Avelina Tacata Battad
Sept. 19, 2007
Avelina Tacata Battad, 92, of Mililani, a retired Schofield Barracks Army laundry supervisor, died at home. She was born in Poblacion, Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by sons Alex and Edgar, daughter Beverly Dawson, brother Eduardo Tacata, sister Cleofe Partido, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lucy Ering Baum
Sept. 23, 2007
Lucy Ering Baum, 66, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village switchboard supervisor, died at home. She was born in Taipei. She is survived by husband Carl; son William; daughter Wendy K. Petronave; brothers David, Robert and Charlie Chang; sisters Grace Chen and Carrie Lin; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Cremation to be held on Wednesday. Casual attire.
Jon Claybourne Cox-Hisatake
Sept. 26, 2007
Jon Claybourne "Big-Jon" Cox-Hisatake, 65, of Honolulu, a salesman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by daughter Leah C. Cox-Hisatake, sister Carol Niemuth and two grandchildren. Services: noon-4 p.m. tomorrow at Uncle Gils, 1665 Ulueo St., Kailua. Please call 263-8450.
Cleveland Dedrick
Sept. 17, 2007
Cleveland "Bones" Dedrick, 57, of Ewa Beach, a retired butcher, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by sons Kalani and Nathaniel; daughter Clevelnette; brothers William Jr., Lloyd and Delbert; sister Sharonlynne Kamai; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Gilbert Elias
Sept. 18, 2007
Gilbert Elias, 91, of Honolulu, a retired city employee, died in St. Francis-East Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by stepsons Allan and Cordell Chun, sister Helen Riis, four step-grandchildren and a step-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Antonia Ecita Esperon
Sept. 10, 2007
Antonia Ecita Esperon, 90, of Kailua died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Eleuterio and Mario; daughters Felisa and Gertrude Esperon, Aquilina Domingo, Sinforosa Villanueva and Lydia Igarta; a brother; four sisters; 20 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Beatrice H.K. Fong
Sept. 29, 2007
Beatrice H.K. Fong, 85, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Stephen, brothers Herbert and Albert Amoy, and sisters Ellen Amoy and Gladys Rod. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 712 N. School St. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Margaret N. Harada
Sept. 1, 2007
Margaret N. Harada, 94, of Kapolei, a Department of Education educator, died in Kapuna Wai Ola. She was born in Honolulu. Private services.
Emma Kimoto Himeno
Sept. 29, 2007
Emma Kimoto Himeno, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Kaneohe Regional Branch Library head librarian, died in Honolulu. She was born in Modesto, Calif. She is survived by daughter Emma L. Yu and sisters Mary K. Tomita and Dr. Blanche K. Baler. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua United Methodist Church. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Emma Himeno to Doctors Without Borders, 333 7th Ave. 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10001.
Matthew Mikel Hosei
July 26, 2007
Matthew Mikel "Matt" Hosei, 40, of Honolulu, an Alakai Mechanical plumber, died in Honolulu. He was born in Guam. He is survived by mother Valentina "Tina"; brothers Alfonso Mikel and Allen Hosei; sisters Jeanette Blaiyok, Barbara Ann Mikel, Bri H. Habin and Allena Williamson; and companion Geraldine "Geri" King. Services: 9:30 a.m. Oct. 20 at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Services and burial were held in Guam in August.
Sinio Kato
Sept. 15, 2007
Sinio Kato, infant daughter of Kenry Nerro and Sisinia Kato of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Kenry Nerro and Sisinia Kato, and brothers Kim and A.J. Nerro, and Kevin Kato. Private services.
Charles S.C. Kim
Oct. 1, 2007
Charles S.C. Kim, 77, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Community College welding instructor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by son Robin C.; daughter Vivian C. Rabideau; brother James Kim; sisters Betty Shin, Ruth Chatham and Barbara Kim; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Waialae Baptist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Gilbert Masayuki Korenaga
Sept. 29, 2007
Gilbert Masayuki Korenaga, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and a Department of Agriculture loan administrator, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Masako K.; sons Gilbert M. and Kendall; daughter Cindy Honda; brother Tito; sisters Joyce Matsumoto, Sally Tanaka and Edith Okimoto; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Jennifer Casem Kuni
Sept. 14, 2007
Jennifer Casem Kuni, 27, of Waialua, a Pearl Harbor Credit Union employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Daniel K., parents Pepito Sampaga and Joanie U. Casem, and brother Clifford Casem. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, 67-390 Goodale Ave., Waialua. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Anthony Labrador Jr.
Sept. 23, 2007
Anthony Labrador Jr., 60, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel property services manager and U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Diane; daughters Kimberly and Toni Ann; brother Gary; sisters Ellen Matsumoto, Robin Hara, Darryl Phillips and Leora McMillan; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.
Beatrice Naone Kaleokahuli Lopez
Oct. 1, 2007
Beatrice Naone Kaleokahuli Lopez, 82, of Aiea, a Pearl Harbor bookkeeper, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Clarence T. Jr., daughters Theresa L. Yamabayashi and Sandy Davis, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Newtown Ward in Aiea. Call after 9:30 a.m.
