Masamitsu "Nap" Adachi, 85, of Kualapuu, Molokai, who retired from Del Monte Pineapple Co., died Aug. 8 in Molokai General Hospital in Kaunakakai. He is also survived by sister Sonoko Hino. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Aug. 14.Francisco Unsal Bancud, 46, of Kilauea, a groundskeeper for Emmalanie Court Resort, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Overnight visitation from 1 p.m. Monday at residence, 4312 Kaikala St. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Sylvester's Church, Kilauea. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kilauea Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Gerri Char, 65, of Honolulu, who worked in television and film production, died Aug. 14 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Lorraine and Natalie, and nephew Brendan. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Dorothy Weight Chisena, 84, of Phoenix, a retired schoolteacher, died July 29 in Phoenix. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Thomas R.; son Thomas R. Jr.; and daughter Suzi. Private services.
Antonio M. Dumlao, 63, of Waipahu, Hawaii, a carpenter with Hawaiian Dredging, died Aug. 13 at home. He was born the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; sons Dominic and Donavan; daughter Donna Lynn; mother Eulalia Ordonez; brother Orlando; sister Norma Antolin; and seven grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Church, Waipahu.
Joan Yvonne Englund-Guest, 58, of Kihei, Maui, a psychologist for state public schools, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by husband Robie E., mother Muriel Englund, sister Beverly Englund, and brother Gary Englund. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Larry "Florencio" Esteban, 63, of Honolulu died Aug. 13. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Medina; sons Florpatrick, John, Aaron-Colin and Marc-Steven; daughter Marybell Coleman; mother Marcela; brothers Dominador and Theodore; sister Maria; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Eunice Lum Young Fung, 96 of Honolulu died Tuesday. She is survived by son Robert C.K. Young, daughter Aileen Y. Johnson, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pamela Riki Ishimoto-Kiyuna, of Honolulu, a principal for Ala Wai Elementary School, died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband David T., mother Isako "Betty" Ishimoto, and brother Charles Ishimoto. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary.
Williemae Johnson, 88, of Hilo, a retired dry cleaner, died July 12 in the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Tennessee. She is survived by son Eugene Felton McElroy, and brother Gothrell Carson. Private services.
Dumaguit Juanita, 70, of Pearl City, died Aug. 13. She is survived by son Claro Johnson, daughters Merlyn Billena and Annette Herrera, sister Eugenia Genato, half-sisters Cynthia and Cymbelyn Flores, half-brothers Bernabe and Jessie Flores, and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Casual attire. Internment at a later date in the Philippines.
Phoebe G. Maio Kahele, 75, of Honolulu died last Thursday at the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Stanley T. and Ronald "Kalima", daughters Sharlene "Ululani" Ice and Danielle Reubel, sister Leimomi Willing, and several grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary-East Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Shoichi "Ma" Kotaka, 79, of Honolulu, a retired house painter, died last Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kikuyo "Harriet"; sons John M. and James K.; daughter Jo-Ann A. Hikita; brothers Kenji, Yasuo and Richard Y.; sisters Edna Ogata and Connie M. Johnson; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: Noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Frances Celeste Lebb, 94, of Aiea, a retired advertising agency executive secretary, died Aug. 11 in the Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. She is survived by son Edward, brothers Patrick and Elliott DeLuca, sister Marge Shepherd, and two grandchildren. Private services. Donations: Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association of Hawaii, 1050 Ala Moana Blvd. Building D., Honolulu 96814.
Myrtle Leialoha Maio, 59, of Wailuku, a cook for Tokyo Tei Restaurant, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughter Huaaloha; brothers Henry and Claude "Gilly," and Corey Hanaike; sisters Bernadine and Bernadette, and Fannie "Huapala" Sibayan. Services: 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Malhuia Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Ka Home Maha Mau Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ululani "Florence" Masuda, 85, of Lahaina died Tuesday in Kula Hospital. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Shugo; sons Merlyn K., Darall K. and Shugo Jr.; daughters Althea Black, Grale Lorenzo-Chong and Jewel Nalani Arthur; 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m.
