Daniel Alvin Agcaoili, 33, of Honolulu, died May 28. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Pacifico "Pacing" and Maria "Lorraine," brothers Stacey and Lawrence, grandfather Fedelino and grandmother Genesa Balanay. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi, 640 Puuhale Rd., call after 6 p.m.; and 8:30 a.m. Saturday, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.Guillerma "Maming" Nicolas Bacxa, 61, of Kailua-Kona, died Wednesday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Marcelino B., son Walter N., daughter Grace B. Sadumiano, brother Piong Nicolas and sisters Maria Martillano and Ludivina Bartolome. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at her Kailua-Kona residence, 73-1124 Mahilani Dr., call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Alii Dr., call after 9 a.m. Burial: church cemetery. Casual attire.
Judith N. Barcai, 78, of Wahiawa died May 15 at home. She was born in Paia. Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Flowers welcome. The mortuary changed information for an obituary published Sunday.
Rose Yuk Choy Ching, 82, of Honolulu, a former nurse for Dr. Kenneth E. Ho, died May 29. She was born in Hanalei, Kauai. She is survived by sons Sam "Steamboat" Mokuahi Jr. and Bernie Y.D. Ching, sister Mabel D.E. Chastro, 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Kenneth Wagner De Coito, 60, of Hilo, a retired heavy-equipment operator for Hilo Coast Processing Co., died May 28 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Gladys "Eva"; daughter Tai Lee N. Manufekai; sons Kenneth K., Wendell N. and Thomas W.; brother Thomas G.; sisters Betty Jean Phillips, Winona Tadio and Lynette Mareko; and hanai daughter Leona Oyama. Funeral services: 7 p.m. Friday at the Family Christian Center, 168 Holomua St., Kanoelehua Industrial Area, call after 5:30 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Saturday, call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
Esperanza "Panching" Garvida Dela Cruz, 85, of Honolulu, died May 18. He was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Virginio, Gaudencio Jr., Phil and Dewey "Buddy"; daughters Rosario "Charing" Parubrub, Lilia Naira, Editha "Edi" Cabico and Celia "Cely" Morris; sisters Concepcion Domingo, Anastacia Malapit, Teresita Manegdeg, Felicitas Baria, Caridad Munar and Luz Jomarabon; brother Licerio Malapit; 32 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:15 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Juan Donios, 97, of Waipahu died May 22. He is survived by sons Bonifacio, Alberto, Ruben and Jon; daughters Salud Herring, Carmen Remotap, Josephine Torricer and Theresa Sanchez; 33 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:15 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9 a.m. at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. No flowers. Casual attire.
Anna Stahl Engel, 90, of Mililani died May 25. She was born in Pforzheim, Germany. She is survived by son Paul; daughters Rosemarie Holmes, Annette Engel and Naomi Powers; six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Rosalind Paulos Ignacio, 85, of Honolulu, a retired secretary at a private school, died May 16 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Joretta M. Young and Valerie Ishii, son Leonard J., sister Sophia Fox, 10 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Catholic Church, 5919 Kalanianaole Hwy., Honolulu. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private inurnment. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association of Hawaii, 245 N. Kukui St., Suite 204, Honolulu 96817.
Mabel Fong Kam, 88, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died May 22 in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Diane and Lucille, sons Henley and Alan, nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Masao Kaneshi, 83, of Waipahu, died May 27. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by cousins Yoshio Kaneshi, Hanako Chinen, Yuki Higgins, Kikue Takara and Masako Higa. Private services.
Gabriel Luka Kealoha Jr., 50, of Pahoa, a former Kalapana Packing Plant supervisor, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughter Haley Pua; sons Gabriel and Kyle Thomas Sukeichi; father Gabriel Sr.; sisters Marilyn Martinez, Pearllani Kajiyama, Emily Naeole and Georgette Kyser; brothers John, Daniel and Philip "Jack"; and hanai sister Stormi Kaleo. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. No flowers. Casual attire.
Thomas Lee Kopper, 50, of Hilo, a system operator for Hawaii Electric Light Co., died Sunday at his home. He was born in Manhattan, Kan. He is survived by wife Georgianna "Peaches," sons David K. and Harvey M. Kopper and Raymond and Albert Carreira, daughters Tiffany and Sonia Carreira, father Harvey R., brothers David A. and James, sisters Martha Lee and Robin, and a grandchild. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Hilo Glad Tidings Church, Kapiolani Street. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, No. 2. Casual attire.
