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Julian K. "Haole" Ahu, 67, of Hilo, an electrician for Kelii Electric, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elaine; daughter Rhonda; son Jonathan Young; sister Lorraine Pestano; brothers Robert and James; and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: Noon Saturday at Lower Moula Ahu Family Plot. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.Amituana'i T.F. Ai'i, 80, of Honolulu, a retired security guard for Trans Hawaii, died Aug. 31. He was born in Samatau, Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Tusipepa; sons Talosaga and Alaelua; daughters Muaimealelei, Leilua, Elisapeta and Taulesulu; brother Galu Sale; sister Leata Maea; and 19 grandchildren. Services: 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call from 1 to 4 p.m. Burial in Western Samoa.
Elizabeth "Libby" Akina, 78, of Keanae, Maui, died last Tuesday in Hale Makua. She was born in Kaupo, Maui. She is survived by husband Samuel; daughters Hannah Book, Vicky Martin and Rosemary Auwae; brothers Walter, Lawrence, Raymond, Joseph, Edward and Dennis Kekiwi; sisters Isabel Kaha, Lucille Smith and Agnes Loe; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Joseph K. Ayau Jr., 66, of Waianae, a retired welder with Mutual Welding Co., died Sept. 4 at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by brothers Howard, Alma and Kerlyn and sisters Sally Rutherford, Maile Paulos and Janet Mamizuka. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. to noon. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Seiki Azama, 95, of Mililani, a retired carpenter from Finance Factors, died Aug. 28 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born on Okinawa. He is survived by wife Tsuruko; sons Robert M., Moriyasu and Moriyoshi Nishihira and Harry S. Azama; daughters Edith F. Saifuku, Muriel Sue Higa, Dorothy K. Ross, Lois M. Sekigawa and Jeanne Y. Beach; brothers Zenichi, Koei and Masaru; sister Saeko Yonaha; 21 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Philip Canto, also known as "Skip" or "Momi," 58, of Seattle, who worked with the Small Business Association, died Aug. 23 in Seattle. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by brothers Ralph and Cornel "Butch" and sisters Josephine Walker and Myrtle "Tweetie" Pagaduan. Graveside services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Rafael V. Casem, 90, of Waipahu died Aug. 29 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by son Francis; adopted daughter Perlita Lucero; brother Alberto; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Albert W. Chang, 73, of Kahului died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailua. He is survived by wife Anita; son Harry W.; daughter Donna L. Beal; brothers Kenneth, Peter and Edward Chang and Paul, Walter and Stephen Petro; and two grandchildren. Mass: Noon Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
David S. Daniels Jr., 48, of Stafford, Va., died Thursday in Potomac Hospital, Virginia. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jovena; sons Sam Kea and Michael, Kona and Jesse Daniels; daughters Jasmine Paris and Kaipo and Maile Daniels; sisters Yvonne Cox, E. Haunani Valente and Ione Nobriga; mother Audrey R.; and five grandchildren. Services: 7-9 p.m. tomorrow at Norman's Chapel. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Eiko L. Franklin, 80, of Ewa Beach, a retired state mental health social worker, died Wednesday in Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Allen H. Lynde; brother Tadayuki Yoshinaga; and sisters Tamayo Fukuda, Fumiko Sakai, Yaeko Yoshinaga and Sally Porter. Memorial services: Noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to Alzheimer's Association of Hawaii.
Alyse F. Gillen, 92, of Aiea died Thursday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in New York City. She is survived by daughter Gloria Stack, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Janet R. Greene, 61, of Bloomington, Ind., and Kauai, a physical therapist, died Saturday in Vencor Acute Care Hospital. She was born in Hobart, Ind. She is survived by husband Robert J.; sons Barron and Troy J.; mother Helen Neitzel; brother Norman Neitzel; sisters Gail Fagert and Gwen O'Brien; and a granddaughter. Services on the mainland.
Florencia P. Guillermo, 65, of Ewa Beach died Aug. 27 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Victoriano N.; sons Victor and Eduardo; daughter Daniella Ines; brother Jesus Pagala; sisters Amalia P. Daguimol, Tripina Peralta and Azucena Magdirila; and nine grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Joseph R. "Joe" Harris, 31, of Makakilo, owner of Happy Carpet Cleaners, died Saturday in Honolulu. He was born in Fort Hood, Texas. He is survived by twin daughters Aliesha and Sheila; parents Bucky and Peggy; twin sisters Terry Harris and Sherry Tackmann; brother Jimmy; and fiance Cindy Ryan. Mass: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Holy Family Catholic Church, 830 Main St. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes at sea. Casual attire.
Brother Roland J. Hinger, 76, of Honolulu will be remembered in a Mass of Christian burial 9 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Call after 8:30 a.m. Graveside services: Diamond Head Memorial Park. He is survived by brother Eugene J. Honger and sister Marilyn Petre. Incorrect information for an obituary published Friday provided by the mortuary.
