Richard Edward Anderson
Dec. 7, 2007
Richard Edward "Rick" Anderson, 62, of Honolulu, president and designer for Show People Hawaii Inc., died at home. He was born in Frank, Pa. He is survived by wife Darrah Lau-Anderson, daughter China and sisters Judy Mazzeo and Peggy Johnson. Services pending.
Severo Bascon Jr.
Dec. 6, 2007
Severo Bascon Jr., 67, of Kahului, a retired mason, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Cebu, Philippines. He is survived by sons Dion and Jason; daughters Tammy Alboro and Kimberly Howard; stepsons Brian and Harry Jr. Apolo; stepdaughters Charlyn Apolo, Karin Benz and Robin Freitas; brothers Abraham Bascon and Santos Ramos; sisters Barbara Reyes and Brenda Allen; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Flowers welcome.
Yvonne Beers
Dec. 9, 2007
Yvonne "Sam" Beers, 83, of Kailua, a retired Salvation Army Children's Facility registered nurse, died in Aloha Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Centre. She was born in Lewiston, Idaho. She is survived by sons Michael and Danny Gilbert, daughters Cathy Gilbert-Rogers and Deborah Wiley, and several grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshino Chikamori
Dec. 10, 2007
Yoshino Chikamori, 104, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Paul S., daughter Karen Y., sister Kimiko and two grandchildren. Private services.
William James Cullen
Nov. 5, 2007
William James Cullen, also known as "Jimmy" and "Sparky," 58, of Haleiwa, an Army veteran and owner and operator of Dandy Designs Screen Printing, died in Haleiwa. He was born in New York. He is survived by companion Valare "Waialea" Calisto and son Taro. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. today at Haleiwa Alii Beach Park.
Sarah Kamala Drose
Dec. 4, 2007
Sarah Kamala Drose, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center electrical helper, died in Kailua. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Peter Rodrigues and Austin Oili, daughter Sarah Baoy, brother Bernaray Oili, 20 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call at 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Cemetery.
Eleanor Kai Ngo Sue Fong
Dec. 10, 2007
Eleanor Kai Ngo Sue Fong, 86, of Kailua, a homemaker, died. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Chuck Sun; sons Robert and Ken; daughters Lorraine Shane, Lynette Mun and Jeanette Young; brother Newton Sue; sister Gertrude Chow; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Betty Hatsuko Harada
Nov. 24, 2007
Betty Hatsuko Harada, 97, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edward and Harry, daughter Carol Hirota, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Meyer Haslam
Dec. 5, 2007
Meyer Haslam, 77, of Mililani, an Army veteran who served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Rosa, son Russell, daughters Taryn and Roxanne, three grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No monetary offerings.
Yuso Ishida
Nov. 16, 2007
Yuso Ishida, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Amfac Lumber Yard superintendent on Kauai, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Lillian, son Warren, daughters Sandra Fuller and Karen Mukai, sister Hatsumi Okamoto and six grandchildren. Private services.
John Kaimanahila Keale Jr.
Dec. 13, 2007
John Kaimanahila Keale Jr., 50, of Kekaha, Kauai, a musician and journeyman welder, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born on Niihau. He is survived by daughters Rose E. Keale, Colleen K. Niau and Doreen Castillo; sisters Jean I.K. Beniamina and Luana K.K. Kaohelaulii; and 12 grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Garden Island Mortuary Chapel. Services to follow. Burial at Hanapepe Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual attire.
Donald Lewis Kerr
Dec. 11, 2007
Donald Lewis Kerr, 64, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired electronics and computer technician, died at home. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by wife Alana, daughters Stephanie and Laura, stepson Eric Roloson, stepdaughter Jessica Atkinson, sister Barbara Scott and two grandchildren. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Monday at Church on a Sure Foundation, Keaau. Call after 3 p.m. Burial at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 at a later date.
Ohk Ley Kim
Nov. 29, 2007
Ohk Ley Kim, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by son Yung, daughter Choung Sun and three grandchildren. Private services.
Tom McMahon
Dec. 9, 2007
Tom McMahon, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Coca-Cola Bottling Co. executive in Los Angeles, died in Honolulu. He was born in Bell, Calif. He is survived by hanai son Paul Campos, brother Harry McMahon and sister Mary Ellen Tonsign. Private services.
Jeffrey Minas
Nov. 30, 2007
Jeffrey Minas, 53, of Wahiawa, a carpenter, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Burbank, Calif. He is survived by mother Sarah Bustamonte, brother David and sister Toni Chinnici-Haddock. No services.
William Romero Muico
Dec. 4, 2007
William Romero Muico, 81, of Honolulu, a retired civil engineer, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Jovellar, Albay, Philippines. He is survived by wife Won Suk; son Roy Higashionna; daughters Lydia Horikawa, Linda Peloquin and Norma Grimshaw; sister Rosita Barker; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Tsukie Nakaya
Nov. 22, 2007
Tsukie Nakaya, 89, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed caterer, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Elmer, sister Kikue Matsumoto, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Alethea Marie Nicholas
Nov. 29, 2007
Alethea Marie Nicholas, 34, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Santa Barbara, Calif. She is survived by son DJ Griep. Private services.
