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Maile H.M. Aina, 83, of San Bruno, Calif. and formerly of Hilo, a retired nurse's aide, died Friday in Daly City, Calif. She was born in Hilo, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Harriet Akiona, Kay Makaiwi, Maile Aina, Lucy Kuikahi, Kaleilehua Ishibashi, Kalaunani Nunnally and Roselani Napeahi; sons Harry, Alvin and William Aina and Elia Loa; sister Lucy Loa, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keaukaha Ward. Call from 8 to 10 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery, Mormon Plot. Casual attire.Melanio F. "Junior" Aquino Jr., 20, of Kapalua, Maui, a prep cook for Castway Cafe, died Saturday at home. He was born in Wailuku, Maui. He is survived by father Melanio; mother Dolores Krumwiede; brothers Richard and Randy; grandparents Juesus and Claudia Fernando and Tante and Inocencia Aquino, and great-grandmother Semina Duque. Sharing of his life services: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
James D. Baggett, 78, of Wahiawa, a retired Southern Baptist minister, died Friday. He also served in World War II in the Marine Corps. He was born in Kentucky. He is survived by wife Florence; sons Jon and James; daughter Johanna; brothers Thomas, William, Wallace, Robert, John, Frank and Ralph; sisters Virginia Kok and Dean Peniche, and two grandsons. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church. Committal services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph L. "Ola" Ching, 67, of Hawaii Kai, a retired GTE Hawaiian Telephone Kapahulu yard station installation supervisor, died Feb. 24 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Papakolea, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Wehilani; sons Joseph Jr. and Wilfred "Hano"; daughters Jonell Ching-Kalua, Raynette Ah Chong and Carmella Ching; brother Ambrose; sisters Veronica Chung, Virginia Kam, Barbara Kaili and Hattie J. Markham, and 11 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m.
Henry B. Eli Jr., 43, of Waianae, a drug counselor at the Waianae Comprehensive Center, died Sunday in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He is survived by parents Henry B. Eli and Donna-May L. Jensen; brother Joseph P. Sanchez, and sisters Kathy Muller, Bernice K. Brown, Kealii Elmer and Tina Sanchez. Buddhist memorial services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Christian memorial services at 11 a.m.
Kitaru Hiroe, 85, of Wahiawa, who retired from Dole Pineapple Co., died Thursday. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Hanako "Doris"; sons Garrick and Russell; daughters Gail Takeuchi and Carol Segawa, and three grandsons. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Samuel S. "Sam" Ige, 77, of Honolulu, a retired farmer, died Jan. 28 in Raguindin Care Home. He was born in Kahaluu. He is survived by wife Jane T.; sons Clayton K. and Stanley A.; daughter Marilyn E. Kimura; brother Harold T.; sisters Teruko Ige, Elaine Hirayama and Shirley Afuso, and a granddaughter. Private services.
Jack B. Jung, 84, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Alakea Jewelry, died Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Mae M.L.; son Dennis W.; sister Bat Har Lui, and two grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from noon to 2:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers.
Joseph I. "Joey" Kaipo, 36, of Kona, Hawaii, a drywaller with J&J Drywall, will be remembered at services and scattering of ashes at sea at 5 p.m. Friday at Honokohau Harbor. Meet at the Oasis area at 4:30 p.m. for a gathering. Keep to the right side and follow the balloons. The vessel Moku Nani II will depart from the harbor. Kaipo died in Kona Community Hospital after a motorcycle accident Friday on Kuakini Highway. He was also a roofer with Above All Roofing. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nicole D.; daughter Megan L.; father Ivar "Joe"; mother Janet Fischer; sisters Lisa L. Kaipo and Robbin Graham, and grandparents Norma Kaipo and Ernest and Dorene Wilson. In lieu of flowers, monetary gifts will be accepted for his 4-year-old daughter, Megan L. Kaipo, for an education trust fund. Checks suggested to Megan Kaipo; c/o 73-1338 Kaiminani Drive, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740. Casual attire.
Sharon L. Kalamau, 49, of Honolulu, head custodian at Stevenson Intermediate School, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Eddie; sons Lesley Rodrigues, Francis Kalamau, Kanaka Cisco and Eddie "Tiger" Kalamau; daughters Kehaulani and Kalona Kalamau and Donnalynn and Darnelle DeMello; mother Esther Rodrigues; brothers Melvin, Alan, Ronald and John Rodrigues Jr.; sisters Charlotte "Kehau" Ubando and Gail "Nani" Rodrigues, and 16 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Kingsley K. "King" Kipapa, 47, of Honolulu died Friday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katherine "Kaui"; sons Julian "Noho" and Julius "Ola"; daughter Bobbie-Rae; hanai sons Dennis Pule, Angel Savea, Mulinuu Tialavea and Lokeni Tuua; mother Rosaline; brother George Kipapa and Richard Enoka, and sisters Laverne Bautista, Vivian Kipapa, Rose Carter, Violanda Nakahara and Karlyn Figueroa. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers.
