Bernard Irvine Adams
July 27, 2007
Bernard Irvine Adams, 70, of Mililani died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Fusako T. "Barbara"; sons Alvin, Jason and Chad Adams, and Koji Tomita; daughters Veronica Taamu, Adrianne Wendt, Odette Manupuna and Naoko Page; brother Lawrence Adams; sisters Charlene Kaeha, Miriam Hokoana and Louann Kaawa; 16 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Alfred Andrade
Aug. 2, 2007
Alfred "Cowboy" Andrade, 83, of Waimea, Kamuela, Hawaii, a rancher, Hawaii Trails driver, retired state Department of Transportation and Isemoto Contracting Co. employee, died at home. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ethel C., daughter Jadelyn, sister Bernice Ketterman, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Imiola Congregational Church in Waimea. Call after noon. Casual attire.
Haruko Arakaki
Aug. 9, 2007
Haruko Arakaki, 91, of Kapaau, Kohala, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Halaula, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Myles S.; sons Norman, Glenn and Gerald; daughters Rachel Hirano, Joyce Hamada and Connie Chun; sister Yoshiko Hanashiro; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawi Jodo Mission in Kohala, Hawaii. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Meliton Magbaleta Baldugo
July 26, 2007
Meliton Magbaleta Baldugo, 90, of Waipahu, a retired restaurant worker, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Clarita; children Lily Corpuz, Edwin and Valerie Baldugo, Annabelle Macabantad, Melirose Rocapor, Benilda Sagabaen and Glenda Albano; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Luncheon to follow. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Dorothy Leilani Richards Baumgartner
July 6, 2007
Dorothy Leilani Richards Baumgartner, 95, of Hilo, a retired Unified School District cafeteria manager in Gilroy, Calif., died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by stepsons John, David, Gary, Robert and Glenn; 23 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Ralph James Branco
July 10, 2007
Ralph James Branco, 85, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired County of Hawaii truck driver, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy C., daughters Bernadine Samura and Alberta M. Chew, brother Edwin Castillo, sisters Leona Corpuz and Agnes Bello, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at family residence. Burial: 4 p.m. at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery.
Alfred Antone Brown
Aug. 2, 2007
Alfred Antone Brown, 77, of Waianae, a retired machinist, died at home. He was born in Louiville, Ky. He is survived by sons Alfred, Vincent and Kalia K.; daughters Dutchlyn Barnard, Leihua Williams and Casandia; 45 grandchildren; and 81 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Nanaikapono Protestant Church, 85-235 Pua Ave., Nanakuli. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
William Joseph Crowell Jr.
Aug. 4, 2007
William Joseph "Blackie" Crowell Jr., 82, of Ewa Beach, a retired city refuse worker, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Anita; son William III; daughters Karen, Michele Joseph, Carol Anguay, Addie Tufono and Donna Crowell; sisters Elise "Buddy" Sinclair, Irene Barboza and Alice Souza; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 25 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Felipe Cabanlig Datuin
Aug. 6, 2007
Felipe Cabanlig Datuin, 82, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by sons Pacifico "Pic," Danilo "Danny," Nestor, Felipe "Philip" Jr. and Rogelio "Jojo"; daughter Michelle Datuin-Acfalle; and brothers Juanito "Tito" and Ernesto "Eming." Services to be held in Guam.
Gwen E. Groom
May 23, 2007
Gwen E. Groom, 85, of Kailua died in Kailua. She was born in Buffalo County, Neb. She is survived by sons Joe and Jed, daughter Gail Thompson, sister Sharon Alexander and eight grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Celebration of life to follow at family residence. Additional information for an obituary printed Saturday.
Harry Hololio Hanakahi
Aug. 4, 2007
Harry Hololio Hanakahi, 81, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died in Molokai General Hospital in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He was born in Kalamaula, Molokai. He is survived by wife Vanda, sons William-Ammon and Kavin, daughter Kimberlee Monroe, a grandchild and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kalamaula. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kanakaloloa Cemetery in Hoolehua.
Joanna Martines Nobriga Kaawaloa
Aug. 6, 2007
Joanna Martines Nobriga "Anna" Kaawaloa, 50, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Pahoa Elementary School teacher and mentor, died at home. She was born in North Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Jesse Sr.; son Jesse Jr.; daughters Jolynn M.K. Casco, Jaydene Kaawaloa-Alidon and Crystal Brown; brother Neil Tampon; sister Betty Brigoli; and nine grandchildren. Celebration of life: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Masako Uehara Kaneshiro
Aug. 6, 2007
Masako Uehara Kaneshiro, 94, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by children Jane Nakama and Muriel, Deanna and David Kaneshiro, and Carol Ann Chang; brother George Uehara; sisters Laura Shima and Bessie Takahashi; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Call after 3 p.m. Private inurnment.
