James R.K. Ah Nee
March 31, 2008
James R.K. "Jim Boy" Ah Nee, 50, of Honolulu, a Willows Restaurant dishwasher, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
George H. Brittain Jr.
April 11, 2008
George H. Brittain Jr., 38, of Kula, Maui, a rock mason, will be remembered in services 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. He died in Makawao, Maui. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by mother Alexa C. Mork, father George Sr., brother Mike and sister Misti. Call at the mortuary after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Michelle I.M. Camacho
March 27, 2008
Michelle I.M. "Miki" Camacho, 63, of Honolulu, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harold Jr., Keith and Stephen McShane and Henry "Jumbo" and Raymond "Keola" Camacho; daughters Bridgette McShane, Lori Ann Sampaio and Shana R. "Candy" Lozano; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Call after 10 a.m.
Florencio Costales Ceria Sr.
March 25, 2008
Florencio Costales Ceria Sr., 82, of Honolulu, a retired Local 745 carpenter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Magsingal, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Wilfredo, Florencio Jr. and Deric; brother Hipolito; sisters Paran Alvarez and Victoria Tolete; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, 20 S. Kukui St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Abel P. Fernandez
April 10, 2008
Abel P. Fernandez, 95, of Kahului, a retired Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Co. division overseer, died at home. He was born on Maui. He is survived by sons Everett and Calvin; daughters Judith Leval, Sharon Allen-Fernandez and Deborah Amaral; brothers Henry and Marion; 20 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Luncheon: 1-3 p.m. at Ballard Family Mortuary.
Melvia Aulii Kahunahana
April 4, 2008
Melvia Aulii Kahunahana, 79, of Kaneohe, died in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph; daughters Theodora Daly, Marlene Antonio and Frances Broome; sister Porona Domingo; 10 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Harry Halemanu Kaulaloha Kolo Jr.
April 8, 2008
Harry Halemanu Kaulaloha Kolo Jr., 48, of Papakolea, an Oahu Transit Services dispatcher and driver, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Tasha-Marie "Nani" and Natasha "U'i"; mother Noelani Burns; brothers Harold, Herbert and Hans; and sisters Melissa and Mickie. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Eugenia Dagdagan Macabeo
March 25, 2008
Eugenia Dagdagan Macabeo, 87, of Ewa Beach, a retired Straub Clinic & Hospital housekeeper, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Felix Jr. and John, daughter Evangeline Barnachea, and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Edward David Machado Sr.
March 14, 2008
Edward David Machado Sr., 97, of Honolulu, a retired city Department of Waste Water management supervisor, died in Honolulu. He was born in Hono- lulu. He is survived by companion/caregiver Mary Rose T. Gonzales; hanai sons Dominic and Nicholas Ah Nee, Kawika and Ronald Cahill, Danny Rittimister and F. McCabe; hanai daughters Malia and Jamie Cahill, Florence and Liz Shelton, Chelsey and Kristie Ah Nee and Dora Rittimister; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Philomena Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers. Leis only. Incorrect information for an obituary printed yesterday.
April Nohealani Makahanaloa
Jan. 30, 2008
April Nohealani Makahanaloa, 51, of Makaha, an optical technician at Ala Moana Center, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Delbert L.K. and Darrel D.K. De Mello and Newell Makahanaloa; and sisters Deriah K. Aana and Vanessa D. and Donna L. De Mello. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Pokai Bay Beach Park in Waianae. Scattering of ashes to follow.
John Takashi Mita
April 7, 2008
John Takashi Mita, 84, of Honolulu, a retired stevedore for the U.S. government at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company E member, died in St. Francis-Puiwa Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marian Gushikuma, sons Miles Mita and Milton Iha, daughter Gloria Nakashima, brother Walter, sister Gerry Muranaka, six grandchildren and two-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dorothy Ogen
April 10, 2008
Dorothy Ogen, 83, of Mililani, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son John, brother Daniel Gouveia, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rikio Okada
March 15, 2008
Rikio Okada, 79, of Aiea, died at home. He was born in Kona. He is survived by son Dean, daughters Dora M. and Laura L. Yanaga, brothers Sadao and Donald, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Robert Fujiro Oshiro
March 26, 2008
Robert Fujiro Oshiro, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Tommy Toma Construction carpenter, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Clara; sons Robert, Michael, Raymond, Frank and Thomas; daughter Doreen Shon; sister Hatsue; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Adolph Pascua Sr.
