Dennis Keliikai Akina
June 30, 2007
Dennis Keliikai Akina, 59, of Kailua, a construction manager, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jason, mother Clara Awana, father Abraham, stepmother Lourdes and brothers Benton, Edmund and Farrell Akina, and Jonathan and George Awana. Services: 9 a.m. to noon next Saturday at Hope Chapel at Kaneohe Bay, 45-815 Pookela St. Aloha attire.
Joseph Akiona
June 24, 2007
Joseph Akiona, 82, of Honolulu, owner of Moses Akiona Construction Co., died at home. He also was a Veterans of Foreign War member and American Legion of Hawaii department commander. He was born in Keanae, Maui. He is survived by daughters Rita A. "Bunches" Hanohano and Jaysa Akiona; brothers Gabriel "Mac" and Lloyd; sisters Shirley Gonzales, Kalua Wendt and Lucy Acain; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Norman Gregory Baxter
June 29, 2007
Norman Gregory Baxter, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired Heide & Cooke vice president and Civil Air Patrol major, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Fresno, Calif. He is survived by wife Anne, sons Gregory and Keith, brother Ralph, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Shirley Ann Bennett
June 13, 2007
Shirley Ann Bennett, 71, of Pearl City died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Gene. Services: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Theodore Tin Yat Ching
June 21, 2007
Theodore Tin Yat Ching, 61, of Honolulu, an Ala Moana Hotel employee and Vietnam War veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Kun Shue, brother Thomas and sister Sylvia. Private services.
Stephen Tadashi Chong
June 18, 2007
Stephen Tadashi "Steve" Chong, 24, of Mililani died in Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by father Bryan, mother Karen, brother Wesley, sisters Rebecca Darnell and Samantha Chong, and grandparents Calvin and Margaret Chong and Seiko Inouye. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Valerie Ann Kauinohea Goo Covington
June 22, 2007
Valerie Ann Kauinohea Goo Covington, 56, of Wahiawa, a Northwest Airlines inflight manager, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Jack L., son Shannon K., daughter Kelly K. Sheather, brothers Gordon and Steven Goo, sister Lynette Adams and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Thursday.
Mildred Jane De Souza
June 23, 2007
Mildred Jane De Souza, also known as Mildred Jane Souza, 69, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Pepeekeo. She is survived by brothers Manuel Jr., Louis and John P. Souza; and sisters Isabel Chandler and Violet Souza. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dorothy Finn
July 5, 2007
Dorothy Finn, 97, of Honolulu, a retired clothing retail store owner in Gloversville, N.Y., died in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Poland. She is survived by son Philip L. Services in Gloversville at a later date.
Bernardo S. Garcia
July 2, 2007
Bernardo S. Garcia, 83, of Kekaha, Kauai, a field hand-laborer, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Josefina; sons Cresencio, Jessie, Joven and Manuel; daughters Gloria and Merilyn Garcia, and Mila Char; 25 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. today at Veterans Pavilion at the Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe. Call after noon. Inurnment to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clariza Felipe Garo
June 19, 2007
Clariza Felipe Garo, 74, of Wahiawa, a retired Del Monte fresh fruit inspector and Wahiawa Zippy's kitchen worker, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Navota, Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by sons Loreto S. and Gil F.; brother Andres Agtarap Felipe; sister Remedios F. Tamondong; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Anne Sueko Hasegawa
July 3, 2007
Anne Sueko Hasegawa, 89, of Wailuku, a retired hairstylist, died. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sister Betsey N. Sodetani and numerous nieces and nephews. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Door of Faith Church. Call after 3 p.m. A potluck will follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tamotsu Hirayama
June 27, 2007
Tamotsu Hirayama, 87, of Ewa Beach, a Kauai Commercial Co. truck driver, World War II veteran and member of the 100th Infantry Battalion Company F, died in Kapolei. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Tommy, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Inurnment at Kauai Veterans Cemetery at a later date.
Genevieve Alexandra Hirsch
June 27, 2007
Genevieve Alexandra "Gena" Hirsch, 19, of Santa Rosa, Calif., a college student, died in Honolulu. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by mother Mary E. Kennedy, father Steven L. Hirsch, brother Tristan and sister Rebecca. Private services.
Fern Lucille Pietsch Hogan
June 27, 2007
Fern Lucille Pietsch Hogan, 86, of Pupukea, an artist and a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by husband George, daughter Diana Hewett, sisters Gwen and Rosie, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Waimea Audubon Arboretum.
Jack Arthur Hughes
June 22, 2007
Jack Arthur Hughes, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Rolls-Royce Inc. aviation technician, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in London. He is survived by wife Evelyn. Services: noon next Saturday at Scottish Rite Cathedral, 1611 Kewalo St. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsuko Ishii
June 18, 2007
Mitsuko Ishii, 91, of Honolulu, retired owner of Ishii Store in Waimea, Kauai, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Waimea. She is survived by daughters Jane Yamashita, Diane Miyashiro and Kathy Miyake; brother Tomeo Nishikawa; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lisa Lynne Jones
June 25, 2007
Lisa Lynne Jones, 50, of Kailua died in Waianae. She was born in Japan. She is survived by mother Bette and brothers Teddy Hill, and Riki, Martin and Wallace Jones. Private services.
