Felomina R. Acosta, 83, of Kahului died Friday in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Gregorio; sons Rizal, George, Dallas and Richard; daughters Marie Tintiangco and Consolacion Dacanay; 13 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.Genopre "Opre" Ramos Baniaga, 76, of Waipahu, a retired employee for Abante Construction Co. & Koga Kabutaki Construction, died Aug. 8. He also managed Westgate Washerette. He is survived by sons Jose, Elizeo and Felizardo; daughters Luzviminda Palamos, Herminia Tuliao, Yolanda Gomez and Marylie Abante; brother Francisco, Lauro, Emilio and Segundo; sisters Petra Valencia, Helen Ramos, Rosita Alonzo and Francisca Gallegos; 25 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Mass: 6:30 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Julia C. Freitas, 93, of Makawao, Maui, formerly of Honolulu, died Thursday in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in California. She is survived by son Theodore, daughters Patricia A. and Marlene Powell, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sept. 5 at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Casual attire.
Francisco Salud Garcia, 59, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired truck driver for Lihue Sugar Plantation, died Friday in Wilcox Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Victoria; son Jeff; daughters Zeldalynn Delgado and Bernadette Ann Garcia; parents Ismael and Angela; brother Dencio; and sisters Mary Manguchei, Pat Aguda and Ellen Garcia. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
George Gomes, 86, of Ho-nolulu, a retired salesman for Steiner Corp., died Thursday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Larry, daughters Joseline Chun and Carolyn Maas, six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Helmuth W. Hormann, 92, of Aiea, a retired teacher for the Pasadena Playhouse of Theater Arts, died last Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Watertown, Wis. He is survived by sister Irmgard; nieces Sylvia Hormann-Alper, Pauline Jacroux and the Rev. Phyllis Hormann; and nephews Nicholas and David. Services: 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lutheran Church of Honolulu. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Lutheran Church of Honolulu.
Kenneth J. Jessop, 57, of Kahului, a safety and fire specialist for the Outrigger Hotels, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was also the Occupational Safety and Health Administration enforcement officer of Maui County. He was born in London. He is survived by wife Drena, sons Perry and Shane Bateman and Mark, daughters Aki Kepler and Caroline, and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Geraldine Kaawa, 41, of Ho-nolulu, a medical insurance clerk, died Saturday in Kailua. She was born in Binghamton, N.Y. She is survived by husband Henry, daughters Pumehana and Britney, and father Gerald J. Reardon. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Calvary by the Sea Lutheran Church. Aloha attire.
Iwao "Raymond" Kojiro, 84, of Hilo, a retired heavy equipment operator for the state Division of Forestry, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Makiko; sons Clyde, Wendell and Harvey; daughter Dale; brothers Katsuto and Henry; sisters Hatsuye, Fusae Miyamoto and Yukiko; and four grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joanna K.A. Lee, 68, of Ho-nolulu, a retired real estate agent, died Aug. 14 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Durwin and Dalton; daughter Bonnie Lui; sisters Geri Young, Shirley, Winona Akiona and Jennifer Santana; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church, Moanalua. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Leslie Willard Machado, 77, of Molokai, died Aug. 18 in Straub Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary Lee; brothers Allan and Weymouth Kamakana; sister Wilma Likolehua Grambush; son Michael; daughters Kuuipo Borges, Charlene Bloomer, Shirley Ann Areola and April; 16 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Tuloto P. Magalei, 86, of Laie, a seamstress at the Polynesian Cultural Center, died Thursday in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Solomona, Tufi, Losiifafo, Taofi and Amani; daughters Talatasi Tatupu, Soonalote Tufele and Susana Wong; 34 grandchildren; and 37 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center. Call 9:30-11 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.
