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Thomas K. Awai Jr., 57, of Kalamaula, Molokai, died last Thursday in Molokai General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sheila; father Thomas; sons Gary and Shane; daughters Candace Otsuka and Florence, Sharon, Mikalani and Salinas Awai; sisters Ruth Domingo, Muriel Wood, Maybelline Galano and Anette Hershey; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Sunday at his residence at Lot No. 6 Kalanianaole Avenue in Kalamaula, Molokai. Scattering of ashes at sea at a later date. Casual attire.Cindy Lou B. Castro, 39, of Las Vegas, died Feb. 22. She was born in Yokosuka, Japan. She is survived by parents Dan and Chieko Billick and brother Joseph Billick. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 12:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Thelma K.G. Costa, 67, of Kona Paradise, Hawaii, a retired waitress at the Hukilau Restaurant in Hilo, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Clarence Jr.; daughters Clarine K. and Terrie P.; hanai daughters and caregivers Tannie N. Ramos, Patsy C. Sabarre and Brenda Marion; hanai son William L. Bethea; sister Agatha Spriggs; 14 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Grace K. Enomoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired waitress for the Coral Reef Restaurant, died March 7 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Mana, Kauai. She is survived by sons Francis S., Benjamin, Neil N. and Eric M.; daughters Patricia J. Ito and Joanne S. Shigeto; sister Fumiko Tamanaha; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
George M. Evanochick, 58, of Waianae, a carpenter for S.C. Pacific, died Tuesday in Waianae. He was born in Hazelton, Pa. He is survived by wife Naomi; daughters Lori, Jacqueline, Jamie and Jennifer; son Charles; and sisters Barbara Mann and Lois Benninger. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at the Pentecostal Faith Assembly Church. Aloha attire.
Audrey M. Grace, 67, of Honolulu, died Monday. She was born in Islip, N.Y. She is survived by husband Kenneth; daughters Kathy Thuemling and Connie Johnson; sons Harry, Bruce and John; brother Joseph M. Straka; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Private scattering of ashes at sea.
Albert N. Hiu, 78, of Honolulu, a retired accountant from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Sunday in Kuakini Hospital. He is survived by wife Eleanor W., sons Randall and Kendrick, daughter Liane Rosen, mother Emily, brother Bertram, sister Patricia Yim, and five grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.
Tokio Imamura, 79, of Kailua, is also survived by wife Ethel. Additional information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Dovelyn N. Kakalia, 62, of Waimanalo, a caregiver, died March 11 in Honolulu. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Barbara Jean P. Kaolulo and Lana K. Poouahi, sons Damon L., Horace I. and Nathan L. Kakalia, 12 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward, 41-972 Oluolu St. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Shinichi "Kane" Kaneshiro, 80, of Honolulu, a retired firefighter for the federal government, died Monday. He was born in Lahaina, Maui. He is survived by wife Jeanne; sons Gordon Matsuda and Dane Kaneshiro; daughter Avis; brothers Wilfred, Raymond and Harold; sister Mitsuyo "Janet" Tokuda; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Grace Y. Kawaguchi, 88, of Wahiawa, died Saturday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband John I.; sons Kenneth H. and Bert Y.; daughters Merle N. Ferrall, Jeanette I. Schryer and Lucille M. Nakamoto; sisters Mildred Imamoto and Agnes Thomas; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tadaichi Kouchiyama, 87, of Aiea, a retired supervisor for Oahu Transport Co., died Jan. 1. He is survived by wife Kimiyo; sons Robert, Melvyn and Glenn; daughter Trudy Nuesca; and a grandson. Private services.
Irene K. Kuhns, 74, of Honolulu, a retired forelady for Dole Cannery, died last Thursday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Julius, William and Darralh; daughters Meldene Kaauwai, Dorene Pizarro and Beldrene Quindara; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Felisa F. Lucas, 81, of Kihei, Maui, died Sunday at home. She was born in Cebu City, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Bernard, Pablo Jr., Gregory, Octavio, Steven, Cornel and Carlton; daughters Veronica Mori and Mercedes Ogata, 31 grandchildren, and 42 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 11 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Ruperto Magaoay, 79, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired irrigator at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Monday at home. He was born in Bacarra, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leoncia; sons Artemio and Ruben; daughters Avelina Valdez, Eugenia Cadavona and Rosaline Magaoay; brother Alejandro; sister Rosita Asuncion; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Prayer services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park.
Lawrence W.V. "Larry" Marciel, 77, of Kahului, a retired systems analyst for the federal government, died last Thursday in Hale Makua. He was also a World War II veteran. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Gertrude; son Larry Jr.; daughters Lydia Laakman, Marian K. Marciel and Colette Wuest; brother Francis; sisters Ellen Kahalehoe, Lani Oliveira, Madeline Mederios and Mary Beazley; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Elaine Y. Muraoka, 48, of Mililani, died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Floyd, mother Aiko Izawa, and brother Jason H. Takamori. Private services.
Ruby P. Newton, 83, a retired secretary from Punahou School, died Tuesday in Santa Cruz, Calif. and formerly of Honolulu. She is survived by son Robert P., daughter Anne K. Stagnaro, sister Agnes Blackstad, and two grandchildren. Graveside services: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Raymond E. O'Leary, 69, of Kailua, a digital artist, died Monday. He was born in Massachusetts. He was also a retired filmmaker. He is survived by companion Virginia Fine, daughters Maureen and Shane, and son David. Memorial services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Unitarian Church, 2500 Pali Highway.
Rose A.W. Sheldon, 92, of Honolulu, is survived by eight grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday provided by the mortuary.
Ioana M. Taualai, 77, of Honolulu, died March 10 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by sons Falaniko, Sagele and Sei Sefo; daughters Tuluvao Sipili, Sisa Ifopo, Peka Aiga and Fololina Siaki; brother Toeaso Tago; sister Fale Tago; 27 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.
Edwin M. Watanabe, 56, of Pearl City, a plumbing supervisor of Continental Mechanical of the Pacific, died March 14 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jamie M.; daughters Teresa S. Oshiro and Lori M. and Sheri S. Watanabe; mother Chiyoko; and sisters Karen T. Pasion, Aileen K. Ching, Amy K. Kitaura and Iris S. Ueki. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Forrest J. Whittaker, 73, of Kawela, Molokai, died March 15 in Molokai General Hospital. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by wife Dolores; daughters Theresa Foster, Katherine Baker, Elizabeth Kellogg and Maria L. Whittaker; brothers Robert and John; sister Carolyn Light; and a grandchild. Memorial services: 11 a.m. April 2 at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kalamaula, Molokai. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: Molokai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Hai Yong Won, 87, of Honolulu, died March 13 in Honolulu. He was born in Korea. He is survived by son Munjun and two grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Harold M. Wright II, 53, of Waimanalo, vice president of construction for All Pool & Spa, died March 14 in Honolulu. He was born in Bethesda, Md. He is survived by wife Diana, son Kirk, mother Eleanor, and brothers Bill, Rob and Rich. Services and projects: 8 a.m. Saturday at 41-756 Mahailua St. Placement of trees and ashes: 5 p.m. Potluck to follow.
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.