Lynette Fook Kyun Ajimine
Dec. 5, 2007
Lynette Fook Kyun Ajimine, 69, of Kaneohe, a retired deputy registrar for the state Land Court, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Theodore "Ted," daughter Jan Murakami, brothers Alfred and James Ho, and sister Winnet Takafuji. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Pascual Camat Alabazo
Nov. 22, 2007
Pascual Camat "Paul" Alabazo, 86, of Waipahu, a retired construction laborer, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, Philippines. He is survived by wife Celestina Z.; son Paul Z.; daughters Florence Z. Bacatat Jr., Charito A. Baluyot and Tina A. Mercado; sister Flora A. Galo; and nine grandchildren. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Patricia Ann Aulani Darneal
Dec. 8, 2007
Patricia Ann Aulani Darneal, 66, of Paia, Maui, an Ala Moana Center customer service representative, died on Maui. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Melton E.K., sons Gerald P. and Thane K. Duarte, brother Harry J. Murray, sister Nelanette U. Lee and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lanakila Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Harriet Wong DeLima
Dec. 12, 2007
Harriet Wong "Hattie" DeLima, 80, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Herbert; daughters Sylvia "Lana" Reyno, Sharon Morris and Nedra DeLima, sister Bea Kolona, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Keith V. De Long
Dec. 8, 2007
Keith V. De Long, 79, of Kailua, a Realty Pacific Ltd. owner, died in Kailua. He was born in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He is survived by wife Patricia; sons Edward, Keith C. and John; daughter Lisa; sisters Carol Leonard and Mary Jo Frazier; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. today at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Kailua. Additional information for an obituary printed Wednesday.
Mary B. Fernandez
Dec. 8, 2007
Mary B. Fernandez, also known as "Grandma" and "Ma," 87, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Intermediate and Waiakea High School cafeteria worker, died at home. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by son Anthony, daughter Pat Abdul, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Shigeru Furuya
Nov. 20, 2007
Shigeru Furuya, 97, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Misako, sons Clinton and Clarence, daughter Florence Hiraiwa and brothers Walter, Harold and Howard. Private services.
Jourdan Sanford Harrington
Nov. 21, 2007
Jourdan Sanford Harrington, 50, of Pearl City, part owner of Trimline Contracting, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jourdan, mother Sylvia, brothers Vernon and Darren, and sister Jolene Harrington-Laga. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hiroto Hirashima
Nov. 23, 2007
Hiroto Hirashima, 97, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service postal clerk, died in Kailua Hospice Hawaii. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Joan Sato, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Mary Misako Hirata
Dec. 8, 2007
Mary Misako Hirata, 80, of Pearl City, a retired Sears, Roebuck and Co. bookkeeper, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gerald E.; daughter Dayle M.H. Lee; mother Tsuruyo Asato; brothers Herbert Y., Edward Y., George Y. and Harold K. Asato; sister Alice A. Arakaki; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Kahalehau
Sept. 21, 2007
Charles Kahalehau, of Las Vegas, a retired bus operator, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gayle; daughter Novalynn Barttels; stepdaughter Josie Vegas; brothers and sisters Marilyn Medeiros, Ralph and Clyde Kahalehau, Christine Tavares, Eliza Maukele and Clinton Maukee; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. next Friday at Ka Hale Hoano O Ke Akua Church, 1760 Nalani St., Honolulu 96819.
Shizuno Kimura
Nov. 25, 2007
Shizuno Kimura, 78, of Haiku, Maui, died at home. She was born in Pauwela, Maui. She is survived by son Randall; sisters Ethel Suenaka, Pat Yamaoka, Sueno Saito and Aileen Matsunaga; brother Tadayuki Murakami; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Melinda A. Markham
Nov. 29, 2007
Melinda A. Markham, 55, of Lahaina, a bartender, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in California. She is survived by daughter Autumn Allen and a grandchild. Private services.
Sabina Gabriel Mauricio
Nov. 28, 2007
Sabina Gabriel Mauricio, 90, of Ewa died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by sons Irineo, Teofilo and Dr. Denny; daughter Aurelia Tacadena; brothers Marcelino and Juan Gabriel; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jude Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Salvador Anthony Mendiha
Nov. 21, 2007
Salvador Anthony Mendiha, also known as "JR" and "Sal," 61, of Wahiawa, a retired landscaper at Schofield Barracks, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by brothers and sister Katherine "Kay" Bajo and Alfred "Fred" and Michael "Mike" Mendiha. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Tadao Nakamura
Dec. 1, 2007
Tadao Nakamura, 91, of Lihue, a retired Hawaiian Pineapple Cannery truck driver, died at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Margaret K.; stepson Thomas K. Dargel; stepdaughters Mari D. Woody, Linda J. Dargel and Kathleen M. Long; brothers Hisao, Burt and Sueki Nakamura; sisters Kimie Momoki and Fusae Momoki, Haruno Inazaki and Setsuko Nakamura; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Etsuko Okimura
Dec. 5, 2007
Etsuko "Jackson" Okimura, 78, of Hilo, a retired Gas Co. clerk, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Joe T., sons Gavin and Talbot, daughters Darrel D. "DeeDee" and Stacy, brother Kiyotoshi Ozaki and sisters Fumie Ozaki, Ayako Akahoshi, Sayoko Matsu and Shizuko Mihata. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Angela Soares
Dec. 4, 2007
Angela Soares, 84, of Waianae died in St. Frances-West Hospice. She was born in Halawa, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband William Sr.; sons William Jr. and Gregory M.; daughters Augustina Perez, Darlene Calamayan and Doreen Blayne; sister Flora; five grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Ernest M. Theodore
Nov. 30, 2007
Ernest M. "Dugieland" Theodore, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base ground power mechanic and Army veteran, died in St. Francis-Nuuanu Hospice. He was born in Honohina, North Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by son Ernest E., daughters Raynette "Aloha" Agasid and Jeannette "Lani" Stone, and sister Agnes M. Estrella. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Emma L. Tom
Dec. 2, 2007
Emma L. Tom, 90, of Wahiawa died in California. She is survived by son David, daughter Barbara, brother Raymond Lau, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Victoria Yi Yut Tse
Dec. 7, 2007
Victoria Yi Yut Tse, 68, of Los Angeles died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Dr. David and sisters Annie Makaiwa, Thelma Bush, Helen Weatherby, Doris Csoke and Gloria Bond. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual 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.