Alexandra L. Anguay
Aug. 28, 2008
Alexandra L. "Alice" Anguay, 82, of Ewa Beach, a retired Dole Cannery pineapple trimmer, died in Ewa Beach. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Guillermo D. Jr. and Gary A., daughters Darlene D. Makaiwi and Dorene M. Aguano, brother John Lobetos, stepbrothers Henry and Dobo Tangjian, sister Lorraine Papas, 24 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church, 91-1298 Renton Road, Ewa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Gregory Lanihuli Burgess
Sept. 1, 2008
Gregory Lanihuli Burgess, 59, of Ewa Beach, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard major, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Irene, sons Amory and Gregory "Pili," mother Edith and sister Judith "Maile." Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Kawaiaha'o Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kam Hung Lee Chang
Aug. 31, 2008
Kam Hung Lee Chang, 93, of Honolulu died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Geoffrey, Dennis and Milton; daughters Sylvia Goo and Amy Guigui; 13 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 10 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Phillip DeSilva
Aug. 26, 2008
Phillip DeSilva, 84, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center and state HHA employee and Navy veteran, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice; sons Reggie, Roger and Roland; daughter Gwen Rankin; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipio. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Catherine Jane Elkins
Aug. 31, 2008
Catherine Jane Elkins, 53, of Makawao, Maui, a Ka Hale A Ke Ola kitchen manager, died in Makawao. She was born in Merced, Calif. She is survived by husband Skip, son Evan, mother Rella D. Foreman and sister Barbara Baratta. Private services. Donations suggested to Ka Hale A Ke Ola Resource Center, 670 Waiale Road, Wailuku, HI 96793.
Hilmer Frank
Aug. 28, 2008
Hilmer Frank, 84, of Sugar Land, Texas, a former University of Hawaii-Manoa Department of Food Science and Nutrition professor and Graduate Division associate dean, died in Sugar Land. He was born in St. Paul, Minn. He is survived by wife Jane, son David, sister Pauline Gale and two grandchildren. Services held on mainland. Donations suggested to DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center, Methodist Hospital, Houston.
Sisoye Kabalis Sr.
Aug. 27, 2008
Sisoye "Sodi" Kabalis Sr., 82, of Hilo, an Army veteran, retired city water safety officer, professional boxer and certified professional scuba diving instructor, died in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Sisoye "Sodie" Kabalis Jr. and Derek and Rudolph Valentino; daughters Joslyn Kabalis and Valerie Ishiyama; brother Moses Caballero; sisters Elsie K. Ramos, Leorning Ferreira and Trinidad Enriquez; 14 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tokuichi Kobashigawa
Sept. 4, 2008
Tokuichi "Roy" Kobashigawa, 90, of Honolulu, a retired city groundskeeper and Army veteran, died in Hale Ho Aloha. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Gary and Steve, daughters Doreen Fujita and Florence Kiang, brother Mike, sister Betty Lee and six grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m.
Dorothy Okiishi Konishi
Aug. 11, 2008
Dorothy Okiishi Konishi, 96, of Honolulu died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Private services.
Fusao Konishi
June 9, 2008
Fusao Konishi, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Oahu Transport Co. Ltd. employee, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Halemano. He is survived by sister Leatrice Nakamura. Private services.
Judy Reiko Kurahashi
Sept. 3, 2008
Judy Reiko Kurahashi, 54, of Honolulu died. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Daniel M., Gregory T. and Keith H. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Isao Matsumura
Aug. 26, 2008
Isao Matsumura, 80, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii-Manoa guidance counselor, died in Hawaii Medical Center East. He was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He is survived by wife Masako, son Wayne, daughter Elaine Kumamoto, brothers Fred and Chuck, sisters Mary Koga and Margaret Uemura, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Augusto M. Morales
Sept. 1, 2008
Augusto M. "Gus" Morales, 85, of Mililani died in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. He is survived by wife Dorothy; son Ricky; daughters Erlinda and Barbara Morales, Ruby Arango and Yolanda O'Connell; brother Jose; sisters Epifania Mejia and Adriana Abulog; and four grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, 1403-A California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Josephine Maria Munos
Aug. 24, 2008
Josephine Maria Munos, 93, of Honolulu died in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Anthony and hanai son William Miller. Services: noon Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Entombment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Aurelia Pascua Nartatez
Aug. 6, 2008
Aurelia Pascua "Orel" Nartatez, 86, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Santa, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. She is survived by daughter Alma Ojerio, brother Jose Pascua, sister Josefina P. Aglusolos, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Betsy Tsuyuko Nishibata
Aug. 25, 2008
Betsy Tsuyuko Nishibata, 89, of Kailua, a retired cook, died in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Raymond K., Kenneth M., Wallace S., Dennis M. and Melvin K.; daughters Janet M. Chun, Jean K. Isomoto, Shirley L. Kawamoto, Lorraine N. Wachi and Kathleen S. Tuisano; sister Florence Nakahara; 20 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sam Noguchi
Aug. 28, 2008
Sam "Kimo" Noguchi, 51, of Honolulu, a Halawa Correctional Facility cook supervisor, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kathryn, sons Kanoa and Ikaika, mother Helen, sisters Queenie Goo and Alec Young, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park & Mortuary, east chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Shuhei Ohta
Aug. 28, 2008
Shuhei Ohta, 92, of Halaula, Kohala, Hawaii, a retired former Kohala Sugar Plantation factory supervisor and welder, died at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kimiyo, sons Alton and Wayne, daughters Arlene and Joyce, and sister Sumie Tashiro. Private services.
Joann A. Oshiro
Aug. 29, 2008
Joann A. Oshiro, 62, of Honolulu, a retired state secretary, died in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Robert and sister Susan. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Central Union Church, Atherton Chapel. Casual attire. Leis only.
Nancy Kimiko Oshiro
Aug. 30, 2008
Nancy Kimiko Oshiro, 85, of Waipahu, a retired Arakawa's salesclerk, died in Wahiawa Long Term Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Reynold I., daughter Donna N. Furumoto, brother Roy S. Yashiro and four grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Randall Tadashi Saito
Sept. 1, 2008
Randall Tadashi Saito, 60, of Honolulu, a retired D.R. Horton/Schuler Division project manager, died in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Sean, daughter Carrie-Ann Nakashima, mother Helen, sister Sandra Goshi and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Scattering of ashes to be held at a later date. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary printed Friday.
Paul Starr
Aug. 19, 2008
Paul Starr, nee Vince-Paul Puanani Hipa, 51, of Los Angeles, formerly of Kailua, a makeup artist, died at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Ignatius S.M. and Jacqueline E., and brothers Stan-Kirk K. and Joshua K. Hipa. Services pending.
Mildred Ikuko Watabayashi
Aug. 29, 2008
Mildred Ikuko Watabayashi, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Polynesian Casuals seamstress, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ralph and Ronald, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
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.