Walter John Agno
Nov. 12, 2007
Walter John Agno, 20, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Pousile N., brother Matthew Puletasi and sisters Natalie Manefaiga and Tiffany Agno. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to be held at a later date in Ontario, Calif. Donations suggested to his mother, Pousile Agno. Samoan and Hawaiian attire. Flowers welcome.
Mary Ok Kyung Bloomingdale
Nov. 16, 2007
Mary Ok Kyung Bloomingdale, 86, of Honolulu, a retired practical nurse, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Thomas and Richard Kim, daughter Pamela Kim, brother Charles Char, sister Jessie Song, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services and scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Waikiki Beach. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fiatagata Faaifo
Nov. 6, 2007
Fiatagata Faaifo, 56, of Waianae, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pago Pago, American Samoa. She is survived by sons Talagi, Pati, Kolani, Malesala and Talele Mika, and Saitia Faaifo; daughters Maheleone Vaoalii and Tiresa Hanohano; mother Tiresa M. Brown; brother Kolani Brown; sisters Fiasili Paolo, Maima Brown, May Leaga, Amy White and Aufia; and 31 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park.
Barbara R. Fejeran
Nov. 11, 2007
Barbara R. Fejeran, also known as Barbara R. Nakama, 64, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by stepson Frank; daughters Cindy Lau, Christie Fejeran and Tracey and Candace Sakuma; stepdaughter Anna; father Calvin "Megs" Nakama; mother Peggy Kuramoto; brothers Fred, Daryll and Cullen Nakama; and 12 grandchildren. Private services.
Viola Ululani Nuhi Harada
Nov. 14, 2007
Viola Ululani Nuhi Harada, 75, of Kapaa, Kauai, formerly of Honaunau, Kona, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is s survived by children Joan K. Nuhi, Estrella T. "Teresa" Pacatang and Vincente "Bito" Jr., Aldrino L. "Togo" and Marsha Hermosura; hanai children Shawn K. Doiron, Victoria "Vicky" Yokotake and Linda Kanahele; stepchildren Wayne, Loraine, Pauline and Stuart; brother Marvin Burnett; 18 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hanalei Pier Park, Black Pot.
Abraham Thomas Kiai Kaalele
Nov. 13, 2007
Abraham Thomas Kiai "Abe" Kaalele, 60, of La Crosse, Wis., died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sandy, son Kyle, daughter Kelli and brothers Michael Tancayo and Robert and Barry Kaalele. No services. Memorial may be sent to honor.americanheart.org.
Margaret Yasue Komatsu
Oct. 27, 2007
Margaret Yasue Komatsu, 82, of Hilo, a retired former F.W. Woolworth Store salesclerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sisters Harriet Hirotsu, Jean Ishizu and Joy Matsui. Private services. No monetary offerings.
John Jacob Kuakahela
Nov. 14, 2007
John Jacob Kuakahela, 70, of Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii, a Tamashiro Trucking Co. truck driver, Matsuoka's Vegetable Farms laborer, Kona Hauling Services driver and coffee farmer, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kalaoa. He is survived by wife Genevieve; sons Steven, Jacob and Andrew; daughter Mary Alani; brothers Melvin Thomas and Abel, Jerry and Eddie Texeira; hanai brothers Lawrence and Lloyd Mills; sisters Evelyn Ortiz, Lorraine Selicino, Bernice Vierra, Mildred Neizman, Pauline Galica, Carol Ventura and Linda Layne; hanai sister Gwen Schauweker; 15 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church in Kealakekua, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Violet Wahihako Lee
Nov. 17, 2007
Violet Wahihako "Leimamo" Lee, 85, of Hana, Maui, a retired Prince Lunakilo's Home superintendent, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Keanae, Maui. She is survived by husband Charles P., son Charles M., daughter Muriel Stevens, brothers Walter and Matt Kanamu, sisters Viola Arcangel and Leikula Alvarez, eight grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Lorenza Corros Lorenzo
Nov. 6, 2007
Lorenza Corros Lorenzo, 82, of Waipahu, a retired Apostolic Faith Church minister, died at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Harry C. Jr., stepson Eliseo, daughters Victoria L. Almosara and Lorenza L. Galinta, brother Bienvenido Corros, 20 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Charles Koon Lun Ma
Nov. 15, 2007
Charles Koon Lun Ma, 85, of Honolulu, a retired banker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pearl; sons Kent, Peter, Gene and Charles; daughter Jacklyn; brother Richard; sister Rose Yoshimura; and eight grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. today at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 12:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Leland Carlos Medeiros
Nov. 15, 2007
Leland Carlos Medeiros, 62, of Indianapolis, formerly of Kailua, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Deborah; son Leland C. Jr.; daughters Theresa K. Castanon and Jessica and Claudia Medeiros; sisters Charlene Kamai, Nina Okita and Crystal Medeiros; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services held in Indiana.
