Karl Bader
Aug. 27, 2008
Karl Bader, 93, of Kapaau, a retired Kohala Sugar Plantation supervisor, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Niulii, Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by son Emil V.; daughters Anna Sugata, Mabel I. Kaua and Karleen K. Spaulding; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: Wake at 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at 52-188 Bus Stop Road. Call after 5 p.m. Funderal services: 11 a.m. Sept. 20 at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Church cemetery.
Debra Lee Benevides
Aug. 27, 2008
Debra Lee Benevides, also known as "Halia" and "Debbie," 54, of Keaau, Hawaii, a state therapeutic aide, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons David S. Benevides, Chad K. Haa and Alan A. Peleiholani; daughters Lisa Ann Alvarez and Miracle U. Peleiholani; mother Betsy Flowers; brother David Nascimento, Donna Rivera and Deena Ramos; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside committal services and burial: 10 a.m. Thursday at Alae Cemetery, section K. Incorrect information was given in an obituary printed yesterday.
Larry Allan Boelkens
Aug. 25, 2008
Larry Allan Boelkens, 58, of Kaneohe and Las Vegas, a U.S. Army veteran and Golden Nugget maintenance engineer, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Clinton, Iowa. He is survived by wife Alice M.; sons Bryan, Bryce and Brandon; mother Joyce; brother Ronald; sister Sandra O'Connell; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Kahaluu United Methodist Church. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Sept. 15 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Frank Hong Wai Bow
Aug. 28, 2008
Frank Hong Wai Bow, 81, of Ewa Beach, a U.S. Army veteran and retired civil service worker, died in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret; daughter Margo Tavares; hanai son David Dominici; hanai daughters Lorilei Scholtz, Melodie Pelletier, Stephanie Silva, Sabrina Jones and Daylen Toro; brothers Raymond and Patrick; sisters Patricia Mau, Rose Au and Jane Harvey; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information was given in an obituary printed Thursday.
Holly Ann Camara
Aug. 31, 2008
Holly Ann Camara, 43, of Waimea, Kauai, a Kekaha public school teacher, died at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Michael and Beau Acoba, parents Allan Camara and Millie Ah Hee, and brother Aaron. Mass: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Theresa's Church, Kekaha. Call after 4 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lawrence Shane De Ponte
Aug. 29, 2008
Lawrence Shane De Ponte, 78, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran and retired Hickam Air Force Base sheet metal airlines mechanic, died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Judy; sons Brandon, John, Waltin, Wallace, Lawrence and Patrick; daughter Jody-Venus; brothers Joseph and Thomas; and grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Lester Aisa Falatea
Sept. 1, 2008
Lester Aisa Falatea, 37, of Hauula died in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Lutena M., Steven D.P. and Tamatoaolesami L.; daughter Ta'uhere M.I.T.; parents Panana and Sally; brothers John Falatea Salanoa, Steven A., Nickelson and Charles Falatea, Kelly Crail, Charles Pan and Brent Haring; and sisters Janice Pan, Ruta, Connie, Lydia and Jamie Falatea, Mary Haring and Linda Crail. Services: noon Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Stake Center. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.
Maru Hirayama
Aug. 22, 2008
Maru Hirayama, 97, of Hilo died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kumamoto, Japan. She is survived by son Ichiro; daughters Eiko Nagai, Seiko Otsu and Kuniko Tsuda; nine grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services. No monetary gifts. No flowers.
Milton Minoru Ishizu
Aug. 31, 2008
Milton Minoru Ishizu, 57, of Cypress, Calif., an Electronic Data Systems flight planner analyst, died in Las Vegas. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Gloria, sons Mitchell and Kevin, brother Ronald and sisters Jane Ohama, Elaine Ishizu and Patricia Matsumura. Services to be held on the mainland.
