Avelina Cuaresma Asuncion
Nov. 8, 2007
Avelina Cuaresma Asuncion, 80, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired Wilcox Elementary School teacher and Kauai Community College evening lecturer, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Miriam E. Pagador, Evita Asuncion and Grace Harlacher; brother Federico "Fred" Cuaresma; sister Mary C. Guerrero; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Koloa Union Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Koloa Cemetery. Casual attire.
Larry Sherman Calfee
Nov. 8, 2007
Larry Sherman Calfee, 61, of Lanai City, a drywaller and carpenter, died in Lanai City. He was born in Bluefield, W.Va. He is survived by fiancee Katherine Baza; sons Chris Calfee and Paul, Mark, Jeffrey and David Baza; daughters Carolyn R. Surakus and Nenita Muna; brothers Ronnie, Norman and Wayne; sisters Charlotte Cox and Barbara Zepp; and 15 grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Manele Bay, Lanai. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Marguerite Elizabeth Campbell
Nov. 7, 2007
Marguerite Elizabeth Campbell, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired registered nurse, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Tauton, Mass. She is survived by daughter Kathleen and brother James McKenna. Services and Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Church. Burial in Tauton at a later date.
Elena Rodriguez Cruz
Nov. 7, 2007
Elena Rodriguez Cruz, 96, of Honolulu died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Mexico. She is survived by son Rafael; daughters Beatriz, Norma Comeaux, Elena Curley, Cecilia Berggren and Velia Smith; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lori Kaleolani Chong David
Nov. 8, 2007
Lori Kaleolani Chong "LaLa" David, 50, of Waimea, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Alwis, son Alwis Jr., hanai son Thomas Kaohimaunu, brothers Harry K. "Tunda" III and Pepper "Jake" Chong, and sister Marla Chong-Furtado. A celebration of life will be held 10 a.m. at the family residence, 64-5141 Kamamalu St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Waimea County Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Jacqueline David-Kaululaau
Nov. 5, 2007
Jacqueline "Jacky" David-Kaululaau, 58, of Lihue, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Cleveland. She is survived by son Easy Grabow; daughters Lesley David and Andrea Grabow; sisters JoAnn Wenger, Patricia Moore, Roberta Wolf, Barbara Miami and Eileen Doman; and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery.
Carli Nohelani Yukimi Dias
Nov. 4, 2007
Carli Nohelani Yukimi Dias, 27, of Honolulu, a student, died in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was born in Rome, N.Y. She is survived by father Howard, mother Jenny Miller, stepfather David Miller, brothers James and Matthew, sister Laura and grandparents Valkurie Naeole, Jane Alphonso and Barbara Friar. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire.
Aiko Maria Dodge
Nov. 7, 2007
Aiko Maria "Sparrow" Dodge, 75, of Honolulu, a Cathedral Academy teacher, died in Honolulu. She was born in Nagano, Japan. She is survived by children Vincent and Alyce Dodge, Francesca Bishop and Charles Texeira; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family asks to join them during a designated time of remembrance, 6 to 7 p.m. Sunday.
Mariano Ebarra Gomez
Nov. 6, 2007
Mariano Ebarra Gomez, 97, of Kahului, a retired sakada, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines. He is survived by wife Filomenia; son Robert Ervin; daughters Lorraine Gomez, Elizabeth Whitehead and Letitia Nahaku; other family members Doris Newton and Carolyn Haun; seven grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. No flowers.
Roger Visitacion Guerrero
Oct. 11, 2007
Roger Visitacion Guerrero, 40, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in No. 30 Cadaratan, Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by sons Remus A.G. and Ramyl J.G., mother Francisca V. and brother Edwin. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Sotera Balo Hedgecock
Nov. 11, 2007
Sotera Balo "Terry" Hedgecock, 51, of Hilo, a Big Island Candies factory worker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband David, daughter Sarah G. Balo and brothers Rosendo, Hassan and Eric Balo. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Hilo United Methodist Church. Casual attire. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Marie Leimomi "Momi" Hulama
Nov. 13, 2007
Marie Leimomi "Momi" Hulama, 61, of Nanakuli, a Hawaii Medical Center West housekeeper, died in Nanakuli. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Louis Jr.; sons Eddie K., Shannon A., Tracey and Travis; daughters Rosemarie L., Louise K. and Krystal U.; father Flaviano Cabrido; brothers Herman, Joe, Warren and Freddy Ellis; sisters Barbara Kalama and Evangeline Ellis; and six grandchildren. Visitation: 1:30 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at 89-1153 Naniahiahi Place, Nanakuli. Casual attire.
John Wesley Jackson
Nov. 10, 2007
John Wesley Jackson, 36, of Hickam Air Force Base, an Air Force major, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Wilmington, Del. He is survived by wife Suzanne, son Michaelanthony, daughter Breeanna, father James, mother Kathleen and sister Lynn Dracup. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hickam Officers Club. Attire: dress uniform of the day. Flowers welcome. Donations suggested to Air Force Aid Society at Hickam; visit www.afas.org.
Faith Ka'ahanui
Oct. 30, 2007
Faith "Grandma Leilani" Ka'ahanui, 73, of Aiea, a state employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Milton Jr., Earnest and Charles; daughters Darlene Ka'ahanui and Charlene Patolo; 12 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 10:30 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Janet Kayama
Nov. 12, 2007
Janet Kayama, 65, of Pukalani, Maui, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Roy T., son Cary, daughters Danielle Navarro and Tiffany Bostwick, brother Ray Kobayashi, sisters Gladys Nitta and Carol Lee, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Pukalani Baptist Church.
