Yun Tau Chee / First Miss Hawaii
Charlotte Guerrero / isle businesswoman
Mallie Kang Alu, 92, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died Friday. She is survived by son Harold Kim, daughter-in-law and caregiver Marian Kim, 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.Elizabeth Kahomenani Bosque, 66, of Makawao, Maui, a retired housekeeping employee for Hale Makua, died Sunday at home. She was born in Paia. She is survived by husband Francisco; sons Benjamin Bosque, Johnny Bosque, David Boisey, Douglas "Kalei" Hurdle, Donald Hurdle and Dale Boisey; daughters Cathy Ann Bosque and Dorothy Jardine; stepdaughters Leilani Bosque and Aloha Elaban; stepsons Kaiolani, Kealoha and Kaleookalani Bosque; 25 grandchildren and three great- grandchildren. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Kap Sun Cho, 87, of Hono-lulu, died Saturday. She was born in Korea. She is survived by sons Chin and Josiah; daughters Grace Kim, Soon Ok Shin, Yoon Ok Ramos, Myung Ja Ginoza, Janet Jin Ok Lee, Alice Park and Julie Chae; 20 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Christ United Methodist Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Beatrice Kong Cornwell, 91, of Honolulu, a retired government employee, died Feb. 19 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons George P. "Dubby" Kalaiwaa and Carlyle D. "Kalani" Cornwell, daughter Beatrice Leinaala Wong, 17 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Jacinth "Joe" De Luz Sr., 95, of Waimea, Hawaii, a retired ranch hand for Parker Ranch, died Sunday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was also the founder of De Luz Nursery. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by sons Joseph and Jacinth Jr.; daughters Barbara Quanan, Betty De Luz, Shirley De Luz and Rose Hatakeyama; 11 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at the Annunciation Catholic Church. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Mauna Kea Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Raymond Gusman, 92, of Kahului, a retired heavy equipment operator for Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co., died Sunday at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Dolly Gomes, Winifred "Bobbie" Poirier and Jackie Garcia; brothers George, Daniel, Richard and Paul Gusman; 20 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Aloha attire. Burial at a later date.
Harold Takeo Hironaka, 62, of Honolulu, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kathy; son Ryan; daughters Dawn, Kristine and Kelly; brothers Albert, Edwin and Walter; stepson Harry Lyckman; stepdaughters Lynda McGeorge and Elsa Lyckman and four stepgrandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Sts. Peter & Paul Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Mildred Mae Holt, 81, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor for First Insurance Company of Hawaii, died Feb. 21 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was also past president of the Honolulu Association of Insurance Women and the PBX Club of Hawaii. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Lisa U., sisters Carol Panek and Edith DeMello, three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Maylen Haunani Waipa Kukahiko, 53, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Edward Sr.; daughter Kainoa; sons Eddie Boy "Brada" Jr., Robert and Francis "Kelii"; hanai son Jared Abong; stepdaughters Lavaina Agbigay, Roberta Crocker and Edwina Kukahiko; stepson William; brothers Francis "Boydy" Makaiwi, and Harvey, DuWayne, Milton and Rodney Waipa; sisters Nadine Aceret and Moana Ulibas and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Larry Shigeo Kukita, 78, of Kealakekua, Hawaii, a retired building contractor, died Sunday in Kealakekua. He was also a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was born in Captain Cook. He is survived by wife Yachiyo; daughters JoAnn Morimoto and Gloria Ichishita; brothers James and Fred; sisters Lily Arikawa, Thelma Matsumoto, Alice Masada, Judy Esquintin and Betty Perry; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Thursday at Kona Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Arthur "Ata" Hunt Lyman, 70, of Honolulu, an entertainer, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife JoAnn, sons Arthur Jr. and Aaron, daughter Kapiolani, stepson Michael Manago, stepdaughter Jan Aganos, brother William, sisters Emily Rabe and Margaret Speegle, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Sunday at Waikiki Elks Club. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes: 10:45 a.m. off Waikiki Elks Club. Casual attire.
Katsuji Matsuoka, 80, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a retired mechanic for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Sunday at home. He was born in Honohina. He is survived by wife Okinu, sons Harold and Leland, brother Shigeto, sister Tamiko Noji and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Basilio Riveira Mercado, 91, of Kalihi Valley, a retired roofer for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Feb. 18 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by daughters Judith A. Tarter and Linda D. Mercado, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Jack Iwao Miyashiro, 86, of Hilo, retired owner of Jack's Tours, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. Call 3-5 p.m. at Dodo Mortuary. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Frank Kim Sui Mow, 78, of Honolulu, a general agent for Ameritas Life Insurance Co., died Feb. 19 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He is also survived by wife Yat Fun. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Monday.
