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Esther K.T. Ah Nee, 93, of Honolulu, a retired custodian at Waialae Elementary School, died Feb. 2 in Honolulu. She was born in Papa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Albert "Sonny," Henry Jr., Kenneth and Roy; daughters Elsie Hummel, Esther Wolfe, Bernie Kucklick, Marvelyn Bannister, Edna Gheldof and Damianna Lepley; 44 grandchildren, 59 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaimuki Ward, 4848 Kilauea Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.Richard M. Aono, 78, of Hilo died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Sakiko; son Craig S.; daughter Janice T. Egusa; brother Takeo, and three grandsons. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry Ball-Wilson, 84, of Honolulu, a retired operations manager, died Thursday. He was born in England. He is survived by wife Mildred; daughters Matilda McKenna and Juliet Warren, and five grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, 919 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000, Chicago, Ill., 60611-1676; specify donation to be used for research.
Novie D. Barnes, 97, of Honolulu died Thursday. She was born in Oklahoma. She is survived by nephews James Jones and William Marshall, and niece Dorothy A. Graveside services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Saturnino C. "Satur" Barruga, 87, of Waipahu, who retired from the Naval Supply Center at Pearl Harbor, died Feb. 2 in Waipahu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Tomasa "Masing"; daughter Jane Cunningham; son Edward; brother Frank, and sisters Flora Barruga and Filepa Francisco. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Margaret G.S. Berido, 77, of Keaau, Hawaii and formerly of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired nurse's aide for the former Hilo Care Center, died Feb. 3 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Waipunalei, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Emilio N. "Larry E."; sons Felipe, Edwardo, Mariano, Edwin and Randall Sales and Eugene and Butchie Navalta; daughter Yolanda Bocalbos; brothers Stanley and Delphine Gonsalves Jr.; sisters Caroline and Hazel Gonsalves, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hilda C. Bond, 92, of Manoa died Feb. 6 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by son Edward; daughter Beatrice Han; brother Roland Chang; sister Katherine Kuwada, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services held.
Rebecca W. Carter, 89, of Kamuela, Hawaii, died Friday at home. She was born in Massachusetts. She is survived by sisters Priscilla W. Lindsay and Elaine White Beals. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii Preparatory Academy Chapel. Burial: 2:15 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Rebecca Carter Scholarship Fund at Hawaii Preparatory Academy or charity.
Linda L.A.H. Chan of Honolulu died Feb. 5 at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Kenney; sons Scott, Lot, Kenney Jr. and Ernest; daughter Lyn Marie L. Bitanga; father Samuel Au Hoy; mother Henrietta Norton; brothers Samuel, Mike and George Au Hoy; sisters Vivienne Joao, Jeanette Morgan and Sylvia Adams, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 9:30 to 1 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Rosendo E. "Rodolfo" Corpuz, 70, of Waipahu, a retired mechanic, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Anne Torrecer, Helen Verdadero and Alicia Corpuz; sisters Simplicia German and Josefina Domingo; brothers Jovencio, Jesus and Melchor, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Hinley Dawson, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Shafter truck driver, died Thursday in Straub Hospital. He was born in White Springs, Fla. He is survived by wife Jeri; sisters Lenora Deribach and Julia Townsend; stepsons William Char Jr., Daniel Allen and Chandler Dresbach, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Sabas E. Delos Santos, 91, of Ewa Beach, a retired groundskeeper at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Jan. 27 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonida; stepdaughter Elvie Goodson, and five grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
William O. Farrior, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Air Force colonel, died Jan. 17. He is survived by wife Ruth; son William; sister Emma Lou Rosue, a grandson and a great-grandson. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
La Verne L. "Peaches" Featheran, 60, of Waipahu died Feb. 4. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Robert "Bobby" Jr. and Roy; brother Rudy Roy Flores; sister Martha "Buncie" Stephenson, and seven grandchildren. Services held.
