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Music legend Leonard Kwan Katsumi Aoki, 89, of Kahului, Maui, a retired licensed practical nurse, died July 27 in Kula Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. Private services. George S. Benson, 43, of Waianae died Aug. 4 in Honolulu. He was born in California. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Kuhio Beach Wall. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Philip G. "Red" Bruchal Jr., 78, of Kahului, Maui, a retired mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, died Sunday in Hale Makua. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Julia S.; daughters Julie Ann Poaipuni, Mary Murphy, Phyllis Schmidt and Madeline Bruchal; sisters Ida Parrish and Rose Medeiros; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Arnelcus "Nana" Calistro, 95, of Honolulu died last Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Charles F.; daughter Dorothy Carvalho; sister Rose Silva; 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Violet Candido, 75, of Waipahu, who worked at Libby's, died Monday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Antone; son Antone Jr.; daughters Pat Hodges and Myra Salcedo; brothers George, Virgin "Jimmy," Henry and Joseph Santos; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:45 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Louise T. Caughorn, 64, of Wahiawa died Aug. 4. She was born in Hamakua. She is survived by sons James, Christopher and Jonah; daughters Cheryl Caughorn and Joyce Gibson; brother Basilio Yagong; and sisters Ologia Corpuz, Sabira Neice and Rosita Clough. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 3 p.m.
Frances J. Childs, 78, of Lihue, a retired jewelry store manager with Kauai Surf, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by son Patrick; daughters Christy Peeren and Candis Childs; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Lihue Public Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers. Contributions suggested to Wilcox Memorial Hospital or Wilcox Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
Matsue H. Claggett, 81, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Haina, Hawaii. She is survived by son Ernest; daughter Mary Lou Roberts; brother Yasumobu Hokama; sisters Shizuko Arakaki, Fumiyo Hamamura and Sumiko Futa; and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Private inurnment. Casual attire. No flowers.
Patricia K. "Patty" Cooper, 38, of Kaaawa, a flight attendant with Hawaiian Airlines, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Gary R.; daughter Siobhan; parents Philip C. Hyatt and Madeline K. Greene; sisters Terri Ann Quinn, Carla Hyatt-Davis, Stephanie Hyatt and Renee Arnold; and brother Brian Hyatt. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private scattering of ashes. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to "Wings of Hope," c/o Hawaiian Airlines.
Helen B. Evans, 78, of Wailuku, Maui, a self-employed Avon representative, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Daniel; son Daniel Jr.; daughters Beverly Anakalea, Linda Coppa, Gayle Salsido and Roberta Chun; brothers Abel, Joseph, Walter, Henry and Marion Jr.; stepsister Flora Ricker; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
David E.F. Wong Grossmann, 18, of Honolulu died Aug. 7 in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Bud Grossmann and Judge Frances Q.F. Wong; sister Elizabeth; and grandparents Marjorie Wong Tom and Gordon and Marjorie Grossmann. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Friday at Church of the Crossroads. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Doris C. Hagiwara, 87, of Honolulu, a retired employee from Libby's, died Wednesday. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by sons Alvin, Stanley and Raymond; daughters Agnes Ching and Jean Oshiro; brothers Tsunehira and Tomoharu Kai; sisters Mildred Yoshimura, Ayako Tanaka and Yoshiko Hirasa; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tamako Haioka, 90, of Honolulu, a former packer for Hawaii Tuna Packers, died Wednesday in Straub Hospital. She was born in Watsonville, Calif. She is survived by son James Y.; brother Robert Y. Takemoto; sisters Sadako Shidawara, Yoshiko Arita, Kimie Muraoka and Shizue Kaki; and a grandson. Private services.
Kaname Hamano, 88, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Ho-Me Footwear, died July 23 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Namiko; sons Harry and Ken; daughter Patsy Sakamoto; brother Masaru; sister Miyako Awaya; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Lawrence J. Hejdak, 70, of Korea died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Sun ok, sister Pat and brother Ken. Private services.
Romeo O. "Iggie" Ignacio, 50, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a former employee of the Hamakua Sugar Co. and Big Island Country Club, died Aug. 7 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Ballesteros Cagayan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Louise P. Pelekane; sons Romeo "Baba" Jr. and Rowland; daughters Ramona and Romeilyn "Romy" Ignacio and Romelda "Mel" Tabudlo; mother Marcelo O.; brothers Pepe and Johnny; sisters Aidalida Elisaga, Mavis Ortiz, Merigene Sadoy and Terisita Gaddi; and five grandchildren. All-night visitation: After 5 p.m. Friday at the family residence in Haina. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church in Waimea. Call from 8 to 9:45 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire.
