Raylani Nihoa Pilialoha Akau
March 31, 2008
Raylani Nihoa Pilialoha Akau, 75, of Waimea, Hawaii, a child-care provider, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Douglas E.; sons Logan, Kinney K. and Douglas K.; daughter Alita-Ray Cookman; brothers Rayner and Ron Kinney; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 to 3 p.m. April 12 at Imiola Church in Kamuela. Call after noon.
Lael Umiokalani Behringer
March 26, 2008
Lael Umiokalani Behringer, 56, of Ewa Beach, a state Department of Education janitor, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ian Rowland, James Alana and Sean Carvalho; daughter Ixchel; brothers Danny, Ernest and Kai Rowland; sister Mona Rowland; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Celebration of life: 10:30 a.m. April 12 at Punaluu Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Marilyn Ligaya Berdon
March 25, 2008
Marilyn Ligaya "Mal" Berdon, 62, of Kailua-Kona, a Worldmark Wyndham Resorts head housekeeper, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kaunakakai. She is survived by sons Ronald Jr. and Brian; daughter Sheila; brothers Harold and Ronald Lusano; stepbrothers Phillip, Edmund and Abraham Kaina; sisters Loretta Berdon and Rosalinda Aclain; stepsisters Julia Rodrigues, Angie Apolo, Joyce Kamaka, Evelyn Bailey and Irene Kaina; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. next Friday at St. Paul's Catholic Church in Honalo, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. For more information, call 989-0371.
Yvonne Dole
March 28, 2008
Yvonne Dole, 42, of Waianae, a retired state employee, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents George E. and Sharon, and brother George E. Jr. Private services.
Allan Shizuo Ebisuya
March 23, 2008
Allan Shizuo "Pro" Ebisuya, 62, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Postal Service mail carrier in Kaneohe, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Gladys K., brother Alvin H. and sisters Elaine E. Hamasaki and Evelyn Y. Nakasato. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Clarence Howard Fraser Jr.
March 18, 2008
Clarence Howard Fraser Jr., 66, of Honolulu, a U.S. Navy veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Edward and sister Janice Rivera. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Wallace George Gonsalves Sr.
March 30, 2008
Wallace George Gonsalves Sr., 87, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill heavy equipment operator, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Cressie; sons George Jr. and Joseph; daughters Sarah and Michele Gonsalves, Margaret Carvalho, Iwalani Waiohu and Lehua Pacheco; brothers John, Reynold and Richard; 20 grandchildren; and three great- grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Maria Lanakila Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m.
George White Greig
March 14, 2008
George White Greig, 84, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army Corps of Engineers veteran and state Department of Transportation employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Ronald Greig and sister Sheila Atkinson. Private services.
Chizuko Hashizaki
March 23, 2008
Chizuko Hashizaki, 94, of Pukalani, Maui, a homemaker, died in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons Gary and Leonard, daughter Ione Nakasone, sisters Dora Yamanaga and Vickie Kanno, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Dennis John Hogan Jr.
March 18, 2008
Dennis John Hogan Jr., 44, of Honolulu, an ocean sports enthusiast, died in Honolulu. He was born in Renton, Wash. He is survived by daughters Alyssa and Emily, parents Dennis Sr. and Helen and sister Shawn Tiqui. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m.
Bessie Tomiyo Imata
March 23, 2008
Bessie Tomiyo Imata, 92, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Gordon and David, daughter Janyce Blair, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshio Inouye
March 15, 2008
Yoshio "Biggy" Inouye, 80, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran and U.S. government supply technician at Camp Butler on Okinawa, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Toshiko; daughters Lynn Music, Ann Inouye and Jan Cadena; brothers Tsuneo and Harry I.; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Kam Hoon Jervis
March 22, 2008
Kam Hoon Jervis, 85, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Robert, son Michael, daughter Valerie Nakao, brother Ah Chew Goo, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Frederick Mamoru Kidani
March 10, 2008
Frederick Mamoru Kidani, 62, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Tomeko, brother Lyle and sister Doris Takabayashi. Private services.
Bunki Kumabe
March 29, 2008
Bunki Kumabe, 90, of Kaneohe, a state agricultural agent, died in Kaneohe. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Grace; sons Clyde, Colin and Joel; daughter Dana Okada; and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Private services.
Rosemarie Ludwig
March 29, 2008
Rosemarie "The Rose" Ludwig, 81, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a homemaker and poet, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Aachen, Germany. She is survived by daughters Sabina Ludwig and Stefanie Mason. Private services.
Maxine Hisako Morita
March 23, 2008
Maxine Hisako Morita, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Rogers Printing Co. print shop binder, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Karen Saiki; brothers Raymond and George Hasegawa; sisters Betty Miyamoto, Clara Watanabe and Barbara Imose; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Dagmar Wong Dock Noa
March 25, 2008
Dagmar Wong Dock Noa, 60, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a retired Department of Education head custodian, died in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ronald; son Kaulana; daughters Elizabeth Carvalho, Veronica Atkins and Deborah Lange; brothers Arthur Wong Dock and Grant, Gordon and Glen Isagawa; sisters Pamela Medeiros, Minnie Ceccreli and Rosaline Hernandez; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Annunciation Catholic Church in Waimea, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Kunio Samori
March 17, 2008
Kunio Samori, 84, of Honolulu, a Fuji Travel owner and president, died in Honolulu. He was born in Waiakea Kai, Hilo. He is survived by wife Helen, brother Kenneth and sister Kay Roumain. Private services.
Sue Myung Shin
March 9, 2008
Sue Myung Shin, 91, of Waimanalo, a retired market cashier, died in Pearl City. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Digby, Malcolm and Jabez; brother Harry Kim; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rubina Verosa Smith
March 28, 2008
Rubina Verosa Smith, 80, of Lake Arthur, La., formerly of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. She is survived by daughter Clarita Janera-Adao. Services: noon Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Kameko Taba
March 10, 2008
Kameko Taba, 83, of Honolulu died. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by son Clarence; daughters Betsy Kaneshiro, Florence Arashiro, Gladys Nakagawa, Laura Takaki and Jeannette Oshiro; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Yutaka Uyeunten
March 23, 2008
Yutaka "Gary" Uyeunten, 82, of Honolulu, a retired SIDA Taxi driver, died. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Charlotte T.; sons Ryan N., Bert S. and Todd K.; daughter Debi H.; brothers John E. and Fred E. Unten, and Kenneth M., Valentine T. and Thomas K. Uyeunten; sister Lorraine M. Murray; and two grandchildren. Private services.
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.