Aurellano Agbulos
Feb. 2, 2008
Aurellano Agbulos, also known as "Aurelio" and "Lalong," 98, of Kekaha, Kauai, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Santiago, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Consolita; daughters Avelina Murayama, Doris Agbulos and Nely Caberto; sister Merced Pascua; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekeha Public Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Vincent Cao
Feb. 9, 2008
Vincent Cao, 52, of Lahaina, a self-employed taxicab driver, died at home. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam. He is survived by wife Donna Le-Cao; daughters Kimberly, Dianna and Tiffany; and mother Nhung T. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Maria Lanakila Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Herbert Wo Sing Chun
Feb. 3, 2008
Herbert Wo Sing Chun, 83, of Kailua, U.S. government electrician at Pearl Harbor, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Mitchell and Matthew W.S.; daughters Carolyn Renwick, Joanne Cabanlet and Sandra Antoque; stepdaughters Susan Gagorick, Judith Suzuki-Ching and Patricia Suzuki; brothers Raymond and Gilbert; sisters Violet Perry and Ellen Kong; seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joanne Lee Cookson
Feb. 8, 2008
Joanne Lee Cookson, 64, of Waimea, Hawaii, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by daughters Michalle Towner, Charlotte Hebrank and Theresa Pakiz; sister Rene Allen; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Waimea Senior Housing Rec Center. Casual attire.
Raymond R. Gipson
Feb. 6, 2008
Raymond R. "Ray" Gipson, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Union Pacific Railroad freight and claims agent, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Jean L., sons Lanny R. and Howard R., daughter Karen L. Jacobs, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information given in an obituary Monday.
Glenn M. Inouye
Jan. 24, 2008
Glenn M. Inouye, 62, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Airlines employee and U.S. Army veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Leatrice, sons Ross and Reid, and brother Samuel. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. No flowers.
Robert Nolan Kalua Sr.
Jan. 31, 2008
Robert Nolan "Bobby" Kalua Sr., 67, of Wahiawa, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Shirley Keawe, Sandradee H. Kalua-Arocan, Suzanne Kalua-Robello, Tisha N. and Robert Kalua, Sarah Kalua-Banks and Renee, Cheyenne and Kalae Aiko; brothers Allan Kalua and Allen Harris; 32 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Scattering of ashes: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kakaako Beach Park. Beach attire.
Gregory Allan Kim Sr.
Jan. 24, 2008
Gregory Allan Kim Sr., 54, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bobby Harriet; children Joseph, Chad, Lloyd and Gregory Jr. and Anela Kim, and John, Robert and Samuel DeJesus, Lisa Ke and Mary Hashimoto; brothers Jeffery Kim and Herbert Inouye; sisters Bonnie Davis and Leatrice Kim; and 22 grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kewalo Basin. Call after 2 p.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Beach attire.
Paul Donald Charles Lemke
Feb. 9, 2008
Paul Donald Charles Lemke, 84, of Kapaa, Kauai, a chief electrician and U.S. Merchant Marine veteran who served in World War II, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marie A.; sons Paul A., William M. and Albert; daughters Beatrice L. Frieszell and Kulamanu Medeiros; brother William; sister Emily Williams; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: noon Friday at St. Catherine's Church in Kapaa. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Sherilyn M. Louis
Feb. 4, 2008
Sherilyn M. Louis, 40, of Kahului, a former Royal Lahaina room service and food server, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by father James, mother Cynthia Nishijo and sisters April and Jacyann. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Gabriel Kamohoali'i Makuakane
Feb. 8, 2008
Gabriel Kamohoali'i Makuakane, 82, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Honolulu Ford manager, former Honolulu Rapid Transit bus driver and U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doreen N.K.B.I.; sons Errol Ishimine and Jeffrey Makuakane; daughters Harriet Daog, Marlene Thurman, Shirlene Conklin, Gabrielle Maier and Suzette Ventimiglio; 16 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Rosary: 11:15 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Eulogy: 11:45 a.m. Burial to follow at West Hawaii Veteran's Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Darrell Masashi Ono
Feb. 5, 2008
Darrell Masashi Ono, 50, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a mechanic, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Courtney Horn and Samantha and Jasmine Ono; parents Richard and Shizue; brothers Sheldon and Crawford; sisters Wendy Awong and Dawn Fukuki; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Waimea. Call after 9:30 a.m. Luncheon to follow at family residence. Casual attire.
Linda Lee Prince
Jan. 21, 2008
Linda Lee Prince, 57, of Hilo, a KTA cashier in Kailua-Kona and Keauhau, Hawaii, died in Kona Community Hospital in Kealakekua, Hawaii. She was born in Denver. She is survived by sons Malachi Prince and John K. DeGuair, daughter Kealia Prince, brother Larry Sather and a grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. today at Christ Lutheran Church at 595 Kapiolani, Hilo. Call after noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Alae Cemetery in Hilo.
Ronald Charles Shaw
Jan. 1, 2008
Ronald Charles "Ron" Shaw, 60, of Waipahu, a former Pint Size Co. employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Palo Alto, Calif. He is survived by wife Charleen, daughter Rachel Arcalas, brother Robert and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lawrence Florencio Singson Sr.
Feb. 5, 2008
Lawrence Florencio Singson Sr., 76, of Wailuku, a Kahului Airport agricultural inspector, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hamakua Poko, Maui. He is survived by sons Lawrence Jr., Guy, Greg and Dennis; daughters Catherine Singson, Lawrenette Brown, Dolores Hernandez and Marayna Allosada-Singson; brothers Frank Sr.; sister Veronica Rivera; 21 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: 9-11 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Cremation to follow.
Florence Toyoko Tasato
Jan. 9, 2008
Florence Toyoko Tasato, 86, of Cedar City, Utah, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base employee, died in Cedar City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mae King Vause
Jan. 27, 2008
Mae King Vause, 90, of Mililani, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by son Vernon, daughters Virginia Vause Montoya and Bernadette Vause Baker, six grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church, 41-1325 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Virginia Gaoiran Versoza
Feb. 2, 2008
Virginia Gaoiran "Virgie" Versoza, 65, of Waipahu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center food service worker, died. She was born in Laoag, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Judito; children Fernando, Shirley and Ronald Suguitan, and Imelyn Coratibo, Judith Guillermo and Jeannette Usam; mother Martina Gaoiran; stepmother Magdalena Gaoiran; brothers Roberto Jr., Randy, Ryan-Allen and Robbie-Lee Gaoiran; and sister Linda Baraoidan. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel in Pearl City. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. at Nuuanu 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.