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Masao Aotaki, 77, of Lahaina, a self-employed building contractor, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Kimie; son Reuben; daughters Judy and Elaine; brothers Takeo and Akio; sisters Natsuko Kaya, Ethel K. Yano, Esther K. Hanzawa, Miyoko Aoki and Lillian S. Uehara; and a grandchild. Service over urn: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Lahaina Jodo Mission. Casual attire.Leopoldo "Pono" Bitte, 74, of Honolulu, a security guard, died Nov. 23 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gail; sons Leopoldo Jr., Enricky and John; daughter Lucille De La Cruz, sister Josephine Hughes and 10 grandchildren. Private services held.
Douglas E. Bronson, 83, of Honolulu, a retired Air Traffic Comptroller and veteran of World War II and the Korean War, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by wife Mary, daughters Debra and Velvet, and brother Douglas Frank. Private services.
Edward R. Carr, 83, of Honolulu, a retired psychologist, died Wednesday in the Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Kansas City, Kan. He is survived by wife Ruth, son Michael, daughter Mindy Reeves and two grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of the Holy Nativity. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Church of the Holy Nativity.
Po C.T. Cheng, 88, of Honolulu, a retired school teacher who taught in China, died Thursday at home. She was born in China. She is survived by daughters Olivia C. Lum and Rosalia Y.K. Chan, and three grandchildren. Service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Honolulu Chinese Alliance Church, 2218 Young St., Honolulu, HI 96826.
Hisayo Cristuta, 92, of Kailua, died Nov. 24 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harry T. and George T. Ehara; daughter Linda S. Knight; sisters Katherine Kitamura and Clara Tomita; 18 grandchildren; and 28 great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Fortunata A. "Atang" Esteban, 68, of Waianae, formerly of Wahiawa, a custodian for Metropolitan Maintenance Inc., died Tuesday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in Paniqui, Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Fidel N.; daughter Shiela Batenga; sons Ariel and Edwin; brother Maximino Austria; sister Simeona Austria; and eight grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrow Church, 1403 California Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Burial will be held in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Russell C. Henion Jr., 71, of Honolulu, a retired dispatcher for the City and County Ambulance Service, died Nov. 13 at home. He was born in Ramapo, N.Y. He is survived by wife Loretta Y.M.Y., son Russell-Dean, daughter Colleen S.L. Lehua and two grandchildren. Private services held.
Anthonette S. "Cookie" Inocencio, 55, of Mililani, died Nov. 14 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Santos P.; sons Ruben, Ken, Santos P. Jr. and Socorro "Chico" Inocencio and Shane Rodrigues; daughters Shantelle and Shirelle "Nena"; parents Victoria "Vicky" and Eusebio Manuel; brother Brian Manuel; eight grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Service: noon Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
George Y. Izumi, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired electronic technician for the Federal Aviation Administration, died Nov. 23. He was born in Laupahoehoe, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Violet; son Aaron; daughters Arley Nozawa, Candice Naito and Beryl Izumi-Sawin; sister Chiemi Motobu, 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Service: noon tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Graveside services to be held later.
Yaitsu Kimura, 85, of Hilo, retired proprietor of the former Kimura Fish Market, died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yoshie; son Arthur; daughters Dora Sato and Frances Kadota; sisters Toshie Kamasaki, Tomoyo Yanagihara and Asako Matsushita; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Hilo Meishoin Mission, 97 Olona St. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Benjamin Lasky, 87, of Kailua, a retired U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and U.S. civil service librarian, died Thursday in Kailua. He was born in Krinky, Poland. He is survived by wife Somjit, daughters Jackie Palmer-Lasky and Yoko Konda, son Aye and a grandchild. Graveside service: 3 p.m. Monday at the Hawaii State Veteran's Cemetery.
George K.O. Lee, 76, of Honolulu, a Pearl Harbor and Ala Moana Hotel retiree, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara, sons Gregory S.S. and Anthony S.C., daughter Ramona A.Y. Kawasaki, stepson James Gay, stepdaughter Elizabeth Hill, seven grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Service: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:45 p.m., Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Clifford A. Machado, 46, of Honolulu, an Oahu Transit Service first-class diesel mechanic with 27 years of service, died Nov. 20 in Kaiser Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Stephanie; stepson Leon Sylva; stepdaughter Lalenya Sagisi; mother Victoria; brother Dale; and a granddaughter. Mass: 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Blessed Sacrament Church, 2124 Pauoa Road. Call after 6 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire.
Margaret P. Milton, 88, of Kilauea, Kauai, a marketing manager, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Providence, R.I. She is survived by daughter Jane M. Holsten, son William D. Jr. and two grandchildren. Private services. Casual/aloha attire.
Matsuo Nakamura, 84, of Wahiawa, the retired owner of Nakamura Fishing Supply in Wahiawa, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Waialua. Nakamura was a veteran of World War II. He is survived by wife Irene K.; son Dennis; daughter Gail; brothers Charles, Ichiro, Masao and Paul; and two granddaughters. Memorial service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ellen S. Nobu, 95, of Lahaina, retired librarian for Kamehameha III School in Lahaina, died Nov. 19 in Honolulu. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Alberta A. Nobu and Aileen S. Fujitani, brother Ralph N. Kubo, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Philip Pang Jr., 61, of Waianae, a musician, died last Saturday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Avis-June A.; sons Gavin and Darcy; daughters Debra Bessara and Alohalani Slover; mother Hattie K. Pang; sisters Lorelei Shimabukuro and Daphne Castillo, and four grandchildren. Memorial service: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Nora E. Sakai, 59, of Honolulu, a payroll supervisor for Kuakini Medical Center, died Tuesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James Y.; sons Scott H., Jay Y. and Todd T.; mother Kikue Arakaki; brother Stanley Arakaki; and sister Doreen Morinaga. Service: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ethel C. Smith, 80, of Niceville, Fla., formerly of Honolulu, died Nov. 2 in Florida. She was born in Festus, Mo. She is survived by husband Howard P., sons Leslie and Brian R., and daughters Kimberly Dunbar and Wendelin Smith. Graveside services held.
Pajita "Pat" "Pajing" Taculog, 76, of Mililani, died Nov. 22 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in San Felipe, Zambales, the Philippines. She is survived by son Lester; and brothers Leopoldo and Leonardo Ugalde. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary, Mauka Chapel, call after 5 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Agnes C. Tells, 85, of Mountain View, Hawaii, formerly of Waialua, Oahu, died last Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Robert and Harry; daughters Patricia Reis and Antoinette Smith; 19 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Service: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Samuel Uejo, 46, of Hilo died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Richmond, Calif., He is survived by parents the Rev. Richard and Masue, brother Daniel and sister Carolyn Kuntemeyer. Private services held.
Marie K. Veary Hara, 68, of Costilla, Colo., formerly of Hawaii, died Monday in the San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center in Alamosa, Colo. She worked in the hotel and tourist industry. Veary Hara was born in Honolulu. He is survived by husband Ernest T.; daughters Diedre Tannahill, Pamela Yim and Debra Hara; son Darryl J. Hara; sister Emma Veary, five grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Memorial service: 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Unity Church at Diamond Head Circle. Private scattering of ashes.
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 of the library's microfilm archive, which goes
back several decades, is available via Telnet software.