Angelina Del Campo Mercado
Nov. 13, 2007
Angelina Del Campo Mercado, 69, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress and McInerny and Sears, Roebuck and Co. employee, died in Ka Puna Wai Ola Care Center. She was born in Manila. She is survived by son Jose M., brothers Joey and Fernando, and sisters Asuncion and Milagros D. Mercado and Rosario Bautista. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at First Assembly of God Church, 3400 Moanalua Road, Honolulu. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment to be held at a later date in the Philippines.
Dorothy G. Miyasato
Nov. 2, 2007
Dorothy G. Miyasato, 81, of Honolulu, a Foremost Dairies Ice Cream production employee, died in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Frank. Private services.
Faua Nuku Nau
Nov. 13, 2007
Faua Nuku Nau, 44, of Hilo, a mason, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Alvina; sons Sione Tilini, Cortney Santiago and Uesi and Laine Nau; daughter Seini; mother Latu Hemaloto; brothers Uesi T. Nau and Saia Hemaloto; and sister Melenaite Akoteu. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and 6:30 a.m. Saturday at Hilo United Methodist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Masatoshi Nonaka
Nov. 15, 2007
Masatoshi "Masa" Nonaka, 83, of Lawai, Kauai, a state regulatory examiner and U.S. Army veteran, died in Garden Isle Healthcare. He was born in Mana, Kauai. He is survived by son Warren; daughters Gwen Bueter and Sharon Nonaka; brothers Iwao, Frank and Paul; sisters Helen Uyeno and Clara McCollum; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery Pavilion. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.
William Andrew Phillips
Nov. 14, 2007
William Andrew "Papa" Phillips, 91, of Kailua, a retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center, Board of Water Supply ad Plumbers Union Local 675 master plumber, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Franklin, daughter Patricia Freitas, sisters Victoria Agenbroad and Dorothy Miller, 12 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and many great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Sharon Yanos Santos
Oct. 25, 2007
Sharon Yanos Santos, 48, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Eduardo P. "Eddie," daughters Renee S. and Charlotte D.S. Ramos, mother Adelaida Yanos, brother Randy Yanos and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Helen Shiu Ying Siu
Nov. 7, 2007
Helen Shiu Ying Siu, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Hyatt Regency Waikiki housekeeper, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by husband Kai Hung; sons Henry and Kelly; daughters Elaine Lum, Marian Siu and Mary Daos; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
James Susumu Uchida
Nov. 5, 2007
James Susumu Uchida, 84, of Kailua, a U.S. Army veteran, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by stepsons Keith and Jason Teramae, daughter Mari Neves, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Alphonus James Young
Nov. 13, 2007
Alphonus James Young, 75, of Wailuku, a self-employed painter, died at home. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by wife Ellen; sons Neill V. Kanoa, Delbert and Clifford K. Moniz, Byron K. Evangelista, and Francisco, Alan, Jason and Mark Young; daughters Ranel A.E., Luwanda and Selelia; brothers Jeter R. Young and John B. Griffith; and sisters Violet Y. Henson, Oreida Y. Nolan, and Patty G. Watkins and Kitty G. Smith. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.
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.