Fumiko Arai Aoki
May 10, 2008
Fumiko Arai "Helen" Aoki, 83, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired accounting clerk for Kona Pest Control Inc., Volcanite Inc. and the Kona Hilton; a McInerney's seamstress; and former Kona Physical Therapy assistant, died at home. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by son Mark, daughter Nadine Bason, brother Albert Arai, sister Edna Mochizuki and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Carol Joyce Bender
May 17, 2008
Carol Joyce Bender, 62, of Honolulu, a formerly of Alhambra, Calif., a legal secretary for the law firm of Nasatir, Hirsch, Podberesky & Genego of Santa Monica, Calif., died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Melvin and Mildred, sister Annette Hartman and hanai sister Sally-Ann Vega. Mass: 10 a.m. next Wednesday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after 9 a.m. Reception to follow. Leis welcome. Donations suggested to Catholic Charities, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96817.
Cecilia Parel Borje
May 15, 2008
Cecilia Parel Borje, 49, of Kamuela, Hawaii, formerly of Honokaa, Hawaii, a former Fairmont Orchid Hotel employee at Mauna Lani, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by parents Jose Sr. and Matilda Parel; brothers Jose Jr., Talan and Thomas Parel; and sisters Marietta Evans. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Honokaa Catholic Cemetery.
Charles S.F. Chun
April 27, 2008
Charles S.F. "Charlie" Chun, 67, of Ewa Beach, a retired M' Kane's Fish Market fish cutter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Kay"; sons Michael, Gregory, Robert and Clarence; daughter Georgette; mother Helen Ford; brothers Melvin, Marvin and Bobby; sisters Charlene Frendo and Helene Chun; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Violet Kam Yip Lai Chun
May 4, 2008
Violet Kam Yip Lai Chun, 91, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Philip and Herbert, sisters Rose Loo and Rita Young, four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sally Hatsumi Shimabukuro Gushi
April 29, 2008
Sally Hatsumi Shimabukuro Gushi, 86, of Ewa Beach, a retired Princess Kaiulani Sportswear seamstress, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ronald H. "Peter," sons Curtis and Dexter, daughter April Gushi-Clementson, brothers Richard S. and Joe S. Shimabukuro, and sister Grace Y. Teruya. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas Tatsuo Hiromasa
May 8, 2008
Thomas Tatsuo Hiromasa, 82, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. government mechanic for the U.S. Air Force, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Alice T.; son Walter L.H.; daughters Beatrice Olaivar, Maydean Diama and Correen Young; brothers Howard, Robert and James; sister Millie Yamamoto; 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Herbert Kuumi Kahakua Jr.
May 3, 2008
Herbert Kuumi "JR" Kahakua Jr., 46, of Plano, Texas, an Advanced Neuromodulation Systems principle test engineer at St. Jude Medical Co. and U.S. Air Force veteran, died at home. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Gina, father Herbert Sr., sons Kevin and Herbert III, and sisters Sylvia Kahakua-Hanano and Shelby Kahakua-Frame. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Calvary Community Church, 76-4925 Leilani St., Kailua-Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Luncheon and fellowship to be held at Kevin Kahakua's residence, 74-4910 Ha'okuni Place, Unit No. 9 on Palani Road. For more information, call Kevin at 989-4204 or Sylvia at 937-8332. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Ernest Tsunehira Kai
May 2, 2008
Ernest Tsunehira Kai, 90, of Waianae, a retired cement truck driver, died in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Wilfred, Clifford and Ronald; daughter Carol Ann Apio; brother Toma Kai; sister Ayako Tanaka and Yoshiko Hirasa; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Waianae Hongwanji Mission. Call after 9:30 a.m.
Matsue Katekawa
May 17, 2008
Matsue Katekawa, 83, of Honomu, Hawaii, a homemaker, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Olaa, Keaau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth, Michael and Lloyd; brothers Charles, Henry and Thomas Yonamine; sisters Sally Kiyuna, Akiko Higa and Bessie Nishioka; and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 2 p.m.
