Lawrence Anguay
March 27, 2008
Lawrence "Larry" Anguay, 66, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut forklift operator, former Hewlett-Packard Co. computer analyst, Harrah's Casino employee in Las Vegas and U.S. Air Force veteran, will be remembered in a Mass 10 a.m. Tuesday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, 94-1260 Lumikula St., Waipio. He died in Hilo Medical Center. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Monday at the mortuary and after 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary published on Wednesday.
Clara Kiyoko Awakuni
April 6, 2008
Clara "Kay" Kiyoko Awakuni, 90, of Honolulu, a Lola of Hawaii retired seamstress, died. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Roy H., Edwin K. and Gene I.; daughter Sandra Y. Miyasato; brothers Seiyei and Harold H. Chinen; sisters Janet Y. Tamanaha and Stella T. Kenner; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eleanor Lemasani Bitanga
April 4, 2008
Eleanor Lemasani Bitanga, 69, of Kailua, a caregiver, died in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Rudy Bitanga, Sr.; sons Marcel, Rudy Jr., Jonathan, Timothy and Simon; daughters Trudy Young and Soledad Bitanga; brothers Moefili and Sama Nakiso, Rex Powell and Eddie and Carl Wilson; sisters Sina Laurie and Lena Mook; 17 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Federico C. Bolosan
March 16, 2008
Federico C. Bolosan, 92, of Honolulu, a retired Pagoda Hotel maintenance man, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Johnny, Benito, Andres, Manny and Severo; daughters Josephine Bolosan-Isidro and Annie Bolosan-Tuliao; brothers Regino, Pedro and Silvero; sister Gorgonia Deus; 21 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Gerry Matsuko Bryant
March 25, 2008
Gerry Matsuko Bryant, 84, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a hospital lab technician in Arkansas, died at home. She was born in Captain Cook. She is survived by brothers Masakatsu, Yoshikatsu and Katsuyuki Tsukahara; and nieces and nephews. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Jacob C. K. Choy
April 5, 2008
Jacob C. K. Choy, 86, of Honolulu died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Reiko, son Cyrus, daughter Cynthia and sister Mary Kang. Private services.
Kwok Heung Chu
April 4, 2008
Kwok Heung Chu, 91, of Hono- lulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Edwin, Edward and David; daughters Lai Sing Lee, Bik Kee Yip and Kar Ling Chu; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services. Scattering of ashes will be held at a later date in Boston.
Eugene Calvin Edayan Sr.
April 3, 2008
Eugene Calvin Edayan Sr., 55, a May's Wonder Garden operation manager, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Rene M.; sons Eugene "Gino" Jr. and Starsky; daughters Amanda and Genie; brothers Antonio "Tojo," Ryan, Don, Derwin, Ralph, Withney and Richard; sisters Diane Kittleson, Pacita Edayan and Yvonne Alejandro; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Emily Escobedo
April 8, 2008
Emily Escobedo, 83, of Keaau, Hawaii, a licensed vocational nurse, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Gonzales, Texas. She is survived by sons Manuel and Rich; sisters Hope, Alicia and Elaine Gonzales; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Services: 2 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church in Hilo. Casual attire.
Larry W. Ke
April 4, 2008
Larry W. Ke, 86, of Hono- lulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Straub Clinic & Hospital employee and a U.S. Army veteran, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived be wife Thi Ba "Judy"; sons Gordon, Gregory and Alan; daughters Maylene Kodama, Mavis Kunitake, Lauretta Valenciano and Mai Lan Busing; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment services: 9:30 a.m. April 21 at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Tai Kyung Kim
March 21, 2008
Tai Kyung "Duke" Kim, 88, of Honolulu, a retired welder, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wayne and Alvin, daughters Linda Yoshida and Marlene Young, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services
Andrew Hook Ngin Lew
March 28, 2008
Andrew Hook Ngin Lew, 89, of Waialua died at home. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Wayson and Jeffrey, daughter Penny, six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Mabel Virginia Manantan
March 27, 2008
Mabel Virginia Manantan, 87, of Waianae, a homemaker, died in Hawaii Medical Center, West. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Louie Auzelle Allen Jr., granddaughter Lynn Allen and grandson Patrick Allen. Catholic prayer services: 1:15 p.m. next Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Wailuku, Maui. Call after noon. Committal services: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery.
Lucy Miranda
March 25, 2008
Lucy Miranda, 92, of Waianae died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Joanna L., brother Wilbert "Sonny" Castro Sr., sister Hazel Van Blarcom, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church Waianae. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:15 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City.
Shigematsu Raymond Miyasato
March 25, 2008
Shigematsu Raymond Miyasato, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Willamette Western Dredging welder, died in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Nobu, sons Jack and Wallace, daughters Marlene Yamasaki and Irene Kobayashi, brothers George and Richard, sisters Judy Kaneshiro and Tomiko Fuchihara, half sister Jane Kinjo and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Kikuye Muneoka
April 5, 2008
Kikuye Muneoka, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired seamstress, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Gail Akiko, brother Edwin Kuramoto, sisters Beverly Kuramoto and Bessie Roth. Private services.
Calvin Eugene Peterson
April 5, 2008
Calvin Eugene Peterson, 51, of Captain Cook, a grounds maintenance consultant, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Corcoran, Calif. He is survived by his mother Alice Peterson, sons Jonathan and Zachery Adams-Peterson and hanai-brother Pat. Memorial services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at St. Benedict's Church.
Dennis Kamalani Picadura
April 6, 2008
Dennis "Baby Pickles" "Sticks" Kamalani Picadura, 57, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Myron, sister Kehau Kahoonei, numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins. Services held.
Melvin Manuel Rodrigues
March 18, 2008
Melvin Manuel Rodrigues, 56, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Chad L.; daughter Shelley; mother Wilfreda P.C.; brothers Jacinto Senados and Michael Rodrigues; sisters Dorothy Pantohan, Norma Jane Kekahuna and Winifred Buss; and a grandchild. Services: noon Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information was printed in an obituary that was published on Thursday.
Joseph Silva
March 24, 2008
Joseph Silva, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply water service operator, died in Oahu Care Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Amelia P., daughter Debra A., brother Manuel and sisters Arcene Ferreira and Blanche Silva. Eulogy: 11 a.m. April 21 at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Prayer services: 1 p.m. at the mortuary. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Seok Soon Vallortigara
March 21, 2008
Seok Soon "Song" Vallortigara, 77, of Kailua died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Puyo, South Korea. She is survived by daughter Ramona Sarkissian, brothers Seok Woo and Seok Nam Song, four grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Yukio Yamada
April 4, 2008
Yukio Yamada, 94, of Pearl City, a Central Intelligence Agency wood shop manager, died at home. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Toshiko, sons Stanley and Kenneth, daughter Nancy, brother James "Biggie," sisters Marilyn Joe and Thelma Suzuki and three 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.