Donald Allton, 87, of Wailuku, a self-employed musician, died Thursday at home under hospice care. He was born in Portland, Maine. He is survived by wife Mary E.K., son Robert, daughters Nancy Tipton and Peggy Gasbarri, nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Gathering: 3-6 p.m. next Saturday or July 22 at the residence. Remembrances suggested to Baldwin Theater Guild, Unity Church of Maui or Hospice Maui.Inocenta "Ising" T. Arrogante, 78, of Honolulu, a travel agent, died July 1 in St. Francis Hospital. She was also an employee of the Philippine Consulate of Honolulu. She was born in Cebu, the Philippines. She is survived by nieces Binky Arrogante-Jenks and Maribel Arrogante-Viernes. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 4:30 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Elena Bringas Barbasa, 76, of Lihue died Sunday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Santos Jr. and grandchildren Brandon and Malyssa. Private services.
Josephine Baron, 76, of Lahaina died June 17. She is survived by son Arnold, brother Fernando Pagampao Jr. and sisters Rosaline Vergara, Leonara Agliam and Laudamia Dugay. Memorial services: 9:15 a.m. today at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 8 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Hannah Lou Bennett, 83, of Honolulu, a professor of education at the University of Hawaii, died May 29. She was also a retired supervisor for the early childhood division of Keiki Hauoli Pre-School. She was born in Skidmore, Mo. She is survived by sisters Elizabeth Hartwig and Jenny Rose Wood, brother Ellis A. and foster son Neal Milne. Scattering of ashes held.
Fermin Benedict Cruz Jr., 61, of Waipahu, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Tuesday. He also retired from the Board of Water Supply. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Mildred "Millie"; daughters Ferlyne Yap and Millicent and Nicole Cruz; brother Basil; sisters Pacita Rivera, Priscilla Kubota and Francisca Kavaloff; and two grandchildren. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual/aloha attire. No flowers.
Benjamin E.M. De La Cruz III, infant son of Benjamin E.M. De La Cruz Jr. and Teresa J. Fulks, died July 6 in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. He is also survived by brother Justice and grandparents Benjamin E.M. De La Cruz, Caroline J. Vargas and Peggy Obadencio. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church, Waianae.
William Dencker, 94, of Honolulu, a retired bakery owner in San Jose, Calif., died July 1 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Dorothy. Private services.
Quintin Macugay Domingo, 94, of Waipahu died June 26. He was born in Laoag City, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Consolacion "Connie"; sons Pedro "Peter" and Albert; daughters Connie Casil, Gloria Pauline, Quinta Trow, Maxine Domingo and Delphine Brown; sister Concepcion Agustin; 31 grandchildren; 45 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Arthur Leo Ertel, 47, of Kailua-Kona, a construction supervisor with Queen Construction & Masonry Inc., died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Cincinnati. He is survived by wife Patty, parents Arthur and Charlotte, brothers Roger and David, and sister Joyce Hulbert. Celebration of life and potluck gathering: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Patty Ertel's residence on Queen Kalama Avenue in Kailua-Kona. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harold Barton Estes II, 47, of Waimea, Hawaii, a musician, died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in San Diego. He is survived by wife Marcelle, sons Zion and Jeremiah, parents Harold and Doris, stepson Michael Kume and stepdaughters Nicole Perez and Gabriella Molina. Memorial services: 7:30 a.m. tomorrow at Marcelle Estes Puakea Bay Ranch in Hawi, Kohala. Call from 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Healing ceremony: 8 a.m. tomorrow at the ranch. Hale blessing to follow. Paina (luncheon): 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at the ranch. Casual attire.
David S. Ferguson, 78, of Haiku, Maui, a retired captain of Hawaiian Airlines, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He also served in the U.S. Army. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Ikuko, son Michael S., daughter Carol, brother Alan and two grandchildren. Private services.
Katherine Kaneko Hanta, 77, of Kaneohe, a retired librarian aide, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Heeia. She is survived by daughters Gwenn Azama, Phyllis Okada, Janice Nagai and Carol Furuya, and seven grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Parker United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Reid K. Hirano, 39, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a caregiver for his uncle Richard, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by parents Kei and Jessie, brother Todd and sister Sharyl Tom. Private services.
