Lemuel Melvin Batten, 55, of Honolulu, a petty officer second class in the U.S. Navy, died Sunday in Hilo. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska. He is survived by wife Charletta Y.K. "Hana," son Lemuel K., daughter Kaliko L. Herrod, mother Evelyn J. Silva, sister Marleta Lewis and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.Helen Althea Bruckmann, 86, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Augusta, Maine. She is survived by daughters Helen B. Slaughter and Kathleen J. Thomas, brother Harold M. Heath Jr., seven grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment at a later date.
Quon Chee Chun, 89, of Honolulu, a retired office manager for Morgan & Allen Co., died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Gladys Hee Chun, son Stephen, daughter Linda Chun Lee and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Esther "Meling" Melody Dilwith, 49, of Mililani Town, died Feb. 25. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Glen; son Sean; daughter Shaunna; mother Gloria M. Santos; brothers Van and Michael deGuzman; sisters Marsha Omalza, Bridget Valdez and Faye Kenney; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Catherine Freitas Gouveia, 80, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in St. Francis-West Hospice. She was born in Kapakalua, Maui. She is survived by husband Stanley; sons Robert, Ronald and Michael; daughters Arlene Aguiar and Ann Wrenn; brothers Manuel, Alfred, Louis and Thomas Caires; sister Roseline Hunt; and nine grandchildren. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Priscilla Eskaran Hickman, 54, of Prairieville, La., a cafeteria food technician, died Feb. 25 at home. She was born in Waipio Valley. She is survived by husband James; sons James Jr. and Brandall; daughter Shanalei Gautro; brothers Kenneth and Dennis Eskaran, and Ruben and Larry Kona; and sisters Judy Kaaukuu, Pearl Batalona and Janet Tamsing. Services: noon today at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: Kukuihaele Cemetery, Hawaiian Section. Aloha attire.
June Yoneko Hirata, 65, of Hilo, died March 1 in Hilo Medical Center. Private services. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Irene Spencer Howell, 82, of Honolulu, a retired registrar and guidance administrator for Maryknoll High School, died Wednesday in Kuakini Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Kenyon A. Spencer, daughter Faye S. Kim, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Kaneohe. Call after 6 p.m. Eulogy: 7:15 p.m. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Irene Spencer Howell Scholarship Fund, Maryknoll School, 1526 Alexander St., Honolulu, HI 96822.
Harry Masatsuki Kishi, 89, of Wahiawa, a retired employee for Waiahole Water Co., died Wednesday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Michael and Dennis; daughter Helen; brothers Thomas, Henry, Sadamu and Robert; sisters Helen Kishi and Doris Kondo; and a granddaughter. Services: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Pauline Kahanu Holomalia Kupau, 75, of Keanae, Maui, died Thursday at home. She was born in Kailua, Maui. She is survived by children Pauline "Queenie" S. Fong, Victoria "Nalei" Kupau, Lowellynn Stineman and Terrieann Kupau; hanai son Kim K.; hanai daughter Sharol Lum; sister Gertrude Aa; hanai sister Helen Manoa; brother Ernest Makalii; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. next Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaimuki Ward, Kahala. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Margaret "Lani" L. Peters, 85, of Wailuku, formerly of Honolulu, owner and operator of a flower shop in Lahaina, died Feb. 14 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in El Central, Calif. She is survived by son Lee Ewing and two grandchildren. Private services.
Anita Pias, 68, of Waipahu, an employee for the Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel, died Monday at home. She is also survived by parents Manuel and Esperanza Abero. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Senetima Ramirez, 63, of Pearl City, a retired product quality assurance inspector for Dole Cannery, died Tuesday. She was born in Tokelau, New Zealand. She is survived by husband Rizal; son Wallace Pedro; brothers Paul, Wallace, Aneti and Keneti Pedro, Fred Sua and Ben Iosefa; sisters Millie Tyrell, Siniva Lopez and Ruth Brown; and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kathleen LaVerne Renio, 73, of Las Vegas, a retired restaurant manager, died Feb. 2 in Las Vegas. She was born in Little Rock, Ark. She is survived by husband Larry; daughters Sharon Rivera, Karen Hirogoyen, Irene McKeague, Bobbie Nash, Sonia Bermudez and Angela Simmons; sons Larry, Richard, Kenneth, Michael, Anthony and Edward Renio; sister Linda Mariner; brother Dexter Lintz; 43 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Waianae Army Rest Camp, Harvey House. Scattering of ashes to follow off Waianae.
Sei Sano, 99, of Wailuku, a homemaker, died last Saturday in Hale Makua, Wailuku. She is also survived by 11 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Thursday.
Unsei Uchima, 89, of Pearl City, a retired superintendent for Kauai Pineapple Cannery, died Feb. 24 in Pearl City. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Elaine A., son John K., daughters Betsey Okinaka and Victoria Dempsey, brother Antoku, sisters Otome Ushima and Haruku Tawata, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Private services.
Nancy Candida Salva Dacoscos Verano, 81, of Honolulu and Kapaa, Kauai, died Monday on Kauai. She was born in Eleele. She is survived by sons Al, Ben, Art, George and Philip Dacoscos, and Nash and Ron Verano; daughters Angie D. Agor, Arleen D. Roylo and Christine V. Sizelove; sisters Lillian S. Sarmiento and Ann S. Cabacungan; numerous grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Calvary Chapel Kauai, Kapaa. Call 6-9 p.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Mass: 8 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, Honolulu. Aloha attire.
Gilbert Kiyoshi Yamasaki, 71, of Honolulu, a retired maintenance supervisor for Straub Clinic & Hospital, died last Saturday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He was born in Kona. He is survived by son Brian H., brother Tsugio, sisters Yoshiko Tanaka and Fujiko Akamatsu, and companion Gloria E. Knight. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.