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Dr. Hajime "Jimmy" Akita, 89, of Honolulu, a retired physician, died March 3 at home. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by wife Alice; son Jerry; daughter Linda; brothers Dr. George, Isaac and Mark; sister Mary Seriguchi, and two grandchildren. Private services.Dorothy Wong Branco, 78, of Hilo died March 4. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Donna Parr, Anne Lyman and Lisa Evans; son Kimo; four sisters; a brother, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Eleanor "Sandy" Brown, 98, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse who developed the volunteer program at Straub Hospital, died Feb. 22. She was born in Canada. She is survived by sister Wilby Metheral. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Central Union Church. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Luncheon: 11:30 a.m. at the Outrigger Canoe Club. Donations suggested to Straub Hospital.
Joseph Carvalho Jr., 78, of Honolulu, a retired federal worker at Pearl Harbor, died Friday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Patricia Collins; brothers Richard and Jimmy; sisters Marie, Emily and Josephine, two granddaughters and a great-grandchild. Mass: 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Church.
Alfredo L. Derige, 89, of Waipahu died March 1 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Alfredo Jr.; daughter Elizabeth Dupio; brother Salvador Lizardo, and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Hazel S. De Silva, 75, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Julian; son Julian C. Jr.; daughters Jackie D. King and Delrene D. De Silva; brother Walter Yamashita; sisters Elizabeth Young, Frances Souza, Thelma Oliver and Ann Boteilho, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Prayer services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masaru Doi, 84, of Kawaihae, Hawaii, a retired proprietor for the former T. Doi and Sons, died March 6 at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Tsuneko; son Gary; daughters Ethel Minayoshi and Karen Doi; brothers Nelson, Shizuo and Yoshio; hanai brother Kazumi Tatsugawa, and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kamuela Hongwanji Mission. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lillian Duscavage, 77, of Honolulu died March 6 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by brother William. Private services.
Elizabeth Wong Elias, 85, of Honolulu died March 6 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by husband Gilbert; sons Allan and Cordell Chun, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ruth C. Engel, 77, died Thursday in Jefferson, Wis. She was born in Granite Falls, Wash. She is survived by daughters Robin and Georgia Engel and Penny Lusk, five grandchildren and a great-grandson. Graveside services: 2 p.m. today at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
George Fu, 73, of San Francisco and formerly of Honolulu, who retired from the U.S. Army, died Feb. 27. He was also a computer analyst/programmer for the Fireman's Fund Insurance. He is survived by wife Eiko; sons Charles and James; daughters Annie Fu-Jaffurs and Margaret Fu Stiegeler; brothers Eugene, Michael, Lambert and Paul; sisters Margaret Yim and Mary C. Cambra, and eight grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Percy W. "Whit" Garris III, 55, of Makakilo, a distribution center manager for the Army and Air Force Exchange, died Saturday in Ewa Beach. He was born in St. George, S.C. He is survived by wife Lee D.; daughter Karen G. Higdon, son Percy W., mother Naomi C.; brothers Lyn and Dennis; sisters Sue Adams and Linda Shaffer, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4:30 p.m. today at Building 1728 at Hickam Air Force Base. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Arthritis Foundation.
Noboru "Billy" Hirano, 78, of Honolulu died Feb. 27. He is survived by a wife, two children and four grandchildren. Private services.
Joseph S. Hong, 83, of Lahaina, a retired tractor operator for Pioneer Mill, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Kipahulu, Hana. He is survived by wife Theresa K.; sons Joseph S.Y. Jr., David and Stanley; daughters Caroline Nakaahiki, Kamela Bailey, Jenny Neizman, Connie Cardoza and Veronica Paaga; sister Agnes Ralar; 40 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Maria Lanakila Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Leis only.
Allen R. Johnson, 93, of Honolulu, a partner with Johnson and Perkins Architects, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Texas. He is survived by daughters Maylyn Powell and Maile Johnson, and sister Mary Dell Walz. Private services.
