Warren Sakugi Azama
April 29, 2007
Warren Sakugi Azama, 87, of Honolulu, a retired merchant marine, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by brothers Larry, Jerry and Thomas "Nobu"; and sisters Mildred Tamashiro, Katherine Heshiki, Elaine Shimabuku, Hazel Nakama and Sue Takata. Private services.
Mercedes Orque Barayuga
April 28, 2007
Mercedes Orque Barayuga, 94, of Waipahu died in Elk Grove, Calif. She was born in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by son Almario Dalida, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Manuel Castillo Sr.
May 9, 2007
Manuel Castillo Sr., 94, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Co. boiler operator, died in Hilo Memorial Hospital. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sons Manuel Jr. and Michael; brothers Maximo Jr., William and David; sisters Anne Javellana, Mary Sabrado, Frances Kim and Lydia DeGrandis; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Hearts Church, Waimea. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Cemetery. Casual attire.
Audrey Roselani Daniels
May 8, 2007
Audrey Roselani Daniels, 80, of Kula, Maui, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. junior accountant, died at home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by daughters Yvonne Cox, Haunani Valente and Ione Nobriga; brother Elmer Cramer; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Phyllis Mitsue De Peralta
April 14, 2007
Phyllis Mitsue "Kubota" De Peralta, 58, of Kaneohe, a retired Waipahu and Kapolei high schools English teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Keith; children Shay and Cade Oyadomari, and Mikah and Nikki De Peralta; mother Edith Kubota; brothers Stan and Patrick Kubota; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elena Valdez Eleccion
April 5, 2007
Elena Valdez Eleccion, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Archie and Elmer, daughters Rosemarie Bello and Joanne Balcobero, brother Elpidio Valdez, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Eric Cheun Yee Fung
April 22, 2007
Eric Cheun Yee "Ric" Fung, 57, of Kaneohe, KEG Construction and Drywall Inc. owner, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Reuben M., parents Tet Choi and Shuk Sim "Simey," brother Aaron, sisters Ariel Chun and Norma Chung, and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m.
Antone Davion Gabriel Jr.
April 30, 2007
Antone Davion Gabriel Jr., 76, of Waianae, a retired Gomes Transportation bus driver, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Colleen Bernabe; sons Antone Gabriel III, Regan Dean, Rene Shawn, and Gabriel, Anthony and Colwyn Bernabe; daughters Antoinette M. Zimmerman, Mae Ann L. Wong, Alex Shimon, and Gina and Arlene Bernabe; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Samuel Wahapohaku Grace Sr.
May 5, 2007
Samuel Wahapohaku "Waha" Grace Sr., 79, of Omokaa, Hawaii, a Hawaii county road maintenance man, state school bus driver and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Olelomoana, South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by son Samuel Jr.; daughter Viola Kaupu; hanai sons Jarom and Jason Alani Jr., John Dancel and Glenn Nekoba; hanai daughters Stephanie Tabadda, Trinidad Marques and Barbara Shibuya; sister Margaret Dancel; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation: 5-9 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keei ward. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the Omokaa Family Plot, Milolii Village. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Sherrill Setsuko Hamasaki
May 6, 2007
Sherrill Setsuko Hamasaki, 71, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Army secretary at Fort Shafter, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Rohn and Ryan, daughter Desiree Lim and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes Thursday on Maui.