Harry Hiroshi Kuwaye
Nov. 11, 2007
Harry Hiroshi Kuwaye, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration budget analyst and an Army veteran, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ethel, son Eric, brother Walter and sisters Laura Morioka and Marian Kikuchi. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Haruko Matsuda
Nov. 4, 2007
Haruko Matsuda, 87, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by daughter Rose Mary Y. Omine; stepdaughter Karen Takeshita; brothers Kishun, Yoneichi and Harry Kaneshiro; sisters Kikuye Okuhara and Annie Uyema; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Florentino Miguel
Nov. 12, 2007
Florentino "Floyd" Miguel, 81, of Puhi, Kauai, a retired heavy equipment operator and mechanic with Pacific Machinery and formerly with Grove Farms and McBride Sugar Co., died at home. He was born in Kipu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Genoveva "Geny"; sons Michael, Gary, Nolan, Dabney and Marc; daughter Leona Lara; sisters Fortunata Cabamongan, Teodora Yasay and Flora Espirito; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Patrick Joseph Morse
Nov. 2, 2007
Patrick Joseph "Joe" Morse, 65, of Kapaa, Kauai, an Army veteran and schoolteacher on Kauai, died at home. He was born in Jamestown, Calif. He is survived by brother Robert and sister Carolyn M. McGinty. A memorial gathering will be held 11 a.m. Saturday at his residence, 302-A Makani Road. Burial in Jamestown at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hawaii Public Radio, 738 Kaheka St., Honolulu 96814; or Kauai Humane Society, P.O. Box 3330, Lihue 96766.
Richard Kaoru Nakamura
Nov. 4, 2007
Richard Kaoru "Fat" Nakamura, 76, of Ewa Beach, a Marine Corps veteran and former American Airlines employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Katsuko, son Wes, daughter Noriko Geho, brother Kenso, sister Helen Sasaki and a grandchild. Private services.
Fumiko Nao
Nov. 10, 2007
Fumiko "Mary" Nao, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civil service employee, died. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Makoto, daughter Gay M. Kukonu, brothers Sumio and Toshiyuki Tanaka, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Edna F. Nitta
Oct. 28, 2007
Edna F. Nitta, 67, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Lionel, son Kevin, brothers Francis and Fredrick Iwamoto, and sisters Alice Nakamura, Lily Iguchi, Hannah Okimoto, Nancy Sakata and Mabel Tam. Private services.
Juanito Omnes Jr.
Oct. 31, 2007
Juanito Omnes Jr., 14, of Kunia, a Wahiawa Middle School student, died in Waipahu. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by father Juanito Sr.; mother Mamerta; brothers Damon, Christopher, Arnell and George; sisters Mary G. Malapit and Marjorie, Miriam and Elizabeth Omnes; and grandparent Marcelo. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Michael Opaon
Nov. 10, 2007
Michael Opaon, 55, of Lahaina, a Kapalua Bay Villas landscape irrigator, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Karen, sons Reno and Micah, parents Simeon and Sally, and sisters Linda Kobayashi and Stephanie Farrell. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Leis only.
Helen V. Santos
Nov. 8, 2007
Helen V. Santos, 87, of Kapaa, Kauai, died at home. She was born in Kapaa. She is survived by sons David Jr. and Leroy; daughters Barbara Ventura, Gwen Taeza and Margaret Villitora; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Church, Kapaa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Harold Woodrow Tavares Sr.
Nov. 1, 2007
Harold Woodrow "Woody" Tavares Sr., 72, of Pearl City, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth M., son Harold Jr., daughters Rosemarie Aranita and Amber Tavares, sister Harriet Ishii, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Visitation: 5 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Eulogy: 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Herminia Udani
Nov. 6, 2007
Herminia Udani, 81, of Kapolei, a retired Hawaiian Tuna Packers employee and former North Pacific Processors employee in Cordova, Alaska, died in Pinili, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by children Romeo, Carmelita Ranon, Editha Mapili, Diosdado, Carol Roemhildt, Gaudencio "Dennis," Roland, Bello and Maurice; brothers Domingo and Florentino; sister Adelina; several half brothers and half sisters; 31 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Jude Catholic Church, Makakilo. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Mary Saya Upchurch
Nov. 1, 2007
Mary Saya Upchurch, 95, of Honolulu, former president of Veterans of Foreign Wars Ladies Auxiliary, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wright "Buddy" and James, daughters Caroline St. Germain and Roberta Kalilikane, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Naomi Venetta Wampler
Nov. 11, 2007
Naomi Venetta Wampler, 63, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Honolulu, co-owner of Ron's Restaurant and a travel agent for Turtle Island Holidays, died. She was born in Melbourne, Australia. She is survived by husband Roger; daughter Naomi Diallo; stepson Ronald; brother William Brown; sisters June Pittman, Jeanette Otto, Sara Ching, Sarah Gibson, and Peggie N. and Flora Brown; and two grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Oregon Humane Society.
Shigeko Yamashiro
Nov. 10, 2007
Shigeko Yamashiro, 87, of Wailuku, proprietress of Shima Poi Factory, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Peahi, Maui. She is survived by sons Gary and Lance, and brother Fukusei Shimabukuro. 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.