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Lula E. Hamilton, 96, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired dietician with Crosbyton Hospital in Texas, died Thursday at home. She was born in Jacksonville, Texas. She is survived by son Roy Lynn Warren; daughters Lois C. McKay and Doris T. Jackson; 10 grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren and great-great-great-grandchildren. Services and sharing of memories: 5:30 p.m. today at the old Kona Airport beach pavillion. Potluck gathering to follow. Casual attire. Private scattering of the ashes.Junichi Iida, 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired mechanic with the Kauai County Fire Department, died Friday at home. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Toshiko; daughters Sally Yokota, Arleen Fujita, Fay Hanaoka and Jennie Nomi; sisters Ethel Inagaki and Myra Inouye, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Amy E. Iseri, 81, of Honolulu, a retired forewoman for DelMonte Corp., died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Puna, Hawaii. She is survived by son Wendell; daughter Laverne Yukumoto; sister Mae Griffith, and three grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice, 24 Puiwa Road, Honolulu 96817.
Kimie H. Ishii, 79, of Waimea, Kauai, died March 16 in Kauai Veterans Hospital. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by son Clifford and brother Larry Hanada. Private services.
Ume Kawasaki, 100, of Hilo died Thursday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Kaiwiki, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Teruko Hara, Masako Matsuura and May Murakami, 14 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Julieanne S. Ko, infant daughter of John and Lucia, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She also is survived by brothers Paul and Francis, and grandparents Hilary and Lucia Ko and Yon Hae and Yong Cha Choe. Private services.
Wayne W.M. Lum, 59, of Kaneohe, a retired truck driver, died March 16 in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annie; sons Randy, Derek and Erek; daughter Laurie Ann; brother Ernest; sisters Patricia Puaa and Lorraine Yuen, and five grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Eugenia R.B. Mariano, 73, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired farm laborer with Mac Farms of Hawaii Inc., died March 15 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Vicente; sons Jerry, Federico and Julie; daughters Lydia Paguirigan, Catalina Ballesteros and Mercy Domingo, 35 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Services: 8 a.m. Friday at the church. Burial: Kona Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pantaleon P.C. Martin, 92, of Honolulu, a retired forklift operator for Oahu Transit, died March 20 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Delia B.; sons Johnny, Herman and Perry Jr.; daughter Perlita, 15 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Helen Medina, 86, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired worker at the Kauai Surf Hotel, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Lihue, Kauai. She is survived by sons Henry J. and Dennis R.; daughter Marie Hartwick; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Takeyo Miya, 99, of Honolulu died Thursday. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Walter, Lawrence and James; daughter May Tsutsui; brother Yoshio Yamaki; sister Sumiye Kono, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Iyono Oda, 100, of Puhi, Kauai died March 18 in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Hiroshima-Ken, Japan. She is survived by sons Masaharu, Louis and Tokiji; daughters Hatsuko Fujishige, Shizuko Hirashima, Yoshie Uyesono, Edith Otsuka and Judith Oda, 22 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Virginia "Momi" Perry, 55, of Honolulu, a waitress at the Sheraton-Waikiki, died March 18 in Honolulu. She was also a Local 5 shop steward. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Eric and Scot; daughter Tammy Mokiao; brothers Valentine and David Gonsalves Jr.; sister Stephanie Gonsalves, and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Alyce Richards, 79, of Hilo, Hawaii died last Tuesday at home. She was born in Tacoma, Wash. She is survived by husband Louis; son Donald Mitchell; stepsons Creighton and Lloyd; stepdaughters Anne Ili and Lybertta Lee, 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Memorial services: 2 p.m. April 5 at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stella S. Sale, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Ilikai Hotel housekeeping services employee, died March 20 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James and Robert; brother Yasuo Mito; sisters Margaret Maeda, Grace Sadaral, Lorraine Young and Judy Shima, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Fusae Shinohara, 87, of Honolulu died March 17 in Queen's Hospice. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son George; daughter Dorothy Sorayama; six grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Herbert M. Teruya, 84, of Honolulu, who retired from Aloha Grill, died Saturday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Barbara T.; son Warren S.; daughters Karen H. Nakamura, Stephanie M. Teruya and Margo K. Shon, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Charles W.C. Wong, 78, of Honolulu, a retired electrical shop planner from Pearl Harbor, died Saturday in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carole Y.H.; sons Christian, Clifford, Cyrus and Chester; brothers Theodore and Wayne; sisters Frances Leong and Betty Lem, and 15 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Saturday at the park. Casual attire.
Ngong Chung Wong, 81, of Kailua-Kona died Thursday in Keauhou Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center. He was born in Hoi Ping, China. He is survived by wife Kwai Sau; son Johnson Hong Ming; daughters Kam Shui Kow, Lily Lam, Stella Yuen, Irene Chan, Kam Kahakua, Sandy Caldwell, Kammie Char and Kam Oi Wong, 13 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Kona Memorial Park. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Matsuo Yagawa, 75, of Honolulu, a retired employee of Hawaiian Electric Co., died Saturday. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Patsy; daughters Francine McMurtry and Jo Ann Takeuchi; sister Carole Endo, and two grandsons. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Katsumi Yamauchi, 72, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired inspector assistant for the state Department of Agriculture in Hilo, died March 20 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Hiroko; daughter Shirley M.; brother Stanley T., and sisters Aiko Nagatoshi, Sachie Jones, Yachie Motobu, Chizuko Nakamura and Emiko Daido. Private services.
Sok Soon Yoon, 84, of Honolulu died Friday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Seoul, Korea. She is survived by son Dae Yong; daughter Yoonie Crisp; brother Ban Jae Gu, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. 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.