9, 2007
Lois Gail Long, 65, of Kaneohe died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Detroit. She is survived by sister Barbara Olsen. Private services.
Mary Valdez Lorenzo
April 12, 2007
Mary Valdez Lorenzo, 92, of Wahiawa, a retired Wahiawa General Hospital practical nurse, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Dolores Daguio and Angela A. Navin, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Ruth Ishimitsu Malilay
April 15, 2007
Ruth Ishimitsu Malilay, 97, of Santa Maria, Calif., formerly of Honouliuli, died in Santa Maria. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Ronald and Terry Malilay, and Francis Fujioka; daughters Lillian Lowe and Sylvia Malilay; brother Richard Ishimitsu; sister Elsie Kiyohara; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Florence Fusako Miyamoto
April 4, 2007
Florence Fusako Miyamoto, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired dental assistant, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Junichi, daughter Lois, brother Masaji Honda and sister Sadame Tsuda. Private services.
Harold Takashi Miyamoto
March 29, 2007
Harold Takashi Miyamoto, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Harold T. Miyamoto & Associates Inc. owner, died in Kirishima, Japan. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amy S., son Wynn R., daughter Reina M. and brother Roy M. Private services.
Sharnell S. Onaga
April 3, 2007
Sharnell S. Onaga, 38, of Kapolei died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Clifton; daughters Kaila, Rachel and Sarah; mother Marilyn E. Moura; father John Milare; brothers Chadrick Milare and Christopher Moura; and sisters Corri J. Moura-Smith and Christalyn Moura Melnyk. Services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Catherine Richey
April 7, 2007
Catherine Richey, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Advertiser executive secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. Private scattering of ashes at sea. Donations suggested to Hawaiian Humane Society.
Clifford Ferreira Santos
March 31, 2007
Clifford Ferreira Santos, 59, of Aiea died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Sueko and sisters Arleen Asato and Rosalind Calamayan. Private services.
Katsue Shitamoto
March 31, 2007
Katsue Shitamoto, 88, of Wailuku, a former Pioneer Inn waitress, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Barry, daughters Linda Vidinhar and Aileen Figuerres, sisters Mitsue Osako and Hisayo Kobayashi, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Masao Sora
March 31, 2007
Masao Sora, 92, of Honolulu, a carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Tsukiko; daughters Lillian Ikeda, Janice Kanehira and Marian Yoshimura; brother Harold; sister Evelyn T. Matsuda; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Morris Yoshimichi Suzuki
March 13, 2007
Morris Yoshimichi Suzuki, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Motors and Auto Parts Co. sales representative, died at home. He was born in Kapalena, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Harumi, sons Brian and Richard, brother Philip, sister Vivian Weaver and four grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshio Takamoto
April 1, 2007
Yoshio Takamoto, 88, of Waianae died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by nephews Bob Y. and Jon Y. Nitta, and Ronald and Richard Fukushima; and nieces Jan M. Uesato and Jean Carpenter. Private services.
Mary Anna Tangalin
April 7, 2007
Mary Anna Tangalin, 51, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Washington. She is survived by husband Thomas "Tula"; sons Dion and John Fortuny and Andy and Thomas Tangalin; daughter Alex Greig; parents Lenard and Margaret Ford; brothers Earl, Lonnie and Steve; and sisters Carol, Loretta, Rachael, Carolyn and Elizabeth; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Caroline Chisato Tashima
April 3, 2007
Caroline Chisato Tashima, 84, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Vernon T.; sons Wayne H. and Gerald M.; daughters Susan C. Uyematsu; brothers Richard H., Taichi and Katsuichi Isono; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Shigenari Usui
April 3, 2007
Shigenari "Joe" Usui, 87, of Wahiawa, a 442nd Hawaii Regiment member, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Debbie Tanaka, brother Paul Usui, sister Miriam Mita and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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.