Barbara "Babs" Andrade, 67, of Haiku, Maui, a cook at the Sheraton Hotel, Gate 21, The Landing, Paia General, Jacks Inn and Ma Chan's, died Friday in Wailuku. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by husband Melvin A. Sr.; sons Melvin Jr., George Sr. and Timmy; brother Alfred Alexander; sisters Annie Souza and Dorothy and Lorraine Delima; and four grandchildren. Mass: 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 5:30 p.m. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Rita Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park Cemetery.Luis Occidental Balicasmaya, 89, of Waipahu, a retired grapefruit packer, died last Sunday. He was born in Guinobatan, Albay, the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Milagros Fernandez, son Manuel, brother Jose, 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Wake service: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Louise Pacheco Bayes, 88, formerly of Kahuku and Waianae, a retired Hawaiian Regent Hotel housekeeper, died April 4 at home. She was born in Maui. She is survived by daughter Dorothy Davis; son Frank Jr.; brothers Marcelino Pacheco and Joseph Ferreira; sisters Helen Kaneshige, Beatrice Gonsalves, Matilda "Tilly" Rita and Rose DeRego; companion August "Gus" Rosa; nine grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 15 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. No flowers. Casual attire. Scattering of ashes: April 21 at Waianae Army Beach.
Maria Malania "Aunty Manya" Kapika, 67, of Hilo, a salesperson, died April 5 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Nedric, Ned Jr., Lordel, Nedrian, Michael, Nedward and Nedwynn; daughters Tanya Castro, Nedyne Watanabe, Nedette Nihipali and Malania Eseroma; brothers Nicholas, Sergay, Alexander and Walter Spotkaeff; 38 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Committal service: 10 a.m. Monday at Valley of the Temples. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Beatrice Yuke Kee Yim Leong, 96, of Honolulu, died last Sunday at home. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Kenneth Y.C. and Richard W.Y.; brothers Walter H.J., Clarence H.Y., Evans H.M. and Dr. Henry H.L. Yim; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Stephen's Catholic Church (Pali Highway). Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. No flowers. Aloha attire.
Noboru "Nogi" Miyashiro, 77, of Kailua, a retired federal government meteorological technician, died Wednesday. He was born in Wahiawa, Kauai. He is survived by wife Kimie; daughter Jan A.; brothers Kinji, Tatsuto and Charlie T.; and sisters Fukiko Miyashiro, Doris Kanda, Emily Tanaka and Molly Nakamura. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. No flowers. Casual attire.
Tomas Galarpe Mortillero, 75, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired forest ranger and investigator, died March 5 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Bayawan, Negros Oriental, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Herminia G. and hanai brother John Ilagan. No flowers. Donations may be made in his memory to John Ilagan, P.O. Box 624, Captain Cook, HI 96704. Call 808-937-1403.
Ruth Miyako Nishiyama, 89, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center nurse, died March 31 at home. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by brother Miles and sisters Tamae Yoshikane and Alpha Kaneko. Private services.
Richard Yoshio Sakaguchi, 80, of Kailua, a retired Bank of Hawaii vice president, died Wednesday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lillian H., daughter Audrey Berthiaume, son Derek J., sister Hazel Endo and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Ordenstein's Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Committal service: 11 a.m. at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Gordon Silva, 82, of Honolulu, died April 4 in St. Francis West Hospice. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Manuel and Joseph Silva and John Da Silva and sisters Violet Farnquez, Sinny Ferreira and Blanche Silva. Private services.
Yoshio "Chester" Sugai, 73, of Waialua, a Schofield Barracks maintenance worker, died April 5 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Kahuku. He is survived by wife Leoncia; sons Thomas, Norman, Guy and Darren; daughters Lucille Mehio, Donna Lagapa, Elaine Greco and Wendy and Bernadine Sugai; brothers Edwin, Shaburo and Jiro; sister Caroline Corpus; 22 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Prayer service: 7 p.m. Thursday at Waialua United Church of Christ, 67-174 Farrington Highway. Call after 6 p.m. Funeral service: 11 a.m. Friday at church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Sazuko Taniguchi, 85, of Puueopaku, Hawaii, a retired Kamehameha Garment Co. seamstress, died April 3 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center in Hilo. She was born in Kaiwiki, Hilo. She is survived by daughters Carol K. Tamura and Irene Masuoka, son Jerry, sister Mitsuye Inouye and five grandchildren. Private services.
Vicky Cielo Velasco, 49, of Waianae, an American Linen employee, died March 28. She was born in Balaoang, Paniqui, Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by husband Artemio, daughters Gina and Zendy, mother Flora Cielo, brothers Benjamin and Wilson Cielo and sisters Irene Sudaria, Nilda Amoroso, Angela Salinas and Gerly Canaveral. Wake service: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani 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.