Placencio Adviento
April 23, 2008
Placencio "Pacing" Adviento, 89, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired Wilcox Memorial Hospital and Coco Palms Hotel employee, died at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Isabel, son John, sister Mercedes Burcena and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.
Isaac Kamaka Baker Sr.
April 29, 2008
Isaac Kamaka Baker Sr., 71, of Waianae, a retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center plumber and welder, died in Waianae. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Vivian, sons Isaac Jr. and James K.K., daughters Elaine Williams and Coreen Baker, brother Benjamin Sr., sisters Julia Torres and Lydia Escuadro and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Pilikoahi Avenue and Keaulana Avenue, Nanakuli. Call Vivian Baker at 668-2031 for information. Casual attire.
Arsenia Lazaga Callejo
April 13, 2008
Arsenia Lazaga Callejo, 88, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Moises P. and Rogelio P.; daughters Zeny Unciano, Carlina C. Cabalce and Brigida C. Marzan, 22 grandchildren; and 36 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Jermaine MIchael Duckworth
March 27, 2008
Jermaine Michael Duckworth, 24, of Ewa Beach, a landscaper, died in Waianae. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents James W. and Janice P., brothers James W. Duckworth Jr. and Kiki Jackson, and sisters Jamie L. Duckworth and Shamika Jackson. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Jamie L. Duckworth.
Dennis Francis K. Dudoit
April 27, 2008
Dennis Francis K. Dudoit, 52, of Kaaawa, a mason, died in Kailua. He was born in Hono- lulu. He is survived by son Daniel Robinson, daughter Selene Hemphill, mother Sadie, brothers Mitchell and Rickey, step-brother Dudley, sister Gayle, and step-sisters Renee Dudoit and Denise Dudoit-Meyer. Services pending.
Sylvia Namie Eslit
April 29, 2008
Sylvia Namie Eslit, 73, of Wahiawa died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Ken; daughters Joyce Bustamante, Teri Perreira, Tania Madrona, Jennie Kiyota, Karen Cullum and Jerilyn Miura; brothers Peter and Leslie Zane Sr.; 17 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Living the Word Ministries Church, 2678 Kilihau St. Call after 6 p.m.
Edmund Helekahi
April 25, 2008
Edmund Helekahi, 69, of Hono- lulu, a retired City & County of Honolulu refuse crew leader, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Arlene; sons Edmund Jr. and Brandon; daughters Sicily Sagario and Sassie Helekahi; brothers Edward, Eugene, Elijah and Earl; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Lei welcome.
Alia Puanani and Aydon Pohaku Heya
April 28, 2008
Alia Puanani and Aydon Pohaku Heya, infant daughter and son of Clint "Kekoa" and Jennifer Heya of Kaneohe, died in Castle Medical Center. They are also survived by brother Anson; sister Aesha; grandparents Wade and Lorene Berinobis, and Gerald and Donna Arevaldo Sr.; and great-grandfather Harry Heya. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, leaving from Heeia Pier, scattering near Kaneohe sand bar.
Tsuromu Hinahara
April 25, 2008
Tsuromu "Chester" Hinahara, 82, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill Co. crane operator, died at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Nolan, daughter Jo Anne Jones, brothers Hiroshi and Akina "Archie," sisters Betty Y. Oda and Hiroko Fujiyoshi, and a grandchild. Services: noon Friday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Urn burial to follow.
Fukuichi Hokama
April 29, 2008
Fukuichi Hokama, 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, a University of Hawaii Extension Service agriculture technician, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Joyce Kobayashi, JoAnn Inamasu and Irene Lamaku; brothers Kiyoshi Hokama and Edward Arashiro; sisters Jane Mizumoto, Nell Berberich and Lillian Klee; and seven grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Kapaa United Church of Christ. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Alexander Arnold Hussey
April 15, 2008
Alexander Arnold Hussey, 66, of Honolulu, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration seaman and deckhand, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sandra; sons Frank, Kealii, Adrian "AJ," Alika and Kainoa Hussey, Charlie Hussey Vent Jr. and Kaipo Matsumoto-Hussey; daughters Mary and Nalani; brother Wesley; sisters Diana Ysabel, Lawa'e Hew Len, Nona Hussey Fuller and Katherine Book; and 18 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Auwaiolimu Ward, 1931 Lusitana St. Call after 8 a.m. Additional Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Wednesday at the church. Burial: 2 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Eigi Iwaki
April 30, 2008
Richard "Ace" Eigi Iwaki, 64, of Ewa Beach, a Shopman's Local 803 foreman, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Amy Salvido and Kim Ryan; mother of his children Rose; brothers James and Harold; sisters Patsy Tanimoto, Bertha Suzuka and Shirley Higa; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
July Harriet Jeremiah
March 23, 2008
July Harriet Jeremiah, 86, of Nanakuli, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Daniel and Arthur Jeremiah, Lono J. Koholua Jr. and Hubert Park; daughters Auderinne Kamanu, Frances Perry, Henrietta Kaonohi Jeremiah, Louise Rodgers and Ursula Robles; brother James Wong; sisters Carolyn Skippy Tomiyama and Esther Kam; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m.
