Lani Kai dies at 63 Robert W. Adams, 53, of Kahaluu, owner of Robert Wayne Adams Painting & Refinishing, died Aug. 17 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dolores "Dolly"; daughters Nalani Davis, Serena Rivera, Kathy Thayer, Renee Busano and Tina Villamor; brother Wesley, and seven grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Pearline "Pua" Akana, 60, of Honolulu, who retired from the tourist industry and school bus service company, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Tori, Tara and Analani Battad; sons Poki Battad and Kuhio and Joshua Akana; brothers John, Kawai, Sonny and Fred Pang; sister Piilani Marks; hanai daughter Tina Agres; hanai sons Mike MacLoves and Robert Kamahele, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools. Call after 1 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Aloha attire.
Elizabeth S. Allyn, 87, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died Aug. 12 in Honolulu. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by daughters Terry Puuohau, Toni Kaefferlein and Tracy Allyn; sons Tom and Timothy, 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Crispulo D. Alvaro, 85, of Honolulu died Aug. 16 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Prisca; children Natividad Raposas, Erlinda Valdez, Angelita Respicio, Virginia Quidan, Jessie Rodrigo, Nancy Daproza and Amor, Constante, Verceles and Florenda Alvaro; brother Agustin; sisters Josefina Juan and Romula Alvaro, 27 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Nora Y. Arakaki, 82, of Kaneohe, a retired cashier, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Harold K. and Edward K.; daughter Kay R. Smith; sisters Tsuruko Isa, Yuki Teruya, Noriko Morishige and Kikumi Nakata, 11 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
May Bolton, 98, of Honolulu, a retired teacher and librarian, died Aug. 8. She was born in Scotland. She is survived by daughter Helen Robischon; brother Ronald Biggerstaff; two grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Parke Chapel, St. Andrew's Cathedral. Donations suggested to St. Andrew's Cathedral.
George C. Bromley Jr., 76, of Wahiawa, who worked for California Packing Corp., died Aug. 12 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was a World War II Army veteran. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by cousins Pat Nardini, Loujean Vannatta, Mae Sinclair and Bill Crichton. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the boat deck of Haleiwa Harbor. Scattering of ashes: Kawailoa Beach. No flowers.
Hannah K. Burns, 78, of Haiku, Maui, died Sunday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Kaupakulua, Maui. She is survived by sons Henry, Casmer "Toot" and Michael; daughters Bernice Montalvo and Myra Piligrin; brothers Phillip Konohia and Louis Kealoha; sister Annie Daguay, 24 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick/ Norman's Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ambrosia Cadaoas, 81, of Mountain View, Hawaii, is also survived by husband Faustino. The additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Ethel M. Christensen, 74, of Wailuku died Friday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Makaleiwa, Maui. She is survived by husband Harold "Chris"; sons George Kuamoo Jr. and Calvin and Charles Christensen; daughters Margaret and Debbie Kuamoo, Genevieve Langford, Sangria Langford-Christensen and Geri Souza; sisters Irene K.C. Wo, Helen K. White, Matilda K. Darden and Blanche K. Wahinehookai; hanai son Russell Kuamoo;18 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aloha attire.
Dennis H. Chung, 47, of Honolulu died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Doris and brother Edward. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.
Brilliantino Correa, 66, of Ewa Beach died Saturday in Tripler Army Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife L. Roby; sons Brilliantino, "Bill" Jr. and Keith; daughters Cynthia R. Gallarde and Michelle N.C. Dekle; brothers Lecarte "Lee" and Elpedio "Pete;" sister Trinidad "Trini" Modomo, and six grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Harris United Methodist Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Violet D. Correa, 63, of Hilo died Saturday in Lanai Community Hospital. She is survived by husband Henry; sons Henry Jr. and Michael; daughter Sandy Reis; brothers Kenneth, Dennis, Reuben, Henry and Larry Eskaran; sisters Pearl Batalona, Janet Tam Sing, Judy Kaaukuu and Priscilla Hickman, and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park.
Ashley I. Donahue, infant daughter of Timo and Raena Donahue of Waikele, died Aug. 17 in Kapiolani Hospital. She is also survived by brother Christian; sister Tia; grandparents John and Kay Donahue, Leningard and Paula Elarionoff and Roger Hayashi, and great-grandmother Marion Nakasone. Private services.
