Carol Joyce Bender
May 17, 2008
Carol Joyce Bender, 62, of Honolulu, formerly of Alhambra, Calif., a Law Firm of Nasatir, Hirsch, Podberesky and Genego legal secretary in 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. Wednesday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after 9 a.m. Reception to follow. No flowers. Donations suggested to Catholic Charities, 200 N. Vineyard Blvd., Honolulu 96817. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Joyce Arlyn Berger
May 17, 2008
Joyce Arlyn Berger, 78, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii at Manoa research microbiologist, died in Honolulu. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Dr. L. Ralph, sons Kerry and Michael, daughter Maile Maxwell, sister Faith Felt and a grandchild. Celebration of life to be held at a later date.
Benjamin Harrison Brown Jr.
May 16, 2008
Benjamin Harrison Brown Jr., also known as "Tutu Pop, Cookie," 84, of Waimanalo, a retired Honolulu Police Department police officer, U.S. Marshall's special agent, U.S. Army veteran and Hawaii Protective Association Security Services Co. employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife May; sons Benjamin III, John M. and Clayton E.; daughters Betsy K. Kahawai and Rissa I.K. Brown; sisters Betty Lou Stroup and Mary K. Roughton; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. next Thursday at St. George's Church in Waimanalo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 3 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Sandy T. Chang
May 19, 2008
Sandy T. Chang, 78, of Maui died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Shanghai. He is survived by daughters Virginia and Jennifer Chang, and Christine Williams; brother Paul; and companion Grace. Private services.
Donald Kalua Cho
May 17, 2008
Donald Kalua Cho, 63, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a fisherman and coffee farmer, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Randi; sons Devin, Dylan, Damon, Donald, Kalua and Kawika; daughters Justina Tracey, Josephine Cho, Pikake Kala and Pakalana Keaunui; sisters Abigail Bio, Charlene Taketa and Olani and Ok Cha Cho; and 16 grandchildren. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Monday at Honaunau Beach Church lot.
John Charles Craig Jr.
May 18, 2008
John Charles Craig Jr., 69, of Honolulu, a retired Craig & Co. and Acutron construction estimator, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nina, daughter Summer and brothers Harold, Barry and Timothy. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Reception to follow. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Martha Ann Davis
May 12, 2008
Martha Ann Davis, 89, of Kailua, a homemaker, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Delphi, Ind. She is survived by sons Richard and Tom Thompson, daughters Judy Richards and Suzanne Besaw, eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services in Honolulu. Inurnment held in Fair Oaks, Calif.
Milagro Caceres Carlo de Cestero
May 13, 2008
Milagro Caceres Carlo de Cestero, 82, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. She is survived by sons Augustine, Edwin and George Escobar; daughters Mildred Kahalepuna and Nancy Escobar; brothers Francisco and Arcangel Caceres; sisters Rosaura C. Padilla and Ana L. Caceres; and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2055 Kam IV Road. Incorrect information given in an obituary Sunday.
Virginia Barino Duterte
May 17, 2008
Virginia Barino Duterte, 67, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a Kauai Surf and Westin Kauai housekeeping, 7-Eleven and Tropical Burgers employee, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by husband Florentino, son Marcus and brothers Manuel Banglos, Joseph Barino and Angil Barino Jr. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe, Kauai. Casual or aloha attire.
Marian S. Gushi-Corn
May 14, 2008
Marian S. Gushi-Corn, 69, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Renwick Gushi and Christopher Corn, brother Frank Gushi, sisters Thelma Agbayani and Yvonne Miyasato, and a grandchild. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Bessie Kui Harbert
May 11, 2008
Bessie Kui Harbert, 88, of Honolulu, a retired secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Ken, daughter Diane Blum, sister Eva Leong and three grandchildren. Private services.
Minori Imada
May 15, 2008
Minori "Fat" Imada, 90, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired former Fat's Super Service proprietor in Hilo, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kiyoko, sons Wesley and Bernie, daughters Pearl Iboshi and Jewelle Keiser, and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Puna Hongwanji Mission in Keaau. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Upulelei Liulagai Irish
May 12, 2008
Upulelei Liulagai "Nancy" Irish, 48, of Ewa Beach, a Kaiser Medical Center certified nursing assistant, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by son Buddy; daughter Kacey; mother Matauaga Koli; brothers Auina and Johnson Leiato; sisters Mataua Leiato, Asoa Fa'aumu and Kate Nakagawa; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Samoan Congregation Christian Church on Hakimo Road, Maili. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Mitsuko Ito
May 19, 2008
Mitsuko Ito, 90, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by brother Reishiro, sister Toshiko and legal guardian Etsuko Craven. Services: 5:30 a.m. at Makiki Christian Church. Aloha attire. No monetary offerings.
