Lillian "Diamond Lil" Alberta Brockmueller, 69, of Kihei, Maui, formerly of Makaha, a retired business manager for B&L Enterprises, died last Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was also a restaurant owner in Arizona and California. She was born in Phoenix. She is survived by husband William, daughters Jennifer Brittin and Christi Wolfe, sister Frances Stephens, five granddaughters and a great-granddaughter. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Kahului. Casual attire.Gertrude Lim Caballero, 86, of Pearl City, who retired from Leahi Hospital, died Thursday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Ronald and Paul; daughter Aida Macalutas; sisters Natividad Perez, Eutropia Suga, Susana Jatico, Amparo Ouano and Mercedes Silva; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mariano Luzano Calara, 75, of Waianae, a veteran of World War II, died Nov. 8. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Candelaria "Laring"; sons Gener and Alvin; daughters Remedios Briones and Merle Camerino; brothers Buddy and Oscar; sisters Victoria, Natolia and Rosita, and Hilaria Pangan; and three grandchildren. Mass: 5 p.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Waianae. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Basilisa Cayaban, 92, of Eleele, Kauai, died Sunday at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Fermin, son Marcelo, five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Call 9-11 a.m. Saturday at Garden Island Mortuary. Burial: Hanapepe County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Florence Kee Chin Chang, 86, of Kahuku, a retired arts and crafts director for the U.S. Army in Japan and Korea, died Friday. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by brothers William, Ted, Allen, Calvin and Walter. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. Lei welcome.
Edna Chew Lin Chun, 84, of Honolulu, died Nov. 26 in Hono-lulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Ronald S.K. and Bradley S.M.; daughters Meryle C. Nishimura and Beverly C. Goo; sisters Janet Wong, Margaret Chang and Julia Chin; 18 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Manoa Chinese Cemetery.
Frank Sadao Hanzawa, 80, of Honolulu, a retired building superintendent for Hawaiian Life Insurance Co., died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Toshiko T.; daughter Aileen S. Moriwake; brothers Damon and Roy; sisters Jean Inouye, Rachel Kanno, Harriet Kondo and Mae Yoshida; and three grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Violet Sui Chin Ibara, 71, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for Hawaiian Electric Co., died Friday in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hisao; son Clyde; sisters Dora Ho, Barbara Wong and Elsie Chang; and two grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.
Glenn H. Imamura, 50, of Gresham, Ore., formerly of Hawaii, owner of Magic Mocha in Gresham, died Friday. He also worked in the food service industry. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Lyn, daughter Kelina Mariko, son Brett Kawika, brother Terry and father Yoshiharu. Services on the mainland.
Agnes "Grandma Nui" Lorraine Morton Kamaunu, 71, of Wailuku, a retired real property tax clerk, died Nov. 29 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Waihee. She is survived by sons John III, Kern, Ben-Morton, Aaron and Kaniloa; daughters Marcial Basbas, Roxanna Kapalu, Lyn Houpo and Puamana Ahonima; brothers Ned and Arnold Morton, and Rolland Morton Ako; sisters Priscilla Pililaau, Audrey Kamaka and Hannah Kamai; 36 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului. Call 9-11 a.m. Burial: Maui Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.
Margaret Y.M. Lindsey, 76, of Aiea, died Thursday in Hono-lulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Frederick W.; daughters Yolanda Haunani, Melinda Pualani, Colleen Mililani and Elaine Ululani; sons Gordon Bray and Vernon Ray; sisters Edith and Rose Young, Carrie Lau, Lilie Bessette, Bernice Lee, Florence Carpenter, Clara Awana, Edeline Yee and Dorothea Pineda; and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Halawa Heights Baptist Church, Aiea. Casual attire.
Alice Mikiko Mukai, 87, of Kapaa, Kauai, a retired employee for Wailua Golf Course, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. He is survived by brother Harold Nishimoto and sisters Ayako Elise Ho and Ruth Nishimoto. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at the Kapaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Violet Leinaala Nakamura, 63, of Hilo, a retired licensed practical nurse for Hilo Medical Center, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Richard; sons Jolson H., Joel Naru and Jason K.; daughter Jolette; hanai son Jerryl Mauhili; sister Jean Mauhili; and a grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jerry Masato Oba, 87, of Hauula, a commercial fisherman, died Nov. 22 in Hauula. Burial: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Friday.
Doris Paula Oldenburg, 58, of Honolulu, general manager of Aston Waikiki Beach Tower and Aston Waikiki Beachside Hotel, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Germany. She is survived by daughter Jennifer and sisters Lore Eckerle and Elfriede Zeller. Call: 6-8 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at St. Augustine By The Sea Catholic Church. Call 1:30-4 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice or the Humane Society.
Ethel Ihori Otsuka, 87, of Honolulu, a retired waitress for Pacific Club, died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Carol Miura, Myrna Takakuwa, Leila Tamashiro and Margo Watanuki; brothers Roy, Alvin and Larry Ihori; sisters Shizuko Nishida, Chieko Ogata, Gladys Kuroda and Asayo Takaki; 12 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Valeriana Victoria Pama, 74, of Honolulu, died Nov. 21 in Honolulu. She was born in Ho-nolulu. She is survived by children Sally Pleins, Frances Yacapin, Beanie Drummonds, Ora La Rosa and Edie Baker; brothers Raymond and Candido Barroman, and Felix Canon; sisters Olympia Kamaunu and Wilhelmina Padilla; nine grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sunset Memorial Cemetery. Casual attire.
Leonora Rabago Dela Rosa, 66, of Honolulu, a retired employee for Hawaiian Tel, died Saturday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Richie and Reggie, brothers Julian and Santiago Rabago, sisters Gaudelia Simbajon and Rizalina Gaoiran, and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Call 8-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Mass: 11 a.m. at Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Kimiko "Kay" Kuwana Sakai, 85, of Hilo, a retired cook for the former Paramount Grill, Hilo, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Kenneth T., Ted I. and Ian H.; daughters Christine M. Nonaka, Cheryl F. Neff Phillips and Susan F. Maesato; brothers Henry, Walter and Edward Kuwana; sisters Hazel Murakami and Mildred Ikeda; and eight grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pedro Crisostomo Taglinao, 83, of Mililani, died Friday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Gregoria; sons Rodolfo, Angelito and Francisco; daughters Emie Estanque, Soledad Aguas, and Adelaida, Leslie and Cora Taglinao; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Haruo Tonai, 80, of Wailuku, a retired tour guide for Roberts Hawaii Tours, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is survived by wife Nancy; sons Leigh, and David and Howard Miyake; daughter Cheryl Chang; brothers Harold and Kenneth; sisters Sue Tario, Naomi Cockett, Lillian Keomaka and Dorothy Pascal; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Reception to follow. Burial: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. 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.