James "Kimo" Kaimiola Jr., 71, of Mililani, a retired staff sergeant as a combat engineer for the U.S. Army, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. Committal services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Shigeo Kakumitsu, 79, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Saturday. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Alice; sons Bryan and Aaron; daughter Maryann Lee; brother George; sisters Helen Suder, Lillian Shiraishi and Doris, Mildred and Alice Kakumitsu, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jane T. Kaneshiro, 82, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed clothing grader who operated Jane Grading Service, died last Tuesday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by brothers Carl K. and Paul K., and sisters Joan C. Moriyama, Marilyn M. Kaneshiro and Karen K. Otaguro. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takeyo Kano, 86, of Honolulu, a retired pantry worker for the Waialae Country Club, died March 6 in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Clarence; daughters Ellen Araki and Marjorie Doi; brother Kenichi Suehiro; sisters Sallie Sato and Itsue Suehiro, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ilse M. Kapaka, 76, of Kaneohe, a seamstress, died Friday. She was born in Kreis-Cottbus, Germany. She is survived by husband Howlorn; daughters Christine "Leilani" Paine and Jasmine "Puanani"; sister Gertrud Donovan, and two grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe First Ward. Call from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Toshio "Harry" Kawasaki, 81, of Hilo, a retired heavy equipment mechanic for the former Hilo Coast Processing Sugar Plantation, died yesterday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Reedley, Calif. He is survived by wife Asako "Betsy"; daughters Janet Tabata and Amy Lukzen; brother Hiroshi; sisters Yoshie Kawamura and Terue Miyamoto, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yae Kishimoto, 84, of Waipahu died March 2 in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son William M.; daughter Mae T.; brothers Michio and Tokio Yamaguchi; sister Yuri Ito, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Rodney Mariano, 60, of Honolulu died Friday at home. He was born in Makaweli, Kauai. He is survived by son David; daughter Michelle; brother Gerald; and sisters Marjory Starmen, Jeanette Johnson, Betty Ann Lee and Jasmine Hardy. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Scharlyne Miyabara, 56, of Chattanooga, Tenn. died Feb. 25. She was born in Tennessee. She is survived by husband Stanley M.; daughter Kina Silva; son Stanley K.; sisters Sharon Riddle and Frances Dillion; brothers Frank Jr. and Steve Dillion; mother Vera May Dillion, and two grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Rebecca L. Naki-Saromines, also known as "Lana" or "Peka," 63, of Nanakuli died Friday in Wahiawa. She was born in Pauoa. She is survived by husband Kenneth Saromines; daughters Cheryl Chun, Bertha Saromines and Alicia Gomes; sons Kenneth Jr. and Ulysses Saromines; brother Samuel Naki; sisters Mary Kane, Daisy Numazu, Ruth Siarot and Erma Kuenzli; half brother Stanley Perry; half sisters Edith Freitas, Dorothy Chong and Mary Kahananui, 17 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Matsuyo Nishida, 89, of Honolulu, a retired caterer, died last Tuesday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Jean Hashimoto; brother Kenichi Suehiro; sisters Sallie Sato and Itsue Suehiro, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Margaret J. Ramos, 96, of Modesto, Calif., and Honolulu died March 1 in Modesto. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John Joyce and George DeRamos; daughters Margaret Ferreira and Isabella Texeira; 20 grandchildren, 39 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Madison R. Rigdon, 83, of Hawaii, who served in the Marine Corps, died Jan. 21 in Texas. He was born in Texas. He is survived by daughter Sarah Camacho and brother Wayne Rigdon. Services held.
Delfin K. Saau, 45, of Waipahu died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Naseli; sons Dellwynn "Sam" and Francis "Ato;" daughters Silhouette and Michele; mother Charlotte Kailihiwa; brothers James and David Kahalewai; sisters Sarah Fale, Charlene Kelesoma, Francine Sanchez, Charlotte Silva and Darlene Gututala, and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Manuela A.D. Sapasap, 67, of Kaneohe died Feb. 29 in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Peter; daughters Adele Hill, Regina Furukawa and Ulrica Tayag; sisters Corazon De Jesus and Lourdes Kopp, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ruth T. Sato, 81, of Honolulu, a retired caterer, died Feb. 14. She was born in Waihole. She is survived by son Vernon, brother Ralph Teranishi and sister Tatsue "Alice" Hiroe. Private services.
Flora T. Smith, 83, of Riverside, Calif. died Wednesday in Riverside. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Rose Mesick and Barbara Hookano; son Frank Smith; 14 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Sarah E. Souza, 86, of Kaneohe died Wednesday in Kailua. She was born in Wailuku, Maui. She is survived by daughters Victoria Vaughn and Myra Souza; son James; brother Loui Paresa; sister Catherine Paresa, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Mitsunobu Sugane, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Matson Navigation supervisor, died Feb. 28. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son William; daughters Julie Muraoka and Robin Bugarin; sisters Marie Shiraishi and Helen, Ruby and Vivian Sugane, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Akio N. Talley, 65, of Kona, Hawaii, a welder with Kosrae State, died Feb. 22 in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a pastor at the Kona Full Gospel Church. He was born in Kosrae State, Micronesia. He is survived by wife Clara; sons Mallun, Kennedy, Lino, Frankey, Kun, Rybold and Shrew Talley, and daughters Kenye George and Sekila Cosare. Private services. Burial held.
Sarah Tamondong, 79, of Pahala, Hawaii, a retired factory worker for Mac Farms of Hawaii, died Wednesday in Kau Hospital. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Arnold, Curtis and Kenneth Dowling, Robert Pia and Liborio Jr., Gary, Florentino and Simplicio Tamondong; daughters Shirley Kalinowshi, Sandra Pia, Winifred Yokoyama, Dolores Pagan and Dominga Galagala; brothers Benny, Raymond and Eddie Wun and Chester Lyau; sisters Violet Hargrove, Lydia Palama, Helen Baker and Alice Munson, 25 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Pahala Assembly of God Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Naalehu County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nelson K. "Buddha" Uehara, 54, of Honolulu, an employee of Hawaiian Isles Vending, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jacqueline M.; son Derrick; daughter Lisa, and sisters Sandra Yamanuha, Karin Higa, Kathleen Teruya and Michelle Kalahiki. Memorial services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at the First Assembly of God Church, 3400 Moanalua Road.
Sachiko Uyeda, 65, of Naalehu, Hawaii died March 6 in Kau Hospital. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Manabu; sons Lloyd and Wendell; daughter Patricia Matsuda; sisters Haruko Kim, Helen Fukuda, Teruko Kawashima and Carol Ganeku, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Wilmot Vredenburg, 83, of Honolulu died March 10 in Hale Nani Nursing Home. He was born in Ka'u, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Christine; daughters Sheralene Canfield and Wilma Leon, and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. No services.
Sau Ying Yip, 76, of Kailua died Friday at home. She was born in Foo Chow, China. She is survived by husband Chin King; sons Joseph, Andy and Paul; daughters Dorothy Wong, Margaret Parker, Maria Benz, Annette Wong, Amy Chiu and Rose Gin; sister Sau Fung Wong, 22 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
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.