Asatomo Akaji, 77, of Lawai, Kauai, proprietor of Akaji Manju Store, died March 19 at home. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Bumpei and Steven, and sisters Bernice Osborne and Suzue Shimamoto. Private services.Malelega Bartley-Pele, 45, of Honolulu, a registered nurse for Straub Clinic and Hospital, died Wednesday. She was born in Fagaalu, American Samoa. She is survived by husband Uitinese Pele; sons Nathan, Timothy and Jedidiah; daughters Esther, Shulammite, Angelina and Lucia; mother Seleni Bartley; brothers Lavala, Papu, Sipili, Petelo, Filipo, Dino and Dezy Bartley; and sisters Lucia Bartley, Silia Ta'amu, Katelina Liliu, Filomena Murphy and Malia Durr. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall, 897 2nd St., Pearl City.
Eric H. Beyer, 30, of Honolulu, who worked for Oceanic Institute and Tihati Productions, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Rick W., mother Constance M. Reynolds, sister Dawn, grandmother Jean Kistler, stepmother Patricia S., stepfather Ken Reynolds, stepgrandfather Richard Kistler, stepgrandmother Priscilla Lee, hanai father Tony Festa and hanai brother Bill Barnum. Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Casual attire. No flowers.
Henry A.L. Chong, 77, of Hilo, a retired Hawaii County police officer, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yoshiko D.; sons Henry U.S. and Alan U.C.; daughters Mary Henrietta L.U. and Teresa Ann L.D.; brother William, also known as "Bill" or "Sonny"; sisters Rose Ah Yuke Kwan, Virginia Soy Kwan Kam and Shirley "Honey Bee" Tanaka; and four grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
Arsenio Tabelisma Cristobal, 90, of Eleele, Kauai, a truck driver for Kauai Commercial, died Wednesday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Fausta B.; sons Roland, Steven, Blaine and Darian; daughter Rosalyn Ribucan and eight grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. April 7 at Eleele Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual attire.
Fumiko Higa, 65, of Honolulu, a retired owner of Fumi's Dress Shop, died March 15. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons Clyde and Clifton Higa and Glen Knight; daughters Sharon Nohara, Christine Iguchi and Liddy Higa; sister Misako Odohira; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Esther Kyau Kahele, 89, of Waipahu, a retired forelady with CPC Pineapple Cannery, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons John "Fu" and Michael-Dean; daughters Sui-Lan Vellez and Pauline Reed; 23 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Leila "Aunty La" Virginia Pua Kauhi, 63, of Ewa Beach died Tuesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Julia Coito and Shirley Kealoha, brother Reginald Solomon and living companion Mary Nerveza. Memorial services and scattering of ashes: 7:30 a.m. today at Kuhio Beach, Waikiki. Call after 7 a.m. Casual attire.
Risun Kohatsu, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a retired maintenance man with the state Hanapepe Library, died March 21 at home. He was born in Lawai, Kauai. He is survived by son Gilbert; daughter Maizie; brothers Risei, Kazuo, Dickie and Nobu; and sister Tsuruko. Private services.
Vincent Tangonan Madamba, 84, of Honolulu, a retired taxi driver, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Cynthia Nishimura, sister Fely Macaraeg, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sally Setsuko Maeda, 80, of Honolulu, a retired pantry worker from Princess Kaiulani Hotels, died Tuesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Ralph M.; sons Raymond K., Edwin M. and Wayne T.; daughter Sandra K. Wong and six grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry Takeo Mizobe, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired owner of Mizobe Pharmacy, died March 18 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honahina, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tomiko, son Marshall, daughter Darrlyn Bunda, sisters Florence Muramoto and Alice Matsushima, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Shiro Nakamura, 88, of Lihue, a retired iron worker with Hawaiian Reinforcing Steel Co., died March 19 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Grace, son Steven, daughter Sandie Fujimoto, sister Kiyo Minagawa and five grandchildren. Private services.
Kenji Okada, 91, of Honolulu died March 8. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by sons Wayne, Lance and Kevin; daughters Pearl Winne and Paulette Hobbie; brothers Yoshio and Shotaro; sister Shizuko; eight grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Marjorie Mae Culpepper Parrish, 76, of Kailua-Kona, a retired court clerk, died Monday at home. She was born in Houston. She is survived by husband Buford, daughter Karan Schafer, sister Betty Helmcamp, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Buford Parrish residence, 77-407 Pelenike Drive, Sunset Subdivision in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. Donations suggested to West Hawaii Home Health Service.
Maxima Divina Perez, 87, of Waianae, formerly of Kekaha, Kauai, died last Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Ilocos Sur, 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 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 tonight at Garden Isle Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. Theresa's Church in Kekaha. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Cemetery.
Andrew Pola, 27, of Waipahu died March 19 in San Francisco General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Andrew Jr.; parents Talo and Margaret; brothers Philip and Christopher; sisters Amanda, Olivia, Fatima, Aneterica and Stella; and mother of Andrew Pola Jr. Glory Yoro. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Waipahu Seventh-day Adventist Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Martina Santiago, 82, of Halaula, Hawaii, died Wednesday in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by son Augustine; daughters Caroline Santiago and Amelia Yamasaki; brothers Felipe, Joseph and Augustine Torres; sisters Dominga and Adela Caravalho; 11 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 7 tonight at 53-4120 Akoni Pule Hwy., Jason and Robin Salvador residence in Halaula. Call after 5 p.m. for an all-night visitation. Mass: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church. Call after noon. Burial: Halawa Catholic Cemetery. Casual attire.
George Kosei Shiroma, 70, of Honolulu, a retired aircraft mechanic for Hawaiian Airlines, died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice, daughters Wendy and Donna, brothers David and Edwin, and sisters Mildred Taira, Florence Miyahira, Doris Momohara and Alice Chung. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Teofilo "Pilo" Aggabao Siababa, 91, of Aiea, a retired stevedore from Matson, died March 20. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Corazon "Cora," son Joselito, daughters Juanita Naone and Ederlina Dizon, brother Melecio, sisters Celestina Siababa and Andrea Esmeralda, and nine grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Tuesday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tsukasa Tanimoto, 89, of Honolulu, a retired plasterer for Okazaki and Sugai, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yoshiko; son Rodney Y.; daughter JoAnn E.; brothers Haruaki, Victor K. and Lionel Y.; and sisters Grace F. Okamura and Carol A. Yoshimura. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Lisa Mariko Yokotake, 38, of Kaneohe died March 21 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Darren, daughters Daralyn and Amie, father Akira Kawasaki, sister Gail Kawasaki and a grandson. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shizuko "Dorothy" Yoshii, 87, of Pearl City died March 20. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Janet Kimura and Eleanor Harada; sisters Doris Kimura, Grace Shimamoto, Mildred Taniguchi, Pauline Anzai, Theresa Kojima, Sueno Hirayama and Faye Aoki; brothers Tsutomu Ichiyama, Toichi Inouye and Robert Ichiyama; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
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.