Blanche Cup Choy Johnson, 81, a homemaker, of Pukalani, Maui, died yesterday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kokomo, Maui. She is survived by husband Robert L.; daughters Ululani Hirohata and Marian Maruyama; brother Edward Cup Choy; sister Myrtle Hine; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Pookela Church. Call after 9 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harold R. Kalaiwaa, 69, of Honolulu died Aug. 4. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Beatrice Cornwell; sister Beatrice "Leinaala" Wong; and brothers George Kalaiwaa and Carlyle "Kalani" Cornwell Jr. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shirley M. Keough, 64, of Honolulu died Thursday at home. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Martin; son Kenneth; daughters Kristine Bayot and Kelley Smith; brother Robert Castro; and three grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from noon to 4 p.m. Private scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kiyoshi Kijima, 83, of Pukalani, Maui, a supervisor with the state Department of Accounting and General Services, died Aug. 6 in Hale Makua. He was born in Haiku, Maui. He is survived by brothers Masaru and Yoshio and sister Sumiko Ikeda. Private services.
Jessie S.K. Leong, 87, of Honolulu died Saturday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Patricia N.H., Linda Yuen, Anita Chau, Sylvia Damrow and Harriet Leong-Hall and seven grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Community Church of Honolulu.
Sumi K. Matsuda, 98, of Honolulu, a retired private housekeeper for Sam Damon, died Aug. 6. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Hector, Richard "Abu" and Wellington; daughters Mildred Oka, Dorothy Amano, Alice Tkachenko, Mabel Ueshiro and Grace Mock; 20 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Shizuko Matsumoto, 83, of Kahului, Maui, a homemaker, died Aug. 4 in Hale Makua. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons Robert and Clarence; daughters Evelyn Matsuoka and Doris Sakaida; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hideyo "Sue" Miyamoto, 92, of Ewa Beach died July 19 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by son Henry; daughter Esther; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edward H. "Eddie" Nakashige, 80, of Honolulu, a retired city chief building inspector, died Aug. 6 in Kuakini Intermediate Care Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Edna M.; son Jan Y.; daughter Dale I. Hagadone; brother Thomas; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Herbert Y. Omuro, 94, of Paia, Maui, former owner of Paia Mercantile General Store, died Aug. 1 in Hale Makua. He was born in Japan. He is survived by daughters Joyce Nakanishi and Cynthia Ikeda; brothers Takeshi and Masahito Omuro; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dionisia R. Orial, 93, of Honolulu died July 30 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Abelino N.; daughters Francisca A. Gascon, Ermohina Kapukui and Juanita S. Macalino; 47 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call from 8 to 9:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dorothy D. Rego, 84, of Honolulu died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Stephen; daughters Patricia V. Cates and Linda Rego; brother Lawrence Denis; sister Elizabeth T. Jardin; and a grandson. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Tatsuto "Ty" Sasaki, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Plastering estimator, died Aug. 4 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Florence K.; sons Ralph M. and Stanley K.; brother Roy H.; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Marion R. "Ted" Shanks, 81, of Lihue, a retired farmer, died yesterday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Rogersville, Tenn. She is survived by son Ted; daughter Karen Liberman; and two grandsons. Services: 3 p.m. Thursday at Kauai Veterans Cemetery in Hanapepe. Casual attire.
Ernest Staszkow, 89, of Honolulu, retired from Catholic Diocese of Honolulu, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Josephine; daughters Ernestine Rapoza and Loretta Baptiste; son Michael; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.
Shigeo Takeyasu, 80, of Honolulu, retired owner of Lucky Cleaners, died Aug. 6 at home. He was also a retired state library systems maintenance worker. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Judy T. Izuka; sisters Yuriko Murashita, Masako Kurata and Hanako Harada; and three granddaughters. Private services.
Dr. Roy T. Tanoue, 86, of Honolulu, a retired general surgeon, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marjorie; son Dr. Ross; daughters Donna and Dr. Lynn Tanoue and Wendy Tanoue Kodama; sister Shizuko Ohta; and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Makiki Christian Church. Call after 4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Nora K. Toma, 80, of Manoa Valley, a retired cook for Outrigger Hotel, died yesterday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by husband George; sons Warren and Russell; daughters Jean Fujioka, Susanne Shimabukuro and Coleen Toma; brothers Gerald, Howard and Henry Ishihara; sister Peggy Higa; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Manoa Valley Church. Call after 5 p.m.
Alan M. Vare, 49, of Kailua died Thursday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Betty Y.; sister Donna S. Istilarte; brother Gary N. Wood; and sister Elena M. Wood. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment. Casual attire.
William M. Vasconcellos, 74, of Pearl City, who retired from the Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons William Jr., Wayne, Richard, Jeremy and Jerome; daughters Diane Ewing and Jennifer Vasconcellos; brother Anthony; and 11 grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
George "Vernon" Warne, 69, of Honolulu, a retired aircraft mechanic for the U.S. Air Force, died Thursday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in El Cerrito, Calif. He is survived by wife Marie and brothers Gary Robles and David Warne. Committal services: 3 p.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, contributions suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
Robert G. Wenkam, 80, of Honolulu will be remembered in memorial services 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Additional information for an obituary published June 23 provided by the mortuary.
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.