Tracy Hamilton
May 8, 2007
Tracy Hamilton, 76, of Kaneohe, New York Technical Institute of Hawaii owner, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Burbank, Calif. He is survived by wife Ethel H. Alama, sons Ralph and Brian, daughter Healani Ogne, brother Fredrick Wylie, sister Roberta Watts, eight grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Bahai Center, Nuuanu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Patrick Kahapalii Hikikaina Hanapi
April 27, 2007
Patrick Kahapalii Hikikaina Hanapi, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Nona Keo and Julie-Ann K. Hanapi-Daog, stepdaughter Michelle Mitsuda, brothers Mike and Rick, and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Barbara Jean Johnson
May 11, 2007
Barbara Jean Johnson, 82, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Paul N., two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kit David Kalama Kahiamoe
May 1, 2007
Kit David Kalama Kahiamoe, 55, of Honolulu, formerly of Wailuku, a Budget Rent-A-Car driver and transporter, died in Island Nursing Home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by father William L.; brothers William L. Jr. and Cornelius A.; and sisters Elaine I.S. Freitas, Merrille K. Kalahiki and Loriemle K. Malterre. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pili Okahi Beach Park, known as "Tracks." Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Chester Felix Kempczenski
May 2, 2007
Chester Felix Kempczenski, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor chief fire inspector and Kahala Mall security construction supervisor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Akron, Ohio. He is survived by wife Connie; sons Leo, Stanley and Paul; daughters Norma Guenther, Victoria Kempczenski and Martha Lee; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Su Son Kim
May 9, 2007
Su Son Kim, 85, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by daughters Un Suk, Anna, Myong Cha and Myong Hyo Kim, Alda Yu and Myong Sok Lee; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Emily Amoy Akona Like
May 8, 2007
Emily Amoy Akona Like, 90, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kailua-Kona. She is survived by son William E. Jr., daughter Wilma Marshall, brother Henry G. Akona, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hilo Baptist Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eudora Lum Lincoln
May 5, 2007
Eudora Lum "Dora" Lincoln, 83, of Kapaau, Kohala, Hawaii, a retired Kohala Ranch security employee, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel cashier, Wackenhut airport security and Kona Airport Restaurant employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Mitchell; daughters Patricia Ako, Wynona Palmer and Odetta Shimotsu; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Avelino Lacambra Lorenzo
April 27, 2007
Avelino Lacambra Lorenzo, 95, of Ewa Beach, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Ely, daughter Gemma Alcalde and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Winona Puanani Chang Miller
May 10, 2007
Winona Puanani Chang Miller, 63, of Kaneohe, formerly of Laie, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Max, Sean, Walter, David and James; daughter Raquel Chang; father Samuel B. Chang; brother Kenneth Chang; sisters Wanda Spytko, Norma Nawahine, Sharon Rickard and Gaylene Lolofie; and 22 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kaneohe Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.
Kei Nishibe
May 9, 2007
Kei Nishibe, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Regent Hotel and Duty Free Shoppers employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kagawa-Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Dan, brothers and sisters, and a grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Colleen Kyoko Nishimura
May 3, 2007
Colleen Kyoko Nishimura, 66, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Naruo; sons Myron and Leonard; daughter Jodie Cheff; sisters Lillian Takeuchi, Jean Kiyabu and Ethel Ikeda; and four grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Rose Kazue Nishiyama
May 4, 2007
Rose Kazue Nishiyama, 71, of Waianae, a retired Waianae Intermediate School cafeteria worker, died at home. She was born in Koolaupoko. She is survived by sons Clyde, Bruce and Brian; daughters Bonnie and Eileen Gapol; mother Fuki Tano; brothers Tetsuo "Thomas" and Susumu; sisters Kiyoko Do, Toshie Okimoto and Grace "Masae" Uyesato; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Greenhaven cemetery. Casual attire.
Katharine F. Norwood
April 27, 2007
Katharine F. "Kay" Norwood, 95, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Pohai Nani. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son William "Bud," daughter Elizabeth "Betty" Hemings and sister Frances A. Vollrath. Services: noon Friday at Central Union Church. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Honolulu YMCA, 1040 Richards St., Honolulu, HI 96813.
Tetsuo Noyama
May 2, 2007
Tetsuo "Tom" Noyama, 78, of Honolulu, a certified public accountant doing business as Tetsuo Noyama and Co. CPA, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara H.; sons Dean M., Terry I. and Glenn T.; brother Hideo J. Noyama; and five grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Julia Yukiko O'Connor
May 3, 2007
Julia Yukiko O'Connor, 90, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Health registered nurse, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by brother Rod Omoto and sisters Jean Kessel, Sylvia Eorio, Phyllis Bhattacharyya and Ruth Rhodes. Private services.