Josephine M. Gouveia, 72, of Kona, Hawaii died Feb. 1 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Robert, Frank and Joseph, and sisters Rosie Gouveia, Mary Deguair, Julia Preston, Jane Henriques and Vivian Morimoto. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pahoa Sacred Hearts Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Henry H.S. Hart, 87, of California and formerly of Honolulu, a retired police officer with the Honolulu Police Department, died Feb. 2 in California. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Mila; sons Henry Haleola Jr. and Leialoha Hart; brother Robert, and grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Dr. Ronald K. James, 63, of Honolulu, an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by wife Ann. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at the Honolulu Elks Lodge on Kalakaua Avenue. Scattering of the ashes at sea. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii, 860 Iwilei Road, Honolulu 96817.
Luynard K. Kaneakua, 61, of Honolulu, a retired bus driver, died Feb. 2 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Clara Nuufolau; sons Robert, James and Benjamin; sister Mary Magamil; brother Robert, and 10 grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Sand Island Beach Park.
David A. Kempczenski, 33, of Honolulu, a state data processing systems analyst, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Chester and Connie; brothers Leo, Stanley and Paul, and sisters Norma Guenther, Victoria Kempczenski and Martha Lee. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine's Church. Call after 6 p.m.
Yip Sing "Danny" Lee, 77, of Honolulu, retired from Pearl Harbor shipyard Machinist Shop 38, died Thursday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons Michael J.W. and Gerald J.K.; daughter Geraldine L.C. Ajifu; brothers Albert K.S. and Henry K.L.; sisters Kam Fong Kanekoa, Rose Chong and Audrey Fukushima, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elsie H.S. Loo, 94, of Honolulu died Jan. 28. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by children Archie Loo, Ethel Lum, Betty Taylor and Florence Bordner. Services were private.
Hoi Wah Low, 68, of Honolulu died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by daughter Susan Au; brother King Hee Young, and a grandson. Taoist services: 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Leandra May "Balbarino" Maddox, 29, of Twentynine Palms, Calif., formerly of Waialua, and infant daughter McKenzie died Jan. 30. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Arthur L.; son Timothy A.; daughters Analysa M.K., Lashondra and Jordan; mother Theresa N. Balbarino; father Melvin Balbarino; grandmothers Eleanor Navarres and Melitona Balbarino; and sisters Melissa Biroan Jr. and Candace Balbarino. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Michael's Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Katsuji Masuda, 88, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Feb. 3 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by son Richard; daughters Irene Yonamine, Joyce Johiro and Diane Suehisa; brother Shunichi; sister Loretta Nishimura, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services were private.
Shunichi Miyamoto, 74, of Waipahu, owner of Shun's Bookkeeping Service, died Feb. 3 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Chiya; son Daniel, and sisters Mary Takeshita and Nancy Kobashigawa. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenneth "Reno" Omalza Jr., 30, of Waipahu died Feb. 1 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by mother Sharon; father Kenneth; brothers Benny and Alejandro "Dino" Palisbo; sisters Kerry Anduha, Cheryl "Kim" Freitas, Sheri L. Salangdron and Charisse Moralez, and grandparents Inge Palisbo and Filimina "Nancy" and Candido "Candy" Omalza. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Charles Padeken, 76, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Michael, Gary and Charles Jr.; daughters Leona Ann, Emmaline and Lehuanani; brother William, and sisters Elizabeth Lambert, Lilly Wai and Alice Paalani. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Eugenia A. Pascua, 74, of Lahaina died Feb. 4 at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Sergio and William; adopted sons Jomer and Sergio II; brother Bernardino Agapay, 11 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Momi L. Pavao, 70, of Makaha, a cook for Makaha Country Club, died Wednesday. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Jerry and Dado Kahaunaele and Greg and Gerald Pavao; daughters Tanya Orta, Charlotte Kalauawa, Debbie Graham and Alexandria Pavao; mother Mary Rose; brothers Lawrence and Edward Rose; sister Bernadette Downey, 26 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of the ashes: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay in Waianae.
