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Alice G. Abrantes, 73, of Los Angeles, self-employed, died May 21. She is survived by husband Benjamin L.; children Alvina and Leonard Buquing, Leticia Kurashige, Benjamin C. Abrantes and Ana Li; brothers Richard Goles and Emanuel, Philip, Allan and Zoilo Relator, and five grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Good Counsel, Pearl City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private committal services. No flowers.Juan R. Acedera, 83, of Honolulu died June 9 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Severa; daughter Natividad Paulino; sons Alfredo, Rely and Romeo; brother Nemecio; sister Salud Ruiz, 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Susan P. Ainsworth, 74, of Waianae died Thursday in Kailua. She was born in Nuuanu. She is survived by sisters Nani Silva, Jacklyn Harris, Roselyne Gandall and Joan Asinsin. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: Nanakuli Beach Park. Casual attire.
Helen L. Anderson, 80, of Kihei died Thursday at home. She was born in Everly, Iowa. She is survived by husband Arthur M.; son Dennis Mori; daughter Jolaine Toombs; stepsons Bradley J. and Bruce; stepdaughter Jane Prunty; brothers Karl and Harold Momsen, and a grandchild. Private services.
Amy S. Aragaki, 72, of Honolulu, a retired cook for Tokiwa Lounge, died Friday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by husband Hiromu; son Dean; daughter Sandra Palakiko, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas C. Beyer, 81, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired marine machinist, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Cynthia; sons Charles, Colins and Stormy; sister Dolores Berenque, and six grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kamehameha Schools Chapel. Call after noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Laura P. Cabral, 93, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper, died Thursday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Barcelona, Spain. She is survived by son Antone; sister Esther Morris; seven grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and seven great-great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Felix G. Ceredon, 86, of Honomu, Hawaii, a retired laborer, died June 3 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Juanita; sons Liscencio, Edwin and Luis; daughters Blandina Ceredon, Isabell Jallorina, Leticia Blanco and Manuela Manalo, and grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. All-night vigil: 10 p.m. Friday to 9 a.m. Saturday at the Ceredon residence in Honomu. Prayer services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the Ceredon residence. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Stephen K.L. Chang, 50, of Honolulu died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen; daughter Stefanie; parents Joe Wah and Margaret Lin Hong, and sisters Sharon Chun and Jennifer Harty. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Hao Chong Chin, also known as Cheung Shee Chin, 96, of Honolulu, a retired packer for Del Monte, died June 3. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by sons Herbert, Wilfred and Lester; daughters Beatrice Chock and Stella Chow; stepdaughter Helen Chun, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bessie Y.M.C. Chong, 85, of Honolulu, a retired beautician, died Saturday in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Edison; daughter Narcissa Dixon; brothers Yun Tim and Yun Fai Choy; sisters Lillian Ching, Edna Chow and Mildred Leong, and eight grandchildren. Graveside services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ella H.H. Chun, 67, of Pearl City died June 14 in Kapiolani Hospital at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Daniel C.M. and Steven C.T.; daughters Sandra L.H. Leong and Sharlene L.S. Mizobe; sisters Ellen W.J. Young, Jennie W.J. Mun and Jeannette K.J. Miyata; brothers Mun Chung, Norman C.C. and Dr. William C.C. Hu, and two grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Simeon Colobong, 92, of Wailua, Kauai, a construction laborer, died Wednesday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Florence Cortez; sons Edward, Robert, James and Benjamin, 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Joaquin B. DeCoite, 74, of Honolulu died Thursday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Kokomo, Maui. He is survived by wife Bertha; sons David and Richard; daughters Tina DeCoite and Eugenie Mann; brothers Joseph, Kenneth, Paul, Peter, Richard, Charles and James; sisters Marion Meyers, Sister Maria Goretti, Phyllis Abreu, Bernadine Franco, Agnes Fernandez, Anne Cravalho and Donna Chong, and nine grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Raymond D. Barnes, 82, of Oklahoma City, formerly of Hawaii, a former chief of police at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, died Monday. He was born in Milton, Fla. He is survived by wife Thelma; children Philip Barnes, Jerry Hudson and Barbara M. Cortez; brother Paul, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Lawrence K. Ha'o, 71, of Marina, Calif., a retired postal carrier, died Thursday in Marina, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Lawrence Jr.; daughters Larrilyn Nani Rosa and Larrilette Ah-Lin Anderson; brother Ronald, and eight grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Bertram "Stu" Hearlin Jr., 81, of Kailua, a retired lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army, died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in New Jersey. He is survived by wife Lois M.; five stepchildren,and sister Marjorie Miller. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Donations suggested to Salvation Army or another charity of choice.
Alice S. Jiminez, of Kalaheo, Kauai, died Sunday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Paul and Walter Shaffer; sisters Mildred Yamada and Rose Miyamoto, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Dorothy B. Joaquin, 83, of Kahului, a retired school bus driver, died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. She was born in Kahului, Maui. She is survived by son Howard; daughters Norma Wong, Bernice Silva, Dorothy Kealoha, Lorraine Vincent and Leona Salomon; sisters Lorraine Martin and Rosalie Hughes; brothers Lawrence and Henry Boteilho; 48 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Christ of the King Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Joseph K. Kealohapauole, 75, of Honolulu died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Sharon Dosono, Janice Jones, Maxine McCartney and Dianne H. Boner; sons Eldon Calkins and Joseph Kealohapauole Jr.; hanai sons William, Henry and Maynard Koa, 23 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Doris Kobashigawa, 71, of Kailua died Sunday in Castle Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George; sons Clyde, Craig, Clayt, Corwin and Cy; daughters Rona and Raelyn Kobashigawa and Rodelle Shiraishi; brothers Phillip and Bobby Nakagaki; sister Bertha Miyahira, 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Ruth E.T. Lee, 90, of Honolulu died April 26. She was born in Waiohuli, Maui. She is survived by sons Wilben and Wildrick; daughter Thelma Chun; sister Esther Ho, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Henry E. Lewis, 62, of Kailua, who retired from First Hawaiian Bank, died Friday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Daniel and Paul; daughter Cheryl Lewis; companion Celia Fujii; brothers Robert, Francis and Norbert; sister Geraldine Delima, and a grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Mary Lou Livingston, 76, of Manoa, a former Honolulu Police Commission member, died June 16 at home. She was born in Norman, Okla. She is survived by husband Gilbert L.; sons Gilbert Jr. and Lance; daughter Lisa, and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church in Manoa. Private burial. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Honolulu Police Community Foundation, St. Francis Hospice, American Cancer Society or Future Farmers of America.
