Makoto Anzai
July 1, 2008
Makoto Anzai, 85, of Wahiawa, a plumber, died in Wahiawa. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Jason, Paul, James and Michael; hanai son Darrel Kupihea; daughters Betsy Anzai, Latasia Anzai-Torres and Theresa Anzai-McDonald; hanai daughters Letitia Richardson and Anastasia Kupihea; brothers Thomas and Gilbert; sisters Alice Sanpei and Evelyn Winnighoff; 28 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Khai Chau
July 12, 2008
Khai Chau, 44, of Lihue, a salesman, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by parents Giam and Kim; brothers Kenny Ton and Thomas Chau; sisters Francine Tiet, Mahn Ha Chau and Le Van Ton; and grandparent Dau Tiranh. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Cremation to follow.
Margaret Innes Ensign
July 15, 2008
Margaret Innes Ensign, 93, of Haiku, Maui, a social activist, died. She was born in England. She is survived by sons John, Peter and Paul; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services to be held at a later date.
Shigeko Fujinaga
July 7, 2008
Shigeko Fujinaga, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Tori Richard Ltd. seamstress, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son David and sister Tsuneko Morita. Private services.
Harriet M. Halton
July 12, 2008
Harriet M. Halton, 88, of Waimanalo died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Puanani Bruegger, brothers Joseph and Vernon Ryan, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Private services.
Gerald Franklin Harris
July 15, 2008
Gerald Franklin Harris, 74, of Kailua-Kona and Honolulu, a pharmacist and Keio and Tokai Universities English professor in Tokyo, died at home. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Etsuko, sons Frank and Anthony, daughters Claudia Denholm and Gina Harris, brother Grant and two grandchildren. Private services.
Calvin Albert Joseph
July 3, 2008
Calvin Albert Joseph, 63, of Honolulu, a Pacific Marina Inn manager, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Jackie Joseph and Berna Austin. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Nobuichi Kiyabu
June 18, 2008
Nobuichi Kiyabu, 85, of Kaneohe, a carpenter, died in Spokane, Wash. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Janine Kardokus. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Kaneohe Higashi Hongwanji. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome. Donations suggested to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, 251 Post St. Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94108.
Yin Chun Lam
July 12, 2008
Yin Chun Lam, 82, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Yung Bun, sons Gee Hung and Tak Hin, daughter Daisy Chan, sisters Yuk To Siu and Sung Fong Loui, and five grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Soon Uk Lim
July 13, 2008
Soon Uk Lim, 75, of Honolulu, a Top's Deli owner, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Yeon Mi. Private services.
Loretta Jane Maemori
July 14, 2008
Loretta Jane Maemori, 76, of Honolulu died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William "Bill," Jarrett "Alan," Joe and Guy Needham; daughters Beverly McLaney and Debbie Alvarez; 21 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gyokuei Matsuura
July 15, 2008
Gyokuei Matsuura, 97, of Aiea, a retired Soto Mission of Hawaii bishop, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Yamagata-Ken, Japan. He is survived by wife Masuye, sons Thurston and Martin, daughters Phoebe Lambeth and Lois Matsuura, brother Yoshio, 11 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Soto Mission of Hawaii. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shuichi Miyasaki
July 5, 2008
Shuichi "Shu" Miyasaki, 79, of Honolulu, an attorney, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Pearl T.; son Miles; daughters Joy, Jan and Ann; sisters Hisayo "Florence" Miyasaki and Fusayo Matsuyama; and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Highway. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. next Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Shizuko Miyashiro
July 5, 2008
Shizuko Miyashiro, Yago Menu Nahanuya, Aza Onaha, Nishihara, 93, of Honolulu, a Jimmy's Market owner, died at home. She was born in Keahua, Maui. She is survived by sons James, Ronald and Roy; daughters Violet Oyadomari, Jean Nakawatase and Doris Ito; sisters Tsuruko Nakasone, Kay Goya, Sueko Ige and Natsue Tsuruda; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary gifts. Additional information for an obituary printed yesterday.
