0Mitsue Tanaka Chang
Aug. 21, 2008
Mitsue Tanaka Chang, 61, of Mililani, a U.S. government traffic management specialist at Hickam Air Force Base, died. She was born in Yamaguchi-Ken, Japan. She is survived by husband Milford K.Y., son Garett, daughter Kristine and sister Masae Tamanaha. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire.
Nadine Yuk Jung Corral
Aug. 9, 2008
Nadine Yuk Jung Corral, 53, of Kaneohe, a Kaiser Permanente medical assistant, died in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gary, parents Lawrence and Irene Ching, and brothers Milton, Reuben and Clifton Ching. Private services.
Albert Belmoro Dela Cruz
July 27, 2008
Albert Belmoro Dela Cruz, 33, of Ewa Beach died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Adeline Pasol; daughter Azalee M. Pasol Dela Cruz; parents Dominador and Angela; brothers Arnel, Arnold and Arthur; and sister Arlyn. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Jean Miyoko Hamada
Aug. 15, 2008
Jean Miyoko Hamada, 82, of Aiea, a retired Payless clothing buyer, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gary; daughters Payge Iwamoto, Raelene Hidano and Faye Akagi; brother George Yokota; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Violet Toshie Hirano
Aug. 5, 2008
Violet Toshie Hirano, 90, of Pearl City, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. secretary, died. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Theodore S., Chester H. and Matthew G.; daughter Charlene H. Masuhara; and three grandchildren. Private services. No monetary gifts.
Su'a Tauiliili Uipa Peivi Ili
Aug. 23, 2008
Su'a Tauiliili Uipa Peivi Ili, 85, of Laie died. He was born in Savaii, Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Epenesa; sons Uipa Jr. and William; stepsons Tapaga, Pati, Saulo, Paulo and Moses Purcell; daughters Luisa Uipa Tupuola, Sitaimata Uipa Masoe, Patricia Uipa Aumua, Vera Uipa Reynolds, Leilani Uipa Soliai and Flora Uipa Bios; stepdaughters April Purcell, Ruth Sahlin-Purcell and Felila Lavulo; brother Aualofa Tauiliili; 56 grandchildren; and 51 great-grandchildren. 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ninth ward chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Edna Yukiye Kobatake
Aug. 7, 2008
Edna Yukiye Kobatake, 91, of Honolulu, a retired state personnel technician, died in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Roy, Wayne and Edwin; daughter Patricia Okami; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Shigeo Maedo
Aug. 16, 2008
Shigeo Maedo, 88, of Honolulu, an Army veteran and retired Oahu Plumbing and Sheet Metal worker and estimator, died in Leahi Hospital. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Sheila Maedo, Lynne Nakama, Lorna Takahashi and Sherrilea Katasako; brothers Sadamitsu and Haruo; sisters Ethel T. Shiroma; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Lillian Elena Mahi
Aug. 20, 2008
Lillian Elena Mahi, 72, of Kailua-Kona, a valet laundry department employee at the Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, died in Pahoa, Hawaii. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by daughters Elena Horning, Michelle Castillon and Deborah McRae; son John Jr.; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Holualoa, Kona. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mitsue Komu Mitsuda
Aug. 16, 2008
Mitsue Komu Mitsuda, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by sons Kenton and James, daughters Louise Hillman and Phyllis Mitsuda, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Kenneth Torao Muroshige
Aug. 15, 2008
Kenneth Torao Muroshige, 93, of Honolulu, an Army veteran and member of the 100th Infantry Battalion and Civil Service office equipment repairman, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mieko, daughters Susan and Amy, and sister Hisano Akiyama. Private services.
Kiyoto Niiyama
Aug. 20, 2008
Kiyoto Niiyama, 87, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired Onomea Sugar Co. heavy equipment operator, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kainaule, Onomea, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Royden and Paul, daughters Charlene Hatada and Kathleen Lee, brother Masato, sister Ichiyo Yamamoto, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services. No monetary gifts.
Jacob Clarion Resurreccion
Aug. 17, 2008
Jacob Clarion Resurreccion, infant son of Jeffrey L. Resurreccion and Lovelyn J. Clarion of Kapolei, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Shirley Resurreccion, Rosario and Mila Clarion and Virgilio and Estrella Viernes. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Jude Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Chisae T. Shigaki
Aug. 7, 2008
Chisae T. Shigaki, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Housewares Co. dispatcher, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Roger and Paul, and daughters Audrey and Lee. Private services.
Bobby G. Spirz
Aug. 14, 2008
Bobby G. Spirz, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired ITT Communications electronics technician, died in Kaneohe. He was born in Metropolis, Ill. He is survived by wife Chie, sons Donald and Michael, daughter Mary Jane Kamanu, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshie Tanaka
Aug. 15, 2008
Yoshie "Sue" Tanaka, 77, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii County Coordinated Services for the Elderly employee, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center, Hilo. She was born in Lanihau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Alan, daughter Alicia, brothers Tom Tamanaha and James Ishikim, sister Peggy Taira and two grandchildren. Private services. No monetary gifts.
Filiaga Taulago Te'o
Aug. 17, 2008
Filiaga Taulago Te'o, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor rigger, died in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in America Samoa. He is survived by hanai daughter Lapreal S. Burgess. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints, Kalihi Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Gary Masao Tsuda
Aug. 16, 2008
Gary Masao Tsuda, 52, of Honolulu, a state employee, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elaine; daughters Sasha, Kara and Tiffany; and brother Harold. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kathryn Roosevelt Turner
Aug. 20, 2008
Kathryn Roosevelt "Kay" Turner, 96, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by son Stephen R. and one grandson. Private services.
Elsie Yamauchi
July 28, 2008
Elsie Yamauchi, 86, of Hilo, a retired former American Bakery owner, died in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center, Hilo. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Tom and Wayne; daughter Gale McKiernan; brothers Henry and Walter Lum; sisters Rose Jaber, Margaret Hess and Dora Hayashida; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Isao Yamauchi
Aug. 8, 2008
Isao Yamauchi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Robert Kaya Builders carpenter, died at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Bessie; son Michael; daughters Lynn and Ann; brother Hiromu; sisters Kiyoko Nagatani, Yukuno Tamaru, Miyuki Hamada, Kazuyo Okamoto and Asako Sako; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Teresa Marie Yugawa
Aug. 17, 2008
Teresa Marie "T.C." Yugawa, 56, of Hilo, a salesclerk, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by sons Jamie and Adrian, brother Louis Rogers and sister Susan M. Johnston. No 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.