Mary S.H. Hu, 78, of Honolulu, a retired office manager at the Palolo Chinese Home, died Aug. 27 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by children Cecelia Mooney and John and Joseph Hu; brothers Richard and James Goo; sisters Margaret Purdy and Catherine Endino; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Daniel A. Kahele, 77, of Honolulu, a state maintenance supervisor, died Aug. 30 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy; brothers Phillip L. and Eugenio M. Pall and Charles U. Diamond; and sister Marjorie Mayberry. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Paul K. Kahoe, 69, of Honolulu, a retired employee at Public Works Center, died Sept. 3. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Emma Wallace, sisters Rose Tam-Hoy and Florence Minn and three grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Joseph "Stew" Kalama, 79, of Kailua, a master canoe builder, died Sept. 4 in Kailua. He was also a tour bus driver for Hawaiian Scenic Tours. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirleyann; daughters Duane Umiamaka, Kehau Gerona, Wanda-Mae N. Hoopii and Pua Himan; sons Joseph Jr. and David Kalama and Walton and Chinky Mahoe; 21 grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Charleen K.G.M. Kinney, 46, of Princeville, Kauai, died Sunday at home. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband William K. "Blue"; daughters Kalae F. and Chelsea N.; son William K. Jr.; father Edwin Fu; brothers Wendall and Edwin "Junior" Fu; stepbrother Billy Pa; and sisters Edleen Kaui, Clara Fu, Helena Giltner and Marleen Goodwin. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hanalei Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual and aloha attire.
Esther K. Lee, 73, of Honolulu, who retired from Woolworth's, died last Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Sharon and Ardy Gabalis, Rocky McColgan, Larraine Deegan and Yvonne Chance; sons Grover Jr., Harold and Jay McColgan and Kamery III, Reston, Donald and Kamery Lee Jr.; sisters Mitsui Lee and Shige Adriano; brothers Joshua Waikaloa and Isamu and Bernard Moore; 28 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Inurnment: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Gladys S. Madeira, 51, of Kapaa, Kauai, a preschool teacher with Kapaa Missionary Church, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Rodney L.; mother Kiyoko Matsuura; brothers Norman and Rod Matsuura; and sister Lei Odani. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Kapaa Missionary Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Toyoko Miyamoto, 81, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for Paradise Sportswear, died Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Howard M. and Stephen H.; daughter Sandra H. Bovey; brother Tetsuji Karawan; sisters Miyoko Kaneko, Sumiye Hasegawa and Mutsuko Kanemori; and five grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Phyllis M.T. Okamoto, 84, of Honolulu, a retired pantry worker for Fisherman's Wharf, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifford, Franklin and Kenneth; daughters Joyce Morito and Ruth O'Brien; sisters Flora Ozaki and Betty Kanaya; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Tomiko Okuda, 73, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Fashions by Tomiko, died Aug. 20 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband Masaru W. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Henry G. Perreira, 79, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Army civilian ammunition handler, died Sept. 1 in Kailua. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Genevieve Cobb-Adams and Linda Lidstone; sister Alice Perreira; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow.
Charles Reyes, 81, of Hawi, Hawaii, a retired truck driver for the Kohala Sugar Co., died Thursday in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Esther K.; son Charles; daughter Roberta Bounos; brothers Alfred, Joseph, Laurence, Donald, Richard and Frank; godchild Mary Lou Ignacio; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii. Call from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
James K. Sakamoto, 83, died Aug. 16 in Des Moines, Iowa. He is survived by wife Currine, son Marc and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Koboji Shingon Mission.
Beverly E. Schlueter, 63, of Honolulu, a retired teacher's aide, died Aug. 31. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Loren E. and daughter Deborah A. Memorial services: 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Wowie K. Sebastian, infant son of Fernando and Rosemarie Sebastian of Wailuku, died Sept. 4 in Kapiolani Women's and Children's Hospital. He is also survived by brothers Joshua, Reymark and Jofrey Racadio; grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Jovencio Sijalbo; and great-grandmother Juliana Cariaga. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Catholic Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Wilfred W. Staring, 80, of Hawaii Kai, owner and operator of the Great Outdoors Nursery, died Aug. 27. He was also a retired civil engineer. He was born in Sacramento, Calif. He is survived by son Roy; daughters Lee Ann See and Mary Fair; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Sunday at the Great Outdoors in Hawaii Kai. Call 395-0145 for information. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
Sugimo Takagi, 99, of Hilo died Sunday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She is survived by sons Yoshitaka, Harry and Alex Takaki and William Takagi; daughters Lillie Miyashita, Ann Fujiwara and Carol Matsuzaki; 14 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary gifts.
Joseph "Sonny" Texeira Jr., 72, of Puhi, Kauai, a staff sergeant with the U.S. Army, died Sunday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was also owner-operator of Sonny Taxi Service, employee of the year at Rampy Restaurant, security guard at Kukui Grove and retired heavy-equipment operator with Grove Farm Co. He was born in Puhi. He is survived by wife Millie J.; sons Larry and Timmy; daughters Valerie Sekimoto and Raynette Texeira; brothers David and Billy; sisters Gussy Souza, Beatrice Lang, Frances Getler and Dorothy Moura; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Delia Tokeshi, 52, of Papaikou, Hawaii, an employee of Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp., died Saturday in Papaikou, Hawaii. She was born in Lapaz-Abra, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Seikichi; daughter Denise; mother Bellarica Algarne; sisters Leticia Fontanilla and Erlinda Tauro; stepsons Rory and Sheldon; stepdaughters Iris Higa and Jann Truitt; and stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou. Call after 9 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.