Robert Toshio Tomosawa / 1925-2001
Yoshimi Abe, 76, of Honolulu, retired owner of Sweetheart Bakery, died Dec. 6 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Wilfred, Wallace, Robert and Albert Imamura; and sisters Hanako Moriyama, Muriel Yamauchi, Betsy Ishii and Helen Watanabe. Private services held.Hiroshi Asuka, 86, of Hilo, a retired employee for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo. He is survived by wife Matsuko, sons Gary and Dennis Kawasaka, daughters Carol Ikeda and Sandra Matsuda, brothers Shigeichi and Robert, sister Kiyoko Iwami and seven grandchildren. Services over cremated remains: 3 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles Joseph Beach, 81, of Kailua, a retired teacher for Honolulu Community College, died Wednesday in Kailua. He is survived by wife Dora A.; son Melton; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Charles Kui Kong Chung, 79, of Kaneohe, a retired tax auditor for the state of Hawaii, died Thursday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Joyce; son Stanley; daughter Laura Fontanilla; brothers Samuel, Lawrence and Nathan; and sisters Doris Goo, Barbara Chung, Carol Song and Sue Jean Chun. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at St. Alban's Chapel, Iolani School. Reception to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Arthritis Foundation, 1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1306, Honolulu 96814.
Albert De Rego Sr., 89, of Kula, Maui, a retired equipment operator for the county of Maui, died Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paia. He is survived by sons Albert Jr., Patrick and Eugene; brother James; sisters Jessie Munoz, Margaret Molina and Agnes Asue; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery.
Sieni Tuiva Faualo, 85, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Dec. 10 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by daughters Sivao Tachibana, Faavae Faasavalu, Fenita Seiler and Ova Uli; sons Fata Meatuli, Lesa Manase, and Pita, Mose, Tafiaina, Fuavaa and Tuafuti Faualo; brothers Kesimale Tofaeono Leaea and Pouvi Leaea; 58 grandchildren; 73 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: noon at Sunset Memorial Park.
Nellie Galinato Flores, 74, of Waianae, owner of Mikilua Grocery Store, died Dec. 7. She was born in Paia, Maui. She is survived by husband Julian; sons Chrysologus and George; daughters Sophie Manansala and Victoria Flores; brothers Nori and Henry Galinato; sisters Mary Kutzen, Pearla Saavedra and Jane Sion; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Look Kau Lau, 72, of Pearl City, a retired employee for the road division of the City and County of Honolulu, died Dec. 11 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gemma W.N., son Richard S.W., daughters Laurie Lau-Steigerwald and Linda Lau, brothers Fook Kau and Arthur Y.K., sister Clara W.H., and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Se Yong Lee, 81, of Waipahu, died Dec. 16. He was born in Korea. He is survived by wife Hui Sui; son John; daughters Rosa Lee, Young-ie Borsey, Young-in Johnston and Young-ae Matsuo; sister Kum Soon Lee; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:30 p.m. tomorrow at St. Pius X Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Kazuko Lowry, 65, of Nanakuli, died Dec. 5. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Dean, son Vernon, daughters Lisa Gualdarama and Shelly Lowry, and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m.
Hazel S. Muraoka, 89, of Honolulu, died last Wednesday in Maunalani Nursing Center. She is also survived by daughter Norma R. Nakasone. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Joshua Heanu Na-o, 52, of Honolulu, a hospital supervisor for St. Francis Medical Center in Lynwood, Calif., died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol; son Walter J. Menini Jr.; daughter Dena McCarter; sisters Beverly "Aloha" Kealoha, Antoinette "Nani" Nakiso, April "Tweedie" Kaukani and Hadassah "Oli" Maunakea; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire.
Patra Puapong, 20, of Honolulu, died Oct. 28 in Los Angeles. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by father Praphan, mother Ratana, and brother Punn. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Alban's Chapel, Iolani School. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. Donations suggested to Iolani School Music Scholarship Fund, Hawaii Youth Symphony Association and/or the Hawaiian Humane Society.
