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Ike S. Agena, 87, of Honolulu, a retired federal civil engineer for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command at Pearl Harbor, died Aug. 5 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kaye and sisters Tsuruko Ohye and Momoe Suyama. Private services.Leetrice V. "Lee" Alhadeff, 75, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by daughter Robyn A. Matlin, sons Randal V. and Rick, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1:45 p.m. Graveside services to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Charles J. "Charlie"Castillias, 53, of Hilo, a security guard for Young Brothers, died Tuesday in Hilo Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Harriet; daughters Leah and Lyndell; sons Charles Jr., Calvin and Brandon; sisters Alice Legaspi, Angeline Montira, Anita Cadaoas and Lillian Naihe; brothers Larry and Ronald, and seven grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass:12:15 p.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial:Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Sumiko Chang, 72, of Honolulu died Aug. 8 at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughters Valerie Okada, Lori Sue and Sandra Asakura; brothers Mac, Gene, Gary, James and Glenn Matsuda; sisters Yoshiko Owan, Thelma Koja, Charlotte Kini, June Nakamura and Ernell Matsuda, and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Olivet Baptist Church. Casual attire.
Marvin H. Clarabal, 43, of Lanai City, a heavy equipment operator for Lanai Waste System, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by mother Genoviva, brother Manuel Jr. and sister Christine Costales. Mass:7 tonight at Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Prayer services:10:15 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial:Lanai Cemetery. Casual attire.
Pedro F. Estoy, 67, of Kona, Hawaii, a coffee and macadamia nut farmer, died last Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Melva K.; sons Peter Jr., John P., Shannon M. and Shawn "Tony"; daughters Bernadette Shimamoto, Emily Estoy Keka, Melva Estoy Moreira and Valeryne Estoy; brothers Clement, John and Herman Lopes; sister Claudette Hanohano, and 23 grandchildren. Prayer services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Rosary: 7 p.m. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass:10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Benjamin D. Galarse, 47, of Waipahu, who worked at Hawaiian Cement, died July 30 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Banna, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Florence M., daughters Jennifer A. and Jessica L., brothers Jose and Reynaldo, and sisters Amelia Galario and Corazon Tabucbuc. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Juan Javillonar, 80, of Kaunakakai died Friday in Kaunakakai. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jeanette, sons Ralph Berard and John Pagan III, daughters Arline Harris and Sharleen Pavao, hanai daughter Kehau Pule, 35 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Mass:8 p.m. Aug. 25 at St. Sophia Catholic Church in Kaunakakai. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Aug. 26 at the Kapaakea Cemetery. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Miriam K. Kalima-Briones, 73, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died Friday on Molokai. She was born in Pukoo, Molokai. She is survived by husband Alejandro Briones; sons Manuel and Daniel Briones; daughters Angelita Uahinui, Carol Anamizu, Cynthia Gutierres, Sharleen Briones, Guylean Newman and Laura-Lee Niihau; hanai daughter Miriam Kaauwai, 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services:11 a.m. Saturday at Kalaiakamanu Hou Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial:Kanakaloloa Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Sarah K. Kaupiko, 92, of Kona, Hawaii died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in South Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons John Kaimi and Geno Jr. and Willy Kaupiko; daughters Sarah Ruis, Mary Smith, Nona Tahara and Naomi Naipo, 16 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Wake services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Hauoli Kamanao Congregational Church at Milolii Beach, Kona. Services:10 a.m. Sunday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shoichi "Kinka"Maeda, 84, of Kohala, Hawaii, a retired mechanic for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Tuesday at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Rose P.; sons Danny S., Dennis G. and Alvin J.; daughters Annette K. Reyes and Sylvia M. Hussey; brothers Minoru and Shigeru; sisters Kimiko Okubo, Lorraine Maeda and Harue Kinoshita, 14 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala Ward. Call from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Burial:Kohala County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Michael M. "Mike"Okamura, 51, of Honolulu, a former copy technician, died Aug. 9 in Straub Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Robert R. and Jeffrey S., brother Stephen S., sisters Ann A. Ling and Mildred M. Okamura, mother Shigeko and a granddaughter. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masaichi Okano, 86, of Waipahu and formerly of Kaunakakai, who retired from Molokai Ranch, died Aug. 1 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Honuma, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Shizuko, son Warren H., daughter Harriet E. Matsumoto, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sylvia C. Ortwein, 62, of Kailua, a button collector and dealer, died Monday in Omaha, Neb. She was born in Superior, Mont. She is survived by husband Donald; son Douglas; daughter Michelle Maielua-Yamashiro; father Donald Westfall; brother Martin Westfall; sisters Susan Wing, Sheryl Falco and Mazel Stites, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Pohakupu Park. Casual attire.
Jane S. Ozawa, 65, of Mililani, a retired hairdresser from Barbers Point NEX Beauty Shop, died last Thursday at home. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Gordon I.; son Mark K.; brothers Shunichi, Toshio, Thomas and Waichi Kikuta; sisters Mitsue Abe, Chiyo Kidani, Kay Kaneshiro and Jean Oshiro, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Annie Chong Shin, 87, of Honolulu died Aug. 4 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Calvin, daughters Eleanor S. Wentworth and Barbara S. Ching, sister Margaret C. Wargo, nine grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Wilbert M. "Willy"Shiraki Jr., 50, of Kona, Hawaii, a technician with the Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Sunday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Noreen K.; sons Todd T. and Trent T.; mother Fukue B.; and brothers Clayton, Wilton and Dale. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Julia M. Calotis Upchurch, 68, of Chesapeake, Va., died June 11. She was born in Ewa Plantation. She is survived by daughters Jasmine Kregg, Kathy Aulizza and Sharon West; son Angelo Cassidy; brother Perry Calotis; sisters Florence Resgonia, Annie Mesiona, Dora Rogers, Drina Panoncial, Gladys Behic and Geri Hoshino, and grandchildren. Services held.
Douglas L. Wong, 69, of Honolulu will be remembered in services 11 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes:9 a.m. Tuesday at Honolulu Elks Club in Waikiki. Public is welcome. Incorrect information was published yesterday.
Alice O. Wright, 67, of Honolulu, who worked for Consolidated Theatres, died July 24 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Caramoan, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Henry; daughters Marilyn and Annabelle Wright and Grace Gaerlan; sons Henry Jr., Rey, Orville and Wilbur, 14 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ellen Chong Yap, 76, of Honolulu died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Leonard; sons Leonard Jr. and David; daughter Annette Okamoto; brothers Gilbert, Albert and Clifford Chong; sister Ella Chong, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services:11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial:Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Barbara Y. Zabaki, 74, of Kaneohe, who worked for the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Windward Community College, died Saturday in Kuakini Skilled Nursing. She is survived by daughters Barbara Lyons and Paulette Wisely, brothers James and Shige, sisters Edith Shishima and Dorothy Gage, five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. 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.