Katherine Ahlstrom, 95, of Kailua, died April 9 in Kaneohe. She was born in Makawao, Maui. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at National Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.Elenoa Asi, 54, of Tonga, died Monday in St. Francis Medical Center-West. She was born on Tonga. She is survived by husband Sione; sons Tevita Taueli, Hotili and Hiliau; daughters Puataisia Maasi and Pelenatita and Peti Asi; brothers Viliami Tuipulotu Haunga and Mapa, Alamoni, Oloseti, Ueikaetau and Kafaongo Tuipulota; sisters Tete-I-Moana Tuipulotu, Manuekaho Fifita and Luseane; and six grandchildren. Private services.
Ernesto "Ernie" Bulosan Bautista, 49, of Aiea, a state building maintenance supervisor II, died April 6. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Carmen; sons Erick and Lance; parents Gregoria and Arcadio; brothers Orlando, Dionie and Prudencio; sisters Veronica Domingo and Remedios Ganigan; and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel, call after 6 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth Church, 99-312 Moanalua Road, Aiea, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Brother John C. Brickell, CFC, 80, of Honolulu, former principal, math teacher and counselor at Damien High School, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in New York. He is survived by the Brothers of the Damien High School Community Congregation of the Christian Brothers. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Christian Brothers Chapel, 1401 Houghtailing St., Honolulu, call 4-8 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. next Thursday at St. Theresa's Co-Cathedral, School Street, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Christian Brothers Retirement Fund, 1401 Houghtailing St., Honolulu 96817.
Francisco "Ecoy" Cabasag, 75, of Georgia died April 5 in Henry Medical Center, Georgia. He was born in Watertown. He is survived by daughters Lori Leilani Cabasag Oliver and Dorie Lena Cabasag Smith; son Francisco Jr.; sisters Angelina Calivo, Rosalina Bolos, Marjorie Buier and Martha Pajente; brothers Henry, Vernon and Larry; and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Waipahu.
Pastor Cadaoas Cacalda, 85, of Kahului, a retired irrigator at Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar, died April 10 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Rogelio, daughter Loreta Pacubas, sister Babiana, hanai son Pablo and three grandchildren. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Christ the King Church, call after 6 p.m.; and 9 a.m. Saturday, call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Father Eli Kuhilani Carter Jr., 52, of Ewa Beach, died April 8 in San Antonio. He was born in Kealakekua. He is survived by mother Pauline and sisters Sonja Lee Kalili, Barbara Jane Parish, Jennifer Friels and Janice Omori. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, call after 5:30 p.m.; and 10 a.m. April 27 at St. Benedict's Church, Honaunau, call after 5 p.m. April 26. Burial to follow at the parish cemetery.
Leoncia "Lynn" Cabinatan Cuyo, 80, of Ewa Beach, a homemaker, died April 7 at home. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Beverly Hamamoto, Jean Redira, Janet Largusa, Doris Refamonte and Pearl Awana; sons Ronald and Thomas Refamonte; brothers Donicio, Galdino and Antonio Cabinatan; sisters Bessie Snively, Vicenta Paolillo and Buena Canales; 29 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. April 27 at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Martin Mencias Domingo, 80, of Honolulu, a retired employee at Rigger Restaurant, Waikiki, died April 3. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Manuela; son Rodrigo; daughters Solidad and Lyn Cadiz, Carlina Domingo, Norma Teofilo and Virgie Ramos; sisters Rosita Pantaleon and Remedios Soriano; 24 grandchildren; and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial in the Philippines. Casual attire.
Lloyd Hidenori Fujino, 58, of Honolulu, a businessman, chef and fisherman, died Monday. He was born in Denson, Ark. He is survived by wife Nancy, daughter Tammie, mother Kuniko and brothers Clifford and Robert. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Kaimuki Christian Church, 1117 Koko Head Ave.
