George W. Andrew, 34, of Haleiwa, died Jan. 17. He was born in Long Beach, Calif. He is survived by parents Art and Harlean, brother Art, sister Melanie and grandparents Bill and Betty Hansen. Private services.Franklin "Pancho" Castro Jr., 53, of Hilo, a self-employed handyman, died Jan. 29 in Hilo Medical Center. He is also survived by sister Shirley N. Kaaumoana. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Pamela Leolani Chang, 53, of Honolulu, national sales manager for Walter Golf Inc., Las Vegas, died Friday in Honolulu. She is also survived by sister Valerie Chang. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Modesto Juan Dacuag, 80, of Honolulu, a retired gardener for Damon Estate, died Monday. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Victoria, daughter Emma Cagaoan, brother Basilio, sister Trinidad Tomas and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Visitation 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Mass: 1 p.m. at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Michael Nicolas Diniega, 53, of Honolulu, a civil engineer for the City and County of Hono-lulu, died Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by sons Joseph and William, daughter Serina, mother Veronica, brother Benedict and sister Leticia. Mass: 2:15 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Church. Call after noon. Burial: 3:45 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rose Efhan, 78, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Jan. 25 in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by son Larry A. Sr.; daughter Lorraine; brothers Johnny, Maximo, Sancho, Vincente, Gary and Henry; sisters Mary Louis and Patricia Efhan; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Catherine Catholic Church, Kapaa. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: St. Catherine Catholic Church Cemetery.
Shirley "Sarah" Frost Gall, 77, of Honolulu, a former teacher for Punahou School, died Thursday. She was also a teacher in California and a substitute teacher for Oahu public schools. She was born in Modesto, Calif. She is survived by husband Edward, son Charles, daughter Erin, sister Charlot Masterton and one grandchild. Private burial. Reception: 6-9 p.m. Friday at 130 Kakahiaka St., Kailua. Call 263-1156 for more information. No flowers. Donations suggested to a local Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children or The Children's Wish Foundation.
Pearlene "Peggy" Mary Gifford, 70, of Kailua-Kona, a real estate agent, died Sunday at home. She was born in Port Townsend, Wash. She is survived by son David D., daughters Deborah J. Gifford and Karen L. Messenger, mother Hattie E., brothers William and Lavern Porter, sister Virginia Tipple and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Takumi "Hoxie" Hamamoto, 84, of Hilo, a retired employee for the Department of Water Supply, Hilo, died last Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was also a veteran of World War II serving in the Military Intelligence Service. He is survived by wife Sadami; sons Jerry and Robert; daughters Ann S. Lau and Joan Mayo; sisters Tomoe Ozaki, Tomiko Okamoto and Kazue Harada; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Mary Kamalu Kahele, 79, of Hauula, a homemaker, died Jan. 25. She is also survived by son Horace. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Sunday.
Dorothy Ruth Laporte Kirker, 81, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a homemaker and business manager, died Monday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Los Angeles. She is survived by husband William Jr.; daughters Anne Laporte and Edith Jackson; son Curtis; hanai daughter Deborah Anne Moore; hanai son Allen Moore; six grand- children; and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lily Chung Kong, 86, of Honolulu, died Jan. 25. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Lorraine Tokuda, Phyllis Johnson and Penny Chun; and five grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at First Chinese Church of Christ. Call after 12:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rose De Mello Leopoldo, 86, of Aiea, died Jan. 18. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Donald; daughters Virginia Rezentes, Theresa Leopoldo Gouveia and Rose Leopoldo-Estavillo; brothers John and Ernest De Mello; sister Gladys Robbins; 16 grand- children; 41 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dale M. Lundberg, 77, of Pukalani, Maui, an employee for the U.S. Treasury Department and the Veterans Administration, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in South Haven, Minn. He is survived by wife Dorothy, son Jeffrey, daughter Jennifer Peterson, sister Donna Olson and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hay Craft Park, Maalaea. Aloha attire.
Martha Josephine MacPhee, 70, of Hilo, proprietress of MacPhee & Associates, died Jan. 26 in Hilo Medical Center. She was also a bookkeeper for a bank. She was born in Parshal, N.D. She is survived by daughter Victoria MacPhee-Kong, brother Daniel Joseph Kraft, sisters Rosella Heuer and Pauline Sorby, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edmund Manuel, 65, of Kahului, an employee for new car dealerships in Honolulu, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was also a mechanic for Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. He was born in Paia. He is survived by wife Phyllis; sons Edmund "Sonny," Timothy and Mark; daughter Deborah; sister Ellen DeFrang; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Kathleen McDonald, 55, formerly of Kauai, died Thursday in Rogers, Ark. She was born in Covington, Ky. She is survived by sister Cindy Adele; daughters Libbie Malia and Jennie M. McDonald; son Jonathan "John" H. III; and one grandchild. Services held. Condolences may be sent to the McDonald Family, 156 E. Terry St., Farmington, AR 72730.
William Joseph Merlo, 85, of Honolulu, a former commander at Fort DeRussy, died Jan. 27 in Arcadia Retirement Residence. He was also a retired colonel for the U.S. Army. He was born in St. Louis. He is survived by son Dr. Richard; two grand- children; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Monday at Arcadia Chapel. Aloha attire. Inurnment on the mainland.
