WAH DUCK YOUNG / LEGENDARY CITIZEN
Modesto "Jr." Ulep Ambrocio Jr., 45, of Wahiawa, an employee at Pacific Environmental Services, died May 6. He was born in Barrio 7, San Nicholas, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Felina "Fely"; son Matthew; daughter Gaynelle; parents Modesto and Nicolasa; brothers Herminio, Carmelo, Rudy, Ruben and Darryl; and sisters Cora Ambrocio and Teresita Larosa. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Ruth A. Bray, 97, of Honolulu, a schoolteacher and homemaker, died Friday. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by daughter Marlys Bay, son George, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.
Luis V. Coloma, 81, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired ditchman with Lihue Sugar Plantation, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Margarita, son Reynaldo, daughter Elena Comisap, brothers Onofre and Benito, sister Cresencia Reginaldo, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Ethel L. Gonsalves, 58, of Anahola, Kauai, a setter and straighter with Kmart, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Tommy; sons Tom Jr., Todd and Christopher; sister Roberta St. Laurent; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Mabel Ethel Gonsalves, 90, of Kailua, a retired educator with the state, died May 13 in Kaneohe. She was born in Kealia, Kauai. She is survived by son Melvin and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park, call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Kapaa. Burial: church cemetery. No flowers. Casual attire.
Lionel J. "Hans" Hansen, 83, of Escondido, Calif., a World War II U.S. Army veteran and an employee with United Airlines, died May 8 in Palamar Hospital. He was born in Omaha, Neb. He is survived by wife Darlene and sister Anna Louise Johnson. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Gloria De Lutheran Church. Interment: 2 p.m. May 31 at Arlington National Cemetery. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association, 1710 Gilbreth Rd., Burlingame, CA 94010.
Sara Kalai Makekau Heffle, 71, of Kaunakakai, Molokai, a retired lunch monitor with Kualapuu School, died May 14 in Honolulu. She was born in Kalamaula, Molokai. She is survived by sons Michael and Patrick, daughters Dorothy and Teresa, brother David Uahinui, sisters Maria Holbron and Ruth Domingo, hanai children David and Leona Andrin and Pamela Lindo, hanai brother Harold and hanai sister Sally Tanjii. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Ka Hale Laa O Lerusalema Hou Church, Kalamaula. Call after 9 a.m. Interment: 5 p.m. at Homelai Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Alan Akira Inoshita, 42, of Honolulu, a federal contract specialist with the Naval Warfare System Activities, died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Jane Takeko Inoshita Hongo and caregiver and uncle Walter Hayashi. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at the Chapel of Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
Kenneth Tadao Ito, 86, of Aiea, a retired loan clerk with Central Pacific Bank, died May 15 in Maluhia Hospital. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by son Warren T. and three grandchildren. Private services.
Tracy Na'ilima Kamahele, 24, of Hilo died May 13 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in California. She is survived by father Andrew A.; brothers Andrew A. Jr., Samuel, William, Jeffrey and John; and sisters Andrea Kamahele and Linda Saoifanua. Call after 11 a.m. Saturday at Puhi Bay, Keaukaha. Casual attire.
Jong Wan Kang, 71, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Seoul. She is survived by husband Chang Gun Yum, daughter Hana Cho, sister Jong Chun Choi and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Helen Gould Koser, 93, of Honokaa, Hawaii, formerly of Kaneohe, a retired schoolteacher and homemaker, died May 9 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pennsylvania. She is survived by daughter Marcie K. Greenwell, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church Uniting, 1300 Kailua Rd., Kailua. Casual attire.
Maria Acidera Lampitoc, 89, of Makakilo, died Wednesday. She was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Antonio Quitoriano and Felix Lampitoc; daughters Providencia Constantino, Tomasa Burton, Francisca Pascu and Estrella Galam; brothers Victor, Jose and Mamerto Acidera; sisters Honorata Amian and Esperanza Bolosan; 33 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Jude Church, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eugene F. Marchal, 72, of Williamsport, Pa., vice president of quality engineering at Avco, died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Nancy Walker Marchal; sons David E., Thomas F. and E. Frederick; daughters Cynthia Marchal Fink and Anne Walker Marchal; brother Gustave L. Jr. and six grandchildren. Memorial services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Convenant Central Presbyterian Church, 807 W. Fourth St., Williamsport, Pa.
Milton Kazuyoshi Monkawa, 43, of Mililani, a groundskeeper with Lanikila Rehab Center at Wheeler Army Airfield, died May 15. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jason, mother Violet and sisters Susan Asuncion and Debra Souza. Private services.
Carmen "Mela" Gusman Rebello, 89, of Hilo, formerly of Honomu, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kukuihaele. She is survived by son David Gusman; daughters Julie Rodrigues, Dolores White, Sheron Giblin and Irene Lloyd; brothers Alexander and Valentine Reveira; sisters Isabelle Garcia, Angeline Torres, Estafania "Fanny" Feliciano, Felicidad "Tillie" Mercado, Julia Deats and Jane Lueck; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren and one great-great-great grandchild. Memorial services: 12 p.m. Thursday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park, Hilo. Casual attire.
Mercedes Sagucio, 91, of Kaumakani, Kauai, died Friday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Lucrecia and Caridad Carnate, 16 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary Chapel. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Eleele Episcopalian Church, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Filipino Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Ying Mei "Amy" Sanders, 56, of Honolulu, vice president and treasurer for Sanders Piano Co., died May 12 in Honolulu. She was born in Taiwan. She is survived by husband William, sons Steven and Todd, and sisters Sun Lee, Ching Hua Wu, Ahchu Lee, Choazhe Wong and Ching Cheng. Graveside services: 9:45 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Quentin Smith, 82, of Honolulu, a retiree of the U.S. Navy, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in West Virginia. He is survived by wife Sachiko, daughter Juanita Crook, brothers Ray and Coy, sister Mildred Sobierajski, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers. Casual attire.
Dr. Edward Todd, 89, of Kihei, Maui, founder of Haiku Bible Church and Paipala Church in Paia, Maui, died Saturday at home. He was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. He is survived by wife Mabel, son Ed, daughter Barbara Chapman and six grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Saturday at Doris Todd Memorial Christian School, 519 Baldwin Ave., Paia, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Makawao Veterans Cemetery. Donations suggested to Doris Todd Memorial Christian School building fund. No flowers. Aloha 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.