Victoria "Vicky" Kauaohanalei Apolo, 75, of Honolulu, died April 19. She was born in Kalaoa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Vance M., daughter Evangeline Duclayan, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Interment: noon Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.Cecilio Abarquez Bacuitis, 58, of Aiea, died April 29 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ofelia; son Edwin; daughter Mary Jane Anfinson; mother Guadalupe; brothers Uldarico, Danilo and Nelson; sister Gloria Hermosura and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Call again on Saturday at the mortuary from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park Cemetery.
Alejo Ventura Bueno, 96, of Honolulu, died April 25 in St. Francis Medical Center-Liliha. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Eugenia, sister Paula, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Call again on Saturday at the mortuary from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Amy Leong Cheong, 89, of Honolulu, a retired teacher's aide for the Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind, died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond, sons Leland and Tedmund, daughter Sue Ann Lau and three grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at Community Church of Honolulu. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Beatrice Kam Yee Wat Ching, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Ritz Department Store employee, died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gaywin and Sherwin, daughter Jerraine, sister Elizabeth, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Fumie "Annie" Fujii, 84, of Pearl City, retired proprietor of Fujii Store, died Tuesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Clifford T., Alva W. and Clarence M. "Buster"; daughter Susanne H. Teramoto; brothers Harold, Gerald, Glenn and Robert; sisters Bessie Suganuma and Mary Anahu; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services were private.
David Michael "Micky Boy" Kailio, 48, of Waimanalo, died Tuesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeri; parents David and Honey; sons Aaron, Michael and Kepa; daughter Leimomi; brothers Kalani Flores, William Akima II, Nana Flores Jr. and Matthew Kailio; and sisters Luanna Kailio, Kahala Kailio and Momi Kailio-Smith. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Annabelle Kuulei Kam, 62, of Kaneohe, who died Tuesday, will be buried at 12:30 p.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park following services at 11 a.m. Call after 9 a.m. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Saturday.
Daniel Hajime Masutani, 88, of Aiea, a retired service manager for Nylen Brothers, died April 29 at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Misae; daughters Caroline N. Masutani, Sharon M. Nuibe and Janet S. Otake; brother Masao; sisters Sally S. Kanno and Jean H. Hamada; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services were private.
Melvin Toshio Nozaki, 76, of Waialua, a retired preparation and planting superintendent for Waialua Sugar Co., died April 28. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Saiko; son Mark; brothers George, Henry and Kenneth; sisters Yoshiko Higuchi, Irene Kobayashi, Harriet Nozaki and Jean Ueno; and two grandchildren. Services were private.
Michael Brown Palmero, 63, of Ewa Beach, a retired Pearl Harbor Public Works Center employee, died Tuesday. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by mother Anna Stashik, brother George and sisters Annabelle Gandauli, Veronica Brown and Bernadette Lalau. Services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary, Makai Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
William "Bill" Rank, 76, of Waialua, a retired U.S. Army colonel, died April 24. He was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is survived by wife Joan, son Stephen, stepsons John and Stephen Hinton, daughter Sara Wolfe, stepdaughters Stacy Wirth and Laurie Valencia, sister Beverly Fisher and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Matsue Sakamoto, 91, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died April 27 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kalihiwai, Kauai. She is survived by sons Gordon, Stephen, Melvin and Alan; daughter Karen Maeda; brother Lawrence Kuniyuki; sister Katsuyo Takahashi; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m.
Walter Ikuo Sakumoto, 65, of Kaneohe, a retired Murrayair aircraft mechanic, died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Catherine, sons Neal and Wesley, daughter Cheryl Fujimoto, sister Anne Okudara and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii. Call after 5 p.m.
Wilfred Harold Tollefsen Sr., 78, of Honolulu, a retired city and county heavy-equipment operator, died Thursday at home. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by wife Betty C.; son Wilfred H. Jr.; daughters Lettie P. Thompson, Trudy Hepfner, Margaret Pelangka and Winifred Hanohano; brothers Edwin and Samuel; sisters Mary Mendonca, Gertrude Mahi, Winona Kakaio and Winifred Naehu; 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Florence Fusano Yanagi, 88, of Honolulu, died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Carlton M. and Brian S., daughter Loreene T. Fujioka and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. 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.