BRUNO HANS GEBA / 1927-2001
Robert Noboru Akamine, 80, of Honolulu, a retired certified public accountant from Akamine, Oyadamari & Kosaki, died Aug. 9 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by sons Terence, Rodney and Steven; brothers Harry and Michael; sister Ruth Miller; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.Carolina O. Ataop, 83, of Waimea, Kauai, died Thursday at home. She was born in Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Severo; children Eddie Ataop, Jessie Utrera, Terry Paiste, Emerita "Amy" Sarmiento, Merlita Evanoff and Grace Fujii; brothers Santiago and Dionicio Olivas; 18 grandchildren; and 18 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Waimea Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Grant Tamapua Lakela Atuaia, 5, of South Dakota, died Wednesday in South Dakota. He is survived by parents Alema and Tina, brothers Manaia L. and Fatu D., and grandparents Fatu and Logotaeao Atuaia and Tirja and Elizabeth Langidrik. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Old Laie Chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.
Edna O. Burge, 84, of Honolulu, a retired laundry worker for Hawaiian Linen Supply, died Monday at home. She was born in South Hilo. She is survived by daughters Wilma Thompson and Sharon Pattison, brother Jutaro Ogata, sisters Ruth Eldredge and Sueko Sato, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Charles Moore Clark, 84, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Navy petty officer, died Aug. 9 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Vivian; sons Thomas, Charles C. and Jesse; and grandchildren. No services.
Leola Mary Kapuahinano Derby, 87, of Pearl City died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Elaine Love, son Terrence, sister Yolanda McAngus, brother Francis Lee, six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Rogelio Santos Eusebio, 41, of Waipahu, an employee of Host Marriott, died Aug. 4. He was also employed by Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel, the Hawaiian Regent and Ogden Allied Services. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Emerita; son Mark Kevin; parents Danilo and Corazon; brothers Danilo Jr. and Hercules; and sisters Evangeline, Marlene, Bernadette and Glenda. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park.
Lawrence S. Figueredo, 73, of California, formerly of Honolulu, died July 28 in Burbank, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Esther and brothers Walter and Donald. Graveside services: noon Tuesday at Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Janice Motoko Hirata, 61, of Honolulu, died Aug. 10. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Thelma and sisters Gail Yamamoto, Susan Higa and Jo-Ann Chan. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Alberta Kaieie "Baby" Ioane, 67, of Hilo, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Kahuwila R.; sons Randolph K., Philip K. "Duke" and Mickey; sister Lauae Yung; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Robert Edward Mantle, 70, of Honolulu, is survived by daughters Susan McCoy and Linda and Jennifer Mantle. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday.
Primrose Kahula Manuel, 67, of Volcano, Hawaii, died last Saturday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Waiohinu. She is survived by sons Keith Farley and David Jr., Marvin and Michael Manuel; daughter Starr-Lyn Ricard; mother Elizabeth Breithaupt; brothers August and Ernest Breithaupt; sister Helen Velez; and 14 grandchildren. Private services.
Raymond Isoo Matsuda, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired moving company employee, died July 6. He is survived by wife Betty M., son Steven, daughters Jane Uemura and Judy Awaya, brother Wallace, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to the American Heart Association or charity.
Valrae Marguerite Gima McConnell, 84, of Pahoa, Hawaii, owner of the former Leimomi Gift Shop in the former Hukilau Hotel in the 1960s, died Aug. 8 in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by daughters Judith Powell, Carolyn Allen and Dr. Deborah Y. Chun; 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Pahoa Assembly of God Church. Casual attire.
Alfredo Moreno, 78, of Waianae, a painter, died July 31 in St. Francis-West Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Francis R.; sons Alfred, Anthony, Saturino, Alvin, Milton, Ronald and Warren; daughter Marina Camacho; 27 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Hearts Church, Waianae. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. Flowers welcome.
Andrew Kohei Okubo, 82, of Hilo, a retired County of Hawaii purchasing agent, died Aug. 5 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was also a retired real estate agent. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Allan and Jay, brother John, sisters Sarah Ogata and Esther and Julia Gima, and three grandchildren. Private services. No donations. No flowers.
Fernando Pagampao Jr., 71, of Wailuku, a machinist for Maui Land & Pineapple Co., died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Lanai City. He is survived by wife Edith; son Fernando III; daughters Yvette Yoshida, Cindy Torres and Ida Shinyama; sisters Rosalina Vergara, Leonara Agliam and Lou Dugay; six grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: noon Tuesday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Rona Ann Parish, 64, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Cheam, England. She is survived by daughters Helen, Carola and Lydia; sons Paul and Andrew; mother Vera; companion Gilbert Graham; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Mitsue "Monica" Rife, 62, of Kailua, died Sunday in Kaiser Permanente Moanalua Medical Center. She was born in Nagasaki-Ken, Japan. She is survived by husband T.J.; son Franky; brothers Masumi, Tokumi, Masami and Shigemi Kuroda; sister Kimie Egashira; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
George Simao, 86, of Honolulu, a retired lead mechanic for United Airlines, died Aug. 10. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mary, sons George Allen and Alvin Roy, daughter Mary Louise Mercado, sister Adeline Reichert, nine grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: noon Friday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Jean Staszkow, 90, died Aug. 5 in Marysville, Wash. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son John G., sisters Dorothy Carrilho and Margaret Olmos, three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Kailua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Graveside services: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Beth Sylvester, 91, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Boston. She is survived by son Brad and a grandson. Private services.
Hanako O. Takahama, 93, of Pearl City, a retired presser for Honolulu Laundry Co., died Aug. 9 in Liliha Health Care Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Richard and John, daughter Evelyn Shigemasa, sister Aiko Kurashige, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sayoko Takaoka, 95, of Honolulu died July 27. She is survived by a son, daughters and grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Jodo Mission of Hawaii, 1429 Makiki St., Honolulu, HI 96814.
Felix Tan, 80, of Haiku, Maui, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Bangka, Indonesia. He is survived by wife Amy; sons Guido, Joseph, Lukas and Andreas "Andy"; daughters Fei Li Tan Twite, Swanli Jaziri, Suyli Tan and Karina Lee; brothers Jit Po and Fay A; sister Sister Po Tjhioe; and 13 grandchildren. Memorial services over urn: 11 a.m. next Saturday at St. Joseph's Church in Makawao, Maui. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Violet Jay Wells, 93, of Honolulu, will be remembered in services 9:30 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Private burial. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Harriet Hiroko Yoshikawa, 76, of Mililani died Aug. 3. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by daughters Cynthia T. and Gayle T., sons David and Steven, sisters Tsuyako Kimura and Katherine Moriyasu, brothers Morita and Shoji Kokubun, six grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Watch Tower Education Center Pacific, Mililani Tech Park, 239 Palii St. Call after 5 p.m.
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.