Edward Abrew
Nov. 19, 2007
Edward "Buster" Abrew, 65, of Makawao, Maui, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel lineman, died at home. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Georgeann; stepsons Kalani, Sean, Shane, Landis and Dusten Dudoit; daughters Terry Galiza and Kelly Abrew; sister Carol Gratez; 18 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Thaddeus Hollingsworth Ashby
Nov. 28, 2007
Thaddeus Hollingsworth Ashby, 83, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a newspaper and magazine editor and Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Oklahoma City. He is survived by wife Margaret. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery in Kailua-Kona. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Lolita Cabison
Nov. 29, 2007
Lolita "Loling" Cabison, 71, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Jose "Joe" Sr.; sons Jose Jr., Russell G. and Lance; brothers Jaime, Peter, Juan, Roy and Alfred Rebuldela; sisters Leonora Dacayanan, Leonila Stone and Norma Acain; and a grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elaine Carol Ching
Nov. 30, 2007
Elaine Carol Ching, 59, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Flint, Mich. She is survived by husband Bernard; sons Kenneth, Kevin, Michael, Shawn and Jason; parents Wayne and Shirley Wheeler; brother Wayne Wheeler Jr.; sisters Gail Peters and Diane Boros; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, located at Koolau Golf Course. Call after 3 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
Robert N. Chong
Nov. 21, 2007
Robert N. Chong, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Barbers Point Naval Air Station pipe fitter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by companion Margaret Ojima; sons R. Dennis, Clayton M. and Robin H.; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Alvin Kawohilani Conn
Nov. 29, 2007
Alvin Kawohilani Conn, 45, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a construction laborer and Army veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Laie, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Malama Chillingsworth, Malia Tilini and Moana Conn; mother Leodora; brothers Swope and Jerry; sisters Carlatta Conn, Carvat Jenkins and Karen Izawa; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery III in Kailua-Kona. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Genoveva Tingco Danao
Nov. 14, 2007
Genoveva Tingco Danao, 65, of Honolulu, an Ohana Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Abraham, Rogelio, Reuben, Owen and Dionisio Danao, and Edwin Pajela; brother Antonio T. Tingco; sister Rosita Flores; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Gary Wayne Fernandez Sr.
Nov. 27, 2007
Gary Wayne Fernandez Sr., 53, of Kailua, a former Local 3 heavy equipment operator, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diane; sons Gary Jr. and Shane; daughter Haulani; brothers Al and Gordon; sisters Pauline Fernandez, Shirley Soo and Debbie Geron; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ruth Yoshie Hayase
Nov. 20, 2007
Ruth Yoshie Hayase, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Cannery label machine operator, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Randall S., brother Richard Y. Tanoue, sister Eleanor H. Yoshida, four grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Friday.
Takashi Hironaka
Nov. 22, 2007
Takashi Hironaka, 80, of Honolulu, a retired city accountant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Alice, daughter Valerie, brother George and sister Betty Urabe. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Isamu Kawabata
Nov. 27, 2007
Isamu Kawabata, 87, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill truck driver, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Chieko, sons Dean and Walter, daughter Dawn Abaybay, brother Yukio, sister Sue Hirata, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Lahaina Hongwanji.
Luther Lukelaokalani Lum
Nov. 17, 2007
Luther Lukelaokalani "Luke" Lum, 19, of Ewa Beach died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Gilbert and Celeste, sisters Charlene and Amber, and grandparents Nelson and Clare Choo, and Jesus and Linda Colon. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Felix Ramos Maddela
Nov. 8, 2007
Felix Ramos Maddela, 87, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Plantation truck driver, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by daughter Josefina "Josie" Go; brothers Rufino Maddela, and Costo and Florentino Madella Sr.; sister Rosalia Manuel and a grandchild. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
William Leo McGarry
Nov. 16, 2007
William Leo McGarry, 87, of Honolulu, an Army military intelligence veteran, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in South Crosby, Ontario, Canada. He is survived by wife Ellen; sons Timothy, John and William; daughter Joan Nakayama; and seven grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aiea. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Jan. 9 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Lincoln Kealiipii Naiwi
Oct. 31, 2007
Lincoln Kealiipii Naiwi, 80, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Haunani Meheula, Raynette M. Mole and Ililma Kupau; brothers John Naiwi and Lionel, Franklin and Manuel Mathias; sisters Jacqueline Yamashiro, Marlene Olayan, Ramona Acasa, Natasha Duarte and Claudette Mahuka; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private burial to be held at a later date. Aloha and casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Alan Todomu Nakamura
Nov. 28, 2007
Alan Todomu Nakamura, 77, of Kahauloa, Hawaii, a retired carpenter, coffee and mac nut farmer, commercial fisherman and Conen's Freight Transport Inc. co-founder and corporate director, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kahauloa. He is survived by wife Phyllis, sons Bryce and Conen, daughter Juslyn Ikeda, brother Teruo, sister Sue Ota, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Sylvia Yukie Niimori
Nov. 12, 2007
Sylvia Yukie Niimori, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Transportation accountant clerk, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Saburo "Sab," sons Terrance and Randall, brothers Richard and Kazumi, and sisters Marian and Alice Joyce. Private services.
