Mieko Murakami Alfonsi, 79, of Kaneohe, died Saturday. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Joseph; daughters Theresa Marie Kaitner and Lorrie Alfonsi; brothers Tomiyoshi and Tetsushi Futori; sisters Taeko Miyayama, Hisako Collins and Kaneko Taba; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.Daniel "Danny" Nalani Anderson, 48, of Waialua, died Jan. 1. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jeannette; daughter Tiara; brothers George "Sonny," William, George, Rex, Alika, Matthew, John and Benjamin; and sisters Sandra Raap, Agnes Kalani, Leilani Anderson-Kaisa and Grace Anderson. Wake: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Michael Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
William "Uncle Billy" Kaai Andrin, 51, of Mililani, a security guard for Pearl City High School, died Jan. 2. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by wife Shelly; son Eli; daughters Kendra, Taryn and Katrina; mother Kay Poaha; father Roger Poaha; brothers Steven Andrin, and Richard and Raymond Andrian; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual or aloha attire.
Roland Ah San Au, 90, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Army warehouseman at Fort Shafter, died Jan. 1. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by sisters Eleanor Chock and Grace Bow. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice. Private services.
Brian "Bully" Patrick Augur, 38, of Kalaoa, Kona, a cook for Maxwell's Landing, died Dec. 31 in Kona Community Hospital. He also worked for Kona Brewing Co. and the former Flying Seafood at Honokohau Boat Harbor, and was a caregiver. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Barbara Jean Ayau-Aguiar; sons Blaisdell and Robert Ayau; parents David and Geraldine; brothers Brittney, Timothy and David; and two grandchildren. Services: 1:30 p.m. tomorrow at Kekaha Kai State Park. Call noon to sunset. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elizabeth Ferguson Barbour, 84, of Sedona, Ariz., a retired librarian for Los Angeles city schools, died Dec. 22 in Honolulu. She was born in Burbank, Calif. She is survived by daughters Margaret Benen and Linda Osgood, brother Floyd Ferguson, three grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
William "Bill" A. Bours III, 83, of Wilmington, Del., and Kona, an employee for DuPont Co., died Aug. 7 in Wilmington. He was born in New York. He is survived by wife Elizabeth W., daughters Elizabeth Layton Tamiyasu and Barbara Bours Brady, son William IV, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Christ Church Episcopal, Kealakekua. Reception: noon at the Keauhou-Kona Yacht Club.
Evelyn O. Briston, 86, of Kaneohe, a retired courtesy clerk for Sears Roebuck & Co., died Dec. 26 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Okuni Tanner, and nieces and nephews. Private services.
Koon Cheong Ching, 88, of Honolulu, a retired ironworker for Hawaiian Welding Co., died Dec. 31 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Kam Foo and Kam Fai; daughters Mee Ping Hamilton, Mei Ha, Mei Lin Hui and Mi Wan Wong; stepson Kenny Jim; two brothers; two sisters; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 9:30-11 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
"Mack" Manuel Ernest Fernandes, 69, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired meat inspector for the state of Hawaii, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was also a coach for Hilo and St. Joseph high schools and various athletic associations. He was born in Pepeekeo. He is survived by brothers John Fernandez and Steve Fernandes; sisters Dorothy DeConte, and Eleanor and Tina Fernandes; and companion Barbara DeMello. Wake: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Papaikou. Burial: Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Bernard Charles Granat, 53, of Aiea, a former sound engineer for the band Grateful Dead, died Jan. 3 in Aiea. He is also survived by wife Carolyn. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Karrie Lynn Haraguchi, 36, of Waianae died Jan. 1. She was born in Kansas City, Mo. She is survived by husband Alexander Jr.; son Alexander; daughters Chantell and Sheri Tsutsumi, and Rolannda Moreno; father Joseph Phelan; mother Cheryl Tsutsumi; and grandparents William and Jan Kimbley. Services: 2:30 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Church. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire.
James M. Higashi, 64, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2. He is survived by brothers Ernest, Mamo, Kougi and Mitsuji; and sisters Marilyn Nakagawa and Teruko Kimura Amy Teves. Private services.
