Alexander Ah Sing Akuna Jr.
June 3, 2008
Alexander Ah Sing "Alex" Akuna Jr., 60, of Kahului, a retired Maui Police Department police officer, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Keanae, Maui. He is survived by wife Janet; sons Duane Pacheco and Daniel Akuna; daughters Jolynn Constantino and Leilani Akuna; brothers Richard, Patrick and Peter; and sisters Lono Anderson, Meiling Akuna, Daisy Goodall, Mary Cie, Philomena Kahula, Rita Sommer and Gertrude Akuna. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Stewart Kamakea Bell Sr.
May 27, 2008
Stewart Kamakea Bell Sr., 94, of Aiea, a former Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bishop and state patriarch, died in Aiea. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Stewart K. Jr. and Ronald K., six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 641 Pohue St., Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Lorraine Cabato
May 16, 2008
Lorraine "Loling" Cabato, 76, of Honolulu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Arcadio "Cajo" Sr.; sons Russell and Arcadio "Cajo" Jr.; daughters Valerie Inocencio, Veronica Veniegas and Vanessa Tenn; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Bernardina Castro Cantero
May 30, 2008
Bernardina Castro Cantero, 87, of Wahiawa died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by sons Lawrence and Arsenio Jr., daughters Erlinda Piper and Estrellita Jorgensen, 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Wilbert Anthony Cavaco
June 6, 2008
Wilbert Anthony Cavaco, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Motors employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Randall and Rodney, daughter Rhonda Dames and four grandchildren. Private services.
Hubert Victor Everly
May 16, 2008
Hubert Victor Everly, 93, of Honolulu, a former University of Hawaii College of Education dean and Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Mary M., son Benjamin W., daughters Jan E. Williams and Gail E. Brooks, brother Arnold Palenske, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at UH Architecture Auditorium, 2410 Campus Road. Private inurnment. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to University of Hawaii Foundation, Hubert V. Everly Endowed Scholar in Education.
Mitsuo Funatsu
June 2, 2008
Mitsuo Funatsu, 93, of Aiea, a retired Coca-Cola Co. supervisor, died in Pearl City. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by daughters Jean Huptich and Ruby Igarashi, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Varley Wilson Huff
May 26, 2008
Varley Wilson Huff, 75, of Kapolei, a retired Air Force master sergeant, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Payson, Utah. He is survived by wife Valerie; sons Nick, David and Neale; daughter Debbie Dardanelli; brother Allen; sister Norma Smethurst; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Helene Kaipukai Chillingworth Iokia
May 30, 2008
Helene Kaipukai Chillingworth "Didi" Iokia, 55, of Waianae died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John Sr.; sons John "Bully" Jr., Clifford and Elvis and Lindsey Tolentino and Samuel Tolentino; daughters Kris and Malama; father Clifford "Pops" Chillingworth; brothers Cy and Clifford Chillingworth; sisters Anna Faye and Debbie and Miki "Mahina" Chillingworth, Charmine Grilho and Carla Hobbs; and seven grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Makakilo Stake Center. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Terry Julian Jeminez
May 29, 2008
Terry Julian Jeminez, 40, of Honolulu, a Wahiawa Elementary School teacher, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Christian, father Lawrence, mother Harriet and brother Shannon. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Elks Club. Call after 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Sunday at Kaiaka Beach Park "Walls." Casual attire. No flowers.
Theodore Bung-King Kam
June 1, 2008
Theodore Bung-King Kam, 66, of Waipahu died in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by son Everett Ching; brothers Kenneth, Clyde and Wallace; and sister Jeannette Ching. Private services. Burial to be held in Culver City, Calif.
Gayle Kehaulani Kohatsu
May 30, 2008
Gayle Kehaulani Kohatsu, 59, of Waimanalo, formerly of Lihue, an office worker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Eldon Sr.; sons Eldon Jr., Brian, Dean and Michael; daughter Marisa Berardi; brothers Kamealoha, Daniel "Poki," Raynard and Gilbert "Kala" Ellis; sister Noe Donato; 22 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. June 16 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 1:30 p.m. June 22 at Hanamaulu Beach Park on Kauai.
Julius Kaleiahihi Kuhns Jr.
