Janice Ulrich Biltoft
July 10, 2008
Janice Ulrich Biltoft, 78, of Kailua-Kona, a retired Hiller Aircraft accountant, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Zumbrota, Minn. She is survived by sister Ginger Towle. Celebration of life: 2 p.m. Aug. 2 at Kona Outdoor Circle. No flowers. Donations suggested to West Hawaii Humane Society, P.O. Box 2695, Kailua-Kona, HI 96745. For more information, call Towle at 329-2051.
Ceasar Olani Boyd-Furtado
July 5, 2008
Ceasar Olani Boyd-Furtado, infant son of Lamont and Annie Boyd-Furtado of Ewa Beach, died. He is survived by brother Samuel; sisters Mercedes, Bryanna, Skye and Meleana; and grandparents Pat Furtado and Leslyn Martinez. Private services.
Pedro Liangconco Cabigting
July 10, 2008
Pedro Liangconco Cabigting, 85, of Waipahu, a retired Fishland Seafood Co. employee, died in Waipahu. He was born in Pampanga, Philippines. He is survived by wife Felipa, son Manuel, daughters Normita Milay and Imelda Agpaoa, and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Pearl City. Call after 8:30 a.m. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Hatsumi Higa
July 22, 2008
Hatsumi Higa, 90, of Pearl City, a retired state Department of Education baker at Manana Elementary School, died. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Calvin and Stanley Ikai; daughters Esther Kochi and Amy Higa; brothers Seiko "Jimmy," Seijin and Seiki Ikei; sisters Kazuko Tobaru, Kikuko Shinzato and Kiyoko Higa; and two grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Adele Chung Ho
July 12, 2008
Adele Chung Ho, 89, of Honolulu died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Montgomery, Pa. She is survived by sons Lawrence and Carl, daughters Barbara Tom and Judith Fowler, sisters Madeline Lee and Alice Chang, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
John Calvin Leslie
July 13, 2008
John Calvin Leslie, 56, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Elisapeta Q.; sons Lini J. Leslie and Sean P. Soule; daughters Lyla and Legaloimoe Jon-Jon; brothers Randy and Wayne Leslie and Joe Biggs; sisters Claudia Leslie and Trena Newman; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ka Hale Hoano Hou O'Ke Akua Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Hattie Haleaka Kaiawe Maliikapu
July 17, 2008
Hattie Haleaka Kaiawe Maliikapu, 77, of Honaunau, Hawaii, a Kona Village Resort housekeeper and coffee farmer, died in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Makolea, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Hattie Bester and Lily Maliikapu; hanai daughter Helen-Olena Luta; brothers Jack and Moke Kaiawe; sisters Fanny Duhaylongsod, Helen Kaiawe, Elizabeth Bannister and Lei Parker; two grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. next Friday at Kona Faith Center in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Call after 5 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. next Friday. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Rose Frances Naone Leinani Lee Meadows
April 12, 2008
Rose Frances Naone Leinani Lee Meadows, 76, of Kau, Hawaii, a Hawaiian entertainer, singer and hula dancer, died. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Kimo Lee; daughters Wailana, Mahealani and Maile Lee; brother William "Billy" Naone; sister Elizabeth L.N. Bailey; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6-9 p.m. Tuesday at Door of Faith Church in Kaneohe. Private scattering of ashes.
Donald Edward Nelson
Dec. 28, 2007
Donald Edward "Junior Nelson" Nelson, 61, of Maui, a salesman, died in Honolulu. He was born in Rochester, Minn. He is survived by sons Rick, Donald III and Nathan; daughter Kim; and brothers Gerald and Robert. Services to be held in Rochester.
Bronislawa Sieradzki
July 18, 2008
Bronislawa 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. Incorrect information was given in an obituary yesterday.
Jean Harue Takamoto
July 2, 2008
Jean Harue Takamoto, 79, of Waipahu died at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Walter K.; son Clayton K.; daughter Jan J. Shearer; brother Raymond M. Oshiro; sisters Florence K. Osaki, Vivian T. Murakami and Nancy F. Lee; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary offerings.
Valerie Trimarco
July 22, 2008
Valerie Trimarco, 61, of Waipahu, a state secretary, died in Waipahu. She was born in New York. She is survived by son John, daughter Dawn, caregiver Edna Arciaga, sister Brenda and four grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Sept. 12 on the beach fronting Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel in Waikiki, by the red and yellow canoes. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m.
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.