Antone Gonsalves, 95, of Kapaau, Kohala, a retired welder for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Monday in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Kohala. He is survived by sons Stanley and Dennis; daughters Florence Rosales, Ruby Fukuyama, Nora Luke and Jane Kircher; 15 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawi Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow in the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Abelardo "Aba" Gragas Jr., 44, of Hilo, a cook, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Abelardo M. and Jonathan Alika; father Abelardo; stepmother Felicia; brothers Arthur and Chade; sisters Audrey Leitch, Anita De-Vera and Alicia; paternal grandmother Felipa; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hilo Glad Tidings Church. Call 6-9 p.m. Casual attire.
Charlie Thomas Hall Jr., 72, of Honolulu, a retired employee at Quality of Life, Morale Welfare Recreation at Pearl Harbor, died Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Alabama. He is survived by wife Elizabeth A., son Charles Waylon, daughter Annamarie Medeiros-Bruno, sister Mary Dove and one grandson. Memorial services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 8:30-10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Janet Mayoga Haynes, 64, of Honolulu, died March 26 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond G. Jr.; sons Reverend Raymond "Kahu" III, Alan, Justin and Billy Haynes; daughters Eleanor Haynes, Georgette Garcia and Renee Kaulia; 19 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary, Downtown.
Mildred Tsutako Hirata, 80, of Pearl City, a retired fry cook for Waimalu Zippy's, died April 8 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Mitsuji, sons Clifford and Gary, daughters Loraine Hirata and Lynette Fujitani, sisters Sally Nakano and Lynne Otoshi, and seven grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Aletia Cabigas Iosefa, 58, of Fremont, Calif., died Monday in Fremont. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Nina Cabigas; husband Joe; daughters Crissy, Lupe and Maura; and sons Joseph and John. Memorial services will be held in California.
Daniel Kaopuiki Jr., 90, of Waimanalo, died March 28. He was born in Kaumalapau, Lanai. He is survived by sons Daniel, III, Jerry and Stanley; daughters Esther Botelho and Patsy Agnew; hanai daughter Hazel Tanigawa; brothers Solomon, Junior, Isaac and Samuel; sisters Rebecca Richardson, Lei Kanipae and Harriet Catiel; hanai sister Suilan Kaopuiki; 19 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 8 p.m. Friday at Kalanakila Oka Hoomana O Ioredane Hou Church, Lanai, call after 6 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Saturday, call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Lanai Cemetery. Casual attire.
Shigeru Kimura, 87, of Paauilo, a retired carpenter for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died Saturday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by wife Haruko; sons Wilfred, Jed and Ray; daughters Doris Orr, Janice Higashi, Irene Kern and Gayanne Gandia; brothers Masato and Harutoku; sisters Mitsuko Uyeda and Tokumi Honma; 12 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4:30 p.m. Monday at Paauilo Hongwanji. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Iwao Kitagawa, 76, of Hilo, board chairman of I. Kitagawa and Co. and subsidiaries, died last Thursday at home. He was born on Hilo. He is survived by wife Naoko, sons Bruce and Brian, sisters Motoko Sugai and Michiko Kaneshige, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Alton Nolan Kaipo Lalawai Jr., 23, of Nanakuli died April 9 in Ewa Beach. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Alton Nolan Kaipo Lalawai Picanso III; daughter Mariah Lalawai Picanso; companion Shantel Picanso; brothers Melvin K. and Daylon Adams; sisters Stella W.H., Syandra M. and Shaynalyn K.; parents Alton Nolan Sr. and Mildred Alberta Lalawai; and grandfather James K. Memorial services: noon Saturday at Holy Hill of Zion Full Gospel Church, 85-841 Farrington Hwy., Unit H. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery.