Eleanor Mitsue Maeda
Sept. 27, 2007
Eleanor Mitsue Maeda, 92, of Waianae died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Keahua, Maui. She is survived by sons Randall K. and Isaac M., daughter Karen M. Nishimoto, brother Tamotsu Hasegawa, sisters Ethel Magata and Harriet Nakano, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Valentina Tuazon Manzano
Sept. 30, 2007
Valentina Tuazon "Tina" Manzano, 69, of Ewa Beach, a retired licensed practical nurse, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Candaba, Pampanga, Philippines. She is survived by husband Jose L., sons Jay and Anthony, daughter Ruena King, sister Jovita Passion and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Helen Ann McCune
Sept. 8, 2007
Helen Ann McCune, 94, of Kailua died. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by husband Elmer, daughters Patricia Slavick and Vicki Short, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers, donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd. Building D, Honolulu, HI 96814.
Mary Elizabeth McDowell
Sept. 30, 2007
Mary Elizabeth McDowell, 97, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Iowa. She is survived by sons Robert and George, daughter Carole Current, sister Lucy Patterson, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Pamela Chiyeko Mizukami
Sept. 28, 2007
Pamela Chiyeko Mizukami, 58, of Honolulu, a ILWU Local 142 librarian, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dean, daughters Terry Mizukami-Terry and Jo-Ann Lee, brothers Roland and Bingham Young, sister Jeanette Lau and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Tuesday.
Louise Regla Moore
Sept. 27, 2007
Louise Regla Moore, 92, of Honolulu, formerly of California, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by daughters Jeanne and Bonnie. Mass: noon Wednesday at Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Mark Allen Oreck
Sept. 29, 2007
Mark Allen Oreck, 87, of Lahaina, a retired restaurant owner, Pan American World Airways employee and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. No survivors. He was born in Duluth, Minn. No services.
Ruth Frances Panui
Sept. 25, 2007
Ruth Frances Panui, 69, of Honolulu, an Adult Literacy Services owner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Wyoming. She is survived by husband Ed, daughters Echo Sloane and Misty, brother Eugene "Butch" Miller and three grandchildren. Private services.
Sharon Denise Penaluna
Oct. 2, 2007
Sharon Denise Penaluna, 58, of Honolulu, a Honolulu police dispatcher, died in St. Francis Hospice West. She was born in Goshen, New York. She is survived by son John Michael Heffner; daughter Kelly Ann Hynes; sisters Melody Lee Lawnicki, Christine Norman, Cheryl Arlene Wettlin and Susan Leona Penaluna; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial services: 11 a.m. today at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
James Pontes Jr.
Sept. 6, 2007
James Pontes Jr., 59, of Mililani, a retired Grace Pacific Corp. trucking supervisor, died in Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Clifford J. "Bo" and Douglas J. "Dougie," daughter Ellison A. "Ellie" Robinson, brother Edward, sister Gaylet Silva and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Dacky James Puu
Sept. 28, 2007
Dacky James Puu, 54, of Huelo, Haiku, formerly of Kona, died in Huelo, Haiku. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Dacky A., mother Geraldine D. Lum, brother Jeffrey, daughters Connie P. Mann and Elizabeth P. Randazzo, sisters Charlene Parker and DebraJean Wood, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Jason Karl Retialo
Sept. 15, 2007
Jason Karl "Jay" Retialo, 51, of Ewa Beach, an Oahu Sugar Plantation heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by daughters Shandell Manuel and Cerene Kuia; mother Amparo; companion Calandria; brothers Rowland, Rodney and Alan; sister Stephanie Alfonso; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Benie Suenobu
Sept. 22, 2007
Benie Suenobu, 84, of Pearl City, a retired Bank of Tokyo secretary, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by son Steven; brothers Arthur, Lawrence and Frank Iyomasu; sisters Marie Oshiro and Beatrice Jimbo; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clarice Chang Takushi
Sept. 23, 2007
Clarice Chang Takushi, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Shell Oil Co. employee, died in Hospice Hawaii Palolo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David; son Bert; daughter Pamela Sonobe; brothers Richard, Soloman and Norman Chang; and three 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. Celebration of life: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m.
Stanley Yuji Yokoyama
Sept. 15, 2007
Stanley Yuji Yokoyama, 90, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. government mechanic at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died at home. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by brother Shoji and sister Grace Morimoto. Private services.
Mieko Yoshinaga
Oct. 1, 2007
Mieko Yoshinaga, 83, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Nadao; sons Alvin, Leslie, Michael and Roger; daughters Monica Haboush and Susan Ward; brother Takeshi Oda; and sisters Yoshie Oda, Fusae Hiranaga and Aiko Tarumoto. Private services.
Harold Tomio Youngquist
Sept. 28, 2007
Harold Tomio "Baby" Youngquist, 57, of Kaneohe, a Palama Settlement groundskeeper, died at home. He was born in Tokyo. He is survived by brother Arvid T. Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 1:30 p.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. at the cemetery.
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.