Yolanda Mae Alvarez, 58, of Ewa Beach, died last Thursday. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Don; sons Anthony, Daniel, David and Dean; brothers William and Hypolito Javier; and sisters Rosalinda Cabaltera, Claudia Saclausa and Beverly Javier. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.John Franklin Baker, 78, of Hawi, Hawaii, a school district transportation supervisor, died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in King's Park, N.Y. He is survived by wife Ann K.; daughters Carol Barco, Suzanne Oliberos, Beth Brock and Diane Sebring; sons John F. Jr. and Mark; sister Marie Long; 14 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial talk: 1 p.m. Saturday at Kohala Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Hawi, Hawaii. Call after 12:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Eugenia Bergonia, 58, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a nurse's aide for Samuel Mahelona Memorial Hospital, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Ben; daughters Rose Koerte, Jaselyn Garcia and Lafrance Estrella; son Norman; parents Mr. and Mrs. Vinoncio Madrid; brothers Angel, Jose and Mark Madrid; sisters Patricia Barbosa, Abelina Shaw, Juanita Abara and Naberta Madrid; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and two hanai grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call from 9 to 9:45 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Ida May Cabral, 96, of Waipahu, a retired schoolteacher with the state Department of Education, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Jorene Litton, six grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-grandson. Services: 9:45 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Florence "Aunty Nani" Chai-Young, 78, of Honolulu, a retired federal telephone operator for Norfolk Naval Base, Va., died July 10 in Honolulu. She is survived by son Ralph. Memorial services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 4:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harriet Victoria Clement, 94, of Kailua, a retired medical administrative assistant, died July 8 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by sister Gerry Bauman. No services.
James Stanley Cordeiro, 69, of Ewa Beach, died last Thursday in Ewa Beach. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by half brother Herbert Lato; hanai brothers Ives, Richard and Paul; and hanai sisters Cindy Ann Cordeiro, Paula Reinhardt, Richanna Clark and Bernadette Awana. Private services. Donations suggested to Ives Cordeiro, P.O. Box 2428, Waianae 96792.
Vincent De Costa, 69, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired truck driver with Gay and Robinson Plantation, died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Bertha Jean Souza; daughter Theresa C. De Costa Koki; sons Vincent J., Craig A. and Damien M.; brothers William, George and Robert; and sisters Mary Rita, Kathyr Pace, Virginia D. Abardo, Adeline Pereira and Christina Vidinha. Mass: 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Hearts Church in Waimea. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Hattie Deguzman, 84, of Honolulu, a retired inspector for Dole Cannery, died July 8 in Ewa Beach. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Gina Valle and Dolores Santiago; brothers Daniel, Gilbert and Ernest Mabida; sisters Helen Suyat and Flora Tano; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Eulogy: 11:15 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
James "Jimmy" Gonsalves, 71, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired valet/greeter for the Mauna Lani Bay Hotel, died Saturday at home. He was also an auto parts deliverer for Fujimoto Super Service. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by father Antone Gomes; sons James "Gonzo," Jarrett and Darren Gonsalves and Jaime Iwasaki; daughters Cheryl and Trisha Gonsalves, Janette Aurello and Shariann Macomber; brothers Walter, Albert and Bobby Gonsalves and Antone Jr. and Charles Gomes; sisters Margaret Hanohano, Katie Souza, Violet Gonsalves, Irene Ignacio, Agnes Denis, Elsie Heneralau and Doris Smith; 25 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Mildred Misao Hata, 84, of Honolulu, a former proprietor of 10th Avenue Market, died July 8. She was born in Nawiliwili, Kauai. She is survived by husband Eiji; son Leslie; daughter Joy Ann Nagaue; brother Kanji Maeda; sisters Shizuko Oumi, Sueno Nakamura and Yaeko Hironaka; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Akimi Kikugawa, 69, of Wahiawa, a retired postal service worker, died July 6. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by wife Reiko; sons Kenneth and John; daughters Anne Ebisuya, Diane Correia, Amy Babino and Joy Tsui; brothers Reginald and Tad; and 16 grandchildren. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
David T. Kiyota, 35, formerly of Hawaii, a police sergeant with Mercer Island Police Department in Washington, died June 28. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Cathleen S. and parents Kazuo and Annie. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Myra Lois Lacuesta, 59, of Nanakuli is survived by son Louis. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Sarah Kalahikiola Leong, 69, of Hilo died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Randy Kalauli; sons Raymond Tom and Hamana and Bernard Leong; daughters Ella Yamamoto, Libby Woodlyn, Sarah Kalawao, Mary Medeiros and Nadine Leong; brother Lindsey K. Makahilahila; sister Libby Spencer; 47 grandchildren; and 49 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Douglas Markham, 46, of San Francisco, a radiology technician, died June 13 in San Francisco. He is survived by parents Clarence and June, sister Debra Dillingham, brother Jeffrey, and niece Caroline Dillingham. Memorial Mass: 11 a.m. next Thursday at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua. Call after 10:15 a.m. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to St. John Vianney Education Foundation.
