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Daniel Kihano dies
William G. Anderson, 79, of Makawao, Maui, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in River Forest, Ill., he is survived by son Charles "Chip," daughter Kristin Janicki, and four grandchildren. Services over ashes: 3 p.m. Sunday at Chip & Tamara's residence, 2761 Kauhikoalani Place in Haiku. Casual attire. Tetsuo "Tom" Araki, 90, of Hilo, a retired proprietor for the Waipio Valley Hotel, died Tuesday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sueno; sons Samuel and Derrick; daughter Patricia; brother Raymond; sisters Bernice S. Koga, Betty Wong, Peggy S. Maesaka, Ruth Kino, Nancy Lile, Sumiko Sakamoto and Jean Fukuki; stepbrother Wallace Yamada; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.
Matilda M. "Margie" Badua, 79, of Hilo, will be remembered at a Mass 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call from 8 to 9:30 a.m. She is survived by daughter Rosaline "Linda" Tagaca. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Bing Yan Chen, 77, of Honolulu, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Zhao Lian Zhang; sons Christon and Dennis; daughters Ai Qin, Ai Shao and Jin Wan Chen and Jenny Chan, and 13 grandchildren. Chinese Buddhist services: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Camille S. Chikasue, 45, of Spokane, Wash., died Monday at home. Born in Honolulu, she is survived by husband Lance Silva; mother Mildred Nakashima; stepmother Eleanor M.; sons Lance J. Henry, Christopher Conrad and Jeremy Justin; daughter Robin Emi; brother Lee; and sisters Fern Smythe and Amy Hirahara. Services on the mainland.
Hwan Chong, 62, of Hilo, died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. Born in Korea, he is survived by wife Soon; sons Yong and Chris; daughters Sue Nelson and Kristy Aina; brother Steve; sisters Hey Sook Yi, Ok Cha Sato and Young Shimabukuro; and nine grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Dorothy K. Clemente, 87, of Honolulu, a retiree, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by husband Freeman, sons Lloyd and Denis, brother Walter Mookini, sisters Tamar Tavares and Beatrice Mookini, five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Gravesite services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Noelan S. Dacuycuy, infant son of Lalaine Sablay and Noel Dacuycuy died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He is also survived by grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Cornelio Sablay and Rosalina Dacuycuy. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Cross Church in Kalaheo. Call 9-9:45 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Ora D. Dennis, 90, of Honolulu, a civil and structural engineer, died Jan. 16 at home. Born in Lincoln, Neb, he is survived by son retired Col. Lawrence, brother Dr. Tibbs, two granddaughters, and four great-grandchildren. Private services. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the University of Washington Foundation Engineering Scholarship Fund, 1200 Fifth Ave. Suite 500, Seattle, Wash. 98101-1116.
Wallace J. Estenes, 72, of Wahiawa, a retired radar technician for the federal government, died Monday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Detroit. He is survived by son Wiley Hodson, brother Edward, seven grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Wake: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery Kaneohe with military honors. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fay S. Fujihara, 66, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 15. Born in Hawaii, she is survived by sister Dorothy Baker. Private services.
Joanne M. Goo, 40, of Hilo, an elementary teacher for Hilo Union and Kaumana Elementary Schools, died Saturday in Hilo. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Daryl, daughter Acacia, parents Jokichi and Dolores Kaneshiro, and brother Kevin Kaneshiro. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Moanalua Garden Missionary Church in Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Hilo Missionary Church in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m.
Helen K. Iwakawa, 89, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor of Nuuanu Dry Goods and Kailua Dry Goods, died Jan. 16 in Kailua Hospice. She was born in Kau, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Bob, Rupert and Tame Ishimaru, and sister Violet Ahuna. Private services.
Janice R. "Lani" Kalahiki-Like, 63, of Kaneohe, died Jan. 19 in Honolulu. Born in Kahaluu, she is survived by husband Roland K. Like; daughters Lorie Ryder, Luci Andrade, Linda "Lyn" Reynolds, April Seno and Crystal Asano; sons Todd Kalahiki and Clifford Seno; sisters Cecelia Cypher, Dolores Lau, Angeline Yasuda, Irene Thompson and Sophia Ryder; brothers Kenneth R. and Herman H. Kalahiki Jr.; stepdaughter Raelene Rutledge; stepsons Randy, Rymer, Rocky and Rance Like; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Miriam K. Kapahu, 81, of Makaweli, Kauai, died Tuesday at home.Born in Niihau, she is survived by son Glenn, daughter Charlene Caspillo, brother Milimili Nihei, and six grandchildren. Call after 11 a.m. Feb. 4 at the family's Pakala Camp House No. A34. Services: 1 p.m. Feb. 5 at Waimea Hawaiian Church. Call from noon to 12:45 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Steven J. Keawe, 55, of Keaau, Hawaii, a manager at Suisan Fish Market, died Jan. 19 in Hilo Hospital. Born in Kohala, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Rosemary, son Steven J. Jr., daughters Toni L. and Ashley, father Clarence, brother John, sister Evangeline Subica, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire.
