Charlotte Abreu, 86, of Wahiawa, died last Friday in Wahiawa General Hospital. She was born in Makaweli. She is survived by sons Frank Jr. and Gerald Lopez; daughters Barbara Silva, Isabel Coyaso and Patricia Velez; sisters Rose Rapozo and Madeline Ortiz; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be held on Kauai.Henry Ayau, 60, will be remembered in memorial services at 7 p.m. Thursday at Thurston Chapel, Punahou School. Call after 4:30 p.m. He died Wednesday after being found floating lifeless in waters off the Elks Club on Kalakaua Avenue on May 1. Scattering of ashes: 8:30 a.m. next Friday at Outrigger Canoe Club.
Richard Allan Brock, 46, of Waianae, died April 28. He was born in Redlands, Calif. He is survived by wife Sheila, son Jamie, daughters Nicole and Kellie, brother Larry and sister Jan Hanley. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Maile Bible Church, 87-138 Gilipake St., Maili. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Marcelo "Celo" Acierto Cadiz, 93, of Waipahu, a retired Pearl City Chrysler/Plymouth employee, died April 14. He was born in Bacarra, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Norma Galiza Sr., four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Honolulu Central Seventh-day Adventist Church, call after 6 p.m.; and 10:15 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel, call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha or casual attire.
Ruby Helena Carrico, 54, of Keaau, a homemaker, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hannibal, Mo. She is survived by companion Howard M. Okamura; daughter Anna Marie Cantoli; sons Howard Jr., Michael and Richard Okamura and Daniel Arce; sister Stella Biondo; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Charles S.Y. Ching, 86, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor at Kaneohe Marine Base, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Darien Ching, Carleen Nishina and Sandra Chun; sons Wayne W.P. and Steven S.T.; sisters Hilda Akana and Audrey Chun; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Tomi Colon, 80, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sunday. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Marvin, daughter Charlene, brother Kenneth Shimabukuro and sisters Mildred Kong, Shirley Tengan, Judy Wright, Eileen Jim, Clara Asato and Amy Kaga. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Song Daili, 78, of Honolulu died Saturday in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Wing Chin Su, four sons, five daughters, one brother, and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Private services.
Lorenzo Daliwan Dela Cruz, 67, of Ewa Beach, a landscaper for Takenaka Landscaping, died Monday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Estrellita; sons Remegio, Darwin and Tirso; daughters Delia Dela Cruz, Alicia Ordonio, Violeta Bautista, Lanie Rabara, Elvira Cantero and Imelda Medina; brother Hermohenes; sisters Lolita Galingan; and 25 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, 91-1004 North Road, Ewa Beach. Call after 6 p.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines. Casual attire. No flowers.
Simeon Tolero Demetria, 80, of Honolulu died Monday. He was born in Cebu, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Roquisa, sister Dominga Ramos, niece Ermelita Gregory and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Burial at a later date in the Philippines.
Shizue "Elizabeth" Funasaki, 87, of Manoa, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Florence Yukitomo, Janet Funasaki and Irene Uehara; sisters Dorothy Kunishige, Thelma Inouye, Leatrice Osumi, Betty Otoshi and Rose Anuba; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshino Uehara Higa, 90, of Honolulu, a housewife, died May 2 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Nora Iyoki; brothers George and Roy Uehara; sisters Masako Kaneshiro, Laura Shima and Bessie Takahashi; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Albert Tatsumi Iga, 74, of Kent, Wash., formerly of Hilo, a retired electrical engineer at Boeing Corp., died April 23 in Seattle. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by brothers Richard, Ronald, Harrison and Nelson; and sisters Mae Hirai and Doreen Okuda. Private services.
Donald Hugh "Uncle Don" Johnson, 83, of Wailua Houselots, Kauai, a World War II pilot, instructor and designer and sculptor for General Motors, Chrysler and Volvo, died May 1 at home. He was born in Pigeon, Mich. He is survived by wife Leona, daughters Pat Keosheyan and Kathy Astrahatseff, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 3 p.m. Saturday at Wailua River Mouth Lydgate Park. Aloha attire.
