Paulino Bautista Bautista, 94, of Ewa Beach, a retired electrician for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Dec. 21. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army serving in World War II. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son John, daughter Tanya Moore, sisters Baning and Trining, and eight grandchildren. Wake service: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Joseph Irah Bishop, 101, formerly of Hawaii, a retired lieutenant colonel for the U.S. Army, died Jan. 12 in Palo Alto, Calif. He also served in the U.S. Expeditionary Force and the U.S. Marines, worked with the State of Illinois Department of Public Aid, was a school-teacher, and was assistant district superintendent and administrator for the Hawaii Department of Public Instruction. He was born in Arkansas. He is survived by children Esther Jo Chapman, and Barbara R., James R. and Cordell M. Bishop; sisters Mae Schulz and Mary Lee Ellis; and four grandchild-ren. Call 10-11 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Military services: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Paulette Gertrude Branco, 55, of Honolulu, a bus driver for Rainbow Coaches, died Jan. 15 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Vernon G., and sisters Brenda B. Gomes and Barbara A. Branco. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Alice Asayo Bungcayao, 92, of Hanapepe, Kauai, a housekeeper for Gay & Robinson, died Friday in Kauai Care Home. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by husband Perfecto, son Albert Morinaka, daughter Dorothy Wimberly, brother Saburo Morinaka and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Hanapepe Congregational Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Hanapepe Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kwan You Chang, 87, of Honolulu, a retired colonel for the U.S. Army, died Jan. 13 in St. Francis Hospice. He was also a retired civil engineer for the state of Hawaii. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ellen K.; son Allen K.; daughter Lydia M. Gibson; brothers Albert, Eric, Hawkin, Howard and Franklin; and sisters Lucille Lum, Lena Affonso, Eva Cullen and Miranda Margheim. Private services.
Henrietta "Etta" Pomroy Freitas, 68, of Kahaluu, a retired employee for Pan American Airlines Clipper Club, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Valentine E.; sons Eldred "Pupi," Samuel "Sam" and Harry "Hale"; mother Cecilia Pomroy; sisters Clara "Dudee" Ahuna, Cecilia "Papee" Mossman and Andree "Kalani" Chinen; brother Henry "Hank" K. Pomroy Jr.; nine grandchild-ren; and three great-grandchild-ren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Waikane. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Private scattering of ashes at a later date.
Richard "Dickie" Takeo Fukumoto, 53, of Honolulu, owner of Pier 18 Marine Service, died yesterday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dale, son Davin, daughter Dedre, parents Robert and Bessie, brother Ronald and sister Kuulei Fukumoto-Park. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Inurnment: 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert "Bobby" Martines Gouveia, 67, of Milolii and Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Hawaii, a retired ranch hand for W.H. Greenwell Ranch, died Jan. 10 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Honomalino, South Kona. He is survived by wife Alice; sons Robert M., Dwayne and Dominic; daughters Priscilla Reyes, Linda Figuera and Roseline Kane; brothers Frank and Joseph Martines Gouveia; sisters Mary DeGuair, Roseline Gouveia, Jane Henriques, Julia Preston and Vivian Morimoto; 21 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Haruko "Tokiwa Mama" Higa, 80, of Honolulu, died Jan. 2 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Okinawa, Japan. She is survived by nephew and caregiver Larry S. Shiroma, daughter Toyoko Kagawa and sister Hisaye Shimabukuro. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pedro "Squirrel" Himalaya Jr., 51, of Kamuela, Hawaii, a former security guard for Safe Guards, died Jan. 11 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in Waipunalei. He is survived by wife Millicent; brothers Dennis, Fred and Wesley; and sister Sandra Leleiwi. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Waimea County Cemetery, Kamuela. Casual attire.
Evelyn Emelia Benjamin Akiona Bechert Horiuchi, 91, of Pukalani, Maui, a retired employee for Baldwin Packers, died Friday at home. She was born in Upulo Point, Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Helen Galbrath, Phyllis Dudoit and Ginger Mease; sisters Helen Anna Young and Kuuleialoha Lay; 14 grandchild-ren; and 16 great-grandchild-ren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahului Stake Center. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Geneva "Jennie" Inoue, 85, of Honolulu, died Jan. 12. She was born in Salem, Ore. She is survived by sons John H. and Arthur R. Wood, stepsons Robert T. and James M., stepdaughters Violet Doiguchi and Mildred Kawakami, and six grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Shriners Hospital for Children.
Clarence Mitsuo Ito, 69, of Lakewood, Calif., a retired employee for the U.S. Postal Service, died Dec. 29. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Michael S., Robert T. and Richard Y.; brothers David and Takashi; sisters Masako Nishizuka and Ritsuko Suenaga; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Marilyn Haruko Kaneshiro, 59, of Honokaa, Hawaii, died Thursday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Raymond, daughters Cori-Ann Kaneshiro and Kathy Chun, son Kevin, sisters Elaine Shikuma and Judith Miyashiro, and a granddaughter. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at Honokaa Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Kazuo Kawaoka, 89, of Hilo, a self-employed painting contractor, died Jan. 8 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by brother Kiyoshi, and sisters Alice Imai and Mildred Yasukochi. Private services. No flowers or monetary gifts.