Winifred Ung Gee How Hoo, 89, of Honolulu, died Jan. 1. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by sons Robert, Albert, Rodney, Edson and Kenneth; daughters Gladys Young, Audrey Fong and Patricia Brady; 18 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Hiram John, 86, of Seattle, formerly of Maui, a retired merchant marine, died Dec. 26 in Seattle. He was born in Hamakuapoko. He is survived by sister Elizabeth Martin. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Protestant Church, Paia. Call 9-11 a.m. Burial: Hawaiian Protestant Church Cemetery.
Henry "Hanale" Kanewawahilane Keohokapu, 74, of Washington, a retired warehouseman for Hickam Air Force Base, died Monday. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by daughter Winona Alo; hanai son Simeon Pihana; brothers Joseph Jr., Delano and Purdy; sisters Lily Farm, Doreen Makuakane, Lehua Mandac and Judith Koffman; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mililani Second Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal service: 12:30 p.m. at Schofield Post Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Thomas F. Killion, 66, of Honolulu, a retired master sergeant for the U.S. Air Force, died Dec. 16. He was born in Jersey City, N.J. He is survived by son Thomas F., Jim H. and Glenn K.; mother Mary Glen; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Committal service: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Tsuruo "Fred" Kimura, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2. He was born in Spreckelsville, Maui. He is survived by wife Misae; sons Calvin and Collin; brother Yoshiaki; sisters Lorraine Hashiro, Peggy Tanaka, Lanny Morisaki and Mitsue Kimura; and a grandson. Private services.
Satoru Kinoshita, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired carpenter, died Dec. 29. He was born in Pukoo, Molokai. He is survived by son Terry K. Private services.
Sylvia Harue Kobayashi, 72, of Wailuku, a manager for DHL Worldwide Express, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Keichi "Sam"; sons Lester, Alvin, Lance and David; brother Hideo Kurose; sister Fusae Yoshimura; and a grandchild. Services: noon Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Reception to follow.
Lillian Yuen Kim Kop, 95, of Ewa Beach, died Saturday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Daniel and Wendell, daughter Linda Lee, brother Vernon Ching, eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Catherine Momoe Kuga, 86, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died last Thursday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Arthur "Art" and Roy, brothers Horace and Wallace Sasaki, sister Aileen Sato and two grandchildren. Private services.
Lorna Setsuko Kuramoto, 87, of Haleiwa, died Dec. 17. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Alvin, daughter Daryl Jean, sister Rose Scharpff and a granddaughter. Private services.
Jay A. Lanigan, 60, of Kihei, a sailor and landscape designer, died Dec. 30 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in California. He is survived by daughter Crystal, son Dave, mother Arlene and brothers Daryl and Jon. Private services.
Adeline Rapoza Lawrenz, 97, of Kailua, a retired cafeteria manager, died last Friday. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by son Raymond C. Fernandes, daughters Dorothemae Drumeller and Leinani B.J. Rodenhurst, sister Roseline R. Krueger, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: noon Monday at Our Lady of Peace. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clive Kiliona Luhiau Jr., 81, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired laborer for the state of Hawaii, died Tuesday in Kohala Hospital. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Clive K. III, Leonard K. and Ralph K.; daughters Sharmaine P. Solomon, Darlene L. Badua and Valerie L. Anjo; sister Doreen N. Makuakane; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kohala Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Interment of urn: Hawi County Cemetery. Casual or aloha attire.
Benjamin W.S. Lum, 48, of Glendale, Calif., an actor and former teacher, died Jan. 1. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Michael and Vincent, and sisters Patricia Chang and Roberta Fazande. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to East West Players, 120 N. Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.
Louise "Luika" Marie Du Bois Lydgate, 90, of Kula, Maui, a homemaker, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Charles Du Bois, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 3 p.m. Monday at Makawao Cemetery. No flowers. Donations suggested to Holy Ghost Catholic Church.
Wallace Shigeo Matsuda, 90, of Lihue, retired proprietor of Matsuda Jeweler, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Waimea. He is survived by wife Evelyn; sons Robert, Hubert and Feodor "FeFe"; daughters Colleen and Priscilla; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Garden Island Mortuary. Casual attire.
