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Vernon L. Anderson, 76, of Waipahu died Wednesday in Tripler Hospital. He was born in Opplo, Ark. He is survived by sons Terry and Dannie Anderson and Brian Edwards; brother Kelly Edwards, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Yoshiko F. Asagami, 71, of Kailua, a waitress, died March 11 in Kailua. She was born in Tokyo, Japan. She is survived by daughters Linda Scott and Gloria Lyman, and four grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.
Anita Asuncion, 69, of Honolulu is survived by brothers Richard Goles and Philip Allan. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Fidel Castro, 68, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Pulehu, Maui. He is survived by sons Michael, Fidel Jr. and Kalyn; daughters Lorna Castro, Regena Johnson and Terry Nemoto; sisters Marcelina Garma, Jean Azcueta, Gloria Gonzales, Loretta Asuncion, Virginia Nahoopii, Juanita Nuesca, Helen Bargamiemto and Dora Daclison, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Richard N.H. Fong, 76, of Honolulu, who retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elsie; sons Eric and Derek; daughters Verna Eguchi and Lydia Jung; brother Chuck; sisters Florence Lee and Laura Young, and five granddaughters. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Arlene A. Glory, 58, of Pearl City, a former fry cook for the Royal Kai and Bluebird Drive Inn in Pearl City, died March 13 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Lanai City. She is survived by companion Noel; sons Donald Jr. and Dwayne "Kimo" Higa and Michael and Randall "Randy" Glory; daughters Cheryl Higa and Sheila Mahuka; hanai sisters Pualani Grace, Wanda De Costa and Honey-Honey Medeiroa, 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Juan C. Gutierrez, 60, of Honolulu died March 11 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Celestina; sons Jhonytop, Silverio Jr. and Froiland; daughters Shirley Terrado and Gemma Julio; brothers Eleodoro, Euterio and Ventura; sisters Ignacia, Marciana and Bonifacia, and eight grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Minoru Hata, 86, of Honolulu, former president and CEO of Y. Hata & Co. Ltd., died March 13 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shigeko; daughters Elaine Kawada, Dorothy "Chiko" Ganhinhin, Moira Crowley and Sharon Hata; brothers Susumu, Akira, Yoshimi and Jitsuo Frank; sister Yukiko, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wendell S. Higa, 45, of Aiea, a material handler for the Defense Logistics Agency at Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Monica; son Andrew; daughters Lahela and Lehua; stepson Sheldon Bryant; stepdaughter Kimberly Bryant; parents Roy and Jean; brothers William "Willie," Michael and Robin; and sister Sharon Espiritu. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Carl K. "Scotty" Ichishita, of Honolulu died March 8 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mabel; sons Dale, Roy and Paul; daughters Naomi Wipf and Laura Teruya; brothers Wally K. and Gary K.; sisters Chiyoko Hiraoka and Janet Sunada, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Terrence M. Iha, 43, of Kailua died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Liana Freitas; parents Ruth and Phillip; brother Stephen; sisters Sharon Dilliner and Rachel and Kathryn Iha, and a granddaughter. Private services.
Satoki Ikeda, 104, of Paia, Maui, a businessman on Maui, died March 1 in Kuakini Hospital. He was also a retired proprietor of S. Ikeda Inc. He was born in Kumamoto, Japan. He is survived by sons Kenneth Y., Dr. Richard Y., Ralph S. and Robert M.; daughter Kathleen Sumida; sister Mitsuyo Miyai, 12 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Eleanor H. Izutsu, 85, of Honolulu, a retired cafeteria worker for Sears & Roebuck Co., died March 11 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edwin S., Ronald K. and Wayne Y., six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ayako Kawamata, 89, of Haleiwa died March 6 at home. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Gilbert K., James K., Dennis G. and Thomas S.; daughters Chiyoko Ito, Gladys Y. Miyazaki, Jane M. Kaio, Esther A. Asato and Judy M. Nakama; brothers Tadasu and Kitaru Hiroe; sister Ethel Tamate; 26 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert L. Keeney, 63, of Fern Acres, Hawaii, a retired head millwright for Georgia Pacific in Oregon, died Saturday at home. He was also an operations superintendent for Amfac and operations manager for Papaya Orchards of Hawaii. He was born in Marcola, Ore. He is survived by wife Marlois; sons Bob, Randy and Ricky; brother Jim; sister Mary Towers, 13 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Bung Kwai Lum, 77, of Santa Clara, Calif., formerly of Okinawa, died March 12. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sandra H.; sons Edward and Thomas; daughters Edna Lum and Vilma Nead; brothers George, Danny, William, Henry and Harrison; sisters Pearl Young and Anna Sylvester, and six grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Bo Maedchen, formerly Helene Van Handel, 64, of Honolulu died Jan. 16 in Honolulu. She was born in Appleton, Wis. She is survived by son Russ Van Handel. Scattering of the ashes at sea.
Yachiyo "Laura" Maehara, 86, of Honolulu, a retired food service helper at the University of Hawaii, died March 12 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son George; daughters Doris Kakigi and Betty Eguchi; brother James Taga, sisters Mieko Maemura and Natsuko Yamaguchi, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Albert K. Mamone, infant son of Rosanna Mamone and Michael Sehna, died last Tuesday in Kapiolani Hospital for Women and Children. He is also survived by sister Shaundra Sehna-Tolentino; grandparents Anthony "Tony" and Harriet Mamone and Mark and Madeline Sehna; and great-grandparents Rose Napoleon and William and Mildred Subica. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ke Kilohana Oka Malamalama Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Ruth K. Nakashima, 86, of Honolulu, a retired social worker for the state, died March 6 at home. She was born in St. Louis, Mo. She is survived by husband Masaru; daughters Jeanne Nakashima and Michele Ching, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Norberta M. Pama, 75, of Honolulu, a retired enlistee with the U.S. Army, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Frederick O.; sons Bob, Michael, Allen, Dennis and Glenn; daughters Margarita Puaala, Arlene Pama and Rachel Nakano; sisters Agripina Elardo and Serbanda Cabanas, 18 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1:15 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Harold G. Sakoda, 62, of Honolulu, who retired from Edward Enterprises, died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by wife Virginia; daughters Lianne Poppinga, Roxanne Schulman and Joanne Yamada; three brothers, three sisters and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. No flowers.
Ella "Popo" Siu, 98, of Honolulu died March 10 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Milton, Wilfred and Donald; eight grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Gertrude D. Valera, 73, of Dominguez Hills, Calif., an office manager for Hodes Optical Co., died March 8 in in La Mirada, Calif. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Lawrence L.; daughters Gwendolyn and Lauren Duyao and Donna V. Castillo; sisters Felisa Arkangel and Ming Real; brothers Benjamin, Ismael and Philip Duyao, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
Liberato "Tatong" Vicoy, 71, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired landscaper with Paradise Grounds Care, died Sunday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eunice; sons Edgar and Edward; daughter Edna Panoy; brothers Elimenado and Pedro; sister Jobita Sominget, and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kapaa Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Milton Vincent, 66, of Kaneohe, a retired groundskeeper from Kaanapali and Mid-Pac Golf Courses, died Saturday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Lillian W.; brothers Edwin and Wally, and sister Shirley Waiwaiole. Committal services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Hideo Yamada, 95, of Hilo, a retired independent sugar cane planter, died Thursday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Herbert, Harvey and Harry; daughter Mildred Akamine; sister Chiyono Oue, six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. 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.