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Former airport chief,
WWII pilot Sykes diesWalter T.H. Chun, 73, of Pearl City, is also survived by stepmother Gum Hung. Additional information for an obituary published Tuesday provided by the mortuary. John S. Cravalho, 79, of Puhi, Kauai, a cowboy at Kipu Ranch, died Feb. 2 in Wilcox Hospital. He also served in the U.S. Merchant Marines and the U.S. Army. He was born on Maui. He is survived by daughter Joylnne Uyesono, brothers Louie and Alfred, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lihue Christian Church. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
William N. "Billy" Daniels Jr., 60, of Makakilo, a retired chief master sergeant with the U.S. Air Force, died Jan. 27 in Makakilo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Linda L., children Samantha D. Sielken and Gregg W. Daniels, stepson Donald M. Nakano, stepdaughter Donna-Lynn Nakano, brothers Walter and Joel, sister Diane Garnett, and four grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call from 8 to 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dr. Laura T. Duker, 95, an author, died Saturday in Arcadia Retirement Residence. She also worked for Bishop Museum. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by stepdaughter Catharine Moran and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Arcadia Retirement Residence. No flowers. Donations suggested to Bishop Museum.
Sarah A. Espiritu-Benedicto, died Jan. 27. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Kevin Benedicto, mother Amanda Espiritu, and grandparents Marlon and Sally Espiritu and John and Virginia Benedicto. Private services.
Dr. Kenneth Y. Fujimoto, 77, of Honolulu, an optometrist doing business as Kenneth Y. Fujimoto OD, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Katherine; sons Todd, Dr. David, Eric and Earl; brother Hisashi; sisters Ayako Ichiyama, Mae Yanazaki and Yaeko Haraguchi; and two grandsons. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Victorino A. "Toring" Garcia, 75, of Aiea, a retired cab driver for Sida of Hawaii, died Jan. 23 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Damiana T., daughter Evelyn Perreira, and five grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edward W. Gaylord, 73, of Oxnard, Calif., a retired commander sergeant major in the U.S. Army, died last Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons William, Edward Jr., Duane and John; daughter Gwendolyn; brothers Alan, Robert, Charles and Walter; sisters Gertrude, Dorothy, Lillian and Patsy; eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Henry K. "Hank" Ishii, 60, of Honolulu, a retired crane operator for Hawaii Reinforcing Steel, died Monday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife JoAnn S., son Jason, daughter Norine, brother George and sister Janet Goto. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Helene C. Kawakami, 81, of Honolulu, died Feb. 2 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Myles, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Aina Haina Kingdom Hall, 5156 Kalanianaole Highway. Aloha attire.
Douglas W. Keller, 37, of Honolulu, a martial art wrestling coordinator, died Monday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Elyria, Ohio. He is survived by mother Marilyn Baker-Keller, father Thomas, and sister Christine Gladstone. Services held.
May S. Konno, 75, of Honolulu, office manager for Harry's Music, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Rex, daughters Bunnie Yoneyama and Callie Konno, brothers Ricky and Edward Yamaguchi, sisters Alice Honbo and Carol Nakaganeku, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gloria E. Lasco, 77, of Honolulu, a bartendress, died Sunday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Lawrence L. Lasco, James Kepano and Donald Marienthal; daughters Gloria Jean Marienthal and Patricia S. and Roxsanne Lasco; brothers Joe Norton, George Kauhi and Raymond Lasco; 19 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Cenie L.U. Leong, 61, of Honolulu, a state clerk, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Eva, brothers Kingston, Randolph and John, and aunts Florence Wong and Betsy Harbert. Private services.
William M. Muraoka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired pharmacist and businessman of Muraoka Department Store, died Jan. 20. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife May and daughters Billie Furumizo and Joyce Muraoka. Private services.
Jared T. Nikaido, 14, of Kahului, a student at Baldwin High School, died Feb. 1 in Kapiolani Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Mark and Allison; brother Chad; sister Leia; grandparents George and June Nikaido and Thomas and Lucille Aoki; and great-grandmother Miyoshi. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.
Saburo Nishikawa, 74, of Honolulu, a retired logistical administrator, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Rodney and Alexander, sister Yoshie Takayama, and five grandchildren. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Erick K. Omura, 34, of Kailua, a cook, died Jan. 20. He was born in Kalihi-Kai. He is survived by son Eian; mother Lurline; brothers Lester, Letty, Eliot and Fred; and sisters Lynette Gauer and Jamie Omura-Ugaitafa. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Praise Chapel Honolulu, 511 Main St. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Final resting place: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Margaret F. "Fritz" Ragil, 72, of Mililani, a retired paramedical assistant for Waimano Training School and Hospital, died Monday. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Anthony, son Leslie, daughter Cheyenne Dela Fontaine, nine grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. Memorial Mass: 4 p.m. Monday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
William F. Santos, also known as "Bosco" or "Bill," 77, of Haiku, Maui, a retired camp ranger of Camp Maluhia, died yesterday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waihee, Maui. He is survived by wife Nora S.; sons Ronald, Donald and Gilbert; daughters Mary Lou Santos and Wilma Souza; brothers Joaquin and Ernest; sisters Virgie Ferreira, Helen Bachelor and Rose Gross; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Chiyoto Taketa, 96, of Waipio, formerly of Potomac, Md., who retired from the federal government, died Monday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by wife Yuriko, daughter Gracia N. Pope, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Daniel S. Tani, 65, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance supervisor for Kapiolani Community College, died Jan. 25 in Castle Hospital. He was also a former owner of Kaimuki Auto Parts. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Akiyo; daughter Jacqueline N.; sisters Doris S. Hamamoto, Miriam K. Kaminaka, Ethel F. Kuwaye and Florence Y. Tani, and a grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Daniel L. Tavares, 77, of Waimanalo, a retired supervisor for the city Parks and Recreation Department, died Jan. 25 in Castle Hospital. Born in Honolulu, he is survived by son Daniel L. Jr.; daughter Sandra Inaura; brothers John L., Joe, Walter and George, and a grandson. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. George Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Macario C. Tayabas, 87, of Honolulu, a retired truck driver, died Jan. 27 in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. He was born in Bohol, the Philippines. He is survived by son Macario Jr.; daughters Geraldine and Veronica Tayabas, Theresa Tayabas-Shimoda, Ernestine Tayabas-Kim and Maelyne Dimond; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
John C. Woolpert, 77, of Danville, Calif. and formerly of Honolulu, a retired landscape architect, died Jan. 20. He was born in Hood River, Ore. He is survived by wife Barbara, son Randal, daughter Diana Brunello, brother Wickson, sisters Margaret Chamberlain and Elizabeth Partridge, and two grandchildren. Burial services: 2 p.m. next Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Isamu Yamashita, 79, of Honolulu, died Dec. 29 in Hale Ho Aloha Nursing Home. He was born in Punene, Hawaii. He is survived by stepsister Florence Ueoka. No services.
Raymond C.S. Young, 86, of Honolulu, who retired from the federal government at Fort Shafter, died Feb. 2 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian, sons Harlin and Wendell, daughters Genevieve Goya and Ray-Lynn Kawasaka, brother Larry, sister Elsie Lum, nine grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Pius X Church in Manoa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Richard K.L. Young, 81, of Aiea, who worked for the Pearl Harbor Public Works Center, died Jan. 25 in Aiea. He is survived by wife Tillie; son Bennett; daughter Karen Nakahashi; stepsons Gary and Earl Kong; sisters Helen Chang, Sinna Marcotte, Dolly Aki, Clara Brown, Annie Jones, Lily Duarte and Seu Young, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha 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.
