Levi James Bennett, 4, of Lubbock, Texas, whose grandparent, Be Tu thi Wong, is from Hawaii, died Sunday at home. He was born in Lubbock. He is also survived by mother Beatrice E. Boyd; father Raymond L. Bennett; grandparents Ben Bennett and Wanda and William Boyd, and great-grandparents Claude and Juanita Bennett. Services on the mainland.Masae Norimoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Dole Pineapple Co. laborer, died June 25 in Leahi Hospital. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Kathleen A. Ogata, Mae S. Ikemoto and Karen N. Norimoto; brothers Shigeo and Isamu Muromoto, and sisters Haruko Shiraishi and Harumi Muromoto. Private services.
Severino C. Rabang, 90, of Aiea died June 29 in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lolita; son Eric; daughters Janice Bernardo and Claire; brothers and sisters in the Philippines, and two grandsons. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call from 8 to 10 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Mary S. Rocha, 89, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a housekeeping supervisor, died Saturday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by sons Edward A. Jr., Lawrence M., Andew S. and Daniel R.; brothers Fred and Frank DeSilva Jr.; sisters Tina Garcia, Virginia Rosa, Emily Rapozo and Josephine Chansky; 10 grandchildren, 19 grat-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Theresa's Catholic Church in Mountain View. Call from 9 to 10 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. 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.