Christine Leimomi Cablinga
June 13, 2007
Christine Leimomi Cablinga, 60, of Honolulu, a Hino's Hairstyle employee and American Cancer Society volunteer who provided wigs for patients, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by brother Joseph S. Bulgo and sisters Bernadine Ann Dias and Leonora "Nora" Cablinga. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Flowers welcome.
Manuel Freitas Caires
June 2, 2007
Manuel Freitas Caires, 95, of Honolulu, a retired city Department of Parks and Recreation employee, died in Hale Nani Nursing Home. He was born in Kaupakulua, Maui. He is survived by sons Raymond and Ronald Silva; daughters Henrietta Carreiro, Geraldine Kupihea and La Varne Ling; brother Alfred; sister Rosaline Hunt; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Augustine's Church. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Andres Cabang Cardona
May 27, 2007
Andres Cabang Cardona, 100, of Waipahu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village maintenance worker, died at home. He was born in Nagbukel, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Reynalda; son Francisco; daughters Visitacion Panajon and Elena Quitevis; sisters Teresa and Gasparita Cardona, Consuelso De Guzman and Brigida C. Calma; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Charles J. Clark
June 9, 2007
Charles J. Clark, 75, of San Pedro, Calif., a retired Army sergeant first class and merchant mariner, died in San Pedro. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Charles J. Jr., brother Richard, sister Shirley, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services held in San Pedro.
Edward Zenkichi Gushiken
June 4, 2007
Edward Zenkichi Gushiken, 67, of Hilo, a retired auto mechanic, died. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Diane; sons Karl and Ross; daughters Karen and Jan Cantan; brothers Tokuzo and Masaichi; sisters Shigeko Takeshita, Akiko Okamura, Meiko Kuniyoshi and Mildred Nakama; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. today at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harold Haruo Hagihara
June 5, 2007
Harold Haruo Hagihara, 84, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Sugar Planters Association agronomist, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beatrice Y., son Ryan T., daughter Mae K. Ooka and three grandchildren. Private services.
Roland Kenichi Harada
June 9, 2007
Roland Kenichi Harada, 75, of Honolulu, a retired television rental company owner, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sylvia, daughter Karen Hara, mother Betty, brothers Edward Y. and Harry I., sister Carol Hirota and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gregory James Kaaha
June 3, 2007
Gregory James Kaaha, 45, of Hawaii, a roofer, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Jose, Calif. He is survived by daughters Kiana and Amy, mother Virginia and brothers Kevin and Jason. Private services.
Martha Helen Kahler
June 7, 2007
Martha Helen Kahler, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kenneth R., daughter Nancy D., five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Patrick Kehoe
April 17, 2007
Thomas Patrick Kehoe, 80, of Honolulu, founder of Auto and Industrial Supplies and Kehoe Warehouse in Cranberry Township, Pa., and a Navy veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Oswego, N.Y. He is survived by former wife Alice T.; sons Thomas M. and Kevin R.; daughters Susan Izzo, Karen Keskinen and Carol Ekey; sister Peggy Buchwach; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services held.
Samuel Norihiko Kimura
June 11, 2007
Samuel Norihiko Kimura, 87, of Honolulu, a retired electrician, died in Honolulu. He was born in Ichinomiya, Japan. He is survived by daughter Elaine N. Takamiya, sister Nayoko Fukuoka, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
June Irene Larkin
June 10, 2007
June Irene Larkin, 85, of Clifton, N.J., formerly of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the Glaziers Architectural and Glassworkers Union in Honolulu, died. She was born in Jersey City, N.J. She is survived by sons Robert L. and Jeffrey DeGeorge, and Frank DeLeo; daughters Irene Cameron and Carol DeLeo; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Services in New Jersey. For online condolences, visit www.bizub.com.
Gordon Manuel Leite
June 1, 2007
Gordon Manuel Leite, 69, of Honolulu, a retired city employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Alfred, Walter, Ernest, Herbert, Gabriel, Harold and Michael; sisters Betty Puakea, Marie Matsumura and Loretta Kaehuaea; and stepson Manuel DeRosa. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services in Hilo at a later date. Aloha attire.
Leah Kauhane Lewis
June 13, 2007
Leah Kauhane Lewis, 64, of Hilo, a personal assistant, died. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Steven Kauhane, son Thomas Waddoups, daughter Nani Wagner, mother Esther, brother Tracy and sister Randi Quealy. No services.
