Granville Davis Abbott III
Aug. 24, 2007
Granville Davis Abbott III, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Heald's Business College professor, died in Hale Ola Kino. He was born in Oakland, Calif. He is survived by sons Dave and Chris; daughters Vickie Abbott, Louisa Kleier and Cathy Coste; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sts. Peter and Paul Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Donations suggested to Punahou School Scholarship or Suicide Prevention Hotline.
Stanley Masaharu Akita
Aug. 27, 2007
Stanley Masaharu Akita, 84, of Honolulu, a retired state Highways Division civil engineer, 100th Battalion Company C and 442 Regimental Combat Team Company K member and World War II veteran, died. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Cynthia T. Murphy and April S. Yukitomo, brothers Wendell and Burton, sister Helen Yugawa and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. next Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Christian Reginald Kaliko Aona Jr.
July 28, 2007
Christian Reginald Kaliko "Reggie" Aona Jr., 84, of Waianae, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart and Silver Star recipient, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ronald K. Young Sr. and Christian R.K. Aona III, daughters Audrey H. Timbale and Katherine R.K. Edsell, brother Walter, sisters Evangeline Kaeo and Elizabeth Short, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Ruth Hazen Blackburn
Aug. 26, 2007
Ruth Hazen Blackburn, 86, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Winner, S.D. She is survived by sons James, Stephen and Richard; daughter Diane Hochberg; brother Zebina Hazen; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. today at Holy Nativity Church. Aloha attire.
Jessica Elena Blando
Aug. 26, 2007
Jessica Elena Blando, 31, of Wailuku, a Grand Wailea Hotel reservationist, died at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Freddie; mother Dorothy Furtado; son Jeffrie; brothers Frank, Jessie, Clinton, Bradley and Thomas Furtado Jr.; and sisters Alison Crichton, Caroline Dodge, April Toussant and Tina and Peggy Furtado. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Leis welcome.
Moses Bonner
Aug. 23, 2007
Moses Bonner, 89, of Honolulu, retired machinist mate, died in Honolulu. He was born in Bibb, Ga. He is survived by wife Helen; stepson Harold Moore; daughters Debra C. and Carol Y. Bonner, and Marie S. Silva; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Shirley Bryant Callis
Aug. 23, 2007
Shirley Bryant Callis, 78, formerly of Honolulu, a former Outrigger Hotels travel department employee, died. She is survived by husband Harold, sons Bryant and Brent, brothers, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Lung Association or charity.
Nelly Coster
Aug. 24, 2007
Nelly Coster, 84, of Honolulu, a retired secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Batavia, Indonesia. She is survived by nieces Lotta Ingelse and Hilke Vogels. Private services. Donations suggested to Honolulu Academy of Arts.
Raymond Takamichi Fujio
Aug. 23, 2007
Raymond Takamichi Fujio, 84, of Wahiawa, a retired NAPA salesman, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sue, son Daral, brother Wallace and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Colletta Yoko Hanaoka
Aug. 14, 2007
Colletta Yoko Hanaoka, 72, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Alvin H. and Cary S. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Barbara Hayward
Aug. 20, 2007
Barbara Hayward, 60, of Honolulu, a Kamehameha School art teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by husband Dean; daughters Julie K. Trout, Susan M. Scanlon and Linda K. McArthur; brother James C. Louis Jr.; sisters Jaimee Louis-Jacques and Christina Sanders; and seven grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Maria G. Koorenhof
Aug. 24, 2007
Maria G. Koorenhof, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Holland. She is survived by husband Johan, sons Albert and Peter, daughter Monique and two grandchildren. Private services.
Lai Moi Sue Lum
Aug. 23, 2007
Lai Moi Sue Lum, 94, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Waiohinu, Hawaii. She is survived by son Richard U.C. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Anna Jane Makua
Aug. 19, 2007
Anna Jane Makua, 86, of Kailua, a retired registered nurse, died in Honolulu. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by husband Richard, son Mark, daughters Diane Hooper and Nancy Chang, sister Mary Bessenbacher and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Kiyoshi Mori
Aug. 11, 2007
Kiyoshi Mori, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Ameron employee, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Anahola, Kauai. He is survived by wife Lillian Siu Kin, brother Richard and sister Laura Yamanaka. Private services.
Glenn Hiroshi Onaga
Aug. 11, 2007
Glenn Hiroshi Onaga, 58, of Waipahu, a Times Super Market meat cutter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen J.K., stepson Paul G. Lucas, stepdaughter Sherrie Anne K.L. Menor, sisters Patrica Sakamoto and Audrey Richards, three step-grandchildren and a step-grandchild. Private services.
Masao Takata
Aug. 16, 2007
Masao Takata, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Diamond Bakery Co. delivery driver and U.S. Army veteran, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Kenneth and James. 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.