Tomosue Abo
April 7, 2008
Tomosue Abo, 85, of Utah, formerly of Wahiawa and Aiea, a retired Hawaii Newspaper Agency district manager, died in American Fork, Utah. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Helen F. "Lorraine"; sons Ben and Todd; daughters Nan Healy, Joye Lefrandt and Fay Francis; brother Hiromi; sisters Yaeko Akagi, Sumako Clark and Betty "Cookie" Kim; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 99-641 Pohue St., Pearlridge Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Errol Moses Aczon
March 22, 2008
Errol Moses Aczon, 56, of Hono- lulu, a fashion photographer, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Naty D., and sisters Evelyn Hao and Natalie Aczon. Celebration of life: 3-4:30 p.m. Sunday at Central Union Church.
Jose Melliare Bautista
March 26, 2008
Jose Melliare Bautista, 97, of Honolulu, a retired auto mechanic, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Mapandan, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Jose M. Jr., Martin S. and Inosencio Bautista, and Laurence Soares; daughters Joseann Gabriel and Susan Flores; brother Narciso; sister Emiliana Nabua; 18 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Noraleen N. Byers
April 3, 2008
Noraleen N. "Shakey" Byers, 63, of Waianae died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Barbie-Lei Burgess and Billie-Jean Byers; father William Pimento Sr.; mother Lehua N. Burgess; brothers William Pimento Jr. and Robert Jr. and James Burgess; sister Leilani "Penny" Silva; and a grandchild. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Reynato Abordo Dela Cruz
March 22, 2008
Reynato Abordo "Atong" Dela Cruz, 40, of Ewa Beach died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by parents Silvino Jr. and Luzviminda; brothers Rommel and Noel; and sisters Joanne Ramos, Karine Jandoc, Lucille Dela Cruz and Michelle Baluyot. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Consolacion Arenzana Domingo
April 13, 2008
Consolacion Arenzana Domingo, 65, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Bernard Sr.; sons Amory and Bernardo Jr.; daughters Belinda, Jonas and Glory; brothers Pedro and Bonifacio Arenzana; and sister Virginia Ibasan. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Robert Shirey Eskelson
April 15, 2008
Robert Shirey Eskelson, 77, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Roseburg High School English teacher and Waiakea High School exchange teacher, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in McIntosh, S.D. He is survived by wife Audrey, son Scott, daughter Kimberley Kay, sisters Mary Jumper and Shirley Lochridge, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Puula United Church of Christ. Call after 1:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Mabel Hamayo Estabilio
April 7, 2008
Mabel Hamayo Estabilio, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Times cashier in Liliha, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Jeremiah; sons Jeremy and Dean; daughters Bonny Kipi, Heather Cadiente, Lori Rodrigues and Patty Estabillo; brothers Alexis Asis and Alan Koyayashi; sisters Betty Aburamen, Sandra Uyeno and Gail Kepaa; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marcelle Francis
April 11, 2008
Marcelle "Marcy" Francis, 52, of Kapolei died in Kapolei. She was born in Far Rockaway, Long Island, N.Y. She is survived by husband Timothy, sons Timothy Jr. and Thomas, daughter Corinne Ransberger, brother Emil Robb, sisters Raymond Robb and Violet Garcia, and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Pearl Harbor Submarine Memorial Chapel. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Parkinson's Disease Foundation Inc. Incorrect information given in an obituary Thursday.
Melanie Yoriko Hashimura
March 30, 2008
Melanie Yoriko Hashimura, 80, of Mililani, a retired entertainment promoter, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Sendai, Japan. She is survived by daughters Margaret Kaikaka and Blossom Shimomi, brothers Tokifusa and Tokiyoshi Tsukinowa, sisters Yukiko Otaki and Michiko Ito, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Claire Tatsue Iga
April 11, 2008
Claire Tatsue Iga, 64, of Keaau, Hawaii, a Hilo Wal-Mart stock clerk, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Nelson, son Aldenn, daughter Alison, brother Lawrence "Taka" Sato, sister Elaine Liang and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
James Ilae
April 7, 2008
James "Jimmi of Kalihi" Ilae, 52, of Waianae died in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Cilla Ann Toyama; sons James-Ian and Jayson Ilac, and Kalae Kaahu; daughter Hokulani; brother Bobby James; sister Sue Yoneda; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Hill Zion Full Gospel Church, 87-112 Milikami St., Waianae. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Henry Nobuo Ino
April 8, 2008
Henry Nobuo Ino, 72, of Aiea, a retired carpenter, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys, sons Kyle and Marc, brother Kaneo, sister Gloria Strassberg and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Magdalena Mae Kaaukai
April 7, 2008
Magdalena Mae "Maggie" Kaaukai, 67, of Waianae died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Charles; sons Milburn, Don and Charles; daughter Stephanie Kaaukai-Ranis; brothers Alfredo Robino and Sonny and Paulino Basilio; sisters Olivia Tubon and Frances Agosto; 19 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo, Hawaii Stake, 92-900 Makakilo Drive. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Lucille B. Kahalepuna
April 6, 2008
Lucille B. Kahalepuna, 84, of Waipahu, died in Ka Puna Wai Ola. She was born in Magnano, Conn. She is survived by son David, daughter Debra Med- eiros and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall Jehovah Witness, Kam IV Road.