Nguyen Lam, 88, of Honolulu, died March 29 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Ngocthanh Ngo; sons Dat Dan and Kevin Ky-V; daughters Vinh, Hao-Lim, Dai and Yen Fong Lam and Dianne, Diana and Michelle Lum; and 10 grandchildren. Taoist services: 9 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Edwin Mendigorin, 53, of Waipahu, a federal fire department dispatcher, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Belinda; sons Jerwin, Lhened and Edwin Jr.; daughters Javin Mendigorin Howard and Jebren, Justine and Chaztity Mendigorin; brothers Conrado, Salvador, Oliver and Henry Jr.; sisters Corazon Mendigorin Morada, Yolanda Mendigorin Wilson and Lulu Mendigorin Serna; mother Anita Valdez Mendigorin; and five grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Paz "Pacing" Cavinta Mendoza, 81, of Waipahu, died Friday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Elias; sons Servillano, Eduardo, Jose, Elias Jr. and Godofredo; daughters Teresita Andaya and Violeta Mercado; brothers George and Benigno Cavinta; sister Nena Dulay; 20 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel, call after 6 p.m.; and 11 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church, call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Isabel Morton, 91, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher, died March 31 in Hale Ola Kino. She was born in England. She is survived by nephews Bill and Roger and nieces Jean Fraser, Peggy and Mary. Private services.
John Kaululehua Naone, 83, of Honolulu, a machinist, marine engineer and mechanical engineer for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Engineering, Planning and Production Department, died April 8 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Hazel Akim Naone, hanai sons Peter and Joseph Akim, hanai daughters Cecilia and Josette Kaleolani Akim, and 16 grand- children and great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 1:30 p.m. Private internment. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
Clara Yoshie Okamoto, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Izuo Brothers employee, died April 8. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Bunichi; sons Dennis and Darrell; sisters Betsy Kutara, Alice Yamanishi and Jean Furukawa; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Mitsuye Oshimo, 78, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died Monday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son James D. Hannes and granddaughter Grace. Memorial services: 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Joseph Keoki Paoa Jr., 79, of Waianae, a retired merchant seaman, died Saturday in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons David, Peter, Samuel and Michael; daughters Juanita Paoa and Charlotte Paoa Aipa; caregiver Dorothy Canonigo; brother Joe "Louie" Higgins; sisters Jennie Ah Nee and Violet Park; 23 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary, call after 6 p.m.; and 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. George's Catholic Church, Waimanalo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Anna Puni, 69, of Waianae, died April 1. She was born in Kamuela. She is survived by sons Gabe, Palmer, Billy and Kawika; daughters Toni Puni and Laverne Kiaha; brothers David, Robert, Wallace, Autry and Samuel Bell; sisters Maryanne Lindsey and Thelma Kaniho; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Ralph Tsuyoshi Teranishi, 81, of Honolulu, a retired delivery and plant worker for Foremost Dairy, died April 7. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by sons Wayne, Wesley, Stephen, Ross and Keith; daughter Dale Ho; sister Tatsue Hiroe; 11 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Military honors over ashes at 10 a.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. No flowers.
Masaru "Pop" Unebasami, 87, of Hilo, a retired sugar boiler at Hilo Sugar Co., died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Wainaku, South Hilo. He is survived by wife Mitsue, sons Earl and Ray, brothers Richard and Billy, sister Lois Kamimoto and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Loanne Christine Wasson, 57, of Lahaina, owner of Maui Mama's Coffee House, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Ramona, Calif. She is survived by husband Ted Jr., sons Ted III and David, brothers Ron King and Tim Lockwood, and two grandchildren. Private services held. Donations suggested to the Maui Humane Society.
Yoshie Yoshimori, 84, of Wailuku, a doctor's aide, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by sons Alvin, Glen and Gary; daughter Lorraine Miyahara; brothers Robert T. and Ronald K. Migita; sisters Sayoko Nagata, Doris Yoshida, Mildred Sasahara and Ruth Takanishi; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Memorial services: 5 p.m. Friday at Wailuku Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m. Reception to follow at the social hall. Aloha attire. No flowers.
You can also search the Hawaii State Library System's
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The index, which goes back several decades,
is available via Telnet software.