Salvador Luzano Amarillo
Feb. 11, 2008
Salvador Luzano "Buddy" Amarillo, 52, of Kahului, a Wailea Marriott Hotel maintenance worker, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Marieta S.; sons Phillip S. and Pherill S.; brother Sixto; and sisters Felicitas A. Dela Cruz, Teresita Cabanting, Cora Benosa and Angie Garcia. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at King's Cathedral. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Benjamin Leroy Arcangel
Feb. 9, 2008
Benjamin Leroy Arcangel, 53, of Kihei, Maui, a Chevron supervisor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Michaeline "Miki"; sons Troy Kahalekai and Jason K. and Benji K. Arcangel; daughters Michelle K. and Allie L.A.; hanai sons Daniel Arcangel, Koji Nemett and Luna Emalio; hanai daughter Michoriann Hudgens; parents Benjamin C. and Viola; brothers Allan, Wenzel and Stacey P.; sisters Orilee B. Biho and Bernie Arcangel; and three grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Maria Lanakila Church. Mass: noon Friday at St. Theresa Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.
Pamela Bajet
Feb. 12, 2008
Pamela Bajet, 49, of Nanakuli, an ABPA and BPC Trust Funds administrative assistant, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John, daughters Maile and Kehau, and mother Naomi Ching. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Margaret Maile Chong
Feb. 11, 2008
Margaret Maile Chong, 98, of Honolulu, a retired Maemae Elementary School sixth-grade teacher, died. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Eloise Auyong and Elaine Ching, brother Thomas Chow Hoy, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Pauoa Chinese Christian Cemetery. Casual attire.
Esther Hadassah Cypriano
Feb. 13, 2008
Esther Hadassah "Mrs. C" Cypriano, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired private-care home nurse, died at home. She was born in Banning, Calif. She is survived by sons Eugene II and John, daughter Lydia, brothers Amadeo and Melchor O'Campo, sister Lydia O'Campo and four grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Committal services: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Robert M. Fratantonio
Jan. 28, 2008
Robert M. Fratantonio, 63, of Haiku, Maui, an Air Force veteran, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Inurnment to follow.
Carlos Galacia Jr.
Feb. 9, 2008
Carlos Galacia Jr., 86, of Hono- lulu, a retired Hickam Air Force Base packing and shipping specialist, died. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by wife Mary; brother John "Nani"; and sisters Mary Rodrigues, Rose "Rosey" Fernandez and Louise "Lulu" Marteles. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Patrick Sean Greene
Feb. 13, 2008
Patrick Sean Greene, 60, of Honolulu, a former Dust-Tex Honolulu Inc. service manager, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leone "Lee" Davis Greene and sister Terry. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Hajime Harada
Feb. 12, 2008
Hajime Harada, 90, of Hilo, a retired contractor for H. Harada Contractor Inc., died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Kimiko; sons James and Rodney; daughter Janis Miura; brothers Norio and Bunichi; sisters Asayo Naguwa, Kazue Fujii, Martha Kaji and June Nakagawa; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Tomiye Hasegawa
Feb. 12, 2008
Tomiye Hasegawa, 92, of Kahului, co-owner of Ichiki Store in Wailuku, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Honokowai, Maui. She is survived by brother Hidemi Ichiki, sister Matsue Fujii, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Thomas Kam Tong Ing
Feb. 2, 2008
Thomas Kam Tong Ing, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Internal Revenue Service employee, died in Hale Ola Kino. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen Y.; daughters Merrily Leong and Laurel Minagawa; brothers Noble, Donald and William "Joey"; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Margaret Frances Kaiaokamalie
Feb. 11, 2008
Margaret Frances Kaiaokamalie, 68, of Lanai City, a homemaker, died in Lanai Community Hospital. She was born in New Mexico. She is survived by husband Allen S.; son Willy; daughters Dale Phillips, and Cheryl and Cherry Ann Kaiaokamalie; and six grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai City. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Lanai Veterans Cemetery.
Allan Kaipo Kalua Jr.
Feb. 9, 2008
Allan Kaipo "Al" Kalua Jr., 52, of Hilo, formerly of Honolulu, a self-employed mechanic, died in Hilo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jonathan D. Rodriguez, Shawn M. Peele, and Keola K. and Samuel K. Kalua; daughter Maile M.; parents Josephine F. and Dennis N. Yamanaka, and Allan K. Kalua Sr.; siblings Lori M. Lo, Darryl K. Kalua, Renee N. Kuhau and Mark D. Yamanaka; grandmother Julia F. Rezentes; and former wife Leona Viernes. Services: 1 p.m. today at Puna Seventh-day Adventist Church (corner of Kaloli Drive and 18th Avenue). Aloha attire. Additional services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Honolulu Japanese Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2655 Manoa Road. Call (808) 982-6917.
