Bibiana Manangan Andres
July 17, 2007
Bibiana Manangan Andres, 86, of Wailuku, a retired Snow White Linen laundry valet, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Manaoag, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by son Arturo Garin; daughters Corazon Natividad, Lourdez Luciapao, Imelda Valdez, Flordeliza Garin and Filipinas Rodriguez; sisters Flora Duyan, Paula Dela Rosa, Victoria Soliven and Felizarda Idia; 27 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Good Shepherd Church, Wailuku. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Violet A. Apana
July 13, 2007
Violet A. Apana, 92, of Las Vegas, formerly of Oahu, a retired printing binder, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Charles, Patrick and Richard Melim; daughters Karen Apana and Mary Texeira; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Benjamin Vallejo Arreola
July 8, 2007
Benjamin Vallejo Arreola, 85, of Kahului, a retired Maui Pineapple Co. janitor, died at home. He was born in San Juan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anita V.; children Eduardo Arreola, Noligia Ventura, Saturnina Balasan and Margie Dela Cruz; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 7 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Betty Asuncion
July 20, 2007
Betty Asuncion, 62, of Hilo, a homemaker and retired accountant, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Ron, daughter Dixie Iga, brother Raymond, sister Sandra Barnes, hanai daughters Diana Charvea and Germaine Murphy, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Patrick Vincent Balfe
July 9, 2007
Patrick Vincent Balfe, 73, of Honolulu, a former Longs Drug Stores store manager at Ala Moana Center, died. He was born in Lucan County, Dublin, Ireland. He is survived by sisters Anna Reid and Sylvia Mullen. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Robert Patrick Burley
July 16, 2007
Robert Patrick Burley, 80, of Makaha, a retired Lualualei Naval Ammunition Depot mechanic, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Burton, W.Va. He is survived by son Alvin T. Kuroda Burley; brother Edward; sisters Mary Frances Baker, Ann Kennedy, Agnes Pontecorvo and Nancy Klementich; four grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Il Kwon Choe
July 5, 2007
Il Kwon Choe, 53, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Hawaii Kai and an Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in In Cheon, Korea. He is survived by wife Hyun Sook, daughters Tina and Lisa, parents Jimmy and Kwi Sun, and sisters Ae Kyong Hong and Mimi Goto. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private committal services at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Edward F.K. Chun
June 28, 2007
Edward F.K. "Ed" Chun, 70, of Kailua, a retired American Movers maintenance worker, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Janet, son George, daughter Amy, brothers Frank and Howard, sisters Beatrice Wong and Rhoda Lopez, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Patricia Louise Crandall
July 19, 2007
Patricia Louise Crandall, 78, of Honolulu, a retired federal Department of Defense word processor, died in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Springfield, Mo. She is survived by husband Harlyn Wayne, sons Roger and Carter, daughters Cynthia Klazura and Kelly Nelson, and six grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wilfred J. Curley
July 10, 2007
Wilfred J. "Bill" Curley, 89, of Honolulu, an Army lieutenant colonel who served in World War II and the Korean War and a retired federal procurement officer, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Inga Ann; sons Claude, Arthur and Michael; daughters Jeannie McCanish and Michele C. Williams; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Joseph Bernard DiMeo
July 15, 2007
Joseph Bernard DiMeo, 82, of Kula, Maui, a rental property owner and manager, died at home. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Jeanete "Jan"; son Joseph N.; daughters Dia Ratliff, Gail DiMeo, Cathy Cole and Lisa Fetalvero; sister Rita Gagliano; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Maui Veterans Cemetery, Makawao.
Estifino Figueroa
June 11, 2007
Estifino "Fano" Figueroa, 84, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired tractor operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died at home. He was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. He is survived by son Frank; daughters Barbara Coito, Rose Dos Santos, and Stella, Sara and Rosalie Figueroa; sister Antonina Caravalho; 15 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.
Maxima Bolosan Gandia
July 16, 2007
Maxima Bolosan Gandia, 79, of Honolulu, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband James Ah Sui Lum; sons Derek Patrick and Lindsey Paul; daughter Mara Lani Gandia-Wong; sisters Rose Buenafe, Frisca Carino and Mary Aguinaldo; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Raymond Bernard Gomes
July 18, 2007
Raymond Bernard Gomes, 78, of Honokaa, Hawaii, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 11 ship fitter, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Kalopa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Bryan, brothers Anthony Gomes and Eddie Ku, sisters Madeline Furtado and Frances De Rego, and five grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Carlina Salcedo Gruspe
July 17, 2007
Carlina Salcedo Gruspe, 69, of Honolulu, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Maximino; sons Jimmy Sr., Reynaldo, Felipe and Henry; brothers William, Elpidio and David Salcedo; sisters Estelita Degracia and Trinidad Garduque; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines.