Joseph "Papa Joe" Kapuni Kumali Jr., 66, of Hilo, a former employee of the County of Hawaii, Hilo Hukilau Hotel, C.W. Maintenance, Mana Transfer and Mid-Pac, died May 28 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brother Robert and sisters Elizabeth Kahauolopua and Bernice "Aunty Bernie" Rodrigues. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday at Onekahakaha Beach Park Pavilion No. 5. Call after 10 a.m. Private scattering of ashes. No flowers. Casual attire.
Byong Yong Lee, 52, of Hilo, an artist, died May 31 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kyung Nam Do, Korea. He is survived by daughter Jane Lee. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hilo Korean Christian Church, Kurtistown.
Masato "Mac" Makabe, 81, of Wahiawa, a retired Navy construction inspector, past president of the Wahiawa Ryusenji Soto Mission Kyodan and current president of Hawaii Soto Mission Association, died May 21. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Chiyoko; sons Michael, Randall and Dennis; daughters Marilyn Okutani and Gwen Watanabe; brother Thomas "Yoshito"; sister Janet Mihara and eight grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary Mauka Chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Alice "Hatsuko" Makishi, 89, of Honolulu, a retired waitress for Denver Grill, died May 29. She was born in Puunene. She is survived by son Roy "Koi," daughter Mildred Yoneda, brother George "Gume" Inafuku, sister Yoshiko Kamiya, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
Stella Sueko Matsumoto, 58, of Honolulu, a retired Fujikami Florist coordinator, died May 29. She was born in Puna. She is survived by brothers Stanley M. and Gene K., and sisters Dorothy K. Nishiyama and Elaine E. Matsumoto. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
Mary Jane Medeiros, 58, of Lawai, an Oklahoma state administrator, died May 30 in Hale Omao Nursing Home. She was born in Kauai. She is survived by brothers Richard, Alfred and Robert; and sisters Madeline Gomes and Mary Ann Frias. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Cross Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Yoko Chiba Rockwell, 26, of Honolulu died May 30 in Honolulu. She was born in Aomori, Japan. She is survived by husband Michael, father Toshiaki, mother Shizuko and brother Masato. Services held.
Jayne B. Sheldon, 79, of Kapolei, a retired U.S. government secretary, died May 30 in Honolulu. She is also survived by husband Ahuna "Uncle Beau" Jr. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Committal services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Incorrect information was given in an obituary published Sunday.
Faasefulu Togia'i, 61, of American Samoa, a retired senator, died May 27. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Elizapeta Puaatuua; sons Tony, Tiamo, Alesana and Iese; daughters Easter Davis, Nina Willis and Theresa Togia'i; brothers Fatilua, Elisara and Lupelake; sisters Moesama Levao and Akesa Solaita; and 16 grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial to be in American Samoa.
Jorge Hilario Tolete Sr., 81, of Waipahu, died May 6. He was born in San Manuel, Pagasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jovita; sons Jorge Jr., Carlos, Jose and Dominador Tolete, Eduardo and June Madrid; daughters Helen Galutira, Elvira Ocomen, Caridad and Remedios Tolete and Rosalina Serra; brothers Cipriano and Ernesto; sisters Fely Salioa, Loring Penuela, Eping Tolete, Lydia Pascaul and Norma Manlangit, 33 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church, 94-675 Farrington Hwy., Waipahu, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Takayo Ueda, 90, of Hilo, died Sunday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Byron; daughters Kay Kudo and Ann Kawai; brother George Fujita; sisters Mitsuko Matsushita, Violet Matsumoto, Betty Shima and Daisy Matsushita; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m.
Gaylord Brooks Worst, 84, of Nampa, Idaho, formerly of Kailua and Kaneohe, a carpenter and building contractor, died Friday. He was born in Red Haw, Ohio. He is survived by wife Virginia; son Paul; daughters Peggy Romanoski, Janice Nelson, Liz Salisbury and Debra Robertson; nine grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nampa First Church of the Nazarene, 600 15th Ave. So., Nampa. Donations suggested to Gideon's International, 923 12th Ave. So., Ste. C, Nampa, ID 83651.
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.