Blanche Eva Karratti
Aug. 21, 2008
William Karratti
March 16, 2004
William "Bill" Karratti, 82, a retired heavy equipment operator, and Blanche Eva Karratti, 79, a homemaker, both of Sacramento, Calif., died in Sacramento. He and she were born in Honolulu. They are survived by sons Karl M. Karratti and Richard K. Hussey, daughter Sharon M. Monday, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by brother Greer White, sister Vernay Correa, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Committal services for the Karrattis were yesterday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
Ikkwan Katayama
Sept. 3, 2008
Ikkwan Katayama, 90, of Kahului, Maui, a retired Maui Garden and Hardware Store nursery worker, died in Wailuku Hale Makua. He was born in Waikapu, Maui. He is survived by sisters Sadako Nakagawa and Michiko Torii. Private services.
Carmen Laguatan
Sept. 3, 2008
Carmen Laguatan, 83, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired field worker, died in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in Pasuguin, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. She is survived by sons Benny, David, Gilbert, Henry and Eddie; daughter Nina Medeiros; brother Dioncio Tagavila; sisters Pilar Dancel and Agostina Acob; 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Jusinto Jimmy Macabio
Sept. 1, 2008
Jusinto Jimmy "Juice" Macabio, 57, of Puna, Hawaii, a U.S. Army veteran and Mud Designs owner, died in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Rosalyn K. "Susu," son Sheldon, mother Josephine Manandic, brother Junito "Nito," sister Macilla "Tita" Burney, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, section 7. Casual attire.
Amy Jean Millwood
Aug. 20, 2008
Amy Jean Millwood, 77, of Mililani, a retired Hale Kula Elemetary School teacher, died in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Larry R., David R. and James A.; brothers Robert, Sam, Raymond and Edmund Leong; sisters Ellen Ching and Ethel Tagawa; and seven grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Khaynava Phanthanouvong
Sept. 1, 2008
Khaynava Phanthanouvong, 18, of Honolulu, a certified projectionist, will be remembered in a Laotian Buddhist service Tuesday. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by mother Bounlieng, brother Sisouphanh and sisters Jade Powers, Sami Keomoungkhoune and Chanthavilay and Dolly Phanthanouvong. Call after 1 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary. Cremation to follow.
Joel Aguilar Ramirez
Aug. 24, 2008
Joel Aguilar Ramirez, 33, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a coffee picker, died in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Mexico. He is survived by wife Maria Jimenez Lara; daughter Jennifer Aguilar; parents Rafael Aguilar and Maria Del Carmen Ramirez Magana; brothers Jose Luis, Hector Manuel, Jose Salud, Juan Carlos and Artemio and Rafael Ramirez; and sisters Sophie Aguilar, Maria Estela and Annale Ramirez. Mass: 6 p.m. Friday at St. Michaels Catholic Church, Kailua-Kona. Call after 5 p.m.
Sharon Michiko Hibino Robertson
Sept. 2, 2008
Sharon Michiko Hibino Robertson, 64, of Westbury, N.Y., a Mizuho Corporate Bank administrator, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Sharon M., father Frank Hibino, brother Gerald Kitano and sisters Joy Arakaki and Fay Hibino. Call after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park and Mortuary, east chapel. Casual attire.
Diego Ranchez Sales
Sept. 2, 2008
Diego Ranchez Sales, 95, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Kea Sugar Co. sugar cane cutter, died at home. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. He is survived by wife Ederlina M., son Joey, daughter Jaqueline Sales-Iyo and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park, Lehua section. Casual attire. No flowers.
May Elizabeth Walls
Aug. 29, 2008
May Elizabeth Walls, 71, of Kaneohe, a Braniff Airways office manager and General Foods and C. Brewer executive secretary, died in Kaneohe. She was born in Dallas. She is survived by husband Robert, son Brian, daughter Karin, brother John Semmes and sisters Ann Reames, Helen Sandlin, Jane Lambert and Melinda Cox. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe. Additional information was added to an obituary printed Sunday.
Masayoshi Yamamoto
Sept. 3, 2008
Masayoshi Yamamoto, 85, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran during World War II and retired State Department of Transportation carpenter, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son John H., daughter Sharon Y. Lum, sister Misae "Mildred" Imai and six grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Alice Aiko Yoshioka
May 20, 2008
Alice Aiko Yoshioka, 84, of Honolulu died at Plaza at Punchbowl. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sisters Sachiko Aoki, Helen Maruyama and Ami and Grace Sato. Private services. No monetary gifts. 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.