Sister Mary Gertrude Creac'h, 92, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Malia o ka Malu. She was born in France. She is survived by sister Claude Galtie. Rosary: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Academy. Call after 9 a.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts. Burial: 1 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Claire Loretta Cummings, 62, of Mililani, a telephone operator at Wal-Mart, died Friday in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Allen L. and Arthur L. Larson and Shane S. Gauer-Cummings, daughter Audrey L. McKenzie, mother Ludvina Correia, sisters June Soueira and Linda and Jolenta Cummings, brother Joseph G. Correia Jr., six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Sosimo Nalugon Delisan, 88, of Honolulu, died Aug. 12. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marina; sons Guy Kamaka and Lito Cabusao; daughters Lass Seipp, Maynet Sperber, Editha Hernaez, Juanita Pilar, Rosalema Funtanilla, Lulu Cadorna, Aurea Abellera and Salome Balecha; 18 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Gus Louis Demetrakikes, 75, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired truck driver, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Portland, Ore. He is survived by wife Bonita, brother Angelo Demitrakikes and sisters Georgia Dennis and Hellen Hayward. No services.
Norio "Bolo" Furukawa, 79, of Aiea, a retired Castle and Cooke employee, died Sept. 10 in Kaiser Foundation Hospital. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Jane; sons Neil, Kevin and Ryan; brothers Masayoshi and James; and sisters Shizuko Fukunaga, Mary Kono, Nancy Sellers, Betty Yordy, Sally Casen and Mildred Pope. Private services.
Isabel Tomas "Nana" Pascua, 90, of Honolulu, died Aug. 27 in Beverly Manor. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Felisa, seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Mitsue Irene Sakamoto, 75, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper, died Thursday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation Nursing Center. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by sister Fusae Uyemura and brothers Yoshiharu and Sueo. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Aloha attire.
Tadashi "Tad" Sakamoto, 82, of Honolulu, formerly of Kula, Maui, retired Hawaii region tax manager at Castle and Cooke Inc., died Sept. 8. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Aiko H.; sons Clyde M., Neil I. and Keith M.; daughter Wendy S. Kuniyuki; sister Harue Yamasaki; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshie Sakuma, 85, of Honolulu, a retired sales associate at Gem Department Store, died Sept. 1 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by son Kenneth; brother Hakaru Shishido; sisters Kiyome Shishido, Edith Shishido and Jane Lau; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Tomiko Umeda, 90, of Honolulu, died Sept. 8. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by sons Wayne and Gary K.; sisters Patsy Miller, Betty Tsuji and Humie Suyama; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. 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.