Sotera Dacoscos, also known as Sotera Daraog, 100, of Colonial Heights, Va., formerly of Wahiawa, died Aug. 15. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughters Leonisa Biacan and Irene Daraog, grandson David Biacan and great-granddaughter Jessica Biacan. Wake: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary- Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Larry "Florencio" Esteban, 63, of Honolulu, died Aug. 13. He is also survived by daughter Marybel Coleman. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Pepe Emele Fagasa, 68, of Kaneohe, died Aug. 15. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by husband Maleko; sons Ioane, Pulunone and Junior; daughters Esther Gibson, Emele Jaramillo and Pepe Mageo; brothers Afemata Sani, Tamate, Faifua and Ofisa Galovale; sister Punefu Pulini; 22 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Shigeru Furukawa, 75, of Kaneohe, a retired clerk for the city and county of Honolulu, died last Saturday in Aloha Nursing & Rehab Centre. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Irene Takeuchi and Susan Mabe; grandson Kyle Takeuchi; brother Clifton; and sisters Yaeko, Grace Yuen, Sachiko Masaki and Mary Morita. Private services.
William Groves Hardey, 78, of Honolulu, a retired equipment repairman with GTE Hawaiian Tel, died Aug. 7 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Rowena, daughter Laara Allbrett, sister Blanche Marchesi, nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Kristoffer "Kris" Andres Ibera, 22, of Pearl City, died last Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Revelyn Tolentino, stepfather Rolando Tolentino, father Ibera, sisters Darren "Dara" Ah Mow and Nyda Anderson, stepbrother Ryan Tolentino and girlfriend Rayann Bautista. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Mutsue Koba, 70, of Pearl City, a retired Japanese video store clerk, died Aug. 15 in Pali Momi Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband George Y., sons Neal and Steven, daughters Lynn Yoshie and Karen Koba, sisters Takako Takeshita and Takae Ogata, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Maria Daguio Lacar, 92, of Waipahu, died Aug. 8. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Henry and Artemio; brothers Brigadier Ben and Ador Daguio; sisters Simeona Tangonan, Pacita Daguio, Merced Hermando and Nena; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mun Ching Lau, 81, of Honolulu, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Chang See Lee; sons Seung Ji "Robert," Lyman, Ying and Sing Lee; daughters Mi Ji and Monica Lee; and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Courtney Andrew Lee, 20, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Straub Hospital. He was born in Fiji. He is survived by parents Andrew and Elsie; brother Aaron Andrew; sisters Adelle Nadine Lee-Vann, Collette Elsie Bridgeford and Pandora Keala Lee; and grandparents Chee Chek Cheer and May Fong. Services: 10 a.m. today at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Makiki Ward.
Wayne Kekapuhili McNicoll, 73, of Hilo, a travel agent, died last Saturday at home. He was also a musician and a World War II Veteran. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Jeanne, daughter Tricia-Lani Au, sons Tadman K. and Martyn K., five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at the Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church, Hilo. Call 9-11 a.m. Aloha attire. Inurnment: Homelani Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date.
Willis W. "Bill" Miller, 94, who retired from Hilo Transportation & Terminal Co., died Tuesday in Kaneohe. He was born in San Jose, Calif. He is survived by daughter Carol Paul, son William Kaulia Miller, seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rosemary Violet Morrison, 79, of Honolulu died Monday. She was born in Kankakee, Ill. She is survived by son David Morrison; daughter Jane Cordray; brothers William, James, Thomas and Rodney Maass; and grandson Jesse Gault. Private services.
Sarah Tsuruko Nakamura, 84, of Honolulu, died Aug. 13. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by sons Wendell, Gordon and Gary; daughters Shirley Kirita and Caren Fujita; brothers Richard and Nelson Inafuku; sisters Hatsuko Elsie Arakaki, Alice Akamine, Helen Shinsato and Jane Miura; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Hatsuyo Oka, 98, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, died last Saturday in the Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Mamoru, George and Roy; daughters Shizue Teshima, Kimie Miyashiro, Toshie Watanabe and Margaret and June Neff; 14 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Beatrice "Aunty Bea" Hakaleleponi Luuwai Rosa, 73, of Pearl City, a retired accounting clerk, died Monday. She was born in Kihei, Maui. She is survived by husband Caesar "Jay" Jr.; sons Vernon, Jay Boy and Patrick; daughters Darnell Wailehua, Anela and Rose Rosa; brothers Robert "Bobby" and Rudolph "Boogie" Luuwai; sister Geraldine "Geri" Wilhelm; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Kawaiahao Church, 957 Punchbowl St., Honolulu. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. next Saturday at Keawalai Church, Makena, Maui. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: Makena Bay. Aloha attire.
Irene P. Santos, 83, of Wailuku, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Antonio R.; sons Ben, Rudy, Jun, Demetrio, Alex and Ricardo; daughters Lourdes, Cora Dongon, Jovy, Erlinda Felix, Marian Luoma, Fe Lacap and Luisa Barro; 33 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ludivico "Rudy" Tancayo, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Airlines employee, died last Saturday. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Pearl; sons Roy, David and Rudy Jr.; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Greenhaven Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Dorothy Tyau Young, 88, of Honolulu, a retired teacher at Kalakaua School, died last Saturday in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Alvin B.Y. and Michael B.O., daughter Gwendolyn M.S. Yee, sister Alice Lum Lung, brother Kium Fong Tyau and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Vernon "Bobo" Earl Yau Lee Young, 67, of Anaheim, Calif., died Monday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Shirley; sons Kurt, Karl "Butch" and Kip; brothers George, Charles Burrows and Warren DuBary; and sisters Pearl Robello, Shirley Kaipo Cunha and Hinano Campton. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Services: 5 p.m. at Kamehameha School Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 4 p.m. 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.