Madeline Santos Chaves
May 7, 2007
Madeline Santos Chaves, 89, of Honolulu died in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is a member of the Holy Ghost Organization of Kewalo, Punchbowl & Kalihi. She is survived by sons Patrick, William, John, Robert and Leonard; daughters Madge Kahanaoi and Barbara Pacheco; 25 grandchildren; 56 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rosaura Ulep Corpuz
May 4, 2007
Rosaura Ulep Corpuz, 87, of Ewa Beach, a retired Dole Food Co. Hawaii employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by stepsons Alfredo, Amante, Maximo and Severo; stepdaughter Candida; and numerous grandchildren. Eulogy: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, makai chapel. Prayer services: noon at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Ethel Ululani De Santos
May 10, 2007
Ethel Ululani De Santos, 81, of Ewa Beach died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sheila and Bernadette Dudoit and Faye Mercado, birth daughter Faith Cheong, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Joaquin Franco
May 13, 2007
Joaquin "Joseph" Franco, 75, of Las Vegas, a retired heavy equipment mechanic and Marine Corps veteran who served in the Korean War, died. He is survived by wife June, son Jaime Doering and daughters Paulette Watson and Jodi Santos. Services on the mainland.
George Kauloku Hanawahine
May 16, 2007
George Kauloku Hanawahine, 47, of Waianae died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Josephine Elizabeth; sons George Jr., Jorden and Joseph; daughters Davelyn Kauwalu, Chasidy Cummings, Tiare, Jennifer and Jocelyn Hanawahine; mother Jonette; brothers Ricky Hanawahine and Raymond and Henry Bell; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waianae Baptist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Hana Au Hoy Hiu
May 12, 2007
Hana Au Hoy Hiu, 102, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by sons Frederick Hiu and Roland Hen Min Hiu, daughters Annette Hee and Mariette Hiu Newcomb, brothers Harrison and Norman Au Hoy, sister Alice Lee, 13 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Services pending.
Haly Yoshie Horio
May 17, 2007
Haly Yoshie Horio, 100, of Kahului, a substitute teacher and homemaker, died. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughter Pearl Nishino, five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tomiko Izuka
May 6, 2007
Tomiko Izuka, 94, of Mililani, a member of Aloha Bible Church and McBryde Hanapepe Club, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Mikio, James, Karl and Blaine; daughters Elsa Izuka, Jane Mau and Abigail Tawarahara; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Lawrence Kane
May 19, 2007
Lawrence Kane, 92, of Pacifica, Calif., formerly of Kaneohe, a retired rigger and boilermaker, died in South San Francisco, Calif. He was born in Waialua. He was a former civil defense worker and a charter member of the Sailors' Union of the Pacific and a card-carrying member of the SUP for 50 years. He is survived by sons Lawrence Jr. and William, four granddaughters and eight great-grandchildren. Services to be held in California.
Kathy Kauionalani Kanoho
May 9, 2007
Kathy "Kat" Kauionalani Kanoho, 52, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by her mother Irene, brothers John and Matthew Jr., sisters Dorie Valdez and Matlyn Kanoho Taong, and nieces and nephews. Memorial services: 10 a.m. June 2 at the Elks Club in the BPOE Honolulu lounge, 2933 Kalakaua Ave. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis with cotton cord welcome.
Elizabeth Liloa Kumalaa
April 22, 2007
Elizabeth Liloa Kumalaa, 86, of Waimanalo, a retired Liberty House supervisor, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Raymond; daughters Elizabeth Makua and Yvonne Bangay; brothers Charles Neumann, Edward Jr., Raymond and Richard Apa; sisters Nolia Kihoi, Alice Trani and Jasmine Apa; stepmother Florence Apa; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Wilson Gabriel Mariano
May 15, 2007
Wilson Gabriel Mariano, 80, of Aiea, formerly of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Mila B., son Jeffrey G., daughters Pamela N. Dela Cruz and Donna Pushaw, sisters Carolina Simon and Macaria Almazan, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jason Mendelson
May 17, 2007
Jason Mendelson, 48, of Honolulu, a Max's Gym manager, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in New York. He is survived by his father Jacob, brother Howie, sister Nadine and caregivers Dalen Kerfoot and Pammy Fay. Private services.
Satoru Miura
May 7, 2007
Satoru "Sugar" Miura, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Holsum Bakery baker, died in Oahu Care Facility. He was born in Honohina, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Doris Kiyoko, daughters Karen Kametani and Audrey Sumida, sister Dorothy Mitsuko, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Peter Pagan Sr.
May 14, 2007
Peter Pagan Sr., of Newark, Calif., an electrician lineman, died in California. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Lucy K.; sons Peter Jr., Billy, Louis, Stuart and Kelly; daughters Linda Pagan, Candace De Filio, Christine Ready, Paulette Burciaga and Dorothy Tellez; brothers John and James Vasquez, Harry Pagan, Frank and Rubin Agamau, and Gilbert and Eddie Dominguez; sister Waldine Ritchie; 28 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, west chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Harriet Leilani Santos Rellamas
April 10, 2007
Harriet Leilani Santos Rellamas, 73, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at the Waipahu post office, with 20 years of service, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She was a member of the Waimalu Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses. She is survived by sons Earl K. and James B. Jr.; daughter Teresa A.L.; brothers Samuel and Roy Santos; sisters Irene Gomes, Vinora Pulgados, Polena Uehara, Carol Nakasato and Lora Cardinas; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Aloha attire.
