Fermin Pagaduan Cachero, 84, of Naalehu, died Sept. 10 at Hilo Medical Center. Born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines, he was a retired Kau Sugar employee. He is survived by sons Bill, Magno, Fermin, Alan, Christopher, Rodrick Pilanca and Dawson Pilanca; daughters Mary Valdez, Gloria Cachero-Wimbish, Imelda Chang, Sheryl Cachero, Terry Schmidt and Dayna Pilanca; sister Dionicia Delos Santos; 21 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins. Service: 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call from 5:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.Diosita Pablo Juan Gervacio, 56, of Kaneohe, died Sept. 1 at Straub Clinic and Hospital. Born in Laoag City, the Philippines, she was a retired Outrigger Hotels housekeeper. She is survived by her husband Ernesto; sons Robert, Wilfredo, Ronald and John; daughter Jocelyn Godoy; mother Ines Pablo Juan; brothers Binigno Pablo, Buenaventura, Florendo and Crispulo Juan; sisters Florentina Veloso and Denaida Laureta; and six grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Ann's Church. Visit: from 5:30. More visit: from 8 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Service: 10 a.m. Burial: to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Hing Bo "Joe" Gum, 65, of Honolulu, died Sept. 12 at Straub Hospital. Born in Canton, China, he was the former owner of Market City Chinese Restaurant and Middle Street Market. He is survived by his wife, Janie; sons Edsel, Edgar and Elden; daughter Corinne; brothers Phillip and Eddie; and three grandchildren. Services: Noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kay Kimiko Hall, 79, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13 at Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in Olaa, she was a retired seamstress. She is survived by son Lawrence; sisters Doris Tamashiro, Mae Uehara, Sue Ho and Thelma Haneda; and two grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
Man Sing "Soon Poong" Lum, 99, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired federal worker from Hickam Air Force Base. He is survived by daughters Shirley Wong and Mee Wun, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Service: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 9:30. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
Patsy Misao Shimoda, 69, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8 at her home. Born in Waipahu, she was a retired packer for Hawaii Intercontinental Warehouse. She is survived by her sisters, Hatsuko Shimoda and Setsuko Yamao. Private service held with Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Mary Fernandes Souza, 91, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16 at Kaiser Medical Center. Born in Waimea, Kauai, she was a retired schoolteacher from Kapalama Elementary School. She is survived by her husband Joseph, brother Manual Fernandes, sister Helen Robinson, and step-sister Elizabeth Ackerley. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Peter and Paul Church. Call from 8 a.m. Burial: to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Exuperto Ballena Tejero, 60, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8 at Tayum, Abra, the Philippines. He is survived by his wife Edna, son Adlai, daughters Ianthe and Mary Rose Go, brother Adrian, and sisters Praxedes Tuquero, Valeria Tauro, Christina Tuquero and Domiciana Martin. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Visit: from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday. Burial to follow mass at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Frank Shuichi Watanabe, 69, of Kaneohe, died Sept. 16 at Queen's Medical Center. Born in Honolulu, he was a retired sales representative for Nestle Foods Inc. He is survived by his wife Ellen; sons Scott, Stuart and Stacy; daughter Sheryl Miyama; sister Mabel Yatsuoka; and seven grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Harris United Methodist Church. Visit: from 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
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.