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'The Card lady' Helen A. Daniels, 82
Quentin R. Arbo, 75, of Hove, Hawaii, owner of Ocean View Town Center, died Friday at home. He was a U.S. Navy veteran. He was born in Brownville, Maine. He is survived by wife Marguerite; daughters Judith Emans and Marcia Snead; stepdaughters Robin Haase and Gayle Hyatt; stepsons Charles and Mark Currier; brother Hardin; sisters Cora Gagnon, Esther Deschene, IdaLou Blake and Elizabeth Wagner, 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Church in Ocean View, Hawaii. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Hospice of Kona, the American Cancer Society or the Kona Masonic Lodge. Thomas H. Basque, 29, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Anthony; mother Diana; brother Anthony Jr., and sisters Diana Eguchi, Therese "Angel" Tokumi and Florence and Deborah Kaleimamahu. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Moses M. Belles, 61, of Kahaluu, a construction laborer, died last Wednesday in Holy Family Care Home in Kahaluu. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Jovat and Yolanda; brothers Manuel, John and Marcus; sisters Mary Ann Burgo, Evangeline Belles and Lupe Null, and grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Donna Nicol Blancaflor, 60, of Port Orchard, Wash. and formerly of Hawaii died May 28 in Port Orchard. She was born in Assumption, Ill. She is survived by husband Daniel; parents John and Mary Nicol, and brothers Carl and Ronald Nicol. Services on the mainland.
Evelyn P. Cardoza, 84, of Ookala, Hawaii died May 31 in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Waipunalei, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Irene Gamache, Elizabeth Holt and Vivian Mark; son John;, 20 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Tamaye Nakagawa Chinen, 76, of Ewa Beach died May 30 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Royce Nakagawa; daughters Corinne Arakaki and Avis Cadorna; brother Tsugio Aihara; sister Fumino Teraoka, and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire.
Ellen P. "Frankie" Collier, 86, of Danville, Ky. and formerly of Hawaii died May 5 in McDowell Medical Center. She was born in Richmond, Ky. She is survived by sister Louise Prewitt, and godchildren Robert, William and Bruce Creps and Susan Creps Gomes. Services held. Memorials suggested to Ellen P. Collier Memorial Fund at McDowell Medical Foundation, 217 Third St., Danville, Ky. 40422.
Robert M. Fisher, 76, of Pearl City, a semi-retired accountant with Langar Hawaii, died June 4. He was born in Singapore. He is survived by wife Alice; stepson Michael Page; brother Jack; sister Dorothy Babineau, two granddaughters and two great-grandsons. Memorial services: 10-11 a.m. Saturday at Leeward Community Church. Aloha or casual attire. No flowers.
Walter R. Fraine, 87, of Kailua, who retired from the Honolulu Academy of Arts, died June 1 in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was also a shipwright at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Shirley A.; children Jacqueline S. Riley, Maureen A. Felix, Rodger K. Fraine and Sharon M. Kailihiwa, 15 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Reception and refreshments to follow. Private burial of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masato "Mac" Hashimoto, 93, of Puhi, Kauai, a retired service truck driver with Grove Farm Sugar Co., died Saturday in Hale Omao Care Home. He was born in Halehaka, Kauai. He is survived by sons Alvin, Melvin and Leslie; daughters Elaine Kashiwabara, Eileen Shimomura and Marlene Lum; brothers Tadaso, Rupert and Sueo; sister Asayo Sakahara, 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sharon K. Hashimoto, 58, of Aiea, a retired office secretary for Dillingham Construction Pacific Ltd., died June 3 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wayne K.; parents Everett H. and Mildred Okada, and sister Audrey Okada. Private services.
Shizuno Hashimoto, 100, of Kapaa, Kauai died Friday in Mahelona Hospital. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons Edward, Richard and Henry; daughter Gladys Togikawa, 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services. No floral or monetary offerings.
Geraldine A. Shea Haycock, a former store manager at Libery House, died Sunday. She was born in Santa Barbara, Calif. She is survived by husband Alfred Jr.; mother Anne Shea; sister Mary A. Heron, and brothers Clarke and James Shea. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Contributions suggested to the Assistance League of Hawaii or Transportation Fund, Shriner's Hospital for Children, Honolulu Unit.
George Y. Izumi, 71, of Honolulu is survived by mother Kitsu. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Emily E. Johnston, of Honolulu, a retired executive secretary, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Seattle. She is survived by husband Edwin; sisters Nancy Nethercutt and Helen M. Sampson, and brother Richard Sampson. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at Central Union Church. No flowers. Donations suggested to Mother Rice Pre-School of Honolulu or the American Heart Association.
