Clara Hilda Aguiar
Jan. 23, 2008
Clara Hilda Aguiar, 84, of Hilo, a retired Hilo Quality Cleaners employee, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edward P. "Eddie"; sons Richard, Roger and Kenneth Antonio, and Robert Heath; stepson Dennis; daughter Susan Villanueva; stepdaughter Ellen Horiuchi; brother Feliciano Apilado; sister Frances K. Holt; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shirley Ann Allen
Jan. 27, 2008
Shirley Ann Allen, 79, of Honolulu, a dietitian, died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Dewey K., son Kevin S. and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Call after 9 a.m. No flowers.
Frank Bayes Jr.
Jan. 26, 2008
Frank Bayes Jr., also known as "Junior" and "Jogo," 74, of Waianae, a retired Marine Corps sergeant and Department of Defense officer at Kaena Point Tracking Station and Waianae Army Recreation Center, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Frances; son James "Chipper" Brown; daughters Francesca "Cissy" Bayes, Stella Brown and Shelley Lloyd; sister Dorothy "Dorotea" Davis; companion Merrily Burns; and 10 grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m. to noon Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Eleanor Poua Beaver
Jan. 27, 2008
Eleanor Poua Beaver, 74, of Hauula, a retired Polynesian Cultural Center secretary, died in Kahuku Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Patrick "Napua" and Eric, daughters Muriel Tuairau and Debra "Debbie" Barenaba, brother Titus Napoleon, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii Stake Center, 55-415 Iosepa St., Laie. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nancy Sardina Chang
Jan. 18, 2008
Nancy Sardina Chang, 94, of Honolulu, a retired child-care provider, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Wayne "Keahi" Chang, daughter Jeanette "Jimmie" Brenner, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Rose McFeely Crawford
Jan. 23, 2008
Rose McFeely Crawford, 82, of Ewa Beach died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son James P. McFeely III; daughter Ada McFeely; sisters Kay Costa, Sueko Kodama and Tsutae Iwamoto; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Margaret De Cambra
Feb. 1, 2008
Margaret De Cambra, also known as Margaret Da Cambra, 92, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Henry, daughters Helen Colby and Brenda Matsumura, sister Florence Aguiar, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 43 Kapiolani St., Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eugene Weldon Ercanbrack
Jan. 21, 2008
Eugene Weldon Ercanbrack, 74, of Ewa, a Marine Corps retiree who served in the Vietnam War and as a base police captain, died in Ewa. He was born in Texas. He is survived by sons Glenn A. "Tony" and Michael E., daughters Gailla J. Ward and Robyn A. Dano, seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Kenneth Olu Eskaran Sr.
Jan. 31, 2008
Kenneth Olu Eskaran Sr., 75, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. general mason foreman and Miki Poi Co. proprietor, died at home. He was born in Waipio Valley, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Linda; sons Noland, Kenneth Jr. and Bruce; brothers Mona, Marco and Lehua; sisters Pearl Batalona, Janet Tam Sing and Judy Kaaukuu; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at New Hope Christian Fellowship. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Arthur Goldberger
Jan. 23, 2008
Charles Arthur "Charlie" Goldberger, 39, of Mililani died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He is survived by father Arthur, mother Helenne and sister Judy Goldberger-Lowenthal. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Kaimuki Christian Church, 1117 Koko Head Ave. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Ella Toyoko Hirayama
Jan. 29, 2008
Ella Toyoko Hirayama, 74, of Torrance, Calif., died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Richard H. Services: 5:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at Wahiawa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, 1067 California Ave., Wahiawa. Casual attire.
