Moses Hulama Cook Adams, 80, of Honokaa, Hawaii, formerly of Lahaina, who retired from the U.S. Air Force, died Sunday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was also a retired businessman and a recipient of the Purple Heart in World War II. He was born in Kealia, South Kona. He is survived by wife Patricia H.; sons Moses H. III, Aaron H. and Peter N. Adams, and Michael R. Eckrich; sister Helene Hanohano; and three grandchildren. Services on the mainland.Mary Ho Akutagawa, 84, of Honolulu, died Jan. 30 in Hono-lulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Norio; son Clinton; brothers Steven and Philip Ho; and sisters Eva Kim, Lily Yim, Phyllis Lee and Phoebe Bock. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wilfred You Fook Aona, 79, of Honolulu, a retired civil engineer for the state Department of Transportation, died Feb. 1 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kona. He is survived by son Wilfred K. Jr., daughters Francine Kenyon and Cynthia Aona, two grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: Nuuanu Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sue Chuin Ballesteros, 64, of Keaau, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Feb. 3 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Taiwan. She is survived by daughter Rachel Velez, son Thomas Jr., brothers, sisters and seven grandchildren. Services: 4-6 p.m. Sunday at Kauahaao Congregational Church, Waiohinu. Casual attire. No flowers.
Maria Cabral, 79, of Lihue, a housekeeper for Tip Top, died Feb. 5 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Eleele. She is survived by husband Paul; daughters Priscilla Poller, Cissy Gipolan and Estrella Pasion; son Richard Cabangcla; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Kapaa Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Casual or aloha attire.
Leonora Publico Calaustro, 81, of Waipahu, died Jan. 28 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Mary Molina, and sisters Victoria C. Publico, Virginia Roldan and Mercedes Palijo. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Philomena Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Ernest Kalani Cockett Sr., 90, of Honolulu, retired assistant fire chief for the Honolulu Fire Department, died Sunday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jon P., daughter Ernette K. Bright, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Services: 1:30 p.m. Sunday at Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel, Kamehameha Schools. Call after 12:30 p.m. Aloha attire. Flowers and lei welcome.
Willis Ray Craddick, 78, of Hilo, retired vice president for Water Resources International, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Ford, Idaho. He is survived by wife Kuulei; sons Ray K., David, William and Donald; daughters Cheryl Humble, Fran Fugigami, Joanne Wall and Susan Peterson; former wife E. Lousie Craddick; brothers Edgar and Ray; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Stanley DeLima Sr., 71, of Wailuku, a retired highway maintenance supervisor for the state Department of Transportation, died Saturday at home. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Genevieve; son Stanley Jr.; daughters Mickey Kealoha and Stacey Grauel; brother Ernest; sister Maria Hoopii; stepmother Elizabeth Garcia; stepsisters Johnell Kane, Johnette Pagan and Lisa Nakashima; stepbrother John Garcia Jr.; and five grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Joseph B. De Silva, 67, of Honolulu, a retired auto painter, died Jan. 31. He was also an employee for Hawaiian Tug & Barge. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Eva M. Suster and Frances B. Thompson. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ewa. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert L. Fritts, 71, of Kailua, a retired public schoolteacher, died Feb. 4 in Kailua. He was born in Baltimore. He is survived by daughter Allison Mikuni, brothers Donald and Gerald, sister Marylou Palmer, and one grandchild. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Kaimuki Christian Church. Call after 3:30 p.m. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Betty Koko Furumizo, 71, of Honolulu, a retired kitchen worker for Okahara Saimin, died Jan. 15 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers George and Roy, and sister Nellie Fontes. Private services.
