Francis K.M. "Franny" Ako, 18, of Nanakuli, will be remembered in wake services 7 p.m. Sunday at Jesus the Bread of Life, 89-446 Keaulana Ave. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8:30 to 10:45 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial: Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Casual attire. She died in a car accident Aug. 18 on Farrington Highway. She was born in Nanakuli. She is survived by parents Gordon and Ruth; brothers William J., Jordan H. and Shordon R.; sisters Nicole I., Jessica P. and Lindsey A. Ako and Ewalina K. Noa, and grandfather Charles N. Burch. Ellen C.T. "Lena" Alejo, 74, of Kilauea, Kauai, died Tuesday at home. Born in Waimea, Kauai, she is survived by husband Francisco "Socks"; sons Roland and Edwin Campos; daughters Geraldine Snow, Arlene Nimori, Stephanie Arthur, Mels "Honey Girl" Tejada, Veronica Sanchez, Winona Sheldon, Lorraine Rapozo, Marie Alejo, Ruby Tsukamoto, Diane Genegabuas and Beverly Boiser; sisters Miling Poli and Lydia Viernes; brothers Ed and Badong Bueno and William, Simeon and Cisco Apilando, 36 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Tuesday at St. Sylvester's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kilauea Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.
Harry K. Brown Jr., 83, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. customs inspector, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Florence C.; sons Jonathan T.K., David A.K. and John H.K.; daughter Michele L. Akeo; sister Hawea Waiau, 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
James A. Chisam, 31, of Kapolei, died Saturday in San Diego. He was born in San Fernando, Calif. He is survived by wife Toni, parents Jerry and Carol, brother Keith and sister Cara. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Ethel M. Christensen, 74, of Kahakuloa, Maui, will be remembered in services 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Carol C. Delos Santos, 57, of Swartz Creek, Mich,. and formerly of Hawaii, died Sunday in Hurley Hospital in Flint, Mich. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by children Myrna and Paul, brothers Ted and John Mina, and sister Fely Camit. Services on the mainland.
Caesar "Papa" Diama, 64, of Seattle, and formerly of Hilo, a U.S. Army veteran, died Aug. 17 in Seattle. He was also an employee of the U.S. Postal Service. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Maxine; son Curtis; daughters Cynthia P. and Celeste Diama, Claudia and Catalina Rose and Christina Conway; brothers William, Herbert, Ernest and Benjamin; sisters Alfreda Jitchaku, Catherine Campainha, Carol Brown and Winnie Campbell; stepdaughter Laveda Nichols, 16 grandchildren, and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2 in Hilo.
Maura E.B. "Urang" Garcia, 85, of Waialua, died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Felecito "Feling;" sons Alejandro, Constante, Agapito, Francisco and Rudy, and daughters Estrella Redira, Victoria Cristobal and Asuncion Mingming. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Patrick K. Greer, 32, of Waipahu, died Aug. 19. Services at a later date.
Clarice H. Kajioka, 57, of Kailua, a retired clerk/typist for the state Department of Human Services Vocational Rehabilitation office, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Scott; daughter Jaymi Pikula; stepson Richard Ing; mother Shizuko Izuo; brothers Wallace, Lester and Robert Izuo; sister Jane Izuo, and three grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Kiyono Nakashima Kubota, 95, of Honolulu, formerly of Hanapepe, Kauai, a McBryde Sugar Plantation janitress, died Aug. 18 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by sons Hiroshi, Mitsuru and Henry; daughter Emiko Sugino; brothers Howard, Mutsuji and Henry Nakashima; sister Jane Sugawara; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Joel Lipsitt, 65, of Mililani, a retired major from the U.S. Air Force, died Aug. 19 in Tripler Hospital. He was also a financial planner for Mutual of New York. Born in New Bedford, Mass., he is survived by wife Yuki, son Michael, and daughter Nicole. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
John B. Michaels, 71, of Lahaina, a plant assembly worker for Reynolds Aluminum Co., died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Madison, Wis. He is survived by sons J. Raymond, Richard K. and Michael J.; brothers Raymond and Richard; sister Barbara; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Luciana C. "Lila" Nuesca, 91, of Lihue, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Negros, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Richard and Robert Liaga and Max; Abelardo and Fernando Nuesca; daughters Mercedes Pagatpatan, Lillian Menor and Katherine Ramboyon; 39 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. next Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Rosa R. "Chai" Pangelinan, 47, of Ewa Beach, died Monday in Tripler Hospital. She was born in Sinajana, Guam. She is survived by husband Ed; sons Ryan and Vincent Aguon; sisters Mary Palacios, Judy Casil, Josephine Sablan, Lourdes Perez and Bernadita and Teresita Rodriguez; and a grandson. Services in Guam.
Gladys R. Pedro, 77, of Kailua, died Aug. 19 in San Bernadino, Calif. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Robert A. and Francis P. Pedro and Raymond M. Perry; daughters Loretta Ferrara, Sylvia M. Kellams, Ramona Gale and Teresa A. Snook; brothers Reynold and Harold Rodrigues; sisters Clarinda Carey, Rowena "Gale" Ballas and Betty Pedro; 19 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Mass held. Burial: 2 p.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Roy B. Powell, 83, of Princeville, Kauai, a military intelligence officer for U.S. Air Force, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Georgia. He is survived by wife Mary F., daughters Susanne Wold and Christina Gorman, hanai son Tony Davenport, brother James, sisters Agnes Cloud and Alyce Gartrell, four grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Waioli Hui'ia Church in Hanalei. Casual attire.
Lorraine "Fountain" Rankin, 81, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Nawiliwili, Kauai. She is survived by son Wayne Jr., daughter Lori Cummings, four grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Agnes K. Reyes, 68, of Anahola, Kauai, a nurse, died Aug. 15 in St. Francis Hospital. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by husband William "Bill;" sons William, Wendell, Patrick, Robert and Preston; brothers John and Elia Wood; sisters Annie Hussey and Margaret Higgins; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Sept. 4 at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
James P. Rosso, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired sergeant major with the Marine Corps, died Saturday in Kaneohe. He was born in Lorain, Ohio. He is survived by son James; stepdaughter Geraldine Vaught; brother Joseph; sisters Rose Zehmder, Frances Kobylka, Jenny Veinfortner and Ethel Rushton, and a granddaughter. Private services.
Sara E. Schuessler, 95, of Georgia, an employee of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, died Aug. 13. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hawaii Baptist Academy, Elementary Campus Chapel. Aloha attire. Memorials suggested to Hawaii Baptist Academy Development Office, 21 Bates St., Honolulu, 96817-2404 or to Waikiki Baptist Church, 424 Kuamo'o St., Honolulu 96815-2043.
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.