Gladys Leinani "Lola" Kealoha, 70, of Honolulu, formerly of Maui, a former security guard for Burns International, died last Wednesday in Hono--lulu. She was born in Waihee, Maui. She is survived by sons Sheldon, Kevin and Harry Jr. Brown, and Terrence and Kendall Kealoha; daughters Fern-Ilima Inouye, Glennys Kealoha, Sandra-Lene "Mala" Kealoha-Apolo and Avis Visaya; hanai daughters Kellyann Keala and Temehane Visaya; stepsons Kenez and Kelbert; stepdaughters Kennydene Kealoha and Karen Wagner; 23 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Matilda "Tillie" Lawrence, 91, of Kahului, formerly of Ho-nolulu, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Sprecklesville, Maui. She is survived by son James, hanai son Homer Snodgrass, daughter Jan Misner, hanai daughter Mabel Silva, brothers Joseph and Clarence Silva, four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick/Norman's Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jaime Rivera Malasig, 77, of Kihei, Maui, an employee for Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. and the Grand Wailea, died last Wednesday at home. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Isabel; sons Gil, Roger, Jr., Sam, Victor and Leo; daughters Julie, Connie and Vergie; sisters Emiliana Malasig, Primitiva Agcaoilo, Cresencia Baculpo, Hermana Lanuzo, Leonida Pascua-Agustin, Prisca Lamog, Taciana Sula and Juanita Rivera; and 19 grandchildren. Wake service: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Theresa's Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Tylar Anelaokawaiola Mateo, infant daughter of Irenio A. and Deena, died Jan. 4. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by sister Cydney M.K.; brothers Reid K. and Kendal K.; and grandparents Alejandro and Eleanor Mateo, and Patrick H. Mokuau. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Church. Call after 9 a.m.
Geraldine Healani "Gerard" Sabala, 47, of Tucson, Ariz., formerly of Waianae, died Jan. 23, 2000. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by husband Frank; daughters Veronica, Theresa and Diane; parents Donald and Mary Gerard; sisters Lorna Davis, Rona Fernandez, Donna Gerard, Diane Gerard and Dana Gerard-Sullivan; brothers Donald Jr., Arnold, Ronald, Daniel, Derek and Donald Gerard II; and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Maili Beach Park.
Hilda Salvia, 73, of Honolulu, a retired secretary, died Jan. 15 in Honolulu. She was born in Newark, N.J. She is survived by son Gregory, sister Grace Collura, hanai sister Marion and hanai brother Frank Collura. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at the Ilikai Hotel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kiyomi Sato, 89, of Lahaina, a retired cafeteria manager for King Kamehameha III School, died Jan. 14 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Tadae Sato and sister Aiko Tenma. Private services.
Kimberly Schmidt, 35, of North Las Vegas, Nev., a homemaker, died Dec. 30 at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Valance; stepfather Reynaldo Bersamin; mother Pamela Bersamin; father Raymond Dacoscos Jr.; son Valance Jr.; daughters Valline, Kimberly and Maya; brothers Robert and Reynolds; and sisters Dee Dee, Rachelle and Lani. Services: 11 a.m. Feb. 2 at Waianae Boat Harbor. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Joan Cheryl Tubon, 37, of Waianae, died Jan. 9. She was born in New London, Conn. She is survived by husband Fernando, son Nathaniel, daughter Amanda, father Robert Wil-liams, mother Janice Williams, brother Keith Williams and sister Ruth Williams Lief. Services: 6:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chap-el. Call after 5:30 p.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to The Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center, St. Francis Hospice.
Richard Hideo Uga, 64, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired janitorial supervisor for the state of Hawaii, died Friday at home. He was also a retired first sergeant for the U.S. Army. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Nancy Brown-Uga, sons Henry and Danny, daughters Elena and Janice, sisters Haruko Sams and Jane Beeman, and a grandson. No services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice of Hilo.
Doris Tokiko Uyeda, 64, of Lawai, Kauai, a retired dispatcher for the Kauai Police Department, died Thursday in Straub Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by son Aaron; brothers Toki and Henry "Hank" Koga; sisters Kiyoko "Kay" Shimokawa, Yoshiko Okiura and Helen Oyama; and two grandsons. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Lihue Missionary Church. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ruth Lau Wong, 94, of Hono-lulu, a retired principal for St. Elizabeth's Episcopal School, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Theodore, Raymond, Wilfred and Lester; daughter Juanita Leong; 14 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Noboru Yamamoto, 89, of Waiaha, Kona, a retired coffee and macadamia nut farmer, died Saturday in Kona Community Hospital. He was also an employee for the former Kona Surf Hotel. He was born in Honuapo, Kau. He is survived by wife Dorothy T., son Wesley W., daughter Susan S. Takiue, brother Asaichi, sister Yaeko Okihara and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Kona Hongwanji Mission, Kealakekua. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Philip Zen Sr., 75, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 12. He was born in Castner Village, Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Virginia; son Philip Jr.; daughters Beverly Flores and Ashlen Keomaka; sisters Elizabeth Kuzer, Katherine Smaldone, Rosaline Kelii and Margaret McKercher; and a granddaughter. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wilfred Kiyoshi Zukeran, 71, of Kailua, died Jan. 14 in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Olive; son Terence; brothers Kenneth, Melvin, Claude, James, Stanley and Glenn; sisters Mildred Taba, Shizuko Nakama, Haruyo Kaneshiro and Avis Pang; and two grandchildren. 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.