Herbertalynn Hokulani Kaniaupio
Feb. 8, 2008
Herbertalynn Hokulani "Hoku" Kaniaupio, 38, of Waimanalo, a Safeway human resources recruiter and floral designer, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Devin "Kamalani" Kaaloa-Kaniaupio, companion Keola Castillo, mother Darlene Kipi, brother Dominic Williams and sisters Robertalynn Pennegraph and Ruta Baker. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Francis Keanaaina
Feb. 5, 2008
Francis "Haole" Keana- aina, 77, of Kailua-Kona, a retired heavy equipment operator, mason, carpenter, mechanic and truck driver for various companies, died in Kona Community Hospital. He also was a commercial fisherman, musician and Hawaii National Guard member. He was born in Kalaoa, Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Anna; son Kaina; daughters Roselle Fujihara, TrudyAnn Underwood and Vicky Keanaaina; hanai sons Trunald Underwood and Keith Brink; hanai daughter Ingrid Delaries; brothers Sam, Luther and Norman; sisters Rose Keanaaina and Phoebe Gomes; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the family residence, 73-4373 Hawaii Belt Road (next to Matsuyama's Store), Kalaoa. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Dorothy Chiyono Kubota
Feb. 13, 2008
Dorothy Chiyono "Dot" Kubota, 73, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Taxation data entry operator, died in St. Francis-Puiwa Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry H.; daughters Sandra Fujikawa and Lisa Fuchigami; brothers Harry, William and Alfred Fujimoto; sisters Nancy Fujihara and Florence Karimoto; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lorenza Abian Manuel
Feb. 5, 2008
Lorenza Abian "Insa" Manuel, 93, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Puna Papaya employee and nut picker for a macadamia nut farm, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Sarrat, Ilocos Norte, Phillipines. She is survived by sons Alfredo and Jacinto; daughter Virginia Aguirre; sisters Leonora Abian, Diana De Los Santos and Gregoria Bartolome; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima section. Casual attire.
Edmund Keaniani Meyer
Jan. 25, 2008
Edmund Keaniani Meyer, 57, of Waipahu, an automotive mechanic, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Sherilyn and sisters Glennlee Kong and Theone Morales. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: noon Saturday at Imiola Congregational Church in Waimea, Hawaii. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Waimea County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Moses Kapulaninuiaumiakapukini Napeahi
Feb. 11, 2008
Moses Kapulaninuiaumiakapukini "Snap" Napeahi, 69, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii County equipment operator and HT&T truck driver, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons LeRoy and Rex, daughters Francelia Napeahi and Kay "Honey Girl" Papalimu, brothers Robert "Bulu" and Jack, sisters Roberta Napeahi-Howard and Helen Napeahi, 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery in Hilo, Mormon section. Casual attire.
Sue Osako
Feb. 12, 2008
Sue Osako, 77, of Kula, Maui, a retired Maui Memorial Medical Center licensed practical nurse, died at home. She was born in Kahua Village, Lahaina. She is survived by husband Clarence, sons John and Dan, daughters Suzette and Clarice, brother Atsumu Harada, sisters Asako Fujimoto and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at King's Cathedral. Call after 9 a.m. Reception to follow. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Jayden-Scott Kahanu'ola Quisano
Feb. 9, 2008
Jayden-Scott Kahanu'ola Quisano, infant son of Christina Rodrigues and Jonathan-Scott Quisano of Kapolei, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Patrick and Lynelle Rodrigues, and Mark and Janine Quisano; and great-grandparents Frances Silva, Leslie and Mary Quisano, William and Clara Rodrigues, and Richard and Darlene Abang. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the park cemetery. Casual attire.
Norbert Walter Silva Jr.
Feb. 10, 2008
Norbert Walter "Boy" Silva Jr., 65, of Kailua, owner of Reliable Rolloffs & Recycling Inc. and an Army veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Judy Gonzalez; daughters Lori-Ann Lauriano, Wendy Matsukado, Nola Silva and Nicole Otani; hanai daughter Merina Cashe; mother Gloria P.; sisters Gerri Santos and Gwendolyn Dalere; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Emily A. Smith
Feb. 15, 2008
Emily A. Smith, 98, of Kapaa, Kauai, owner of Smith's Motor Boat Service Inc., died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Charlotte Kaui, Pelma Larsen, Walter J. "Frackles" Smith Jr. and Grace Apana; hanai daughter Joy Moss, 17 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Church, Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at St. Catherine's Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Shirzad Soleymani
Feb. 15, 2008
Shirzad Soleymani, 19, of Honolulu, a Hawaii Pacific University student, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Poway, Calif. He is survived by parents Mehrzad and Deborah R. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Organ Donor Center of Hawaii.
Anna Elizabeth Sturgis
Jan. 29, 2008
Anna Elizabeth Sturgis, 91, of Tantalus, a retired Central Union Church schoolteacher, died. She was born in East Providence, R.I. She is survived by son Alfred; daughters Katherine Crumpton, Martha Berthelsen and Sally Wilkinson; sister Helen Gay; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Central Union Church. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Central Union Church.
Geraldine Sewright Suiso
Feb. 3, 2008
Geraldine Sewright Suiso, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Wailupe Valley Elementary School teacher, died in St. Francis-East Hospice. She was born in Hot Springs, S.D. She is survived by husband Winfred; daughters Jerelyn Brown, and Gina and Donna Watamull; brother Dr. James R. Sewright; and six grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after noon. Private inurnment. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
George Nyuk Jen Tam
Feb. 11, 2008
George Nyuk Jen Tam, 79, of Wailuku, owner of Tam's Sampan Catering, died in Kula, Maui. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by companion Dolly Ching; sons Bruce, James J. and Tracey; daughters Michele "Mike" Tam-Elizares, Lindsey "Dee Dee" Palos and Wilhelmina "Willi" Kaluau-Nishida; sister Bertha Pang; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
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.