Evangeline Yuk Len Hong
Jan. 19, 2008
Evangeline Yuk Len Hong, 65, of Kaneohe, a retired Finance Factors accounting manager, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John Jr.; son Jonathan H.K.; daughters Kathryn L. and Tiara; brother Hyland H. Char Jr.; sisters Faith Y.L. Saito, Wendy Y.M. Calizar and Violet Y.H. Medeiros; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Harold Montgomery Kalai
Jan. 26, 2008
Harold Montgomery "Monty" Kalai, 79, of Waimea, Hawaii, formerly of Honolulu, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Herberta, sons Andrew Jr. and David, daughter Haroldeen Gillette, brother Edwin Sr., eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Peter Vincent Kane
Jan. 30, 2008
Peter Vincent Kane, 65, of Honomu, Hawaii, a retired Sonoma Developmental Center carpenter in California and tai chi instructor at Honomu Gym, died at home. He was born in New Rochelle, N.Y. He is survived by wife Linda B., sons Adam and Daniel, daughters Cybele Kane and Tracey Jackson, mother Cornelia R. and brothers Michael and Donald. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at Kolekole Beach Park. Casual a ttire.
Hideki Kawasaki
Jan. 31, 2008
Hideki Kawasaki, 87, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Co. heavy equipment mechanic, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Hanako; sons Lawrence and Michael; brothers Kenichi, Mitsuo and Tadashi; sisters Alma Ishibashi and Mildred Tanaka; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Lanai chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Lanai Community Cemetery.
George Shoji Morikawa
Jan. 14, 2008
George Shoji "Maxie" Morikawa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department property supply manager and Army veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lorraine F.; daughters Beryl S. Carroll, Debbie M. Shock-Morikawa and Lisa T. Morikawa; brother Thomas; sister Virginia Hashimoto; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. next Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eileen Ruth Rockwell
Jan. 29, 2008
Eileen Ruth Rockwell, 61, of Paia, Maui, a retail sportswear store owner, died at home. She was born in Denver. She is survived by son Dustin Hesse, daughter Stormy Langston, sister Ann and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Paia Bay Beach, next to Youth Center. Potluck to follow service. No flowers. Donations suggested in the name of the deceased to the Eileen Rockwell Benefit Fund at Bank of Hawaii, Paia Branch, 35 Baldwin Ave., Paia, HI 96779.
Richard Minoru Sakai
Jan. 21, 2008
Richard Minoru Sakai, 60, of Honolulu, a Sears, Roebuck and Co. electronics repairman, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kumiko, daughter Michele Johnson, caregiver Robert Johnson and brother Wayne Sakai. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Fred Soko Shimabuku
Jan. 18, 2008
Fred Soko Shimabuku, 83, of Aiea, a retired Hickam Air Force Base barber and Army veteran, died in Aiea. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Jeanette, son Daniel, daughter Sarah Whitehead, brothers Larry and Shigeo, sisters Edna Shimabukuro and Irene Park, and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Rowan Toshiharu Taguma
Jan. 19, 2008
Rowan Toshiharu Taguma, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Meadow Gold Dairies deliveryman, died at home. He was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. He is survived by wife Fusako; stepdaughters Teresa Noa, Tanya Carpenter and Tamara Reid; and nine step-grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Masakatsu Takata
Jan. 25, 2008
Masakatsu "Masa" Takata, 80, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education employee at Farrington High School, died. He was born in Hawi, Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Douglas K. and Shiro, and sisters Harriet E. Yoshimitsu and Janice M. Onaka. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Aloha attire.
Margaret Sumiko Tsujimura
Jan. 25, 2008
Margaret Sumiko Tsujimura, 81, of Honolulu, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel accounting clerk, died in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephews Rick and Jon. Private services.
Katherine Yamane
Jan. 7, 2008
Katherine Yamane, 76, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education employee, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Debbie Gibbs, brothers Kenneth and Clarence Fukumoto, and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Sakae Yoshida
Dec. 14, 2007
Sakae Yoshida, 96, of Wailuku, a County of Maui Committee on Aging Information and Referral aide, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Calvin M. and Ronald H., daughter June Ko, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services held.
David Hsiung Young
Jan. 28, 2008
David Hsiung Young, 25, of Keaau, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by parents Bruce and Cathy; sisters Summer Sartain and Ke'ala and Cheyenne Young; and grandparents David and Henrietta. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 1:30 p.m. Cremation to follow in mortuary. 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.