Shigeyo Nada
July 6, 2008
Shigeyo Nada, 99, of Honolulu, a retired Kapahulu Japanese Language School teacher, died in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Jiro, daughters Nancy K. Nagai and Masako Hanamoto, six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Nobuko Nakamoto
July 5, 2008
Nobuko Nakamoto, 82, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Himeji, Japan. She is survived by husband Roy Yoshiaki; five children; brother Akio Tsukamoto; sisters Yuriko Taniguchi, Yachiyo Izumi and Chiaki Tsukamoto; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Warren Takeo Oda
July 9, 2008
Warren Takeo Oda, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Minnesota Mutual insurance agent and Travel Ways tour escort, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Robert; daughters Kathleen Gerber, Susan Becker and Linda Oda; sister Helen Takahara; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.
Dulcie Chizuka Inake Oshiro
July 15, 2008
Dulcie Chizuka Inake Oshiro, 58, of Aiea, a state Department of Education resource teacher, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ernest, son Jarris, mother Laura Inake and brothers Michael and Claude Inake. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary, east chapel. Casual attire.
Amy Amoy Rothrock
July 3, 2008
Amy Amoy Rothrock, 92, of Haleiwa, a retired Naval Supply Center employee, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Daniel K.S. Wong; stepsons Benjamin, Thomas, Corey and Kevin Au; stepdaughter Debra Mukawa; brothers Samuel, Walter and James Chung; sisters Lily Vidal Sr. and Esther Ikemoto; and two grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Thomas Potinciano Salaber
July 5, 2008
Thomas Potinciano Salaber, 94, of Seattle died in Seattle. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by daughter Mary Ann S. Goto. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Wayne Yasuo Takimoto
July 7, 2008
Wayne Yasuo Takimoto, 63, of Ewa Beach, an LT Flooring employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lynn I.; sons Lance, Randy, Cory and Terry; brothers Wesley and Wade; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Sam Saburo Taniguchi
June 19, 2008
Sam Saburo "Lefty" Taniguchi, 89, of Honolulu, a retired insurance claims adjuster, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patti Y., son Vincent S., daughters Donna N. Lee and Diane M. Togami, brother Robert M. Taniguchi and six grandchildren. Private services.
Allen Young Ting Jr.
July 13, 2008
Allen Young "Junior" Ting Jr., 87, of Wailuku, a Dairy Queen owner in Maui, died in Wailuku. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Lillian, sons Allen III and Guy, daughter Colleen and six grandchildren. Private services.
Joseph Roy Tom
July 11, 2008
Joseph Roy Tom, 51, of Kaneohe, a retired Castle High School teacher and coach, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bobbie K.; children Jordan, Mari, Kainoa and Ka'ai; father Joseph K.M.; mother Earlene Albano; and brother Paul K. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.
Hiroake Uyehara
June 20, 2008
Hiroake Uyehara, 81, of Honolulu, a retired federal government transportation supervisor, died in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Marian K. son Gordon K., daughter Lori Y. Uchida and brother Yoshiichi Uyehara. Private services.
Ronald Vea
July 10, 2008
Ronald Vea, 61, of Waianae, an Eagle Distributors truck driver and Navy veteran, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Ronald Jr. and Lyle B. J-Ves; daughters Shilo Noa, Princess Naki and RondaLee and EmilyRose Vea; brothers Roy, Alfred and Frederick; sister Angie Pierce; and 22 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Kenneth Wah Gun Wong
July 11, 2008
Kenneth Wah Gun Wong, 73, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Transportation engineer, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Almira, sons Clayton and Keith, daughter Joyce Wong and Carol Antoku, and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Muriel L. Yee
July 3, 2008
Muriel L. Yee, 83, of Honolulu, a retired postal manager, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Marvin, daughters Karen Stoffer and Diane Tom, sisters Amy Young and Katherine Wong, eight grandchildren and eight 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.