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William Akiu, 61, of Hilo and formerly of Waiohinu, Hawaii, a construction worker and ranch hand, died Friday at home. He was born in Waiohinu. He is survived by brothers Augustine and Joseph, and sisters Margaret Lee Hong and Minerva Manuel. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Naalehu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.Roger Antonio, 59, of Pahoa, Hawaii died Oct. 1 at home. He is survived by wife Brenda Iwalani; sons Lokahi and Jason; daughters Kapulani and Tracy, and four grandchildren. Call from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Casual attire. No flowers.
David K. Broad, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired master sergeant with the 25th Infantry Division, died Oct. 1. He was also a retired corrections supervisor with the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility. He was born in Laie. He is survived by sons Gordon and Kenison; daughters Paula Pimental, Iki Fanene, Maggie Kahiapo and Kalehua Kaleikini; sisters Florence Burris and Marilyn Kozlowski, 17 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 8:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie First Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Randy T. Cabagua, 39, of Wahiawa will be remembered in wake services at 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. He died after being swept into the ocean by a large wave Sept. 29 on Molokai. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Renee C.K.; sons Preston T.K. and Zachary R.M.; daughters Brandee L.K. and Haillee N.K.; mother Leatrice "Lea" M.; grandparents Alberta Murphy and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lee; brothers Ivan "Iwana," Gary, Philip, Gerald and Stanley "Bobo," and sisters Christine "Tini" Cartwright, Florence "Flo" Soberano, Pauline Dela Cruz, Darlene "Dee" Guerrero-Villados and Edna "Nissy" Ogeda.
Harold B. Carmichael, 57, of Kapolei, an electrician with Foxbuilt Electric, died Thursday in Kapolei. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Grace; daughter Kim Arista; hanai son Zosimo Arista Jr.; brothers David and Jack; sisters Pinky Maynard and Niki Muerillo, and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Neal Blaisdell Park.
Masako R. Chan, 80, of Honolulu, a retired cashier for Payless Stores, died Sunday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born on Maui. She is survived by sons Edwin K.J. and Allen H.J.; daughters Gwendolyn L.Y. Young and Robin M.M.; brother Thomas Yamasaki; sisters Thelma Kobatake, Helen Munetake and Dorothy Yoshino, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. No flowers. Private inurnment.
Kameo Chioda, 85, of Honolulu, a retired gardener for the Halekulani Hotel, died Friday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Punaluu. He is survived by wife Tamayo and sister Toshika Shibata. Services: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Marie F. Farias, 78, of Kailua died Saturday. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by brother Richard Furtado. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dr. Bjarne N. Folling, 82, of Kamuela, Hawaii will be remembered in a memorial gathering from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Waimea Community Center. The additional information for an obituary published Aug. 30 was provided by the mortuary.
Doris N. Funasaki, 68, of Kaneohe died Saturday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George; son Ryan; daughters Susan Washiashi and Shelley Funasaki; brother Walter "Shank" Ikemi, and sisters Verna Shimabukuro, Violet Yamaguchi and Dorothy Tamura. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Frank B. Gavino, 51, of Kaneohe died Wednesday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jesse "Kalei" Balgas; sisters JoAnn Hanawahine and Carol Jean Yamashita; brothers Richard and Phillip; companion Theresa Doran; hanai daughter Charmaine Doran, and hanai son Michael Doran. Inurnment: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Noah H. Hamada, infant son of Bernie and Herman Jr., died Sept. 30 in Kapiolani Hospital for Women and Children. He is also survived by brother Herman III and grandparents Maile Hamada and Henry and Betty Tatsuta. Memorial services: noon Sunday at Cornerstone Fellowship, 1062 Ukuwai St., Mililani Mauka. Aloha attire.
Shigemi "James" Hayashi, 85, of Waialua, a retired crane operator with Waialua Sugar, died Sept. 30 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Haruko E.; son Allen S.; daughter Joanne P., and brothers Tsuruo B. and Kenneth S. Private services.
Bernard O. Kahawai, 46, of Kaneohe, a cook at Sea Life Park, died Sept. 26 in Honolulu. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by mother Nellie Aina; hanai mother Keke; sisters Natalie "Susie" Kanoa, Lavina Aina, Johnette "Pake" Wong, Debra "Nani" Hodges, Wanda "Uii" Denham and Michelle "Shadow" Kealohanui, and brothers Jonathan "Sam," Vincent and Alfred Aina. Private services.
