Rev. Gyoko Saito, Buddhist minister
Rita Delgado Aiu, 82, of Pearl City, founder of Rita's Poodle Styling, died March 13 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by friend Benard Lanin; brother Joseph Delgado; sister Mary Cruz; and hanai daughter Brenda Marshall. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth's Church in Aiea. Burial: 10:30 a.m. National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. Flowers welcomed.Shinobu Joan Amaral, 72, of Kamuela, Hawaii, died March 19 in Hale Hoola Hamakua. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Leah Demaya; son Abel; sisters Sumi Ho, Barbara Yanagihara, June Matlock and Amy Holmquist; brothers Wullmer, Kyoto and Akira Hasegawa; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawi Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.
Samuel Omii "Boy" Apiki, 58, of Waimanalo, a warehouseman, died March 14 in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Ethel and Louise Punahele and Edwina Wells; and brother Leslie Punahele. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Ricky Edejer Ednalino, 40, of Ewa Beach, died March 9 in St. Francis West Hospice. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Robin; children Royce, Romeo and Rodel Mullis, and Lealyn and Analyn Ednalino; mother Lea Mercado; step-father Jesus Mercado; and sisters Florence Villanueva, Imelda Ebbay, and Rosemarie, Marivic and Norma Ednalino. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Steven Santiago Fernandez Sr., 65, of Wailuku died March 19 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Hamakuapoko, Maui. He is survived by wife Grace P.; sons Alan and Steven Jr.; daughters Val Fernandez, Judy Medeiros, Molly Kahakauwila and Suzette Dempsey; mother Emily G.; brother John; sisters Sally Carvalho, Martha Diaz, Margaret Franco, Violet Troche and Shirley Nobriga; and 10 grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Fumiko Fukumori, 88, of Hilo, a retired salesclerk for the Singer Sewing Co., died Thursday in the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sister Sueko Fukuda. Private services.
Margaret Souza Gilliland, 82, of Honolulu, a foreperson at CPC "Del Monte" Pineapple Cannery, died March 19 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Reynold F. McClellan; daughters Natalie C. Moniz and Nanita J. Lucero; sisters Mary Rente, Thelma Enos, Ethel Camacho and Ruth Souza; 16 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and seven great great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Patrick's Church, 1124 Seventh Ave. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Marvin Allan Hawthorne, 52, of Mililani, an assistant treasurer for Hawaiian Electric Co., died Sunday at home. He was born in Hot Springs, S.D. He is survived by wife Evelyn; daughter M'Shiela Salvador; mother Blanch Scott; sister DeAnn Hawthorne; step-father Stanley Scott; stepbrother Roger; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Casual attire. No flowers.
Peter Owen Hostallero, 46, of Lawai, Kauai, died March 20 in Wilcox Memorial Hosptial. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Kawika; father Perfecto "Perry"; sisters Pamela Palasco and Caren Kalua; and brothers Cameron "Scott" and Chadwin. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary, Koloa. Casual attire.
Yuki Ishihara, 95, of Kailua died March 16 in Nuuanu Hale Nursing Home. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by son Milton Arakaki; daughter Nancy Kira; step-sons Robert, Richard and Melvin; stepdaughters Helen Otani, Thelma Botelho, Peggy DeJesus, Lillian Ho and Sue Tanabe; 47 grandchildren; and 50 great-grandchildren. Private services.
John Manoua Kainoa, 83, of Kihei, Maui, formerly of Molokai, a heavy equipment operator for the pineapple company on Molokai and a fisherman, died March 15 in Hale Makua in Kahului. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons John A., Paul, David and John; daughters Joyce Kainoa, Elaine Needham, Sherlene Silva and Marielle Giles; 19 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Frank Keanaina Kuamoo Sr., 78, of Hoolehua, Molokai, a retired Federal Aviation Administration employee, died Mar. 2 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Terrence, Wakeland, Johnston, Howard, Frank II and David; daughters Mahealani Henry, Neaulani Peck and Cathy Kuamoo; brother Walker Hezekia; sister Jenny Yin; 16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Sophia's Catholic Church, Molokai. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes: Noon Sunday at Poihiki Beach, Hilo. Aloha attire.
Dore Monet, 50, of Honolulu, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice Nuuanu. She was born in Los Angeles. No survivors.
Shu Mei Ou, 52, of Honolulu died March 16 in St. Francis Hospital. She was born in Canton, China. She is survived by son Ri Wen "Peter" Li; daughter Ri Lian Li; brothers Man Chu Au and Di Nang Ou; and sisters Shu Ding Ou and Suk Kwan and Suk Chai Au. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Maxima Divina Perez, 87, of Waianae, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, died Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Arturo; daughters Iluminada "Luming" Fontanilla and Carmelita "Eling" Rodrigues; sisters Maria Rivera and Marcelina Degamo; 14 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. Service: 7 p.m. Friday at Garden Isle Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Cemetery.
Eva Lopez Rodrigues, 78, of Honolulu, died March 11 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Albert "Belto"; sons William "Billy" Benkman, Anthony "Tony" Rodrigues, Nemo Mokuahi and Ricki Mabrey; daughters Shirley Nitulama, Edna Mabrey and Carol Fernandez; sister Bernice Walwarven; 22 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Rev. Gyoko Toshiaki Saito, 73, of Honolulu, a Rinban minister for Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, died March 10. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Toshiko; son Shin; daughters Dawn and Maya; brothers Sadao and Sadaichi; sister Teruko Tanaka; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Higashi Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1685 Alaneo St. Cremation to follow.
Betty Mae Skates, 80, of Honolulu, a retiree, died March 16. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by daughter Penni Irwin; son Ron; brother Blaine Mack; sister Virginia Mohr; and two grandchildren. Services pending.
Betty Hideko Smith, 77, of Waialua, Oahu, and Haiku, Maui, former caretaker for the Haleiwa Beach Club, died March 16 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Edward, George F. III and Charles L.; brothers Tomoyoshi Higa and Samuel Higa; sister Molly Belaski; nine grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Haleiwa Boat Harbor. Call after 11 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow off Haleiwa Beach. Casual attire.
Althea Kiyoko Tome, 41, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Guam. She is survived by parents Richard Y. and Kiyoko "Ruby"; brother Reggie K.; and sister Dot H. Aguigui. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
June Howlett White, 79, of Springdale, Ohio, died Wednesday in Maple Knoll Village Retirement Center. She is survived by husband Emmet T.; sons Emmet T. Jr. and Kevin H.; daughters Nancy H.W. Opalack; and Pamela J. White; and seven grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the Memorial Fund of the Springdale Church of the Nazarene, 11177 Springfield Pike, Cincinatti, OH 45246.
Wayne Thomas Wood, 66, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Air Force staff sergeant, died March 9 in Kentucky. He is survived by wife Taeko; daughter Pam Danielle; sisters Mary Montgomery, Gladys Buckles and Shell Hayes; and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Makiki Christian Church, 829 Pensacola St.
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The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.