Dolores Rhoda Kuualoha Ng Aea
May 14, 2007
Dolores Rhoda Kuualoha Ng Aea, 92, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James, Paul and Reuben; sister Loretta DeFries; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert John Ah Choy
May 21, 2007
Robert John "Bobby" Ah Choy, 66, of Honolulu, an outrigger canoe captain and Waikiki beachboy, died at home. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by son Robert J. Dutcher; father John; stepmother Thelma; brothers Ricky, David and Michael; sister Susanne Young; stepsisters Judy Bell, Elaine Wong and Linda Chelewski; and companion Karen Schmidt. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Kuhio Beach.
Patricia A. Auten
May 22, 2007
Patricia A. Auten, 76, of Kailua, a retired Hawaii public school and Saint Louis School English teacher, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Colfax, Wash. She is survived by husband John P., sons Douglas S. and Gary M., daughters Katherine S. Erwin and Kimberlea A. Johnson; brother Dennis Meyer; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services will be held 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in Lanikai. For information, call 429-8057. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Castle Medical Center ICU, 640 Ulukahiki St., Kailua 96734, or charity. Additional information for an obituary published Thursday.
Garvacio M. Batulayan
May 23, 2007
Garvacio M. Batulayan, 71, of Kahului, a bellman, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Alabaan, Dingres, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Mary Ann A.; children Alex, Danny and Jason Batulayan, Marites Cabiling, Geraldine Lorenzo and Ryan Miras; stepson Joemar Dichoso; sisters Teresa Pasion, Celerina Taclan, Elena Castro and Irene Alipio; brothers Silvestre, Federico, Ernesto, Victor and Pedro; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9 a.m. tomorrow at the mortuary. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Makawao Cemetery.
Francis Isadore Bettencourt
May 25, 2007
Francis Isadore "Tony" Bettencourt, 67, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired truck driver and former Hawaii Protective Agency security guard and Germaine's Luau groundskeeper, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Piilani; son Tony; stepsons Stemo, Lindsay, Bruce and Leabert Lindsey; stepdaughters Stephanie Lindsey-Ege and Francine Stagg; 22 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services on Oahu pending.
Mariano Galaz Caraulia
May 15, 2007
Mariano Galaz "Papa Old" Caraulia, 94, of Wahiawa, a retired Army sergeant first class, died in Honolulu. He was born in Manaoag, Philippines. He is survived by sons Arturo Domingo and AlGene, Phillip, Carl, Alvin and Patrick Caraulia; daughter Evelyn "Penny" Smith; sister Anecita; 25 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual attire.
Stanley Kazuto Ekimura
May 21, 2007
Stanley Kazuto Ekimura, 75, of Kaneohe, an Island Fender Shop employee, died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeannette, son Michael, daughter Joni, brothers Chisato and Takeo, sisters Margaret Nishimura and Matsue Nakaue, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsue Emoto
May 24, 2007
Mitsue Emoto, 87, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Richard, daughters Betty Lanosa and Margaret Emoto, sister Miyeko Koyanagi, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Donna M. Garcia
May 26, 2007
Donna M. Garcia, 54, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Dr. Antonio; sons Charles, Chad and Andrew; and daughter Nicole. Private services.
Thelma Odsella Halelaau
May 22, 2007
Thelma Odsella Halelaau, 86, of Waipahu, formerly of Kalihi, a retired L&D Bar cocktail waitress, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son James "Kimo" Zablan, hanai sons Mansfield and Gaylord Kauo, hanai daughter Andre Leopoldo, 23 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: noon next Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Nan Natsuko Higa
May 17, 2007
Nan Natsuko Higa, 84, of Aiea, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Soko, son Dennis, daughters Ellen Mito and Corliss Tanaka, brother Itsuo Morinaka, sisters Jane Santana and Sueko Ikeda, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Hisayo Kojima Hironaka
May 24, 2007
Hisayo Kojima Hironaka, 106, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Clifford Y., William H., Eric M. and Paul S. Services held.
Bertha Haruko Isobe
May 20, 2007
Bertha Haruko Isobe, 84, of Kula, Maui, an Ulupalakua Ranch office clerk, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Waiakoa Kula, Maui. She is survived by sister Minerva Sakuma and brothers Harry and Edward. Private services.
David Kim
May 17, 2007
David Kim, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Army sergeant, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen L. Higgins, sons George and James, daughter Helen, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Abraham Kanewa Kuahine
May 27, 2007
Abraham Kanewa Kuahine, 64, of Honolulu, a Hawaiian Arrangements tour guide, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marie; son Dino Kaili; daughter Mary-Frances; brothers Soloman, Charlie, Thomas, Benjamin and Joseph; sister Maryanne Higashi; and four grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Wallace Luie Lee
May 28, 2007
Wallace Luie Lee, 94, of Kekaha, Kauai, and Cerritos, Calif., a former Kekaha Sugar Plantation tractor driver, died in Los Angeles. He was born in Kekaha. He is survived by daughters Margaret Corpuz, Lauretta Ahlo, Toni Mellish and Ginger Corpuz; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Chinese Cemetery. Casual attire.
