Stanley Toru Ambo
Aug. 28, 2007
Stanley Toru Ambo, 76, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel and Lockheed Air Terminal Services operations manager, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife May T., sons Richard and Bryce, daughters Kathleen Potter and Julie Balonick, sisters Sally Takahashi and Misao Kim, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Dorothy S. Cabral
Sept. 2, 2007
Dorothy S. Cabral, 92, of Hilo, a retired Evelyn Margolis Fashions Inc. sales clerk in Hilo, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by son Al, daughter Joyce Wong, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Juan Martinez Castelo Sr.
Aug. 24, 2007
Juan Martinez "Johnny" Castelo Sr., 91, of Waipahu, a retired E.E. Black Construction Co. employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Aliaga, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. He is survived by wife Bibiana B.; sons Elizardo, Rogelio, Rodolfo, Juan Jr., Gerardo, Diosdado, Romeo and Arnel; daughters Teresita Agtarap and Sally Espiritu; 23 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9:45 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Tuesday.
Mabel Yuk Yin Choy
Sept. 1, 2007
Mabel Yuk Yin Choy, 93, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper and cashier for a retail store, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Stephen S.D., daughters Adrienne M.C. Winchester and Stephanie L.D. Naea, brothers Stanley Y.L. and Wallace Y.F. Kam, sisters Jessie Freeney and Pearl Holifield, 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2:15 p.m. at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jack Shan Yuen Chu
Sept. 9, 2007
Jack Shan Yuen Chu, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 17 sheet metal worker, died in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Kapaia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Janet Ah Ting; brothers George H.T. Chu and Robert, Wilfred and Warren Chung; and sisters Charlotte and Grace Young, and Elsie Mau. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Loretta Gladys Ferrara
Sept. 8, 2007
Loretta Gladys Ferrara, 66, of Kailua, a retired state correctional officer, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by son Thomas, daughter Tina Pearson, brothers Robert Pedro and Michael Perry, sisters Ramona Gale and Silvia Kellums, and two grandchildren. Services: noon tomorrow at Bayview Golf Course, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ronald Kalani Flores
Sept. 1, 2007
Ronald Kalani Flores, 68, of Anahola, Kauai, a musician, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Merlene P.; sons Charles Cobb-Adams Jr. and Demaine and Quentin Flores; daughters Blossom Kawahara and Annette Coloma; brother William "Willy" Akima Sr.; sister Laura Shipman; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sept. 22 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual and aloha attire.
Hipolito Gombio Jr.
Aug. 27, 2007
Hipolito Gombio Jr., 64, of Wahiawa, a U.S. Air Force retiree and Schofield Barracks civil service employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons James V., Jason A. and Jay P.; brother Edwin; sisters Lani Gombio, Victoria Vierra and Dolores Villanueva; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: noon at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery in Wahiawa. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Gilbert Tsugio Hamada
Aug. 28, 2007
Gilbert Tsugio Hamada, 72, of Hilo, a retired H.S. Gray salesman, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Eddie and Roy, and sister Shizue Sugihara. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Paul Haruo Hayashida
Sept. 5, 2007
Paul Haruo Hayashida, 67, of Honolulu, an Ilikai Hotel banquet bartender, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Marjorie, sons Rocky and Darrell Zukemura, daughters Tracy Yasuda and Kori Hayashida, brothers Melvin and Glen, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Moiliili Hongwanji. No flowers.
Betty Fumiko Higashi
Sept. 1, 2007
Betty Fumiko Higashi, 85, of Kailua, a retired Bill Park's Upholstery seamstress, died in Queen's Hospice. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Adrian M. Kozuki; stepsons Larry H., Thomas T. and Michael T.; daughters Catherine M. Johnson, Frances M. Oliver, MaryAnn S. Marrotte, Theresa M. Carmichael and Claire LaCaille; stepdaughter Kay H. Hunt; brothers Kenneth and Kazumi Omoto; sister Joan Matsumoto; 10 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. today at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sumiko Iwamoto
Sept. 4, 2007
Sumiko Iwamoto, 77, of Waipahu died at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Warren, daughter Karen Sandoff, sister Ikuko Takahashi, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Alice Wai Jun Lum Lee
Aug. 29, 2007
Alice Wai Jun Lum Lee, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Michael and Rodney, daughters Shirley and Carole-Ann, sister Clara Foo and a grandchild. Services: noon Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lurena Yee Lee
Aug. 10, 2007
Lurena Yee Lee, 93, of Hono- lulu, a retired teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Jeffrey "Buzzy," daughter Eva Zane, sister Priscilla "Charlotte" Chee, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Community Church of Honolulu, St. Francis Hospice, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorder Association.
