Maximo Baltero, 93, of Kealakekua, Kona, a retired supervisor for the former Puna Sugar Co. and a papaya farmer, died April 23 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Santa, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by son Herman Salema; daughters Shirley Acol, Katherine Hirayama and Eleanor Eggleston; brother Hilario; sisters Annette Pasque, Marina Ballesteros and Claudia De Pheralta; and numerous great-grandchildren and grandchildren. Memorial services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary, Hilo. Call after 1 p.m. Burial to follow at Alae County Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.Clayton William Benham, 81, of Honolulu, an executive secretary for the Interscholastic League of Honolulu, died Monday in Honolulu. Donations suggested to Clayton Benham Scholarship Fund. Make checks payable to Interscholastic League of Honolulu, c/o Marian M. Benham, 1443 Ihiloa Loop, Honolulu 96821. The mortuary provided incorrect information for the obituary published Wednesday.
Bernice Suekin Chang, 85, of Honolulu, a retired landscape architect at Tongg Associates Inc., died April 23 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Albert and Happy Chun, and sisters Louise and Patsy Chun. Private services.
Johnie Willis Daley, 82, of Kaneohe died April 25 in Kaneohe. He was born in Ida, La. He is survived by wife Marilyn and stepdaughters Carlietta Hirasa and Pearl Malalis. Private services.
Stephen John DeCoite, 49, of Waimanalo, a truck driver for the Hawaii Newspaper Agency and Honolulu Advertiser, died April 25 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Linda K.; son Darren "Kalei" J.; daughters Stelina "Loke" and Stephanie "Makaleka"; father John; sister Bernadette Marie Williams; and brothers Joseph D., Julian A. and Francis "Jessie" P. Funeral services: 8 p.m. Tuesday and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waimanalo. Call after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 9 a.m. Wednesday. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Walter James Gaylord Sr. of Honolulu, owner of W. Gaylord and Sons Moving Co., died Monday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Annette C.; sons Walter J. Jr. and Stewart P.; daughter Wannette H.; brothers Charles and Alan; sisters Gertrude Zartman, Dorothy Shire, Lillian Henriques and Patsy Angelo; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 6:30-9:30 p.m. Friday at Star of the Sea; and 1-3:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Kahikina Lillian Kaleikini, 72, of Honolulu, a retired custodian at the University of Hawaii, died Monday. She was born in Molokai. She is survived by sons Lester and Delbert; daughters Roxanna Mahiai, and Vonia and Aleda Kaleikini; sisters Kaula Hanakeawe and Kamanu Rodrigues; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private scattering of ashes to follow. No flowers.
Bob Seiji Kaneshiro, 78, of Mililani, a retired carpenter for Hawaiian Dredging, died Monday. He was born in Waiakea. He is survived by wife Nancy; son Russ; daughters Kathleen Zukeran, Yvonne Wong, Roberta Saito and Bonnie Hirota; brother Hank; sisters Tsuruko Nakashima and Alice Smith; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 10:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mitsue "Jackie" Kawamura, 73, of Pearl City, a retired cosmetics sales person at Liberty House, died April 19. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Noboru "Norman"; son Mitchell; sisters Chiyomi Sakami, Yoshie Kobayashi and Helen Ishii; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Satoru Kimura, 79, of Haiku, a retired carpenter, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Kapakalua. He is survived by wife Shizuno, son Randall S., daughter Carolyn S., brother Seiji Takahashi, sister Shirley Sexton and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Reception to follow. Aloha attire.