Hattie "Apio" Ewalani Kauhi, 61, of Tacoma, Va., died Saturday in Tacoma. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband John Sr.; daughter Joycelynn; sons John Jr., Jameson and Jeremy; and five grandchildren. Services will be held in Washington.
Iwao Kawakami, 81, of Ewa Beach, a retired Oahu Sugar Plantation employee, died April 25. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Dorothy, daughter Milie Murakami and grandsons Blaine and Brent. Private services.
Agnes Akimi Kodama, 65, of Hilo, a retired operating room nurse supervisor at Hilo Medical Center, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Paul; son Kevin; daughters Karyn and Sharyn; mother Yoshiko Uchida; brothers Wallace, Robert, Richard, Roy and Raymond Uchida; and two grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Herbert Susumu "Sus" Kondo, 74, of Honolulu, a retired plumber, died April 27 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sisters Toyoko Fujimoto, Shirley M. Luce and Harriet S. Kondo. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Raymond C.C. Lee, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Public Works Center employee and former bus driver for Honpa Hongwanji School, died April 29 in Honolulu. He was born in Heeia, Hawaii. He is survived by son George "Kalani"; daughters Raynona L. Sakazaki and Winona "Cathy" Lee; brothers Joseph C.H., Otto C.T., Philip C.W.A., Henry A. and Anthony T.; sisters Roseline C.S. Fujimoto and Mary E. Smith; and three grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. No flowers.
Violet Mebig Lew, 96, of Chestnut Hill, Mass., formerly of Honolulu, died last Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Gratia Mah and Helene Lew, sisters Helen Fu and Dora Shen, two grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers or gifts.
Rui Xiang Ma, 85, of Honolulu, a retired farmer, died May 1 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Jin Yu Li; sons Hing Kwan, Quing Yuan and Hing Man; daughters Shu Ying and Shu Lan Ma and Susanna Wong; sister Yuen Yee; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Taoist services. Call after 9:30 a.m. at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Katherine Komae Matsuda, 75, of Lihue, a retired office manager at Kauai Medical Group, died Sunday. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Takeshi; sons Steven and Randall; daughter Lorna Hebaru; brother Frankie Fujii; sisters Yoshie Fujimura and Tamaye, Sue and Arlene Fujii; and five grandchildren. Funeral services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Casual attire.
Albert "Junior" K. Medeiros Jr., 70, of Honolulu, a retired cable splicer at Hawaiian Telephone Co., died April 24. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by sons Alex "Alika" and Albert III; daughters Maleen Kitagawa, Franceen Campbell and Daisy Aio; brother Tmothy; sister Rosemary M.F. Lau; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation again after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at mortuary. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Raymond Alan Melley, 31, of Wahiawa, died Wednesday. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by mother Elizabeth, brother Isaac Naki, sisters Becky Mahaulu and Denise Melley, and grandmother Eugenia Castillo. Memorial services: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Wahiawa Christian Church. Call after 6:30 p.m. Private burial.
Charles Tadakatsu Ogata, 96, of Kahului, a sales representative for Tropical Supply Co., died April 14 in Maui Memorial Center. He was born on the Big Island. He is survived by sisters Theresa Shimabukuro, Toshiko Ogawa and Midori Lee; and brother John Ogata. Private services held.
Robert Toshiro Ozaki, 87, of Hanapepe, founder of Robert's & Robert's Jewelry, died Sunday in Rochester, Minn. He was born in Hanapepe. He is survived by wife Yukie U., son Milton R., daughters Marian Y. Conroy and Joyce T. Tomonari, brother George G., sisters Dorothy S. Matsushige and Florence F. Nakayama, and three grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hanapepe United Church of Christ. Casual attire. No flowers.
Catherine Kim Page, 58, of Kaneohe, a former nurse's assistant, died April 27 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Saigon, Vietnam. She is survived by sons Alan Tran and Jonathan "Jon" and Michael "Mike" Page; parents Mr. and Mrs. Bui; and eight brothers and sisters. Private services.
