Herbert Ah Kwai "Big Herb" Aki, 58, of Hilo, a truck driver for Holsum/Oroweat, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Irene, daughters Noreen Ariga and Rowena Aki-Bukoski, mother Marian, sister Vivian McCoy and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call 9-10:30 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.Constancio Aroban Cabezas, 52, of Honolulu, a baker, died Thursday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Anastacia; sons Joseph, Raymond, Roger, Jeremias and Jessie; and brother Henry. Private services.
Francis Kam Pui Chung, 72, of Kaneohe, an employee for Royal Hawaiian Movers, died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by son Francis K., daughters Franzlynn Kruse and Franzelle Chung, sisters Wilhelmina Yoshimura and May Ogimi, brothers Eugene and Harry, two granddaughters and a great-granddaughter. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Lincoln Chenery Drake, 85, of Honolulu, a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died Jan. 6 at home. He was born in Hyde Park, Mass. He is survived by wife Phyllis, sons Lincoln and John, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Military services held.
Edward Ferreira, 87, of Hono-lulu, a retired electrician for Honolulu Shipyard, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary, sons Gerald and Nolan, sister Rosaline Tong, eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Roland Quon Hin Fong, 87, of Honolulu, a retired landscaper, died Jan. 8 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Ruth; son Roderick; daughter Rowena Lum; sisters Diana Lum, Eleanor Dang and Marion Au; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. No flowers.
Simau Fonoimoana, 73, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired tile contractor and commercial fisherman, died Jan. 7 in Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital. He is also survived by sisters Leimao Taualii, and Feiloai and Talalelei Fonoimoana; 17 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary yesterday.
Gabriel K. Gaballo, infant son of Dominick Gaballo and Roberta Peterson, died Saturday in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children. He is also survived by brothers Elijah and Philip; grandparents Nick Pugay, David Peterson and Shelley Allen; and great-grandmother Winona Yamamoto. Private services.
Harriet Ewaliko Grube, 79, of Wahiawa, a retired school-teacher, died Dec. 31. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Mikaele; daughters Ede Anne Fukumoto, Mary Kamauoha and Lilinoe Tina Grube; sister Kuualoha Bishaw; 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Michael James Heyerdahl, 13, of Kihei, Maui, a student at Lokelani Intermediate School, died Sunday at home. He was born in Hayward, Calif. He is survived by mother Diane, brother Robert D., and grandparents Beverly and Bert Schifferling. Services: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Suda Beach, next to Kihei Pier. No flowers. Lei welcome.
Yasuo Higa, 90, of Piihonua, Hawaii, a retired sugar cane planter, died Jan. 8 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Mountain View. He is survived by wife Hatsuyo, sons Harold T. and Lawrence, daughter June Washiashi, brother Hisao Hirata, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ernest A. Jackson, 76, of Lexington, Mich., formerly of Hawaii, a veteran of the U.S. Army in World War II, died Monday at home. He was also a high school teacher, a college professor and chairman of the European Language Department at the University of Hawaii. He was born in Saugus, Mass. He is survived by sister-in-law Mary Brown, nieces and nephews. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to the Lexington Fire & Rescue or the Croswell E.M.S.
Lydia Leimomi Kaluna, 64, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died Sunday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Pooniuohua, Molokai. She is survived by son Victor "Boy"; daughters Vicky Naki and Veronica "Roni" Bingham; brothers Harry, Samuel and Douglas Kamoku; sisters Mary Olaso, Elizabeth Starling and Myra "Leilani" Worrel; eight grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship Church. Call after 9 a.m. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Way of Salvation Church, Molokai. Call after 1 p.m. Burial: Hoolehua Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Margaret Jean Kaluna, 61, of Kaneohe, a retired master social worker for Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center, Windward Unit, died last Wednesday in Castle Medical Center. She is also survived by mother Sally Cataraha. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Saturday.
Daniel Kelii Kanahele, 78, of Kihei, formerly of Honolulu, a retired real estate agent for Award Homes, died Thursday at home. He was also a retired crew chief air traffic controller for the Federal Aviation Administration in Honolulu and he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Daniel K. and Marcus; stepson Nikolas Karayannakos; stepdaughters Pamela Crannell, Paulette Stabile and Beverly Botelho; brothers Albert, Ashley and Henry; sisters Winona Jensen, Thelma Sorenson, Eleanor Locey, Leialoha Kanahele, Jamsie Lindhom, Laura Aiko and Kauana Pukahi; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 10:45 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Lei only.
