Bernard Kalunamakaainana Adams Sr., 82, of Hilo, a retired security guard at Wackenhut Security and U.S. Navy veteran, died March 18 in the Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Narcissus; sons Henry Keahi and Keith, Mark and Bernard Adams Jr.; daughters Berna M. "Kalei" Adams, Abigail Meyers, Charlotte Kahele, Julianna Urie and Loxley "Babe" Hainrrik; sister Agnes H.; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.Simplicio Duldulao Badua, 91, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee for the Army at Fort Shafter, died March 6 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Pablo; daughters Connie Dela Cruz, Helen Badua and Anita Beddow; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Richard Koon Yai Ching, 62, of Aiea, former vice president of data processing at City Bank, died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Geraldine; sons Bryant, Christian and Brandon; daughter Richele Poston; brothers Albert and Kenneth; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Gerald Arthur Dolan, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired accountant, died Saturday. He is survived by wife Mary N., son Douglas, daughter Patricia Dicker and six grandchildren. Private services.
Alice Wall Flood, 93, of Kailua, died March 18 in the Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons David and Douglas, sister Barbara Ziegler, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. April 11 at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. Donations suggested to the church or charity.
Walter Michinori Iwasa, 82, of Wahiawa, owner of Iwasa Finance Co. and a 100th Infantry Battalion veteran, died March 12. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Michino "Michiko"; son Russell; daughters Marianne, Christine and Susan; brother Wilfred; sister Kiyoko Yoshida; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Edwin "Eddie" Kaaihue, 76, of Honolulu, died March 17 at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Winifred; sons Dennis, Allen and Wayne; daughter Joyce L.; brother Lawrence; and five grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Abbie Kekahili Meyer Lima Kaikala, 83, of Waimanalo, died March 13 at home. She was born in Waianae. She is survived by daughters Myrna Naeole, Pauline DeGuzman and Gaylene Lima; sister Myra Soares; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo-Olomana Ward. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lillian Kumukalii Kama, 72, of Ewa Beach, died March 7 in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband James K. Sr.; sons William K., Rudolph K. and James K. Jr.; daughters Patricia P. McCracken, Madelene H. Visitacion and Pauline U. Kahue; brother James K. Nuhi; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Mabel Kahaleiwi Kekaula Keaweehu, 78, of Waimanalo, a homemaker, died March 11. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Dayleen Yokooji, Elzedia Kaonohi and Thyzra-Ann Lindsey; brother Thomas Kekaula; sisters Cecilia Luis and Mary Kekaula; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo Ward, 41-972 Oluolu St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Poong Kyu Lee, 50, of Honolulu, owner of the retail gift shop Duet USA Corp., died Thursday. He was born in South Korea. He is survived by wife Jae Eun, sons Kyo Hyun and Kyo Min, daughter Kyo Eun and sister Kwang Ja. Services: 1 p.m. Thursday at Valley of the Temples.
Will Mokiao Jr., 82, of Sharon, Pa., formerly of Kau, Hawaii, a retired state employee, died Oct. 30, 2000. He was born in Waiohinu, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Meuwaiola "Meulang" Mokiao, Wilma Kennedy, Dona Mokiao and Shirley Jergler; brother Raymond; sister Faith Mokiao Kaaihue; and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Committal: 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Naalehu Cemetery. Casual attire.
Orville Kam Kin "Kinny" Mun, 77, of Honolulu, died March 11. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Evelyn "Evie"; son Myles K.; daughters Natalie Mun-Takata, Sheila Mun-Bryce and Tracy Lum; sisters Miriam Lum, Harriet Gee, Evelyn Mun, Jean Seu, Martha Chock and Anna Miller; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Community of Christ Church, 1666 Mott-Smith Drive. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Leonida Diana Palad, 82, of Wahiawa, died March 17. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Pedro Ramos and Robert Diana, daughters Agrifina Smith and Rosalina Ramos, 14 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: noon Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at 12:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Melvin "Mr. P" Pililaau, 66, of Waianae, who died March 9, is survived by sisters Agnes Kim and Mercy Garcia and six grandchildren. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
Raymond Joseph Rapozo, 75, of Kapaa, Kauai, a machinist at Lihue Plantation, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by daughter Sandra Palmeira; sons Nolan, Steve, David, Raymond and Charles; sister Winona Aona; 29 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Church, Kapaa. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Justa Ramiro Sagadraca, 89, of Honolulu and Wailuku, died March 17 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Agustin, Domingo and Manuel; daughters Dolores Bolosan, Mariquita Mercado, Feliza Morales, Susana Visitacion, Erlinda Segundo, Evelyn Balauro and Lee Sagadraca; 27 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Gloria D. Sanante, 74, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died March 17 at home. She is survived by daughters Tina Gante, Patricia Castro and Maryanne Sanante; brother Salustiano Devela; sister Vergie Devela; 12 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Mary Chiyomi Shigematsu, 81, of Aiea, died March 16. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Kenneth and Robert; daughters Janet Bushe, Sharon Yonemura and Leila Lui; sister Betty Delacuesta; brother James Fukae; 14 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Private services.
Robert Masakatsu "Bob" Shimoda, 87, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired self-employed restaurant owner, died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa. He is survived by son Craig; daughters Diane Shimoda-Peterson and Carol Shimoda-Bloom; brothers Masanobu, Masaharu and Masami; sister Kazuko Takehara; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Thursday at the Puna Hongwanji Mission. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Don Brian Siaris, 42, of Waipahu, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Bobbie J. Jules; son Riley; daughters Jasmine Rice, Leisha Siaris and Savannah Yanos-Siaris; parents William G. and Lillian G.; brothers William H., Philip, Michael, Jeffrey and Guy; sisters Virginia Bernard, Donna Hite, Denise Swam and Hilda Sondia; and one grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Makua Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
William Castro Soriano Sr., 67, of Honolulu, a retired auto body repairman at Roger's Repair, died March 15 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Valerie; children Juwilma "JoJo" Soriano Jordan and Randy, Steven, William Jr. and Christopher Soriano; brother Albert; sisters Josephine Saniatan and Elizabeth Peralta; nine grandchildren; and five greatgrand- children. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Committal: 3 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Kimie "Kay" Toma, 75, of Honolulu, a retired accounting clerk, died March 15. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by brothers Jerry and Paul, and sisters Yoshiko Toma and Pat Cargnoni. Private services.
Hilda Edna Tsuchiya, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired registered nurse, died Thursday. She was born in Delaware. She is survived by daughters Lovene B. Tsuchiya and Andrea K. Kitaoka; son James H.; brothers Manford, Earl, Alan, Norris and Darwin; sister Hope Huey; and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m.
June Kiyo Yamada, 65, of Pearl City, died Wednesday. She was born on Okinawa. She is survived by husband Masaichi; sons Daniel and William; brothers Masao Iha and Shoichi Iha; sisters Kimi Iha, Kazuko Namihira, Sachiko Kinjo and Ritsuko Takayasu; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Nobuko Yamagami, 72, of Honolulu, a retired office clerk, died Wednesday at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by daughter Keiko Y. Flores, sister Seiko Nohara and one grandchild. Private services.
Kaoru Yonezawa, 85, of Honolulu, a retired driver at Lewis and Cooke and World War II veteran in the 100th Infantry Battalion, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Sadako. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Stephan "Steve" Zirko, 87, of Honolulu, a retired federal government air traffic controller after 30 years, died Monday. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by wife Joan B. Ashmore, son Barry P., daughter Stephanie Z. Edwards, sister Mary Salley and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at the former helipad site behind the Hilton Hawaiian Village. Scattering of ashes to follow.
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.