Marilyn L. Peters, 46, of Haleiwa died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Daniel; mother Betty Lee K. Boyd; brothers Albert E. and Samuel E. Johnson Jr.; sister Iwalani K. Genobaga, and twin sister Marlene L. Byrd. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Laie First Ward, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Frances B. Roback, 79, of Maui and Arizona, a retired office assistant, died Thursday in Kaanapali. She was born in Denver. She is survived by husband Dr. Robert and daughters Margaret Roback-Kudelka and Lori R. Miller. Private services.
Alejandro G. "Al" Rupisan Jr., 37, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a cook with Hale Koa Hotel, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by companion Lani Kupau; daughters Rashal and Megan; mother Emilia; brother Stanley, and sister Delia Shin. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Earle W. Sandison, 90, of Honolulu, a senior Hawaii pharmacist, died Jan. 26. He was born in Bellingham, Wash. He is survived by wife Maxine; son Ian, and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Douglas B. Schafer, 58, of Pearl City, who retired from the U.S. Navy, died Thursday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Lodi, Calif. He is survived by wife Barbara; son Lt. Michael; daughter Jennifer, parents Arthur and Otillia, and brother Forrest. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Albert M. Shimizu, 87, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. postal clerk, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Richard E. and Edwin J.; daughter Carol L. Nakatsu; brother Larry; sister Motoe Okimoto, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Domingo T. Sumabat, 71, of Kahului died Sunday in Kahului. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Minnie Rieta; daughter Cari Cerizo; sons Rueben and Rudy; sister Patricinia Ragamat; brothers Emilio and Florendo, and six grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Asako Y. Sumiyoshi, 100, of Honolulu, formerly of Waipahu and Hilo, a retired self-employed cotton refiner, died Feb. 6 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Hiroshima-Ken, Japan. She is survived by son Katsuhiko; daughters Helen Rogers, Mutsumi "Alice" Naito and Nancy Pfander, 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hilo Hongwanji Mission. Call after 10 a.m.
Edward Y. "Blackie" Taniguchi, 72, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter from Hawaiian Dredging, died last Tuesday in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by children Peggy Ann Abella, Valerie Y.E. Koide, Deborah Itokazu, Derek and Everett Taniguchi, Dorayn Dragomanovich and Desiree Leong; brothers Paul and Richard; sisters Florence Maballo, Rose Nip and Margaret Boysten, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Joan M.N. Ting, 58, of Honolulu, a federal government accountant, died last Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. She is survived by sisters Darlene Ting-Apana and Roberta Ting. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa's. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Stanley T. Tokunaga, 84, of Honolulu, a retired masonry contractor, died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shizue "Ethel"; son Given; daughters Jean Suzuki and Kay Goshi; brothers Saburo and Edward; sisters Helen Cameron, Mary Itoga and Kathryn Miyakawa, and nine grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Kuniko Yamada, 91, of Hilo died Feb. 7 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Hideo; sons Herbert, Harvey and Harry; daughter Mildred Akamine; brother Tatsuo Kawauchi; sisters Shizue Oshiro and Kazuko "Elaine" Mishima, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Brian C.K. Yap, infant son of Bret and Paula, died Feb. 6 in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Bret Jr.; grandparents Joanne Kekuewa, Barry Yap and Arland and Evelyn McCaul, and great-grandmother Margaret Kekuewa. Services: 9 a.m. Monday at the Outrigger Canoe Club. Aloha attire.
Chiyoko Yoshioka, 88, of Waialua, who retired from Waialua Sugar Co., died Jan. 31 in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by husband Ishio; sons Stanley M. and Donald H.; daughter Lorraine T. Suzuki; sister Fusako Hamamoto, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Cybil C. Young, 71, of Honolulu, an employee of Frito Lay Co. and Liholiho Elementary School, died last Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ah Wai; sons Glenn, Robert, Steven and Tracy; daughters Sandra Chew and Linda Young; brothers Richard, Kalfred and Lawrence Chang; sister Lorraine Lee, and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Manoa Chinese Cemetery. 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.