Robert Minoru Nishimura
Nov. 19, 2007
Robert Minoru Nishimura, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Spencecliff cook, died in Hale Malamalama. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred; son Spencer; daughters Shirley and Susan Nishimura, and Deborah Arakaki; brothers Ernest, Daniel and Lionel; sister Ruth Domingo; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Denise M. Lehuanani Pescaia-Dacosan
Nov. 21, 2007
Denise M. Lehuanani Pescaia-Dacosan, 49, of Aiea, a Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays, First Family of Travel and Aloha VIP Tours professional briefer, died in Aiea. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Samuel A. Dacosan; father Dayle L.A. Pescaia Sr.; brothers Dayle L.A. Jr., Damon L.K. and Desmond L.P. Pescaia; and grandparent Clara G. Alameida. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church in Red Hill. Call after 9 a.m. Lunch to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Pedro A. Reveira
Nov. 22, 2007
Pedro A. Reveira, 83, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor employee, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Ralph, Peter and Joseph; daughter Betty Ann Carrancho; 19 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Robert Edison Roberts
Nov. 21, 2007
Robert Edison Roberts, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Realtor and appraiser, died in Kailua. He was born in California. He is survived by daughters Judith C. Williams and Carolyn I. Darr-Ozer, and two grandchildren. Services pending.
Flores Sanchez Jr.
Nov. 27, 2007
Flores "Junior" Sanchez Jr., 70, of Ainaloa, Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired mechanic and auto body repairman, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Barbara "Bobbi"; sons Glen "Jr. Boy" Junco and Rodney, Garry and Darrell Belen; daughters Lori Gaxiola, Lorna Joseph and Marcella Junco; brothers Daniel, William, John and Patrick; sisters Nena Chang, Clara White, Linda DeMello and Honey Rodrigues; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: noon Saturday at Alii Beach Park in Haleiwa. Casual attire.
Hatsuko Shiiba
Nov. 23, 2007
Hatsuko Shiiba, 79, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki, Japan. She is survived by husband Yoshinobu; son Sparky; daughters Lillian Shiiba, Kayleen Carlisle and Michelle Guaraldi; brother Yoshinori Tasaki; sisters Tsugiko Matsuo, Yoneko Komatsu and Kurako Tsubarai; and six grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, 199 Wainaku St., Hilo. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Homelani Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nancy Kikue Sokugawa
Nov. 24, 2007
Nancy Kikue Sokugawa, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Liberty House salesclerk, died in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Raymond; daughter Marilyn Kurimoto; brothers Thomas, Kiyoshi, Richard, Harold and Robert Higa; sisters Alice Higa and Helen Sakurai; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Madeline Alvarado Sugimoto
Nov. 26, 2007
Mary Madeline Alvarado Sugimoto, 43, of Kihei, Maui, a restaurant owner, died in Kihei. She was born in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is survived by parents Arturo and Maggie Alvarado, husband Masafumi and brothers Rufus Ortiz and Frank and Hector Alvarado. Private services.
Yutaka Takushi
Nov. 20, 2007
Yutaka Takushi, 82, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a Lalamilo Research Station agriculture research technician and Mauna Kea Beach Hotel maintenance man, died at home. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Abraham, Delbert, Rodney, Wilfred, Kazu and Sam; daughters Edna Takushi, Ruby Gonzalez, Fujiko Akima and Megan Westfall; brothers Kenichi and Seichi; sisters Hiroko Okuma and Mitsuko Higa; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission in Kamuela, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Benjamin Naotaka Tamayei
Nov. 27, 2007
Benjamin Naotaka Tamayei, 66, of Honolulu, a retired optician, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol; son Drake; daughters Patty-Ann Yukawa and Donna Okada; brothers Masa, Henry and William Tamayei, and James Maeda; and five grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Misae Tomimoto
Nov. 16, 2007
Misae Tomimoto, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Alfred Shaheen Garment Factory seamstress, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Warren and Stan; brother Chikara Hirayama; sisters Flora F. Kamei, Peggy S. Yamashita and Matsuko Tamura; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Simplicia U. Urmeneta
Nov. 23, 2007
Simplicia U. Urmeneta, 83, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lasam, Cagayan Valley, Philippines. She is survived by son Carlos, daughter Norma Barroga, hanai daughters Angelina Domingo and Susan McLaughlin, sister Tomasa Tuzon, 13 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Henry Paul Weber
Nov. 17, 2007
Henry Paul Weber, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Xerox branch manager, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in New York City. He is survived by wife Hyon, sons John P. and Robin M., and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church at Koolau Golf Course.
Gilbert Shoichi Yamashiro
Nov. 16, 2007
Gilbert Shoichi Yamashiro, 77, of Hilo, a retired self-employed vegetable and flower farmer, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Janet S.; sons Gil and Lance; daughters Lynne Nagaoka, Lynda Yamamoto and Jodi Nascimento; brother Thomas; sisters Mildred Shintani and Jane Yamashiro-Aus; and nine grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hilo Meishoin Mission. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Phyllis Mitsuko Yoshida
Nov. 8, 2007
Phyllis Mitsuko Yoshida, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration secretary, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Howard and sisters Janet Mitsunaga and Clara Fujiwara. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Eleanor Sumako Yoshimoto
Nov. 15, 2007
Eleanor Sumako Yoshimoto, 88, of Kailua, a retired Shinnyo-En Hawaii Temple staff member, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Melven, Myron, Mervyn, Merl and Vern Yoshimoto; brother Calvin M. Nakama; sister Amy Sewake; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tsuruko Yoshioka
Nov. 30, 2007
Tsuruko "Sue" Yoshioka, 80, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired Fairway Restaurants and Coco Palms Hotel waitress, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by daughters Pearl Mukai, Melody Fukuyama and Jo-Ann and Bernice Yoshioka; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Jodo Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Janet Sun Nay Young
Nov. 21, 2007
Janet Sun Nay Young, 77, of Mililani died at home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Gary; sons Michael Carr and Larry and Robert Young; daughters Deborah Carr, Linda Rice and Laura Ebanez; brother Reginald Chung; sister Hannah Balcanoff; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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.