Jay Michael Gatiuan, 31, of Kapaa, Kauai, a golf course groundskeeper for Princeville Corp., died Friday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kaunakakai, Molokai. He is survived by parents Jose and Josie, brother Gary S., and sisters Deborah Carter and Sharon McDonough. Mass: noon Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Shizue Hayase, 94, of Hono-lulu, a retired seamstress, died Feb. 1 in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by sons Clarence K. and Ralph, brother Kazuichi Kodama, sister Muriel Yoshimoto, three grandchildren, and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Charles Kauahiikanoeopele Hekekia, 90, of Pahala, Hawaii, a diesel mechanic for various contractors, died Thursday in Kau Hospital. He was born in Opihikao. He is survived by wife Lily; daughter Puanani Woo; sons Jack, Charles K. Jr., Francis and Gerald; sister Lydia Ching; numerous grandchildren; and numerous great- and great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Kauahaao Congregational Church, Waiohinu. Scattering of ashes: Feb. 23 off Rabbit Island, Waimanalo. Meet 11:30 a.m. at the Sea Life Park Pier. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sarah Kaai, 86, of Waianae, died Feb. 4 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born on Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Pearl Weiss, four grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Jesus Tabernacle Church, Waipahu. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fair Kanoe Kauai, 77, of Kapaa, Kauai, a packing lady for Kapaa Cannery, died Feb. 5 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was also a canning lady for Kapaa Hawaiian Cannery. She was born in Kapaa. She is survived by sister Meibers Torcato, and uncle Lewis Hanohano. Services: 1 p.m. Feb. 23 at Kapaa Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Casual attire.
Arthur "Art" Kiyoshi Kawai, 68, of Aiea, a retired electronic technician for the Federal Aviation Administration, died Jan. 30. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edna; sons Edmund, Steven and Eric; daughter Cathy Chuck; brother Herbert; sisters Evelyn Yamaguchi and Susan Shitara; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alfred Jacob Levy, 75, of Honolulu, a retired professor of English at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, died Feb. 5 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Boston. He is survived by wife Gail, and sons Jonathan and Daniel. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 2-5 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Feb. 19 at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the School of Jewish Studies, the Jewish Community Service at Temple Emanu-el, or Sof Ma'arav.
Molly Makalohe Fuller Medeiros, 84, of Kaneohe, died Jan. 10 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Nani Kumia, hanai daughter Kelly Gatioan, brothers Solo Mahoe and Lester Jury, and six grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Valley of the Temples Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Daniel Harki Pang, 77, of Honolulu, a retired major for the U.S. Army Intelligence, died Friday. He was also a retired math teacher for Kailua Intermediate School. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughter Edith Pang Choy, and sister Beatrice Lau. Committal services: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Robert Edward Place, 77, of Honolulu, a retired math and science teacher, died Jan. 27 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Topeka, Kan. He is survived by wife Joyce; daughters Debra Gilmore, Nicole Onsager, Leslyn Overstreet and Leesa Alford; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to charity.
Raymond A. Porter, 73, of Buena Park, California, a retired first class petty officer for the U.S. Navy, died Jan. 28 in Buena Park. He was also a retired warehouse supervisor for Allergan Pharmaceuticals. He was born in Denver. He is survived by brothers Roland and Leland, five grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Aloha attire.
William "Willy" Dakota Robb Jr., 67, of Kapolei, a retired employee for Kiewit Pacific, died Jan. 23. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Henrietta; children Crystal Robb, Lovely Roquemore, Ellsworth "Buddy" Robb, Denise Freeman, Vanessa Sapp, Corinna Kanaina, Michelle Robb, William Robb III and Barbara Gunter; brother Richard Sr.; sister Mariam Namauleg; 21 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Eugene Tatsuji Sakata, 57, of Honolulu, died Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Doris N., mother Kikuye, and brothers Kenneth and Wilbur. Services: 6:30 p.m. Monday at the Vineyard Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses, 2055 Kamehameha IV Road.
Peter Santos, 87, of Aiea, a maintenance worker for Lockheed Missiles & Space Co., died Feb. 2 in Leeward Integrated Health Services. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by son Peter Jr.; daughters Violet Castro, Charlotte Salvador, Leilani Hagmoc and Barbara Baliguat; grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church, Aiea. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Cathy-Day Schmidel, 62, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a mathematics teacher for Hawaii Preparatory Academy, died yesterday at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by husband Robert, son Benjamin, mother Amy Radin, and brother David Radin. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to North Hawaii Hospice.