Edward Jerome Herdegen
July 16, 2007
Edward Jerome Herdegen, 87, of Honolulu, a retired plasterer, died in Honolulu. He was born in North Dakota. He is survived by sons Richard and Jerry; daughter Kay Mattos; brothers Earl and Fred; sisters Dorothy Mattila, Margaret Schindler and Teresa Branley; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Emmaline Helen Hiilei Hooikaika
July 11, 2007
Emmaline Helen Hiilei "Emma" Hooikaika, 69, of Anahola, Kauai, a homemaker, Coco Palms Hotel waitress and Hanalei Plantation employee, died at home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by children Desiree "Kui" Tung Loong, Lynette "Lehua" Hooikaika-Medina, and Ahkem, Frank, Elizabeth "Liz" and Billy Hooikaika; stepchildren Brian, Blaine and Barrett Reyes, and Marlene and Roxanne Silva; siblings Alice Kaneshiro, Lilly Christian, Charlotte May, and Ahkem, Melvin, Douglas "Boogie" and Marvin Tung Loong; 22 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 1 p.m. August 5 at Kauai Veterans Center, Lihue. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Donations may be sent to Lynette Hooikaika-Medina, P.O. Box 368, Anahola, HI 96703.
Mary Gizelle Jager
July 7, 2007
Mary Gizelle Jager, 94, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Veszprem, Hungary. She is survived by son Fred, daughter Cynthia Woolverton, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services in Cleveland at a later date.
Gregory Joachim
July 15, 2007
Gregory Joachim, 57, of Kihei, Maui, owner of Electrical Solutions Co., died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Owatonna, Minn. He is survived by wife Susan, daughter Elizabeth, son Chance, brother Brian and sisters Teresa Karaviotis and Carla Shellooe. Private services.
The Rev. Solomon Kaaukuu
July 8, 2007
The Rev. Solomon Kaaukuu, 83, of Honolulu, a former Pentecostal Faith Assembly pastor, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son David, daughter Joann-Leah Tay, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at the park cemetery.
Clyde Phillips Kahula Sr.
July 11, 2007
Clyde Phillips Kahula Sr., 71, of Hana, Maui, a Maui County Department of Parks and Recreation technician, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shirley; sons Clyde "Bullets" Jr. and Kevin; daughters Corrine, Zelda Mae "Mice," Tina Marie "Leimomi" and Khristina "Khrissy"; hanai son John Boy Kahalehoe; hanai daughter Jackie Krause; and brother Peter. Services: noon Thursday at Wananalua Congregational Church, Hana. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
David Noeau Kekahuna
July 7, 2007
David Noeau Kekahuna, 80, of Waianae, a retired city heavy equipment operator, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Glenn, Walter, Robert and Lauren; daughters Margo Correia, and Erma and Louann Kekahuna; sister Milla; 23 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and after 10 a.m. Friday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nobumatsu Kobashigawa
June 4, 2007
Nobumatsu "Nobu" Kobashigawa, 93, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Kekaha Sugar Co. electrician, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kekaha. He is survived by sons Barry N., Jerry T. and Alvin K.; daughter Jean Rosenow; brothers Matsukichi "Jack," Matsusuki "Jeep" and Shigenobu "Shige"; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Waimea Baptist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Leihua Haruyo Kuapahi
July 13, 2007
Leihua Haruyo Kuapahi, 80, of Mililani, a homemaker, died in Wahiawa. She was born in Nagoya, Japan. She is survived by husband William "Willie," sons Jeffery A. and Steve H., brother Shigeru Yoshida, sister Terio Murase and several grandchildren. Private services.
Patricia Joyce Levasseur
July 7, 2007
Patricia Joyce Levasseur, 67, of Santa Barbara, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, a schoolteacher, died. She was born in Graham, Minn. She is survived by daughters Jeanne, Beth, Constance and Theresa; sisters Nancy, Sharon and Katherine; and three grandchildren. Services held.
Francis Nascimento
July 16, 2007
Francis Nascimento, 91, of Kahului, a retired Peggy & Johnny's salesperson, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by caregiver Clarence De Coite Sr.; brother Steven Franco; sisters Mary Edgeworth, Eleanor Gould, and Dorothy and Vivien Lee; three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
David E. Northcott
June 27, 2007
David E. "Pappy" Northcott, 60, of Ewa Beach, a retired Navy senior chief and owner of the Mailbox Man, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Colorado. He is survived by wife Ereinah, daughters Dori Northcott and Kathrine Neider, hanai son Anthony Neider, sisters Debbie Maloy and Pam Northcott, and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Joseph Arcadio Pamfilo Sr.
