Gary Baclaan
July 17, 2008
Gary Baclaan, 54, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by father Gulielmus "Mingky"; stepmother Lorna; brothers Manuel, Lawrence and Eugene Lacanaria, and Alan, Isaiah and Elijah Baclaan; and sisters Helen Ebia, Rosemarie Zane, Miriam Inay, Gloria Jean Billinger, Ronnie Rhoades and Valerie McCormack. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual and aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Eugene Boniface Baisa Sr.
June 19, 2008
Eugene Boniface Baisa Sr., 75, of Wailuku, a retired Akina Tours bus driver, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by sons Gordon, Eugene Jr., Preston and Bradley Baisa, and Jason-Wayne Sitarek; daughters Terrie L. Baisa and Lorraine Keliiwaiwaiole; brothers Freddie "Nala," Sherman Sr., Elliot, Lawrence and Willy Baisa, Joseph Kekiwi and Kevin Hipolito; sisters Gloria "Darling" Hipolito, Valda "Sweetheart" Andaya and Dora "Lei" Louis; 34 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Lorraine Onaona Baisa
April 27, 2008
Lorraine Onaona Baisa, 72, of Wailuku, a retired Maui Linen supervisor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Gordon, Eugene Jr., Preston and Bradley Baisa, and Jason-Wayne Sitarek; daughters Terrie L. Baisa and Lorraine Keliiwaiwaiole; sisters Maile Domingo, Leilani Agao and Inez Sitarek; 34 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Margaret Han Cagampang
July 12, 2008
Margaret Han Cagampang, 90, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Kona Coordinated Services for the Elderly instructor of English and citizenship classes, Sunset Coffee Cooperative director and interpreter for Kona Police Department, Office of Economic Opportunity, Kona judicial system and Department of Social Services and Housing, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Phillip, Fred, Steven, Larry and Charles; sisters Victoria Mamac, Virginia Hind and Mercedes Fox; and 41 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park in Holualoa, Hawaii. Luncheon to be held at King Kamehameha's Kona Beach Hotel, MOBI Room. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Justo Ulep Coloma
June 29, 2008
Justo Ulep Coloma, 82, of Honolulu, a construction laborer, died in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jiminiana; son Dennis; daughter Tess deJesus; stepbrother Candido Damo; sisters Marie Prieto, Maura Coloma, Angela Caraang, Linda and Ramona Coloma, and Ignacia Bagano; and five grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Manuel William Cruz
July 5, 2008
Manuel William "Sonny" Cruz, 82, of Waialua, a retired Waialua Sugar Co. supervisor, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Madeleine M.; son Bill; daughter Linette; brother Alphonso Jr.; sisters Alice Fellez, Georgina Walsh, Margaret Capello and Rita Schafer; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph Humphries Cummings Jr.
July 8, 2008
Joseph Humphries "Joe" Cummings Jr., 72, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a retired Kulani Correctional Facility adult correctional officer and Air Force veteran who served in the Korean War, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lorraine; sons Jaysen, Jeffery and Jeryl; stepson Alexander and Enoch K. Akina; daughters Shawn Borsa, Shelly Cummings-Kaniho and Kiinani Dodge; brother Andy; sisters Lorraine Broad, Gerry Newtson, Josephine Raines and Vivian Kapololu; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Aug. 16 at Ewa Beach Park.
May Masae De Mauro
July 18, 2008
May Masae De Mauro, 70, of Waipahu died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph; son Derek; daughters Celina Sieg'l, Michele Harroun, Renee Ah Chong and Andrea De Mauro; sisters Mildred Kwak and Amy Takasato; 13 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lucy Dudoit
July 11, 2008
Lucy Dudoit, 73, of Kaunakakai died at home. She was born in Halawa, Molokai. She is survived by sons Ford, Thomas, Eldred, Mansfield, Morgan and Dodge; daughters Alice, Luella, Florence, Mercury, Mary, Dynette and Dana; brothers; sisters; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Waialua Congregational Church in Waialua, Molokai. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date.
Jill Shigeru Fujimoto
July 3, 2008
Jill Shigeru Fujimoto, 86, of Hilo, a former Hilo Memorial Hospital licensed practical nurse, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Manila. She is survived by son Ellsworth, brother Seiichi Yabushita, sister Helen Saito and a grandchild. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Sadano Gallipeau
July 14, 2008
Sadano "Hazel" Gallipeau, 82, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired federal government accountant, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Shaunne Souza, brothers Masashi and Noboru Kobashigawa, and sisters Violet Shiroma and Tetsu Kobashigawa. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Aug. 9 at Souza's residence.
Caroline Cynthia Gibson
July 20, 2008
Caroline Cynthia Gibson, 96, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a U.S. Postal Service worker, died at home. She was born in Lawrence, Neb. She is survived by son Randall, daughters Caroline McCarty and Susan Renz, brother Howard Cobb, 26 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Leatrice W. Gonsalves
July 18, 2008
Leatrice W. Gonsalves, 82, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired schoolteacher, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Colin, Brian and Mark; daughters Lovey Derego, Ada-Jo Rossi and Wendy Tablada; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Aug. 4 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park in Kaneohe.
