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Chairman Fong diesFelipe B. "Epe" Alcantra, 88, of Honolulu, who retired from Lanakila Crafts, died May 21 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by niece Lily Anagaran. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. Alvin P. Alcordo, 47, of Lahaina, a chef for Diamond Resort, died Monday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Relyn; brothers Elmer and Catalino Alcordo and Bonifacio Pamplona, and sisters Virginia Soares, LeeAnn Kawaa, Tina Bernadas and Dawn Carrizosa-Rosales. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Lahaina Baptist Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.s
Paulino "Paul" Batoon, 87, of Honolulu, an electrician for the federal government, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Estrella; son Paul Jr., and daughters Leilani Shimabuku and Letty and Lolinda Batoon. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Matthew E. "Buddy" Cathcart, 66, of Volcano, Hawaii, a retired master staff sergeant for the U.S. Air Force, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mahealani; sons Marc Cathcart and Russell Fellezs; daughters Michele McFarland, Ramona Williams and Roberta Fellezs; brother Mercy; sisters Lani Cathcart, Lehua Conrad and Rose Davidson, and four granddaughters. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Call from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
James Y.Y. Chai, 89, of Honolulu, a retired federal employee with the Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station, died May 22 in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by daughters Elizabeth Au, Eleanor Chang and Eileen Miyasato; sisters Margaret Luke and Jessie Lum, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Wai H.W. Chun, 96, of Pearl City died Saturday in Pearl City Care Home. She was born in China. She is survived by son Kam Yau. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
George L. Costa Jr., 69, of Honolulu, a retired fisherman with Kula Kai Fishing, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Emily; sons Patrick and George Costa, David Welch and David Kubota; daughter Eunice Tanele; brother Edward; sisters Yvonne Cartajena and Elizabeth Romant, 25 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Call from 9:30 a.m. to noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bernice U.K. Fujishima, 68, of Honolulu died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Christopher Sailer; daughters Elaine Lucio and Eileen Nepomuceno; brothers Solomon, Frank, Kenneth and Val Kamahele; sisters Anita Roberts, Lillian Atkinson and Iwalani Kamahele-Stone, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire.
Shigeko Fukumoto, formerly known as Shigeko Nakao, 90, of Hilo died May 19. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Roy; daughters Doris Nakamura, Elsie Yamamoto, Mildred, Judy and Irene Fukumoto and Beverly Kaneshiro, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Chan Fai Go, 73, of Honolulu, a retired sales associate, died May 19 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Gilbert,and sisters Dorothy Lyu, Lily Takamura, Verna Wong and Pearl Ho. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Laureana F. "Nana Urea" Guira, 90, of Waipahu died May 20 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by children Juanita Lucas and Liwliwa, Segundino and Florencio Guira; brothers Paulo, Mariano, Tirso and Ramon Fiesta; sisters Saturnina Agluba, Aurelia Bayudan, Paula Rumbaoa and Inocencia Pagtaconan, and three grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gail Holley, 68, of Kailua, former owner of the Smith's Union Bar, died Friday in Straub Hospital. She was born on Niihau. She is survived by husband Leroy and daughter Gailene. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Samuel K. Hussey, 50, of Lahaina, a maintenance man for the Lahaina Center, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Natalie F.; sons Samuel Jr., William and Jeremiah; daughter Dawn; mother Roseline; brothers Nathan M. Jr. and Randolph; sisters Darleen Savage, Harlan Kuuamoo and Lynette Pakele; hanai brother John Kane, and a grandson. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Eleanor Johnson, 85, of Honolulu died April 17 in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John F. and James C., daughter Eleanor J. Sobel, five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: noon next Thursday at Cathedral Our Lady of Peace. Call from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Inurnment: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Albert Kahinu Jr., 79, of Honolulu, a retired police officer for the Naval Base, Pearl Harbor, died last Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Kaunakakai. He is survived by sons Charles Duncan and Robert Hutchison; brothers Ira, Alonzo, William and Edson Hutchinson and George Kahinu; sisters Clara Apoliona and Charlotte Webster, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Oh Hee Koo, 67, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Korea. She is survived by husband Bon Ha; sons Dennis and Han Mo; daughters Helene Im, Karen Speirs, Jennifer Yang and Michelle Lee; sister Jung Ja Kwon, and 10 grandchildren. Buddhist services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at the park.