Hing Kum Loo, 96, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in Straub Hospital. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Calvin, Gary, Gordon, Bay and Frank; daughters Irma Chong and Marilyn Chun, 15 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Florence "Kika" McCumber, 82, of Kailua died Saturday in Kailua. She was born on Molokai. She is survived by son William; daughter Wilhelmina Ayers; sisters Alma, Clara, Dorcas, Edythe and Dorothy, and four grandchildren. Services: 1:45 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Lera K. Morgan, 91, a retired seamstress and secretary, died June 10 in Honolulu. She was born in Ontario, Canada. She is survived by brother Charles E. Memorial services and scattering of ashes at sea: 8:30 a.m. Friday on the beach fronting the Outrigger Hotel.
Hisako Morimoto, 92, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a cafeteria helper for Wilcox Elementary School, died Thursday in Wilcox Hospital. She was born in Kukuiula, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Harriet Maruyama, sons Garth and Michael, sister Doris Liu, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Susumu Muranaka, 83, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter for Tower Construction Co., died Thursday in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Misao; sons Gerald, Russell and Brian; and sisters Yoshiko Muraoka and Kikuye Yamashita. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Hisae Nakano, 82, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Saturday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Bert H.; sons Owen M. and Lanny T.; daughter Gail K. Shiraishi; brother Miles K. Nishiyama; sisters Ruth M. Nishiyama, Thelma T. Yoshikane and Alpha W. Kaneko, seven granddaughters and a great-grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kong Yee Nip, 86, of Hilo, a retired gardener for Hilo Lanes, died Wednesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Yuan and Jian Xing Nip; sister Sheon Gee Lau, and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tomiko Okimoto, 88, of Honolulu, a house maid, died June 16 in Honolulu. She was born in Honohina, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Robert, Jack and Francis; daughters Edna and Gloris; brothers George Haruyoshi and Masayoshi Nakamoto, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Enrique Ortiz, 89, of Honolulu, a retired grounds maintenance worker for Kamehameha Schools, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Placing; daughter Elaine; brother Miguel; sister Alberta Peralta, and a grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 7 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Louis Rapozo Jr., 79, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a crane operator for Lihue Plantation, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by sons Leonard "Leo," Stephen and Gerald; sisters Daisy Rapozo and Eva Strickland, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire.
Hilaria L. Rosetes, 75, of Kahului died Thursday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Wenceslao A.; sons Editho, Erlindo, Ernesto and Jayson; daughters Mila Pacleb, Roselie Maculam and Edna Rosetes; brother Jeremias Leonardo, 17 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
George S. Sakurai, 66, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force master sergeant, died June 3 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ellen Y., daughter Georgette S. Sakumoto, brother Charles and two grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Ann Shalter, 65, a nurse's aide at Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died yesterday in Honolulu. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by sisters Pat Harding, Marguerite Henninger and Emma Lantz. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Honolulu Elks Club, Kalakaua Avenue. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
Shinji Sugai, 69, of Pearl City, a retired housing inspector, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by wife Leatrice S.; sons Matthew T. and Mark S.; daughter Leanne N. Teves; brothers Paul T., James K. and George J.; sister Jane M. Fujikawa, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Hajime Takemoto, 80, of Aiea, a retired ironworker, died Wednesday in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Emma Y.; sons Jimmy, Billy and Bert; daughter Kay Agena; sister Sasae Murakami, 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Raymond H. Tanaka, 78, of Honolulu, a retired accountant for Capital Investment of Hawaii Inc., died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honaunau-Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mimeko "Mimi"; sons Kenneth and Byron; daughters Kathleen Yoshikami and Pamela Masuda; brothers Richard and Herbert; sisters Evelyn Kirihara and Caroline Fujinaka, and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kymm E. Tompkins, died Saturday in Sierra Vista Community Hospital in Arizona. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by husband Hiram K. "Tommy"; sons Lawrence and Howie Enos; sisters Agnes Jardin, Adeline Hazelton and Jane Weise, and two grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John Vianney Church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Animal Haven Inc., P.O. Box 685, Waianae 96792.
Margaret S. Toyoda, 79, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher at Kalihi Kai School, died Thursday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Wilfred S.; daughters Nadine Okazawa and Debra Toyoda; brother James Hamasaki, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Elizabeth S.L. Tseu, 100, of Honolulu, a retired Department of Education vice principal, died Thursday in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Esther Char. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Anne M. Wexelblatt, 75, of Honomu, Hawaii, died Thursday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in New York. She is survived by daughter Robin Miller; brothers Irving and Jerry Cohen; sister Selma Farkash, and two grandchildren. Services in Los Angeles.
Miharu Yasumoto, 91, of Pearl City died June 16 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Kouji, Stanley Y., James S. and Clarence Y.; daughters Grace T. Zenigami, Ethel K. Takai, Hilda M. Kajiyama and Sandra Y. Saito, 11 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
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.