Louise F. King, 91, of Pahala, Hawaii, died Saturday in Kau Hospital. She was born in Hailay, Idaho. She is survived by daughter Patricia Kitaoka, granddaughter Terry Hotaling, a great-granddaughter, and a great-great-granddaughter. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Pahala Assembly of God Church. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Clara H. Little, 81, of Kula, Maui, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. Born in Stanley, N.D., she is survived by daughter Patty A. and sister Gudlaug Pilgaard. Services: noon Saturday at St. John Episcopal Church. Casual attire.
Joseph L. Lung, 68, of Honolulu, a retired security officer from the Rehabilitation Hospital from the Pacific, died Monday. Born in Honokohua, Maui, he is survived by wife Cathreen T.; sons Joseph Jr., Jeffrey, Jareth and Jacinth; daughters Donna Samson, Jacqueline Lum Lung-Peppers and Jamie Lung; brothers Oliver, Frank and Jacob; sisters Grace Higashi and Louise Kamaka; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 10:45 a.m. tomorrow at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Leis welcome. Aloha attire.
Antoinette "Toni" Madden, 84, of Kailua, died Monday in Pohai Nani. She was born in Albany, N.Y. She is survived by sons Dale and Rick, and three grandchildren. Celebration services: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Aloha attire.
Paul S. Matsuo, 70, of Honolulu, a former owner of Diamond Que, died Jan. 18 in Kaiser Hospital. He was also owner of Haleiwa Plaza II. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Toni, brother Ted, sisters Doris Koga and Jean Frissell, and a grandchild. Memorial services: 7 p.m. next Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
David A. Mendes, 41, of Hanapepe, Kauai, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Born in Lihue, he is survived by son David A., father Louis A., sisters Carol Akoteu, Valorry Montero and Cherie Kahalekai, and stepdaughters Natalie and Nicole Worrell. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual or aloha attire.
Charles N. "Chuck" Miller, 75, of Lahaina, Maui, a self-employed entertainer, died Jan. 15 in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kansas. He is survived by brothers Bob and William, sister Sue, and caregiver Gary Golden. Private services.
Tadashi Nakamichi, 91, of Hilo, a painter for T. Yamane Contractor, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. He was also a salesman for B.J. Furniture. Born in Kaiwiki, Hawaii, he is survived by wife Fumie, son Ronald, daughters Nancy Takahashi and Lillian Hayashi, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edith M. Nakamoto, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Breakers Hotel executive housekeeper, died Jan. 19 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Larry "Mugi," son Steven, daughter Susan Yoshimoto, brothers Eddie, Walter and Richard Ishikawa, six grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Private services.
John Paul, 60, of Waianae, was also known as George I. Landford. He is survived by daughter Caroline "Kalai" Aila, brothers Peter and Rodney Laa, and sister Charlene Mahoe. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Monica S. Reyes, 79, of Honolulu, died Jan. 10 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in La Union, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Carlito and Fernando; daughter Norma; brothers Gregorio, Esteban and Felipe Santiago; sisters Soledad Olpindo, Antonina Mapanao and Juanita Mapanao; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Final services and burial in the Philippines.
Kiyei Tamanaha, 89, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. sugar dryer, died Monday in Hale Makua. Born on Oahu, he is survived by wife Yoshiko, sons Minoru, Henry and Richard, daughter Gladys Hayashi, brother Kisaku, sister Haruko Kaneshiro, seven grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Paia Rinzai Zen Mission. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert J.H. Todd, 73, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a co-founder of the Hawaiian Civic Club in San Diego, died Monday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jewel; sons Laughlin, Francis and Kevin; daughters Dana Howard, Rowena Cortez and Rebecca O'Grady; stepsons Wendell and Vernon Wright; brothers John, Ronald, Thomas, Boyce and Clarence; sister Kulani Soares; 20 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ricardo M. Venzon, 72, of Mililani, a retired paratrooper from the U.S. Army, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. Born in San Nicholas, the Philippines, he is survived by wife Rosario; sons Ricardo F. Jr. and Richard; daughters Vivian F. Venzon, Annabel V. Mira, Evelyn Leichsenring and Mari-Rose Victoria; brothers Ernesto and Edesir Venzon; sister Erlinda Misa; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Felicidad M. Viloria, 68, of Honolulu, died Jan. 17 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Manila. She is survived by sons Rizalino Jr., Arturo, Conrado, David, Rodel, Ulysses, Jaime, Armando and Allan; daughters Elizabeth Viloria and Maureen Villalon; and 20 grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Thomas Sew Wong, 80, of Honolulu, a retired pilot, died Saturday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Pauline, son Derek, brother Frank, sister Mary Ham, and a grandson. Private services.
William H. "Blackie" Yamura, 68, of Honolulu, a retired bartender, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Curtis and Kris, mother Shizuko Yoshida ,and sisters Edith Aoki and Joan Yoshino. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Higashi Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, 1685 Alaneo. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.