Richard K. Lyons
June 12, 2007
Richard K. Lyons, 68, of Honolulu died in Oahu Care Facility. He was born in Honolulu. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples.
Shizuko Matsumoto
June 1, 2007
Shizuko Matsumoto, 98, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Haiku, Maui. She is survived by son Earl M.; daughter Gail K. Aratani; brother James S. Rokuta; sisters Shizue Tokunaga, Edna Saito and Sally Tomita; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kazumi Nakagawa
June 3, 2007
Kazumi "Special" Nakagawa, 92, of Cypress, Calif., died. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Maurice and Ray, daughter Elaine Bickerstaff, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. No services. For online condolences, visit www.fukuimortuary.com.
Tsutomu Nakauchi
May 29, 2007
Tsutomu Nakauchi, 90, of Mililani, a retired state government employee, died. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jane, daughter Janis Kinmore, brother Hideo, sisters Kay Nakauchi and Millie Nakahara, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
James U. Okumura
June 2, 2007
James U. "Jimmy" Okumura, 91, of Wahiawa, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Roy, brother Takeo, sisters Mitsuko Akiyama and Elsie Okumura, companion Esther Shiroma and a grandchild. Private services.
Anita Ellen Oliver
May 25, 2007
Anita Ellen Oliver, also known as Anita Burkhart, 68, of Aiea, a retired Kaiser Permanente QUEST enrollment coordinator, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kenneth; sons Ronald and Russell Burkhart; daughters Ualani Bayer, Jovanna Yamashita and Luciana Burkhart; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 9:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 8:30 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Louise H. Owens
June 12, 2007
Louise H. Owens, 98, of Honolulu died in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in Shelby, Mich. She is survived by two grandchildren. Private services in Michigan.
Mika Keloa Pangorang
May 21, 2007
Mika Keloa "Meeks" Pangorang, 19, of Aiea died in Aiea. He was born in Kwajalein, the Marshall Islands. He is survived by parents Phillip L. and Mary; brothers Douglas, Vincent and Don Ned, and Sun, Kaimi and Kevin Pangorang; and sisters Gem, Lena and Leya Pangorang. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Rosamond Souza Perez
June 5, 2007
Rosamond Souza "Rose" Perez, 84, of Kailua, a retired Woolworth employee, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Greg, brother Clarence Souza, sisters Eleanor Toner and Loretta Luna, and two grandchildren. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony of Padua Church, Kailua. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Andrew K. Smith Sr.
June 9, 2007
Andrew K. "Andy" Smith Sr., 73, of Poipu, Kauai, founder of Evergreen Oil Co. in Colorado and former co-owner of Kiahuna Golf Club, died at home. He was born in Warwick, R.I. He is survived by wife Melony; children Andy Jr., Scott, Kristin and Wendy; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Joe's on the Green, Kiahuna Golf Course. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Kauai Hospice, P.O. Box 3286, Lihue 96766.
Jane Sumie Suzuki
June 8, 2007
Jane Sumie Suzuki, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Outrigger Hotels and Resorts cashier at the Reef Hotel, died in Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Richard Y.; daughters Colleen F. Rodriguez, Nora S. Skow and Blanche A. Christian; brothers James S. and Kenneth H. Matsudo; sisters Betty S. Sakata, Dorothy Y. Ogasawara, Violet H. Aisaka and Judy F. Nishimoto; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Teodoro Sudario Toribio
June 6, 2007
Teodoro Sudario Toribio, 89, of Mililani, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee and Army sergeant first class, died in Center for Aging. He was born in Leyte, Philippines. He is survived by sons Teodor, Guillermo, Tomas and Tim; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Asae Uyehara
June 4, 2007
Asae "Beatrice" Uyehara, 85, of Honolulu died. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Masao, son Gordon M., daughter Sandra H. Ikehara, brother George Uehara, sister Chiyoko Uehara and two grandchildren. Private services.
Haruo Watanabe
June 13, 2007
Haruo Watanabe, 78, of Kapaa, Kauai, a Lihue Plantation heavy equipment mechanic, died in Samuel Mahelona Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Dolores, sons Randal and Roy, daughters Joan Cummings and Bettylou Watanabe, brother Shigeo, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel, Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Katherine K. Watanabe
June 10, 2007
Katherine K. Watanabe, 85, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Mahelona Hospital licensed practical nurse, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by brothers Shige and Haruo. Private services. Donations suggested to American Lung Association.
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.