Eun Ja Park, 95, of Honolulu, died May 4 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Kang Won, Korea. She is survived by daughters Yang Soon Kim, Sharon Ko, Rita Choi and Naomi Lim; 11 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Antone Parraga Jr., 70, of Kekaha, Kauai, a maintenance supervisor at Kauai Veterans Memorial Hospital, died Sunday. He is also survived by sisters Isabel "Bella" Martin and Emily Silva, 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Fred "Punta" P. Ragasa, 66, of Waipahu, a retired chief of security at the Oahu Community Correctional Center, died Sunday at home. He was born in Paauilo. He is survived by sons Lawrence P. and Anthony A.; daughters Cynthia Adams and Laura Ann Cabanilla; brothers James, Moses "Moki" and Larry; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Committal services: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Joseph "Jopa" Rocha, 66, of Waimea, Hawaii, assistant station manager for Hawaiian Airlines at Keahole Airport in Kona, died Monday at home. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Joanne; son John H.; daughter Jade; brother David; sisters Frances Dulan, Mary Whaley and Elizabeth Libron; mother-in-law Edna R.; and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at Annunciation Catholic Church, Waimea. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi Catholic Church Cemetery, Kohala, Hawaii. Casual attire.
Nida Dolores Tolentino Rumias, 56, of Pearl City, died April 24. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by companion Eugene Quon, sons Grizaldy and Jonathan, daughter Dona Pillos, stepson Randy Quon, brother Arturo Tolentino, sister Josie Tolentino and two grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Saturday. Call from 6 to 9 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines. Casual attire.
James Watt Saunders, 90, of Kailua, a merchant marine, died last Friday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Mexico. He is survived by wife Iverne, brothers Richard and John, and sister Ruth Moore. Private services.
Helen Soares, 74, of Waimea, Kauai, a kitchen worker for Wilcox Memorial Hospital, died Monday at home. She was born in Eleele, Kauai. She is survived by husband Harry; sons Wayne "Melvin," Harry and Jesse; daughters Stephanie Silva and Brenda Soares; sisters Josephine Ching and Dorothy Togisala; 15 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Monday at Holy Cross Church, Kalaheo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery, Hanapepe. Casual attire.
Mitsue Tanita, 79, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died April 29 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Isami; daughters Barbara Chagami, Arleen Kuwata, Shirley Soma and Lorraine Sakamoto; brothers Masatoshi, Mikio, Fujio and Keiji Hayashida; sisters Tsugie Yamamoto, Seiko Inouye, Ritsuko Taylor, Sachiko Taketa and Marian Kuroda; and seven grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10:30 a.m. Monday at National Memorial Park of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Robert Edward Thompson, 39, of Mililani, a mail handler at the main post office, died Monday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in New Richmond, Wis. He is survived by wife Debra, son Robert Jr., mother Sandra Branjord, stepfather Jerry Branjord, father Calvin, sister Barbara Sommerville and brother Christopher Branjord. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at Schofield Post Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Richard Tolentino Sr., 61, of Honolulu died Wednesday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Sandra; sons Richard Jr., Ronald, Randall and Robin; daughter Catherine; six grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Private services.
Faamama Faleafaga Tupua, 79, of Aiea, a retired carpenter for the Navy Public Works Center at Pearl Harbor, died April 25. He was born in Fagaitua, American Samoa. He is survived by sons Faulalo, Mulinuu, Filipo, Iese, Siaosi and Agatupu; daughters Tinoi Tupua, Filiae Taumua, Elenoa Vaita, Miriama Fuamatu, Siuatala Manumaleuna and Rosalia Joseph; 46 grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Wake services: 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel, call after 5 p.m.; and 11 a.m. Monday, call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow in Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Linda Marie Wilson, 45, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a homemaker, died April 28 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Maryland. She is survived by son Nathan; daughter Sara; father Harold McGraw; stepmother Betty McGraw; brothers Tom and Michael McGraw; sisters Bonnie Moats and Carol Wilson; and stepsisters Donna Crowley, Debbie Lineberry and Dana McGee. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at the Hospice of Hilo Chapel, 1011 Waianuenue Ave. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.