Larry Illuminador Alcosiba, 77, of Ewa Beach, a retired federal employee at Schofield Barracks, died last Wednesday. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Connie; sons Lawrence, Gordon, Michael and Matthew; daughters Violetta Wright, Stephanie Anguay and Doreen Ancheta; brother Anthony; sisters Lei Acidera and Rose Surigao; 28 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Mary Kalei Alana Ballesteros, 71, of Wahiawa, died July 9. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Valeriano, Emilio, Medino, Herman, Hymie, Manuel and Robin; daughters Dorothy Casimiro, Barbara Asuncion and Carolina Ballesteros; brothers James and Joseph Alana; sister Florence Diones; 33 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Wahiawa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Alsace Lorraine "Tiffany" Brennen, 79, of Pahoa, Hawaii, is also survived by brother Jack Tiffany. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Kenneth Chang, 83, of Wailua, Kauai, an office worker for Kekaha Sugar Co., died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Nanette Chang Dettloff and Nadine Hall, brother Alvin K., seven grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Waimea Foreign Church. Call from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.
Sarah Wela Chu, 87, of Hilo died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Albert Kelson and William "Ungie," Ronald "Singie" and Randolph "Randy" Chu; daughters Shirley Tripp and Gwendolyn Huston; sister Pua Devara; 33 grandchildren; 48 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 7 p.m. Friday at the Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church in Keaukaha. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Katherine B. Cummings, 91, of Waimalu, a retired nurse's aide from Waimano Home, died Saturday. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by grandsons Todd and Reid, and great-grandsons Shea and Dylan. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1666 Mott Smith Drive. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Laura Lillis Guerrero, 87, of Honolulu, a secretary for city legislative auditors, died Sunday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Hugh and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.
Anthony C. Kaikaka, 49, of Honolulu, a former security guard for Hawaii Protective Association, died July 1 in Waianae. He is survived by daughter Dannielle, son Anthony Jr., sister Holly B. Mixson, brothers Gary Kaikaka and Wallace Pool Jr., stepfather Wallace Pool, and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Patrick Charles Kekoa, 52, of Honolulu, died July 16 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by three daughters, two sons, mother Helen, and two grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hawaii Kai Ward. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
David Earl Lodwick, 78, of Pearl City, died July 12. He was born in Leetonia, Ohio. He is survived by wife Victoria "Delores"; son Leroy; daughters Sandra Coldgrove and Patricia Lodwick; sisters Sylvia Spencer and Lois Greathouse; stepsons Ronald and Randolph Salazar and Dennis and Robert Matias; stepdaughters Victoria Steidel and Ramona Prem, grandchildren; great-grandchildren; and great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Committal services: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery.
Mary K. Louis, 82, of Honolulu and Waianae, died Sunday in Leeward Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Graveside services: 1:45 p.m. tomorrow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jean Tazuko Maemoto, 78, of Aiea, died last Wednesday in Leeward Integrated Health Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons David and Stephen; daughters Claire Freitas and Dale and Velma Woodring; brothers Hideo and Carl Nishihama; sisters Helen Baba and Jane Imoto; and six grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Richard Glen McLaughlin, 62, of Omao, Kauai, a foreman with the county Water Department in Poipu, died June 21 at home. He was born in Montana. He is survived by wife Elaine, sons William and Mark, and two granddaughters. Services: 10 a.m. Aug. 4 at Borthwick/Kauai Mortuary Chapel in Koloa. Call from 9-9:45 a.m. Casual attire.
Kameko Miyashiro, 87, of Waipahu, died Thursday. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kamekichi; sons Allen and James; daughter Judy Moyer; sisters Yoshiko Oshiro, Lorraine Nishihara, Satsuki Hartle and Shigeko Nishihara; six grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Chieno Murakami, 72, of Aiea, died June 30. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Derek; daughter Jan; brothers Wataru, Rodney and Wayne Minami; and sisters Mitsue Kawano, Margaret Furuya and Sandra Kuwahara. Private services.
Theresa Nakoa, 65, of Wailuku, who was employed by Jim Falk's Valley Isle Motors, died July 21 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku, Maui. She is survived by sons Albert R. Jr., Frank K., Joseph B.T., Dexter F.N., Guy T. and Duane P.; daughters Laverne L. and Jann L. Nakoa, Christabelle P. Delos Santos and Michelle A.E. Medeiros; mother Caroline Hookano; brothers William Jr., Lawrence "Larry," Francis "Butch," George "Baker" and Harry Hookano; sisters Maryanne Brash and Karen Kalani; 16 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Norman's Chapel. Call from 9 to 11 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Emilio Noneza, 76, of Honolulu, a retired custodian with Iolani School, died July 12 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by daughters Mona Pancho, Maile Noneza and Anna Bateman; sons Emilio Jr., Michael and Patrick; sisters Sally Noneza, Connie Baniyaga and Herminia Joyce; brothers Benvinido, Orlino and Alfred Balidoy and Benny Baniaga, and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Call from 8 to 10 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Sunday at Queen's Surf.
Isidoro "Acdal" Raguirag, 91, of Wahiawa, who retired from Dole Pineapple Plantation, died July 10. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmen; sons Domingo "Snake," Rudy and Isidoro Jr.; daughters Lily Raguirag, Linda Jones and Lita Garcia; brother Benigno; sisters Maria and Sabina; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Richard John Rivera, 67, of Wailuku, a retired laborer with Hawaiian Dredging, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Geraldine; stepfather Manual Ocasio; daughter Joann Nieves; stepdaughter Cindo S. Rodrigues; brothers Lindy and James; sisters Marie Rivera, Gloria E. Gouveia and Alicia Oylola; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Entombment: Maui Memorial Park.
Saopapa Mata'utia Sauta, 53, of Honolulu died Sunday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Samoa. She is survived by husband Tamapa'a; daughter Ta'avale Tauilevaega; sons Roy, Paulo and Alexander; sisters Imeleta Lagafuaina, Sive Liufau, Maria Miller and Tu'i Mata'utia; and brothers Tautunu, Molesi and High Chief Lea'oa Paulo Mata'utia. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Lehua Tennent, also known as Lehua Hawkins, 57, of Ewa Beach, a telephone clerk with C&J Answering Service, died July 14 in St. Francis-West Hospital. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by son William Dunn and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Johanna May Wong-Leong, 88, of Tacoma, Wash., a retired cook at Molokai Community Hospital, died Saturday in Washington. She was born in Lahaina, Maui. She is survived by daughters Loulukea Finney and Annie Goo, three grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 1:45 p.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. 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.