Takeko "Grace" Kise, 75, of Halaula, Hawaii, a retired licensed practical nurse for the Kohala Sugar Co. dispensary, Kohala and Hilo Memorial hospitals, Hilo Medical Group and the Davies Hamakua Sugar infirmary, died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Shinse; sons Cyrus and Edwin; daughters Georgia Abe and Lydia Kinoshita; brothers Tamotsu "Tom" and Seikichi "Larry" Teruya; sisters Evelyn and Yoneko Teruya and Jean Okuma, and 10 grandchildren. Wake services: 4 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lawrence W.K. Luke, 63, of Honolulu, a proprietor of L&A Upholstery, died Thursday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Helen Peralta; mother Rachel; brothers Gerald and Wayne, and sisters Sharon Luke and Melanie Horikami. Services: 3:45 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Democreta B. Madarang, 77, of Honolulu, a retired worker at Hawaiian Telephone Co., died Feb. 24 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by brothers Edward C. Baltunado and Daniel Consolacion. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Asao Matsuwaka, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor who operated A. Matsuwaka Contracting Inc., died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Richard; daughters Ernell Nishiyama and Faith Matsuwaka; sisters Mitsue Kono and Miyoka Matsuwaka, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Morse, 78, of Honolulu, a fellow emeritus at the East-West Center, died Saturday. He was born in Boston. He is survived by wife Romola C.; sister Sylvia McKean; brother Tony; daughter Sunita Kelly, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Waiokeola Church in Kahala. Memorial donations suggested to a charity of choice. Condolences suggested to 1621 Halekoa Drive, Honolulu, HI 96821.
Natsuyo Nagato, 98, of Honolulu died Friday in Hale Nani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by son Robert; daughters Mary Fujimoto and Eleanor Nagato, six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Fermin D. Nakea, 89, of Kapaa, Kauai died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Cecilia L. Hunter; sons Robert K. III and Clifford L., seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Highway. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Curtis D. Pacada, 36, of Lanai City, an agriculture laborer for Dole Pineapple Co. and the Lanai Co., died last Wednesday at home. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by brother Gary Ohashi, and sisters Sonia Pa'a, Rose Ballesteros, Anna Allas, Elizabeth Aspili, Mary Arreola, Caroline Hubert, April Pacada and Vicky Yagi. Rosary: 7 p.m. Friday at Filipino Clubhouse on Lanai. Call after 2 p.m. Overnight vigil. Mass: noon Saturday at Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, Lanai. Call from 8 to 11:30 a.m. at the clubhouse. Burial: Lanai Community Cemetery. Aloha attire.
David K. "Kawika" Purdy Jr., 70, of Honolulu, a retired ship-to-shore worker for the federal government, died Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jackie; daughters Colleen Souza, Jayleen Dunaway and Lavina, Davleann and Melvalee Purdy; sons David K. III and Jacob; sister Mildred Brovelli; brothers Moses, Joseph and Jacob, 24 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Call again from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park cemetery. Aloha attire.
Raymond Rosado, 81, of Hilo, Hawaii and formerly of Honolulu, a retired machinist at Pearl Harbor, died Feb. 27 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Raymond Jr., Stephen, Richard and Anthony; daughters Valerie Cummings, Elena Manini, Martha Watts and Marlene Rosado; companion Rosemarie Exzabe; stepsons Ronald and Chad Exzabe; stepdaughter Lisa Ramaila, 18 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park cemetery.
Alfred "Christopher" Rule, 71, of Ewa Beach died Feb. 20. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Perlita; daughters Sheryl Rule, Deborah Mariani, Annette Podawiltz, Alison Rule-Long and Patricia Wong; son Alfred Jr.; brother Anthony Bessara Jr.; sister Gertrude Keller, 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tomoichi Sakuda, 89, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Sakuda Shell Service Station, died Feb. 27 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Momoe; sons Herbert K., Walter T., Morris A. and Edwin T.; brother Stanley; sisters Shizue Ushijima and Hisae Tomimoto, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kenso "Ken" Tomomitsu, 85, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance worker for Sheraton Hotels, died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kimiko "Doris"; son Kenneth; daughter Susan Yokoyama; stepdaughters Nancy Kirk, Betty Uehara, Elsie Young and Jane Tsuchimoto; sisters Hagino Tomomitsu and Fudeyo Tado, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dianne B. Williams, 61, of Kahana, Maui will be remembered in a celebration of life service at 5 p.m. today at Napili Point Resort, Unit No. C-17, 5295 Lower Honoapiilani Highway. Aloha attire. The additional information for an obituary published yesterday was provided by the mortuary.
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.