Margaret "Pinky" Kaneshiro, 54, of Kaneohe, who retired from the state Department of Agriculture, died Wednesday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Leigh and Beau Kaneshiro and Tracey Kekahio; sisters Charity Kanetoku and Caroline Crofts; brothers Thomas and Lucky Kekahio; hanai daughter Lorna, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alex "Alika" Karratti, 64, of Honolulu died Sept. 13 in Orange, Calif. He is survived by sons Lloyd, Mathew and Peter; daughter Capucine; brothers Lloyd, John and Jim, 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services and scattering of ashes: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Waikiki Elks Club. Casual attire. No flowers.
Norma N. Lyons, 93, of Honolulu died Sept. 30 at home. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Merwyn Jr. and Lawrence; daughter Tamara Camacho; brother Abraham Mundon; sister Miriam Wong, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Morito Manmoto, 92, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired mill worker for the former Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Co., died yesterday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chieko; sons Kenneth and Roy; daughters Elaine Nagasako and Marian Kim, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kameyo Miyashiro, 89, of Honolulu died Thursday in Beverly Manor Convalescent Center. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Douglas and David; daughter June Gibo; stepsons Morris and Roger; stepdaughters Sue Gerrish and Nancy Ichinaga; brothers George Nakamura and Jitsuyoshi Nakandakare; sister Agnes Narca, 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire.
Clyde T. Omija, 72, of Hilo, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ellen W.Y.; sons Clyde T. Jr., Warren M. and Russell Y.; daughters Cynthia M. Lewi and Lorraine K. Keohuloa; brothers Charles, Richard and Walter; sister Lurline Phelps, and nine grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
George C. "Big Boy" Oyasato, 80, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired supervisor with Grove Farm Sugar Co., died yesterday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was also with the U.S. Army Intelligence Service in the Philippines and New Guinea. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kimiye; son Jed C.; daughter Norine; brothers Thomas and John, and sister Aiko Silva. Services: 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Kauai Veterans Center. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fortunato B. Pablo, 85, of Eleele, Kauai, a retired groundskeeper with Rehabilitation Unlimited of Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Isidora D.; sons Rosendo, Eden and Efren; daughters Prima Cabatan, Leonora Felipe and Nicolasa Castillo, 31 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Katherine H. Shibuya, 75, of Honolulu is survived by brother Gerald Kushiyama and sister Ayako Ishikawa. Incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
Abel "Cowboy" Souza, 76, of Hilo, a retired laborer for Jas W. Glover, Ltd., died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Vivian; daughters Nancy Schooler, Julie Alani and Jane Bumanglag; brothers Michael and Lawrence; sisters Emily Pacheco, Adeline Baruela, Hilma Lucas, Dell Vicente, Cecilia Araujo and Marie Souza, nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Belva P. "Bea" Tandal, 72, of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii died Thursday on Kauai. She was born in Laupahoehoe. She is survived by sons Randolph Jr. and George; daughters Arlene Maurice, Evalani Kum and April Simeona, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Prayer services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ellen L. Nott Tavares, 80, of Honolulu, a caregiver, died Sept. 22 in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Ellen Matson; sons Augustine III and Harold Thompson; sister Dorothy Nott Keliinoi, 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Gravesite services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.
Marjory Ann Teixeira, 65, of Waimanalo, president and vice president of Mat-Hawaii and Nortex, Corp., died Sept. 30 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Antone S.; sons Darrell, Michael, Norman A. and Rodney G.; daughter Antoinette; sisters Bernice K. Davidson, Colleen Kela and Henrietta A.M. Nobriga, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Georgina R.B. Toledo, 80, of Hilo, a cafeteria manager at St. Joseph School cafeteria, died Friday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. She is survived by sons James B., Frank B. Jr. and George J.B.; sisters Connie Campbell and Rose Braz, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eleanor C. Yamamoto, 86, of Honolulu died Oct. 2 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harry; daughter Carolyn Osedo; brothers Kiyoshi, James and Richard Tateyama; sister Beatrice Shimada, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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.