Ruth Aiko Abe, 77, of Honolulu, a retired textile designer for Fruit of the Loom, Bates and VIP Fabrics in New York City, died Oct. 22. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Satoru, daughter Gail Goto, brothers Yukio and Ernest Tanji, sister Hisako Arinaga and two grandsons. Private services.Marcelo Ilac Cenal, 99, of Waianae, a retired employee for C&H Sugar Co., died Oct. 10. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Roseline; son Bernard; daughters Violet Rodrigues, Catherine Railsback, Frances "Frenchie" Ako and Rose Scott; and numerous grandchildren and great- and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual or aloha attire.
Marilyn Jean Henrie, 77, of Kailua died Sunday at home. She was born in North Dakota. She is survived by sons Robert A. and Darryl Royal Jr., daughter Diane Cunningham, brother Thomas Charles Beiseker and two grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. tomorrow at Faith Baptist Church. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No wreaths. Donations suggested to Faith Baptist Church.
Kinuko Hirae, 90, of Kailua died Oct. 23. She is survived by sons Richard and Royden; daughters Aileen Iha, Katy Shon, Jane Manchip and Violet Okamura; 20 grandchildren; and 34 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Takeshi Ibaraki, 84, of Honolulu, a retired sales representative for Wong's Meat Co., died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Katie; daughters Linda Walker, Dawn Naohara and Georgeann Gobel; stepdaughters Kathleen Nishimura, Sonia Yoshino, Tertia Freas and Fay Benagni; brothers Thomas and Charles; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandson. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Amelia Teo Iosua, 81, of Laie died Thursday at home. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by sons Alvin and Harrison; daughters Taagamanusina S. Kenneth, Lapreal S. Burgess, Vernetta A. Hall, Katherine A. Berard and Lucy I. Coughenour; brothers Filiaga Teo and Taualai Gautavai; sisters Vaovai Taula, Annie Paialii, Loiti Roberts and Elena Nielsen Hunt; 27 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Ninth Ward. Call from 8-9:30 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m.
Hiroshi Iwamoto, 92, of Honolulu, a retired controller for Lewers & Cooke, died Oct. 17 in Straub Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Ethel, son David, daughters Jane Takayama and Elaine Mangold, brother Sueyoshi, sister Shizuko Fukutomi, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Tilton Kaulaokeahi Kaleo, 95, of Laie, a retired city firefighter, died Friday. He was born in Hana, Maui. He is survived by daughters Jill Aalona and Kaula Fulmer, sister Florence Ichinose, and numerous grandchildren and great- and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie Fourth Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Brent Alexander Kerr, 44, of Lihue, Kauai, a maintenanceman, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by parents Charles and Helen, brother Allen and nephew Gavin. Private services.
Annabelle Ululani Ruddle Lindsey, 66, of Waimea, a retired employee for North Hawaii Community Hospital, died Oct. 12 in Bulgaria. She also held executive and administrative positions in the hotel and tourism industry. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Gabriel K.; sons Lance, Keoni and Keoki; daughters Lynelle Muraki and Liane Aiona; brother Francis Albert Ruddle; sister Laura Sylva; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James Episcopal Church, Waimea. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to North Hawaii Community Hospital.
Setsuko Maeda, 48, of Honolulu, an administrative manager for JTB Hawaii Inc., died Saturday at home. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by husband Hiroshi, mother Yuriko Komazaki and brothers Dr. Fujio and Dr. Toshio Komazaki. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Juanita Vallejos Macaraig Menor, 83, of Honolulu, a retired seamstress for Kala's Sportswear, died Oct. 21. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Ricardo; sons Benjamin, Edison and Nelson; daughter Edna; sisters Melchora Llacuna and Josefina Labuguen; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Philomena Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Seiko Nakasone, 80, of Makakilo, a retired procurement officer for the federal government, died Oct. 23. He was also a veteran of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and a recipient of the Bronze Star. He is survived by son George, daughter Linda Nakasone Oamilda, brothers Tokujiro and Kiichi and a grandson. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Masao Larry Nishida, 87, of Honolulu, died Oct. 23. He was born in Peahi, Maui. He is survived by wife Edith, sons Ronald and Robert, daughters Karen Perry and Lyn McMillin, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Angeles Organo Padua, 82, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper for the Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel, died Oct. 12. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Expedito, daughter Fresina Pabo, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Joan K. Radford-Hail, 69, died Oct. 10. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kay and sons Pali and Ian. Private services. Donations suggested to the USC Norris Cancer Center.
Ekela Hali Imaile Shintani, 62, of Kekaha, Kauai, a teacher for Niihau School of Kekaha, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was also a Niihau shells lei maker. She was born in Niihau. She is survived by daughters Amy Kahale and Gloria, sisters Alina Kanahele and Emela, seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Mildred "Millie" Texeira, 68, of Puhi, Kauai, died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Hanamaulu. She is survived by sons Larry and Timothy, daughters Valerie Sekimoto and Raynette, hanai daughters Teresa and Rayna Pia, father John F. Lopes, brothers John and Nelson Lopes, sister Hazel Kosuga, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial at the church. Casual attire.
Yoshiko S. Watanabe, 85, of Kailua, a retired employee for the former Gerbode Estate, died Oct. 23 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Wallace and Clyde, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harold H.L. "Alok" Wong, 79, of Kapaa, Kauai, a proprietor of consolidated amusement theaters, died Oct. 21 at home. He also served in the U.S. Army and was a veteran of World War II. He was born in Kapaa. He is survived by daughter Valerie Wong Poai, sons Sam and Dennis, hanai son Whitney "Kahanu" Smith, brothers Richard and Dr. Harry, sister Dorothy Muraoka, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
James Zenyei Yamashiro, 84, of Aiea, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Frances Ige, Amy Valmoja and Helen Uehara; sons James Jr. and Clayton Yamashiro; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Nancy Fujiko Yamauchi, 81, of Kaneohe, died Sunday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Shotatsu; sons George, Roy, Stanley and Gary; daughters Lorraine Lau, Flo Seabury and Linda; and seven grandchildren. Graveside services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park, Garden of Reflection, Oceanview Gazebo. Casual attire.
Shirley Michiyo Young, 89, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper, died Thursday. She is also survived by son Clifford K. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Monday.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
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http://www.hcc.hawaii.edu/education/hcc/library/hiindex.html
The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.