Ann Satoko Ayabe
Sept. 7, 2008
Ann Satoko Ayabe, 73, of Kaneohe, a retired state Department of Education teacher at Waiahole Elementary School, died in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by husband Dr. Harold I.; daughters Dr. Cheryl Milanio and Dr. Sharon Ayabe; mother Kamie Nishihara; and sisters Edna Holdeman, Gloria Young and Thelma Chikuma. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Adeline Mokihana Kamai Bright
Sept. 11, 2008
Adeline Mokihana Kamai Bright, 76, of Hawaii, a retired Department of Education secretary, died at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Iaukea and Sampson; daughters Kanoe Cheek, Lehua Abejon and Hannah Pahia; brothers Joseph and Robert Kamai; 14 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha Schools. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Rosalia Aleviado Eyo
Sept. 8, 2008
Rosalia Aleviado Eyo, 83, of Aiea died in Hawaii Medical Center East. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by sons Edward Calimpong and Angel Eyo; daughters Patricia Caporoz, Prescilla Calimpong, Jennifer Niemeier, Brenda Eyo and Norine Simbahon; sisters Pauline Laurita, Lurline Obrey, Estrellita Debutiaco and Enriqua Toguchi; 23 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Tin Yau Goo
Sept. 15, 2008
Tin Yau Goo, 91, of Honolulu, a retired First Insurance Co. insurance agent, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mew Heong, son Wesley, daughter Janis Yee, brothers Albert and Donald, sister Eunice Lau and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Community Church of Honolulu, 2345 Nuuanu Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Miyako Hayashi
Sept. 11, 2008
Miyako Hayashi, 96, of Hono- lulu, a retired self-employed seamstress, died in Manoa Senior Care. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Akemi Shimoda. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. No monetary offerings.
Yoko Hiramatsu Iwanaga
Sept. 6, 2008
Yoko Hiramatsu Iwanaga, 73, of Honolulu, a Naris Cosmetics cosmetic consultant, died at home. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by sons James and Edward and two grandchildren. Private services. Incorrect information given in an obituary Wednesday.
Henry Koo Hyun Lee
Aug. 25, 2008
Henry Koo Hyun "Hanka" Lee, 90, of Aiea, a retired Hickam Air Force Base employee, died. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Lynnette Yoshida and Donnette Hosokawa and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lillian Mapunawai-O-Kauka Morris
Sept. 8, 2008
Lillian Mapunawai-O-Kauka Morris, 61, of Honolulu died in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Robert E. "Slim" III; daughter Monique Pia; stepchildren Shareefa Wallace, Kenya Tribue and Robert Wallace; father Salvador Mathias; brothers Eben Paauhau and John Mathias; sisters Myrtel "Cookie" Smith and Naomi Williams; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Cecilia Kealoha Kuulei Elderts Murakami
Sept. 18, 2008
Cecilia Kealoha Kuulei Elderts Murakami, 98, of Kaneohe, a retired telephone operator, died. She was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. She is survived by son William, daughters Lorena Imoto and Julia Woolsey, sister Alma Ahuna, 10 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 am. Thursday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Ralph Masashi Nakamoto
Sept. 14, 2008
Ralph Masashi Nakamoto, 90, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Postal Service postal clerk, died in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sumie and son Craig. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Janet Shizue Nakata
Sept. 9, 2008
Janet Shizue Nakata, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Willows Restaurant waitress, died in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Larry, daughters Charlene Lee and Fay Nakata, father Kama Miyashiro, mother Kame Miyashiro, brother Herbert Miyashiro and sister Gladys Shimabukuro. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edna Santos Nerad
Sept. 10, 2008
Edna Santos Nerad, 49, of Kapolei, a Grace Pacific Corp. accounts payable clerk, died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in Laoag City, Philippines. She is survived by husband Edward H., sons Eddie and Ethan, mother Eugenia Pascual and sisters Eden Yarbrough and Ellen Shearer. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Glenn Wong Ortega
Sept. 18, 2008
Glenn Wong Ortega, 36, of Honolulu, a General Motors Acceptance Corp. Residential Funding Group lending associate, died in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Mila Wong-Arlett, father Leo E., stepmother Marissa Dela-Vega, brother Leo "LJ" Jr., hanai brother Jim D. Hartman, sister Gaylene and grandparent Emma Duldulao. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 6 p.m. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. at Elks Club, 2933 Kalakaua Ave. No flowers.
Rosalina Maglay Pedronan
Sept. 13, 2008
Rosalina Maglay Pedronan, 73, of Waipahu died in Hawaii Medical Center West. She was born in San Agustin, Isabela, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Dante and Francisco; daughters Marilyn Ellazar and Jemalyn Borromeo; brother Juan Guillermo; sisters Marcelina Calderon, Trinidad Manipon, Florence Guillermo and Rolly Bartolome; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Alice Dolores Sherbaty
Aug. 12, 2008
Alice Dolores Sherbaty, 78, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Detroit. She is survived by son William Hulyk, daughter Cynthia Pawlaczyk, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at Fraternal Order of Eagles Hall in Keaau, Hawaii. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edith Shizue Funayama Shigemura
Sept. 14, 2008
Edith Shizue Funayama Shigemura, 77, of Harbor City, Calif., formerly of Pearl City, died. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Roy; sisters Thelma Hamada, Nancy Nagata and Florence Wakabayashi; and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, mauka chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Herbert Shuichi Waki
Aug. 29, 2008
Herbert Shuichi Waki, 94, of Waipio Gentry, a retired University of Hawaii manager at Waimanalo Experimental Farm, died at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Janet A., sons Melvin and Glenn, daughter Lena Kanemori, sister Teru Kawada and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha 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.