Sakaye Nikaido
Dec. 1, 2007
Sakaye Nikaido, 94, of Kahului, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. irrigator in Puunene, Maui, died in Hale Makua, Wailuku. He was born in Puunene. He is survived by sons Masaichi, Minoru, George and Dennis; daughters Leatrice and Carol; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Sadie Yoshiko Ogura
Dec. 2, 2007
Sadie Yoshiko Ogura, 90, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Denji, sons Francis A. Sodetani and Daniel D. Ogura, daughter Norma E. Mcdiarmid and a grandchild. Private services.
Gimena Topinio Pascua
Dec. 3, 2007
Gimena Topinio "Hemen" Pascua, 82, of Pearl City, a retired Navy Exchange Manana Warehouse clerk and Pariir Sarrat Elementary School teacher in the Philippines, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Jimmy N.; children James, John and Cesario Pascua, Teresita Lao and Jeanette Tano; brothers Fernando and Ernesto Tupio; sisters Nenita Miguel, Ely Puriran, Victoria Raquel and Consuelo Castro; eight grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Pablo Ramos Pascua
Nov. 26, 2007
Pablo Ramos Pascua, 73, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Laoag City, Philippines. He is survived by wife Adoracion A.; sons Daniel, Joseph and Pablo Jr.; daughters Marieta, Caroline and Evangeline Pascua, Madelyn and Cecilia Marcos, and Jesusa Camangeg; sisters Uldorica Andres and Juanita Enriques; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 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.
David Metcalfe Reed
Dec. 4, 2007
David Metcalfe Reed, 72, of Honolulu, an advertising executive, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Thomas. Private services.
Norman F. Sato
Oct. 15, 2007
Norman F. Sato, 92, of Honolulu, a retired city building inspector and an Army veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Kimiko, son Dwight, daughter Joanne Yamanaka, brothers Moses and Jacob, sister Elsie and three grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Harold Harunori Sora
Nov. 27, 2007
Harold Harunori Sora, 95, of Kapaa, Kauai, died in Hale Malamalama. He was born in Lapiule, Kauai. He is survived by sons Richard and Gilbert; daughters Victoria Matsuo, Jeanette Shimabukuro and Edith Kido; sister Tamayo Matsuda; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ruth Maria Stewart
Dec. 9, 2007
Ruth Maria Stewart, 75, of Wahiawa, a Waianae Intermediate and High School teacher, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in New York City. She is survived by husband Robert L.; son Dwayne C.; daughters Jerusha A., Yvette R. and Denise R. Stewart, and Sheila M. Gibbons; and six grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow.
Eileen Vivian Strong
Dec. 8, 2007
Eileen Vivian Strong, 86, of Honolulu, formerly of Bradenton, Fla., a retired Butterworth Hospital clerk in Grand Rapids, Mich., died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in International Falls, Minn. She is survived by sons Kirk and David, daughters Suzy Strong-Burk and Maureen Whitley, hanai son John Morton, hanai daughter Vanessa Morton, brother Ray Eggan, sister Evelyn Vinton, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Ruby Kobayashi Sunn
Dec. 5, 2007
Ruby Kobayashi Sunn, 85, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Franklin, son Steven, daughters Liane and Stephanie, brother Robert Kobayashi, sister Lillian Oasa and two grandchildren. Private services.
Elsie Takeno Tajima
Dec. 4, 2007
Elsie Takeno Tajima of Honolulu, a retired Queen's Medical Center bookkeeper, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Elyce T. Woycke; brother Edward H. Yomen; sisters Dorothy M. Totoki, Doris S. Miyake and Nancy M. Hasegawa; and a grandchild. Private services.
Ayako Takahashi
Dec. 4, 2007
Ayako Takahashi, 98, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons James, Charles, Richard and Herbert; daughters Kimiko Kanno, Dorothy Uyeno and Gertrude Takemoto; sister Matsuko Honda; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Richard Yoshinori Takaki
Nov. 28, 2007
Richard Yoshinori Takaki, 82, of Honolulu, a retired federal employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by hanai son Robbie Char and hanai daughter Dana Mau. Private services.
Ellen Toshie Tomai
Nov. 30, 2007
Ellen Toshie Tomai, 91, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dean and Mitchell, and sister Jane Tabata. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Yoshinobu Yonamine
Dec. 6, 2007
Yoshinobu "Nobu" Yonamine, 81, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Parks and Recreation groundskeeper, died in Ka Punawai Ola. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Gishi and Masao, and sister Janet Tokumoto. Private services.
Kiyoshi Yoshimoto
Dec. 3, 2007
Kiyoshi Yoshimoto, 87, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment operator and World War II veteran, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Florence S., son Calvin Y., daughter Patricia Y. Waring, brothers John N. and Takashi, sisters Nancy N. Maeda and Mae H. Tsutsumi, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. 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.