Helen O. Gilbert-Bushnell Salome Paysan "Sally" Cadiente, 76, of Pearl City died Monday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Jaime; daughters Susan Cadiente-Behymer, Jeanne Franco and Angelica Cadiente; sister Rita De La Cruz; and two grandchildlren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 8 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
UH art teacherWilliam Diama, 77, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired head dispatcher at Hawaii Electric Light Co., died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by companion Shimeko Horihata; sons Dean and Keith; daughter Joyce Kamakau; brothers Herbert, Ernest and Benjamin; sisters Alfreda Jitchaku, Catherine Campainha, Carol Brown and Winnie Campbell; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at the Hilo Coast United Church of Christ, Honomu. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Dodo Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Isaac Henry Flores, 84, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died April 3. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Dora Nojima. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Molokai Veterans Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow.
Shirley Shizuko Floyd, 67, of Honolulu, a retired clerk stenographer at Tripler Army Medical Center, died April 1. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Bert Kimoto Jr., daughter Cheryl Miyashiro and two grandchildren. Private services.
Katherine D. Gacayan, 82, of Pahala, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Kamuela, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Leopoldo Ancheta, Randolph Ancheta, Gerald Gacayan and Roland Gacayan; daughter Elena Polinar; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. today at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Pahala. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. tomorrow at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Annie Zablan Gomes, 96, of Lake View Terrace, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died March 28. She was born in Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Mary Balkcom, brothers Charles Zablan and James Zablan, sister Adelaide Schleuss, three grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Anita Leach Gray, 66, of South Padre Island, Texas, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Maile Warrell, Malia Gray and Moana Gray; sister Marion Graydon; and three grandchildren. Services to be held on the mainland.
Millicent Disco Hallan, 95, of Honolulu, an retired English and drama teacher and docent at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, died March 25 at home. She was born in Connecticut. She is survived by daughter Kira Van Deusen, the Lakhdhir family and Witter Hallan. Services: 10 a.m. May 18 at the Mokuleia Conference Center, Waialua.
Kenji Ito, 76, of Honolulu, died March 20 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Richard; brothers Fred and Frank; sisters Ruth Terao, Alice Muraki and Emmy Kiyabu; one daughter; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Ushi Kaneshiro, 102, of Pearl City, retired owner of Iwilei Chop Suey, died Wednesday in St. Francis Medical Center-West. She was born in Okinawa. She is survived by sons Kenneth "Seichi" and Wallace "Kiyoshi," daughter Lillian "Yuriko" Clark, 11 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Flavia C. Laborado, 93, of Wahiawa, died March 31. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Esther Ward, Bea Canadilla and Remy Altar; brother Rojin Cabanilla; 10 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and numerous great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Valentine Lewis, 66, of Kupeke, Molokai, died April 3. He was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. He is survived by brothers Jacob Kuni and Samuel Kuni; and sisters Alice Peneku, Sandra Oguma, Jackie Kuni, Gwendolyn Mahealani, Genevieve Lewis and Eloise Kuni. Services: 9 a.m. tomorrow at Waialua Pavillion, Molokai. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Frances Hilihema Lindsey, 81, of Hookamakea, Molokai, died Saturday. She was born in Kaunakakai. She is survived by sisters Raquel Dudoit, Moana Dudoit and Winona Smith; brother Vandale Dudoit; sons Maurice "Bully" and James K.; daughters Jaime Maioho, Kehau Kaiama, Maka Ledesma and Yvette Lindsey; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at the Kalaiakamanu Hou church hall, Kalamaula. Burial to follow at Kapaakea Cemetery.
Solomon Maielua III, 76, of Waipahu, who died April 4 in St. Francis Medical Center-West, is survived by mother Tsuruyo. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
Laulauga Mao, 99, of Waipahu died Monday. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by daughter Tina Wilkerson, son Faimalo, 28 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at 1:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Russell Charles Mclain, 53, of Honolulu, died March 15 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Jersey City, N.J. He is survived by wife Liuakiehu; sons Jack, Keola, David and Junior; brother Raymond Rahner; and one grandchild. Inurnment: 1 p.m. today at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Philip Mendiola Jr., 75, of Wailuku, formerly of Kaneohe, a retired Honolulu Fire Department firefighter after 33 years, died Saturday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Huberta K. "Sista" Haili Mendiola; sons Philip Mendiola III, Gerald Mendiola and Scott, John and Robert Mahoney; daughters Elizabeth Cullen and Hattie A. Anderson; brother Robert; 24 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Wednesday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
John Kilia Mia, 55, of Waimanalo, died April 4. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Alice Hare and Shirley Mia, and brothers George and Jeremiah. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Waimanalo Seventh-day Adventist Church. Casual attire.
Theresa Ann Pao, 63, of Kailua, a retired clerk-typist at Kaneohe Marine Corps Air Station, died March 14. She was born in Oakland, Calif. She is survived by son Nicholas R.; daughters Lahea B.A. Dreier, Toni A. Pao-Cazares, Diane L. Enos and Victoria A. Liu; sisters Lorraine Ferry and Dorothy Morgan; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, Kailua. Call after 9 a.m. Luncheon to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Clyde Clifford Teixeira, 57, of Lovelock, Nev., a carpenter and Merchant Marine veteran, died April 5. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Margaret; children Clyde C. Teixeira Jr., Gary Freitas Jr., Miquel Franks, Sabastian Freitas, Cleve Kaahanui and Travis Coleman; brothers Charles, Herbert, Robert, James and William; sisters Pearl Anduha, Bernice Belaski, Louise Arellano, Geraldine Kinores and Scilla Carvalho; and nine grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Burial: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Lauri Teramoto, 38, of Ewa Beach died April 3. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
Nancy Masako Uehara, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Airport Holiday Inn employee, died March 30 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Hosoo, James and Shoichi; and sister Yoshiko Pacheco. Private services.
Shigeyo Watanabe, 97, of Lihue, a homemaker, died Saturday in Wailua Care Home. She was born in Kapaa, Kauai. She is survived by son Frank, daughter Joann Kawane, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
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.