John David Provoo / Buddhist Teacher
Peggie Silverman Ehlke / 1920-2001
Rebecca Lumpork Aragon, 89, of Honolulu, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Marcelino, daughters Magdalena Nino and Melchora Patiungan, 12 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.Macaria Rivera Asuncion, 87, of Waipahu, died Monday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Gaudencio, Restituto and Mariano; daughter Antonia Marzan; 22 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson. Wake: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Max "Mackie" Domenick Bagoyo, 11, of Pukalani, Maui, a student at Kalama School, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Gerardo "Gerry" and Elsa; brother Justin; grandparents Leonardo and Sally Lozano, and Art and Michelle Pidot; and great-grandparents Vincent and Rosa. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. next Saturday at Christ the King Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Victorio Lorenzo Bautista, 73, of Waipahu, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Leonora; sons Mersul, William and Dominic; daughters Melendrina Corcino, Conchita Batoto, Norma Daligcon and Rose Nacapuy; brother Modesto; sisters Romana Apuya, Patrocinia Torres, Rosa Batara and Lourdes Martinez; 22 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Mary Katherine Chappell, 83, of Honolulu, died Oct. 19. She was born in Missouri. She is survived by niece Ina Bates and nephews Ervin and Robert Dierking. Services on the mainland at a later date.
Helen R. Gianechini died Thursday in Oakland, Calif. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Mary Ann Francis and Rita Marie Dykes, brothers John and Edward, sister Rosemarie and three grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Sacred Heart Church, 4025 Martin Luther King Way, Oakland, CA 94609.
Frances Cosme Goodreau, 86, of Pahoa, Hawaii, died Oct. 18. She is survived by husband David; sons Donald Lopes and Darryl; daughters Mathilda McCollem, Doretta Spencer and Dolores Perez; 10 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Muriel "Aunty Girlir" Ordenstein Hoopii, 94, of Honolulu, died Oct. 18 at home. She is survived by daughter Abigail Piilani, hanai daughter Kina Fernandez, grandchildren George N. Kissel and Rhoda-Ann Kihikihi, and nephew Harold Ordenstein. Private services.
Ronald Riyosei Kuba, 53, of Honolulu, died Oct. 18 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Sally Petrelli; mother Misako Kuba; brothers Frank and Donald; and sisters Mary Ann Arakaki, Irene and Sharlene. Private services.
Hisao Kubo, 80, of Honolulu, a retired mason, died Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honomu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yukie, son Bryan, daughter Gayle Rich, sisters Matsuyo Yamashita and Ellen K. Ozaki, and two grandsons. Private services.
Elizabeth "Lisa" Claudette Kane Macadangdang, 64, of Honolulu, a retired bookkeeper for the Hungry Lion restaurant, died Sunday. She was also a former tour agent for Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Benjamin; daughters Patricia Laminack, Richelle Kane and Roxanne Wann; son Robert Wann; sister Pauline Van Horn; and brother Leonard Allen. Services: 11 a.m. next Saturday at the Natatorium. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Barbara J. "Bobbie" Camacho Martinsen, 65, of Kailua, a real estate agent, died Tuesday in Kailua. She is survived by husband Howard, children Helen DeLuze, Cissy Romero and Nalei; sister Mildred Mosher; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Vianney Church, Kailua. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. Private burial.
Yachiyo Matsuoka, 85, of Makaweli, Kauai, a retired employee for Gay & Robinson Sugar Plantation, died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Pakala. She is survived by sons Gary M. and Kenny S., daughter Judith E. Bale, sisters Orie Saruwatari and Hanako Kobayashi, nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at the Waimea Honpa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Gerald Forest "Jerry" Miller, 79, of Honolulu, a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, died Oct. 17 in Honolulu. He also headed the Vista Volunteers in Alaska. He was born in South Dakota. He is survived by sister Mary E. Woods. Services on the mainland.
Tom Talaifono Afoa Seuli Jr., 64, of Honolulu, died Oct. 14. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Lotu; sons Talaifono III, Henry and Tom; daughters Saresa Manu, Aileen Faamamata and Tafaifa; brother Fagatiai Aveau; sisters Ailini Vaimauga, Faamamata Tootoo and Fausaga Tamaga; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. tomorrow at Palolo United Methodist Church. Call after 2:30 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: noon at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Peau "Pee Wee" Tanu, 29, of Waianae, a welder, died last Saturday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by wife Louaivasa Malia; daughters Serenity Pekina and Jordan Lagi; father Filipo Siliga; mother Gaosa Siliga; brother Vasa Jr.; and sisters Lagi Allen, Tepa Anderson, Loretta Johnson, Peni Galo and Fiepe. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 5-9 p.m. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
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.