Ernest Dung A'ana
Jan. 5, 2008
Ernest Dung A'ana, 70, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a Police Department police dispatcher, will be remembered in services 11 a.m. next Saturday at Holy Cross Parish, 2-2370 Kaumualii St., Kalaheo, Kauai. A'ana died in Atlanta. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Sharron L.; son Enoch; daughters Andrea and Theresa A'ana, Shanita Akana and Carmel Doyle; brother Benjamine; sisters Helen Bizek and Malia Ridgeley; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Call at the church after 9 a.m. Private burial to follow at a later date. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Annie Mew Ing Abafo
Dec. 18, 2007
Annie Mew Ing Abafo, 85, of Honolulu died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clarence C. Jr. and Wayne, daughters June A. Knell and Gail L. Clark, brother Herbert Young, sisters Helen Kaanana and Betsy Casey, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Dayton Cantley
Jan. 9, 2008
Robert Dayton Cantley, 70, of Kapolei, retired a U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Williamsburg, S.C. He is survived by wife Paulette; sons Robin Huggins and Mickey Cantley; brothers Melvin Cantley Jr., Ronald Lyons and John LeCroy; sister Betty Wight; stepchildren Raylette Dacosin and Earline, Raymond Jr. and Walter Koki; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Doris Aiko Ching
Dec. 11, 2007
Doris Aiko Ching, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died in Honolulu. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by brothers Jerry, Takeo and Albert Makishima; and sister Betty Kataoka. Private services.
Jennie I. Chun
Jan. 9, 2008
Jennie I. Chun, 72, of Honolulu died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Patrick; daughters Bertha and Sharon; brothers William, Alson and Richard Lee; and a grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Barbara Downen-Allen
Jan. 10, 2008
Barbara Downen-Allen, 65, of Kaneohe died in Honolulu. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband Robert, sons David and Harry R. Kelly, brothers David and George Reader, sister Karla Cant and three grandchildren. Private services.
Beatrice Yaeko Fujise
Jan. 12, 2008
Beatrice Yaeko Fujise, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Shriners Hospital bookkeeper, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Lianne Takara, brother Yokichi Yamane, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
William Guillermo Galacia
Jan. 9, 2008
William Guillermo Galacia, also known as "Willie" and "Bill," 83, of Honolulu, a retired Navy Supply Center, Pearl Harbor Fuel Department distribution system operator, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by companion Betsy Lum, brothers Carlos Jr. and John "Nani," and sisters Mary Rodrigues, Rose Fernandez and Louise "Lulu" Martelles. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers for graveside services will be accepted by Nakamura Mortuary.
Satoru Gota
Jan. 11, 2008
Satoru Gota, 84, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Brian, daughter Madge, sister Joy Nip and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Domenic Joseph Heltz
Dec. 20, 2007
Domenic Joseph Heltz, 44, of Chicago died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Maye C. DeWitt and brothers David, Dennis and Dana F. Private services.
Takase Richard Hiyane
Jan. 15, 2008
Takase Richard "Dick" Hiyane, 80, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. National Weather Service meteorologist and U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Grace S., son Bruce C., daughter Patricia L., brother Masaru and two grandchildren. Private services.
Bruce Marcus Horka
Jan. 11, 2008
Bruce Marcus Horka, 56, of Wailua, Kauai, a U.S. Navy veteran and Custom Landscaping and Maintenance founder and owner, died. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by wife Rose, children Travis and Tairoy, and brother Duane. Services: 10:30 a.m. next Saturday at Calvary Chapel in Kapaa, Kauai. Call after 9:30 a.m. No flowers.
Gary Hynds
Jan. 13, 2008
Gary Hynds, 61, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Yuka Hayama, daughter Barbara M., mother Barbara K., brothers Donald and Russell, and sisters Robin Hynds-Clauss and Kathy Hynds-Barrett. Services: noon Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tabernacle, 1500 S. Beretania St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Akira Kajiwara
Jan. 11, 2008
Akira Kajiwara, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired United Airlines cargo agent, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by son Erik, daughters Lynn Hayashida and Joy Kajiwara, and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Seikatsu Kikuyama
Jan. 9, 2008
Seikatsu Kikuyama, 83, of Honolulu, formerly of Honokowai, Maui, a retired Okazaki and Sugai Plasterers Inc. plasterer and U.S. Army veteran who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, G Company, during World War II, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Piihonua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Clara H.; daughters Amy A.T. Takiguchi and Gale S. and Susan M. Kikuyama; brothers George and Bert Kikuyama; sister Doris Tengan; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Herbert Tow Kwai Lam Jr.
Dec. 26, 2007
Herbert Tow Kwai Lam Jr., also known as "Lamb Chop" and "Sonny," 70, of Aiea, a retired Hawaiian Airlines aircraft mechanic, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He is survived by wife Ikuko "Bobbie," son Jerry, daughter Francine and sister Genevieve Miyashita. Private services.
