Paul Monroe Akeo
Aug. 12, 2007
Paul Monroe Akeo, 66, of Pearl City, a sheetmetal worker, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Zaida; sons Ladd P., Chris M., Sean A. and Kaulana N.; brothers Guy A. Bello and Victor Jr., Naka and Hardy Cleaver; sisters Mona Hoopai and Audrey Aki; and nine grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha School Bernice Pauahi Bishop Chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Ruth Fujiko Amuro
July 26, 2007
Ruth Fujiko Amuro, 78, of Honolulu died in Leeward Integrated Health Services. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by mother Shizue Yamaguchi, son Brian, daughters Peggy Ann Sakata and Patricia Muraki, brother Francis Yamaguchi, sister Karen Fujimoto, and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St., Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
William Sunao Kanda
July 23, 2007
William Sunao Kanda, 76, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Army first sergeant, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Hakipuu. He is survived by daughters Wilma Kanda and Glynis Okamura; brother Kazuo; sisters Barbara "Sumiko" Yamamoto, Lynn "Yuriko" Hamora and Louise "Sayoko" Kanda; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Audrey Lee Kwock
Aug. 6, 2007
Audrey Lee Kwock, 69, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Douglas; daughters Lori Tolentino and Karin Martin; brothers Donald and Wilfred Lee; sisters Ethel Tan, Beatrice Wing and Helen Lum; and eight grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.
Eufemia Corpuz Macabeo
Aug. 5, 2007
Eufemia Corpuz Macabeo, 84, of Kahului, a Napili Shores Resort housekeeper, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Elmer and Perfecto; daughters Francisca Julian, Visitacion De Castro and Paz Colcol; sisters Florencia Raquel and Pilarina Cabitac; 14 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Kahului Full Gospel Temple. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8:45 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Masao Morikawa
Aug. 11, 2007
Masao Morikawa, 94, of Waimea, Kauai, a retired County of Kauai Department of Water maintenance person, died in Kauai Care Center. He was born in Waimea. He is survived by sons Benjamin, Raymond and Ronald; brother Muggsy Morikawa; sister Haruko Seto; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Waimea Honpa Hongwanji. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Carmen Kamela Naehu
Aug. 9, 2007
Carmen Kamela Naehu, 64, of Honolulu, a mechanic, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Wilhelmina; brothers Gordon, Samuel, Cedric and Clayton; sisters Gwendolyn Kaleikini, and Ruth, Holly and Wilhelmina Naehu; and companion Sandy. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
Herbert I. Noonan
Aug. 12, 2007
Herbert I. Noonan, 88, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, an Atlantic-Richfield employee and special assistant to the mayor of Johnston, R.I., died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Providence, R.I. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons Herbert, Allan, Wayne and Glenn; daughter Ann Earles; sister Charlotte Floyd; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Life Care Center of Hilo.
Ralph Hisomu Onzuka
July 31, 2007
Ralph Hisomu Onzuka, 78, of Waianae, a baseball coach, teacher and counselor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by wife Sumie; sons Randal, Rodney and Robb; daughter Stacy; brother Robert; sister Ayame Nishikawa; and four grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Trina Marie Elizabeth Ormeno
Aug. 4, 2007
Trina Marie Elizabeth "Trin" Ormeno, 27, of Honolulu, a paralegal assistant, will be remembered in a Mass at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband George, sons Keoki and Joel, daughter Jasmin, father Daniel G. Seguerre Jr., mother Elizabeth L. Holt-Butler, brother Daniel Seguerre III, sister Memorie Rodriguez and grandparents Daniel G. and Gloria Seguerre Sr. and Elizabeth M. Holt. Call the church after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Patrick Kwan Hum Paek
July 31, 2007
Patrick Kwan Hum Paek, 71, of Mililani died at home. He was born in Taegu, Korea. He is survived by wife Myong Y.; son Harry S.; daughter Jane J. McDonald; brother Tae Hum; sisters Chon Ja Paek, Mi Ja Chang and Choon Hee Cho; and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Po Sananikone
Aug. 1, 2007
Po Sananikone, 87, of Honolulu died. She was born in Laos. She is survived by sons Puongpun, Keo, Phoungthong and Tee; daughters Phouangphet Viengkhou, Jean Hu, and Nancy and P.K. Sananikone; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Sa'olotoga Seumanu
Aug. 4, 2007
Sa'olotoga Seumanu, 68, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Filemoni, Saumaleafu, Motu and Taualai Seumanu, and Matatia Matila; daughters Lusia McKenney, Sologa Pu'auli, Sao Alo and Motu and Setoga Matila; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Samoan Full Gospel Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park.
Riho Shiohira
Aug. 4, 2007
Riho Shiohira, 88, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Dredging and Mutual Welding welder, died at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Aaron and Leo, daughters Pamela Robello and Susan Shiohira, sisters Dora Aoyagi and Jessie Yoshimoto, and five grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. today at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Anthony Silva
Aug. 10, 2007
Anthony Silva, 87, of Haiku, Maui, a retired state Forestry Division field supervisor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Haiku. He is survived by brother John and sisters Julia Bruchal, Mary Boteilho, Margaret Cabral, Cecilia Brun, Rita Silva and Evelyn Pacheco. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Maui Veterans Cemetery. No monetary offerings.
Mark Stephen Spath
Aug. 7, 2007
Mark Stephen Spath, 56, of Wailuku, a self-employed landscaper, died at home. He was born in Toledo, Ohio. He is survived by daughters Megan and Nicole "Coco"; mother Alice; brother Michael; sisters Michelle Duck, Marsha Ardis and Marilyn Mullen; and hanai sister Peewee. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Flowers welcome.
Judo Takahashi
Aug. 10, 2007
Judo "Stoney" Takahashi, 84, of Makawao, Maui, a retired Sheraton Maui painter and maintenance worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in H-Poko, Maui. He is survived by wife Sally, son Bruce, daughters Joella Hirano and Carla Takahashi, brother Masawa, sisters Grace Arata and Irene Shimazu, and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Pookela Church in Makawao, Maui. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Ritsuko Sewake Yanagihara
July 27, 2007
Ritsuko Sewake Yanagihara, 81, of Wahiawa, a retired Leilehua High School and Wahiawa Intermediate teacher and counselor, died in Manoa Senior Care. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Lyle Craig; daughters Donna and Lynn; brothers Richard and William Sewake; sisters Yukiko Nakashima, Mitsuko White and Cheiko Tonai; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.