Philomena "Minnie" Angelias, 83, of Pahoa, Hawaii, formerly of Kauai, died Oct. 27 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Albert Rico, Leo Valdez and Bernard Cabebe; daughters Lolita Aguinaldo, Rosita Esperago and Magdalena Miraflor; sisters Conchita Walters and Laurie Baker; brothers Vicente Angelias, Joseph Halbuna and Juan Halbuna; hanai sons Ben, Pat, Wen, Don and Dennis Aquino; hanai daughters Fely Begonia, Mercie Remata, Nadia Sarmiento and Dinah Aquino; 30 grandchildren; 83 great-grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Saturday at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park. Casual attire.Frances Hamilton Douglas, 82, of Hilo, a retired insurance company secretary and treasurer, died Oct. 18 at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Edward "Eddie" and Kimo, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Nordica Maria Hartmann, 93, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Oct. 22 at home. She was born in New York. Services: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Ramon Augustin Hernando, 90, of Honolulu, died Oct. 15 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Juliana; children Herminio, Robert, Roy, Christine and Randy; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Nobuyuki "Nobu" Igarashi, 77, of Wahiawa, a retired sheet metal worker, died Oct. 24. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Emily E.; daughters Oceana Caravallo, Luanne Barlahan and Lei Igarashi; step-mother Misao; step-brother Harry Nakashima; step-sisters Terry Nakashima and Joyce Taylor; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Kazuo Igawa, 64, of Hilo, a sales representative at THY and Associates, died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Kazue, daughter Michele, son Chris, and brother Richard. Private services.
Masao Iwamasa, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired U.S. Navy meat cutter, died Oct. 24 at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Gary and Roy and sister Patsy Kuwahara. Private services.
Arthur D. Keawe, 63, of Kailua, a retired police officer and owner/operator of Diamond "K" Trucking, died Oct. 29 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Iwalani; sons Patrick and Steve; daughters Maile Keawe Bryan and Kaleinani Keawe; mother Genoa; brothers Gary Keawe-Aiko, Ka'eo Pa'alua and Eric Keawe; sister Miriam Ah Yuen; and six grandchildren. Services: Noon Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Tamotsu Kitagawa, 81, of Honolulu, a retired vice president at Hicks Homes, died Oct. 29. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gladys, daughter Marsha, brothers Hiroshi and Kenneth, and one step-grandchild. Private services. Donations suggested to the Kuakini Foundation, 347 N. Kuakini St., Honolulu 96817 or the National Parkinsons Research Foundation, Attn: Katherine Kim, 347 N. Kukui St., Honolulu 96817.
Ying Li, 82, of Honolulu, died Oct. 28 at home. She was born in Hong Kong. She is survived by son Sing Tai Tsang, daughters Lai Yung Tsang-Lu and Elizabeth Tsang, and four grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Richard A. Liaga Sr., 76, of Wahiawa, a retired industrial manager at Coast Guard Base Sand Island and Navy Seabee, died Oct. 27 at home. He was born in Maulua, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Charlotte; sons Brian Sr., Richard Jr. and Dwayne; daughters Wendy Casugay, Richele Aila and Shantel Liaga; brother Robert; sisters Mercy Pagatpatan and Katherine Romboyan; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Committal: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Alice Grace Brown Mendoza, 91, of Hilo, a kitchen worker at Hilo Hospital, died Oct. 29 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Charles Tanaka; daughters Christine Adams, Rose Kaoiwi, Pauline Shove, Sonia Leonard, Bertha "Ding" Kennedy, Patricia "Lana" Fowler and Leona Otani; sons Richard Sevilla, Roland Mendoza and Milton Mendoza; brothers Bernette Brown and Donald Brown; sisters Christine Sison, Annie Stashik, Kuulei Kong, Kalani Miyamoto and Eilene Lewis; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Thursday at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Beatrice Satsuki "Osayo" Mizuuchi, 87, of Waipahu, died Oct. 28. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Winters K. and Gary M., daughter Floris K. Shiroma, brothers Tad T. Kuwata and William T. Kuwata, sister Nancy H. Toyama, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Services: Noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Grace Mitsuko Nishikawa, 72, of Honolulu, a retired trimmer at Dole Canneries, died Oct. 27. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Raymond I., son Clifford H., sister Betty Yanagawa, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Robert Charles Notley Sr., 78, of Kaneohe, a retired computer operator at Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center, died Oct. 25 in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Robert, Floyd and Randolph; daughter Kaleimomi Cazimero; brothers William and Lewis; sisters Jasmine Lau and Gwen Hiapo; and three grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kapapala Oliveira, infant son of Lorna and Kelii, was stillborn Oct. 26 in Kona Community Hospital. He is also survived by brothers Austin-Hawk and Tyrell; sister Gynel-Jasme; grandparents Emma Ahu, Isaac Mahelona, Dolores DeMello and Abigail Oliveira; and great-grandmother Agnes Kailiawa. Services: 9:30 a.m. today at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Pahala. Potluck gathering to follow at the church hall. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joan Tomoe Poynter, 66, of Waipio Gentry, died Oct. 25. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by husband Robert; sons Jeffrey Yamasaki and Mark Poynter; daughters Laverne Nakatani and Sheri Poynter; sisters Toshie Takiguchi, Natsuko Oya and Lille Roque; and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alfred Yun Tam, 92, of Honolulu, owner of Kaimuki AA Taxi Company, died Oct. 17. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Benjamin and Franklin, daughters Sylvianne Wong and Donna-Mae Tam, sisters Mabel Chee and Ellen Allgaier, five grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren. Taoist services to be held Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Edward Hiromi "Sam" Tsuda, 59, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Hilo, proprietor of Tsuda's Body Shop, died Oct. 21 in Los Angeles. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Susan K. Asamura; daughters Michelle Tsuda and April Smith; brothers James, Rufus, Douglas and George; sister Doris Mizuno; step-son Dwight Onaga; step-daughters Lois Ishibashi, Verna Onaga, Susan Chow and Shirleen Onaga; two grandchildren; and numerous step-grandchildren. Private services.
Hiroshi Yonekura, 89, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed painting contractor, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Lihue, Kauai. He is survived by wife Michie, son Keith, daughter Sharon Mattos, three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
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.