Andrea Lacar Natividad, 94, of Honolulu, died Sunday in Island Nursing Home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by grandson Silverio Tumacder, three great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Church, Kalihi. Call after 8:15 a.m. Burial: Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Ralph Willard Olson, 89, of Honolulu, died Feb. 16 in Aloha Nursing Home. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by son Douglas R., daughter Diane Pollard, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Faye Feiloai Otholt, also known as Faye Farm, 78, of Kahuku, died Feb. 15 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Western Samoa. She is survived by son Marvin G. Sheram, daughters Linda S. Chew and Anna F. Otholt, brother Kosena Fonoimoana, sisters Leimao Taualii and Talelei Fonoimoana, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahuku Second Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Buddy Kaohu Panoke, 46, of Waimea, Hawaii, an entertainer, musician, composer of Hawaiian songs and owner of Keala-kahi Productions, died Feb. 19 in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He is also survived by daughters Ashley M. Panoke, and Summer K. and Samantha K. Collins; and sisters Gemet A.P. Chang, Winifred L. Hodges and Gwendolyn K. Kaaua. Services on Friday will be private. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Sunday.
Felicidad Bagor Parages, 83, of Ewa Beach, a retired housekeeper for Hilton Hawaiian Village, died Feb. 4. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Joseph, Alexander and Ronald; daughters Genevieve Delos Santos and Lucia Benoza; brother Richard Bagor; 19 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Garald Leroy Peppers, 66, of Honolulu, a retired employee for Sheraton Moana Surfrider Hotel, died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was also a resident manager for Chaney Brooks. He is survived by wife Iwalani; sons Randy and Kevin; daughters Tina Peppers-Hiltz and Vicki Maxson; mother Gene Carpenter; sisters Marlene Roman and Sandy Rudman; half brother Curtis; half sisters Cherie Irvine, Debbie Hierholzer and Geri Peppers; stepdaughters Marlaina Fujisawa, Dyan Beauchan and Dina Carter; stepsons Michael Kaloi, Samuel Dean and Donald Carter; 19 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 1-4 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Dell-Wynn "Sam" Samuelu Saau, 26, of Wahiawa, a warehouseman and lift driver for Fleming's Food, died Feb. 19 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by wife Kela Villarin-Saau, son Moroni, father Naseli, brother Francis "Ato," and sisters Silhouette "Mona" and Michele "Miche." Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu Stake Center. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire.
Daryl-Jean Tuk Hee Ahn Shimizu, 62, of Kailua, a retired employee for the Gas Co., died last Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by son Ryan; daughters Yvonne Covington and Carolyn Cervantes; brothers Stanley, Jonathan and John Ahn; sisters Rowena Nakamura, Edwina Yamada and Jacqueline Angelo and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. No flowers.
Charles "Chuck" Smart, 63, of Honolulu, a salesman, died Feb. 7 at home. He was born in Washington. He is survived by daughters Katrina and Star, and brother Orville Smart. Services on the mainland.
Grace Yoshiko Yamaguchi, 87, of Pearl City, died Feb. 19. She was born in Pearl City. She is survived by son Wilfred Jr.; daughters Elaine Chun and Sylvia Malilay; brother Harris Okuda; sisters Edith Nishida, Nora Okuda-Hall and Lillian Asato; 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Isao Yoshishige, 98, of Lihue, an auto mechanic for the County of Kauai, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Haruko; sons Isamu, Takeshi, Satoru and Jack; daughters Sumako Ichimasa, Judy Kouchi and Elaine Tasato; sister Kikuyo Ito; 14 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wilma Davey Zimet, 83, of Chesapeake, Va., formerly of Honolulu, died Sunday in Chesapeake. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by daughters Debbie Ritter, Vicki Storey and Wendy Marion; five grandchildren and a great-grandson. Services on the mainland. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Patient Advocate Foundation, 753 Thimble Shoals Blvd., Newport News, VA 23606 or the Chesapeake Arboretum, 624 Oak Grove Rd., Chesapeake, VA 23320.
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.