July 2, 2007
Joseph Arcadio Pamfilo Sr., 87, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cristina M., son Joseph A. Jr., daughter Clarabelle M. and sisters Narah P. Ramolador and Genoveva P. Paez. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waipahu. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Nellie Kam How Pang
July 6, 2007
Nellie Kam How Pang, 89, of Kaneohe, a former Queen's Medical Center pediatrics nurse, died in Honolulu. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Roderick Y.C. "Roddy" and Renfred Y.H. "Renny," daughter Dorinda G.W. Lum, sisters Mabel Wong and Jacqueline Ho, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ann Catholic Church, Kaneohe. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Cristobal Ramos Ricarde
July 10, 2007
Cristobal Ramos Ricarde, 71, of Haliimaile, Maui, a retired Maui Pine laborer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Reynaldo and Nathaniel; daughters Emerita Palting, Elvira Olivar, Elena Murao and Natalie Ricarde; sister Lourdes Sibayan; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines.
Jane Toyoko Sakugawa
July 18, 2007
Jane Toyoko Sakugawa, 80, of Kula, Maui, co-owner of James C. Sakugawa & Sons Ranch, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband James; sons Ron, Jerry and Eric; daughters Carol Chang and Evelyn Sakugawa; brothers Larry Ishikawa, and Shuei and Bobby Shimabukuro; sisters Dora Watanabe, Hazel Okawaki, Stella Nishibayashi, Elsie Nakasone and Naomi Shimabukuro; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Kahului Baptist Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Julio Purificacion Santiago
July 18, 2007
Julio Purificacion Santiago, 62, of Kilauea, Kauai, a Hawaii Care & Cleaning janitor, died at home. He was born in Barangay, Ferdinand, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Dionicia, son Edgar, daughters Vilma and Donna, and four grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at Kauai Veterans Center, Lihue. Call after 5 p.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date.
Kiichi Seino
July 12, 2007
Kiichi "Kit" Seino, 93, of Lahaina, a Pioneer Mill Co. carpenter, died. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Alan, Dennis, Michael and Thomas; sister Satsuyo "Margie" Nishimura; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Lahaina Jodo Mission. Aloha attire.
Ernest Dalipe Soliven Sr.
June 24, 2007
Ernest Dalipe Soliven Sr., 65, of Ewa Beach, a city waste management employee, died at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marie; sons Ernest D. Jr., Eric and Edward; mother Victoria; and four sisters. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Eva Joan Figueira Stein
July 19, 2007
Eva Joan Figueira Stein, 77, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired licensed practical nurse at the former Honokaa Hospital and Waimea Medical Associates, died at home. She was born in Villa Franca, Hilo. She is survived by husband Nicholas; son Derwin; daughters Joleen Nobriga, Juliann Frasco, Paula Ignacio and Julie Koczur; brother John Araujo; 19 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Papaaloa, Hawaii. Call after 6 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Barney Mokoto Tamura
July 16, 2007
Barney Mokoto Tamura, 46, of Anahola, Kauai, a Kauai Growers Exchange delivery driver, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Liane; parents Henry and Shirley; brother Amos; and sisters Julie Groves, and Kathy and Denise Tamura. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Kapaa. Call after 2 p.m.
Ofelia Vicente Tolentino
July 4, 2007
Ofelia Vicente "Openg" Tolentino, 53, of Honolulu, a Waikiki Jack-in-the-Box food preparer, died in Honolulu. She was born in Luna, Kalinga, Apayao, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Orgelio "Amboy," son Rodel, daughters Lorna Justo and Marites Tolentino, sister Shirley Bautista, brother Reynaldo Vicente and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Levenda Jeanne Valley
July 16, 2007
Levenda Jeanne Valley, 83, of Honolulu, died. She was born in Riverside, Calif. She is survived by daughter Janet Jamerson-Bush, son Almer Jamerson, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Soka Gakkai International-USA, 2729 Pali Highway. Call after 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dale Dung Kwai Wong
July 17, 2007
Dale Dung Kwai "Ah Sook" Wong, 66, of Wahiawa, a retired city driver's license examiner, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edwina M.O.A.; sons Ryan-Li and Carlin K.; sisters Trudy Holder, Cheryl Kim and Joanne Lopez; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Wahiawa, 1233 California Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Toshio Yagi
July 18, 2007
Toshio Yagi, 88, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. warehouseman, died. He also was an Army veteran who served in World War II and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company K. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by daughter Joanne Leiko Tang, brothers Humio and Akira, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 8:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
David Chotoku Yara Jr.
June 23, 2007
David Chotoku Yara Jr., 53, of Honolulu, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Grace Tuisaloo, brothers Charles Linkee and Wayne Tuisaloo, and sisters Terry Raquedan and Darulyn Yara. 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.