Frances Isabel Izak
May 19, 2008
Frances Isabel Izak, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired secretary at Pearl Harbor and Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe, died in Kailua. She was born in Pontiac, Mich. She is survived by sons Douglas and Gregg, daughter Carol Rauss, brother Frederick Jr. and eight grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
William Naleiokalani Kaehu
May 13, 2008
William Naleiokalani "Sonny" Kaehu, 69, of Kailua, a heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Zena-Mae; sons William Jr. and Clinton; daughter Trisha Hayse; brothers John Jr., Benjamin, Franklin and Melvin; sisters Agnes Adams, Stephanie Kaio, Bernice Pali, Cheryl-Ann, Crystal and Nowella; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Kaumakapili Church, 766 N. King St. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Kaneohe.
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 husband Shigeyoshi; 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. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. Incorrect information given in an obituary yesterday.
Sun Hui Kim
May 14, 2008
Sun Hui Kim, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Po Un, Korea. She is survived by sons Henry, Don, Yong, Daniel; daughters Connie Fong, Suk Cho and Debbie Bakke; brother Jin Tea Choi; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Chad Kaena Kim Seu
May 13, 2008
Chad Kaena "Chaddie Boy" Kim Seu, 26, of Honolulu died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Gary Kim and Louise Fukuhara; son Raldon K.; sister Chanelle; Raldon's mother, Lynn Gaddis; and grandparents Claude and Judy Kim Seu, and Ronald and Iris Fukuhara. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. May 30 at New Hope Leeward Ministry Center, 94-050 Farrington Highway, Waipahu. Casual attire.
Shun Bo Liu
May 10, 2008
Shun Bo Liu, 74, of Honolulu, a retired bank administrator in China, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Wai Seng and Wai Tung, daughters Pui Sum Liu and Kwock Ing, and seven grandchildren. Visitation/Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Norman Noboru Matsuzaki
May 2, 2008
Norman Noboru Matsuzaki, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Airlines Inc. director and U.S. Navy veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Noriko, son Norman S. and a grandchild. Private services.
Arthur Yasumasa Muraoka
May 10, 2008
Arthur Yasumasa Muraoka, 73, of Honolulu, a retired attorney and former Imperial Finance Co. president, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Stephen Y. Private services.
Maurice Oshiro
May 15, 2008
Maurice Oshiro, 65, of Waianae, a retired farmer, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jane S.; daughters Sherri Evans, Joni Chun and Elise Tagawa; sisters Flora Moriyama and Barbara Yamada; and grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at United Church of Christ, 467 N. Judd St., Honolulu. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Frank Bernard Shaner Jr.
May 3, 2008
Frank Bernard Shaner Jr., 87, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Honolulu Police Department employee and Kaimanu Tour Vessel manager who delivered three Arizona Memorial tour vessels from Rhode Island, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dolores; sons Eugene, Frank III and Steven; daughter Patricia Knudsen; sister Barbara Ernst; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services. Condolences may be sent to Dolores Shaner, c/o A Hui Hou Funeral Home, 75-5745 Kuakini Highway, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740.
Ernest Tamotsu Shimoko
May 6, 2008
Ernest Tamotsu Shimoko, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired Maluhia Hospital food service supervisor and Vacations Hawaii escort and greeter, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gloria; daughters Thorann Shimoko, Deanna Tanaka and Marlyn Deguchi; sisters Mildred Kamei and Sharon Nakai; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Incorrect information given in an obituary Monday.
Sachie Yamanaka
May 18, 2008
Sachie Yamanaka, 91, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress, died in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Allen and daughters Fay Tamanaha and Shawn M. Yee. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Kiku Yamauchi
May 12, 2008
Kiku Yamauchi, 94, of Honolulu died in Leahi Hospital. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by sons Richard, Raymond and Allan; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-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.