Donald Yung Fa Chong
May 23, 2007
Donald Yung Fa Chong, 80, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife June, sons Donald W. and Darryl L., brother Vincent Chong and sisters Nancy Whitman and Hazel Manabat. Inurnment: Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
David Lee Harris
May 12, 2007
David Lee Harris, 76, of Waipahu, a University of Hawaii Kapiolani Community College counselor and adviser, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Parsons, Kan. He Is survived by wife Margaret; sons Todd and Steven; daughters Heather and Holly J. Harris and Laurel Barrett; sister Patti Hill; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Howard Seishi Kobayashi
May 22, 2007
Howard Seishi Kobayashi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Army Corps of Engineers civil engineer, died in Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui. He was born in Hawi, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy S., daughters Joy M. Kobayashi and Jan A. Kobayashi-Ogasawara, brother Fred S., sister Lily Nakamura and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Nora Lee
May 16, 2007
Nora Lee, 82, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Herman A. Jr., daughter Leona Ayers, sisters Margaret Wilson and Hazel Gonzalez, four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Helen Mineko Nakano
May 17, 2007
Helen Mineko Nakano, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Thomas Jefferson Elementary School cafeteria baker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gary T. and Andrew S., daughter Patsy L. Fong, 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yutaka Nakayama
April 19, 2007
Yutaka Nakayama, 87, of Honolulu, a retired plumber, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Von, daughter Lynn Takamoto, brother Masayuki, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Rio Toribio John Requelman
May 25, 2007
Rio Toribio John Requelman, 26, of Waimea, Hawaii, a Kona Auto Center automotive technician, died at home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Deidre; father Richard Sr.; brothers Richard Jr. and Ronnovan; sisters Leinaala Ho Jr., Kuuipo Bell and Leinani; and grandparents Caroline Requelman and Ella Chesebro. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. next Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. next Monday. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire.
Dorothy M. Simmons
May 19, 2007
Dorothy M. Simmons, 86, of Waikiki, a Simmons Realty proprietor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Visalia, Calif. She is survived by son Lee Galbraith, daughter Lynn Fissell, sister Kathrine Blanchard, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Akesa Tiamo Solaita
May 6, 2007
Akesa Tiamo Solaita, 58, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by husband Tanielu T., son Tanielu Jr., daughters Akesa C. Ahyen and Mogatana V. To'omalatai, brothers Lupelake and Elisara Togiai, sisters Moesama Fesuluai and Florence Lovell, and three grandchildren. Visitation: 8 a.m. Friday at Waipahu Methodist Church in Waipahu. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Rosie Kikue Tanaka
April 14, 2007
Rosie Kikue Tanaka, 88, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by brother James Kuritani and sister Ruth Ota. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Larry Antoku Uchima
May 21, 2007
Larry Antoku Uchima, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Daiei Holiday Mart meat cutter, died. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Haruko, son Lance S., daughters Annette E. Fujisaka and Lorraine M. Lau, sister Otome, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waialae Baptist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ted Takeichi Uechi
May 14, 2007
Ted Takeichi Uechi, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired Far East federal government auditor, a Klipper Golf Course golf cart maintenance worker at Marine Corps Base Hawaii and Military Intelligence Service member who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Susan S.; brothers George K., Wallace S. and Thomas T.; and sisters Ellen M. Miranda and Elsie S. Uechi. Private services.
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.