Abigail "Abbie" Asako Abe, 58, of Hilo, a teacher for 27 years at Byrd Elementary School in Japan, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Donald, Harold and Calvin; and sisters Darleen Rodrigues, Elaine Macanas, Joanne Quisano and Jeanette Kiko. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at the Honomu Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Hiroto Aramaki, 79, of Honolulu, died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Wesley United Methodist Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
John Anthony Center, 42, of Holualoa, Kona, a bartender, died Aug. 22 in Kona Community Hospital. He was also a waiter and sculptor of concrete landscape art. He was born in Little Rock, Ark. He is survived by parents James T. and Frances M., brothers Ronald and James, and sister Susan. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Keauhou Kona Yacht Club.
Edward Duarte, 77, of Makaweli, Kauai, a shop superintendent for Gay & Robinson, died Monday in Kauai Veterans Hospital. He was born in Makaweli. He is survived by wife Laura; sons Howard, Dennis, Tommy, Bennett and Alan; daughters Gladys Louise Taylor, Betty Pesce and Arlene Heiser; brothers David, George and Steven; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Sacred Hearts Catholic Church, Waimea. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Gladys Fumiko Hayami, 89, of Honolulu, the owner of Kapahulu Beauty Salon, died Aug. 18. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Jeanne Fujii, son Clyde, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Howard H. Hayashi, 69, of Cave Creek, Ariz., formerly of Honolulu, who retired from the U.S. Air Force Band, died Monday in Maui. He also retired from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeanmary Ikeda, sons Michael and Gary, daughter Donna Jo Fusiara, sisters Myrna Tsushima and Jeanne Ishimaru, and seven grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Hosoi Mortuary. Scattering of ashes: Sand Island.
Etsuko "Jane" Ikeda, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 15 in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Michael Masatoshi; brother Hitoshi Aoyagi; sisters Charlotte K. Yamamoto, Shirley K. Tsuruoka and Marilyn Shiraishi; and a grandchild. Private services.
Reynold Kupihea Jensen, 71, of Aiea, a retired employee for Sears, died Aug. 17 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Edwin, Hans and Roy; and sisters Mamie Smith and Sedia Gilliland. Private services.
Chiyoko Kawakami, 92, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Arthur, daughter Kathryn Inkinen and a granddaughter. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Margaret Sumiko Kuwabara, 69, of Pearl City, died Aug. 10 in Stanford, Calif. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband James; sons Glenn, Mark and Dean; sisters Laura Izeki and Tracey Angeles; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joanna K.A. Lee, also known as Joanna K.A. Young, 68, of Honolulu, a retired real estate agent, died Aug. 14 in St. Francis Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Tairyn Carleen Lopes, 35, died Friday in St. George, Utah. She was born in Kahuku. She is survived by husband Lloyd; sons Lloyd Jr., Shaun and Tyler; daughter Briteny; father Kenneth Taipin; mother Maria Taipin; brothers Kenneth Jr., Malcom, Shane, David, Robin and Rocky Taipin; sister Francine Taipin; and grandmother Demetria Scuca. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Evelyn A. Milne, 80, of Kula, Maui, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in England. She is survived by son Richard L. Mant, stepson Dugal, stepdaughters Leslie Agorastus and Heather Cole, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Makawao Cemetery. Aloha attire. No Flowers.
Toshiko Nakaoka, 52, of Honolulu, died Aug. 17 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Wallace K., son Ryuji Sato, daughter Maya Sato, brother Kazumichi Kurashige and sisters Yukuko Yamada and Aiko Yoshitani. Private services.
Rebecca "Kahionaokalani" Okashige, 87, of Aiea, a retired receiving clerk for Liberty House, died last Thursday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harris and Obed, daughter Rosmund "Kanani" Akeo, 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Primitivo Ceballos Pesquira, 89, of Nanakuli, who retired from the U.S. Naval Supply Depot on Guam, died Aug. 17 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Laureta; sons Gerald, Robert, Allan and David; daughters Priscilla Van Zyle, Charlene Tyson, Corinne Perez and Kathy; 20 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Star of the Sea Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Vivian Kikue Shimizu, 84, of Aiea, a retired stock clerk for McInerny Ltd., died Thursday. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by brothers Kenji, Takashi and Stanley Yamada; and sisters Esther Hajiro, Susie Hara, Judith Tateishi, Mabel Yamada and Lorraine Davis. Services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at the Aiea United Methodist Church. Call after 4:30 p.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Scott Hiroto Shintani, 47, of Honolulu, died Aug. 14 in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Chisato and brothers Edward, Stacey and Jay. Private services.
Ellin Midori Shiraishi, 73, of Honolulu, an accountant for Chuck's Restaurant, died Aug. 18 in Houston. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Masayoshi; sons Gary, Gordon and David; daughter Carol; mother Irene Toyofuku; brother Robert Toyofuku; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Sophie Abing Tavanlar, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Waimano Home registered nurse and cosmetologist, died Aug. 20. Services, which were announced in an obituary published Sunday, have been postponed to a later date.
Chai "Red" Tin, of Koloa, Kauai, a retired truck driver and equipment operator for the county of Kauai, died Monday at home. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Conchita; sons Timothy D., Thomas, James and Kahoku; daughters Ruth Kanoa, Tamar Tin and Theola DeCosta; and 10 grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at the Prince Kuhio Park at Poipu. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Roy Rufo T. Torricer, 80, of Kahului, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Avelina M.; sons Michael, Roy Jr. and Mark; daughters Abigail Rico and Amanda Hicks; brother Vince; sisters Maxine Ballangao, Jeanette Aliason, Charlotte Woo and Charlene Biho; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Christ the King Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kathlyn Kahoilua Tuakalau, 47, of Hilo, died Aug. 22 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Sione L.; sons Osaiasi A.L., John M. and Sesilili K.; daughters Carrilyn K.; father James K.; brother James; sisters Jeanette Veikoso, Jeannie Minahan and Pauline Kahoilua; half brother Ted Kahoilua; and half sister Maggie Clebsck. Call 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Keaukaha Ward. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Free Church of Tonga. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery, Mormon section. Casual attire.
Francis Yuzo Uyeda, 96, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor of K. Uyeda Hat Store, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was also a past president of St. Francis Xavier Club. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Jean Leong and Eloise Yano, brother George, sister Irma Nishizawa, five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Sacred Hearts Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Bernard Conrad Walthall, 81, of Honolulu, a retired chief of supply at Hickam Air Force Base, died Aug. 22 in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in Louisiana. He is survived by sons Bernard Carey and Brian Conrad, brothers Benjamin and Francis, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Shirley Margaret Wills, 78, of Holualoa, Kona, a retired teacher with Hilo High School, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Detroit. She is survived by son Rex III, daughters Sheryl Delsol and Sharynne, and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. at the family residence in Holualoa. Donations suggested to Hospice of Kona.
John K. Ynigues, 79, of Wahiawa, died Friday. He was born in Ookala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Alan and Royce; daughters Clara, Betty Guzman and Judy Siazon; stepdaughter Cheryl Mokuahi; stepson Bernard Mokuahi; brother Thomas; sisters Ruth Navalta, Mary Alfiler, Valentina Mahuna, Lucy Meyer, Ruby Hicks and Beatrice Narte; 21 grandchildren; a stepgranddaughter; 17 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Casual 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.