Paul Monroe Akeo
Aug. 12, 2007
Paul Monroe Akeo, 66, of Pearl City, a sheet metal 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 Schools, Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. A celebration of life will follow at Bishop Museum, Atherton Halau. Additional information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Mary Elizabeth Kapuahaulani Aldosa
July 31, 2007
Mary Elizabeth Kapuahaulani "Mary Beth" Aldosa, 42, of Waipahu died in Waipahu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Leonard; sons Leonard K., Lincoln K. and Lolena K.; daughter Libby Jean K.; mother Vivian Su'a; brother Frank Su'a; and sister Cathy Kaaina. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
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 four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Philomena Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St., Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Wednesday.
Bersamina Balagot Andrada
Aug. 12, 2007
Bersamina Balagot "Inang" Andrada, 85, of Hilo, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Urdaneta, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by sons Juan and Benito, daughter Virgilia Caoagdan, brother Emilio Balagot, five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua section. Casual attire.
Christine Ronnie Brown
Aug. 11, 2007
Christine Ronnie Brown, 70, of Honolulu died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Hazel Brown-Bartholoma, Georgia Chung and Wendy Kealoha; sisters LaVerne Kalahiki-Kauhane and Edwina Hiapo; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Kathryn M. Chamberlain
Aug. 11, 2007
Kathryn M. Chamberlain, 92, of Honolulu, a singer, dancer, actress and artist, died in Honolulu. She was born in Mayville, Wis. She is survived by sons Blaise Domino and Brandon Chamberlain. Private services.
Leo Luke Cullen Jr.
Aug. 7, 2007
Leo Luke Cullen Jr., 87, of Waianae, a retired Lualualei Naval Depot machinist foreman and Makaha Resorts security officer, died at home. He was born in Waiahole. He is survived by sons Leo III, Wayne, Paul, Brian, Francis and Wendell; daughters Caroline Sonsteng, Valerie Garcia, Primrose Cullen, Cynthia Cullen-Sotelo, Janice Collins and Rita Marquez; brothers James, Patrick and Jerry; sister Annie Lee; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 25 at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Aug. 27 at the park cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Miichelle Dolan
Aug. 12, 2007
Michelle Dolan, 54, of Lahaina, a hotel guest service employee, died at home. She was born in Flint, Mich. She is survived by husband Ronald Hetteen. Private services.
Josephus Frendo
July 31, 2007
Josephus "Tito" Frendo, 86, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. employee, died in Aiea. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Charles; daughters Geraldine Van Slyke, Hilda N. Moritz, Pamela Punihauole, Alice Keawemahi and Dawn Torres; 19 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lawrence D. Goo
July 13, 2007
Lawrence D. Goo, 66, of San Francisco, a retired State of California auditor, died in San Francisco. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Elwin. Private services.
Dorothy Teruno Ishibashi
Aug. 12, 2007
Dorothy Teruno Ishibashi, 79, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education cook at Lanakila Elementary School, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Harold M., sons Carl and Steve, daughters Charlotte Goodman and Tammy Nagahama, brothers Tomoji T. and Nobuo R. Horiuchi, sisters Shinobu Maruyama and Miyoko Sakamoto, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
Lawrence Melekini Kalahiki Sr.
Aug. 10, 2007
Lawrence Melekini Kalahiki Sr., 82, of Ewa Beach, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard pipe fitter, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Kahaluu. He is survived by sons Lawrence Jr. and David, daughter Sheila Ishimine, brothers George and David, sister Hilda Mahi, 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Private burial.
Masako Kawakami
Aug. 7, 2007
Masako Kawakami, 94, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She was born in Waikapu, Maui. She is survived by son Ray; daughters Eleanor Yonamine, Janet Umemura and Ruth Fukushima; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services held.
Frank Seishun Kuba
July 23, 2007
Frank Seishun Kuba, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired American Electric electrician, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Lawai, Kauai. He is survived by wife Tomoko, brothers Thomas and George, and sisters Rosalind McGarry, Trudy La'a, Rose Mizokawa and Margaret Craven. Private services.
Melvia Edna Nugent Leong
Aug. 13, 2007
Melvia Edna "Gussie" Nugent Leong, 69, of Kaneohe, a retired registered nurse, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Paul T.; daughters Debra D. Leong and Carol J. Kido; sisters Betty Nakasone, Phyllis Manzano, Gwen Barros and Leona Takita; and a grandchild. A celebration of life will be held 6 p.m. Thursday at Koolau Golf Club. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elaine Nam Min
July 17, 2007
Elaine Nam Min, 88, of Honolulu, co-founder of Min Plastics and a retired Kapiolani Community College instructor, died in Hospice Nuuanu. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Dwight, daughter Donna M. Shiroma and six grandchildren. Private services.
Setsuko Nakauchi
July 26, 2007
Setsuko Nakauchi, 76, of Kaneohe, a supervisor for the Department of Education in Japan, died. She was born in Kobe, Japan. She is survived by brother Masayuki and nephew Lawrence. Private services.
Chiyoko Ono
Aug. 11, 2007
Chiyoko Ono, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Manoa Care Home. She was born in Waiakoa, Maui. She is survived by sons Warren and Allan, daughter Donna Nagatoshi, brothers Henry and Richard Kobayashi, sisters Thelma Liu and Arlene Honda, and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at University Avenue Baptist. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bryson Pagaduan
Aug. 14, 2007
Bryson Pagaduan, 10, of Wailuku, a Wailuku Elementary School student, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Tyson and Billye-Mae, sister Jasmine and grandparents Lawrence Jr. and Katherine Pagaduan, Bill and Williet Medeiros, and Anna Mae Redo. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Door of Faith Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Masami Sato
May 26, 2007
Robert Masami Sato, 39, of Hamlet, N.C., a fumigator, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Darrellyn M.; sons Keola Hackbarth-Coleman and Kapono T.M.; daughters Hiilawe, Niilani and Hiilei; mother Hyenie; brothers Sanford and Karl; and sister Maraellene. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Kaiona Beach Park, Waimanalo.
Rizalina Esteban Soares
Aug. 11, 2007
Rizalina Esteban "Annie" Soares, 61, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Cavite City, Philippines. She is survived by husband Herman; sons John and Jayson; brothers Romulo, Raul and Rogelio Esteban; and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Mary Mamala Nghit Yin Yee
Aug. 10, 2007
Mary Mamala Nghit Yin Yee, 95, of Honolulu, a rental properties owner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kalamaula, Molokai. She is survived by son Warren; daughters Marilyn Lee, June Wong, Aileen Tang and Lynn Coon; brothers Charles and Richard Chong; sister Constance Prange; 15 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private burial.
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.