Philipe Joseph Beauchamp
May 3, 2007
Philipe Joseph "Frenchy" Beauchamp, 79, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired Frenchy's Hydraulic Repairs owner and former Kaikoo Mall Santa Claus, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Morinville, Canada. He is survived by wife Ruth; son Robert; daughters Marilyn Moss, Geraldine Holmes and Jill Wade; brother Arthur; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. No services.
Carmencita L. Cerna
March 27, 2007
Carmencita L. "Chuchi" Cerna, 53, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Cebu, Philippines. She is survived by sons Mark, Chris and Kristoff; daughter Marjorie; brothers Christopher and Arnold Laborte and Gerard and Deogracias I. Martirez; sisters Elsa Laborte and Mary G. Martirez; former wife Mineberto; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:45 p.m. Monday at Resurrection of the Lord, 94-1449 Lumikula St., Waipahu. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Louise Viken Dorner
May 7, 2007
Louise Viken Dorner, 94, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Kona, Hawaii. She was born in Sioux Falls, S.D. She is survived by husband Frank, son William "Bill," daughters Bonnie and Elizabeth "Betty" Leslie, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 9 a.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church.
Esther Ahn Sohn Hahn
May 3, 2007
Esther Ahn Sohn Hahn, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center management analyst, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Daniel and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
John Toraichi Hashimoto
May 7, 2007
John Toraichi Hashimoto, 90, of Kula, Maui, a self-employed vegetable and persimmon farmer, died at home. He was born in Kula. He is survived by wife Hanako; sons Howard, Clark and Noel; daughters Thelma Fung and Linda Jones; brother Richard; sisters Chiyoko Toshikiyo, Beatrice Fukuda and Natsuko Kikuta; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edith Shioru Hayashida
April 27, 2007
Edith Shioru Hayashida, 88, of Kahului, a cashier, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Harold, daughters Lorraine Huff and June Koza, brothers Takashi and Ned I. Nakamura, sisters Ethel Hashimoto and Lillian Fuchikami, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. May 18 at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission.
Hon Wai Hu
April 30, 2007
Hon Wai Hu, 82, of Honolulu, a retired chef for Golden Dragon Restaurant in the Hilton Hawaiian Village, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Kwan Yee; sons Abraham, Joseph, Paul, John and Peter; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kitoku Ishiguro
April 29, 2007
Kitoku "Keith" Ishiguro, 87, of Sequim, Wash., a retired U.S. Army sergeant first class and member of 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the 23rd Engineers who served in World War II, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Clothilde Y. and sisters Hinako Oda, Sueko Nakatsuka and Yoshie Tanabe. Private services.
Marlene Louise Lara
May 2, 2007
Marlene Louise Lara, 66, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Mike T.K.; daughter Jamie L.K.; brothers Philip, Vernon, Edward and Gary; and sister Yvonne Cramer. Mass: 10 a.m. June 16 at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Hannah Heanu Purdy Lekelesa
May 4, 2007
Hannah Heanu Purdy Lekelesa, 91, of Puako, Hawaii, a retired state Honokaa Hospital employee, died in Hale Hoola O Hamakua. She was born in Mana, Hawaii. She is survived by son John P., daughters Celeste Kumalae and Luana Ogi, sister Annie Bell and four grandchildren. Private services.
Tamae Miyashita
April 17, 2007
Tamae "Ellen" Miyashita, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by son Ronald, daughter Judy Jichaku, sister Doris Nishikawa, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m.
Verna Marie Palahang
April 29, 2007
Verna Marie Palahang, 50, of Makakilo, a culinary artist, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Stephanie Palahang and Avis and Kimberlee Uejo; mother Tenarita; brother Edward P.; sisters Adeline Mendez and Corinne Tactay; and two grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Catholic Church. Scattering of ashes to follow at Shark's Cove on North Shore. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Hawaii Cancer Society.
Vernon R. Rodgers
May 3, 2007
Vernon R. Rodgers, 56, of Hilo, a self-employed house painter, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Maile Armitage, stepdaughter Jan Nakayama, brother Ronald, sister Cindy Mohandie and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Hospice of Hilo Chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Florencia Ancheta Salanga
May 7, 2007
Florencia Ancheta Salanga, 84, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died in Aiea. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Roger and Alfredo Jr.; daughters Tessie Rivera and Connie and Agnes Salanga; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Fusaye Takaki
May 7, 2007
Fusaye Takaki, 83, of Hilo, a retired nurse's aide, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Audrey Wilson and Myra Hiraki, brother Motoyoshi Tanaka, sister Masae Maeda and five grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Helen Michiko Takayama
May 2, 2007
Helen Michiko Takayama, 78, of Honolulu, a retired AVCO Finance employee, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Edwin and Henry Watanabe, and sister Mary Tamura. Private services.
Bien Tamayo Tamayo
April 20, 2007
Bien Tamayo Tamayo, 90, of Ewa Beach, a retired Waikiki Circle Hotel and Pacific Monarch Hotel employee, died at home. He was born in Banna, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Margarita R.; sons Luke, Trofimo and Daniel; daughters Tredeline Tamayo, Laurie Gadut and Marilyn Miguel; brother Bernardo Serrano; sisters Conchita Somera and Aurora Dumlao; 17 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Kahale Tulua
May 3, 2007
Kahale Tulua, 41, of Stockton, Calif., a schoolteacher, died in Stockton. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lati; daughters Britany and Kailey; parents Herman and Frannie Gilman; brothers Herman, Asai and Dereck Gilman; and sisters Ramona, Dewright, Sweetie and Rebecca Gilman. Services: noon tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe 3rd Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Michael Kiyoshi Yoneyama
April 26, 2007
Michael Kiyoshi Yoneyama, 64, of Seattle, formerly of Honolulu, an Adria Pharmaceuticals salesman in Renton, Wash., and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth, son Scott, daughters Tina White and Ginger Findley, mother Harriet, brothers Daniel and Thomas, sisters June Tamashiro and Maryann Ancog, and six grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. May 18 at St. Louis School Mystical Rose. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
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.