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Raymond Adric, 80, of Honolulu died Saturday in Tripler Army Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Clarence and Vernon and sisters Barbara McMillan-Gordon and Shirley Farias. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.Pamela M. Amiot, 45, of Waipahu, who retired from Jack in the Box, died Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Albert; son Albert "AJ" III; mother Mildred Mori, and sisters Patsy Mori Yanaga and Sandra and Cindy Mori. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
William J. Baxter, 63, of Waianae died July 16. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Maggie; sons Henry, Dereck, William Jr. and Michael; daughters Bernadette Awai, Uilani Alfafara, Maile Abellera, Doryne Baxter and Krisanne Puha; brothers Melvin and Alvin; sisters Shirley Nakagawa and Anna West, and 17 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Rita's Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Committal services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Call after 11 a.m. at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kevin M. Calistro, 36, of Denver died July 5. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Diane K. Witwer; stepfather John Witwer; brothers Keith, Darren and Dean Calistro and Sean Witwer; stepbrother David Witwer; and stepsister Lynne Witwer. Celebration of life: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kailua Beach Park, across from Buzz's Steak House. Casual attire.
Beatrice Y.H. Goo, 83, of Honolulu died Saturday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Harry; sons Michael and Russell' daughters Valerie Dennison and Pamela Yoshioka; brother Alfred King, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire.
Robin P. Guerrero, 44, of Pukalani, Maui, a former bank teller at Territorial Savings, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Hospital. She was born in Glenwood, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Gordon; stepson Matthew; daughter Shyanne; brothers Frank Jr., Peter and David M. Pszyk; sister Janet Kiley; mother Janet W. Pszyk; and grandmother Margaret Puu. Services over urn: 7 p.m. Thursday at Norman's Chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Venancio D. Guerrero, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a laborer for Lihue Plantation, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosita C.; sons Venancio and Rubin; daughter Rosalyn; brother Flaviano, and sisters Crispina Guerrero, Paula, Justa Criste and Justina Racca. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine's Church. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: St. Catherine's Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Harry K. Hayashi, 83, of Honolulu, a food and beverage director for Pagoda Floating Restaurant, died Monday. He was also a former produce manager for Times Super Market on King Street. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Lee; sons Dennis and Nathan; daughters Merle Hedani, Yuki Yamashiro and Heather Hayashi; brother Herbert T., eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Stanley Y. Hironaka, 66, of Honolulu, a retired electrician for the state Department of Accounting and General Services, died last Tuesday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Roselani; son Bruce; daughters Cindy Tokita, Carol Kava-Tanaka and Alma Hironaka; brothers Clarence and Clifton, and three grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 7 p.m. Cremation to follow. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Friday at Ala Moana Beach Park at Magic Island. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Neal Hitchens, 43, formerly of Hawaii, an entertainment reporter, died July 17 in Los Angeles. He was also an author, actor and AIDS activist. He was born in Milford, Delaware. He is survived by father C. Donald; brothers Robbie and David, and sister Donna Scott. Donations suggested to the AIDS Project Los Angeles or to an AIDS-related research/service group.
Andrew Kaopuiki, 76, of Lahaina, Maui, a retired elementary school teacher for King Kam Third School in Lahaina, died Wednesday in Hale Makua. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by sister Martha Kane; nieces and nephews Merle Keahi, Rose and Ian Swezey and Kenneth and Betty Keaunui; and grandnieces and grandnephews Chad Keahi, Edwin Rita, Debra Keahi, Albert and Haunani Kamakeeaina and Lehua Swezey. Memorial services: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Waiola Congregational Church in Lahaina. Aloha attire. Committal services: 8 a.m. Saturday at Mala Wharf. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Byron T. Kuwana, 45, of Honolulu, a heavy equipment operator with Young Brothers Ltd., died July 15 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Edward Masami and Doris A. Kuwana and sister Wendy T. Kimi. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tom Ah Lee, 81, of Honolulu, a retired foreman at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and the U.S. Naval Reserves, died Wednesday in Queen's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patsy; sons Glenn and Kenneth; daughters Sandra Low and Linda Lee; sister Ng Moi Andrews, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Serapin "Sonny" Lorilla, 60, of Hilo, Hawaii, a security guard with Wackenhut of Hawaii and Andrew's Trucking Service and a driver for Hilo Harry's Taxi, died July 17 in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughter Lori Mae Kuoha; son Alfred Keahilihau; hanai daughter Kanani Kahikina, and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Alae Cemetery. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Esther L. Lum, 80, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress from Holoholo Apparel, died last Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Tennyson K.W.; brother Gilbert Low; sisters Faustina Zane and Winifred Akuna, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow.
Arnold Martensen, 88, of Honolulu, who retired from the Hawaiian Electric Co., died July 15 at home. He was born in Roan, Norway. He is survived by daughters Alice Martensen and Kathleen Richey; sister Margit Bindingsbo, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 1730 Punahou St. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Felix A. Miguel, 81, of Waialua died June 21. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Esperanza; sons Vic, Reymundo and Charles; daughters Rebecca Ancheta Jr. and Geraldine Miguel, and 11 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 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Elizabeth K. "Rip" Naito, 84, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Wayne Soma; daughters Jacqueline Pactol, Linda Soma, Gayle Bonham and Barbara Wright; brother George Akana; sister Nani Lum, 14 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow.
Sakae Okamura, 88, of Honolulu died July 11. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by sons Wallace, Stanley and Thomas; daughters Shirley Nakagawa and Elaine Newton-Guttman; sister Kinuyo Doi, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Josefa C. Pasol, 97, of Wailuku, formerly of Kauai died July 16 in Hale Makua. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by stepson Sulpicio; sons Frederick, Florencio and Reynaldo; daughter Simeona Daliva, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Cemetery. Casual attire.
Chiyoko Shiroma, 76, of Hilo, a retired sales clerk for J.C. Penney Co. in Hilo, died Sunday at home. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Norman T. and Glenn S. and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at the Church of the Holy Cross, 440 W. Lanikaula St. in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
William K. Sing, 81, of Hilo, a retired investigator from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dora A.; son William K. Jr.; daughters Dassar K. Nojiri and Jaime M. Kawauchi; brothers Philip, Francis and Alapaki; sisters Lei Lee, Melvia Ching and Shirley Yong-Sing, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Raymond T. Tanaka, 77, of Kailua, a retired supply manager at the Marine Corps Base Station, died July 14 in Castle Hospital. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by wife Fumie; sons Randall T. and Sherman H.; daughters Lynne J. and Susan T., and brother Morito. Private services.
Muriel L. Townsend, 77, of Honolulu, a retired office worker from Tripler Hospital, died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother John De La Cruz; stepdaughter Joy Lee; stepson Reynolds, and a grandson. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow.
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.