The Rev. Sachihide Motoyoshi, 83, of Lihue, a retired minister for Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawaii, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Sonoe; daughters Keiko Fukuda, Yukiko Motoyoshi and Akiko Ikeda; brother Akira; sister Noriko Kiyota; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m.
Sadano Muraoka, 75, of Hilo, retired propreitress for the Orchid Beauty Salon, Hilo, died Jan. 27 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Hideo; sons Royd and Brian; sisters Betty Takahashi and Mildred Morikami; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Masaru Nagai, 75, of Hilo, a retired union electrician, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Nancy; daughters Allison Cuison and Lei Donohue; and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harold Price Nakooka Sr., 63, of Wailuku, a retired custodian supervisor for Hana School, died Sunday at home. He was born in Kona. He is survived by wife Helen A.; sons Harold Jr., Jesse and Samuel; daughters Harolen Kaiwi, Sonia Helekahi, Yolanda Uchiyama and Selmahling Kaiwi; brothers Moses Takaki, and Robert, Daniel, Isaac, Jesse and Alexander Nakooka; sisters Annie Richards, Ulu Quihano and Lana Quidding; hanai son Craig Kaukini; hanai daughter Lehua Kekahuna; and 21 grand- children. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hana. Call 6-9 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers. Lei welcome.
Masako Nohara, 78, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died Jan. 20 at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband George and son Steven. Committal services: 10 a.m. Monday at Oahu Cemetery.
Hilda Hoshide Odan, 100, of Kapaa, Kauai, a public school educator for the Department of Education, died Jan. 28 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Mildred O. Lim and Hilda O. Miwa; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Chiyo Ohama, 94, of Hono-lulu, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Harold; daughters Lorraine Ohama, Florence Ching, Nancy Suzuki and Mae Chang; 13 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kalihi Union Church. Casual attire.
Alejandra Alejo Ordono, 88, of Wahiawa, died Jan. 14. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Jesus "Susing" and Estefanio "Joe," daughter Nemesia "Mimi" Parayno, sister Emelia Alejo, nine grandchildren and 10 great-grand-children. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Toshio Oshiro, 83, of Waipahu, a retired carpenter for Navy Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, died Jan. 24. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Margaret; daughter Aileen Park; brother Hideo; sister Sueko Tawata; and two grandchildren. Private services.
June Kazue Otake, 65, of Honolulu, died Jan. 24 in Straub Medical Center. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by son Chris; brothers Richard and Hiroshi; sisters Aiko Nakahara, Shirley Uesugi, Toshiko Yamauchi and Gloria Otake; and three grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples.
Carlo Ligot Paraso, 56, of Honolulu, died Jan. 29. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Socorro; daughters Kanani, Christal, Falon and Ana; brothers Almo and Amor; sister Cynthia Tubal; companion Monique Mihutu; and friend Alfi Mihutu. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jennifer Kahomenani Phillips, 24, of Hana, Maui, a cook for the Emergency Environmental Work Force, died Thursday at home. She was born in Hana. She is survived by mother Joycelene; brothers Pui Pui Phillips, Lanakila Phillips and Martin Hill; and sister Uilani Phillips-Tehiva. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Additional services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hana Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mormon Cemetery of Waikaloa, Hana. Aloha attire.
Mabel Mitsuko Sakai, 80, of Honolulu, died Jan. 25. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Thomas K. and son Kenneth K. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Trinidad Silva, 84, of Puhi, Kauai, a retired forewoman for Lawai Canneries, died Monday at home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Thomas Sr.; daughters Helen S. Obrero and Loretta Silva-Mills; sisters Helen Hamilton, and Joan and Josephin; brother David Funes; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grand- children. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Aloha Church in Lihue, 4534 Uahi Road. Luncheon to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Donn J. Takagi, 52, of Bellevue, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, owner of Eastlake Appraisal Service, died Jan. 17. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Audrianne, daughter Alisa Penttila, mother Kikue, father Douglas, stepmother Marian, brothers David and Verne, stepbrothers Robert and Theodore Nakata, sisters Gail Takagi and Joyce Pavlis and stepsister Marilynn Nakata. Services: 4:30 p.m. Sunday at Church of the Crossroads.
Florence C. Taketa, 91, of Honolulu, a retired cook, died Jan. 22 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Agnes Masuda and Jane Oshiro; brother James Kajiyama; sisters Ruth Akimoto, Dot Yokomichi and Helen Garcia; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grand- children; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fukuji "Archie" Tanaka, 71, of Wailuku, owner of Archie's Restaurant, Wailuku, died Jan. 28 at home. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Hifumi; son Glenn; daughter Akemi Margie Albete; brothers Shigeki and Thomas; sisters Yoshiko Miyagawa, Sadako Hirokawa, Juniko Matsuo, Fukuko "Dorothy" Yamashige and Barbara Goo; and six grand- children. Private services.
Lorraine Joy Trull, 64, of Lahaina, a retired secretary for a hospital, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Ross, Calif. She is survived by sons John Trull and Anthony Ferguson, sister Shirley Derrick and three grandchildren. Service and scattering of ashes: 5 p.m. Sunday at Wahikuli Beach Park, Lahaina.
Louise J. Verblen, 80, of Minneapolis, formerly of Pupukea, died Jan. 18. She is survived by son Carl; sisters Marian Balfour and Betty Yuen; and three grandchildren.
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.