Steven Kyle Acosta Banaticla
Jan. 11, 2008
Steven Kyle Acosta Banaticla, infant son of Steven K. Acosta and Didi Ventura of Waipahu, died in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Kyle T.K.B. Acosta; sisters Hailey A. Acosta and Angelika B. Ventura; grandparents Jonathan I. and Jean "Hazel" Acosta and Arthur E. and Grace Banaticla; and great-grandparents John and Lucy Acosta and Gracia Elaydo. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road, Pearl City. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Francisca Calina Cabrera
Dec. 31, 2007
Francisca Calina Cabrera, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Medical Center East environmental service worker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by sons Warlito, Elpidio and Geronimo Jr.; daughters Beatriz "Betty" Cortes and Maria T. Failano; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Mamie Hiehie Kamakele Cachola
Jan. 11, 2008
Mamie Hiehie Kamakele Cachola, 86, of Makaha, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Kenneth Sharpe; sisters Henrietta Kaniho, Mary Ann Chun and Lucy Kahoonei; and caregiver Sonny Pelekai. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Joseph Benjamin Dias
Nov. 10, 2007
Joseph Benjamin Dias, 75, of Texas, a retired Pier 1 Imports employee, died. He was born on Maui. He is survived by children Patrick and Gregory Dias, and Rosalyn Bodycomb; mother Rose Garcia; sisters Carmen and Sandra Ruiz; and eight grandchildren. Inurnment: 2:15 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Cemetery, Crypt site, the Garden of Love V-3. Aloha attire.
Laureana Bejosano Dumlao
Dec. 23, 2007
Laureana Bejosano Dumlao, 88, of Ewa Beach died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Barrio Lubong, Umingan, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is survived by husband Gaudencio C.; sons Rolando B., Vidado B. and Lou B.; daughter Juvierna D. Diga; brother Inocencio Bejosano; sister Opin Cada; 13 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Eulogy: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Patricia Eggler
Jan. 17, 2008
Patricia "Pat" Eggler, 71, of Naperville, Ill., died. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by children H. Daniel Glunz, Debra Ellwood, Doreen Petty and Danetta Andriacchi; brother and sister D. Paul Hughes and Barbara Worley; eight grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services held in Naperville.
Lady Karen Cababat Maga Gomez
Jan. 15, 2008
Lady Karen Cababat Maga Gomez, 21, of Kihei, Maui, a Hale Makua, Maui Memorial Medical Center nursing department clerk and ABC Store clerk, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Manila. She is survived by husband Mark, son Makprince X.M., father Manny Maga, mother Conchita C. Maga and sister Lady Lynn C. Maga. Mass: 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at St. Theresa Church in Kihei. Call after 5 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Jan. 31 at Nakamura Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Raelene Kaulaihawane Hamilton
Jan. 9, 2008
Raelene Kaulaihawane Hamilton, 79, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Thomas, Kent and Michael Stone, and Greg, Mike and J.B. Hamilton; daughters Raynette Pavao, Olinda Aiwohi, Lynn Hue, Celeste Giltner, Tricia Lovio and Terry Rosetto; brother David Kahanu; sisters Marion Lovett, Martha Moyer, Rosella Lamb and Leilani Kahanu; 36 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services held.
Hannibal Fabie Junsay
Jan. 19, 2008
Hannibal Fabie Junsay, 77, of Honolulu died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Aida; daughters Desiree Doruelo, Kathryn Ann Kanavy, Sherry Esguerra and Jeannette Lemoncito; brothers Urnel, Melvin, Nicholas and Benjamin; sisters Amalia Poblador and Letty Junsay; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date.
