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Maria M. Anas, 97, of Waipahu died Feb. 21 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by brother Joseph Mendez and caregivers Sylvia McShane and William Domen. Prayer services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Matilda C. Balucan-Kuluwaimaka, 82, of Kailua died Feb. 23 at home. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Nario Libron and John, Dennis and Macario "Tony" Balucan; daughters Isabell Dela Cruz, Felisa "Ann" Gragas, Priscilla Magallanes, Patricia "Lani" Segovia and Matilda "Mattie" Cazimero; 39 grandchildren; 72 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Born Temple in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Cemetery in Hilo. Casual attire.
Beatrice L. Barrett, 88, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired laboratory technician, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Tomahawk, Wis. She is survived by caregiver Yolanda Aiona. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Puna Seventh-day Adventist Church in Paradise Park. Call after 6 p.m. Urn committal services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Romana B. Batangan, 76, of Honolulu died Feb. 12 at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Eugenio; sons Wilson, Mario, Edwin and Michael-Ryan; daughters Monica and Norma Batangan, Carlina Ramos, Florentina Paguirigan and Cres Cainguitan; brother Johnny Campos, 16 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
David S. Chijimatsu, 53, of Honolulu died Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday.
Anthony "Tony" DeCosta Jr., 57, of Hawi, Hawaii, a former employee of the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, died Feb. 21 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Victor K. and Ammory; daughters Amanda DeCosta and Kimberlee Cariaga; sister Nona Hewlen; brother William, and three grandchildren. Private services. Condolences suggested to 1580-D Kaupili St., Hilo, HI 96720.
Allan I. Edwards, 69, of Honolulu, a retired paratrooper with the U.S. Army, died Thursday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was veteran of the Korean Conflict. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Cristeta P.; son Jesse; daughter Rose Marie; brother Roy Andrews; sisters Joyce Pappe, Barbara Marin, Bobbie Jean Laird and Shirley Grabher, and two granddaughters. Memorial Mass: noon Wednesday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace.
Hung Bun Fong, 58, of Honolulu, a waiter at Top of Waikiki, died Feb. 26 at home. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Kenneth and Kin Hang; daughters Ka Wan and Ka Wai Trang; sister Tik Man Yeung; stepbrother Sam Law, and a granddaughter. Taoist services: 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Rosario L. Goroza, 76, of Waipahu is also survived by brother Samson Cabastes. the family provided the additional information for an obituary published Saturday.
Kala'i O Kalani Soriano Hanog, infant daughter of Joshua Hanog and La'ikealoha Soriano, died Tuesday in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. She is also survived by grandparents Wallace Hanog, Bernadette Giron and Mapuana K. Soriano, and great-grandparents Mamerto and Eulalia Giron, Larry Hanog, Eloise Mahaulu, Samuel Kaopuiki, Emilio Soriano and George and Betty Kahoohalahala. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Kalokahi Church at Koele, Lanai. Call from 9 a.m. to noon. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Edwin G. Kalilikane Jr., 75, of Waianae, a retired worker at Fort Shafter Family Housing Division, died Feb. 24 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Motoe; sons Edwin G. III, Abraham W., Albert H. and David E.; daughter Jane Machado; three brothers; two sisters, and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makakilo Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Hatsue Kaneshiro, 87, of Honolulu died Feb. 26 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons William S., James T., Edward A., Paul N. and Richard Y.; brothers Shigeru, Goro and Richard; sisters Ruth S. Kaneshiro, Doris Ajimine and Frances M. Kiyuna, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Arthurene L. "Aunty" Kim, 61, of Gresham, Ore. and formerly of Honolulu, a retired accounts receivable clerk for Sears and Kaiser Permanente, died Feb. 22. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Girard; sons Vance and Christopher; daughter Lisa; sisters Rhoda Benson, Sandy Loudermilk and Lani Spencer, and five grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Malcolm B.Y. Kop, 82, of Marin County, Calif., who taught at Mun Lun School, died last Monday in Narub County, California. He also worked at Pearl Harbor and Army Headquarters in Tokyo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Steven "Karlton" and Weslie, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Evelyn R. "Pinkie" Lagaret, 68, of Kailua died Feb. 20 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Godofredo; sons Anthony and Gregory "Finikie" Kanoa and Raymond Roller; daughters Eldora Figueroa and Sharon Mandeville; brothers Richard, Ronald and Reggie Roller; sister Diane Feliciano, 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow.
