Marlyn Louise Blackburn, 79, of Kahului, a retired registered nurse, died Dec. 6 in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in St. Louis. She is survived by sons Michael, Steven and Stanley Johnson and Keith Blackburn; daughter Cindy Catugal; two grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.Ambrocia Lucas Daguro, 68, of Honolulu, died Nov. 29 in the Philippines. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Edibodi, Leonardo and Jerry; daughters Benedicta Soliman, Marylou Rivera and Evangeline Gabatino; mother Paulina Lucas; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Kiyomi Ebisutani, 94, of Honolulu, a retired general contractor doing business as General Home Builders, died Thursday. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by son Kenneth, daughters Jean Nakamura and Jane Ikeda, brother Isamu, sisters Miyoko Kihara and Sueko Muranishi, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin, 1727 Pali Hwy. Call after 10:30 a.m. Casual attire.
George "Keoki" Emmsley, 71, a former tour director and an employee of World Wide Flight Services, died Friday. He was born in Hana. He is survived by wife La Verne "Lovie"; sons George, Henry, William and Patrick Emmsley and Kyle Ubasa; daughters Theresa Solomon, Josephine Naweli, Joann and Barbara; sister Minnie Keala; brother Henry; 48 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Floral lei are welcome.
Angelito Quines Guira, also known as "Chief," 50, of Honolulu, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Piddig, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lydia; daughters Leilani Gestrich and Annaliza; mother Regina; brothers Juan and Julio; sisters Susanna Ramos, Mercedes Albis, Virginia Domingo and Elena Ventura; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Followed by overnight vigil at family residence. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples Memorial Park.
Joseph Gomes Henriques Jr., 75, of Honolulu, died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian, son Joseph B., three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. No flowers.
Wilfred Shizuo Katsura, 84, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, former scoutmaster and former Kaneohe Neighborhood Board commissioner, died last Monday in Castillo Care Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ardell, Rodney, Terry and Dexter; daughter Karen Nagamine; brother Yoshito; sister Doris Yokota; and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rose S. Kohatsu, 71, of Aiea, died Dec. 7. She was born in Kona. She is survived by husband Risei, sons Kelvin and Lloyd, brothers Robert and Herman Inomoto, sister Edith Sakamoto and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ho Leung, 62, of Honolulu, died last Sunday at home. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Kin Sang and Wai Sang; daughter Emily Wai Bing; brothers Wai Hung, Kut, Wai Koon and Wang Leung Leung; and sisters Neay Fong and Mei Ching Leung and Tim Lok Young. Buddhist services. Visitation from 9 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to follow at 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Gary Kiyoshi Nishizawa, 57, of Honolulu, an Asahi Beer U.S.A. sales manager, died Wednesday in St. Francis Hospice West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Toshio and Beatrice K., brothers Miles S. and Dr. Guy M., sisters Geri M. Baenen and Gwen Clarke-Fujie, and special friend Anne Do. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment services: 11 a.m. Dec. 24 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Mitsugu Shimizu, 85, of Mililani, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. electrician, died Wednesday in Pearl City Nursing Home. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Fujie, son Raymond, daughter Lenora Inoue, one brother, four sisters and three grandchildren. Service: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire.
Manuel Sadaran Tabile, 93, of Waianae, a retired stevedore, died Nov. 28 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Edward Liwan, 13 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Tsukie Tada, 79, of Napilihau, Maui, died Friday at home. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Takeshi; daughters Karen Iwata, Cynthia Tada and Janet Shimizu; brothers Kazuo and Kenneth Teshima; sisters Matsue Tsubaki, Yasumi Horikami and Yoshimi Oki; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Reception to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsuji Yamamoto, 72, of Honolulu, a retired Federal Aviation Administration air traffic assistant, died last Sunday at home. He was born in Niumalu, Kauai. He is survived by brother Stanley and sisters Yoshiko Nishikawa, Tamae Miyashita and Alice Hiraki. Private services.
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.