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Alice K.K. Amina, 60, of Kamuela, Hawaii, and Waianae died Feb. 8 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kalihi. She is survived by daughters Alice N. Amina, Alohalani Ayau, Dorene Ako, Stephanie Kalani, Lorraine Angay, Rina Kawa'a, Ku'ulei Kalani, Judith Kamali'i and Gina Ho'opi'i; sons John III, Michael and Hiram Amina, Kekoa Fuamatu, Darren Dana, Mark Mahi, James Kawa'a-Umu, Likeke Kawa'a, Daniel Kaneholani, Melvin and Jay Amina and Victor Kawa'a; sisters Harriet and Maeline Kawa'a, Joyce Meafou, Charlene Goya, Aloha Brester, Delcie Doctorello, the Rev. Abigail Sale, Mercy Amina, Alma Ayau, Bobbie Ka'awa, Thelma Kalilikane, Violet Thomas, Ku'ipua Kiko and Ester Chang; brothers Joseph Smith, John Kawa'a and Peter Phillips, 50 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. March 8 at Annunciation Parrish Hall, Waimea. Call from 8 a.m. to noon. Services: 7 p.m. March 10 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. March 11 at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment.Annie A. Char, 99, of Honolulu died Tuesday in Straub Hospital. She is survived by daughter Aleida; sons Ronald and Lloyd; brother Clarence Akwai; sisters Helen Akwai, Minnie Luke, Alice Pang and Francis Soon; 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Charlotte H. Cockett, 87, of Honolulu died Sunday in Honolulu. She was born in Kawaihau, Kauai. She is survived by husband Ernest; daughter Ernette Bright; son Jon; brother Dan Hano Jr.; sisters Lorna Kauo and Honey Barnes, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha Schools. Aloha attire.
May K.S. Fernandez, 82, of Waimanalo, who retired from the Waimanalo School cafeteria, died Feb. 21 in Castle Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons William S. Jr. and Claude P.K.; sisters Mary Rodrigues and Annie Takabayashi, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maemae Cemetery, 405 Wyllie St. Aloha attire.
Ernest T. Fujimoto, 73, of Honolulu, a retired switchboard installer and repairman for GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Monday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jerry; companion and primary caregiver Yoshiko N. Kaneshiro; brother Walter; sister Jane Inayoshi, and a grandson. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Amonio A. Garma, 64, of Waipahu, who was employed with Armstrong Produce, died Feb. 12 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Erlinda M.; sons Dionicio and Wilson; daughter Mariebel Santos; brothers Roman and Mario; sisters Ursula Arucan, Priscilla Mauricio, Victoria Pagba and Antonina Cuaresma, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire.
John C. Green, 64, of Waipahu, a retired security guard, died Friday in Ewa Beach. He was born in New Mexico. He is survived by wife Ella; daughter Melissa Eugenio; mother Juanita M. Morgan, and sisters Glenda and Katie. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Hortense B. "Tensie" Harley, 88, of Kihei, Maui, died Jan. 16 at home. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by two children, 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Keolahou Church. Scattering of the ashes at sea from an outrigger canoe. Aloha attire.
Vicky Sagisi Hernandez, 59, of Puhi, Kauai, a retired housekeeper with the Westin Hotel, died Sunday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Edwin and Faustino Jr.; daughters Flordeliz Hernandez and Lynn Constantino; father Quintin Sagisi; brother Justo Sagisi; sisters Dominga Alcaraz, Celedonia Galiza, Cresencia Acojido, Josephine Gascon and Elisa Adaoag, and six grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. March 10 at Garden Island Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Sachio Isagawa, also known as "Sachi" or "George," 75, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired truck driver for the County of Maui, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Patsy R.; sons Roy, Robert, Ronald and Roger; brother Toshio, and sisters Kinuko Shimabukuro, Mitsuko Tokuda, Sadako Fujioka, Yuriko Honma and Nobuko Isagawa. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Rinzai Zen Mission in Paia. Call after 3 p.m.
Tomiko Yamada Kamita, 95, of Honolulu, a retired Straub Clinic and Hospital nurse's aide, died Tuesday in Beverly Manor. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Clarence and Robert, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary.
