Joseph Paul Ahuna
Oct. 2, 2007
Joseph Paul "Humpty" Ahuna, 66, of Waimanalo, a retired construction laborer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Joseph P. Jr., Richard, Joseph and Keoni; daughter Patricia Ann Jones; father Joseph K. Ryan; sisters Yvonne Rapoza and Leona Lewis; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie 6th Ward Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Faatasia Atualevao
Sept. 21, 2007
Faatasia Atualevao, 67, of Waianae, a retired federal antenna mechanic, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Aoloau, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Maga; sons Manuia, Beni and Vaeluaga Atualevao, and Anthony Muaava; daughters Taiana Mortensen, Elisapeta Ito, Naomi Salanoa and Siniva Kim; brothers Sauni and Talafoni Fuaga; sisters Seuga Fo'i and Taiana Lefotu; 24 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Ronald U. Clarabal
Sept. 13, 2007
Ronald U. Clarabal, 61, of Kapolei, a U.S. Postal Service mail handler and Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jacqueline; sons Paul and Jason Apostol; daughter Dena; mother Judy; brothers Roger, Leroy and Alehandro; sisters Aileen Cyr and Francine Valdez; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sonia Camille Diaz
Sept. 26, 2007
Sonia Camille Diaz, 48, of Pearl City died at home. She was born in Bakersfield, Calif. She is survived by husband Jose, son Joey and brothers Raul Jr., Moses and Lorenzo Irizarry. Private services.
Masami Richard Ebesu
Sept. 18, 2007
Masami Richard Ebesu, 87, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Kauai County carpenter, died at home. He was born in Kapaa. He is survived by children LaVerne Huddy, Bronwyn Farias, Maureen Dusenberry, Derek Ebesu and Zoe Ann McCullen; 14 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. next Saturday at St. Catherine Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Eduardo Pacpaco Frio
Sept. 22, 2007
Eduardo Pacpaco Frio, 69, of Wahiawa, a Zippy's Restaurant cook, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Victoria; sons Edmund C. Frio and Tomas Pilar; daughters Cely Bartolome, Lourie Planta, Helen Pilar and Julie Arnobit; sisters Lillian and Gloria Frio; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Hatsue Fukuda
Sept. 26, 2007
Hatsue Fukuda, 97, of Kaneohe, a private housekeeper, died in Pohai Nani Care Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Dorothy N. Fujimoto and Frances M. Ogasawara, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Mitsuko Goya
Sept. 19, 2007
Mitsuko Goya, 81, of Honolulu died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Piihonua Camp 4, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shinsuke; sons Roy I., John M. and Stanley M.; daughter Elaine M. DeWald; brothers Edwin and Seigi Teruya; sister Yoshiko Miyashiro; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edgar King Guthrie
Sept. 13, 2007
Edgar King Guthrie, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Army lieutenant colonel and veteran who served in World War II and the Korean War, and recipient of the Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster and Purple Heart awards, died in Honolulu. He also was a commercial and freelance artist. He was born in Chenoa, Ill. He is survived by daughter Melody G. Johnson and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honolulu Stake Tabernacle, 1560 S. Beretania St. Private inurnment at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Charles Ekaia Kamai Sr.
Sept. 25, 2007
Charles Ekaia Kamai Sr., 78, of Honolulu, a retired Transit Department bus driver and Teamster 959 employee in Anchorage, Alaska, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Charlene; sons Kenth, T.C. and Rome W. Kamai, and Adolph LaBatte; daughters Charlene Burthold, Roselie Weaver, Georgette Kealoha, Joy Paiva, Ruth Kamai, Mary Fern Urata and Cindy Fernandez; brothers Joseph and Henry; sister Lei; hanai sister Lani Aiwohi; numerous grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Royden Yoshimi Kubota
May 6, 2007
Royden Yoshimi Kubota, 62, of Ocean Springs, Miss., an Air Force veteran, died. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by mother Hatsumi, brother Wilbert and sister Frances Onishi. Services held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Robert Richel Motta
Sept. 21, 2007
Robert Richel Motta, 70, of Honolulu, an Army veteran, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Clifford and Dolthin, and sisters Lena and Pi'olani. Private services.
Tetsunobu Okada
Sept. 8, 2007
Tetsunobu "Tetsu" Okada, 85, of Pearl City, an Army veteran and member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion, Anti-Tank Squad, died at home. He was born in North Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Betty; son Douglas; daughters Linda Warashina, and Millie and Lisa Okada; brothers Sadao, Rikio and Donald; and three grandchildren. Private services.
James Panai Oneha III
Sept. 15, 2007
James Panai Oneha III, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hale Pauahi maintenance supervisor, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret Wong Oneha; son James IV; daughters Phyllis K.T. Hillje, Patricia D. Oneha, Sandra Rodrigues and Sharon Cummins; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Private reception. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Edith Y. Oride
Sept. 27, 2007
Edith Y. Oride, 79, of Lihue, a retired Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital registered nurse, died at home. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Dr. Michael, David and Leslie; daughter Mia Ako; sisters Nancy Unemori, Janet Yoshishige and Leatrice Tanaka; brothers Philip and Ronald Yamagata; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. next Saturday at All Saints Episcopal Church, Kapaa. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Itsu Yasue Saiki
Sept. 23, 2007
Itsu Yasue Saiki, 83, of Waipahu, a Shogun Restaurant pantry helper, died in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Akita-Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Dennis, daughters Shirley and Doris, a brother, three sisters, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Masaru Saito
Sept. 23, 2007
Robert Masaru Saito, 60, of Honolulu, a former Japan Airlines ramp service employee and former federal Department of Agriculture inspector, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Hilda T. and brother Michael S. Private services.
Kimiko Sakai
Sept. 19, 2007
Kimiko Sakai, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Harvey, Cyrus and Jason; daughters Lillian "Lee" Deir and Elaine Hirakami; 12 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Iosefo Suafoa
Sept. 18, 2007
Iosefo "Tasi" Suafoa, 52, of Kailua-Kona, a self-employed mason and rockwall builder, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in American Samoa. No survivors. Services at a later date.
Mildred Beatrice Swift
Oct. 1, 2007
Mildred Beatrice Swift, 79, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Herbert; son Norman R.; daughters Gloria S. Brown, Cynthia "Cindy" Silva, Carol M. Pohina, and Veronica T. "Roni" and Tracy L. Swift; brother Cedric F. Neves; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Thursday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Kailua. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Haruo Takatsuka
Sept. 29, 2007
Haruo Takatsuka, 94, of Lahaina, a retired mechanic, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Ed, Brian and Richard; brother Yoshio; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Phyllis May Teramoto
Oct. 2, 2007
Phyllis May Teramoto, 65, of Kapolei died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Roy; children Ray and George Teramoto, Andrea McClendon and Cindy Melim; siblings Joyce Yamamoto, Moana Teramoto and Henry Akana Jr.; hanai sons Charlie McNicoll and Lyle Spencer; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Church, 92-455 Makakilo Drive. Call after 9:30 a.m. Eulogy: 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Yook Leong Chan Tom
Oct. 2, 2007
Yook Leong Chan Tom, 93, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Hing Yee, Kin Yee, Thomas C.Y. and John Y.C.; daughter Oi Ling Kan; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
John L. Trusdell
Oct. 3, 2007
John L. Trusdell, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village senior assistant manager and Air Force master sergeant and veteran, died. He was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. He is survived by wife Dominga; sons Tharrington, John Jr., Frank and Del; daughter Donna Bowen; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, Maunakea Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha 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.