Dominic A. Abregano, 36, of Waipahu died Sept. 13 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Don "Pop" and Connie; brothers Robert, Roland, Gerald and Garrett; hanai brother Darwin Aliser, and sisters Donna Tolentino, Paulette Abregano-Cardenas, Donella "Della" Joaquin, Brenda Walker and Reinette Ashpole. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Kenan K. Brown, infant son of Kyle and Rosalynn Brown of Honolulu, died Saturday in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Keola, sister Mahina, grandparents Michael and Claudia Kuoha-Virtudes, Jay and Sheryl Brown and Charles and Patricia Hoopii, and great-grandparents Harold and Hermernian Brown, Jeannie Kuoha and Rose Needham. Services:7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Jose Cariaga, 72, of Honolulu, who retired from Dial Electric, died last Tuesday at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Rodney, Barney and Ronald; daughters Christine Victorino and Doreen Kawato; brother Alfred; sisters Loretta Landkammer and Mary Aquino; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass:10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial:Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edward V.F. Chong, 82, of Waimanalo, a retired supply clerk from Pearl Harbor Naval Station, died last Tuesday in Waimanalo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Betty; sons Gerald, Gordon, Douglas and Dennis; daughter Melinda Reeves; sisters Gertrude Pak Chong, Agnes Okamoto and Vivian Jay; brothers Leonard, Richard, Wilfred and William; and a grandson. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Claire T. Fujimoto, 73, of Pearl City, who retired from Bank of Hawaii, died Thursday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by husband Joe S.; son Wayne A.N.; daughters Susan S. Ho and Jan L.T. Nishimura; brother Melvin Muraoka; sisters Kiyoko Tokushige, Nancy Ishimitsu and Eleanor Inouye; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Frederick Harris, 78, of Honolulu, died Friday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Elk Garden, W.Va. He is survived by wife Carmen, sons Charles and Tom, sister Bess Guhin, and four grandchildren. Mass: noon tomorrow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call from 10 to 11:15 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial:Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Francis M.A.P. Izumi, 66, of Honolulu, an attorney, died March 9 in Honolulu. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by wife Catherine. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Inurnment to follow. Donations suggested to University of Hawaii Foundation, Francis M. Izumi Memorial Fund for the Law School.
Viliami "Pila" Kolomalu, 37, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Vavau, Tonga. He is survived by wife Jan A.; son Chad; daughter Tori; brothers Mui Mui, Sione, Laumanu and Vatulele; mother Saane; and sisters Makelesi Vaka, Eseta Noa and Hulita Alo. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 8 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dominador S. Lawi-An, 72, of Waialua, who retired from Waimea Falls Park, died Aug. 30 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ana Mansalay; sons Ludigario, Rodolfo and Arnelo; daughters Ludivina Balorio and Virginia Lawi-An; sister Corazon Abesia; and nine grandchildren. Mass:7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Michael Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services:10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Takeichi Nakasone, also known as "Take" or "Naka," 85, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment mechanic for Pacific Concrete Inc., died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Heeia. He is survived by wife Yoneko; son Eric; daughters Karen Nishimura, Sandra Furutani and June Oshiro; and brothers Tokujiro, Kiichi and Seiko. Memorial services:6 p.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Leomeharry Ratcliff, 70, of Fairburn, Ga., formerly of Honolulu, a retired major of the U.S. Air Force, died Sept. 5. He also retired from GTE Hawaiian Telephone Co. He is survived by wife Jane O. Sayles-Ratcliff; daughters Gwen Wood, Yolanda Parker and Kareda Henningson; son Leomeharry II; stepdaughters Sherryl Henderson and Kimberly James; stepson Duvahn W. Sayles II; and nine grandchildren. Services held.
James Shelton, 78, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13 in Honolulu. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by sons James Jr., Fred, Darrel, Jeffrey and Wayne; daughters Lydia Brown, Irene Machado, Debra Silva, Nora Gaylord, Harriet Shelton, May Rogers and Cheryle Braithwaite; brothers William and Thomas; sisters Pearl Tavares and Josephine Kalei; 34 grandchildren; and 42 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.
Frederick S.K. Young, 85, of Honolulu, a retired aircraft electrician from Hickam Air Force Base, died Sept. 13 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Wailua. He is survived by sons Wayne and Wendell Young and Wade Warren; daughters Verna Santos, Geraldine Lindsey and Charlene Whang; sisters Grace Calleon and Eunice Gee; 18 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Manoa Cemetery.
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.