Noriyasu "Cisco" Matsumura, 70, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired safety officer for the Hawaii County Department of Public Works, died Aug. 15 at home. He was also the Kyodan President for the Honokaa Hongwanji. He was born in Kona. He is survived by sons Kelly and Jansen; brothers Chester and Morgan; and sisters Mitsuyo Hanato, Hisae Campbell, Kikuno Sato and Magdalene Nishimura. Services: noon Sunday at the Honokaa Hongwanji. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joyce Toshino Matsunaga, 77, of Aiea, a retired waitress for Kenny's Coffee House and Restaurant, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Richard M., son Richard M. Jr., daughter Mercedene Hokama, sisters Helen Tohara and Agnes Wagatsuma, and four grandsons. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Finefeuiaki "Fine" Maumau, 33, of Kaneohe, a heavy equipment operator, died last Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Darlette "Sissy" Pai-Maumau; sons Salesi and Maika; mother Melematahiatu "Mele"; brothers Tevita Logani, Samuela, Salesi and Viliami Akau'ola; sisters Sinoveti, Nusipepa and Losaline. Services: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Thomas "Tommy" De Pontes, 44, of Kalaoa, Kona, an employee of the Department of Transportation at Kona Airport at Keahole, died Aug. 12 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Kealakekua, Kona. He is survived by daughter Michelle M., sons Thomas and Henry, hanai sons Chaze and Thomas K., mother Edwina Booth, sisters Joanne Alcoran and Cindy Rose De Pontes, and brothers Gary and Ronald. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: Monday at the Kailua-Kona Pier. Boats depart at noon. Gather after 11:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Rachael A. deRoode, 84 of Kaneohe, died Sunday at home. She was born in California. She is survived by nephew Vincent Bergan; and nieces Ruth Shearer, Karen Nerren and Marian Orth. No services.
Paul Shiro, 22, of Wailuku, a cook, died Sunday in Wailuku. He was also a certified dive guide and a radio deejay. He was born in Palau. He is survived by mother Judy Dean, sisters Everdil Harson and Michelle Bai, and grandmother Umai. Private services.
David Gabriel Silva, 81 of Eva Beach, a retired clerk with the Naval Supply Center at Pearl Harbor, died Aug. 15 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He is also survived by sister Carolyn Hoopai. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, Kaneohe. Call after 9:30 a.m. Committal: Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Eiko Simeon, 63, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawaii, died last Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in the Marshall Islands. She is survived by sons Henriky, Biem, Hienrich and Tommy Henry; daughters Martha Simeon Kaious, Niomi Ken, and Relina, Yulina and Elizabeth Henry; hanai son Isaho Luther; brother Masao Lukoj; sister Alwina Lukoj; and grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Naalehu Community Cemetery. Burial to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thu Anh Tran, 38, of Waianae, a ballet dancer, died last Thursday. She was born in Vietnam. She is survived by mother Quyen Huntley; sisters Thuy, Huyen and Geraldine; and brothers Holm Tran and Matthew Huntley. No services.
Jane Chieko Vaughan, 82, of Kailua, a retired merchandise manager for Kaneohe Marine Corps Exchange, died Aug. 14 in the Castle Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Kenneth, brother Noboru Hazama, and sister Mildred Machida. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alfred Vierra, also known as "Al" or "Big Boy," 54, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired bus driver for Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council, died Aug. 11 in Kau Hospital. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Latty M., daughters Nikki Kauwe and Shanon, parents George and Charlotte, brother Winslow, and sister Evalani Kipilii. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Naalehu Assembly of God. Call from 10 a.m. to noon. Casual attire. No flowers. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Rosemary Katherine Workman, 82, of Mililani, a retired registered nurse, died Aug. 10. She was born in Morristown, Ind. She is survived by sons William III and Henry, daughters Marie Lester and Barbara Scheibe, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Additional services on the mainland.
Richard Susumu "Beer" Yano, 85, of Kailua-Kona, a retired commercial fisherman, died Aug. 14 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kealakekua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Lillian M; sons Stanley H. and Glenn M.; brothers Hisateru, Hiroyuki and Yoshitaka; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Kona Hongwanji. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.