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Momi A.M. Apele, 75, of Mililani, a retired telephone operator, died June 10 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Molynneux Henderson; daughters Sandra Kaleohano, Sharon Graves, Carmella Long, Dawn Maka, Michele M. Arakaki and Maureen Oliver; brothers Archie Ahin and Gary Namahoe; sisters Lucille Ahin and Mae Gabriel, 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.Dolores B. Baptista, 86, of Honolulu died June 5 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Nina Capinia, Dolly Mendoza, Tessie Aquino, Cathy Baptista and Cora Manahan; sons Rudy and George; sister Fermina Aquino; brothers Pablo and Victor Bayya; 18 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Philomena Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marie P. Bays, 87, of San Jose, Calif., a self-employed clothing manufacturer, died June 12. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Herman Jordan; five grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Robert F. Boldt, 64, of Waianae, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Saturday in Tripler Army Hospital. He was born in Stockton, Calif. He is survived by wife Noreen; son Michael Rothman; daughters Debra Leazenby, Kim Nitta and Marol Lee; sisters Stephanie Kingsbury and Sandy Larson, 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makiki Ward. Inurnment: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Angel A. Cabradilla, 92, of Honolulu, a retired truck driver for the city, died May 30 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Patrocinia C.; son Angel A. Jr.; daughter Gloria A. Anderson; hanai son Edwin C. Ayson; brother Dominador; sister Precentacion Sulayao, and six grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Oahu Cemetery.
William R. Ford III, 56, of Koloa, Kauai, died Friday at home. He was born in Canada. He is survived by wife Michele; sons William R. IV and Edward K.; daughters V. Renee Ford and Alia Sutton, brother William K.; sister Lynn Peltier, and mother Kathleen Ford. Private services.
Harry R. Foster, 86, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a retired electrical engineer, died June 12 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Reading, Mass. He is survived by wife Chela W.; sons Harry and Carl; daughter Meg Kane, six grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Valentine P. Grace, 65, of Waipahu, who worked at Fort Shafter Commissary, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Hawaii. She is survived by sons William, Searle Jr. and Charlsa; daughters Searleen Grace and Rose Mary Bega; brothers Abraham "Sonny" Nahale-a, William and Charles Akiona and Cecil Luahiwa; sister Lorraine Hamby, eight grandsons and a great-grandson. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire.
Clifford Ignacio, also known as "Cliff" or "Nacho," 52, of Kawaihae, Hawaii, a certified auto mechanic for Goodyear/Pacific Island Tire, died June 12 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Terry Lynn; sons Angelo Ignacio and Antonio and Mario Miller; father Dionysio; brothers Wayne and Myles J.; sister Geraldine Yoneda, and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kohala County Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry P. Kaneholani, 51, of Anahola, Kauai, a fisherman, died Sunday at home. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by wife Georgina R.; daughter Elizabeth; sons Harry Jr. and Macky; hanai sons Christopher and Paul Champol; brothers David, Daniel, John, Billy, Herbert, Clement, Jerry, George and Tatiana, and three grandsons. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. June 30 at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. July 1 at the mortuary. Call from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Kapaa County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Helen T. Kim, 73, of Kailua died June 3 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ronald; daughter Barbara A. Allen, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Laura C. Kipi, 73, of Waianae died June 8 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Abel Hokoana and Jonathan, Theodore, Samuel, Jeffrey and Claude Kipi; daughters Laura Tau'a, Joanne Hokoana, Lavinia Keolanui and Pikake Enaena; sister Gladys Almos, 41 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Beverly L.U. Lee, 57, of Honolulu, a teacher at John Wilson Elementary School, died June 11 in Tripler Army Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Leroy H.L.; daughter Tina M.L.; mother Mildred Young; brother Dennis Young, and sisters Natalie Wu and Trudy Ching. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary, makai chapel. Call from 11:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Alfredo "Freddie" Manuel, 66, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired steam boiler operator for Ka'u Agribusiness, died June 7 in Mission Hospital Regional Hospital in Mission Viejo, Calif. He was born in Hiilea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Florence; sons Michael and Kenneth; daughters Jeanne Brown and Patti Corr; sisters Esther Lacro, Phyllis Kane and Carmen Mokiao, three granddaughters and a stepgranddaughter. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Naalehu Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tinoifili Matalolo, 74, of Laie, a retired school bus driver, died June 6. He was born in Aua Village, American Samoa. He is survived by wife Savaliga; sons Lau, Palaki, Frank, Hanimoa, Lesolo and Poutai; daughters Luama Niumatalolo, Salu Uinana, Katie Faumuina and Fitugafulunifitu Soa; brothers Tufaga Sapati and Sa'oalii Simi; sisters Molly Mapu and Flyriver Visan, 23 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services in Samoa.
Robert L.M. Nakamura, 76, of Aiea, a retired instructor for the University of Hawaii, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, died June 10 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel; son the Rev. Robert J., and brothers Fumio and John. Private services.
Howard G. Nakashima, 89, of Kaneohe was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Mamoru Nishie, 76, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment mechanic for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died Thursday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tomie; son Richard; daughter Joy, and brothers Isami, Susumu and Shigeru. Private services.
Jiro Okamoto, 83, of Wailua, Kauai, a chef for Coco Palms, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mildred Y.; sons Alan, Brian and Charles; daughter Grace Yamashita; brothers Noboru "Lefty" and Hidemi; sister Miyoko Kimura, and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sakaye Tengan, 67, of Kailua, a retired Ameron employee, died Wednesday in Kailua. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Shirley "Sueko"; son Delbert; daughter Terry Travens; brothers Masao, Darryl "Toshio" and Herbert "Susumu"; sister Leslie "Kazue" Gilbertson, and a granddaughter. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Robert E. "Bob" Thatcher, 56, of Kona, Hawaii, a registered nurse at the Kona Community Hospital, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in Bucyrus, Ohio. He is survived by son Lynn A.; daughter Jessica C.; mother Laura B., and sister Janet Ann. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kahikolu Congregational Church, Napoopoo Road. Call after 9 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to West Hawaii Family Support Service or Toys for Tots.
Florence H. Valpoon, 78, of Anahola, Kauai, a farmer, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Marie Leekley, Karen Valpoon and Debbie Coleman; son Amil "Tinoa" Jr.; brother Archie Soken, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at Koolau Hui'ia Church in Anahola. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual or aloha attire.
Asuncion G. Vermudez, 47, of Kekaha, Kauai, died June 7 in Queen's Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Rafael; brothers Jose and Fred Gaoiran, and sisters Lolita Aguiran, Fley Salvador, Maria Gapasen and Peesing and Persing Gaoiran. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Barbara Wolfgang, 91, of Honolulu died Tuesday at home. She was born in Riverside, Ill. She is survived by brothers Sanford and Robert Babson. Committal services: 2 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to Honolulu Academy of Arts, 900 S. Beretania St., Honolulu 96814.
Celena E. "Nena" Wusstig, 52, of Aiea died Friday in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kenney; son Ken; daughters Rene Tapia and Lei Ann Burkhard; brothers Serge and Gilbert Quiniola; sisters Minnie Danielson, Lorraine Fernandez and Fe Ragaza, and seven grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Aloha attire.
Madeline H. Young, 71, of Aiea, a retired owner of Wong, Young and Associates Inc., died Wednesday in Ewa Beach. She is survived by husband John H.L.; son John C., nine brothers and three sisters. Prayer services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. 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.