Daniel Arthur Meyer Kaleialoha Kaauwai
April 26, 2008
Daniel Arthur Meyer Kaleialoha Kaauwai, 39, of Wailuku died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He is survived by brother Robert; sisters Sandra Keanini, Roberta Villanueva, Charlene Kaauwai-Sabagala and Randymae Kaauwai; and grandfather William Apata Aipa. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Henry Oliveira Keawe Jr.
April 16, 2008
Henry "Link" "Kanono" "Pops" Oliveira Keawe Jr., 66, of Honolulu, a retired Grace Pacific heavy equipment operator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cecelia; sons Henry O. III, Morgan G., Kenworth K.K. and Ellington Corbitt R.R.; daughter Auralee Uialohalani A.; brothers David, Alex and Adam; sisters Rose, Yvonne, Kamai, Jennifer and Maxine; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
George Yoshikatsu Koba
April 15, 2008
George Yoshikatsu Koba, 76, of Pearl City, a retired painter and wallpaperer, died. He was born in Pearl City. He is survived by sons Neal Y. and Steven K., daughters Lynn Y. and Karen K., and four grandchildren. Private services.
Sonoye Koga
April 26, 2008
Sonoye Koga, 82, of Kula, Maui, formerly of Maunaloa, Molokai, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ronald, daughters Kathleen Koga and Ruth Furtado, sister Hazel Ikuna, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Kahului Jodo Mission. Call after 5 p.m.
David Opeka Milika'a Jr.
April 13, 2008
David Opeka Milika'a Jr., of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marian; son Daniel Papa; daughters Stephanie H.P. Kepa, Charlene I.P. Enos, Jessica P.P. Soon and Sandy N.M. Bergado; brother Benjamin; 12 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Stake. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. May 13 at Green Haven Cemetery.
Harold Millard Peterson
April 28, 2008
Harold "Pete" Millard Peterson, 98, of Kaneohe, a retired Nevada Northern Railway general superintendent, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Oakley, Idaho. He is survived by sons Kent and Kim, daughter Karen Stoutemyer, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
James Elmer Propster
April 26,2008
James Elmer Propster, 97, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Army colonel and retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Buffalo, N.Y. He is survived by daughter Diane Eilers, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Eric Harold Schopfer
April 16, 2008
Eric Harold Schopfer, 44, of Honolulu, a Computer Informations Systems manager, died in Honolulu. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by wife Naedine; sons Justin and Joshua; daughter Abcde; father Andrew; brother Andrew R. III; and sisters Marie Harris, Anita Schopfer and Lydia Elmore. Services on the mainland.
Deacon Frank Robert Singson Sr.
April 25, 2008
Deacon Frank Robert Singson Sr., 77, of Kahului, a self-employed X-ray and lab technician, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Carmen; sons Clifford "Kimo" and Joseph "Kepa" Naeole, and Frank "Robbie" Singson Jr.; hanai son Kalani Dapitan; daughters Robyn, Rochelle "Malia" and Ruth-Jane "Leihua" Naeole, and Francine "Kitty" Wayne; sister Veronica Riveira; 15 grandchildren; eight hanai grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and 11 hanai great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Lei welcome.
Mae Fumiko Suemori
April 21, 2008
Mae Fumiko "Aki" Suemori, 93, of Honolulu, a self-employed piano teacher, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Hokkaido, Japan. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Lorraine Conan Taggart
April 28, 2008
Lorraine "Lora" Conan Taggart, 87, of Honolulu, a retired State Farm Insurance Co. employee, died in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Burlington, N.D. She is survived by husband Paul J., daughters Kerry Diane Taggart and Shelley Holland, brother James Conan and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Haleiwa Baptist Church, 66-415 Haleiwa Road.
Stanley Wah Gumm Tom
April 29, 2008
Stanley Wah Gumm Tom, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Fire Department deputy fire chief, died in Honolulu. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by wife Sylvia; sons Leonard, Fred and Gilbert; daughter Anne Butcher; brothers Wah Fard, Ronald and Adrian; sisters Lorna Wong and Murial Wright; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
James Yoshio Uruu
April 27, 2008
James Yoshio Uruu, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Joe Hiro Bros. expediter and retired U.S. Army sergeant first class, died in Kuakini Geriatric Care. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen Hideko; daughters Helene Aller and Cynthia Najarian; brother Lawrence S.; sisters Gladys K. Ebisuya, Margaret Hisako Banciere and Katherine Mitsue Sakai; a grandchild; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Saburo Yamashita
April 26, 2008
Saburo Yamashita, 91, of Hono- lulu, a retired plumber, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Emiko, sons Ron and Ralph, 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.