Roscoe LaVaun Broad
Aug. 10, 2008
Roscoe LaVaun Broad, 58, of Honolulu, a Merchant Marine seaman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by Janare; sons LaVaun and Isaacs; daughters Carol-Jo, Napualani and Likolehua; brothers James and Ernest; sisters Ladrina, Barbara Ann, Rhonda and Suzanna; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hospice of Hilo Chapel, 1011 Waianuenue Ave., Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Kevin Allan Gaiser
Aug. 7, 2008
Kevin Allan Gaiser, 33, of Honolulu died in Indiana. He was born in San Francisco. He is survived by son David, parents Duke Gaiser and Denille Demyan, sister Karen Amicone and grandparents Richard and Nathalie Clark. Services: noon Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment to follow at the cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Alfredo Bagood Gongob
July 23, 2008
Alfredo Bagood "Fred" Gongob, 82, of Waipahu, a retired Kaiser Permanente bulk loader and Army veteran who served during the Korean war, died in Waipahu. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Connie; sons Alfredo Jr., Paul and William "Bill;" daughters Alva Bergstrom, Roselle Sarajina, and Arlene and Paulette Gongob; sisters Josephine "Judy" Gipaya and Novena "Jeannie" Dunhour; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Aubrey Lee Hall
July 19, 2008
Aubrey Lee Hall, 88, of Kailua, formerly of Daly City, Calif., a retired Army sergeant major, died in Oililua Senior Care. He was born in Breckenridge, Texas. He is survived by wife Maude K.; daughters Galendee Griffin, Audren Burress and Jolene Villareal; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Jon Fredrick Hubbard
Aug. 11, 2008
Jon Fredrick Hubbard, 66, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Hawaii Hosting.net proprietor and Navy veteran, died at home. He was born in Lewistown, Mont. He is survived by wife Sandra, daughter Patricia Sage, sister Charleen Tate and a grandchild. No services.
Richard M. Iwamoto
Aug. 3, 2008
Richard M. Iwamoto, 89, of Honolulu, a retired construction industry operating engineer and Army veteran, died in Honolulu. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Mildred, son Gary, daughters Janice and Linda, brothers Gilbert S. and Lawrence K., sister Doris S. Nagata, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Albert Wayne Jardine Sr.
Aug. 13, 2008
Albert Wayne "Pee Wee" Jardine Sr., 53, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Albert Jr., Jacob and Cape; daughters Jolinda Jardine and Samantha Matsuyama; stepdaughter Kathyann Cabreira; brother Lawrence; sisters Debra Avero, Shirley Ann Ellis and Yvonne Perry; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Glad Tidings Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Raymond King Sr.
Aug. 12, 2008
Raymond King Sr., 55, of Ewa Beach, formerly of St. Louis, an Air Force retiree, died at home. He is survived by wife Vallery, sons Raymond Jr. and Derrick, daughters Kristie King and Robyn Spears, parents Roy and Wilma Lee, stepmother Esaline King, stepbrother Wendell Roberts and stepsisters Cassandra Leach and Vikki Collier. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Zhong Yuan Li
July 30, 2008
Zhong Yuan Li, 76, of Honolulu, a retired cook, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in ZhongShan, China. He is survived by wife Jin Yu Liu; sons Ah Fei and Ah Shu Lee, and Ya Xing, Ya Bei and Ya Jing Li; daughter Eva Lee; brother Chong Ping Lee; and 10 grandchildren. Call after 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist service. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Katherine H. Mitchell
July 26, 2008
Katherine H. "Kay" Mitchell, 83, of Wahiawa died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Myrtle Provencher and hanai daughter Malia Utoofili. Services: 10:15 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:15 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Dan Masao Miyashita
July 29, 2008
Dan Masao Miyashita, 40, of Los Angeles, a Westfield Corp. audit director, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Robert "Bob" and Genevieve "Genny" Miyashita and sister Sharon Honma. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Masaru Miyataki
Aug. 7, 2008
Masaru "Masa" Miyataki, 84, of Kapolei, a retired General Cigar Co. sales representative, died. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kathryn T.; sons Lee M., Scot T. and Wade K.; brother Haruto; and sisters Elaine H. Takahata and Betty S. Katzmann. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.
Antone G. Santiago
Aug. 8, 2008
Antone G. Santiago, also known as "Tony" and "Short Arm," 77, of Mililani, a retired City and County of Honolulu Wastewater Division foreman, died in Mililani. He was born in Hamakua, Hawaii. He is survived by Bessie V.; sons Gregory "Greg," Anthony "Tony" "Jr." and Mark; daughter B. Jay "Betty Jane"; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Apostles and Evangelist Church, 95-370 Kuahelani Ave., Mililani. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Alice Chizuko Shigeta
Aug. 3, 2008
Alice Chizuko Shigeta, 95, of Honolulu, a retired St. Francis Hospital dietary aide, died at home. She was born in Ninoole, Hawaii. She is survived by son Robert Y.; daughters Harriet K. Shinsato, Frances M. Oba and Irene Taira; brothers Hiroshi and Kuniwo Hiramoto; sisters Helen Nagata, Patricia Nishita and Rita Chang; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Fofoa Tamiano
Aug. 4, 2008
Fofoa Tamiano, 64, of Honolulu died. She was born in Aoa, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Sione; daughters Samoa Vele, Fetineiai Fulu, Asoiva Matagi, Fofoa Eseta and Afatia Bell; brother Misioka Vele; and 17 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii First Samoan Assembly of God Church, Palama. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Clarence Yeisho Unten
July 23, 2008
Clarence Yeisho Unten, 93, of Pearl City, a retired James Construction carpenter, died in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Susan, sons Kenneth and Ernest, daughter Verda Noble, brothers Richard Y. Unten and Yeiichi Uyeunten, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Janet Motoe Uyeda
July 7, 2008
Janet Motoe Uyeda, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Kaahumanu Elementary School cafeteria baker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Miles M., daughter Faith H. Oshiro, brothers Frank H. and Yukio Haramoto, sister Itsuko Morishige, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Gishi Yonamine
Aug. 1, 2008
Gishi "Slim" Yonamine, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Nordic Construction Co. carpenter, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Janet M., son Alan K. Kawano, brother Masao "Masa," sister Janet Tokumoto and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.