Matthew George Brencick, 83, of Kamuela, a retired Missouri state investigator, died Monday at home. He was born in St. Louis, Mo. He is survived by son Matthew E.; daughter Janice; hanai sons Harry and John Manion; and nine grandchildren.Kenneth Lin Tim "Timmy" Ching, 67, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Airlines inspector, died Tuesday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy L. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Sang Hak Choi, 83, of Honolulu died Monday. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Ok Soon; sons John, Chi Soo and Chi Man; daughters Yang Ja Choi Kuhn, Eun Hee Kwak; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Audrey C. Comba, 87, of Waikiki, died May 1 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. She was born in Pine Falls, Manitoba, Canada. No service held.
John Forrest Cross, 84, of Hilo, a former Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corp. manager and a World War II veteran, died Wednesday in the Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ogden, Utah. He is survived by wife Dorothy C.; son John C.; daughter Kay L. Harper; sister Kay Beattie; and five grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at the Hilo Yacht Club. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the Boy Scouts of America, Aloha Council.
Mary Quinta Gray, 83, of Honolulu, a retired houskeeper, died Thursday in the St. Francis Hospice in Liliha. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son George C.; daughter Dorothy Ryans; brother Manuel Quinta; sisters Emily Freitas and Isabel Soares; three grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Thursday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Mitsuo Honma, 72, of Kealakekua, a retired hotel maintenance worker, died May 12 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua. He is survived by daughters Merna Izawa, Laura Kitahara, Nadine Morimoto and Nancym; brothers Yoshio, Hideo, Masato and Harold; sisters Alice Bailey, Ann Sakazaki and Fumiko Kaneshiro; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Thurston Juro Kuroyama, 90, of Hilo, a retired Hilo High School social studies teacher, died Thursday in the Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kamuela. He is survived by wife Kamie; son Keith; daughters Lynn Del Rosario and Dale Yamamoto; brother Hachiro; sisters Tsuino Yoshiki and Misao Nishijima; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shigeki Matsushima, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Dillingham Corp. machinist, died Tuesday in the Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Ruth Shimabuku; daughters Karen K. Sato and Gail N. Ideue; brothers Yoshinobu, Fred, Shigeo, George, Richard and Walter; sisters Masae Hinazumi and Helen Hiroshige; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at the chapel of Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Beatrice Midori Nakano, 71, of Honolulu, a retired office clerk with Abbott Laboratories, died Monday in the Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John Y.; son Brian; brother Alfred and Milton Matsuda; sisters Betty Makiya, Ruth Matthews and Esther Takenaka; and a step-granddaughter. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
Clara Hisako Nishimoto, 85, of Honolulu, a retired hairstylist, died May 9 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Warren; daughters Shirley Ann Hoffer and Jean Tsushima; sisters Sadie Ogura, Nancy Onishi and Betty Yamamoto; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Dorothy "Fuzzy" McDiarmid Winsley Prentice, 85, of Kaneohe, formerly a real estate agent and secretary for Hawaiian Trust, died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son James; daughters Pamela Freed, Leslie Laurance and Cynthia; sister Lois Silverman; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Kaneohe Yacht Club. Donations suggested to Pohai Nani Flower Fund or the American Cancer Society.
Edna Akiko Shirota, 60, of Hilo, a pantry worker for Kawamoto Vegetable Store and Freddy's Restaurant, died last Sunday in the Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo. She is survived by brothers Roger, Gary and Bert. Services: 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Susan Sumi Silva, 47, of Kaneohe, employed by Fujioka, Wakazuru, C.P.A., died May 8. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Shane and Stanton Suehiro; mother Kameko Higa; brother Dennis Higa; sisters Mavis Tamanaha and Maxine Hanaoka. Private services held.
Jesse H. Strong Jr., 69, of Kaneohe, retired from the Department of Land and Natural Resources Forestry Division, died Wednesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Myra Wong; sons Jesse III, Darryl and Keith; brothers Russell, Samuel and James; sisters Jeanette Sarmiento, Loretta Piniol, Naomi Howes and Helen Kahele. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii State Veteran's cemetery.
Adriano "Andy" Salvador Tadena, 55, of Waipahu, a Salvation Army employee, died May 5. He was born in Santo Domingo, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmen "Mila"; son Joseph; daughter Leilani Kam; brother Camilo; sisters Magdalena and Macrina Torda and Irene Agco; and three grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Regino "Kenny" "Inong" Eleuterio Vea, 62, of Waipahu, a Halawa View Apartments emploee, died May 1. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Cleotilde "Cleo"; sons Larry and Marcelo; daughters Lani Tolentino and Maria; mother Prisca; sisters Anita Acoba, Nora Rumbaoa and Vicki Senador; and seven grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines at a later date.
Nelson Yukio Yamasaki, 64, of Honolulu, a retired Wisteria Restaurant manager, died last Sunday. He was born in Kahauloa, South Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by mother Hisayo; brothers Milton and Edward; and sister Patsy Matsuo. Private service 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.