Virginia E. Johnston, 76, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired bookkeeper with the Marriott Hotel, died June 4 in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by son John; daughter Ellen Couloobe, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Newton J. Kawelolani, 67, of Ewa Beach died May 15 in Tripler Army Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Darren R.; daughter Elizabeth H. Netter; sisters Patricia McBrayer and Helen E. Andersen, and five grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha or casual attire.
Tetsuichi Kurata, 95, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Sheridan Building Supply Inc., died Saturday in Maunalani Nursing Home. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by wife Kay K.; son Warren E.; daughters Florence K. Kurata, Mildred T. Tanabe, Helen S. Kinoshita and Maureen E. Nishida, 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Carlos C. Laforteza, 74, of Ewa Beach, a retired maintenance man from Waipahu McDonald's, died May 25 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nicolasa P. "Naty;" sons Raymundo and Lazaro; daughters Nancy Bumanglag, Loreta Raquel, Lilybeth Mariano, Lanie Galiza, Rosenelia Cariaga and Narcisa Cabading; sister Trinidad Gamit, 15 grandchildren and a great-grandson. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Maka Larsen-Basse, 65, formerly of Honolulu, a retired college faculty member of anthropology and Spanish, died May 12 in Bethesda, Md. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by husband Jorn and son Kai Erik. Services held.
Mavis Ann Leon-Guerrero, 61, of Honolulu, an employee at Trecker and Fritz Attorneys at Law, died Wednesday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Alberta, Canada. She is survived by husband Gene; son Raymond; daughter Karen Uitvlugt; parents George and Ann Brownlow, and sister Marion Fleming. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Theresa F. "Teri" Mafi, 52, of Waipahu died June 5. She was born in Camden, N.J. She is survived by sons William III, Kualii and Michael Makaneole; daughter Taina Didomizio; sisters Catherine Correa and Vicky Salausa, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Virgin L. Medeiros, 82, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired senior pan-man for the former Onomea Sugar Co., died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Aiko "Grace"; sons Virgil and Kenneth; daughters Sharon Colburnand Audrey Balucan, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Dr. Clifford K. Mirikitani, 92, of Honolulu will be buried at 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. The additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Masashi Miyashita, 80, of Lahaina, a retired tractor mechanic for Pioneer Mill Co., died Monday in Hale Makua. He was born on Maui. He is survived by daughter Sharon; sisters Kiyoko Miyashita, Kimiko Yagi and Shizue Tsumura, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lahaina Shingon Mission. Inurnment: Maui Memorial Park.
Shizuno Murakami, 94, of Hanapepe, Kauai, died Sunday in Kauai Care Center. She was born in Hanapepe. She is survived by son Melvin; daughters Madeline Kageno, Ruth Takaki, Betty Moriguchi, Gladys Katena and Gertrude Saiki; sisters Sueko Kawane and Misue Ishida, 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at West Kauai Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Isami "Sam" Onuma, 72, of Waipahu, who worked for Fisher & Mercantile Printing Co., died Monday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary; son Alan; daughter Elaine Rodrigues; brother Wallace; sisters Mildred Nishimura, Marjorie Tanaka and Jane Yamauchi, two grandsons and a great-grandson. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stanley Prestidge, 66, of Honolulu, a retired district representative for Makita Power Tools, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Stanwood K. and Alan K.; daughters Brendajoy K. Maysonet and Cindy P. Namohala; mother Beatrice M.; brothers Will K., Sam L. and Melvin, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ben P. Romero, 89, of Ewa Beach died Saturday in San Diego. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Candida; sons Willy, Cesar, Oscar, Romeo and Benny; daughters Herminia Gemmell, Lydia Mondonedo, Beth Correa, Vangie Dumbrique, Gloria Madrid, Melita Drey and Merlyn Yaris, and 36 grandchildren. Mass: 8 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, Ewa Beach. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:15 a.m. next Wednesday at the church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Mary S. Sarinas, 71, of Honolulu died May 30 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons William and Mardileno; brother Francisco Sabugo, and two grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Mass: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nancy T. Takara, also known as "Yago" or "Ufuya," 82, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Nancy's Grill, died Thursday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Facility. She was born in Ookala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Carole R. Kubo, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Asayo Okamura Yamashita, 100, of Kahului died Tuesday in Hale Makua. She was born in Kula, Maui. She is survived by sons George, Fred and Calvin; daughter Nancy Tanaka; sister Lillian Kamemoto; 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Reception to follow. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Wallace "Pops" Yeager, 72, of Waianae, who served in the U.S. Army Airborne during World War II and the Korean War, died Friday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Columbus, Ohio. He is survived by sons Wally, Allan and Mark; daughters Glade "Honey Girl" Meyers and Mary Lou Gilding, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Oahu Cemetery. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha 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.