Yvonne-Marie Kaluapakohana Kahookele
April 15, 2008
Yvonne-Marie Kaluapakohana Kahookele, 38, of Kaneohe, a Department of Education assistant, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons La'akea Kanehailua, Shawn Kaleianaole and Kame'eleihiwa Kameai'omakamae; daughter Teresa Nohealani; father Vincent Garcia; mother Sharon Garcia; brothers Charles Newalu, Sunny and Jason Garcia, and Pat Wiggins; sisters Kaililauloa, Jaimie-Reid and Christine and Sharon Garcia; father of children Shawn Kahookele; and grandparent Dexter Dickson. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools-Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. Leis only.
Willard H. Loomis
April 13, 2008
Willard H. Loomis, 92, of Mililani, a retired state Department of Labor and Industrial Relations Apprenticeship Division administrator, died in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is survived by children Karen and Courtney Loomis, Cydni Med- eiros and Daryl Brown; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. No services. Incorrect information given in an obituary Monday.
Manuel Lopes Jr.
April 20, 2008
Manuel Lopes Jr., 60, of Wailuku, a retired self-employed painter, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by sons Manuel III and Travis, daughter Alyssa, brother Henry, sister Mary L. Almeida, hanai sister Betty Ventura, caregiver Ed Vasconcellos and eight grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church in Kahului. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Virginia Sui Fook Mau
March 21, 2008
Virginia Sui Fook "Ginny" Mau, 64, of Waipahu, a retired Kamehameha Schools administrative assistant, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alfred Jr.; son Derek; daughters Marlene and Kimberly; mother Kikue S. Fook; brother Michael S. Fook; sisters Margaret Sui Fook, Linda Tang and Judith Tan; and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Liberato Vinoya Obado
April 21, 2008
Liberato Vinoya Obado, 97, of Lanai City, a retired Dole Co. pineapple supervisor, died in Lanai Community Hospital. He was born in Sarat, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Soledad G. "Sue"; sons Douglas Sr., Dwight L., Patrick and Philip; daughters Gloria Reyes and Glenda Ito; 14 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church on Lanai. Call after 3:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lanai Cemetery.
Timoteo Quisura Obrero
April 16, 2008
Timoteo Quisura Obrero, 84, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke and Hawaii Stevedores stevedore, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Bulag, Bantay, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Esperanza T.; sons Eric, Richard and Troy; daughters Faye Cawagas, Jasmine Asato, Arleen Kohnke, Pearla Tsukayama and Debbie Ojeda; 20 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Anita Marie Oliveira
April 11, 2008
Anita Marie Oliveira, 77, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Life Care Center of Hilo cook assistant, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Paulette Valentin and Debra Clarke; brother Joseph Medeiros; sisters Antionette Saragosa, May Rosaline, Janet Woodby and Pauline Chandler; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kalaoa Catholic Cemetery, Papaikou. Casual attire.
Lily Y. Oshiro
April 6, 2008
Lily Y. Oshiro, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Kapiolani Medical Center nurse, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William C.; sons Ronald and Richard; daughter Joycelyn Patrick; sisters Kiyo Sakahara, Hana Kato and Ann Liu; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Aloha attire.
Agnes Madeline Snead
April 13, 2008
Agnes Madeline Snead, 91, of Redwood City, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died in Redwood City. She was born in Kaau, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Patricia Snead and Sandra Moix, brother Freeman Perreira, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Melvin Wakatsu Teramoto
April 19, 2008
Melvin Wakatsu "Mel" Teramoto, 71, of Hilo, a Teramoto Construction Co. proprietor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Paul T., Curt K., Don K. and Lance; mother Ethel Oda; brother Roy T.; stepbrothers Terry and Cyrus Oda; stepsister Larraine Oda; and seven grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Puna Hongwanji. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Herbert Etsuo Yoshimori
April 2, 2008
Herbert Etsuo "Hobo" Yoshimori, 78, of Kaneohe, a retired Western Pacific Region frequency management/lease commission officer for the Federal Aviation Administration and U.S. Air Force veteran, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeannette K., sons Grant I. and Bryce E., sister Florence F. Ohara and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.