Edith Hatsuko Miyashiro
Aug. 29, 2007
Edith Hatsuko Miyashiro, 93, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Richard S. and James S., daughters Patricia H. Fukuji, brothers Rikio and James M. Miyashiro, sisters Nancy Shinsato and Betty Kinney, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hiroshi Muneoka
Aug. 25, 2007
Hiroshi Muneoka, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard welder and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Stanley, brothers Masashi and George, and sister Kikuyo Kageyama, Tomei Nakahara and Helen Kawahara. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Tuesday.
Tom Nagano
Sept. 7, 2007
Tom Nagano, 72, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base crane inspector, died at home. He was born in Molokai. He is survived by wife Roberta; daughters Doreen Torres, Deborah Uetake and Noelle Tafaoa; sisters Kay Tamanaha, Jean Misaki and June Ozu; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Private inurnment to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Linda Naomi Nishida
Sept. 4, 2007
Linda Naomi Nishida, 54, of Honolulu, a state public library system technician at Kaimuki Library, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Nobuko. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kaedin Kalaokalani Nishimura
Aug. 22, 2007
Kaedin Kalaokalani Nishimura, infant son of Stephanie Gouveia and Joshua Nishimura, of Kaneohe died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Hono- lulu. He is also survived by grandparents Dawn Sabate, and Robert and Maureen Gouveia; and great-grandparents Stanley and Dolly Gouveia, Bryson and Arminta Nishimura, Lee and Pat Sheather, and Shizue Muranaka. Private services.
Pilaries Carrera Escalera Robello
Sept. 9, 2007
Pilaries Carrera Escalera Robello, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Seville, Spain. She is survived by sons Fredrick K. and Cedric, daughter Frances F. Akana, caretaker Julie Aguinaldo, 10 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Nancy Natsuko Sakai
Sept. 4, 2007
Nancy Natsuko Sakai, 75, of Honolulu, a retired medical assistant, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Rod K.; daughter Cynthia Kaleiohi; brothers Edward, Richard, Arthur and Rodney Horio; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hazel H. Satoshige
Sept. 7, 2007
Hazel H. Satoshige, 78, of Kahului, a executive secretary in Los Angeles, died in Kahului. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Irving and sisters Shirley S. DeCoite and Violet DePonte. Private services.
Shizuko Sumiye
Aug. 19, 2007
Shizuko Sumiye, 82, of Kailua, a retired Star Market employee, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hideo "Herbert"; sons Harry, Edwin and Carl; daughters Chris Imoto and Lorraine Sumiye; brother Takashi "Bozu" Matsuda; sister Haruko Yokomoto; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Pauline La Thieu
Sept. 9, 2007
Pauline La Thieu, 54, of Honolulu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Saigon, Vietnam. She is survived by husband Loi; sons Danh, Loc and Vinh; daughters Thulan and Alice; brothers Tri Cao, Dong Cao and Qui Cao La; sisters Odette Nozaki and Nghia Cao, Nguyet Cao, Ngoc Dung Thi and Ngoc Anh Thi La; and three grandchildren. Buddhist services: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary.
Yoichiro Uyeda
Aug. 26, 2007
Yoichiro Uyeda, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Uyeda Shoe Store owner, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kazue, sons Alan and Kevin, daughters Beverly Hashimoto and Claire Takashima, brothers Robert and Kenneth, sisters Sawayo Chikasuye and Amy Miyake, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Kenneth T. Yamada
Sept. 7, 2007
Kenneth T. Yamada, 47, of Waipahu, a Servco Auto Honolulu sales consultant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Denise H., son Darren K., daughter Danielle T., mother Dora and sister Linda Y. Services pending.
Jacob Sen Yanuaria
Aug. 25, 2007
Jacob Sen Yanuaria, 29, of Honolulu died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Kayla, Kiara, Jaden and Gavin; father Jaime; mother Sharon Luangkhoth; companion Dinah; brother Devin Luangkhoth; sisters Justina and Aime Yanuaria; and grandparents. 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.