William Dean Lee
May 28, 2007
William Dean "Bill" Lee, 66, of Waipahu, a retired Pacific Concrete and Rock employee and former president of Pacific Karting Club and Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Birchtree, Mo. He is survived by wife Janet, son William, daughter Donna Lee-Empron and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Karl David Liftee
May 22, 2007
Karl David "Buzzy" Liftee, 48, of Kailua, a former Roy's Restaurant chef in Hawaii Kai, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Karl J.K. Kuhau-Liftee; father Philip Palencia; mother Caroline Laua'e Palencia; brothers Joe, Ronald, Harold, Darrell and Wayne Liftee, and Philip Jr. and Glen Palencia; and sisters Phylis Liftee-Asato and Sharon Palencia. Services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Lucile Louise Love
May 10, 2007
Lucile Louise Love, 89, of Hilo, a retired registered nurse and former Hawaii League for Nurses president, died at home. She was born in New Mexico. She is survived by nephew Randal Gaylor. A celebration of life will be held 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Coconut Island, Hilo. Casual attire.
John Masao Masaki
April 21, 2007
John Masao Masaki, 88, of Honolulu, an Army veteran who served in Company D, 100th Battalion, and retired captain and fisherman for the Princess, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Ethel Sakai and Jean Fujino. Private services.
Akiko Nakama
May 17, 2007
Akiko Nakama, 79, of Honolulu, a retired state social worker, died at home. She was born in Kahaluu. She is survived by brother Shigemitsu and sisters Elaine Marumoto, Chisato Emmos, Ellen Yamamoto and Emily Wai. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lois Elaine Nicholson
May 27, 2007
Lois Elaine Nicholson, 59, of Waianae died at home. She was born in New Orleans. She is survived by husband James; daughters Wanda Strickland, Shoyne Riggins, Shannon Nicholson, Shana Andres and Shalicia Curry; brothers Leonard and Raymond Ruffin, and John and Anthony Pryor; sisters Doris Griffin and Myrtle Dunlap; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Wednesday at Island Family Christian Church.
Cesario Aganus Pacariem
May 14, 2007
Cesario Aganus "Cezar" Pacariem, 61, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Aurora C.; sons Lloyd and Lance; parents Josue and Susana; brothers Ernesto, Rodolfo and Roger; sisters Estrella Guiriba and Imelda Naidas; and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Rebecca Orallo Raquedan
May 11, 2007
Rebecca Orallo "Rebing" Raquedan, 69, of Ewa Beach, a retired Salvation Army Waipahu branch manager, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Balaoan, La Union, Philippines. She is survived by sons Robert and Nelson; daughter Evelyn R. Bosque; brothers Elpidio, Ruperto and Benjamin Orallo; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Richard Vance Richards
May 25, 2007
Richard Vance Richards, 82, of Honolulu, a Navy lieutenant commander, died in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Waterville, Maine. He is survived by wife Mieko, son Richard B., daughter Barbara, several brothers and sisters, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Charles H. Settsu
May 28, 2007
Charles H. Settsu, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base exterminator, died in St. Francis Hospice, Nuuanu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Irmgard, son Drake Sr., daughter Billie Subica, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Clayton Yuen Tong Sue
May 19, 2007
Clayton Yuen Tong Sue, 77, of Honolulu, a retired Air Engineering employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Violet; daughter Lynette; brothers Benjamin and Norman; and sisters Florence Zane, Verna Lee, Mildred Hoo and Jeanette Yoshinaga. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lillian Tsutae Urabe
May 16, 2007
Lillian Tsutae Urabe, 93, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the Gas Co., died in Honolulu. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sister Sadae Uemura. Private services.
Naty Gonzales Villarez
May 20, 2007
Naty Gonzales Villarez, 81, of Mililani, a retired Schofield Barracks Day Care Center employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Quezon City, Philippines. She is survived by husband Nick G.; daughters Erlinda Jimenez, Lourdes Nazareth, Ester Ana and Eva Ang; brothers Melencio and Gregorio Gonzales; sisters Lilly Florendo and Mercedes Bernardo; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John Apostles & Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Isaac Minoru Zukeran
May 27, 2007
Isaac Minoru Zukeran, 66, of Honolulu, retired owner of Waipahu Bake Shop, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Chad H., Todd M. and Ryan A.; daughter Cori K. Hagen; sisters Beatrice T. Takara, Grace K. Uehara, Grace M. Mekaru, Vivian K. Ichimura and Virginia S. Martin; and a grandchild. 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.