Lawrence "Jack" Douglas Ackerman Jr., 76, of Kailua-Kona, a retired salesman for Household and Automotive Paint Wholesale Co., died March 30 in Keauhou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Douglas III and William, brother Warren, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Honaunau Beach Boat Ramp. Potluck gathering to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.May "Babe" K. Awong, 63, of Maili died Thursday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by daughters Edwena Kamohali'i, Brenda Ali, Bridget Awong and Bonnie Kabisch; son Edward Jr.; brother Walter Aldeguer; sister Osana Cullen; six grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at United Gospel Fellowship Church. Call from 5 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call from 8 a.m. to noon. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Luella Mahikoa Council, 81, of Ewa Beach, a retired secretary for the state, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Rachel Kaonohi. No services.
Gary Wayne Fedalizo, 51, died March 23 in Las Vegas. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by sisters Rosemarie Daguio, Leilani Fick and Winifred Blancaflor. Services: 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Good Council, Pearl City. Private burial. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Gregory Dennis Final, 52, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a self-employed roofer, died Thursday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by mother Avis, sisters Deborah Gannon and Diane Mallory, and brother Dennis Williams. Potluck memorial gathering: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at Pohoiki Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Tadashi Fukushima, 88, of Haiku, Maui, a retired fire chief of Maui County, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was also a mason. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Yoshie, son George, daughter Doris Takeuchi, brothers Tsuruo and Dick, sister Namiko Nakagawa, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Makawao Hongwanji Mission. Dinner reception to follow. No monetary gifts or flowers.
Charles C. Ha'o Jr., 61, of Hilo, a proprietor of Max Dynamic Plumbing, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sue, daughter Gina, sons Charles "Kale" and Chad, sisters Marlene Kerner and Charlene Mancia, brothers James A. McCabe and Bernard C. Ha'o, and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dr. Francis Masashi Ikezaki, 72, of Honolulu, a retired physician and owner of Francis M. Ikezaki M.D. Inc., died Monday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Stella, son Gilbert, daughters Valerie Hao and Lydia Ikezaki, and brothers Toshiharu and Lawrence T. Services: 8:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stevens Namolokama Inanod, 60, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a supervisor plumbing inspector, died March 31 at home. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by wife Momilani "Pauline" Kane; sons Stevens "Kamo" Jr., Sherman "Laka" and Sam "Mea Nui"; brothers Val, Julio and "Winky"; sisters Leonora Kelekoma, Dolores "Dolly" Watanabe and Nani Harada; and three granddaughters. Services: 10:30 a.m. April 21 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Aukusotino "Gus" Iuli, 78, of Waipio Acres, a retired special police sergeant, Department of Defense, died Friday. He was born in Leone, American Samoa. He is survived by daughters Nevada S. AhLo, Vienna U. Nahinu, Celestia T. Lawton, Neva L.P. Brooks and Kanani T. and Dancette P. Iuli; sons Holbin P. Iuli and Gulstan A. Fonoimoana; brother Filimino L. Teofilo; 19 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at United Gospel Fellowship. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial services: 7:30 a.m. Friday at United Gospel Fellowship. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Andrew J.S. Kauanoe Jr., also known as "Analu," will also be remembered in graveside services 9 a.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers. Additional information for an obituary published Sunday.
David Kualau Keohohou Jr., 82, of Honolulu, a retired sanitation driver for the city, died Friday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; son Saffery; daughters Mary Keohohou-Miller, Elizabeth Counts, Pamela and Wendamae Keohohou, Davelyn Keohohou-Fukino and Roxanne Keohohou-Makuakane; brother Edward; sisters Eleanor K. Clark, Myra M. Mitchell and Daisy P. Kelly; 16 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Lewellyn Kauhane Kinolau, 57, of Honolulu and California, a retired waiter from Ilikai Hotel, died March 28 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Elana Wegrzyn, mother Sarah and three grandsons. Graveside services: 9:45 a.m. today at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Wilfred "Bufo" Yukio Koga, 66, of Waipahu, a retired senior buyer for Raytheon Services Nevada-Pacific Operations, died Thursday. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Louise; stepdaughters Cheryl Smith and Tracy Cruz; brothers Abraham, George and Ralph; sisters Masako Nishikawa, Helen Onizuka, Jeanette Horen and Judy, Diane and Annette Koga; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yoshiko Kojiro, 79, of Honolulu, a retired accounts clerk for McInerny Ltd., died last Wednesday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by son Ronald, brothers Kiyoshi and Akira Oshiro, and sisters Sadako Kawate and Akiko Hamanaka. Private services.
Antonia Agno Laguna, 84, of Honolulu died March 20. She was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Marciano Jr. and Adriano, daughter Felipa Baliba, brother Jose Agno, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Chieko Nagata, 78, of Keaau, Hawaii, who retired from Mountain Orchids, died last Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kaiwiki, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Byron and Wade, daughter Karen and brothers Masaaki, Takeshi, Haruyuki and Stanley Tsunemoto and Shigeo Kimura. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sylvia Rae Rust, 64, of Huelo, Maui, a self-employed rancher, died Thursday at home under hospice care. She was born in Virginia. She is survived by husband Francis G., stepdaughters Jennifer Carothers and Cynthia Westberg, and four grandchildren. No services. Memorial donations suggested to Hospice of Maui or the American Cancer Society.
Rosemary Nani Sepulvida, 45, of Hilo, a cocktail waitress, died April 3 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Reynold and Lillian Ako, brothers Wayne and Alan, and sisters Georgianna Santana, Patricia Wright and Donna Simpliciano. Graveside services held.
William "Skip" Kaawa Stone, 41, of Honolulu died last Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Tialynn; daughters Shaylin and Shandell; mother Josephine; brothers Dorin, Jonathan and Kanani; and sister Damaine Hasegawa. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sidney Yoshimi Sugiyama, 56, of Hawi, Hawaii, general manager of the Kahei Theatre, died March 31 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by mother Kinuyo; brothers Stanley, Clyde and Roy; and sisters Elaine Suga, Janet Bega, Betty Lum, Ellen Kato, Jane Kawazoe and Alice Ung. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Hall on Hawi Road. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
Patrick George "Pudgie" Ventura, 58, of Wailuku, who was self-employed in yard service, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Carol T., son Patrick Jr., daughter Brenda Kaaukai and sisters Carol Amarol and Cindy Williams. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Rose of Sharon World Faith Center. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the faith center. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Dr. Bernard J.B. Yim, 75, of Honolulu, a retired physician and educator, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara; sons Jeffrey, Stephen, Mark and Kelley; sister Agnes Chee and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ayano Yoshino, 91, of Hilo, a retired floral nursery worker for the former Hongo Nursery in Hilo, died April 2 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kaiaakea, Hawaii. She is survived by son Masaki H. Sonoda; sisters Misao Watanabe, Mitsuno Kobayashi, Itsuyo Higaki, Shizuko Tanaka and Sadami Hamamoto; four grandchildren and six 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.