May 2, 2008
Julius Kaleiahihi Kuhns Jr., 62, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ke'o and Isaac; daughters Chandra Wolters and Janice, Kealoha and Cecilia Kuhns; brothers Darrel and William Kuhns and John Nelson; sisters Dorene Pizarro, Meldene Kaauwai and Beldrene Quindara; and eight grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Fort DeRussy Beach. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Ann Sumie Kushima
May 26, 2008
Ann Sumie Kushima, 71, of Pearl City, a retired teacher, died in Las Vegas. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Randall S. and Russell I., daughters Vicki J. Tanigawa and Julie H. Greenly, brothers Michael and Stephen Nagaji, sisters Patricia Mitsuyoshi and Virginia Vierra, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Calvin Dwight Miller
May 31, 2008
Calvin Dwight "Cal" Miller, 64, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a retired Hawaiian Reinforcing Steel Co. steelworker, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nalani K., sons Sean and Drake, father Calvin, brother Colin, stepbrother Stanford Wong, sister Denise Kaai, stepsister Alberta Shuff and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow at mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Margaret Yukiye Mori
May 26, 2008
Margaret Yukiye Mori, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Kuhio Elementary School cafeteria manager, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Betty T. Tokunaga. Private services.
Marion Mitsue Nagano
May 13, 2008
Marion Mitsue Nagano, 86, of Kailua died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Keith J., daughters Vickie Y. Kunisaki and Doreen T. Arning, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ned Nakoa Jr.
May 18, 2008
Ned Nakoa Jr., 58, of Honolulu, a Honolulu Restaurants waiter, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Winona Ciacci; brothers Francis "Kawai," Michael "Kalani" and Clifford; and sisters Paula Rabanes, LaVerne Rivas and DeeDee Bloom, Maryann Barros and Naomi Landgraf. Mass: 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Chaminade Campus Mystical Rose Oratory. Call after 9 a.m. Program: noon. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Mabel Kiyoko Ogawa
May 2, 2008
Mabel Kiyoko Ogawa, 96, of Mililani, a Bank of Hawaii Executive Dining Room pantry chef, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wilfred and Raymond, daughter Elaine Chu, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kensaburo Oshiro
May 26, 2008
Kensaburo "Sub" Oshiro, 94, of Waipahu, formerly of Maui, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. senior mechanic, died in Waipahu. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Tsuruko; sons Kenneth and Gerald; daughters Betty Oshiro and Judy Lum; brothers Masakatsu "Joe" and Masao; sisters Matsue "Clara" Javar, Yoshie "Margaret" Fujita and Haruko "Betty" Keen; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Keiki Dee Rodrigues
May 19, 2008
Keiki Dee Rodrigues, 71, of Honolulu, a retired state custodian, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Benjamin and sisters Dora Tavares and Eleanor Rodrigues. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
William Isaac Rodriguez
June 2, 2008
William Isaac Rodriguez, 32, of Kihei, Maui, a carpenter, died in Lahaina. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by sons Michael K. and Victor G., parents Joseph K. and Michle A. Hao III, sister Rachel N.P. Hao and great-grandparent Leona C. Gurge. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kamaole III Beach Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Potluck to follow. Loose flowers welcome.
Naoko Sugihara
June 4, 2008
Naoko "Nancy" Sugihara, 81, of Keaau, Hawaii, a Suisan fish market employee, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Elaine Oda and Lorraine Hirano, sister Lorraine Snyder and a grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Martha Sonognini Todd
May 31, 2008
Martha Sonognini Todd, 88, of Honolulu died in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by husband Herman G. Sr., son Herman G. Jr., daughter Janyce U. Berland and Esther M. Abbey, brother Michael Sonognini, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association.
Toshio Togawa
May 11, 2008
Toshio Togawa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Pacific Palisades Realty real estate broker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Misayo, son Glen M., daughter Sandra A., brothers Hisato and Paul T., and sisters Helen M. Okasaki, Masako Yanohira and Dorothy K. Teramae. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Shigeko Tsuda White
June 6, 2008
Shigeko Tsuda White, 77, of Honolulu, a retired ABC Stores customer service representative, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Yokohama, Japan. She is survived by son Chris Kohiyama; daughters Janet Natsudo, Marjorie Jenkins and Stella Hanna; brother Sumiyuki Tsuda; and sister Satoko Nakamura. Private services.
Alice W.U. Young
June 4, 2008
Alice W.U. Young, 81, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Henry and Herbert. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 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.