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Gladys N. Fujishima, 79, of Honolulu, a retired waitress at the Coral Reef restaurant, died Thursday in Queen's Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dewey P. Carter and Horace R. Carter; brothers Thomas Hokama, Sam Hokama, George Hokama and Rev. Shinsei Hokama; sister Clara McKenna, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.Howard H. Hirata, 91, of Honolulu, a retired City and County Board of Water Supply operating engineer, died June 24 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Naomi Harada, Amy Takahashi and Hilda Bell; sisters Yoshino Yokota, Shizuko Nagasawa, Hazel Yamauchi and Grace Koike; brother Richard, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Doris H. Imaoka, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Columbia Inn waitress, died June 30 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sons David T. Kaneshiro, Allan Kaneshiro, Erwin T. Imaoka and Ersten Y. Imaoka; daughter Arlene A. Otaguro; sisters Alice A. Kitazaki and Sandra S. Tengan; brothers Takejiro Tengan, Eishin Tengan, James T. Tengan and George S. Tengan, 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tian-Pei Jian, 79, of Honolulu, died June 27 in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Rui Z.; sons Henry Kan, King L. Kan and Warren Kan; daughters Yuk S. Kan, Yuk H. Kan and Yuk M. Kan; brother Ping Y. Kan; sister Yit K. Hui, and 13 grandchildren. Taoist services Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Tamayo Kawate, 98, of Honolulu, a retired cook, died June 27 in Kuakini Geriatric Care. She was born in Makawele, Kauai. She is survived by sons Kenneth K. and Tsutomu Kawate; sisters Ruth Morita, Gladys Anzai, Marsha Nakamura and Alice Watanabe, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tadashi Kobayashi, 77, of Lahaina, retired from Pioneer Mill, died Friday in Maui Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Amy; sons Glenn and Wayne; brothers Richard Yamaguchi and Stanley Miyamoto, and sister Irene Takahashi. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary, Wailuku. Casual attire.
Concepcion A. Lazaro, 80, of Honolulu, died June 21 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son John; daughter Josephine Turk; brother Arthuro Asuncion; sisters Prescilla Pebredo and Carolina delos Santos, and seven grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Henry A. Lopes Sr., 89, of Pearl City, a retired City and County of Honolulu employee, died July 3 in Pali Momi Hospital. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by daughters Henrietta Insillio, Winona Iwata, Catherine Lane, Molly Sison and Myrtle Kekumu; son Henry A. Lopes Jr., and brothers Frank Haleakala and Manuel Haleakala. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. Burial to follow at Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Maria V. Macadangdang, 35, of Waipahu, died June 19 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by mother Virginia; brothers Bernard, Oscar and Stanley, and grandparents Francisca Agonoy and Estanislao Macadangdang. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waipahu. Call after 6 p.m. Call again on Saturday after 8 a.m. at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Lucy A. Pornelos, 84, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance supervisor for the University of Hawaii at Manoa, died Wednesday in Honolulu. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Emil "Pony" Jr. and Rudy; daughters Lucy Visperas and Juanita McIntyre; hanai brother John-Paul Kapu, 18 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cremation to follow; private inurnment at a later date.
Marcia R. Sekimura, 79, of Hilo, a retired floral designer, died Friday in Hilo Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Raymond; sons Carl and Donald; brother Junji Sugao; sister Yukiko Yamamoto, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ted T. Shinbo, 87, of Hilo, a retired delivery-salesperson for Kalakaua Kleaners, died Friday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mildred H.; daughters Nancy Watanabe, Janice Ohara and Myrna Amimoto; brothers Saburo Sugai, Shogo Sugai and Yoshiji Sugai; sisters Harumi Horiuchi and Yoshie Hayashida, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Jason G. Souza, 46, of Waimanalo, a retired machinist for the City and County Board of Water Supply, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Coralene; mother Ethel; brother Reginald Jr. and sister Susan Pavao. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services to be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Takashi R. Takishita, 81, of Honolulu, a retired staff sergeant for the U.S. Army, died June 26 in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Joyce F.; daughters Kathryn M. Yoshida and Sandra N. Nakashima; sisters Asako Konishi and Marjorie Tanoue; brothers Francis and Shozo, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Joseph H.Y. "Ahuna" Ting, 85, of Honolulu, a retired construction foreman, died June 2 in Kuakini Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katherine C.; daughter Jennie Keola; brothers Jonah and Peter, and two grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30. Burial: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers.
Dorothy M. Tomonari, 90, of Honolulu, a retired registered nurse, died July 2 in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Wainaku, Maui. She is survived by daughter Pat T. Fujita, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Jeffery K. Tsukamoto, 48, of Kaneohe, co-owner of 50th State Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Company, died July 3 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Vivian; sons Jay Tsukamoto, Joshua Tsukamoto and Toby Kim; daughter Carlee Kim; father Shizuo, and brother Jon. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at St. Ann's Church. Call after 2 p.m.
Kam Y. Young, 101, of Honolulu, proprietor of the Candy Trading Center, died July 2 in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons James, Sammy and Stanley; daughter Susan Lum, 14 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head 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.