Ruth Miyoko Kishimoto
May 10, 2008
Ruth Miyoko Kishimoto, 89, of Hilo, a homemaker, seamstress, pianist and artist, died at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Richard and Roger; daughter Jeannie Tomiyoshi; caregivers Lynnette K. Rustin, Kim Lum-Perreira and Vanessa Gonzalves; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. May 30 at Hilo Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers. No monetary offerings. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association or Hospice of Hilo.
Albert Shunsei Koga
May 10, 2008
Albert Shunsei "Al" Koga, 86, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army Department of Defense visual information specialist and U.S. Army veteran who served in 232nd Engineer Combat Co. in World War II, died. He was born in Kipu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Meriko "May," son Michael C., daughter Debra M. Go, brother George, sisters Emma Miyabara and Annie Yoshimoto, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Michael Haruo Michimoto
May 16, 2008
Michael Haruo Michimoto, 61, of Honolulu, a retired Board of Water Supply employee and U.S. Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Craig and Ethel Michimoto, and sister Lindsay. Private services.
Janet Garcia Murphey
May 16, 2008
Janet Garcia Murphey, 59, of Kahuku died in Hawaii. She was born in San Diego. She is survived by sons Jason, Ben and Chapman; brothers Mark and Richard Garcia; sisters Susan Ferris and Valerie Leoni; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Sueko Kawashima Peters
April 23, 2008
Sueko Kawashima Peters, also known as "Mama" and "Baba," 76, of Pearl City, a retired Duty Free employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She is survived by son John; daughters Janet Valdez and Elvie Asing; brother Takashi Kawashima; sisters Hatsue Ginnai, Yoshie Miura, Hideko Komiya and Tomeko Mori; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Cesar Sales Ramones
April 28, 2008
Cesar Sales Ramones, 71, of Aiea, a retired laborer, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Sally S., sons Jose and Ray, daughter Cesa Ramones and Gina Pawlak, brother Simeon, sisters Agreda "Belen" Acebo and Rose Lagadon, and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.
James Lawrence Roberts
May 17, 2008
James Lawrence Roberts, 69, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a measurement systems manager at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Ottawa, Ohio. He is survived by fiancee Sharon Yamagata and sisters Helen Ann Brinkman and Katherine Rife. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hanapepe United Church of Christ. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rosalina A. Robles
April 23, 2008
Rosalina A. Robles, 62, of Koloa, Kauai, a Tip Top Restaurant waitress and Koloa Big Save cook, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Bienvenido, son Richard and daughters Christine and Donna. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at church cemetery. Casual attire.
Cheryl Ann Rodrigues
May 10, 2008
Cheryl Ann Rodrigues, 53, of Mililani died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert "Bobby" Jr.; sons Robert "Lopaka" III and Brandon "Keoni"; parents Henry "Big Boy" and Beatrice "Bea" Sanders; brothers Marcus, Jowey and Matthew Sanders; and a grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Marilynn Marie Rodrigues
May 15, 2008
Marilynn Marie "Blonde" Rodrigues, 72, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in Kailua. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Choya, Toby and Shawn Aweau; daughter Bonnie Schenk; sister Barbara Mae Figueroa; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lanikai Boat Ramp. Reception to follow at 231 Kailua Road. Casual attire.
Jack Masahiro Tago
May 7, 2008
Jack Masahiro Tago, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Waikiki Business Plaza and Waikiki Shopping Plaza marketing director and general manager, died. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Keiko, son Gary A. and daughter Mariana A. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Legaloimoe Toleafoa
May 15, 2008
Legaloimoe Toleafoa, 83, of Honolulu died at home. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Komiti and Tulei; daughters Solinuu Dachtler, Elisapeta Leslie, Tauamo Christensen, Taulagia Soule and Akesa Tapii; brother Muliau Afuvai; sister Apiolefaga Fola; 25 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Moanalua Second Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Laie Cemetery.
Robert Allen Wolter
May 10, 2008
Robert Allen Wolter, 66, of Honolulu, a retired computer cable installer, died in Honolulu. He was born in St. Louis, Mo. He is survived by wife Valerie and brother Jim. 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.