Toealii Vaitanoa Aga
July 18, 2008
Toealii Vaitanoa Aga, 46, of Waipahu, a porter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Utulei, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Dorothy M.; mother Safuvale; brothers Vaitanoa Jr., Fale, Lio and Manuuli; and sisters Toreka Teleui, Malae Aga and Selesetina Luamanuvae. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Samoan First Assembly of God. Call after 8 a.m.
Samuel Allen Apolo Jr.
July 19, 2008
Samuel Allen "Sam" Apolo Jr., 51, of Wailuku, a self-employed tailor, died in Wailuku. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Heidi; sons Christopher, Jahrieydan, Jonah and Nathan; daughters Alia and Ayla Apolo-Aki; and sisters Sharon Silva, Helen Morisaki, Nora Antonio, Pamela Tamura and Sandi Stancil. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. Leis only.
Raymond Allen Bruce
July 22, 2008
Raymond Allen Bruce, 69, of Kauai, a retired banquet attendant, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by daughters Denise and Healther, and three grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Kapaa Noodle House.
Julian Hamo Comages
July 14, 2008
Julian Hamo Comages, 83, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor employee, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Thomas; daughter Bernadette L.; brothers Flav, Clark and Bert; and sister Mary Lagapa. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Ramona Damo
July 2, 2008
Ramona "Monang" Damo, 93, of California, a homemaker, died in San Diego. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Irineo, daughters Lourdes Corpuz and Amy Arucan, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Robert Shoichi Fujikawa
June 30, 2008
Robert Shoichi Fujikawa, 63, of Kaneohe, a retired state Department of Accounting and General Services plumber, died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Claire, son Dean, daughter Aine Kendro, brothers Daniel and Jackson, and a grandchild. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Myrtle Leina'ala Shimaoka Fujimoto
July 20, 2008
Myrtle Leina'ala Shimaoka Fujimoto, 66, of Hilo, a homemaker, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived son Darcy, hanai son Merasol Hoopii Jr., daughter Lorene L.K. Aranaydo, hanai daughter Sandy Masaoka, brothers Roland Sr. and Walter "Bobo" Shimaoka, sisters Martha Sarme and Marjorie Malczon, 15 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: noon Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua Section. Casual attire.
Gayatri Graeham
July 27, 2008
Gayatri Graeham, 79, of Hono- lulu, a retired state public school teacher, died in Hono- lulu. She was born in Fargo, N.D. She is survived by sons Christopher and George Nelson, brother Jack Knutson, sister Avis Wortham and a grandchild. No services.
Masako Higa
July 5, 2008
Masako Higa, 76, of Waipahu, a retired Wong's Okazuya cook, died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Nago, Okinawa. She is survived by husband Sadatoshi, sons Samuel and Frank, daughter Eunice Apeles and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Milton Atsushi Hiranaka
July 27, 2008
Milton Atsushi Hiranaka, 60, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired federal government accountant, died in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Anna, son Melvin, daughter Susan Mar, brothers Harvey and Jefferey, and a grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Call after 3 p.m.
Natividad Jacinto
July 21, 2008
Natividad Jacinto, 79, of Kaumakani, Kauai, a homemaker, died. She was born in Makati, the Philippines. She is survived by sons William, Gordon, John, Dexter and Roland; daughters Josephine Manansala and Nadine Mier; sisters Amparo, Lourdes, Fe and Magdalena; 28 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens.
Alvin Dean Keliikoa
July 27, 2008
Alvin Dean "Uncle Al" Keliikoa, 68, of Milolii, Hawaii, a fisherman and retired carpenter, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Gwen; son Hokulani; brother Henry; and sisters Lei Kaleohano, Kathy Hashimoto and Dolly Kailiawa. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. Saturday at Milolii Halau. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society.
Ligoligo Konise
July 16, 2008
Ligoligo Konise, 63, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Pili Lemauga and Soki K. Pula; daughters Faimalotu'upule Fetuao and Masela Pula; brother Fealofani S. Afemata; sisters Utailepuao Finai, Maleka Lata, Pepe, Tasi and Tautava; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu First Ward. Call after 7 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Frank Joseph Loeffler Jr.
July 27, 2008
Frank Joseph Loeffler Jr., 79, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Purdue University physics professor, died in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Ballston Spa, N.Y. He is survived by wife Jane, sons Peter and James, daughters Margaret Spanke and Anne Marie Reines, sister Doris Molloy and six grandchildren. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Makawao Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Purdue Foundation, 403 West Wood St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2007; or American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.
Ann Sueko Miyaji
July 10, 2008
Ann Sueko Miyaji, 79, of Waipahu, a retired Big Way Market produce clerk, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband James A., son Melvin, daughters Yvonne La'anui and Julianne Kiyono, sisters Ellen Takiguchi and Tsutayo Enomoto, six grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shanna Lee Naomi Nunes
July 22, 2008
Shanna Lee Naomi Nunes, 28, of Kauai died. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by mother Bernie, brother Timothy Jr., and sisters Selena Soto and Terri Cardenas. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel in Koloa, Kauai. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.