Margie Kingstar, 60, of Hilo, a retired registered nurse, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Raton, N.M. She is survived by sons Shane and Reed King, daughters Laurie Balubar and Deanna Fleming, father Grover Petty, brother Richard Petty, sister Debe Adair and three grandchildren. Services on the mainland.
Buster Kaneo Kobatake, 86, of Honolulu, a retired construction supervisor for Delta Construction Corp., died Jan. 5 in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Edna Y.; sons Roy T., Wayne K. and Edwin M.; daughter Patricia E. Okami; brother Masato; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cas-ual attire. No flowers.
Hisamitsu Kodani, 60, of Honolulu, a carpenter and tour coordinator, died last Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Kazumi; sons Keith and Mark; daughter Christie; mother Kimiko; and sisters Reiko Kow, Masako Pang and Shari Koizumi. Private services.
Meilin B. Lim-Tamaoka, 41, of Oakland, Calif., a computer technician for Chabot-Space & Science Center, died Jan. 5. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Shoji; mother Florence Stem; and brothers Bill, Scott and Paul. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Moanalua Gardens Missionary Church. Cas-ual attire.
Henry Madamba, 68, of Kapolei, died Dec. 21. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Lucy; son Michael; stepsons Keola and Johnie Apao; daughter Anita Hernandez; stepdaughters Toni Koshi and Robyn Chappell; brothers Jerry, Roy and Edwin Madamba, and Robert Goroza; sister Esther Castro; 13 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jennie Jee Jun Lee Moreno, 68, of Honolulu, owner of Kuhio Cleaners, died Jan. 6 in Lincoln City, Ore. She was born in Ho-nolulu. She is survived by son Conrad W.K.; daughters Diane M. Kuni, Linda R. Moreno, Mona Jean Brooks and Jacqueline Hudspeth; brothers David Lee, Joel Chang and Augustine Lactaoen; sisters Carmen Lanegan, Celeste O'Brien and Frances Higgins; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Catholic Church. Call 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Margaret "Peggy" Ann Nakamura, 45, of Mililani, died Dec. 30. She was born in Osaka, Japan. She is survived by husband Dennis, son Michael, daughter Jennifer, mother Mikiko Komoda-Werner, brother Carl Werner Jr., hanai sister Sharla Alton and a grandson. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Edith Yoshiko Kuwaye Poole, of Georgia, died Friday in Georgia. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Joseph F.; son Joseph F. Jr.; daughter Pamela Solo-mon; brothers Charles Y., Alvin Y., Satoru, James M. and Richard N. Kuwaye; and sisters Katherine S. Lee and Betsy Y. Saito. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Lucy Rawlins, 94, of Hono-lulu, died last Wednesday in Kapunawai Ola Nursing Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Earl, Joseph, Robert, James and Elroy; daughter Rosemarie Faustin; sisters Minnie Manning, Dorothy West and Eleanor Lech; 23 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Honolulu Central Congregation. Call after 10 a.m.
Josephine "Josie" Barcenilla Recktenwald, 67, of Waipahu, a dietary pantry worker for Straub Medical Center, died Dec. 25. She was also a pantry worker for the Queen Kapiolani Hotel, Peacock Room and a Star of Honolulu kibun. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Richard; daughters Debra Wennerholt, Vernal White and Rhonda Recktenwald; brother Alfred "Pine- apple" Barcenilla; five grand-children; and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Isabel Ramos Torres, 77, of Ewa Beach, died Jan. 2 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She is also survived by sister Ellenor Rezentes. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Monday.
John Lloyd Wallace, 91, of Honolulu, a retired commander for the U.S. Navy, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in New Mexico. He is survived by wife Lora E., sons Frank C. and John L., and two grandchildren. Private services.
Kathryn Kimiko Yamashiro, 72, of Honolulu, a retired secretary for the University of Hawaii, died Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Kaneohe. She is survived by husband Minoru; sisters Shizuko Tamashiro, Kameko Taira, Jeanette Kasuyama and Suyeno Nada; and brother Dr. Francis Shiroma. Services: 2:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Private burial at a later date.
Tai Ok "Tako" Yang, 81, of Heeia, a retired longshoreman for Matson Navigation Co., died Thursday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Kilauea, Kauai. He is survived by sons Franklin K., Reginald J. and Ronald Yang; brother Tong Chun Lee; sisters Ruth Adversalo and Que Oshiba; stepson Raymond Gouveia; stepdaughter Priscilla "Pomai" Kaninau; hanai son Donald Didi Gentzler; three grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Jan. 26 at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha 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.