Setsu Matsumoto, 98, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired housekeeper at the Naniloa Surf Hotel, died July 10 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. The family suggests no monetary donations.
Edward L. McIntosh, 84, of Honolulu died July 8 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Texas. He is survived by four sons and five grandchildren. Private services.
Inocencia Rodriguez Montero, 77, of Honolulu, died July 9 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Abra, the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Amelia Dela Cruz and Juliet Montero and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
LouAnn Nelson, 62, of Kaneohe died Monday. She was born in Big Lake, Mich. She is survived by husband Gerald; daughter Teresa Barros; sons David, Dennis and Daniel; sisters Arlene Wickland, Frances Stroner, Barbara Johnson, Mary Peck, Patty Gressman and Karen Hilter; 11 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Abraham Keola Niau Jr., 66, of Kekaha, Kauai, a security guard with Freeman Guards, died Sunday in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He was born on Niihau. He is survived by daughter Harriet A. Kauakahi; hanai son Wally Kawahalau; hanai daughters Kacee Kanahale and Cecilia Beniamina; brothers Sonny and Victor Niau; sisters Georgiana Haluaopo, Emmalia Licayan, Florence Nicholas and Rose Mawae; and hanai sister Emma Kanahele. Services: noon Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Kimiyo Kurata Oda, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired secretary for Hilo High School, died July 10 in Hale Nani. She was born in Piihonua, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Haroldeen Kondo, two grandchildren, and a great-grandson. Private services.
Kimiko Ogata, 91, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, formerly of Lihue, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by daughters Edith Okiishi, Julie Tomita, Amy Kodera and Naomi Shiroma; son Edwin; sister Ruth Miyahara; and seven grandchildren. Services: 3:30 p.m. Sunday at Kapaa Jodo Mission, Kauai. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire.
Robert T. Okazaki, 90, of Honolulu, owner of Bob's Bromeliads, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospital. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by daughter Martha A. Hazzard and four grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 9:30 a.m. to noon. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Wayne Shigeo Omuro, 75, of Honolulu, a retired social worker for the state, died last Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kahului, Maui. He is survived by wife Ruth; sons Alan, Darrell and Eric; daughter Hayley Omuro-Kwock; brothers Katsuo and Takeo, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Diana Oi Ngan Pang, 76, of Honolulu, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Nathan and Mereck; daughters Suzi Lynne Faaitiiti and Theanne Lum; brothers Clifford, Wilford and Sunny Wong; sisters Helen Chung, Eleanor Siu and Wanda Tong; and six grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to c/o Mereck Pang, 3075 Ala Poha Place, No. 709, Honolulu, HI 96819-1684.
Eva Kaiwaikilohana Hart Simerson, 88, died June 13 in San Francisco. She is survived by daughters Johnette C. Grimes and Wond Me'eawa Hart of Honolulu; sons Hart Hookohupiha and Guy Major; four grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Burial held.
David J. Solomon, 65, of American Samoa, who retired from the U.S. Marine Corps, died Saturday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Susana; sons Jaffa, James and John; daughters Filoi Wiedenhoff and Teresa Vazquez; sisters Elva Murden, Grace Allen and Anna Webster; brother Frank McCoy; and seven grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow.
Dora Kawahinepo'aimoku Kahilihiwa Strand, 76, died July 2 in Tacoma, Wash. She was born in Kalapana, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Alfred Ah Kong Ku'ahi, Malcolm Ah Yen, George Keala Ah You, Samuel M. and William T. Wong; daughters Deborah Lynn Tokuda, Alison K. Taylor and Donna H. and Joyce Wong; brother Donald K. Kauhi; sister Rose Kipapa; hanai sons George Ka'aiali'i Kaukani, Richard K.R. Kawainui, Joseph P. Foley and Scott Ohelho; 17 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Rosary: 7 p.m. Memorial Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call from 8 a.m. to noon. Reception to follow. Private burial.
Wilfred Royce Sylva, 12, died last Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Robert H. Sylva and Tracy L. Soriano and sister Tayler. Private services.
Yaeko Taniguchi, 89, of Hilo, died July 8 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honalo, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Doris Morita and Mildred and Amy Taniguchi; sister Shizuko Teshima; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Paulyn Paulle Ua, 63, of Hilo, a prep cook for the former Hilo Lagoon Hotel in Hilo, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughters Annie and Lisa Ua, Napua Sumida, Ipo Busniewski and Lydia David; brothers Daniel K. and Thomas K. Spencer; sisters Oinah Anakalea and Mary Dennison; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Dorothy Hatsue Watanabe, 88, of Honolulu, a retired waitress, died July 6 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Ted and Erick, sister Chiyoko Uehara, six grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rafael Reynon Yadao, 97, of Honolulu, a retired heavy equipment mechanic with Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died July 9 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosa; children Alice Ringor, Narcisa Strohlin and Jose and Robert Yadao, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head 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.