Lionel V. Brash Jr.
May 3, 2008
Lionel V. "Sonny" Brash Jr., 78, of Honolulu, a retired Lockheed Martin supervisor, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys; son John K.; daughters Rosebell K. Gaud, Avis Purcell and Faith Price; brother Alexander; sister Jeannette Ayres; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Clayton Kalani Ho'opi'i
May 9, 2008
Clayton Kalani Ho'opi'i, 48, of Hilo, a Don's Grill restaurant cook, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Tina Duvoisim; son Vincent; parents Howard and Winona Butler; brothers Howard Beates, Ernie Mooney and John Butler; hanai brother Kalani Abang; and sisters Leilani Mooney, Nona Beates and Wainani Lee. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hilo Bayfront canoe landing area. Followed by scattering of ashes at sea. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Yoshitsugu Ito
May 16, 2008
Yoshitsugu "Sonny" Ito, 79, of Hilo, a retired former Office Things store salesman, died at home. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Doris, daughters Renee Kurata and Rochell Hara, brother Robert, sisters Yachiko Ito and Terri Matsuda, and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Tennyson C.T. Jung
May 20, 2008
Tennyson C.T. "Tandy" Jung, 79, of Aiea, a retired pharmacist, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary L., daughter Teddi Mihara, sister Betsy J. Ho and two grandchildren. Services: noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Roy Shigeyoshi Kawafuchi
May 9, 2008
Roy Shigeyoshi Kawafuchi, 84, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. government instrument mechanic at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and U.S. Army veteran who served in the 522nd Artillery, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Kurt K. and sisters Elsie T. Hiyane and Doris S. Watanabe. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mildred Morikami
May 9, 2008
Mildred "Midge" Morikami, 69, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Education teacher in Niu Valley Intermediate School, died. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Jaysen Y. and Chad R., daughter Staci L.S. Fong, sister Betty N. Takahashi and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Maximiano Maulit Saludares Sr.
April 20, 2008
Maximiano Maulit Saludares Sr., 45, of Honolulu died. He was born in Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Luzviminda; sons Taylor-James and Max Jr.; stepdaughter Marissa Aquino; mother Elizabeth; brothers Andrew, Celedonio Jr., Emerson, McRonald, Meldred and Pompeyo; and sisters Jocelyn and Marilyn. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church in Kalihi. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Ruby Martin Todd
May 16, 2008
Ruby Martin Todd, 83, of Mililani, a retired GTE Hawaiian Tel custodian, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Fred; sons Glenn, Richard, Michael and Robert; brother Ormal Martin; sisters Hazel Joseph and Mamie Lopes; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: 2:15 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
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.