Darlene M. Mitchell, 77, of Honolulu, a writer, died Saturday. She was born in Illinois. She is survived by husband Wilbur "Bud," daughter Shari Feliksiak and sons Timothy and Dennis. Private services. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Association, Aloha Chapter, or the Hawaii Heart Association.
Kiyoko Sue Mizumoto, 89, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Dec. 30 at Maluhia Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Gerald Y., daughter Jane N. Miura, sister Yoshiko Tokita, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Rosario Ablao Nigos, 58, of Aiea, died Dec. 31. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by brother Eduardo N. and sisters Dominga N. Nartea, Purita N. Ordono and Ricalinda N. Adriatico. Private services. Burial in the Philippines.
Dr. Edward J. O'Rourke, 79, of Kailua, a retired physician, died Saturday in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marian; sons Edward Jr., Thomas, Tony and Paul; daughter Connie; brothers Paul and Hugh; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
John Peccianti, 37, of Honolulu, a former cook for Sizzler Restaurants, died Dec. 23 in Honolulu. He was born in Vietnam. He is survived by grandparents Hamilton and Alice Rebentisch. Private services.
Armando Dela Cruz Ramos, 81, of Waipahu, a retired shoemaker, died Dec. 19. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Danilo, Artemio, Salvador, Eduardo, Victorino and Ronaldo; daughters Vicky Bow, Flordeliza Ganoot, Cristina Priagola and Catalina Esteban; brother Alfredo; and 14 grandchildren. Private services.
Janet Elizabeth Rice, 68, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Tulsa, Okla. She is survived by sons Eric and Bryan Bishop, and Scott and Keith Cleghorn; brothers Larry and Richard; sister Patricia Bell; and three grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at the Living Waters Assembly of God Church, Hilo. Casual attire.
Kimie Sawa, 90, of Waipahu, died Dec. 26. She was born in Kipapa, Maui. She is survived by sons Thomas, Edward, Charles, Francis, Howard, James and George; daughter Jean; brother Robert Mikami; sisters Dorothy Glynn, Alice Oka and Jane Matsumiya; 12 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yuki Sugai Shigeura, 90, of Hilo, a former home economist for Hawaiian Electric Co., died Nov. 18 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harry. Private services.
Ryo Shinoda, 82, of Honolulu, a senior technician at Data Service Bureau for the city of Los Angeles, died Jan. 3 in Honolulu. He was also a veteran of World War II, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Company E. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Dr. Minoru and Takashi, and sister Shiho Nunes. Private services.
Richard Takashi Sunada, 77, of Honolulu, a retired insurance agent for Allstate Insurance Co., died last Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife June, daughter Carole Ke, sister Margaret Kaguni and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Waichi Suzuki, 79, of Lihue, a retired carpenter and building inspector for Kauai Builders and Kauai County, died yesterday at home. He was born in Waimea. He is survived by daughters Aimee Suzuki-Yamamoto, Sharon Suzuki and Adele Tone; brother James; sisters Irene Nada and Fusae Tanimoto; and seven grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Yoshiye "Edith" Takata, 77, of Pearl City, a retired associate for Sears Roebuck & Co., died Dec. 27. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Wayne S., daughter Lynn A. Onuma, brother Thomas Hirai and two grandchildren. Private services.
Henry Sadao Todoki, 88, of Honolulu, retired owner of Todoki Machine & Marine Works Inc., died Jan. 1 in Maunalani Nursing Home. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Michiyo; sons Robert A., Edwin T. and Norman S.; daughter Faith M. Kimura; brother Sunao; sisters Sueno Sugimura and Adele K. Tokumaru; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sentei Ueunten, 73, of Honolulu, a retired electrician for Halfhill Electrical Co., died Jan. 3 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Koloa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Grace M.; sons Mark M. and Rod R.; brothers Sensuke, Senji, Senmatsu, Senmei, Isamu, Thomas, Stanley, George and Marvin; sister Yoshiko Orlando; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Amy Shizuko Watanabe, 92, of Honolulu, died Dec. 31 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.
Patrick Wing Kit Yee, 72, of Honolulu, a retired sergeant first class for the U.S. Army, died Jan. 2. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alice C., son Richard W. and three grandsons. 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.