Tsuyuko Kawachika
Jan. 15, 2008
Tsuyuko Kawachika, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Manoa Japanese Language School teacher, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Norman M. and James A., three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Clarence Mitsuo Kimoto
Jan. 8, 2008
Clarence Mitsuo Kimoto, 88, of Pearl City, a retired Castle & Cooke stevedore, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Corinne Bagoyo and Deidere Higuchi; brothers and sisters Harold, Sanji and Isami Kimoto, Edna Tanabe and Akie Nason; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Newtown Chapel, 98-530 Kaahele St., Aiea. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Laura Haruko Kubota
Jan. 14, 2008
Laura Haruko Kubota, 94, of Wailuku, a retired Kahului Elementary School teacher, died at home. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by son Gaylord, daughter Patrice, brothers Herbert and Takeshi Okano, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Tai Yin Lam
Jan. 4, 2008
Tai Yin Lam, 89, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Canton On Tong Village, China. He is survived by wife Moo J.; sons Edward, Kalvin and Herman; daughter Marianne; brother Tai C.; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Kimie Matsuyoshi
Jan. 17, 2008
Kimie Matsuyoshi, 88, of Kapaa, Kauai, a housekeeper, died at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Nobuhiro, daughter Irene, five brothers, two sisters and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Kiyoshi Okaneku
Jan. 17, 2008
Kiyoshi Okaneku, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Advertiser and Honolulu Star-Bulletin newspaper supervisor, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Mana, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kimie "Kay"; sons Rodney and Randall; brother Seikichi; sisters Margaret Asato, Kikue Okaneku and Ruby Miyashiro; and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lucille Leilani Pahukula
Jan. 11, 2008
Lucille Leilani "Aunty Lei" Pahukula, 66, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired Kau High School custodian, died at home. She was born in Pahala. She is survived by husband Leighton W. Sr.; sons Leighton W. Jr. and Lang K.; hanai son Keoni Kailiawa; brothers Alvin and James Kailiawa; hanai brother Harold Ka- iliawa; and sisters Beatrice Kailiawa, Lillian M. Soares and Annette Kailiawa. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Pahala Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Francisco Lazaro Parel
Dec. 23, 2007
Francisco Lazaro "Ikoy" Parel, 86, of Kapolei, a retired Makaha Sheraton housekeeper, Philippine Bureau of Forestry and World War II Philippine veteran, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Juliana P.; sons Alfredo Sr., Melchor, Edgar Sr. and Delfrank; daughters Norma Park, Teresita Ferrer and Helen Parel; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Lanae Hokunani Rivera
Dec. 27, 2007
Lanae Hokunani Rivera, 51, of Texas, formerly of Waipahu, a former McDonald's manager in Waipio, died in Cleburne, Texas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Sylvester; son Shawn; daughters Andrea and Michelle Rivera and Arlene Richardson; brother Theodore Gaspar; sisters Lavainia "Lavy" Del Toro, Valarie Hashimoto and Lavalliere Clumb; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.
Thelma Yamaji Sakamoto
Jan. 5, 2008
Thelma Yamaji Sakamoto, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired cook for Jim Nabors, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Jonathan and George, daughters Lorraine M. Ishikawa and Karen Mancino, brothers Tadashi and Joseph Yamaji, sister Hisako, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Richard Yoshinobu Taira
Jan. 13, 2008
Richard Yoshinobu Taira, 93, of Honolulu, a retired King's Bakery co-owner and King's Bakery Coffee Shop manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Haneji, Okinawa. He is survived by wife Mildred T.; stepson Dennis Ishii; stepdaughter Dr. Sylvia K. Shimonishi; sisters Fusako Shimabukuro, Misao Shimizu and Kiyoko Ching; four step-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Sterling Kamuela Unea
Jan. 18, 2008
Sterling Kamuela Unea, also known as "Sterl" and "Unz," 56, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a Anglia Contracting laborer, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Dayna L.; sons Shayne and Shadrach Unea, and Bruce Chong; daughters Dawnalyn Molinero, Shaundel Martinez and Starlina P. Unea; brothers Hardy Unea, Jeri Maikui, and Robin and Boysie Esquerra; sisters Faith Lyons, Mekela Asejo, Roxanne Esquerra, Genera Kapeliela, and Honey G. and Edleen Peleholani; and 13 grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow at mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fortunata Velasco
Jan. 16, 2008
Fortunata Velasco, 71, of Lihue, a cook, died in Garden Isle Healthcare Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Jay; sons Edwin, Jerry and Jimmy; brothers and sisters; and six grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Roque Viernes Sr.
Dec. 27, 2007
Roque Viernes Sr., 74, of Waipahu, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant who served in the 25th Infantry Division, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Roque Jr., Roderick and Ryan; brothers Ricky Viernes and Abalino and Fernando Guillermo; sisters Mercy Villanueva, Pat Wallace, Leonora Hauanio and Barbara Loyola; seven grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Schofield Barracks Post Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Tsumori Watabayashi
Jan. 8, 2008
Tsumori Watabayashi, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Grocery Stores Ltd. sales representative, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kokoiki-North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nancy S.; sons Daiyo M. Toshi and Paul I. Watabayashi; brothers Tadao, Thomas and Richard; sisters Katie Perry, Eleanor Ebisuya and Ethel Yoshimoto; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Evelyn Une Wong
Jan. 14, 2008
Evelyn Une Wong, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Del Monte Corp. head forelady, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son George Choy, sister Mary Burke, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and three great-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.