Godfrey Mun Sing Leong
Jan. 5, 2008
Godfrey Mun Sing Leong, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired mortgage lender, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Anna Jean, sons Christopher and Gerard, daughter Jeanine Shinno, sister Laura Lee and seven grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Dr. Sigdian Sia Lim
Jan. 11, 2008
Dr. Sigdian Sia Lim, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Kaiser Medical Center surgeon, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Fukien, China. He is survived by wife Madeleine, son Herbert, daughters Jeannette Graycar and Ira, brother Domingo and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Cresencia Reutirez Lucas
Dec. 29, 2007
Cresencia Reutirez Lucas, 51, of Ewa Beach, a Hawaii visitor industry housekeeper, died in Honolulu. She was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by husband Rodrigo; daughter Jacqueline Salvosa; mother Clara Reutirez; brothers Jesus, Mario, Amado, Hermo, Mariano Jr. and Henry; and sister Agripina Evangelista. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Arthur Bernette Luse
Jan. 5, 2008
» Arthur Bernette Luse, 82, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy veteran, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Idaho. He is survived by son James "Jim"; daughters Pamela Linden, Janet Green and Susan Luse; brother Eugene; sister Eloise Kilker; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Albert Yoshiaki Maeno
Jan. 9, 2008
Albert Yoshiaki Maeno, 75, of Wailua, a retired Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital cook, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Minnie; daughters Lauri-Ann Maeno and Lynn Kanoho; brother James; sisters Bessie Cummings, Eleanor Bourgeois, Bernice Saiki, Alice Victorino and Jane Kashiwabara; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Roy Manabu Mikami
Jan. 4, 2008
Roy Manabu Mikami, 75, of Honolulu, a civil engineer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ruth; daughters Kathleen Oshima, Liane K. Akana and Laurie Taguchi; sisters Hatsuko Yoshimoto, Joyce Kishi and Betsy Mikami; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Dec. 16, 2007
Mitsuru Miyamoto, 87, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in Koloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Harriet, sons Gary and Melvin, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Hiroshi Moriguchi
Jan. 5, 2008
Hiroshi "Mori" Moriguchi, 87, of Kailua, a retired Kaneohe Marine Base Hawaii Morale, Welfare and Recreation carpenter, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Charles and caregivers Bert and Annette. Private services.
Hidemi Naito
Dec. 23, 2007
Hidemi Naito, 90, of Honolulu, a retired First Hawaiian Bank assistant vice president and U.S. Army veteran, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeane; son Richard; daughters Valerie Nagatori and Doreen Stenson; sisters Margaret Morikawa, Edna Hasegawa, Doris Goto and Alice Sakai; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Alice Leilani Nicola
Jan. 16, 2008
Alice Leilani Nicola, 71, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by husband Chauncey Jr.; sons Chauncey III and Clarence; daughters Angeline Ishihara and Alice M. Freitas; brothers Willie Kaipo, Rudolph "Bully" and David "Sweetie Boy"; hanai brother David Hirota; sisters Emma, Annie, Iwalani, Cecila "Pokey" and Cindy; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Services: 9:30 a.m. Feb. 2 at Ala Moana Beach Park Magic Island. Celebration to follow. Casual attire. Loose flowers and leis welcome.
Masato Ohashi
Jan. 3, 2008
Masato "George" Ohashi, 89, of Honolulu, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel manager, died in Manoa Senior Care Facility. He was born in Hawaii. Services: 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Makiki Christian Church, 829 Pensacola St., Honolulu, HI 96814.
Frances Okuno
Jan. 8, 2008
Frances "Fran" Okuno, 71, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Robert, son Corey, daughter Erin, brother Calvin and Owen Ebisuya, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Antone Olivera
Jan. 15, 2008
Antone "Tony" Olivera, 85, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired Jas. W. Glover Ltd. laborer and Olivera Dozer Service proprietor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View. He is survived by wife Irene, son Robert Fontes, daughters Rose Torres and Bernadette Kalua-Fuerte, brother Eugene, sister Dorothy Wingate, 13 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Susumu Sakamoto
Jan. 4, 2008
Charles Susumu Sakamoto, 88, of Kailua, a Schuman Carriage and Tire Recap Service salesman, died. He was born in Waiawa. He is survived by wife Clara F., son Roy F., daughter Amy E. Kurata, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Serapia Samonte Samatra
Dec. 29, 2007
Serapia Samonte Samatra, 85, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Santo Domingo, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. She is survived by sons Abelardo Sr. and Norio, brother Elisio Samonte, sister Severina Lazo, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 10:15 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Florence Sadae Shirakata
Dec. 23, 2007
Florence Sadae "Flo" Shirakata, 81, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Takashi "Bolo," sons Keith and Kyle, daughters Renee Takahashi and Cheri Asai, brother Richard Ogawa, sister Nancy Tahata, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Janice Takemoto-Dunham
Dec. 20, 2007
Janice Takemoto-Dunham, of Washington died in Washington. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband John and daughter Shanti. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 1:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire. Loose flowers. Leis welcome.
John Travis Sr.
Dec. 20, 2007
John Travis Sr., 90, of Wahiawa died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons John Jr., Jay and Guy; daughters Pauline Quinsaat, Wanda Kamauoha, Darlene Soma, Cheryl D. De Guzman, Maizelette Edayan, Ilima Pena and Charlotte "Leimomi" Vela; and sisters Francis Keao and May Ewing; 43 grandchildren; 47 great-grandchildren; and 19 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Simoa Vaomeko Tuiai
Jan. 14, 2008
Simoa Vaomeko Tuiai, 68, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Apia, Western Samoa. She is survived by sons Maafatu Tamatimu and Savelio and Danny Patelesio; daughters Fanaafi Tumui and Theresa Tuiai; brothers Lauano U. Aivao Patu and Tulua G. Aivao; sisters Taufuaina Tamatimu, Atalana Aivao and Sinanu'u Teo; and a grandchild. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park.
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.