Richard Clarence Ahlf
Sept. 11, 2007
Richard Clarence Ahlf, 62, of Aiea died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Charlotte H.; hanai daughter Michelle Baron-Sarvida; sisters Katherine Green, Mary Smith, Margaret Medina and Elizabeth Bender; and a hanai grandchild. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m.. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Vicente Majotoc Barbasa
Sept. 1, 2007
Vicente Majotoc Barbasa, 81, of Ewa Beach, a World War II veteran, died in Leeward Integrated Health Service, Inc. He was born in Pila, Laguna, Philippines. He is survived by wife Adela R.; sons Renato, Ireneo, Celso, Roberto, Romeo, Felicito and Jhun; daughters Virginia Faller and Lucita Paguio; brothers Delfin, Beltran and Pepito; sister Erlinda Estrada; 30 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Oliver Cabreira Jr.
Sept. 11, 2007
Oliver Cabreira Jr., 58, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a sheet metal mechanic and plumber, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by companion Kim Buscaino, sons Oliver W. and Ryan, daughter Renee Ann, parents Ethel and Manuel Martinez, brothers Leighton and Joseph, sisters Carol Kekaualua and Gwen Cabreira, and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. next Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m. next Tuesday. Casual attire. No flowers.
Waiola Ann Alohalani Gionson
Aug. 29, 2007
Waiola Ann Alohalani "Aloha" Gionson, 56, of Ewa Beach died at home. She was born in Nanakuli. She is survived by husband Darrel D. Sr.; sons Darrel D. Jr. and Daniel; daughters Germaine Moniz, Leah Gionson, Cindy Lonzaga and Tina Agoto; father Henry Preece; mother Katie Moa; brother Didi Glover; sisters Marilyn Kealoha, Alvina Adams, Benny L. Spencer, Elizabeth Moore, Lei Mokiao and Cheryl Ann and Luana Moa. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Richard Minoru Jitchaku
Sept. 5, 2007
Richard Minoru Jitchaku, 95, of Hilo, a retired Realtor, died in Hilo. He was born in Onomea, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Alvin and Robert; daughter Nanette Hiraoka; sisters Kay Paik, Harriet Weinrich, Margie Gushiken and Aileen Kuba; caretakers Rudy and Noemi Arzaga and Emma J. Sumiboay; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
George Nobuyuki Kimura
Sept. 3, 2007
George Nobuyuki Kimura, 74, of Honolulu, a retired ceramist and Sy Allan Designs owner and operator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Dorothy M.; daughter Kathy K.; sisters Grace M. Morioka, Ellen K. Kimura and Eiko Sherlock; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Seichi Kuba
Sept. 1, 2007
Thomas Seichi Kuba, 89, of Honolulu, formerly of Kailua, a retired Pacific Machinery heavy equipment mechanic, died. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Caroline T. Okazaki and Louise N. Kuba; brother George S.; sisters Rosalind McGarry, Gertrude Laa, Rose Mizukawa and Margaret Craven; and a grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Jerome Opuulani Chong Chin Leong
Sept. 4, 2007
Jerome Opuulani Chong Chin "Chinny" Leong, 66, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a retired United Airlines cabin service lead, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yolanda "Leimomi"; son Jerome J.; daughters Celeste Lee and Danielle Ho; mother Cecilia Ah Laun Leong; brothers Joseph, David, Timothy and George; sister Lucy Albo; and six grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 4 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.
Robert Kootatsu Maja
Aug. 24, 2007
Robert Kootatsu Maja, 84, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired former Hilo Coast Processing Co. employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rosa, sons Brian and Lance, and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rodney Patrick Miyaguchi
Aug. 28, 2007
Rodney Patrick Miyaguchi, 53, of Ewa Beach, formerly of Pukalani, Maui, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Lorna; sons Carlin, Dustin and Byron; parents Kenzo and Thelma; brothers Dwight and Jonathan; and sisters Joanne Nakagawa and Adriene Miyaguchi. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at King's Cathedral. Call after 6:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Helen D. Murray
Sept. 8, 2007
Helen D. Murray, 74, of Hilo, a retired Murray, Smith and Associates secretary and homemaker, died at home. She was born in Durant, Okla. She is survived by son Paul; daughters Tracey Akau, Leslie Pascual and Sharon Martins; brother Richard Foster; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual and aloha attire.
Lorito Dela Cruz Sabado
Sept. 10, 2007
Lorito Dela Cruz "Larry" Sabado, 68, of Pearl City, a retired machinist, died in Mililani. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Gloria J.; son Geoffrey; daughters Lisa Rivera and Lara Moncada; mother Roselina Manzano; stepmother Carmen; brothers Michael Sabado and Benny, Vicente Jr. and Rudy Manzano; sisters Linda Evangelista, Judy Cajigal, Patsy Keane, Irene Coe, Ruthie Esdicul, Lorraine Shimabukuro and Pearlla Bagood; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Eva Anna Schaffer
Sept. 12, 2007
Eva Anna Schaffer, 86, of Kailua died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Czechoslovakia. She is survived by sons Alexander "Sandy" and Charles, daughters Katharine "Kathy" and Elizabeth "Betsy," five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Windward United Church of Christ. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Maria Victoria Schuette
Sept. 10, 2007
Maria Victoria Schuette, 49, of Ewa Beach, a Department of the Army accountant at Wheeler Army Airfield, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Zuriel Morata, daughter Mahala Morata, father Teofilo Pasaoa, brothers Roque and Alfredo Pasaoa, and sisters Dorothea Pioroda, Josieline Calubaquib and Blesilda Fuentes. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church in Ewa, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Eunice Miyuki Tomita
Sept. 7, 2007
Eunice Miyuki Tomita, 55, of Honolulu, an Alston Hunt Floyd and Ing secretary, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Rodney K., son Darrin M., daughter Dawn S., father Mitsuhara H. Uchida, mother Doris M. Uchida and brother Rick Uchida. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
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.