Satoji Arisumi
Sept. 6, 2007
Satoji "Butch" Arisumi, 84, of Wailuku died at home. He was born in Olinda, Maui. He is survived by sons Neal and Rory; daughter Iris Takitani; brothers Hiroshi "H," Yoshio "John," Mitsuo "Mits," Masato "Mas," Tadashi "Tady" and Toshio "Joe"; sisters Aiko "Helen" Yamashige and Tokie Taira; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services held.
Betty Jane Bradley
Sept. 10, 2007
Betty Jane "B.J." Bradley, 58, of Kapolei, a Waikiki Trader Corp. computer programmer and office manager, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son John R. Fa'asisila, brother Gilbert Pacheco and sister Dorothy Jose. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday and 10:30 a.m. next Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Tuesday and 9:30 a.m. Wednesday. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jeanne Karolyn Brown
Aug. 28, 2007
Jeanne Karolyn Brown, 58, of Utah, a book store manager, died. She was born in Germany. She is survived by brother Karl W. and sister Karen Harms. Private services to be held at a later date. For more information, contact Karl Brown, 834 West Hopkins St., San Marcos, TX 78666; or call (512) 392-0418.
Theodore Frederick Bruhl
Sept. 12, 2007
Theodore Frederick Bruhl, 80, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Burlington, Iowa. He is survived by wife Anita; sons Christopher, William and Robert; daughters Lynda Kerwin and Marilee Mattson; many hanai children; brother Richard; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 1 p.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after noon. Casual attire.
Tsumae Chang
Aug. 28, 2007
Tsumae Chang, 75, of Aiea, a Pola Cosmetics sales consultant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband James, son Thomas, daughter Anna, brother Akira and sisters Yoshiko and Shizuko. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Winifred Chung
Sept. 9, 2007
Winifred "Winnie" Chung, 78, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Herbert, Richard, Michael, Edwin, Louis and Keith "Pep"; daughter Vanessa Labinia; sisters Mildred Lamp and Charlotte Wilson; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Call after 9 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.
Kathleen Gayle Clark
Sept. 15, 2007
Kathleen Gayle Clark, 48, of Honolulu, a certified insurance counselor and King and Neel Inc. vice president, died in Honolulu. She was born in Encino, Calif. She is survived by husband Bruce and parents William and Geraldine "Jerry" Agnew. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 12:45 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Muscular Dystrophy Association.
Edward W. Gilbert Sr.
Sept. 12, 2007
Edward W. Gilbert Sr., 93, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. customs chief inspector, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Sherrill, N.Y. He is survived by sons Robert and Edward Jr., a grandchild and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rolando Galvez Gubatan
Sept. 11, 2007
Rolando Galvez "Rady" Gubatan, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Metropolitan Maintenance Inc. worker at the University of Hawaii, died in Honolulu. He was born in San Carlos, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eufemia "Peming"; sons Raul, Maico and Rolando "Onyol" Jr.; brothers Pilo, Edie, Inocencio "Enciong" and Teodorico "Eto"; sisters Angelina "Naly" Ramos and Emelda Mariano; and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. next Wednesday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
William C. Haglund
Sept. 16, 2007
William C. "Bill" Haglund, 84, of Kihei, Maui, a farm manager, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Illinois. Private services.
Jerry Shoichi Hattori
Aug. 27, 2007
Jerry Shoichi "Hojo" Hattori, 62, of Waipahu, a retired Allied Floor Corp. employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cheryl, son Marc, mother Kiyoko, brothers Kenneth and Ray, and sisters Joyce Hattori and Thelma Oda. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Troy Akio Iwaki
Sept. 2, 2007
Troy Akio Iwaki, 46, of Las Vegas, a former casino employee, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Shari, father James and brother Scott. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Chew Yung Young Lau
Aug. 29, 2007
Chew Yung Young Lau, 92, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Lambert, Dennis and Henry; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bernice Mokihana Malani
Sept. 17, 2007
Bernice Mokihana Malani, 75, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a retired Waiakea High School cafeteria manager, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Francis and Clement and sister Mona. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Laupahoehoe Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery, Laupahoehoe Point. Casual attire.
Avelina Basila Manglicmot
Sept. 14, 2007
Avelina Basila Manglicmot, 75, of Kihei, Maui, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. She is survived by husband Vicente F. Sr.; sons Mario and Vicente Jr.; daughters Myrna Fernandez, Amelia Sistoza and Maritez Suyat; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park, Garden of Meditation.
Genoveva Amansec Mejia
Sept. 9, 2007
Genoveva Amansec Mejia, 82, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by son Ernesto, daughters Virginia M. Germain and Gisela Bulusan, sister Carmen Soquila, 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Louis Aloyis Mendes Jr.