Gustav Louis Marchal Jr., 82, of Kailua, a retired supervisor for Pearl Harbor Shipyard Shop 38, died Aug. 18 in Aloha Nursing & Rehabilitation Hospital. He is survived by wife Barbara, daughter Kinau Gauen, three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Christine Caires Mendonca, 93, of Kailua, a founder and retired co-owner of Mendonca's Candies Ltd., died Wednesday in Straub Medical Center. She was born in Kaupukalua, Maui. She is survived by son John; daughters Betty Corrales and Gwen McMahel; brothers Manuel, Alfred, Thomas and Louis Caires; sisters Rosaline Hunt and Catherine Gouveia; 22 grandchildren; 38 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Lum Shee Ng, 88, of Ho-nolulu, died Aug. 18 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in China. She is survived by son Chung Kwai, daughter Wai Kwon Low, sister Lum Sui Yung and four grandchildren. Taoist service: 10 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: Manoa Cemetery.
Florentino Paler, 63, of Anahola, Kauai, a maintenance worker for Kauai Surf, died last Tuesday at home. He was born in Moloa'a, Kauai. He is survived by daughters Noe Hookano, Sandy Keale and Lorey Napoleon; brother Vernon; sisters Lorraine Corpuz and Asuncion Jacinto; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Janet Peralto Resureccion, 63, of Hilo, died Saturday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Craig Keith and Lance; daughter Renee; brother Stephen Peralto; sisters Celestine "Sally" Patenio, Betty Jane "Nina" Kamehaiku, Mildred "Dindy" Branco, Norma "Tootsie" Fergestrom, Thelma Kidd and Dorothy Martin; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Urn burial: 9 a.m. Thursday at Homelani Memorial Park, Ilima Section. Casual attire.
Buenaventura "Orang" Gumtang Sagadraca, 86, of Waipahu died Aug. 1. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Silvestre and Fedrico; daughters Estrella Gervacio, Gloria, and Elena Mendoza; brother Juan Gumtang; sister Francisca Giquing; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Amedio Eddie Salazar Jr., 60, of Kaneohe died yesterday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Jeanene Royos and Denise Warrington; father Amedio E.; sisters Lena S. Torco, Bernie S. Ornellas and Anna S. Kennedy; brother Wallace; a grandson; and three granddaughters. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Robert Kameo "Bobby" Tachibana, 64, of Hauula, a retired Goodwill Store maintenance worker, died Aug. 19 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara; sons Robert Jr., Darrell and Jeffrey; daughters Sharon, and Robyn Ingel; brother John Kalau; sisters Nellie Cabanban and Rachel Kalima; 16 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Punaluu Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow. Leis welcome.
Satoshi "Santo" Toyama, 89, of Kahului, a retired welder, died Thursday at home. He was born in Puunene. He is survived by sons Donald, Kenneth "Cliff," Douglas and Isaac "Waba"; daughter Gladys Isa; brother Suyetomo "Bull"; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Kahului Hongwanji. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Saturday at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sheila Kuuipo Uezu, 39, of Wahiawa, died Friday. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Ricky; son Kelsey; father Alehandro Castillo; brother Andrew Castillo; and sisters Ethelwynne Moriyama, Laura Sakamoto, Sylvia Oshiro and Eileen Kagehiro. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
David Hong Yamane Jr., 52, of Nanakuli, owner of David's Service & Repair, died Saturday at home. He was born in Ho-nolulu. He is survived by sons David III "Kika" and Joseph; daughter Karyle "Pumehana"; hanai daughter Davidene; parents David and Eleanor; brother Frederick; sisters Patricia, Geraldine Yamane-Sakoda and Bernadette Yamane-Kealoha; hanai sister Noreen Awong; friend Yoshie Arakaki; and a grandchild. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Rita Catholic Church, Nanakuli. Call after 8:30 a.m.
Takayo Yoda, 102, of Wailuku, a proprietor of Yoda Fish Market in Wailuku, died Aug. 20 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by sons David and Joseph; daughters Janet Wong, Bernadine Tagomori, Barbara Rodrigues and Jane Miyashiro; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
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.