Jean Mitsuko Hachida
July 11, 2008
Jean Mitsuko Hachida, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Medical Group secretary, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Paul S. and sisters Sandra Kiyuna and Fujiko Leonardi. Private services. No monetary offerings. No flowers.
Albert Kanakanui Iokepa Sr.
July 14, 2008
Albert Kanakanui Iokepa Sr., 67, of Waianae, a retired Kahua Beef Sales truck driver, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Doreen; son Loi Jr.; daughters Ella Labaniego, Aulelei Lolotai and Dodi and Johnnette Iokepa; sisters Evelyn Hui and Sarah Namoku; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Kaaawa Beach Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dorothy Kaliliokalani Kahana
July 11, 2008
Dorothy Kaliliokalani "Sweetie" Kahana, 62, of Hawaii, a Kailua-Kona Chevron cashier, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born on Oahu. She is survived by son Sonny Hoopai, daughters Melinda Souza and Yolanda Hoopai, brother Joseph, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9 a.m.
Catherine Leilani Lane
July 2, 2008
Catherine Leilani "Lei" Lane, 70, of Kapolei died in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Alan D.K., Adam and Richard; daughter Deena Kawai; brother Henry Lopes Jr.; sisters Henrietta Insilio, Myrtle Kekumu and Nona Iwata; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Katherine M. Lindsey
July 12, 2008
Katherine M. Lindsey, 82, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a tour industry escort, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Kingston L. and Leslie G., daughters Marcialee L. Gomes and Valnet Brighter, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kauwe Family Home, 41-886 Kalanianaole Highway, Waimanalo. For more information, call family at 334-1077 or (808) 259-7848.
Dennis Mitsuo Nakasone
July 2, 2008
Dennis Mitsuo "Buster" Nakasone, 64, of Ewa Beach, a Navy Public Works Center power supports system mechanic at Pearl Harbor and an Army veteran, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Kaunakakai. He is survived by wife Anngie T.; sons Michael, Andrew, Christopher and Ikaika; daughters Carrie Ulufale and Michelle Nakasone; brothers Leonard Kaneshiro and Gilbert Nakasone; and 20 grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel, 2162 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Diana St. John
July 18, 2008
Diana St. John, 94, of Lahaina, a homemaker, died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by sons William D., Thomas E. and James D.; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dr. Kaoru Sasaki
July 9, 2008
Dr. Kaoru Sasaki, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired physician in Kaneohe and Army veteran who served in World War II, died. He was born in Kahaluu. He is survived by sons Vernon and Michael; daughters April, Lydia Tsugawa and Robyn and Merle Bland; sister Jean Wong; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services. Condolences may be sent to April Sasaki, 453 27th Ave. E, Seattle, Wash. 98112. No monetary offerings.
Donald B. Schamel
July 17, 2008
Donald B. Schamel, 70, of Kihei, Maui, a retired excavation contractor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Silverton, Ore. He is survived by wife Penny; sons Chuck and Jeff Schamel and John and Adam Zarro; daughter Diana Fisher; sisters Dorothy Snyder, Florence Duncan and Carol McReynolds; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Marilyn Marie Sheridan
July 16, 2008
Marilyn Marie Sheridan, 86, of Nuuanu died in Wahiawa General Hospital. No services.
Abraham Atsushi Tanabe
July 17, 2008
Abraham Atsushi "Abe" Tanabe, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Honolulu Police Department radio technician and Army veteran who served in World War II, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sueko; sons Mike H., Nelson Y. and Wayne M.; daughters Debbie K. Tanabe, Carolyn S. Duhay and Cathy A. Tanabe; brother Jack N.; sisters Jane T. Tokunaga, Florence S. Muranaka and Amy M. Sato; and eight grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Elias Gonzalez Torres Jr.
July 2, 2008
Elias Gonzalez Torres Jr., 56, of Waianae, a taxicab driver for The Cab, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jacqueline; sons Elizhah N.J. Torres Jr. IV and Gabriel M.R. Offutt; daughter Maria D. Galiza; brother Herbert Seda; sisters Margie Rego, Rosemarie Martinez, Marylou Pratt and Nina M. Torres; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Emma Valencia
July 20, 2008
Emma "Effie" Valencia, 67, of Kekaha, Kauai, died at home. She was born in Klamath Falls, Ore. She is survived by husband Robert "Bob" Sr.; son Ron; sisters Jonel Wright, Barbara Dalton and Jeri Fay; and a grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapape, Kauai. Casual attire.
Paul Yeschenko Sr.
June 25, 2008
Paul Yeschenko Sr., 80, of Waianae, a Navy veteran and retired Toledo Dairy employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Pittsburgh. He is survived by son Paul Jr. and stepsons Douglas and Ben Lapilio, Jerry Miura and John Alameida. 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.