Joseph Kahele Jr., 52, of Waianae died July 2. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Makaleka Aikala-Kahele; parents Joseph and Helen; brothers Abraham, Michael, Blaine, Brian, Larry, Mark, Timothy, Patrick and Melvin; sisters Charlotte "Iwalani" Delos Santos, Annette Kinores and Marlene Schick; and hanai brother Leonard Asperilla. Private services.
The Rev. David K. (Champ) Kaiu, 74, of Waipouli, Kauai, a boilermaker, will be remembered in services 8 a.m. Monday at Ka Hale Hoano O Ke Akua. Burial: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. He was born in Waipouli, Kauai. He is survived by wife Nathalie Kawai-Kaiu; sons Haines, David Jr., Isaac, Miles and Edward; daughters Deborah Kaiu-Brown and Alicia Kaiu-Faubion; 18 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Thelma R. "Tutu" Kaopuiki-Yoshitomi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper for the Local 5 union, died Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Barbara Quinto, Victoria Zablan and Rita Yoshitomi; son Charles; brother Donald Kaopuiki; sister Anita Tyau; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6-9 p.m. Cremation to follow. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Fitivalevale "Harry" Maile, 58, of Waianae, who was employed at Aloha Farms Inc., died July 4 in Waianae. He also retired from Northrup Aircraft Group. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Charleen "Cha-Cha" Teixeira-Maile; sons Jeremiah, Sioasi, Fitivalevale "Jed," Liutau, John and Monty; daughters Anita, Sabeena and Lila; parents Lokeni and Eli; brothers Pilimutia, James Misa and Paamu Vagai; sisters Siulagi Taai, Felila Vasai and Seia Sego; and 12 grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Seventh-day Adventist Church, 1313 California Ave., Wahiawa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Pak Leung Marr, 68, of Honolulu, an employee at Sheraton-Waikiki, died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Yuk Lin Lee, son Ching Wan and daughter Tze Kwan. Call from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Setsu Matsumoto, 98, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired housekeeper at the Naniloa Surf Hotel, died Tuesday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. She is survived by son Walter, daughters Thelda Nishiki and Jane Fujioka, 12 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-granddaughter. Private services. No flowers or monetary donations.
Torao Nakano, 87, of Aiea, a retired carpenter, died July 4 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hakalou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kimiko; son Edmund; daughter Wilma; brothers Jack and Shizuo Tagawa; sisters Setsumi Muramatsu, Elaine "Hisano" Kurokawa and Yayoi Kitajima; and two granddaughters. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Katherine Kaai Holiona Nakea, 77, of Aiea died Sunday at home. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by sons George Ahia and Patrick, Carter, Warren and Valton Nakea; daughters Dorothy Afalava and Dottie Lathhouse; mother Elizabeth "Wailua" Holiona; brothers Peter, Nathaniel and Nathan Holiona, Willard Nakea and Harry John Bradley; sisters Elizabeth Ulu Williams, Louise, Joey and Ulu Bradley and Dorothy Mawae; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6-9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call from 8:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Burial: National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Lillian Leinaala Peneku, 69, of Hilo and formerly of Honolulu, a retired office clerk for the Internal Revenue Service, died July 1 in Hilo Medical Center. She is survived by daughter Kehau, sisters Marion E. Park and Bernice Cook, and four grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Tokiko Wakui Sasaki, 82, of Ewa Beach died June 25. She was born in Ewa Beach. She is survived by daughter Jane Yuen, brothers Takehiko and Morris Inouye, sisters Judy Teruya and Flora Emoto, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Manuel "Tex" C. Texeira, 87, of Honolulu, a retired pipefitter from Shop No. 56 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Tuesday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by companion Marie Correia, son Steven Mark Davidson and sister Eva. Mass of Christian burial: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 1124 7th Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Graveside services: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Julian Villanueva, 49, of Lemon Grove, Calif., died June 27. He is survived by mother Jennie; sisters Janice Estavillo, Jackie Conklin and Laura Brudzinski; and brother Paul. Mass: 9:30 a.m. July 26 at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Sunset Memorial Park.
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.