Maria Balmoja Labrador, 74, of Honolulu, died April 21. She was born in Tarlac, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Camilo, Fernando, Ruben and Edgardo; daughters Sally Domingo, Tessie Salcedo and Imelda Santana; sister Adelina Bunao; 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 10 a.m. Monday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Jack Joseph Lui, 67, of Kailua, a retired Marine master sergeant, died Tuesday. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by wife Margaret E., sons Kevin M. and Michael, daughters Jacqueline West and Helenna Murray, brothers George and James, and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Donald Hirotoshi Matsumura, 71, of Honolulu, a self-employed accountant, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Miles "Yoritoshi" and Mark "Kazuyoshi," daughter Donna Leiko Kurozawa, sister Nora K. Hinckley and three grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Yukio Nakamura, 82, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died April 22. He was born in Kihei. He is survived by wife Patsy F.; daughters Doreen Y. Azevedo, Althea M. Oshiro and Nadine S. Nakamura; brothers Dennis, James and Roy; sisters Lillian Nishizawa, Edith Nakamura and Kay Iwamura; and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rita Trinidad Pilien Padua, 89, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper for Royal Hawaiian Hotel, died April 16 in St. Francis Medical Center, Liliha. She was born in Bantay, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. She is survived by sisters Maura Peredo and Josefina Pabo. Memorial services: 7 p.m. next Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary, call 6-9 p.m.; and 9:30 a.m. May 11 at St. John Baptist Church, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Raymondo Pascua, 70, of Kapaa, a state cook, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by wife Yvonne; daughters Donna Dacay, Leeann Sukehira, Kathleen Woodward, Suzanne Yokoyama, Stephanie Brown and Michelle Murphy; sons Raymond, Guy and Stephen; brothers Manuel, Edward and Appy; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Catherine's Church, Kapaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire.
Ethel Hisae Pires, 89, of Kaimuki, a retired teacher at Epiphany and St. Patrick's schools and the public schools, died Saturday in San Jose, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Tom and Ronald, daughter Joanna Petroff and three grandchildren. Memorial services: noon Wednesday at Diamond Head Memorial Park Chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow.
Lydia Pregana, 85, of Honolulu died April 24. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Bobby and Daniel; daughters Angie Wegrzyn, Justine Bader, Claire Terlep and Cynthia Johnston; brothers George Herbert and Richard Pacheco; sisters Katherine Martinez, Lucy Redo, Dorothy Duncan and Theresa Rinney; 17 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Monday and 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call 6-9 p.m. Monday and after 10 a.m. Tuesday. Burial to follow in Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Eugenio Samson, 88, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a retired senior irrigation water supplyman for Lihue Plantation, died April 23 at home. He was born in Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Selso Manuel and Mateo Samson, daughter Peal Samson Awana, four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. May 10 at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual or aloha attire. No flowers.
Nobuko Sawada, 70, of Honolulu, a retired tour coordinator with Diamond Travel Hawaii, died April 21 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Hiroshima, Japan. She is survived by stepdaughter Iris Tarumoto, sisters Toshiko Miki and Yoshiko Takahashi, seven grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment on Kauai.
Maggie L. Scherf, 89, of Honolulu, a Hawaii public school counselor, died April 26. She was born in Bend, Ore. She is survived by son Sam, daughter Sally M., four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4 p.m. Friday at Arcadia Chapel, 1434 Punahou St.
Anthony John "Tony" Sibilla, 72, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army retiree, died April 19. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by wife Evelyn M.; sons Guy A. and Vic A.; and daughters Debra Mudd, Denise Williams and Diana Robertson. Memorial services: 1 p.m. Monday at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Kaimuki. Committal services to follow at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Kevin Joe Stromidlo, 2-year-old son of Lester and Jolene Stromidlo of Waialua, died April 25. He was born in Los Angeles. He is also survived by sisters Leslene and Jaime, brother Rion, maternal grandparents Joe and Maggie Sumile, and paternal grandparents Marian and Joanna Stromidlo. Memorial services: 12:30 p.m. Monday at St. Michael Church, Waialua. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Aileen Mapuana Tom, 61, of Honolulu died Monday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by husband Eugene "Gino"; sons Kapala Novikoff, Mike Luis and Keola, Jesse, Derek, Issac and Boyd Tom; daughter Euleen Bell; mother Leinaala Haili; brothers Lionel, John, Danny and Rodney; and two grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian 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.