Paul S. Butac
June 12, 2007
Paul S. Butac, 79, of Poway, Calif., a retired carpenter, died in Poway. He was born in Vintar, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Orlanda; parents Faustino and Juana; son Alex; daughters Elizabeth and Glory; sisters Zenaida, Clarita and Trining; brothers Joaquin, Fidel, Jose, Elpedio, Irineo and Fedelino; and four grandchildren. Services in California.
Harry W.H. Ching
June 19, 2007
Harry W.H. Ching, 82, of Wahiawa, an Army veteran and retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard sheetmetal worker, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lynette M., sons Clifford and Clyde, daughter Sheryl M. Ing, brothers Joseph and Lawrence, sisters Elenor Kam and Helen Serao, and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Ruth Welles Williams Ellis
June 15, 2007
Ruth Welles Williams Ellis, 96, of Mililani died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Hartford, Conn. She is survived by sons James G., Dr. David W. and Thomas G.; daughter Susan W.E. Lee; and 10 grandchildren. Private services.
Alfredo Dumbrique Garma
June 9, 2007
Alfredo Dumbrique Garma, also known as "Al" and "Fred," 82, of Waipahu, a retired Mid-Pac Lumber foreman, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Laoag City, Philippines. He is survived by wife Marylane L. "Mary," son Alfredo L., daughters Estrelita Cresanto and Evangeline Kaha'i, sisters Justiana Julian and Felomina Alcon, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and after 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Llewellyn Napela Gay
June 15, 2007
Llewellyn Napela "Doug" Gay, 88, of Ewa Beach, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. watch engineer at the Kahe power plant, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Evelyn; son Llewellyn "Skippy"; daughters Marilyn Higa, Gwendolyn Gay and Jacquelyn Kupau; 12 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Arthur Clarence Harris
May 15, 2007
Arthur Clarence Harris, 91, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department officer, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services.
Bun Jo Ho
June 19, 2007
Bun Jo Ho, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Taegu, South Korea. She is survived by son Matin; daughters Tina Huff, Lanny Lee, and Su Jin and Nana Ho; three brothers; and three sisters. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Susan Yoshie Kawamoto
June 7, 2007
Susan Yoshie Kawamoto, 58, of Mililani died in Mililani. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by mother Kazue, brothers Wesley and Miles, sister Ann and five grandchildren. Private services.
John Ligsay
June 9, 2007
John Ligsay, 67, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wayne J., John Jr., James C., Johnathan K. and Jonah K.; daughters Lida Ligsay and Irene Vereze; father Cornelio; brothers Thomas, William and Raymond; sister Lorianne Labisores; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Ruth K. Masuda
June 7, 2007
Ruth K. Masuda, 97, of Honolulu, a retired Thomas Jefferson Elementary School teacher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Manny, daughter Nila A. Rilveria, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kenneth Nobuhiro Miura
June 11, 2007
Kenneth Nobuhiro "Obu" Miura, 83, of Honolulu, an Army veteran and retired director of Morale, Welfare and Recreation at Fort Shafter, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katsuko O.; son James M.; daughter Harriet N.; sisters Joy K. Lai, Grace Y. Peters and Eleanor T. Miura; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Noboru Okamoto
June 12, 2007
Noboru "Lefty" Okamoto, 83, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, an Army veteran who served in World War II and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died at home. He also was a retired self-employed automobile body and fender repairman. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by sons Carlton, Stanley and Stephen; daughter Arleen O. Powell; brother Hidemi; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Earl Shizuo Okasaki
June 13, 2007
Earl Shizuo Okasaki, 70, of Honolulu, a retired electrician, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Norma, sons Reid and Todd, daughter Cyd Nagata, brothers Ernest and Edward, sister Edith Mock and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Vitaliana Manuel Peralta
June 13, 2007
Vitaliana Manuel Peralta, 89, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Bato, Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by daughter Catalina Damo, sister Guadalupe Medrano, 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Gregoria E. Ramos
June 21, 2007
Gregoria E. Ramos, 98, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Henry and Paul; daughters Josephina Ventura, Dolores Natividad, Juanita Manuel, Esther Jamison and Shirley Moleta; sister Maria Pacol; 21 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
B.G. Roberts
June 14, 2007
B.G. Roberts, 80, of Mililani, a retired Navy veteran who served in World War II, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Spearman, Texas. He is survived by sons Benjamin, Romeo, Jose, Virgilio, Leonardo and Bernardo Calceta; daughters Elizabeth Calceta and Eloisa Cepeda; 25 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Committal services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Michie M. Sasai
June 4, 2007
Michie M. Sasai, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Pan American World Airways director of passenger services for the Honolulu station, died. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Samuel Y., sons David H. and Alan M., brothers Edward G. and Samuel R. Maehara, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Inurnment at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Private services.
Shizuko Soranaka
June 11, 2007
Shizuko "Susan" Soranaka, 83, of Honolulu, a retired K.S. Kress and Andrade's salesclerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Kimie and numerous nephews and nieces. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Vogel
June 19, 2007
William "Butch" Vogel, 61, of Kaneohe, an Air Force veteran and owner of Vogel's Plumbing Co., died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Antoinette "Toni"; son Michael; daughter Verna Lee Kipapa; sisters Mary Rodrigues, Josephine Sanderson, Shirley Blankenship, Mildred Riggs, Frances Folsom and Margaret Joseph; hanai brother Frederick Morris; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Toshio Yabui
June 11, 2007
Toshio Yabui, 84, of Wailuku, a retired Maui Land and Pine machinist, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Shayne, daughters Phyllis Fukami and Debbie Brittain, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Walter Hon Jung Yim
May 23, 2007
Walter Hon Jung Yim, 92, of Kaneohe, co-owner of Lin's Supermarket in Kaneohe, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by wife Violet; sons Dwight, Steven and Lester; daughter Karen Yim-Camarillo; brothers Clarence, Evans and Henry; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Dexter Yuh
June 9, 2007
Dexter "Nagakane" Yuh, 55, of Honolulu, a city building permit clerk, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Kori Cidade and Kristie Yuh, mother Betty M. Koizumi, stepfather Raymond H. Koizumi and sister Sharolyn Paty Takebayashi. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Florence Ann Zeitlin
June 15, 2007
Florence Ann Zeitlin, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Niu Valley Intermediate School substitute teacher and registrar, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by son Scott, daughter Pamela, brother Jerry Malmquist and three grandchildren. 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.