Ella Nalani Kawelo Autry
June 27, 2008
Ella Nalani Kawelo Autry, 61, of Honolulu, a Kenny's Coffee House cook, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Jimmy Wall, daughter Mindy Scordilis, sisters Lillian Grimmett and Mary Kim, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Winifred Georgina Basques
June 14, 2008
Winifred Georgina Basques, 90, of Kaneohe, formerly of Lanai City, died in Aloha Nursing Home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son John, daughters Virginia Kamalii and Darylene Alboro, 15 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services: 8-11 a.m. Sunday at Seventh-day Adventist Church on Lanai City. Burial: noon at Lanai Cemetery.
Rose Mew Lin Chong
June 28, 2008
Rose Mew Lin Chong, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hale Keiki elementary school teacher at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, died in Honolulu. She was born in Macao, China. She is survived by sons Alvin and Richard; daughters Jeanette Yuen, Rowena Liu, Betty-Louise Chong-Gerbracht, Aileen-Mae LeBlanc and Pamela James; sisters Amy Lam and Joyce Chung; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 6 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, 2313 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 5 p.m. Reception to follow. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to charity.
Luciana Andres Corpuz
June 24, 2008
Luciana Andres Corpuz, 91, of Waipahu died in Waipahu. She was born in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Irineo, Alejo and Nemesio; daughter Marcelina C. Ordonez; sister Teodorica; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Sunday and 8:30 a.m. Monday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Theresa Galiza
June 20, 2008
Theresa "Apo Casin" Galiza, 97, of Ewa died in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by daughter Melinda S. Yanuaria, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Maizie Hisae Hori
June 28, 2008
Maizie Hisae Hori, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Castle & Cooke Terminals payroll clerk, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Henry; daughters Gail Yip and Anita Nihei; sisters Janet Adachi, Tokino Nagai, Sue Tsukamoto and Misae Chambers; and three grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Harry Joaquin
June 28, 2008
Harry Joaquin, 77, of Kailua, a retired Hickam Air Force Base civil service employee and Army veteran, died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Elaine; son Sonny; daughters Joy Rider and Cindy Blottenberger; brother Rod Caldwell; sisters Gini Pursley, Lynn Jakesy and Carol Killeen; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Michiko Kameda
June 18, 2008
Michiko "Dora" Kameda, 93, of Aiea, a Libby Cannery employee, died. She was born in Haleiwa. She is survived by son Stephen; daughters Edwina Lee, Jeanette Arita and Linda Makinodan; brother Larry Yaji; sister Clara Kanno; 11 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Mary Kuulei Makaena
June 27, 2008
Mary Kuulei Makaena, 90, of Kapolei, a homemaker, died in Aloha Nursing Home in Kaneohe. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Tedford Downey and Francis B.G. Hun; daughters Nancy Kane, Audrey Houlihan, Dawn Awa, Kim G. Bohol and Jonnylyn Willing; brother Alfred Carter; sisters Grace P. Lum and Kauilani Chun; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Jude Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Trudy Asato Morikawa
June 7, 2008
Trudy Asato Morikawa, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Manoa Valley Church Pre-school director, died in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hiroshi; son Jon; daughters Gail Camara and Janice Ogoshi; brothers Thomas, Herbert, Kenneth, Stanley, James and Gary Asato; sisters Frances Asato, Doris Ortiz and Thelma Lum; and five grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Makiki Christian Church. Aloha attire. No flowers. Incorrect information given in an obituary Monday.
Kazue Eiko Nakano
June 23, 2008
Kazue Eiko Nakano, 81, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by son Kimiya, stepsons Lawrence and Edward, daughter Yukari and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Kazumi Ogawa
July 1, 2008
» Kazumi Ogawa, 85, of Kaneohe, formerly of Honolulu, a retired Ameron Inc. welder and Army veteran who served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, K Company, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret Y., daughters Gaylen Isaacs and Clarice Suzuki, sisters Matsue Nishi and Yaeko Ogawa, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clarence Aima Pahukoa
June 26, 2008
Clarence Aima "Boy" Pahukoa, 70, of Pearl City, a construction carpenter, died in Aiea. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Frances, son Aima, daughter Tiare Lee, brother Billy "Kalani" Gagnon and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph Rapozo
June 1, 2008
Joseph "Peco" Rapozo, 87, of Makaweli, Kauai, a Gay & Robinson service maintenance mechanic, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by brother Adam, sisters Lillian Kouchi and Elizabeth Woodward, and caregivers Phoebe Wramp and Ethel Diaz. Private services.
Ronald Henry Schutz Sr.
June 25, 2008
Ronald Henry Schutz Sr., 58, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a fisherman and retired Army sergeant who served in the Vietnam War, died at home. He was born in Pottsville, Pa. He is survived by wife Verna L.; sons Ronald "Hanale" Jr., Kamakane "Kane" and Shannon-Dee "Shanny" Schutz, Darin Kahele, Kiha Ka'ahu, Kolekona Kamehaiku, Jonathan Neighbors, Ramone "Squink" Segobia, Stevenson "Sole" Sioloa and Timothy "Tim" Subica; daughters Joanna M. Schutz-Alvares, Rebecca "Luv" Kahele, Karrieann "Sugar" Costa, Victoria DeSantos, Kahiau DeQuair and Welena "Nena" and Wenuka "Chub" Schutz- Kahele; and 34 grandchildren. No services.
Sueko Shima
May 24, 2008
Sueko Shima, 90, of Honolulu died in Las Vegas. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Harvey and two grandchildren. Private services.
Shozo Takahashi
June 26, 2008
Shozo Takahashi, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Kaimuki Japanese Language School principal, died. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Yuriko, son William, daughters Judith Segawa and Karen Murashige, sisters Sarah Y. Hino and Mildred K. Sakai, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sachiko Tanaka
June 24, 2008
Sachiko Tanaka, 94, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Lawrence K. and Earl S.; daughters June K. Fujimoto and Shirley K. Tanaka; brothers Shohichi, Akira and Kazuto Tomoyasu; sister Yuriko Sato; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Sun Hung Wong
June 25, 2008
Sun Hung "Sunny" Wong, 88, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Naval Supply Center fiscal officer in Pearl Harbor and Army veteran, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Sterling K., daughter Leona K. Seto-Mook, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park, east chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Raymond Atsumi Yamaguchi
June 20, 2008
Raymond Atsumi Yamaguchi, 88, of Hilo, a retired Sun Life of Canada Insurance Co. representative, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Clara, brothers Walter and Clayton, and sisters Daisy Conquest, Rachael McQuerrey and June Iwata. Private services. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
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.