Tuavale Lealofi Solipo, 77, of Laie, a labor missionary in Western Samoa for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died last Wednesday. He was also an employee for the Polynesian Cultural Center, owner of the Shell station in Hauula and a retired auto mechanic. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Sigalu; sons Lealofi E., Curry and Teleni; daughters Tausaga Matavao, Lilly Moeai, Mary H. Moana and Sigalu Matthews; brothers Tepatasi Lealofi and Fred Vasai; sisters Vaiala Lealofi, Tausaga White, Soi Fiso and Faatafa Ah Yen; 20 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake Center, Laie Fourth Ward Chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: Laie Cemetery.
Mary Souza, 78, of Hilo, died Sunday in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Honomu. She is survived by son John; daughters Lucy Nacionales and Loretta Pigeon; brothers Anthony, Luis and Manuel Martines; sisters Frances Farias, Bella Miranda, Rose Garcia and Dolores Vermeulen; nine grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery, Hilo. Casual attire.
Joseph Kaonohiokala Kahapea Spencer Jr., 79, of Kaneohe, a retired welder for Hawaiian Welding, died Feb. 5 in Kaneohe. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Elizabeth; children Joseph Spencer III, Jo-Ann Lum, Jo-Jean Tyau, Joel Spencer, Joey Spencer, Joemeyer Spencer and Jody Spencer; 18 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call 9-11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Jesse Cleveland Stroble, 80, of Kaneohe, a retired aircraft mechanic for the U.S. Navy, died last Wednesday in Hono-lulu. He was born in Graniteville, S.C. He is survived by daughter Charmayne Del Rosario, stepsons John and Alan Smith, two grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Wahiawa. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Memorial Fund.
Mary Ramos Tarutani, 86, of Kaimuki, a retired secretary for Star of the Sea Parish, died Jan. 30 in Oahu Care Facility. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by daughters Charlene Suzuki and Cathy Tarutani; brother Frederick Ramos; sisters Lucy Troche, Caroline Blakeley, Angeline Gallo, Haleema Hashim and Jeannie Earl; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Pascual Arellano Usita, 85, of Hilo, a retired boilermaker for the former Mauna Kea Sugar Co., died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Cenon G. and Barry, daughters Nora G. Usita and Helen U. Lee, sister Adriana Jurado, seven grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 1:30 p.m. Burial: Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Mitsuko Iwao Yamamoto, 91, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died last Wednesday in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by daughters Ruth R. Wakimura and Misaye Yamamoto, sister Rachael T. Harada, one grandchild, and one great-grandchild. Services: 3:30 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Cremation to follow.
Toshio "Yama" Yamashita, 87, of Honolulu, a retired warehouseman for American Factors, died Feb. 1. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by son Ross K., brother Saburo, and sister Tomeko Nishimura. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Hideo Yonamine, 83, of Pearl City, a retired supervisor for the U.S. Department of Defense, died Feb. 4 in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by daughter Colleen Chang, sister Kami Shinsato, and two grandchildren. Private services.
Patrick T. Yonemura, also known as "Pat" and "Dashi," 47, of Kahului, a construction supervisor for Maui Master Builders Inc., died Feb. 7 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. Scattering of ashes at sea, Sunday. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Tsutomu "Tom" Yoshimoto, 89, of Wahiawa, a veteran of the 100th Infantry Battalion, died Feb. 1. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by one niece and one nephew. Private services.
Ellen Wah Jun Young, also known as Hu Wah Jun, 79, of Honolulu, owner of Sweet Leilani Florist, died Feb. 5 at home. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is survived by daughters Linda B.Y. Ko, Brenda B.H. Young-Matsui and Wanda B.L. Wong; brothers Mun Chung Hu, Norman C.C. Hu and Dr. William C. Hu; sisters Jennie W.J. Mun and Jeannette K.J. Miyata; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Taoist services: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
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.