Vivian Aguiar
May 24, 2007
Vivian Aguiar, 65, of Hilo, a former Amfac Tropical Products plant manager, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Tony; daughters Terrie Aguiar and Ann Aguiar-Sagon; brothers Frank G. Jr. and Wayne Villarmia and Paul Loughran; and a grandchild. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pene Tolila Ah-Yen
June 6, 2007
Pene Tolila Ah-Yen, 65, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Meki; sons Ben Pene, Tuavale and Sioeli Ah-Yen and Sonny White, Glenn Solipo and June Scanlan; daughters Nafanua Lealofi, Mu Taulai, Mabel Luafulu, Lineta Tiatia, Tina Ah-Yen, Fialupe Tuiolemotu, Akenese Amosa and Margaret Lealai; sister Taue'e Payton; and 47 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Muriel Kalola Char
May 27, 2007
Muriel Kalola Char, 87, of Hauula, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dennis and Richard DeMello and Wayne, Alan and Craig Char; daughters Judith Wood, Winona Chow, Sharon Kuroda, Lori Tenn and Tracy Lewis; brother Joseph Borges; sister Momi Bell; 25 grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Ruth G. Cole
June 13, 2007
Ruth G. Cole, 81, of Kaneohe, a Honolulu Zoo docent, died at home. She was born in New Mexico. She is survived by sons Stanley A. and Steven L.; daughters Deanna R. Stevens, Sidnee J. Wheelwright and Blenda Y. Cole; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Emily De Lima
June 7, 2007
Emily De Lima, 79, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Joseph, Wayne and Gordon; daughter Janice Duckworth; 15 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Theresa Co-Cathedral Church, 712 N. School St., Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Lisa Keakealani Gonsalves
May 29, 2007
Lisa Keakealani Gonsalves, 37, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William, sons Brandon and Branson, daughters Brandi-Lee and Branae "Kapua," father Ivan Farinas and brother Marc S. Farinas. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Sheridan Kekinomakani Hinau
June 6, 2007
Sheridan Kekinomakani "Sonny" Hinau, 80, of Keaau, Hawaii, formerly of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill and Ige Construction heavy equipment operator and U.S. Army veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Betsy J.; sons Neal K. and Scott K.; daughters Sheri-An K.T. Ho and Ingrid K. Stowers; brothers Edward, Norbert, Abner and Alvin; sister Grace Tihada; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mariano Javier
May 24, 2007
Mariano "Anno" Javier, 99, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Santo Domingo, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Salome A., daughter Remonda "Remy" Erroc, sister Severina Urap, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Myrtle Elena Opunui Key
June 9, 2007
Myrtle Elena Opunui "Ellen" Key, 81, of Lahaina, a Baldwin House Museum tour guide, died at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Johnny C., Robert D., Danny L., Dale F. and Bruce A.; daughters Bobbie J. Lewis, Barbara Ann Spegal, Kim R. Colon, Martha B. Courtney, Michele Y. Haia and Mary E. Shishido; brothers Franklin K. and John L. Opunui Jr. and Kalani Kaai; sister Mildred A. Kahahane; 36 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lahaina Ward. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley lsle Memorial Park in Haiku, Maui.
Seichi Kojima
June 6, 2007
Seichi "Seko" Kojima, 82, of Wahiawa, a retired Schofield and Iliahi Elementary School employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Elsie S., son Leonard, daughter Karen and sisters Mabel Goya, Takano Sawada, Thelma Yonezawa and Katherine Ogi. Services; 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Brandy Akemi Kusunoki
June 1, 2007
Brandy Akemi Kusunoki, 19, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by father Brady M., mother Laurie A., sister Carlyn Y., caregivers Carolina Quiambao and Rosario Laroya, and grandparents Jeannette S. Figueroa and Paul Kusunoki. Services: 10:15 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Esperanza Garo Miguel
May 10, 2007
Esperanza Garo "Pangsang" Miguel, 84, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. employee, died in Waialua. She was born in Solsona, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Vic and Raymundo, daughter Rebecca Ancheta, brothers Pedro and Ricardo Garo, sisters Matilde Tibuyen and Alipia Corpuz, 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Masaichi Okamura
June 13, 2007
Masaichi Okamura, 91, of Kula, Maui, a retired farmer, died. He was born in Waiehu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yoshiko; sons Kenneth, Michael and Gregory; daughters Carol Yee, Corrine Higa and Sandra Okamura; and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Abigail Kanakaole Oliveira
June 15, 2007
Abigail Kanakaole "Api" Oliveira, 90, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kapapala Ranch housekeeper, died at home. She was born in Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Anthony, daughter Margie Mashburn, 24 grandchildren, 68 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Pahala. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the family's cemetery. Casual attire.
Richard Rivera
May 26, 2007
Richard "Hapa" Rivera, 69, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Ellen; sons Michael and Richard; daughters Eileen Nakasone, Pamela Guerrero, Renee Mata and Sandra Rivera-Smythe; brothers Robert, Raymond, Rickey, Nicholas Jr., George and Bernard; sisters Brenda Paahana, Lorraine Sinclair and Shirley Pinerio; 31 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Wahiawa Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Alma Sarah Sing
June 4, 2007
Alma Sarah Sing, 90, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Richard, Aaron, Glynn and Howard Young; daughters Ernell "Keala" Garcia and Raelene Young; brothers Francis, Richard, Donald and Robert; sisters Rosina Akimoto and Thelma Lee; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gregg Masao Takaki
June 8, 2007
Gregg Masao Takaki, 57, of Honolulu, an independent taxi driver, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Margaret H., brother Gary T. and sister Ann S. Private services.
Toshiaki Tanabe
June 3, 2007
Toshiaki Tanabe, 84, of Kapolei, a retired warehouseman, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edna; sons Nelson A. and Myles H.; daughter Ellen K. Kojima; brother Edward; sisters Doris Tamaru and Jane and Dorothy Tanabe; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Raymond Pagador Upano
June 9, 2007
Raymond Pagador Upano, 93, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, died in Honolulu. He was born in Buguey, Cagayan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Marcelina, sons Francisco and Raymond Jr., daughter Marlina Duldulao, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. today at Mililani Memorial Park, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Sunday.
Leonora Rodrigues Vegas
May 19, 2007
Leonora Rodrigues Vegas, 88, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Robert J. Burriss; daughters Mary L. "Tootsie" Hosino and Louise Reveira; stepchildren Andrew and James Vegas Sr. and Priscilla Allen; brothers James M. Sr. and Richard M. Rodrigues Sr.; six grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Mitsuko Wagatsuma
May 29, 2007
Mitsuko Wagatsuma, 86, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a flower grower, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Masashi, sons Samuel and Albert, daughter Jane Hamamoto and a grandchild. Private services.
Juanita Kukeauopualani Yap
June 4, 2007
Juanita Kukeauopualani Yap, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired Dole Cannery forelady, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Valerie Baldovi and Willis Yap Jr., hanai daughter Roxanne, seven grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
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.