Irene Hugo Jurado
June 15, 2007
Irene Hugo Jurado, 76, of Mililani Town, a retired Dole Co. supervisor, died at home. She was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by son Constante "TJ," daughter Generosa "Rosie" Braxton and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Haruaki Richard Kasuya
June 30, 2007
Haruaki Richard Kasuya, 80, of Honolulu, a retired hotel manager, died in Hospice Hawaii. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by wife Maude, son Richard T., daughter Catherine Peterman, brother Taku, sister Kanoku Nambu and two grandchildren. Private services.
Jacinto Limbaga
June 23, 2007
Jacinto "Cinto" Limbaga, 72, of Kahuku, a retired Del Monte Pineapple Co. mechanic, Army veteran and Civil Defense volunteer, died in Kahuku Hospital. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Louise, son Matthew, daughter Kelly, stepsons Kauka and Mike Borges, stepdaughters Sharon and Judy Borges, brothers Terry and Albert, sisters Lorraine Reyes and Linda Lou Nugal, and seven grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Nora Milotta-Robarge
July 2, 2007
Nora Milotta-Robarge, 84, of Kapoho, Hawaii, a former employee of First Hawaiian Bank in Hilo and East West Clinic Inc. in Keaau, Hawaii, died at home. She also served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during World War II. She was born in New Zealand. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Egmedio Danao Mina
July 3, 2007
Egmedio Danao Mina, 82, of Kualapuu, Molokai, died at home. He was born in Agoo, La Union, Philippines. He is survived by wife Ethel; son Jerome; daughters Joan Dickenson, Joyce Mina and Judith Hutchings; two sisters; four brothers; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Saint Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai. Call after 8 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Molokai Services.
Masao Miyashiro
June 24, 2007
Masao Miyashiro, 92, of Ewa Beach, a retired Leeward Community College custodian, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Utako; sons George I. and Kenneth K.; daughters Doreen E. Nawatani and Alice Yamashiro; brother Larry M.; sisters Clara S. Ho, Peggy M. Miyamoto, Carol H. Kido, Thelma T. Taylor and Sally Y. Kato; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Senji Murakami
June 28, 2007
Senji Murakami, 88, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Violet T. Hirata and Lillian Y. Yoneda. Private services.
James Tokio Nakamasu
June 24, 2007
James Tokio Nakamasu, 87, of Honolulu, an Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by sister Yaeko N. Ginoza. Private services.
Hiroko Yoshida Nakamura
June 9, 2007
Hiroko Yoshida Nakamura, 78, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Agriculture papaya inspector and former KHLO Japanese program radio announcer, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Dennis S., daughter Elaine K., brother Etsuo Yoshida and three grandchildren. Private services. Additional information for an obituary published Thursday.
Loretta Shigeno Nishimura
June 29, 2007
Loretta Shigeno Nishimura, 91, of Honolulu died. She was born in Keauou, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Herbert, daughter the Rev. Harriet Saiki, seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial at a later date. Aloha attire.
Tomikichi Okada
June 8, 2007
Tomikichi "Tom" Okada, 90, of Kaneohe, formerly of Hilo, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Harue, daughters Elaine Hirayasu and Bernice Matsuoka, sister Betty Connelly, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Delores Peggy Rapoza
June 29, 2007
Delores Peggy "Del" Rapoza, 78, of Ewa Beach died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael; daughters Jacqueline Rapoza and Catherine Brooks; brother John Sampaio Jr.; sisters Grace Pimental, Geraldine Candido and Rita Troche; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church, 640 Puuhale Road, Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Andrew Silva
June 22, 2007
Andrew "Tele'a" Silva, 81, of Honolulu, a taxi driver, died in Hale Pulama Mau. He was born in Saleilua Falealili, Western Samoa. He is survived by sons John, Charley and Andrew Jr.; daughters Lusia S. Saole, Christine Su'a, Elizabeth Lealaimatafao, Selina Silva and Paige Barnes; brother Francis M.; 38 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Fred Eldon West
June 2, 2007
Fred Eldon West, 65, of Kilauea, Kauai, a retired San Francisco State University carpenter supervisor, died. He was born in Salina, Kan. He is survived by wife Dolores, sons Jim and Jesse, stepchildren Jeff and Michelle Hawkins, sisters Joanne Speck and Shirley Mendoza, and six grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to charity.
Fred Toshio Yamamoto
June 25, 2007
Fred Toshio Yamamoto, 67, of Pearl City, a retired University of Hawaii educational specialist, died in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Gail Y.; sons Rance and Ross; brothers Tadashi, Kazuo and Noriyuki; sisters Shigeko Uno and Haruko Goto; 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.