John Masamichi Okamura
April 24, 2007
John Masamichi "Jackie" Okamura, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Missile Range Facility supervisor, died. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy T.; son Darryl K.K.; daughter Faith N.M. Pau; stepson Erik M. Iinuma; brothers Ray M., Kenichi, Sadao and James Y.; sisters Irene T. Nakatani and Helen Macadangdang; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Seisho Oshiro
May 4, 2007
Seisho "Robert" Oshiro, 79, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Services mail carrier, died in Honolulu. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Grace T., son James H., daughter Roberta H. and brother George. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Evalani K. Pilanui
April 30, 2007
Evalani K. "Tutu" Pilanui, 91, of Ewa Beach, a retired Kaimiloa Elementary School custodian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Lurline Pa, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach. Casual attire.
Mary L. Schaen
May 5, 2007
Mary L. Schaen, 83, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Canton, Ohio. She is survived by daughters Jackie Stass, Treey Merrifield, Cindy Mona and Candy Messina; brothers Robert Schaen and Joe Peel; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Malulani Hale Recreation Hall, 114 N. Kuakini St., Honolulu, HI 96817.
Fumio Tokunaga
May 1, 2007
Fumio Tokunaga, 92, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by brother Gilbert M. and sister Teruko T. Kondo. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Maximino Raymundo Tumaneng
May 2, 2007
Maximino Raymundo "Simo" Tumaneng, 102, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a Kauai Sugar Co. cultivation foreman, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leticia C.; son Mc Arthur C.; daughters Melecia T. Lorenzo, Eder Kate T. Che-Chenigbo, Magelin T. Galdones, Aida T. Queddeng and Lena T. Dayoan; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First United Church of Christ in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.
Elizabeth H. Uchiyama
May 1, 2007
Elizabeth H. Uchiyama, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Sears, Roebuck & Co. personnel department employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Berea, Ky. She is survived by husband Fusao, son David H., daughter Judith T. Kawakami, brother Roger Hackett, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Wallace Yokichi Wagatsuma
May 6, 2007
Wallace Yokichi Wagatsuma, 78, of Wahiawa, a retired electrician, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Ellen N.; sons Miles, Art and Mark; daughters Iris Watanabe and Cindy Johnson; sister Kyoko Akiyama; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Sonnie John Waiohu Sr.
April 25, 2007
Sonnie John Waiohu Sr., 71, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill Co. Ltd. supervisor, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons Alan Bergado, and Kalani O.P. and Sonnie Waiohu Jr.; daughters LeeAnn Nogales, Rose Perry, Eloise Freitas and Charmaine Orbistondo; brothers William, Henry and Samuel; sister Martha Cabbero; 21 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery in Makawao, Maui. Casual attire.
Gladys Humiko Kameda Watanabe
April 29, 2007
Gladys Humiko Kameda Watanabe, 92, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Gerald M. and Milton S., daughter Delna K. Shinohara, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robin Ngow Wong Woo
May 5, 2007
Robin Ngow Wong Woo, 65, of Pearl City, a retired Imperial and Holiday Inn Hotels bellman, died at home. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Betty, son Richard, daughters Teresa Shimonishi and Melisa Arakaki, parents Robert and Wai Kin, brothers Raymond and Robert Domingo, sister Geraldine "Ala" Zapater and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. May 22 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Helen Masako Yokoyama
April 29, 2007
Helen Masako Yokoyama, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Security Diamond Co. Ala Moana sales manager, died. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by husband Lawrence H. "Larry"; son Ken Okamoto; stepson Gary M.; daughters Susan K. Jung, June K. Rockefeller and Judy M. Okamoto; stepdaughter Arlene H. Hamasaki; brother Shigeru Hayashi; sisters Ikuko Tanaka, Junko Hayashi and Kayoko Wakizaka; four grandchildren; and five stepgrandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
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.