Andrew Isamu Abe Sr.
Aug. 14, 2007
Andrew Isamu Abe Sr., 76, of Honolulu, a retired goldsmith, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katsuyo; son Andrew Jr.; daughter Koreen K. Shiosaki; mother Jennie; brothers Henry, William, Milton, Robert and Stephen; sisters Pauline Wood, Beatrice Emperada and Elaine Taparra; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Remigio Sipin Gacusan
July 28, 2007
Remigio Sipin "Remic" Gacusan, 89, of Ewa Beach, a retired Del Monte Fresh Produce employee, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Barrangay Dan-Ar, Santiago, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Aurelia E.; daughters Teresa Caranza, Anaclita Padilla, Nelia Navarro and Reina Ocampo; sister Sabina Pascua; six grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Janet R. Hodge
Aug. 15, 2007
Janet R. Hodge, 98, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Swissvale, Pa. She is survived by son Raymond, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Pennsylvania at a later date.
Clara Dale Brown Kahunanui
Aug. 23, 2007
Clara Dale Brown Kahunanui, 58, of Wailuku, a Wackenhut airport security captain on Maui, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Washington, Ind. She is survived by husband Steven; sons Santiago C. Mateo III and Gino Aquino; daughters Santy K. Mateo, Jane K. Luis-Mateo, Stephanie K. Ruabono, Vanessa Tau'a and Gayle; brother Denny Brown; sisters Nancy, Susan and Debbie; and 17 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 1 p.m. Monday at Hale Keawe Beach Road, Small Boat Ramp, Kahului Harbor. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Patricia Makia Kupa
Aug. 3, 2007
Patricia Makia "Pat" Kupa, 61, of Nanakuli died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Daniel Sr.; sons Daniel Jr. and William W.; daughter Vanessa Kaikala; brothers Edward "Hinano" Werner and Jerome, John Jr. and William Kekino; sisters Gladiola "Tita" Kekino, Gwendolyn Donatiello, Mary Mahiai, Geraldine Kupa and Eastria Mokiao; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Door of Faith Mission, 89-142 Haleakala Ave., Nanakuli. Call after 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Ivanette Mahealani Naungayan
Aug. 21, 2007
Ivanette Mahealani "Mahea" Naungayan, 53, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Pahoa Elementary School special-education assistant, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Benjamen A., sons Panekire K.K. and Pohaikealoha H., daughter Leimanu K.H., mother Marleen Wood, father John Wood, brothers Leslie "Ipo" Young and Anthony "Kealoha" Wood, and sister Cecelia K. Kapihe. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Cremation to follow at Dodo Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Corason Soriano
July 31, 2007
Corason Soriano, 75, of Waipahu, a Nurses/Medical Corps captain in the U.S. Army who served in the Vietnam War, died at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sister Consuelo Bray. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Inez Charlotte Kulani Stevens
Aug. 1, 2007
Inez Charlotte Kulani Stevens, 72, of Mililani, a retired Wheeler Elementary School librarian, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Lorin "Kaleo," daughters Laurie Stevens and Lisa Taumuli, brothers Solomon and James Kaiona, sister Francine Kaiona and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Ted K. Tamashiro
Aug. 9, 2007
Ted K. Tamashiro, 88, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Ulumalu, Maui. He is survived by wife Shizue; sons Stephen and Alton; daughters Beatrice Sakuma, Bernice Tamashiro, Sandra Yuu and Elaine Garo; brothers Leroy and Leslie; sisters Tamako Gushi, Agnes Tonouchi, Gladys Tengan and Lillian Oshiro; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Torao Watanabe
Aug. 16, 2007
Torao "Wimpy" Watanabe, 85, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a Constructors Hawaii carpenter, former Hawaii state building inspector and licensed general contractor and U.S. Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Aiko; sons Wayne and Lance, daughters Diane and Janice; brothers Iwao, Tsuneo and Katsumi; and sisters Yasuko Hatada and Kuniye Fujihara. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahakai School cafetorium off Alii Drive, Kailua-Kona. Call after 10 a.m. Luncheon to follow. 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.