FRED GILLETT / ASTRONOMER
PAUL KIERKIEWICZ / 1954-2001
Felipe B. Acuna, 74, of Lahaina, a cook at the Rusty Harpoon, died March 24 at home. He was born in Legaspi Albay, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Francisco, Eufemio, Rogelio, Efren and Henry, sister Lourdes and 16 grandchildren. Wake: 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Norman's Chapel. Services: 9 to 10 a.m. next Saturday at the chapel. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.Vincil Langston Brubaker, 87, of Honolulu, died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness, 3644 Campbell Ave.
Irene Heong Leong Chun, 84, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Hale Nani Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother George Leong. Graveside services: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Irma Meyer Conwell, of Honolulu, a language arts teacher at Kamehameha Schools and in Connecticut and New Jersey, died Tuesday in Arcadia Retirement Residence. She was born in Philadelphia. She is survived by daughters Cynthia Cook, Priscilla Deck and Gloria Conwell-Carter, sister Annetee Burgin and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 3:30 p.m. tomorrow at Arcadia Retirement Residence Chapel. Burial in Massachusetts.
Albert DeLima, 82, of Olinda, Maui, who retired from Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Elsie, son Arthur, daughter Lorraine Gomes, brother Abel, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Andrew Jonah Delos Reyes, 18, of Mililani, died April 13. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Samuel "Sammy," mother Evelyn, brothers Justin and Keith, and grandmother Loretta. Wake: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
John S. Farmer, 88, of Honolulu, a retired manager with Kaiser Cement & Aluminum, died last Saturday. He is survived by wife Mary A., son James, daughter Nancy Swenson, a sister and six grandchildren. Memorial services over ashes: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Lawrence Leslie German, 90, of Lihue, a draftsman, died Thursday at home. He was born in Idaho. He is survived by sons Robert and Philip, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services at a later date.
Alice Agnes Andrade Lambert, 94, of Montesano, Wash., died April 25 in Montesano. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Clarence and Harold Andrade, and stepson Richard Lambert. Graveside services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Henry G.J. Lau, 75, of Kailua, who retired from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Thursday in Kailua. He was also co-partner of Sweetheart's Lei Shop in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth "Sweetheart"; sons the Rev. Leonard, Henry, Gary and Michael; daughter Angel Yamashita; brothers George and Peter; sisters Loretta Korzon, Janet Roberts and Doris Lyman; stepmother Lin; 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Dorothy "Dottie" McKey, 64, of Honolulu, a caregiver, died April 17 in Honolulu. She was born in Liverpool, England. She is survived by sisters Linda Peters and Audrey Anderson, brothers John and George Houghton, and stepmother Cecilia Houghton. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Magic Island, lagoon area. Aloha attire. Call 923-2192 for more information.
Fabian K. Niau-Patea, infant son of Freddy Patea and Faith Niau, died April 16 in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. He is also survived by grandparents Victor and Susan Niau and Aliitaeao Ofifa. No services.
Joseph "Boy" Pagan Jr., 79, of Haiku, Maui, who retired from Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Tuesday at home. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons Joseph, David, Michael, Leonard and Clifford Pagan and Frank Bernard; daughter Gwen Bernard; brothers Moses and John; sisters Paula Garcia, Matilda Elizares, Carmela Mattie and Vicky Manuel; 21 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Norman's Chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Rita's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Jaycelyn Keolalaulani Veralyn Santiago-Burns, infant daughter of Nicole S. Santiago and Justin J. Burns, died April 3 in Hilo Medical Center. She is also survived by brother Raulin Santiago; grandparents Wilfred and Fina Burns and Arnold and Valerie Santiago; and great-grandparents Antonio and Loretta Glimane. Private services.
Bessie M. Shiraki, 84, of Honolulu, is survived by daughter Faye F. Tamakawa. Incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday.
Jason Allan Stoneham, 19, of Honolulu, an art student at Hawaii Pacific University, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Robert A. and Cheryl, and grandparents Robert and Gladys Stoneham and Robert Robertson. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church. Casual attire.
Kaname Sugamoto, 88, of Aiea, an instructor at Lanakila Senior Citizens Club, died April 20. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Emiko; sons Howard and Dennis; daughters Marjorie Yoshioka and Karen Harada; sisters Satsuki, Kanae and Umeko; 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Private services.
Cynthia Chiemi Sugimoto, 47, of Aiea, is survived by daughter Alaina Marie Ajifu. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Amy Emiko Umetsu, 68, of Aiea, an employee of McCabe, Hamilton & Renney, died April 19. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Chad-Ryan, daughter Janeen-Rae Umetsu Tabag and sister Mildred Yawata. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.