John Kui Farr Pung, 89, of Honolulu, died Dec. 11. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lai Sim Pung; son Robert; daughter Jade Hardisty; brothers Benny and Gordon; sisters Muriel Yuen, Gladys Fong, Helen Kekoa and Stella Mendez; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 12:15 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Rigoberto Carvajal Rodriguez, 46, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a papaya farm picker, died Dec. 9 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mexico. He is survived by son Surgio, father Amador, two brothers, and three sisters. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at Pahoa Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Pahoa Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
Fuifuilotu Taifane Scanlan, 37, of Waianae, an intake counselor for the state of Hawaii, died Thursday in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Felix G.; sons Tito and Felix Jr.; daughters Veronica, Bernadette and Charlotte; parents Tuaniga Taifane and Eseneiaso Aitu; sisters Olita Osama, Laina Zazueta, Valisa Fifita and Faith Po-Ching; and one grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Earl Z. Sizelove, 66, of Kapolei, who retired from the U.S. Navy, died Sunday. He was born in Muncie, Ind. He is survived by wife Lois; son John; brothers Carl, Calvin, Roland, Paul and David; sister Elisabeth Brunson; and one grandchild. Committal service: 8:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Melanie Sanae Sugai, 23, of Ewa Beach, a marketing supervisor at Sam's Club, died Dec. 8. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Lilia, father Walter, brothers Iven and Tron, grandmother Komano Sugai, and fiance Ashley Remo. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Muneo Tatsuyama, 87, of Honolulu, died Thursday. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by sons Dennis, Craig and Randall; brothers Harold and Ralph; sisters Winifred Kono and Tamiko Yamamoto; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Casual attire.
Henry Robert Taylor, 87, of Wahiawa, a retired automotive maintenance supervisor for the U.S. Army, died Dec. 9 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Minneapolis, N.C. He is survived by wife Fay, son Glenn, daughters Terry Lawlor and Janet DeWeese, brother Wesley, sisters Julia Cornett and Ford Burleson, and three grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Gregorio J. Villanueva, 83, of Kahului, a maintenance man, died Thursday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Bernard, Florante, Rogelio and Jose; daughter Rosamilia Ramos; brother Florencio; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park.
Louis Kauhane Wallace Jr., 62, of Wahiawa, a retired merchant seaman for Young Brothers Shipping Services, died Dec. 9. He is survived by sons Louis III and Troy; daughters Sherri Lynn and Thalia Kaleimamahu; stepsons Joseph Hill and Craig Barnes; stepdaughters Ginai Johnston and Maria Barnes; stepbrothers Gordon and Carlson; sisters Sarah Kaae, June Starr and Nancy Tacderan; stepsisters Sandra and Mary Lou; and 17 grandchildren. Services: 10-11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward. Call after 8 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 8 a.m. Sunday in Waianae, across from the Waianae Comprehensive Health Center.
Thomas "Tom" Isamu Yamamoto, 80, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired diesel mechanic for Kau Agribusiness, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Suzuko; sons Darryn, Iran and Dan; daughter Verna Yamabe; sisters Anna Yoshida, Daisy Nishiyama and Nancy Tanaka; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
The Rev. Woodrow Shitoshi Yasuhara, 79, of Aiea, a superintendent and associate pastor for Hawaii Assembly of God, died Friday. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Yoshie; sons Philip K., Ralph M. and Kenneth T.; brothers Edward M., Albert M., Herbert M., Thomas H. and Franklin Y.; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God Church.
Yu Yao Zhen, 79, of Honolulu, died Dec. 11 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Ng Po Kong; sons Jian Hua Wu, Zhen Hua Wu, Run Hua Wu, Ze Hua Wu and Qin Hua Wu; daughters Di Hua Wu and Xiang Hua Wu; 16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers; and two sisters. Taoist services: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. 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.