Joe K. Kuwamoto, 75, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed baker who operated the Kalihi Bakery, died May 18. He was also the owner of Kalihi Music Shop. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kay; sons Gerald and Edwin; brother Melvin; sisters Yukie Doi, Beatrice Kajitani, Florence Hagino and Lillian Okazaki, and two grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Lions Club necrology services to follow. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Shizuko Maeda, 65, of Wahiawa died May 24. She was born in Sagamihara-Shi, Kanagawa, Japan. She is survived by daughters Sandra Maeda and Janet Saito; sister Emiko Sato; brothers Takeo, Katsuya and Yoshiaki Uchida, and a granddaughter. Private services.
John Mahalath, 77, of Honolulu, a retired farmer, died May 24 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Paksan, Laos. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Som Maharaj, Jack Maharath and Vanh and Young Mahalath; daughters Nang, Oulay, Joy and Mone; brother Heuang Siharath; sister Sida Viyavong, and 10 grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 1 to 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Robert C. Martin Jr., 63, of Hilo, a registered pharmacist for Ululani Pharmacy and Payless Drugs, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Wichita Falls, Texas. He is survived by wife Jo Ann; daughters Amy Funicello and Ann Martin; hanai son Matt Hinez; mother Alma; sister Mary Arnold, and a grandson. Private services.
Richard I. Matsushima, 84, of Honolulu, a retired electrician at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Saturday in Modesto, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katherine; son Evan; daughters Dr. Anne Matsushima Miyasaka and Dr. Dale Vassantachart; sisters Nancy Nakamura, Patsy Yoshida, Edna Wada, Lillian Takaki and Elaine Shimizu, and six grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Mitsue "Jean" Mitsui, 75, of Pearl City died Saturday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Mitsuto "Joe"; sons Alvin I., Owen T., Randy R. and Russell; daughter Karen K. Brookshire; sisters Agnes Noguchi and Elsie Kishimori, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chieko "Alice" Nishiguchi, 90, of Honolulu, a retired employee of Master Cleaners, died May 20 in Hale Malamalama Nursing Center. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by daughters Doris K. Okubo, Adeline T. Nakamura and Emily K. Ebina, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshimitsu "Mambo" Nishisaka, 84, of Anahola, Kauai, died yesterday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Anahola, Kauai. He is survived by sons Chester and Thomas; daughters Adeline Nishisaka and Grace Nitta, and sisters Nancy Hiroki, Toshie Sakamoto, Fujie Watanabe, Satsuki Kodani and Sumie Takaki. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Jodo Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph V. Palmer, 73, of Peoria Heights, Ill., is also survived by wife Patricia Ann. Memorial contributions are suggested to Methodist Medical Center Hospice, 415 St. Mark Ct., Peoria, Ill. 61603. The additional information for an obituary published May 23 was provided by the mortuary.
Gilbert P. Panoncillo, a retired city employee, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rosario; sons Jamie, Gilbert Jr., Carlito and Cesar; daughters Teresita Arriba, Julieta Driskell, Delia Harris and Nenita Viloria; brothers Hilipiloto Generalau and Leon, William and Bonefacio Panoncillo; sister Abelilna Canoyl, 23 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Masawo Tanaka, 86, of Honolulu died Saturday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Hakalau. He is survived by wife Ayako; daughter Carol Lau; sisters Satsuko Phillips, Ella Mizuguchi and Aiko Yamada, and two grandsons. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Church of the Crossroads. Casual attire.
Daniel P. Tumale, 50, of Spanaway, Wash. died May 24 in Portland Veterans Hospital in Oregon. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Kathy; sons Kapono, Clinton, Elijah and Aaron; daughter Crystal; brothers Joseph and Larry; sisters Mercy Mott and Olivia Vazquez, and hanai brothers Thad Aalona, Kamo Souza and Leroy Kealoha. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
John C. Whyland, 71, of Honolulu, a freelance artist, died Friday in Honolulu. He was also a commercial artist for Milici Valenti Ng Pack. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by daughter Justine, son Leif and sister Corinne Davis. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Unity Church. Call after 6 p.m. 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.
