Jerry Tune / 1939-2008
William A.K. Ah Nee Jr.
Feb. 29, 2008
William A.K. Ah Nee Jr., 74, of Kailua, a Bill Ah Nee's Painting Co. owner and U.S. Coast Guard veteran, died in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Sharon Lolohea; sons William III, Boyd and Guy Ah Nee, and Arthur K. Freitas-Ah Nee and Williama Ah Nee-Hipa; daughters Abigail Cabral and Wanda Shirk; sisters Dorothy Figueroa, Maile Colson and Alice Ebright; 17 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Ah Nee family residence, 633 Maluniu Ave., Kailua. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary Ann Leilani Davis
Feb. 29, 2008
Mary Ann Leilani Davis, 81, of Waianae died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert K., daughter Nancy L., seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Bersamina Ceon Farinas
Feb. 5, 2008
Bersamina Ceon Farinas, 87, of Waianae, a retired Moana Surfrider Hotel employee, died at home. She was born in Marozo, Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by daughters Remedios Atanes, Norma Madayag and Elizabeth Viernes; brother Elias Ceon; sister Apolonia Farinas; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Lori Tsurue Henmi
Feb. 17, 2008
Lori Tsurue Henmi, 88, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Hale Malamalama. She was born in Tochigi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by sons Jeffrey and Daniel, daughter Irene Otake, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Helen Hatsumi Fujishige Imamura
Feb. 25, 2008
Helen Hatsumi Fujishige Imamura, 85, of Pearl City, a retired private housekeeper, died in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Ellen Y. and two grandchildren. Private services.
Vili Kalaniuvalu
March 1, 2008
Vili Kalaniuvalu, also known as Siaosi Salakielu, 81, of Gardena, Calif., a private landscaping company landscaper, died in Gardena. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Pepisi Salakielu; sons Tevita, Vilaketi and Apaiata Salakielu; daughters Falahola Lavaki, Sinafa Manisela, Talahiva Nau, Monalisa Hafoka, Tilila Lomu, Fatai Uluakiola, Lisa Tuitani, Olivina Save, Losaline Finefeuiaki, AnaLupe Tupou and Olamonu Fale; brother Malakai Mokofisi; sister Losaline Muller; 49 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday at Kahuku Methodist Church. Services to follow after visitation on Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Charles Takeshi Kasahara
Feb. 28, 2008
Charles Takeshi Kasahara, 62, of Kihei, a Maui News pressman, died at home. He was born in Kihei. He is survived by mother Sadae, son Michael, daughter Robin, brother Arthur and sisters Kate Tokuoka, Harriet Higashihara, Faith Kasahara and Joyce Taoka. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Van Dale Kauhane Keliikoa
March 2, 2008
Van Dale Kauhane Keliikoa, 61, of Moreno Valley, Calif., formerly of Waianae, a U.S. Air Force veteran who served in the Vietnam War, died in Moreno Valley. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sandra L.; son Van D.K. Jr.; daughters Kathleen Keliikoa-Strickland, Sabrina Keliikoa, Vanessa Keliikoa-Maneafaiga and Christina Kunewa; and 13 grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland.
Alfredo Ladao
Feb. 16, 2008
Alfredo Ladao, 85, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Navy petty officer second class, died in Kapiolani Medical Center Pali Momi. He was born in San Narciso, Zambales, Philippines. He is survived by wife Remedios F.; sons and daughter Alvin and Alfredo Ladao Jr., and Merle Naiga; brothers and sisters Jose, Paulo and Carolina Ladao, Rosita Abidog, Anacleta Brasil and Angelita Jose; and four grandchildren. Mass: noon Friday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Douglas Lancaster
Feb. 19, 2008
Douglas Lancaster, also known as Steven G. Bihag, 60, of Mililani, formerly of Wahiawa and Washington, a U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by mother Julie B. Quitevis; brothers Derrick, Rodney, Michael, Bertrand, Creighton and Darryl Bihag, and Kenneth Quitevis; and sisters Kathleen Moser, Linda Klewicki, Pearla Sumailo and Janice Miura. Committal services: 3 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Samuel Chong Won Lee
Feb. 12, 2008
Samuel Chong Won Lee, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Naval Public Works Center employee, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by son Gary; daughter Wanda Tanigawa; brother John; sisters Mary Wong, Mi Sun Hong, Nodee Bolan and Bok Soon Kalaiwaa; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Eugene Kaauwai Miranda
Feb. 29, 2008
Eugene Kaauwai "Gene" Miranda, 67, of Honolulu, an Ito En warehouse manager, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Yvonne, daughters Lori-Lei Aponte and Noelani Yomes, brothers Stephen and Vernon, sister Aloha and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 8 a.m. March 19 at Kuhio Beach fronting Moana Surfrider Hotel. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Sanford Parker
March 5, 2008
John Sanford Parker, 67, of Kailua, a Round Table Pizza owner in Kailua, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Cheryl, son Hunter, daughters Hillery and Michelle, brother Robert, sister Pamela and a grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Calvary Episcopal Church in Kaneohe. Call after noon.
Emilia Sagucio
Feb. 23, 2008
Emilia Sagucio, 95, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Emilio, Mercelio, Pedro and Cecilio; daughters Ana Aguinaldo, Rosalina Sagucio, and Lorenza Pasion; brother Thomas Soriano; 19 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery. Casual attire.
Charlet Samante
March 6, 2008
Charlet "Lucy" Samante, 72, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband Pablo A. "Paul"; daughter Lavern Carlson; sons Gary, Peter, Edward, George, Jeffrey, Glenn, Mark, Eric, Charles, Joseph and David; brothers William and Dwight Tolentino, Leonard "Melvin" and Luis "Baldo" Domingo; sisters Linda Isley, Juanita "Rose" Respicio, Gilbertine "Flor" Cromwell, Dolores D. Dancel and Erlene H. Hutchinson; 41 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Linda H. Ueoka
March 6, 2008
Linda H. Ueoka, 57, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, an RKU Enterprises Inc. property manager, died in Hawaii Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Richard "Dick," sons Kelly Ueoka and Brycen Oi, daughter Miki, mother Lillian Miyake, brother Gary Tada and sister Joan Tada. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Christian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Annie Whang
Feb. 21, 2008
Annie Whang, 79, of Waipahu, a Walt's Upholstery vice president, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wayne, Patrick and Robert; daughter Judith Leonoras; half brother Yo Nar Yee; and two grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Private inurnment. 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.