Tamiko I. Fukumoto, 88, of Honolulu, formerly of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired registered nurse at Kau Hospital, died July 10 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Ninole, Hawaii. She is survived by son Arthur J.; brothers Kazumasa and Mike M. Ikeda; sisters Elsie K. Carter and Jeanette S. Okazaki, and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Homelani Memorial Park.
Juliette L. Gazaway, 81, of Honolulu died Monday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband William; brothers Rudolph and John Lee, and sister Blanche Lee. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Adelina C. Gomes, 88, of Omao, Kauai, died Monday at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Stephen; brother Antone Camara; sister Lucille Botello, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Raphael's Church in Koloa. Call from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.
Maka Goya, 98, of Honolulu, retired original owner of Hall Saimin, died Aug. 14 at home. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by son Harry Y.; daughters Agnes T. Murakami and Mildred K. Kiyama; brother Takeshi Kohatsu; 15 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Friedhelm Holthaus, 65, of Kapaa, Kauai, a program manager for the Section 8 housing agency of the County of Kauai, died last Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Germany. He is survived by wife Rosa; daughters Rosemarie Hall, Monica Holthaus, Susan Woods and Jennifer Letif; son Christopher; brother Herbert, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 1 to 1:45 p.m. Casual attire.
Masao Hori, also known as "Masa" or "Ninja," 73, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for Take's Transportation, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kona. He is survived by sons Eric Hori and Ron Haraguchi; daughter Pearl K. Souza; brothers Yukio, Tetsuo, Sadao and Walter, and sisters Jane Yamamoto, Elsie Koyanagi and Midge Yow. Services: 9 a.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Byron P. Howells, 75, of Hilo, an English instructor for the University of Michigan, died Aug. 17 in Honolulu. He was born in Park City, Utah. He is survived by wife Lydia; son Peter; daughter Jan; stepdaughter Grace Uyetake; brother Harry; hanai son Lance Dassance, and four grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Berna O. Hugg, 88, of Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, a retired teacher, died last Thursday in Keauhou Rehabilitation Healthcare Center. She was born in Randall, Wash. She is survived by son Garry; daughters Jackie Cheek and Cindy Jo Hugg, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Shintoku "Wallace" Ige, 81, of Aiea, formerly of Fullerton, Calif., a retired Arnold Engineering tool maker, died Aug. 18 at home. He was a World War II 442nd Infantry Regiment veteran. He was born in Lahaina, Maui. He is survived by wife Gladys Y.; daughter Kimi K.; brothers Kenichi K. and John Y., and sisters Rachel F. Higa, Esther C. Izu and Tomiko L. Ige. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Lorraine L. "Lori" Kahele, 28, of Honolulu died Friday on the way to Fairfield, Calif. She is survived by husband David; children Shellee, Bradley and Kaylee; parents James and Elizabeth Bender; brothers Ronald and James Bender Jr., and grandmothers Julie Ahlf, Lorraine Smith and Geri Bender. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Catholic Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Marjorie R. Kanae, 61, of Waianae, a former paramedical assistant, died Aug. 4 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James K.; children Jamie U. Ching, Josette K. Lai and William J., Elsie M., Marjorie Ann and Dante K. Kanae; brothers Joe Boy, Stanley, Danny and Teddy; sister Billie Girl Keawekane, and 12 grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park.
Belle O. Ke, 96, of Waipahu died Saturday in Waipahu. She was born in Hawi, Hawaii. She is survived by son George Jr.; daughters Thelma Hussey and Annabelle Malone, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Roger K. Lamboley, 59, of Waianae, who worked for the federal Public Works Center, died Monday in Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Bernadette; sons Roger Jr. and Danny Lamboley and William Cody; daughters Carla and Pamela Lamboley, Debra Salgero and Valerie Enriquez; sister Carol Klieber, and seven grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Cristita B. Malapitan, 81, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired harvester for Mauna Loa Macadamia Nuts Corp., died Monday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Maximo; sons Roger, Louie and Ernie; daughters Glory Domaguing and Juanita Ara; sister Ecay Bautista; brother Ben Bulosan; four sisters in the Philippines, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Homelani Memorial Park. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Lorraine L. Manloloyo, 64, of Waianae died July 20 in Ewa Beach. She is survived by husband Felipe; brothers Cadrick and Vernon Kahala; sister Linda Mae Kahala; stepbrothers Roy and Dennis Ganatisen, and stepsisters "Cookie" and Charlene Ganatisen. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at Ewa Immaculate Conception Church on Renton Road. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire.
