Joe Abenicio Aragon Sr., 84, of Waimanalo, died April 3 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Shoemaker, N.M. He is survived by wife Hazel; daughter Mary Ann Leite; sons Joseph Jr., Thomas and John; brothers Mauricio, Lino, Patricio, Tony and Paul; sisters Martha Bodnar, Lila Schneider, Theresa Falkner and Mary Jane Barros; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:15 a.m. Friday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.Severa Laureto Baraoidan, 97, of Pearl City, formerly of Paauilo, Hawaii, died April 2 in St. Francis Medical Center West. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Jaime L.; daughters Trinidad Baraoidan and Violeta Pascual; hanai daughters Julie P. King, Nina Marcelino and Loretta Iocencio; brother Benjamin Laureto; sisters Rosario Guerrero, Luming Patibu, Florentina Mateo and Asuncion Soriano; eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, Pearl City. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Mariano Garces Cadaoas, 91, of Aiea, a retired taxi driver for Charley's Taxi, died March 25 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Beatriz and daughter Judelyn Vallesteros. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Julio Juan Cagaoan, 58, of Kaneohe, proprietor of Julio's Construction Co., died April 2 at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lolita; daughters Rosemarie, Liezel and Heather; sons Mark and Kelly; father Jacinto; brothers Benjamin, Jose and Jesse; sisters Cristeta and Rica; and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Full Gospel Temple Church, 2464 N. School St. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery.
Joseph Nacional Cambe, 79, of Honolulu, also known as Jose, a self-employed barber, died April 7 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Upeniana, son Arturo, daughter Josie L., brothers Isidro Nacional and Moses Cambe, sisters Josefina Bagos and Presentacion Bagos, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Richard Eleakala Cullen, 58, of Makaha, a Unisource truck driver, died April 6 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Elizabeth K. Medina; hanai sons Patrick G. Santiago and Stanley Santiago; hanai daughters Katherine Carter and Doreen Miller; brothers Pastor Walter W. and James Sr.; sisters Miriam Carnate, Eleanor M. Davis, Connie L. Watson, LorrieAnn Espinoza, Dodie J. Jackson and Janice A. Cullen; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at 87-1648-P Farrington Hwy. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
John "Jerry" Foster Sr., 64, of Aiea, a retired heavy-equipment operator at Hickam AFB, died April 4 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elva; son John Jr.; daughter Kimberly; sisters Elizabeth George, Emily Neves, Annie Mendiola and Pauline Eborn; and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Friday at the church. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Juanita H. Garcia, 77, of Honolulu, died April 8 in New Hampshire. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Joseph Lopez and Phillip Garcia; daughters Eugenia Stender, Ceceila Ho, Ramona Kaheiki and Laurene Kern; and grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Grace Yoshino Ishii, 72, of Honolulu, a retired sales manager at Muraoka Department Store, died April 6 at home. She was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. She is survived by companion Joseph Torii; daughters Karen E. Merry and Cindy R. Santiago; brother Tomio Nakamura; sisters Ruth A. Nakamura, Doris F. Takatsuki, Jeanette M. Higa, Charlotte S. Nakasone and Carole T. Nakano; seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services were private.
Leslie Shigeto "Les" Izumi, 47, of Honolulu, a Holsum Bakery machine operator, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Karen M., son Stephen, daughters Kimberly and Heather, parents James and Mary, and sisters Eleanor Shintani, Audrey Nakaya, Nedra Park, Linda Conroy and Colleen Honma. Services: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m.
Juan Laborte Luna, 69, of Honolulu died March 31 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Romana, brother Samuel and sisters Remedios Salvador, Angela Cubangbang and Virginia Magaoay. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery.
Jane S. Machado, 86, of Honolulu died April 6 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son L. Donald, sister Vivian Kyles, brother Daniel Santos and four grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Church. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to a favorite charity in lieu of flowers.
Kazuyo Karasuda Matsuyama, 97, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a retired coffee farmer, died March 4 in Keauhou Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center. She was born in Holualoa. She is survived by sons Philip S., Gary T., Leo Y., Fred I., Ned N., Arthur A. and Roy R.; daughters Emma I. Ono, Flo F. Riese and Mae M. Bisbee; hanai sons Boyd, Clyde and Dwight; brother Takeo E. Karasuda; sister Sueyo Kamei; 21 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Kealakekua. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Frances B. Orsono, 84, of Kahului, Maui, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by son Felix, daughter Anita De Cambra, sisters Lita Lydon and Anna Fabgregat, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Chieko Sakaki, 86, of Honolulu, a retired barber at the former Sakaki Barber Shop, died April 5 in Calucag Care Home, Honolulu. She was born in Kapehu, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Emogene Taniguchi and Anna M. Sakaki, brother Haruo Onuma, sisters Sumiko Suzuki and Ruth Yokouchi, and one grandchild. Services were private.
Celestino "Tino" Seguisabal, 87, of Waianae, died March 27. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Elizabeth "Juju" Mokofisi and Agnes Hubbard, sons Joseph Dias and Wilfred Dias, 18 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren and 17 great-great-grandchildren. Services were private.
Waynette L. Tom-Enos, 36, of Honolulu, died April 9 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Melodie, father Lawrence Tom, stepmother Sandra Kealaula, brother Wayne Tom and half-brother Lawmont Kealaula. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
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.