Edwin M.S. "Eddie Bear" Lee, 82, of Makakilo died Wednesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Grace K.; sons Richard E.K., Thomas and Henry K.; daughters Evelyn L. McCuin, Edwina L. Wong and Aloma L. Alexander; sister Elizabeth Kalama, 18 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Makakilo Baptist Church. Call after 7 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
William Q.W. "Gunner" Loo, 76, of Kailua, a retired mechanic for Pan American World Airways, died Feb. 22. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Henry K.Y. "Hank" and John K.Y., and sisters Beatrice N.G. Loo Pang and Peggy N.K. Loo Martin. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation and private scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ricardo "Cardo" Magarin, 54, of Kahului, Maui, an irrigator for HC & S, died Feb. 26 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Aniceta; sons Robert and Ronald; daughter Jina; father Gregorio G.; brothers Guillermo, Angel, Rosebello and Rogelio; sisters Demetria Balanay and Castora Rivera, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Norman's Chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Christ the King Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Phillip M. McCravey, 19, of Enumclaw, Wash., a personal trainer with Bally's Total Fitness, died Feb. 17 in Washington. He is survived by mother Tauna; grandparents William and Elaine McCravey and Yoshio and Mildred Matsuyoshi, and great-grandparents Kimie Matsuyoshi and Mildred Johnson. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Charles D. "Mac" McLaughlin, 79, of Honolulu, a retired logistician with the federal government, died Feb. 24 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He is survived by wife Marilyn "Nellie"; sons Daniel P. and Mark; stepdaughter Martha Stassen, and brothers Harry and William. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Clement's Church. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. next Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. In lieu of flowers, contributions are suggested to "Mac's" favorite charities.
Mildred K. Miyazono, 82, of Honolulu, a retired cashier for Eastman Kodak Co., died Feb. 24 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Mana, Kauai. She is survived by brothers Larry K. and Elliott S., and sisters Fujie Koizumi, Georgina M. Katase and Jeannette T. Miyazono. Private services.
Julio Nieves, 71, of Kaunakakai, Molokai, who worked for the Molokai pineapple plantation, died Feb. 25 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by sister Juanita N. Taculog. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Sophia Church, Molokai. Call from 9 to 10:45 a.m. Burial: Kapaakea Cemetery. Casual attire.
Antonio "Tony" Palahang, 74, of Kapolei, a retired nuclear welder at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Feb. 24 at home. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by wife Rita; son Edward; daughters Adeline Mendez and Verna and Corinne Palahang, 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Jose S.P. Ramelb, 79, of Ewa Beach died Feb. 21 in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cornelia A.; daughters Consolacion "Connie" Lubera, Lydia Uson, Gloria Magarin and Claire Ramelb; son Tomas; brother Juan; sisters Gregoria and Anacleta; 15 grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nicholas C. Santana, 86, of Waianae, a retired heavy equipment operator at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Thursday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Ka'u, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Julia; sons Melvin and Nicholas Jr.; daughter Josephine Kuchta; sisters Ceila Ferch, Anna Thornberg, Emily Aki and Elsie Johnson; eight grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.
Christopher G. Schwanz, infant son of Guilherme and Carla, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is also survived by brother Calvin Z.G., and grandparents Maria D. Gould and Marie T.P. and Jose C.P. Schwanz. Services: 4 p.m. today at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Burial on the mainland. Casual attire.
Andrew Y.D. Song, 57, of Honolulu, a minister, died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Seoul, Korea. He is survived by wife Moon Hui; son Nathaniel; mother Yong Kyu; brother Yoon Suk, and sisters Myung Ja Chung, Jung Ja Kim and Young Hui Shin. Services: noon Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Bernadine Ann P. Spencer, 42, of Kaneohe, an educator, died Tuesday in Kaneohe. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Sidney; sons Quentin Apilando and Dayton Spencer; father Daniel Pacheco; mother Beatrice Rodrigues; brother Daniel Pacheco Jr.; sister Ursula Tangaro, and a granddaughter. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Mitsuyo Yoshida, 88, of Kona, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Kenneth, Harry and Glen; daughters Yuriko Kamigaki, Bernice Yoshida, Emi Kamigaki and Helen Nagata; brother Tadao Miyagawa, 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual 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.