Jesus Sebastian Abadilla, 78, of Honolulu died Wednesday. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosenda; son Nelson; daughters Gloria Duran and Estrellita Sagadraca; brothers Antonio, Celso, Juan, Mariano and Anastacio; sisters Martina and Visitacion; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call until 9 p.m. Thursday and after 8 a.m. Friday. Burial: Noon Friday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.Enrique "Henry" Agustin, 88, of Mountain View, a retired payload operator for Puna Sugar Co., died Thursday in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Pangansinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Hemina, daughters Connie Kader and Lee Ann Carvalho, sons Roland and Jayson, several brothers, a sister, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Mountain View. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Turhan Gil Bae, 42, of Mililani, a former sheet metal mechanic at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop 99, died April 12. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ann; son Turhan Jr.; daughters Theresa-Ann, Tiffany and Trini; parents Benjamin and Magdalena "Maggie" Gasmen Bae; and brothers Benjamin Jr. and Byron. Wake service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Lee Reno Dawson, 97, of Honolulu, a retired electrical engineer with the federal government, died April 20 at Kaiser Moanalua Medical Center. He was born in Washington. He is survived by sons Peter, David and Michael; daughter Nga Frisbie Dawson Smith; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: Noon to 3 p.m. May 12 at the Waikiki Elks Lodge. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Hawaii Chapter of March of Dimes. Casual attire and rubber slippers.
Debra Ann Ernst, 46, of Honolulu, an assistant veterinarian for Kapaa Pet Clinic, died Wednesday in Honolulu. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by parents Jennie and Wilbert, sister Sandra Sulliban and brothers John and Michael. Private services on Oahu. Services on Kauai at a later date.
Cal Russell Goulette, 44, of Hilo, a former assistant manager for Puainako Pizza Hut, died April 19 at Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Sidney, N.Y. He is survived by wife Jeanne R., daughter Cassandra Kalia, sons Jeremy K. and Chad K. and parents Mervin and Norma Jean Burrows-Goulette. Mass: Noon Tuesday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Paul Alexander Haig, 97, of Honolulu, a retired hydrographer, died April 4. He was born in Tacoma, Wash. He is survived by sons William L. and Jon A. Services: 10 a.m. May 12 at Oahu Cemetery chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow.
Jolinda Lehualani Holguin, 43, of Hilo, a former peer counselor at the Hawaii Community College, died Monday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Priscilla L.; son Jimmy K.; parents Doroteo and Annie Rose Pitoy; sisters Paula K. Goldstein, Sarah K. Carter, Phyllis I. Pitoy, Peggy K. Pitoy-Schmedes and Leah K. Ogden; hanai sister Anne Kawaiaea; brothers Michael K. and Norman K. Pitoy; and a grandchild. Wake: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Bertha Spillner Johns, 90, of Kaneohe died Wednesday in Pohai Nani Nursing Home. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by husband Edward, daughters Annetta Kinnicutt and Judy Leach, sister Gertrude Ferdun and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Pohai Nani, 45-090 Namoku St., Kaneohe. Aloha attire. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to Lyon Arboretum, 3860 Manoa Road, Honolulu 96822.
Lillian Tauariki Piltz Kruse, 87, of Honolulu, a retired school counselor, died Tuesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband August, son John, daughters Heinne Kaaa and T. Kehaulani, sisters C. Piilani Desha and Irene Wessel, seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and caregivers Sita, Melanie and David. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kaumakapili Church, 766 N. King St. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Levi Lopaka Esperas Laa, 27, of Waianae died April 18. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Bernadette; daughter Kassie Marie Esperas; sons Kanaan L.K. and LJ Lopaka Esperas and Braidon Kekai Laa; parents Corinne and Joe; brothers Joshua and Caleb; and sisters Darla and Sarah. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at Maili Beach Park, Tumble Land. Aloha attire.
Robert H. Makizuru, 71, of Waipahu, a COMSAT retiree and military veteran, died Wednesday at the Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife, Yoko; son, James; daughters Emiko and Becky; five brothers and three sisters; and five grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Japanese Seventh Day Adventist Church, 2655 Manoa Rd., Honolulu. Casual attire.
Michael Pacheco Jr., 60, of Corpus Christi, Texas, a former superintendent for Elementis Chromium and a U.S. Navy veteran, died Monday in the M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Penny "Margaret," sons Michael "Trey" III and Kenny, mother Lucile, brothers Roy and Roland, sister Lorraine Garland and a grandson. Wake service: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2.
Shigeyo "Judy" Taketa, 79, of Pearl City died April 16 in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Lori, brothers Sadao and Hideo Miyahara and two granddaughters. Private services held.
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.