April 4, 2008
Adolph "Randy" Pascua Sr., 78, of Kihei, Maui, a Wal-Mart greeter in Kahului, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Marsha; sons Adolph "Randy" Jr. and Alan; daughters Sheila Gomes, Joy Paredes, Julie Agcaoili and Jill-Lesly Pascua; brother Sandy; half brother Samson; sisters Marie Perreira and Suzanne Damian; half sisters Eunice Pascua and Dinah Fernandes; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa Church in Kihei. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private burial. Aloha attire. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Robert Lee Patison Jr.
April 5, 2008
Robert Lee Patison Jr., 54, of Waianae, an electrician and U.S. Navy veteran, died in Aiea. He was born in California. He is survived by companion Sheryl Yamane-Patison, son Jason E., daughter Nichole M. Gracey, sister Kathy Bones and four grandchildren. Private services. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ruth Johnson Pearson
March 30, 2008
Ruth Johnson Pearson, 94, of Honolulu, formerly of South Carolina, an award-winning poet, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in New York. She is survived by daughter Anne Palagyi, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rebecca Belarmino Reynaldo
April 10, 2008
Rebecca Belarmino Reynaldo, 91, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died in Olaloa Retirement Community. She was born in San Fernando, La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by children Linares, Dale, Robert and Keith Reynaldo and Leialoha Anderson; and four grandchildren. Services to be held in Los Angeles.
Ruth C. Scupholm
March 14, 2008
Ruth C. Scupholm, 87, of Kailua, died in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by caregiver Barbara Rapisora. Private graveside services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Alzheimer's Foundation or National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Clara Racho Solanzo
April 7, 2008
Clara Racho Solanzo, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by son Valentino "Val," daughter Bernardida "Bernie," sister Ellen Marasigan and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John's the Baptist Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Mitsui Suzuki
March 21, 2008
Mitsui Suzuki, 79, of Kailua, a retired state education food service employee, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Niigata, Japan. She is survived by husband George, sons Gary and Dennis, daughters Gail Shima and Susan Suzuki, and six grandchildren. Private services.
Rikuo Takahashi
April 3, 2008
Rikuo Takahashi, 99, of Hono- lulu, a retired farmer, died. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by daughters Edna S. Takemoto and Mae Togo, brother Shozo Takahashi, sisters Sarah Hino and Mildred Sakai, five grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Yoshiharu Tomisato
April 7, 2008
Charles Yoshiharu Tomisato, 65, of Aiea, a retired state House of Representatives assistant chief clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Alison A. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Iolani Chapel, 563 Kamoku St., Honolulu. Call after 5 p.m. Casual or aloha attire.
Miriam Polikapu Wong
April 12, 2008
Miriam Polikapu Wong, 91, of Koloa, Kauai, a homemaker, died at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Herbert Mundon and Stanley, Amos and Lawrence Wong; daughters Mokihana Ruiz, Miriam N. Romo, Ruth Inafuku, Tamara Morrison and Paula Wong; brother Abraham Mundon; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. April 26 at Kapaa First Hawaiian Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual attire.
Mildred Fujiko Yamada
March 27, 2008
Mildred Fujiko Yamada, 95, of Makaweli, Kauai, a homemaker, died in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Robert and Stanley, daughter Ruth Honma, sister Rose Miyamoto, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Donald A. Yap
April 1, 2008
Donald A. "Donnie" Yap, 53, of Pearl City, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Millie; sons Claston, Lombard and Barnare Madolora; daughters Denise Anderson, Joycelee "Soonie" and Kandis "Baby Girl" Yap; brothers George Newbeck, Robert Kitzmiller, Earl "Snookie" Harper and Stephen Yap; sisters Pearl Lara and Ginger Ronquillio. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Amy Lin Heong Chee Yim
March 14, 2008
Amy Lin Heong Chee Yim, 95, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifton and Wayne, daughter Raynette Nagamine, brother Raymond Chee, sister Virginia Young, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Taoist services. Entombment: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. 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.