Springwater O. Kaulili, 78, of Koloa, Kauai, a sergeant for the Kauai Police Department, died Feb. 19 in Queen's Hospital. He was also in the U.S. Army. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Marjorie S.; children Donna Kupahu, Dianna Phillips, Danette Takahashi and Doreen, Springwater and Debby Kaulili; brother Lordie, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mew Sin Lee, 79, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died Sunday in Pittsburgh. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Feung Bok; son Kenneth; daughters Patricia Lee-Robinson and Janice Lee; brothers Hong Shin and Gilbert Hee; sisters Roberta Dang and Mew Lun Wong, and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Ray K. Moke, 52, of Hilo, a construction supervisor for M. Sonomura Contracting Co., died Feb. 21 at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Carmen; sons Jason K. and Brandon K. Moke and Thomas L. Leopoldino; daughters Cheryl K. Moke-Rabang and Roxanne Matas; mother Josephine K. "Aunty Dolly"; brothers Moses K., Herbert and Herman; sisters Sandra Lee and Theresa "Sharon" Becktel; hanai brothers Herbert Tom, Dickson Kahalioumi, Robert "Ross" Keliihoomalu and Charles Moody; hanai sisters Thelma Kamekona and Edith Brown, and eight grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. at Dodo Mortuary. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Gregory C. Park, 48, died Feb. 20. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Michael J. and Kenneth J. For time and date of memorial services, call 672-6438.
Fortunato Quinagon, 78, of Honolulu, a retired operator for Dole Cannery Co., died Feb. 20. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elizabeth and sister Maria Panela. Gravesite services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Valley of the Temples.
Pascual Sabalboro, 93, of Wailuku, a retired truck driver at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Tuesday in Hale Makua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Roy, Tommy and Brian; daughters Laverne Carvalho and Debra Lee; brother Simeon Sabaluro, 18 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. next Thursday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Tadao "Tad" Shimoda, 81, of Honolulu, a retired customer service representative for Matson Navigation Co., died Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Akemi; son Stanley; daughter Suzanne Pang; brothers Robert and Mitsuo; sisters Yoshiko Shimamoto and Nancy Hasegawa, and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joan C. Stromberg, 77, formerly of Honolulu died Friday in Tacoma, Wash. She is survived by children Tanya D. Gunter and Trygve L. and Tamara A. Stromberg, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. No services.
Koiso Tamura, 91, of Waipahu died Feb. 19 at home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Masaru and Thomas; daughters Fusako Hazama, Jean Takahashi and Paula Tamura, eight grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Warren T. Wada, 56, of Honolulu, a retired Naval architect, died Feb. 18 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Tsuneo and Edith H., and brother Ronald N. Private services.
Nelson B. Waiamau, 44, of Puhi, Kauai, a sergeant with the Kauai Police Department, died Feb. 22 in Houston. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Karen "Kalena"; sons Keone, Doane, Abe and Micah; daughter Tracilyn "La'e La'e"; parents Abraham and Arlene; brothers Douglas and Alton; sister Thalia, and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. March 11 at Lihue Convention Hall. Call from 8:30 to 10:15 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Thomas Mau Sing Wong, 87, of Kailua died Tuesday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by sons George, Sonny, Alexander, Phillip and Christopher; daughter Louise; brothers Anthony and Richard; sisters Agnes Kudzia, Lillian Nunes and Elizabeth Sing, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:15 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Fukumi Yamaguchi, 90, of Wahiawa, who retired from Dole Pineapple Co., died Feb. 15 at home. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Sueno; daughters Reiko Morikawa and Helen Goto, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Sarah Kwock Yee, 98, of Honolulu died Feb. 17 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ronald; daughters Thelma Wong and Audrey Low; sister Jane Hew, 12 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ivan Lee Yontz, 78, of Pekin, Ill., a retired judge in Tazewell County, died Feb. 22 in Pekin Hospital. He was born in San Jose. He was a World War II Navy veteran. He is survived by wife R. Joyce Stephens; daughter Valerie Jean of Kailua; sons Stephen L. and Brian C.; brother Cleo; sisters Veramae Alexander and Norma Jean Bacho, and four grandchildren. Services held. In lieu of flowers, memorials suggested to Grace United Methodist Church, 503 North Fourth St., Pekin, Ill. 61554, or to the W.D. Boyce Council of Boy Scouts of America, 614 NE Madison Avenue, Peoria, Ill. 61603.
Stanley R. "Butch" Zukevich Jr., 52, of Haleiwa died Feb. 13 in Haleiwa. He was born in El Paso, Texas. He is survived by wife Bernadine A.V.; sons Daniel Valmoja and Kapono Zukevich; daughters Kuulei Valmoja, Kuulani Zukevich Valmoja and Leilani Zukevich; father Stanley; stepmother Lola; brothers Mark and Robert; sisters Gayla Stulce and Linda Huereque, and three grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. 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.