Leo Alexander Carroll II
July 20, 2008
Leo Alexander "Duke" Carroll II, 58, of Pukalani, Maui, a Sunshine Plumbing plumber, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Burbank, Calif. He is survived by wife Debbie; son Andrew; daughter Demery Mezin; stepmother Mary; sisters Laura Carroll, Nancy Stanley, Sue Tubbs, Sherryle La Bass and Christi Kirsch; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers.
Sergei Chechin
July 14, 2008
Sergei Chechin, 52, of Honolulu, a submarine specialist and oceanographer, died in Kyrgyzstan. He was born in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is survived by wife Svetlna, son Pavel, mother Alla Frez and father Vladimir. Private services. For more information, please call 386-9102.
Frieda M. Duffey
July 13, 2008
Frieda M. Duffey, 71, of Mililani, a Kipapa Elementary School custodian, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William J.; sons Michael J. and Frederick J. Hunter; daughters Darlene De Asis and Gina M. Zwierzchowski; brothers Rogelio and Rudolfo De Asis; sisters Diana J. Jorgensen, Fricillia Elek, Angelita Walsh, Bernadette Dalton and Fredericka De Asis; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stephen David Gerona Sr.
July 19, 2008
Stephen David Gerona Sr., 87, of Aiea died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jeffery; daughters Angela Ho, Stephanie Mariano and Charlotte Perryman; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Doris Gomes
July 18, 2008
Doris Gomes, 90, of Aiea died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John III and Glenn, daughter Ereinah Northcott, brothers Gilbert and Leroy Rodrigues, sister Harriet McGee, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ralph G. Gonzalez
July 20, 2008
Ralph G. "Speedy" Gonzalez, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and Air Force Academy first liaison officer in Delaware County, Pa., died at home. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by son Deane and sister Bunny Palmer. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Chiyoko Matsusaka
June 28, 2008
Chiyoko Matsusaka, 94, of Aiea died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by son Cornwal; daughter Helen Yamada; brothers Masao, Michio "Harold" and Itsuji Kazunaga; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Edward James Medeiros
July 20, 2008
Edward James "Butchie" Medeiros, 52, of South Point, Hawaii, a heavy equipment operator, died at home. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Leiala Batalona, sons Titus Medeiros and Pono Oliveira, daughter Nohea Quigg, father Gilbert Sr., brother Gilbert Jr., sisters Peggy Tolentino and Gail Medeiros, and four grandchildren. Visitation: all night tomorrow at family residence at South Point, Hawaii. Call after 2 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Naalehu Assembly of God. Burial to follow at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Casual attire.
Clifford David Motta
June 15, 2008
Clifford David Motta, 77, of Hilo, formerly of Oahu, a retired Army veteran, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons David "Kalei," Kalani and Malu; daughters Deborah Rutkowski and Michelle Padgett; brother Dolthin; sisters Piolani and Lena; hanai sister Bernice McKeague; 18 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Central Seventh-day Adventist Church on Nuuanu Ave. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed July 8.
Stanley Theodore Ort
July 18, 2008
Stanley Theodore Ort, 63, of Pukoo, Molokai, an artist, died in Pukoo. He was born in Fort Wayne, Ind. He is survived by wife Frances, daughter Samantha and a grandchild. Services to be held at a later date.
Gilbert William Perry
July 3, 2008
Gilbert William Perry, 86, of Mililani, a retired city employee and Army veteran, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Lorraine, Genevieve and Ethel Perry- Medeiros. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. Additional information for an obituary printed Sunday.
Anastacio Cadiz Ranches
July 13, 2008
Anastacio Cadiz Ranches, 91, of Honolulu, a retired construction laborer, died in Honolulu. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Epifania; sons Rudy, Larry and Nestor; daughters Lydia and Bella Ranches and Myrna Nielsen; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kalihi. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Shizuka Sato
July 7, 2008
Shizuka Sato, 92, of Hilo died in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Charles and Ralph; daughters Betty Hashimoto, Mae Nakamura, Janet Lee and Miriam Alcosiba; sister Jane Dodd; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Brownislawa Sieradzki
July 18, 2008
Brownislawa Sieradzki, 83, of Aiea, a homemaker, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She is survived by husband Tadeusz, sons Richard and Henry, and a grandchild. Private services.
Lynne M. Smith
July 18, 2008
Lynne M. Smith, 86, of Kailua, an artist and painter of hula dancers, died in Honolulu. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa. She is survived by daughters Dudley Smith Preis and Dana Smith Gentilly, and a grandchild. Celebration of life: 3 p.m. Sunday at Unity Church, 160 Mookua St., Kailua. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Unity Church.
Joseph Marciano Tinao
July 17, 2008
Joseph Marciano Tinao, also known as "Blah" and "Mr. T," 77, of Kailua-Kona, a retired carpenter/foreman for Mars, Hawaiian Dredging, Goodfellow Bros. and Fletcher Pacific construction companies and Army veteran who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment during Korean War, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Halawa Valley, Molokai. He is survived by wife Dora; sons Gary, Patrick, Edward and Robert; daughter Jolene Wike; hanai daughters Kalei Mitchell-Tinao and Bonnie Benzon; 15 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Aug. 2 at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. No flowers.
Francesca Maria Tortora
July 15, 2008
Francesca Maria Tortora, 48, of Mililani, a claims examiner, died in Honolulu. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by son Joshua I. Kupihea, parent Marion and sister Virginia. 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.