Takeo "Take" Aono, 88, of Hilo, a retired automobile salesman for Orchid Isle Auto Center, died Jan. 23 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hiroshima, Japan. He is survived by wife Yoshiko; son Russell; daughters Patricia Lindbergh, Victoria Chong and Peggy Stearns; and two grandchildren. Private services.Caroline "Auntie Carrie" Archuletta, 77, of Aiea, a retired baby sitter, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku, Maui. She is survived by daughters Connie Rodrigues, Cindy Kagawa and Carolyn "Archie" Genovia; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Mary Haanio Au Hoon, 89, of Keauhou, Kona, a homemaker, died Monday in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Keauhou. She is survived by daughter Thelma K. Kalilikane; son James K.; brothers Samuel, Benjamin and Oliver Haanio; sister Lily Kong; and five grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Kawanui. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Kona Memorial Park, Holualoa. Casual attire.
John Aloysius Barry, 60, of Waipahu, who retired from U.S. Naval Aviation, died Jan. 20. He was born in Pittsburgh. He is survived by wife Mortia, son John III, daughters Regina Whitsit and Jackie Bracalle, and sister Theresa Churchill. Wake service: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: noon Monday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after 10:30 a.m. Committal service: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Atanacio Velasco Bautista, 81, of Kualapuu, Molokai, died Jan. 22 in Kaunakakai. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carlina; daughters Mary Melba, Mary Evelyn and Melinda Carol; and brother Francisco. Services: 8 p.m. tomorrow at St. Sophia Catholic Church, Kaunakakai. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial: Kapaakea Cemetery.
KongYae Burns, 41, of Haiku, Maui, a homemaker, died Tuesday at home. She was born in South Korea. She is survived by husband Dexter, son Joseph H. and daughters Malia K. and Maile L. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 12:30 p.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Amelia Camacho, 88, of Hilo, a retired sales clerk, died Monday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honomu. She is survived by daughter Maxine Guerrero, brother Raymond Carreira, sister Ruth Paresa, four grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. next Thursday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Hilo. Call 10 a.m. to noon. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nora Dias, 77, of Hanalei, Kauai, a retired trimmer for Hawaiian Fruit Packers, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Hanalei Pavilion. Call after 10 a.m. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Nobu Ebesu, 99, of Honolulu, died Jan. 13. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by son Ronald, daughters Ayn Yoshinaga and Iris Shim, 14 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Gregory Gareth Gaines, 17, of Honolulu, died Monday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Jed, mother Debra, sister Adrienne, half brother Jesse Brandl and grandmother Beverly Kroll. Private services. Donations suggested to University High School golf team.
Andrew Gene Hiraoka, 37, of Honolulu, a sales executive for Hagadone Printing Co., died Jan. 22 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was also a graphic artist. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Wendy, parents Ronald and Joan, brothers Eric Hiraoka and Bill Webb, and grandmother Yukiko. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jack Keahi Kaaua, 77, of Umauma, Hawaii, a retired heavy equipment operator, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Umauma. He is survived by brother Pawela; and sisters Elizabeth K. Tajon, and Emily K. and Tamar Kaaua. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after noon. Entombment: Homelani Mausoleum. Casual attire.
Yasumasa Kayano, 91, of Kaneohe, a retired carpenter, died Jan. 20 in Straub Medical Center. He was born on Maui. He is survived by son George, daughters Sandra Ing and Jean Kayano, and a grandchild. Private services.
George Elmer Kelly Sr., 82, of Honolulu, a retired airline maintenance executive for Hawaiian Airlines and Mid Pacific Air, died Sunday in Honolulu. He was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He is survived by wife Jane, daughter Janet, son George Jr., stepdaughter Elaine Lindsey and stepson Raymond Abe. Private services.
Gordon Norman Lorenzo, 66, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 22. He was born in Pahala Kau, Hawaii. He is survived by sons David and Andrew, daughters Madelyn Lorenzo and Shelly Dunn, sister Gladyce Clement and two grandchildren. Private services.
Carol M. Lovegren, 84, of Honolulu, a clerical worker for the states of Hawaii and California, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by children Bart, Gloria, Kathleen, George, Carol and Christina; 30 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services on the mainland. Donations suggested to Hospice Hawaii.
Angelina Olores Machado, 68, of Kekaha, Kauai, died Monday at home. She was born in Waimea. She is survived by husband Jerry P.; sons Floyd G., Michael, Steven W. and Chad J.K.; daughter Panny A.; brothers Ernest and Fernando Carillio, and Bernardo and Valeriano Olores; sisters Barbara Carillio, Rosaline Kunipo, Leonora Patricio and Carol Abara; and three grandchildren. Mass: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: Kekaha Public Cemetery. Casual attire.
Brian John McDermott Jr., 58, of Kihei, Maui, a youth camp director, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Jamaica, N.Y. He is survived by father Brian J. and sister Deirdre. Private services.