Duane Ringering
May 15, 2007
Duane Ringering, 62, of Kahului died. He was born in Madison, Wis. He is survived by son Magilla and daughter Sheena Gray. Services at a later date.
Vera May Santti
May 13, 2007
Vera May Santti, 88, of Everett, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, died in Everett. She was born in Monroe, Wash. She is survived by niece Suzanne Gallagher and nephews Howard, Robert and Gregory Jones. No services. Donations suggested to the Children's Hospital Foundation, MS/S-200, P.O. Box 50020, Seattle, WA 98145-5020; or Group Health Hospice Foundation Dept. 4194, P.O. Box 34936, Seattle, WA 98124.
Hinayo F. Shichida
May 17, 2007
Hinayo F. Shichida, 92, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Keith, daughter Erline Furuichi and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Kalihi Union Church, 2214 N. King St. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masayuki Shimabukuro
May 15, 2007
Masayuki Shimabukuro, 80, of Honolulu, formerly of Chicago, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary, son Dale, brother Alan and sister Mildred Waiwaiole. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Aloha attire.
Denise E. Shimada
May 15, 2007
Denise E. Shimada, 75, of Lahaina, a homemaker, died. She was born in France. She is survived by husband Hank, sons Patrick and Terrance, and numerous brothers and sisters. Private services.
Seiyu Shirota
May 12, 2007
Seiyu Shirota, 87, of Kaneohe, an Air Force Exchange warehouse supervisor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Peahi, Maui. He is survived by son James; daughter Betty Kubota; brothers Seiko, Jonathan and Mitchell; and sisters Kikue Tada, Tomiko Shirota and Sumiko Martin. Private services.
James F. Silva
May 15, 2007
James "SP" F. Silva, 61, of Honolulu, owner of James F. Silva Business and Tax Consulting, died in Honolulu. He was born in Massachusetts. He is survived by hanai daughter Zzee. A celebration of life to be held at a later date. Donations in his memory suggested to St. Francis Hospice or the Hawaiian Humane Society.
Crawford Francis Sullivan
May 17, 2007
Crawford Francis Sullivan, 87, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Air Force chief warrant officer with 30 years of service, died in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Muriel V. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. May 30 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bessie Aiko Takeshita
April 26, 2007
Bessie Aiko Takeshita, 92, of Mililani, a retired Waikiki Pharmacy Restaurant waitress, died. She was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. She is survived by husband Shoichi, son Derrick, brother Kenzo Sato, sisters Toshi Suzuki and Amy Aoki, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Patricia A. Thrall
May 12, 2007
Patricia "Pat" A. Thrall, 78, of Kalama Valley, a member of eight of Oahu's Orchid Societies, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. She was born in New York City. She is survived by husband Frank, son Lee, daughter Lynne and brother Wm. A.C. Miller. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Private inurnment at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Evelyn Adele Van Gorder
May 16, 2007
Evelyn Adele "Tutu" Van Gorder, 89, of Kailua-Lanikai, a retired State of Hawaii Department of Education physical education teacher, died in Mountain View, Hawaii. She was born in Gainesville, Texas. She was also a retired pilot and aerial acrobat. She is survived by daughter Cheryl Merk, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo.
Alfred S. Vocal
May 3, 2007
Alfred S. Vocal, 78, of Ookala, Hawaii, a retired Ookala Sugar Co. truck driver, died at home. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He was a member of St. Anthony Catholic Church and an Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by daughters Donella Gipson, Terri Batulanon, Alfreda Kanaele and Miki Hernandez; brother Benjamin; sister Marie V. Batulanon; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kaiwiki Catholic Cemetery in Ookala. Casual attire.
Walter Tuck Mun Whang
May 5, 2007
Walter Tuck Mun Whang, 78, of Waipahu, president and owner of Walt's Upholstery president for 38 years, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annie, sons Wayne, Patrick and Robert, daughter Judith Leonoras, brother Wallace and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. June 2 at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wes Warren Wong
April 12, 2007
Wes Warren Wong, 57, of Aiea, retired Army master sergeant, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Palau. He is survived by wife Josephine; sons Wes Jr., Wayne and Donnie; daughters Lena, Grace and Zenida Joseph; mother Yoko Starling; brothers Alex Mariur, Robert Starling, Endamo Otong, Edward Baggerly, Thomas Tutii, Edward Starling Jr. and Mark Starling; sisters Leona Mariur and Alana Starling; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Casual attire.
Mitsuo Yamada
May 12, 2007
Mitsuo "Mits" Yamada, 79, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Postal Service main branch supervisor, died in Hale Pulama Mau. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son James Hiroshi and brother Tsugio. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. No flowers.
Leatrice Chiyono Yokoyama
May 17, 2007
Leatrice Chiyono Yokoyama, 85, of Kailua, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai, She is survived by son Gary Yuji; daughter Joy Michiko Fu; brothers Raymond, Jerry and Tatsuki Someda; sisters Pearl Pak Chong, Misue Nakamoto, Elsie Umaki, Sally Yamanoha and Janet Takamura; three grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. 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.