Edward K. Murty, 92, of Chandler, Ariz. and formerly of Honolulu, who retired from the Hawaiian Electric Co., died Aug. 18 in Arizona. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mildred; son Edward K. Jr.; daughter Ka'ipolani Simonelli, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. No flowers.
Gary H. Nabara, 71, of Hilo, a retired postal employee, died Aug. 17 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yoshiko "Bey"; son Stan; daughter Diane Cairns; sisters Alice Nada, Ruth Takeya, Jessie Arita and Elaine Nishimoto, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Sadako Nakagawa, 84, of Honolulu, a retired accountant for the state, died Aug. 16 in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Sayo. Services at a later date.
John Y. Oshiro, 78, of Aiea, a retired carpenter for Hawaiian Dredging and Construction Co., died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Puna, Hawaii, He is survived by wife Edna; son Dean, and sisters Yoshiko Yamauchi and Thelma Higa. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eleanor G. Perreira, 75, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired factory worker for Hawaiian Holiday Macadamia Nut Factory, died Friday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Melvin; daughter Bernadette Johansen; brother Moses Gonsalves; sisters Genevieve Ladra and Annie Moore, six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Lourdes Honokaa Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Serena Pietsch, 76, of Princeville, Kauai, a U.S. Coast Guard World War II veteran, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Weed, Calif. She is survived by daughters Sydney Kenny and Tracy Peitsch; sons Gary and William; brother Eldon Platt, and seven grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hanalei Bay. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations in her memory suggested to Hospice Hawaii and Rehabilitation Hospital of the Pacific.
Timothy K.T. Ranit, 3, son ofSolomon and Deirdre "Dee Dee" Ranit of Mililani, died Saturday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Shaylene; grandparents Francisco and Lucille Ranit and Ralph and Fay Horie; and great-grandparents Ralph and Elsie Horie and Clara Takeuchi. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Edward A. Rein, 55, of Ocean View, Hawaii, a retired air traffic controller, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Milwaukee, Wis. He is survived by wife Eugenia; son Damon; daughter Desiree Ingman; parents Edward and Jocial, and three grandchildren. Services at a later date. Condolences suggested to P.O. Box 6407 Ocean View, Hawaii 96737.
Tadao Takahata, 79, of Kahului, a retired truck driver with Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Irene; sons Roy and Dan; brother Saburo, and sister Teruko Okafuji. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Maui Nikkei Christian Church. Call after 4 p.m. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Juana A. Talon, 98, of Pearl City died Aug. 10 in Kailua. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by children Philomena T. Racuya, Juliana T. Thater, PriscillaVan Cralingen and Miguel, Jose, Prudencio and Bernaldo Talon; sister Eugenia Agustin; 22 grandchildren, 30 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Church, 920 Keolu Drive. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harry N. Tanaka, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Army staff sergeant, died last Thursday in Castle Hospital. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by sons Michael, Daniel and Charles, and sisters Ruby Shodahl and Alice Mersberg. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Bayview Garden. Casual attire. No flowers. No monetary gifts.
Eulalio Taylan, 92, of Papaaloa, Hawaii, a retired tractor operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Plantation, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by caregiver and grandson Ricarte; brother Arturo Seredon; caregiver Norma Bolosan; son Teofilo, six grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Ildefonso S. Tolentino, 91, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a flume layer for Kahala Sugar, died Sunday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Felisa; daughter Elaine G., four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kalahikiola Congregational Church in Kapaau. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yoshimi Tomatani, 77, of Waipahu, a retired clerk for the U.S. Postal Service, died Aug. 14 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean A.; sons Thomas Y. and Howard H.; brothers Takeshige and Fushio; sisters May C. Yamaguchi and Eleanor Archambeault, and two grandchildren. Private services.
George Tomita, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Love's Bakery driver salesman, died Aug. 18 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Los Angeles, Calif. He is survived by wife Dorine U.; sons Alvin K., Russell Y. and Rodney Y.; sister Tomiko Minamoto, and three grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Teiji Yoshiba, 77, of Pearl City is survived by brother Shoichi. Private services. Incorrect information was included in an obituary that was published Monday.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
Hawaii Newspaper Index online for older obituaries at:
http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.