Helene Makahikikou Kaukini
Aug. 10, 2007
Helene Makahikikou Kaukini, 88, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by children Helene Konanui, Henrietta Maunakea and Elizabeth, Verlie and Thomas Kaukini; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Luncheon to follow at the mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Thelma Satoe Kimura
July 28, 2007
Thelma Satoe Kimura, 86, of Honolulu, a former Kimura Florist owner, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by husband George S.; sons Terence and Clarence; daughters Frances Ashimine, Betty Jane Tamashiro and Kay Saito; brother Wilfred Ueki; 18 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Harry Setsuo Matsuo
Aug. 3, 2007
Harry Setsuo Matsuo, 87, of Hilo, a retired Miko Meats meat cutter and U.S. Army Company F 442nd Regimental Combat Team member, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Gaylien Fujioka, Lynette Yanagihara and Charlene Komeiji; brother Raymond Matsuo; sisters Yoshiko Ma- tsuo, Tokiko Kubota and Kiyoko and Noriko Nakafuji; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Asako Miyamoto
Aug. 7, 2007
Asako Miyamoto, 89, of Kahului, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons Richard and Thomas; brothers Robert and Tatsuo Suehiro; sisters Haruko Uchimura, Edna Takayama, Yoneko Hashimoto, Sadako Nakao and Yoshie Suehiro; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mildred Miyano Nakamichi
July 26, 2007
Mildred Miyano Nakamichi, 91, of Honolulu, a retired JT Marshall garment manufacturing tracer, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Milton M. and Steven S., daughters Sandra T. Kajiwara and Patricia S. Contrafatto, brother Dick Kashiwaeda, sister Kay Shibasaki, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dawn Meilani Noa
July 26, 2007
Dawn Meilani Noa, 57, of Kaneohe, formerly of Kalihi, a retired Hawaiian Telcom operator, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Lambert; daughters Carroll-Ann Fernandez-Kuanoni, Shannon Vertido, Desiree Noa-Cameron, Melanie Noa-Kono and Natlie Noa-Mokiao; brothers Dean and Cye Fernandez, and Ernesto and Frank Amian; sister Audrey Chandler; 13 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Service: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation: 1:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Evelyn Matsuyo Osaki
Aug. 7, 2007
Evelyn Matsuyo Osaki, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Queen's Coffee Shop waitress, died in Hi'olani Care Center at Kahala Nui. She was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. She is survived by sons George and Allan, daughters Karen Ushijima and Cynthia Fujinaka, brother Francis Morimoto, sisters Bessie Murakami and Gladys Yang, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Ray Noboru Otani
Aug. 5, 2007
Ray Noboru Otani, 60, of Keaau, Hawaii, a former Fair Contracting estimator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Raylynn Carvalho and Renee Otani, sisters Mildred DeMattos and Darlene Martin, and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. Bring in a written piece of paper about Ray Otani as the family would like to create an album of stories to be read by the family at a later date.
Joseph Parages
Aug. 4, 2007
Joseph Parages, 70, of Waianae, a retired Aloha Airlines aircraft maintenance man, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rickie J. and Glenn C., daughter Jolyn K. Kim Hahn, brothers Alexander "Rogie" and Ronald "Steven," sisters Geneieve "Inday" Delos Santos and Lucia "Darling" Benoza, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Warren Edward Rapozo
Aug. 8, 2007
Warren Edward Rapozo, 64, of Kailua-Kona, a former police officer, owner of the former Rainbow Cutting Co. hair salon and an artist, died at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Edna, daughter Tasha, partner Nick Ripp, mother Albina, brothers Norman and Brian, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Masako Fukushima Schofield
Aug. 9, 2007
Mary Masako Fukushima Schofield, 84, of San Francisco, a retired federal government employee and real property trust manager, died in San Francisco. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Lane, daughter Christy Tada and a grandchild. Services to be held at a later date.
Francis Hen-Tet Woo
Aug. 5, 2007
Francis Hen-Tet Woo, 97, of Hilo, a state public health engineer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Puanani; sons Glenn Frank and Russell, and Kalei Kini; daughters Lokelani Parker and Leolani Kini; brother Thomas Kui-Tet; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Episcopal Church in Palama, 720 N. King St. Call after 1:15 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Elizabeth Church.
Takeo Yamaguchi
Aug. 2, 2007
Takeo Yamaguchi, 85, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, formerly of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired independent sugar cane planter and anthurium farmer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa. He is survived by sisters Asako and Hanako Fukuki, Rose Nishimura and Ruth Kaneda. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Namiko Tanabe Yoshida
July 30, 2007
Namiko Tanabe Yoshida, 96, of Mililani died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Hugh Y. and Rueben, sister Tsutayo Saito, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Clayton Sunao Yoshikawa
July 28, 2007
Clayton Sunao Yoshikawa, 59, of Honolulu, a state Department of Transportation Airport Division auto mechanic, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. Private services.
Misue Shimizu Yoshizawa
July 21, 2007
Misue Shimizu Yoshizawa, 83, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired cook for the former KK Pantry and Seven Seas Restaurant, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Edward, daughters Linda and Jeanne, and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.
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.