Robert "Bobby" Coulter McKeen Jr., 53, of Hilo, a car detailer for Big Island Toyota, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was also a stock clerk at Safeway Supermarket. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Natalie; daughters Greer and Hope Hualani McKeen, and Frances Densmore; son Robert III; hanai brother the Rev. George DeCosta; hanai sister Pamela Carter; and a hanai granddaughter. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Malia Puka O Kalani Catholic Church, Keaukaha. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Antonio "Tony" Ridad Mendoza, 73, of Waipahu, a retired employee for Navy Marine Golf Course, died Jan. 15. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Connie; son Flor; daughters Alicia Abendanio, Gloria Lacara, Devora Ramos and Madelene Edrado; sister Florentina Galiza; 12 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Wake service: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
George Norio Murata, 89, of Honolulu, died Jan. 20 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Masuko, daughter Peggy Hamashige, brother Herbert, sister Betty Hamashige and a granddaughter. Private services.
Lucille Correa Niemitz, 88, of Honolulu, died Jan. 23 in Kapolei. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Frank DeCanio, daughter Linda Jo Langley and a granddaughter. Committal service: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the Alzheimer's Association.
Yukiko Okawa, 89, of Honolulu, a retired machine operator for American Can Co., died Jan. 20. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Leonard M. and Edward S.; daughter Mildred H. Yoshida; brother Lloyd Hirota; sisters Asami Tominaga, Ethel Omoto and Elsie Ishii; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Private services.
Dylan Richardson, infant son of Jared K. and Angela C., died Jan. 13 in Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brother Brey K.; and grandparents Pamela and Jeff Livingston, and Robert and Gaila Richardson. Private services.
Clyde Matthew Rodrigues, 49, of Makawao, Maui, died Friday at home. He was born in Puunene. He is survived by father Adam A.; and brothers Bryan, Kelly and David. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Take Sato, 97, of Pukalani, Maui, a homemaker, died Jan. 22 at home. She was born in Fukushima, Japan. She is survived by sons James, Herbert, Richard and Stanley; daughters Esther Larsen, Patsy Ota and Julia Sato Libby; brother Yasoji Fujiwara; sisters Ume Yuhara and Tsuruyo Yoshimoto; 17 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ayako Shimizu, 67, of Honolulu, died Jan. 9. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by brothers Kiyoharu, Toyo-yuki, Roy and Katsutoshi; and sisters Hideno Matsumoto and Chiyoko Fujimoto. Private services.
Thelma Sachie Shimoda, 83, of Honolulu, a retired proprietress for Thelma's Barber Shop, died Sunday. She was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Edwin T., daughters Ruby Matsukado and Merle Au, brothers Isamu and Kenneth, sisters Tsugie Shimoda and Helen Ching, seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Ruth E. Staley, 77, of Kapolei, an office manager for an industrial construction company, died Jan. 22 in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Oklahoma. She is survived by son Bill D., daughter Diedre D., brothers Ralph M. and Thomas E. Cossey, and six grandchildren. Private services.
Marion Frances Stigar, 79, of Honolulu, a retired employee for Mass Transit Lines, died Jan. 22 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Kahulie, Maui. She is survived by sons Andrew and Ben, daughter Darlene Texeira, brother Walter Teixeira, six grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Stephen Minoru Takamiyashiro, 75, of Honolulu, a retired auto mechanic for Servco Motor Imports, died Jan. 17. Private services. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Tuesday.
Henry Tamotsu Tamanaha, 71, of Pearl City, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Eleanor; son Owen; brothers Shigeo, Kiyoshi, Thomas and Roy; and sister Janet Kaneshiro. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
George E. Vickery, 74, of Kailua, a caregiver, died Dec. 6. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by brother William. Committal service with military honors: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Sulpecia "Pesing" Saragena Virtucio, 75, of Ewa Beach, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alex; son William; daughters Terry Fajardo, Fely Seabrooks and Myrna Sarvida; brothers Andres, Venancio, Celestino and Dionecio; sisters Teodora Cortez, Paterna Lagradilla and Elena Mamalias; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa Beach. Call 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Howard Oliver Wright, 71, of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Hawaii, a retired state environmental regulator, died Jan. 23 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Missouri. He is survived by daughters Sylvia Rath and Roxanna Nakamura; son Rustin; brothers Bruce, Doug-las and Angus; sisters Lynn David and Allegra White; and a grandson. Services on the mainland.
Walter Wataru Yamashiro, 78, of Pukalani, Maui, a supervisor for Libby-McNeil-Libby Co. in Haiku, Molokai and Lanai, died Jan. 20 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Bessie, brothers James T. and Allan K., and sisters Alice Arakawa and Edith Wall. Private services.
Col. Michael K. Yancey, 43, of Mililani died Sunday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Wyoming. He is survived by wife Jill, sons Jenson and Reid, daughter Haliegh, parents Clarence and Betty, brother Shawn, sisters Col. William Spencer and Jim Karins, and grandmother Helen Kimball. Services on the mainland.
Peter Leong Yee, 96, of Honolulu, a former sports-writer for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin, died Friday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by daughters Constance Wong and Barbara Yee-Matusow, son Ted, sisters Lurena Lee and Charlotte Chee, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Alexander Wah Kong Young, 92, of Portland, Ore., formerly of Waimanalo, a retired real estate broker, died last Thursday in Portland. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Alexander K.M., daughters Lynette Sunamoto and Laureen Yoshino, seven grandchildren and two great-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.