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Wilhelmina Kuualoha Joyce Ayers
Feb. 18, 2008
Wilhelmina Kuualoha Joyce Ayers, 66, of Mililani died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Trent Ayers and Aaron Day, daughter Courtney and brother William S. McCumber. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's Apostle and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9 a.m.

Donald William Butler
Feb. 17, 2008
Donald William Butler, 95, of Honolulu died at home. He was born in Great Falls, Mont. He is survived by daughter Erin, brother Max and sister Betty Chamberlain. Services in Montana.

Albert Allen Camara
Feb. 16, 2008
Albert Allen Camara, 66, of Kailua-Kona, a trucking industry warehouseman, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born on Maui. He is survived by sons Albert and Russell, daughter Celeste, brothers Bud and Hana, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Virginia Cordoba Crodua
Feb. 4, 2008
Virginia Cordoba "Virgie" Crodua, 70, of Waipahu died in Ka Punawai Ola Nursing Home. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by daughter Margarita Sale; mother Julia; brothers Jimmy, Alberto and Julito; sisters Norma Bordamonte, Fe Ibanez, Cecilia Jayoma, Ida Bauer and Alicia Klebon; and two grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Church, 92-455 Makakilo Drive. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.

Maria Aceret Daguio
Jan. 30, 2008
Maria Aceret "Carmen" Daguio, 76, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Bacarra, Philippines. She is survived by son Elyser, brother Joaquin Aceret, sister Petra Velasco and a grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.

Nancy Akiko Endo
Feb. 12, 2008
Nancy Akiko Endo, 70, of Wahiawa died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Harry H., daughters Cathy N. Okinaka and Jodi E. Chai, sister Florence K. Iwanaga and seven grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Mitsugu Fukuda
Feb. 13, 2008
Mitsugu "Robert" Fukuda, 87, of Mililani, a retired Bonded Construction carpenter, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Randall and Keith, daughters Cheryl Palomino and Christine Murakami, brothers Bert and Howard, sisters Rosaline and Mary, and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.

Asakuma Goto
Feb. 6, 2008
Asakuma Goto, 94, of Aiea, a retired Castle High School teacher and vice principal, died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Captain Cook, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Elroy, Keith and Kent; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Louella Leinaala Haney-Miller
Jan. 26, 2008
Louella Leinaala "Lolly" Haney-Miller, 57, of Solana Beach, Calif., formerly of Hilo, an American Airlines flight attendant, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Richard Miller, sons Jonathan Haney and Daniel Miller, stepsons Chris and Craig Miller, mother Florence "Flo" Medeiros, brother Ernest M. Medeiros, sisters Claudia Calles and Trudy Guillermo, and three grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Moku Ola Room (downstairs of the Hilo Hawaiian Hotel on Banyan Drive). Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society, Hawaii Chapter.

Kanichi Irie
Feb. 3, 2008
Kanichi "Larry" Irie, 84, of Waipahu, a retired Army sergeant first class and Booklines Hawaii employee, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Herta E.; sons Michael L., Eric H. and Raymond A.; brother Aichi; sisters Florence Wada, Kimiko Anzay and Barbara Schneider; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.

Tsutomu Ishii
Feb. 11, 2008
Tsutomu Ishii, 91, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edna, sons Alvin and Wade, daughters Susan Shiroma and Della Muramoto, four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.

Shimiko Uyeda Kameda
Feb. 20, 2008
Shimiko Uyeda Kameda, 86, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kaiwiki, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Maurice, Erwin and Clifford; daughter Judith Shigemura; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.

Betty Miyoe Kawahigashi
Feb. 15, 2008
Betty Miyoe Kawahigashi, 79, of Honolulu, a retired federal Department of Defense computer programmer, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Clarence Y., son Michael T. Tanaka, brother Takeshi Nishida, sister Helen Mihata and four grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Lois Freda Kiehl
Feb. 14, 2008
Lois Freda Kiehl, 75, of Discovery Harbor, Hawaii, a retired dietitian for Anchorage Native Hospital and teacher's assistant, died in Kau Hospital. She was born in Cincinnati. She is survived by husband Cyril, sons Mark and Ralph, daughter Julia, brother Neal Younker and three grandchildren. Private services.

Leslie Eiji Komiyama
Feb. 4, 2008
Leslie Eiji Komiyama, 55, of Aiea, a Mililani Foodland manager, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Ariceli Sy Acosta and brothers Glenn and Russell. Private services. No monetary offerings.

Salome Lilinoe Kunewa
Jan. 29, 2008
Salome Lilinoe "Aunty Lily" Kunewa, 79, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by companion Joseph Hosea, sons Russell and Lance Kunewa-Fox, daughters Carinthia Armitage and Wallette Nagaishi, five Hosea stepchildren, sisters Loretta Maemori and April Nishimura, 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. today at Friendship Bible Church, 91-1130 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Paul S. Mar
Jan. 29, 2008
Paul S. Mar, 77, of Honolulu, a retired cafe ambassador in the hotel industry, died in Honolulu. He was born in China. He is survived by wife June, son Kenny, brother Shu Wei Ma, sister Qui Quo Xu and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.

Hideo Wallace Miyagi
Jan. 12, 2008
Hideo Wallace Miyagi, 87, of Waipahu died in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Kunie "Claire," son Ronald A., daughter Karen T. Inouye, brothers Hiroo "Woody" and Ernest, and five grandchildren. Private services.

Diane Michie Morita
Feb. 1, 2008
Diane Michie Morita, 58, of Honolulu, a Servco Pacific manager, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Travis and Gavin, mother Harriet Shimogawa and brothers Wayne and Scott Shimogawa. Private services.

Philip Masakichi Nagatori
Jan. 31, 2008
Philip Masakichi Nagatori, 106, of Honolulu, a retired public accountant, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by four daughters, sister Florence Golden, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.

Melvyn M. Nishimura
Feb. 17, 2008
Melvyn M. Nishimura, 61, of Wailuku, owner of Lahaina Florist and a designer for Kahului Florist, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Doris, daughters Cari Burnett and Brie Nishimura, sisters Natalie Nishimura and Kathy Tokumoto, and two grandchildren. Services at a later date.

Elmer Ellsworth Sheeley
Jan. 30, 2008
Elmer Ellsworth "Buck" Sheeley, 79, of Hampton, Va., formerly of Kaneohe, a retired Navy commander and World War II veteran, died. He was born in Hollywood, Calif. He is survived by wife Sarah, sons Shawn and David, daughters Daphne Dinnan and Mary Sheeley, eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services in Arlington, Va.

James Shigeo Tobita
Jan. 31, 2008
James Shigeo Tobita, 98, of Wahiawa, a self-employed watch maker and former Wahiawa Little League president, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Teruko, son David, daughter Jeanne Hintz and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
John W. Vollrath
Feb. 15, 2008
John W. "Jack" Vollrath, 72, of Pupukea, a retired electronics technician, died at home. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Sylvia, sons Douglas and Dennis, mother Frances, sister Katherine Krattli, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5:45 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to River of Life Mission.
Frank Nathan Williamson
Feb. 18, 2008
Frank Nathan Williamson, 77, of Pukalani, Maui, a Wackenhut security guard for Kula Hospital, died in Kula, Maui. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Julie; son Steve Kessler; daughters Kristine Sevy, Laurie Garvin and Karen Camara; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. 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.



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