Sept. 13, 2007
Louis Aloyis "Brahma" Mendes Jr., 81, of Kapaa, Kauai, a paniolo and retired heavy equipment operator, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wailua Homesteads. He is survived by wife Lucille "Lucy" Shannon; stepsons Kevin and Kerry Shannon; daughters Carole Akoteu, Cherie Kahalekai and Valory Montero; stepdaughter Karen Oliver; brother Raymond; sister Mabel Silva and Josephine Bandman; four grandchildren; and seven step-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Monday.
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. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at King's Cathedral in Puunene, Maui. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Katsumi Nishimoto
Aug. 30, 2007
Katsumi Nishimoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association assistant geneticist, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Robert and Ronald Sumida, daughter Carol Matsunaga, brothers Norman and Karl, sister Sumi Khim, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
James Oyabu
Sept. 11, 2007
James "Blackie" Oyabu, 87, of Kahului, a retired painter, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Myron; daughters Charlotte Orikasa and Winifred Britt; brothers Tom and Sueo; sisters Lillian Tanita, Alice Lee and Haruko Yoshida; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Maui Memorial Park. Call after 2 p.m. Luncheon: 3:30 p.m. at Nakamura Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Fumio Sadaoka
Sept. 5, 2007
Fumio Sadaoka, 83, of Honolulu, a First Hawaiian Bank International Banking vice president, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Robert R,; daughter Lynn F.S. Totoki; sisters Masako "Ruth" Sadaoka, Kuniko S. Teshima and Grace M. Lee; and four grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment to be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Keala Cecelia Sajolan
Sept. 9, 2007
Keala Cecelia Sajolan, 66, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kula, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Theodore; mother Nancy Purdy; brothers Daniel Jr., Ned, Michael Sr. and Ralph "Halulu" Purdy; and sister Mary Schmidt. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Theodore Sajolan
Sept. 14, 2007
Theodore Sajolan, 67, of Wailuku, a retired self-employed plumber, died at home. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by sisters Connie Kehano and Rose Hipolito. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Norman Kikuji Sato
Sept. 16, 2007
Norman Kikuji Sato, 67, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Maui Soda salesman, died at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Alethea "Sachi," daughter Gwen Sato-Herrick, brother Roy and sisters Kay Kobayashi and Gail Weems. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Rin Zai Zen Mission.
Chieko Shikamura
Sept. 14, 2007
Chieko Shikamura, 87, of Wahiawa died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Roy; daughter Judy Sakuoka; brothers Susumu, Richard and George Ota; sister Betty Takehara; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Meiichi Terukina
Sept. 14, 2007
Meiichi Terukina, 94, of Pearl City died at home. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by sons Benjamin, Kenneth and Bob; daughters Dorothy Oga, Doris Rivera, Anne G. Lopez and Naomi Mark; brothers Bob and Charles; 54 grandchildren; 141 great-grandchildren; 58 great-great-grandchildren; and a great-great-great-grandchild. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Eunice Miyuki Tomita
Sept. 7, 2007
Eunice Miyuki Tomita, 55, of Honolulu, an Alston Hunt Floyd and Ing legal 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 Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
John N. Tramel
Sept. 14, 2007
John N. Tramel, 83, of Kaneohe, a U.S. Navy veteran, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility in Kaneohe. He was born in Mayes County, Okla. He is survived by son Terry, daughters Sheliah and Sherolyn, sister Opal Whitchurch, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Committal services: 8:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to Ann Pearl Nursing Facility, 45-181 Waikalua Road, Kaneohe, HI 96744.
Mabel Nobuko Ueda
Sept. 11, 2007
Mabel Nobuko Ueda, 74, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Education Waiakea Elementary School kindergarten and first-grade teacher, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband George, sons Kendall and Wesley, daughter Lianne, sister Betty Nishie and two grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Mac Takeshi Umetsu
Aug. 19, 2007
Mac Takeshi Umetsu, 88, of Honolulu, a Department of Education custodian, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Rickey and Chris, brother George "Hide" and sisters Mary Kuniyoshi and Alice Nagai. Private services.
Gladys Ann Vierra
Sept. 8, 2007
Gladys Ann Vierra, 79, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Adam "Skip" Jr. and Robin, daughters Marylou Hetrick and Paula Kalili, brother Paul Wilcox, eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Rosalie Dolores Wilhelm
Sept. 14, 2007
Rosalie Dolores Wilhelm, 57, of Kaneohe died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Calvin K.; daughters Michelle Chavez, Roxanne Martinez and Rachelle and Monica Wilhelm; brother Bruce Rapoza; sisters Sandy Martin and Barbara Allensworth; and 19 grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
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.