Gregorio Jatico Oroc
July 24, 2008
Gregorio Jatico Oroc, 104, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired mill worker, died. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Epifanio, daughter Sister Candida "Solidad," five grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waimea Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Yukie Matsuura Osato
July 18, 2008
Yukie Matsuura Osato, 94, of Lahaina died in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Lloyd, Isao, Takeyuki and Matsuyuki; daughters Judy S. Osato and Janet Offner; sisters Miyuki Iwaki and Mitsue Matsuura; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Lahaina Hongwanji Mission. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Orelia Wong Paalani
July 23, 2008
Orelia Wong Paalani, 83, of Nanakuli, a retired U.S. government intelligence analyst, died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Clement, daughter Maile, brothers William and Kaua Wong, sister Evangeline Correa, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Matthew L. Patton
July 14, 2008
Matthew L. "Pat" Patton, 68, of Mililani, a mason, died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Matador, Texas. He is survived by wife Kay Sato, sons Scott Patton and Gerald Kameoka, daughter Lynn Tada, hanai daughter Lorie Am Rheim and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Perry Delvin Peck
July 25, 2008
Perry Delvin "Del" Peck, 69, a retired comptroller, died at home. He was born in Oregon. He is survived by wife Lucille "Mollie," sons Kenneth and James, daughters Nancy Parsons and Patti Grant, three brothers, two sisters and 10 grandchildren. Private services.
Kenneth Kauluamano Pia
July 26, 2008
Kenneth Kauluamano "Mano" Pia, 83, of Nanakuli, a retired Department of Education employee and Army veteran, died. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Segunda "Sally," sons Michael and Kenneth, daughters Joan Hall and Patricia Basso, brother Albert, 22 grandchildren and 37 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at St. Rita's Catholic Church, 89-318 Farrington Highway, Nanakuli. Call after noon. Additional services: 4 p.m. Aug. 9 at Hanamaulu Beach Park. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Arthur Marsh Potter Jr.
July 24, 2008
Arthur Marsh Potter Jr., also known as "Art," "Boy" and "Chiefy," 53, of Hilo, a Hawaii Volcanoes National Park automotive technician, Art's Kaumana Service Station proprietor and Grayline Tours employee, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Lorna Ann S., hanai sons Dayne Tomori and Jimmy Reis, daughter Tiana A.Y., mother Gladys P. Mattos Potter, brothers Darell and Ellsworth "Ell" Babagay, and sister Valerie "Hauanai" Baugues. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow at mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dennis M. Shelton
July 24, 2008
Dennis M. Shelton, 68, of Honolulu, a salesman and Navy veteran, died in Aiea. He was born in Davenport, Iowa. He is survived by son Michael S., daughter Cindy L., mother Carolyn, brother John C. and two grandchildren. Services to be held in Des Moines, Iowa. Donations suggested to Kidney Foundation.
Josephine Mae Staszkow
July 13, 2008
Josephine Mae Staszkow, 96, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Honolulu. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by son Michael, daughters Loretta Baptiste and Ernestine Rapoza, sister Beatrice Ross, nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Kaneohe. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Donations suggested to c/o Josephine Mae Staszkow, St. Francis Hospice, 24 Puiwa Road, Honolulu, HI 96817.
Miguel Michael Talon
July 19, 2008
Miguel Michael "Mike" Talon, 80, of Pearl City, a retired Hickam Air Force Base auto mechanic, died in Aiea. He was born in Pulehu, Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Rosaline; son David; daughters Rosella Motoki and Michelle Bernard; brothers Prudencio, Jose and Bernaldo; sisters Philomena Racuya, Juliana Thater and Priscilla Van Kralingen; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial.
Elaine Tennent
July 18, 2008
Elaine Tennent, 87, of Honolulu, a former Tennent Art Foundation Gallery curator, died in Honolulu. She was born in Flint, Mich. She is survived by son Leslie "Buz," daughter Alexandra A. "Sandy" and a grandchild. Private services.
Dionne Uribe
July 21, 2008
Dionne Uribe, 71, of Kahului, a clothing designer, died in Wailuku. She was born in Colombia. She is survived by husband Simon; son Giovanni Bruschi; daughter Rosemary Murray; brothers Jairo, Noel, Tirso, Virgilio, Nelson and Dario Pena Rivera; and sisters Viola, Gloria, Beatrice, Isabel, Nubia and Norma Pena Rivera. Celebration of life: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Keawakapu Beach, Wailea, Maui.
Satoshi Yanagihashi
July 2, 2008
Satoshi Yanagihashi, 90, of Honolulu, a retired plumber and Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Curtis; brother Minoru; sisters Elizabeth Nishioka, Diana Ogata and Dale Peck; and a grandchild. 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.