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Donald S. Adriano, 56, of Mililani, a retired firefighter with the city, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Phyllis; son Brandon; daughters Darci and Deidre Adriano and Deanne O'Connor; brothers Lawrence, Robert and Clarence, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.Florencio "Insiong" Argel, 76, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired tractor operator for the former Mauna Kea Agribusiness, died Oct. 16 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Helen; son Darrell; daughters Cynthia Shiroma and Laurel Johnasen; three sisters in the Philippines, and seven grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Papaikou, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Laura Jean K.O. Chang Armstrong, 56, of Honolulu, chief of Community Health Nursing for the Department of Health, died Oct. 16 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Richard Jr. and Duane; daughter Kyllie Siu, and three grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Manoa Chinese Cemetery. Casual attire.
Victoriana R. "Mira" Calma, 65, of Mililani died Oct. 4 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Estanislao; sons Angel, Gerardo, Florencio, Inocente and Stanley; daughters Linda White, Venerose "Ven" Galvez, Mely Calma, Emelda Hruby and Myra Kim; brother Antonio Ramil; sister Guillerma Acio, 25 grandchildren and six great-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 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mary Therese Carapezza, 77, of Honolulu died Oct. 8. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She is survived by husband Edward; daughter Carol Drake; sons Edward and Dennis; brother Michael Mignemi, and 10 grandchildren. Memorial Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 4 at Sts. Peter and Paul Church.
Maxine E. Carlsmith, 95, of Honolulu, a retired teacher, died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Bruce, S.D. She is survived by daughter Marilyn; son Robert; sisters Leslie Smith and Jean Lothrop, and five grandchildren. Memorial gathering: 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Maxine's Hilo home. No flowers. Donations suggested to Easter Seals, Hilo Service Center, 49 Kaiulani St., Hilo, HI 96720.
Josephine M. DeSilva, 83, of Honolulu died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Gladys Ho, Gwendolyn VanCamp and Henrietta Jones; brother Victor Notrangelo; sister Aned Morris;14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Star of the Sea Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Chiyo M. Eulalio, 71, of Harmon, Guam died Oct. 12 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born on Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by husband German F.; sons Jaime M. and Herman M.; daughters Estella E. Tangi and Rebecca E. Haske; sister Sadako Ashitomi, and seven grandchildren. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Charles Fowler, 46, of Honolulu died Sept. 14 in Honolulu. He was born in Humboldt, Tenn. He is survived by stepfather E.W. Turner; sisters Sally Huitt and Susan Pierce, and brothers Michael and Mark Turner. Services on the mainland.
Maria B. Jones, 76, of Waipahu, a food service manager at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, died Oct. 14 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Andrew D. Bonifacio; daughters Rogelia Tarbutton and Conchita Remington; stepson Bernard Bonifacio; 16 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandson. Prayer services: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Thomas S. Kawasaki, 92, of Hilo died Oct. 14 at home. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Chitose; sons Clifton S. and Alan M.; daughters Katherine F. Cramer and Loretta N. Furutani; brother Bob H.; sister Mikiko Kaya, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Michiyo Kajiuji, 85, of Honolulu died Oct. 13 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Richard N., Edward Y. and Jerry Y.; daughters Nancy Y. McKee, Mildred T. Tokuda and Jane E. Celebrado; 13 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Roland D. Krieder, 55, of Honolulu, a social worker for the state Department of Human Services, Mental Health Division, died yesterday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Valerie Morris-Krieder; father Adam Pregill, and sisters Lori Mitrulevich, Chantell Collins and Renee Valentine. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. No flowers.
Francisco M. Lagunero, 61, of Waipahu, who retired from Okada Construction Co., died Oct. 15 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Remedios; son Allen; daughters Leelani Lagunero and Aulani Caputo; brother Federico Bautista; sisters Lucina Albayalde and Filomena Gualberto, and four grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Prayer services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Alfonso Lara, 61, of Lawai, Kauai, a proprietor in farming, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Alberta A.; daughter Shanlyn Mundon; brother Eddie, and two grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Holy Cross Church. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Koloa Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Dai Vi Luu, 38, of Honolulu died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by mother Cam Thanh Tho, and sisters Hao and Anh Kim. Private services.
Clifford M. Matsushima, 63, of Anahola, Kauai, a plumber with Kauai County, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hanamaulu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Katherine K.; sons Clifford "Kaina" and Dexter K.; daughters Deede Contrades, Cassie Camara and Leah "Teete" Matsushima; hanai sons Samisoni Tupou and Daniel Ventura; mother Helen R.; sisters Joyce Sasaki, Shirley Leite and Linda Antonio; brother Lester, and five grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Casual attire.
Cynthia Ann Moriarty-Schieven, 43, of Paradise Park, Hawaii, director of the Waters of Life Public Charter School, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Massachusetts. She is survived by husband Gerald; daughter Sasha B.; sons David C.; mother Jean C. Osborne; brothers Danny, Peter and Michael Moriarty; sister Mary Dale, and stepbrothers and stepsisters. Memorial services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Puna Bahai Center, Orchidland Estates, Mile 6 off the Keaau-Pahoa Highway. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to Waters of Life Public Charter School, HCR 1 Box 5352, Keaau, Hawaii.
Jane S. Murakami, 83, of Honolulu died Saturday. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Stephen and Gordon; daughter Linda Kobatake; brother Isami Ogata; sister Alice Yamamoto, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Kinue Yamamoto Okabe, 92, of Honolulu died Oct. 11 in Island Nursing Home. She was born in Wakayama, Japan. She is survived by sons James T., Kenneth K. and Harry K.; daughters June M. Yamasaki, Barbara U. Okumura and Shirley S. Yamanouchi; brother Tadashi Yamamoto; sisters Edith K. Yamada and Ruth K. Oishi, 19 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Althena E. Olsen, 101, of Honolulu died Friday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Hoboken, N.J. She is survived by daughter Althena Daly, three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Fumie Sano Otsuji, 97, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed vegetable farmer, died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by sons Richard, Masayuki and Edwin; brother Mitsuyuki Taguchi; sister Masae Uchimura, nine grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Helen M. Paoa, 99, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by son Gene; daughters Maile Akana and Keaolani Miller; brother King E. Zoller; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers and donations.
Harriet H. Schilling, 76, of Hauula, a retired housekeeper at the Turtle Bay Hilton, died Thursday in Hauula. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons John, William and Gordon; daughters Betty Jo Ishimine-Schilling, Carol Pagaduan, Elizabeth Asahara, Linda Switzer, Pauline Kanda and Janice Nakamura; brothers Clark, Kenjiro and Robert Miyashiro; sister Janice Toguchi, 18 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Catherine N.K. Spurrier, 75, of Laie, a retired schoolteacher, died Sunday. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by sons Thomas K., Howard K. and Garth K.; daughters Uilani Goldsberry, Haunani Manning and Iwalani James; brothers William, Harry, Ernest and Frank Kanekoa; sisters Josephine Bird and Edith Pahukoa, 15 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Hawaii Stake Center. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Adele L. Wills, 86, of Honolulu, who retired from Libby's Cannery, died last Tuesday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughter Nathalie Clark; brothers Alfred and Douglas Adric; sisters Elizabeth Miyamasu, Eleanor Eli and Margaret Markham, four grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Aloha 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.