John Kekahu III / 1944-2001
Ruth "Luka" W. Aipelena, 73, of Kahului, died Thursday at home. She was born in Makawao. She is survived by daughter Honor G.H., brother William "Sonny" and numerous nephews and nieces. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Paia Hawaiian Protestant Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Paia Hawaiian Protestant Church Cemetery. Aloha attire.Jeanette P. "Jay" Bode, 69, of Kaneohe, an accountant for the Army & Air Force Exchange Service, died Thursday. She was born in Honomu, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Louisa Serikaku; sons Howard Jr., Ron and Colin; brother Marion "Sonny" Tavares; sisters Cela Bento, Louise Miller, Rosalind Greenwalt, Irene Gasper, Blanche Pakele and Joyce Davis; and 10 grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Ignacio Benaza Bristol, 90, of Honolulu, a retired stevedore for McCabe & Renny, died Dec. 15. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Rodrigo, Faustino and Peter; daughters Clara Bernal and Jane Felipe; brother Antonio; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Philomena Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:45 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Aurora "Buella" Chagollan, 94, of Haleiwa, died Tuesday. She was born in Mexico. She is survived by sons Manuel, Steve and George; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Kwai Fong Chee, 85, of Honolulu, a retired superintendent painter at Pearl Harbor, died Dec. 21 in Straub Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Herbert, William and Frederick; sister Doris Lau; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 1:30 p.m. at St. Pius X Church. Call 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Lillian Yuri Lani Church, 93, of Honolulu and Aiea, a Hollywood entertainer, died Dec. 21 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by nephews and nieces. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Oahu Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kenneth Kun Yuk Ho, 88, of Aiea, died Dec. 12 in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Ashier Bourne; son Auard; brothers Stanley, Charles, Rudy and Kun Hoy; sisters Agnes Chee, Lillian Fisher and Betty Yorong; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
George Masao Honbo, 52, of Honolulu, died Dec. 20 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Diane M., brothers, nieces and nephews. Private services.
Thomas Neuburn Hudson, 53, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a heating and cooling duct sheet-metal worker for a commercial and residential construction company, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Phoenix. He is survived by parents Warren and Hazel, and brother Edward. Services on the mainland.
Lacey Johnson, 33, of Waimanalo, died Dec. 20 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kyle; father Odell; brothers Matthew, Oscar and Jacob; sister Roxanne; stepbrother Harry Galdeira; and hanai sister Johnette Wong. Services: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tony Hang Lew, 66, of Kaneohe, a cook for the Ala Moana Hotel, died Thursday in Kaneohe. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Deborah; sons Tony, Peter and John-Benjamin; numerous grandchildren; and hanai sons and daughters. Services: noon tomorrow at the Gospel of Alpha & Omega, 31 Akamu Place. Aloha attire.
Alma Yoshiko Nishikawa, 78, of Ewa, died Dec. 14. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Akio, daughters June Williams and Lorraine Mekelburg, brothers Tetsuo and Herbert Yoshinaga, sister Amy Inouye, two grandchildren and a great-grandson. Private services.
Joaquin "Uncle Jack" F. Santos, 88, of Wailuku, died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Waihee. He is survived by daughter Joalene O., brother Ernest and sisters Virginia Ferreira, Helen Bachelor and Rose Gross. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ann's Church, Waihee. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
William J. Scott, 98, of Kailua, a retired beautician, died Dec. 21 in Kailua. He was born in Scotland. He is survived by wife Annie, daughters Nancy Hazelbaker and Margaret Wheatley, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hubert "Sam" Simpson Jr., 78, of Kailua, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Dec. 21 in Castle Medical Center. He was also a retired budget analyst for the city and county of Honolulu. He was born in Connecticut. He is survived by wife Leona, daughter Ayse Kehler and two grandchildren. Private services.
Irene Joyce Sombrio, 56, of Waianae, a beautician for Fantastic Sam's, died last Saturday at home. She was born in Haina, Hawaii. She is survived by companion Patrick, sons Patrick Jr. and Aaron L., parents Manuel Jr. and Rose Gusman, brothers Ronald and Nicholas Gusman, sister Linda Nagamatsu and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Honokaa. Call after 8 a.m. at the church. Burial: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Cemetery. Casual attire.
George Gunji Sumida, 86, of Pearl City, a retired construction inspector for the U.S. Army, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel, son Donn, daughters Lois Choi and Patti Hisaka, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Barbara Wong, 68, of San Jose, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, died yesterday in San Jose. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Catherine Wong and Jeanne Masad, and two grandchildren. Donations suggested to the Maryknoll Alumni Association.
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.