Iek Kuan Cheang Cheong
Dec. 31, 2007
Iek Kuan Cheang Cheong, 84, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Zhong Shan, China. She is survived by son Choi Lok; daughters Stephanie and Julie Cheong, and Cecilia Yip; and 13 grandchildren. Visitation: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Taoist services. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
William D.K. Correa
Jan. 2, 2008
William D.K. "Billy" Correa, 54, of Kaneohe, a state Department of Transportation Airports Division lieutenant firefighter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Celeste L., daughters Tara "Kalei" and Jamie, brothers James Aiwohi and Charles Correa, sisters Henrietta Sommerville and Casina K. Waterman, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Ann Catholic Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary Wednesday.
Lydia Harumi Ferreiro
Dec. 30, 2007
Lydia Harumi Ferreiro, 62, of Mililani died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Lawrence A., son Kalen Y., daughters Carrie L. and Dawn E., sisters Lynn Matsunaga and Lorraine Antonio, half sister Gwendolyn Laspina and three grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Laster Paul Ford Sr.
Dec. 23, 2007
Laster Paul Ford Sr., 42, of Wahiawa, formerly of Hilo, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Harmony "Maka"; sons Laster Jr. and Cassius; daughters Blossom and Chanel Fontes; stepmother Joanne; brothers Jomal and Rodley; sisters Leslie, Tina, Roxanne and Lastrina; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at New Hope Christian Fellowship Leeward Campus, 94-050 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Thursday at New Hope Christian Fellowship, 840 Kupulau Road, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Thomas Kalehua Kahihikolo Sr.
Dec. 28, 2007
Thomas Kalehua Kahihikolo Sr., 64, of Waialua, a retired Amfac Lumber truck driver, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Thomas Kahihikolo and Timothy Cardoza; daughters Thalia "Keala" and Tiffany Kahihikolo, and Kealohilani and Kahealani Kealoha; brothers Robert and Edward; sister Gladys "Kehau"; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow.
John Mahu Keawe
Jan. 2, 2008
John Mahu Keawe, 91, of Waianae died at home. He was born in Koloa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Guy Priest and John "Sonny" Keawe; daughters Elvira "Ella" McCool, Bertha Long, Yvonne Palmer, Beverly Silva, Gloria Moniz, Donna Bajo and Leslie Keawe; sister Polita Clark; 23 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Mieko Kimoto
Jan. 4, 2008
Mieko Kimoto, 67, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a Life Care Center of Hilo assistant activities director and Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force first lieutenant nurse, died at home. She was born in Taiwan. She is survived by husband Royden; sons Rob and Charles; daughter Anne Chung; brothers Eiju, Hideaki and Kazuyuki Yanagawa; sisters Yasuko Yoshida and Reiko Komori; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Hiroshi Kobashigawa
Dec. 29, 2007
Hiroshi Kobashigawa, 76, of Waianae died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Toshi; sons Katsuyoshi, Katsuhiro, Katsumasa, Kuni and Thomas; daughters Janice M. Nakamoto, Lynn K. Choy and Yoko Wakasugi; brothers Yoshio Kobashigawa and George and Kenneth Nakamura; sisters Shizue Oshiro, Betty Sakae and Annette Omuro; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dorothy Arlene Lewis
Jan. 5, 2008
Dorothy Arlene Lewis, 76, of Waimea, Kauai, a Rob's Good Time Grill janitor, died at home. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by son Kalei, daughter Sandy Lewis-Wilson, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. next Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Samuel Johnson Linn
Jan. 4, 2008
Samuel Johnson Linn, 79, of Kailua, a retired radio sales manager, U.S. Navy veteran, and voice of United Airlines television and radio commercials, died. He was born in Fairmont, W.Va. He is survived by son Daniel W., daughters Kathleen Ann Galveso and Kellie M. Farag, and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Zahara Lipman
Dec. 29, 2007
Zahara Lipman, infant daughter of Ises and Kristin Lipman of Honolulu, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by sister Selah. Private services.
Esther Kam Ngit Chang Look
Dec. 24, 2007
Esther Kam Ngit Chang Look, 93, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waikane. She is survived by sons Estosn and Walton; daughters Miriam Sarae, Sylvian Kouchi and Carolyn Kuwana; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Gwendolyn Kameelehiwa McGregor
Dec. 25, 2007
Gwendolyn Kameelehiwa "Honey" McGregor, 94, of Honolulu, a retired secretary to U.S. Sen. Hiram Fong, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by the McGregor ohana. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha
attire.
Peter Heluli Mendiola
Dec. 10, 2007
Peter Heluli Mendiola, 65, of Honolulu, a Halau Pua Na Mana founder, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Savanah M.; brother Frank "Beaver"; and sisters Eileen
Asprer, Sharon Fernandez and Charlotte Hammons. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Ewa Beach Park.
Calvin Goichi Morimatsu
Dec. 19, 2007
Calvin Goichi Morimatsu, 96, of Honolulu, a retired Star Market Ltd. warehouse manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kazue, daughter Jo Anne Kumamoto and two grandchildren. Private services.
Soledad Amor Mugridge
Jan. 4, 2008
Soledad Amor "Inay" Mugridge, 74, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Ronald; sons Pastor Alsola and Godofredo Lagrimas; daughters Crispina Simcock, Lucia Hochrine, Amelia Lim and Lourdes Lubag; brother Julio Amor; sister Flavia Sumagaysay; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Corazon Negrillo
Jan. 4, 2008
Corazon Negrillo, 48, of Puhi, Kauai, a Wilcox Memorial Hospital administrative office employee, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Ramon; son Ranzel; mother Carmelita Nullar; brothers Benvienido, Gergorio and Engelberto Nullar; and sister Amparo Peilan. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Casual attire.
Richard M. Okamura
Dec. 28, 2007
Richard M. Okamura, 77, of Wahiawa, a retired federal government engineer, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Gladys; sons Eric, Eryle and Alan; daughter Jerilynn; brother Elmer; sister Willametta Wong; and five grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was published in an obituary yesterday.
Kum Deuk Park
Jan. 6, 2008
Kum Deuk Park, 97, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by sons Sang II, Sang Up and Sang Keun Pak; daughters Sang Kum and Sang Choon "Nami" Pak, and Paula Noh;
sister Yi Sun Kwon; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Valley of the
Temples. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery.
Abraham Tejero Preza
Dec. 20, 2007
Abraham Tejero Preza, 80, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Dolores, Abra, Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalina B.; sons Eduardo B., Abner B., George B., Ronaldo B. and Neil B.; daughters Luzviminda B. Preza, Rebecca P. Mantaring and Corazon P. Duran; brothers Bartolome, Alfredo and Petronio Buentipo; sisters Estrella, Primitiva and Antonina Timbreza; 17 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Bert Masami Uyeda
Dec. 29, 2007
Bert Masami "Sonny" Uyeda, 46, of Mililani, an Electrical Technicians Inc. owner, died in Las Vegas en route to the Sugar Bowl. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doreen, son Jayce, stepson Davin Chow, daughter Shanna, stepdaughter Marissa Chow, parents Masao and Yukiko, and sisters Ann Yokoyama and Jan Ro. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Susie Hasue Hadley Yamamoto
Jan. 8, 2008
Susie Hasue Hadley Yamamoto, 69, of Honolulu, a Simply Beautiful proprietor, died. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband Richard K., sons Wayne and Keith Drouillard, daughters Kim Stapleton and Mimi Kotzer, stepson Patrick Yamamoto, stepdaughter Tracie Mones, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Makiki Christian Church. Casual attire.
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.