Betty Lou "Bim" Acosta, 48, of Mililani died April 27. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sisters Rosaline Beate and Elizabeth Acosta, brothers Mariano Jr. and Zaldy, hanai mom Dorene Sautner and hanai grandparents Rueben and Leona Salmonson. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. John Apostle & Evangelist Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.Nancy Kaopua Ahana, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor payroll clerk, died May 2 in Kaaawa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Isaac Jr., daughter Haunani Lunn, brother Glen Kaopua Kaulukukui, sisters Amilia Bailey and Marcela Brede, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nuuanu Ward, 622 N. Judd St. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Oahu Cemetery. Donations suggested to Alzheimer Disease & Related Disorders, 1050 Ala Moana, Building D-15, Honolulu 96814; or the American Cancer Society-Hawaii Chapter, 2370-B Nuuanu Ave., Honolulu 96817. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Andrew "Andy" Keawe Aiu Sr., 75, of Ewa Beach, the retired owner of AA Realty Co., died last Saturday in St. Francis West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Martha Khanna, Alice Aie, Lei Leong and Terry Fukino; sons Anrew K. and Daniel K.; brothers Harold, Ernest, Raymond and Dr. Patrick; sisters Cila Wood and Alma Wong; 16 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 114 Makawao St., Kailua, call 6-9 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Alexis M.L. Balagtas, 35, of Kaneohe, died Tuesday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Quincy, Mass. She is survived by parents Francisco R. and Miriam E.; brothers Sonny and Frank N.; and sisters Susan B. Francisco, Marsha R. Sortino, Vanessa M. Podgorski and Yvonne L.S. Haxton. Mass: 12 p.m. Wednesday at St. Ann Catholic Church, Kaneohe. Call after 11:30 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Ethel Veronica Baumgardner, 82, of Honolulu, died Sunday in Pearl City Nursing Home. She is survived by daughters Marian Arthur and Beverly Lukowski, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ricky Bermudez, 33, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in San Jose, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Minerva; sons Richard and Ricky; daughters Ricamay and Richelann; mother Magdalena; father Victoriano; brothers Lito, Romeo, Victoriano Jr. and Freddie; and sisters Sonia, Elvie, Winnie, Maria and Joy. Private services.
Stephen Patrick "Big Daddy" Brown, 47, of Wailuku, died April 28 in Wailuku. He was born in Olympia, Wash. He is survived by son Zach; mother Donna Mae Woolery; brothers Paul, David, Tim and Vince; and sisters Johanna Schmidt, Becky Probst and Jennifer Brown. Private services.
Marilyn Jean Knapp Carvalho, 55, of Kaneohe, a cash summaries supervisor at Times Super Market, died April 30 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Bloomington, Ill. She is survived by husband Nicholas "Nick"; daughter Nikki N.; son Robert D.; parents Robert and Leon Knapp; sister Jo Ann Betts; and brothers Richard, Robert and Fred. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Kaneohe. Call after 6 p.m. Private inurnment. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Vernon Albert Charles Jr., 57, of Honolulu, a reservations supervisor for United Airlines, died Thursday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Chicago. He is survived by son Vernon A. III, daughter Kimberly Ann Reynolds, stepson Todd Johnson, mother Lucille, sister Karen Hughes, primary caregiver Joyce Charles and four grandchildren. Memorial services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire.
David Tow Chun, 88, of Honolulu, a retired pharmacist at Food Pantry and Times Super Market, died April 23 at home. He is survived by son Stephen, daughter Phyllis Lau and two grandchildren. Private services.
Fusayo Fujii, 86, of Lihue, died Wednesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sons Arnold, Stephen, Roger and Calvin; sister Chiyo Akimoto; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 4:30 p.m. Monday at Lihue Hongwanji Mission. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edna Kam Min Lam Hee, 93, of Honolulu, died April 30 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Lily Young; sister-in-law Hazel Lam; and brothers-in-law Pablo Nigos, C.K. Ho and Young For Hee. Private services.
Kapeliela "Gabriel" I, 93, of Honolulu, formerly of Nawiliwili, Kauai, a teacher, counselor, vice principal, principal, lecturer, Hawaiian herbal medicine specialist and two-term president of Hawaii Retired Teachers Association, died May 1. He was born in Hanalei, Kauai. He is survived by niece and caregiver Gabriella I Kam and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Kawaiahao Church, call after 9 a.m.; and 10 a.m. next Saturday at Lihue United Church. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes at Hanalei Bay. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Chito Kawakami, 98, of Hilo, died Tuesday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Takeshi, daughter Michiko Enomoto and nine grandchildren. Private services.
Walter Kihoi, 79, of Kaneohe died Sunday. He is also survived by sisters Beatrice Wong, Edna Kwock and Lorna Tefft; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Incorrect information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published Wednesday.
Shunichi Kikuta, 86, of Aiea, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died May 1. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by son Lawrence; daughters Pearl Lum, Faye Fong and Bertha Mundon; brothers Toshio, Tsutomu and Waichi; sisters Mitsue Abe, Chiyo Kidani, Kay Kaneshiro and Jean Oshiro; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Pearl City Community Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
James D. Lewis, 84, of Honolulu, a retired civil service employee, died Thursday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Boston. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, son Timothy, daughter Ann, sister Mary Brown and one grandchild. Committal services: 1 p.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Jeremias Ambroce Lucero, 93, of Waipahu, a retired Leeward Bowling Alley employee, died April 26. He was born in Binalonan, Pangasinan, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Marina and daughter Jeanie Ceno. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Librada del Castillo Luis, 92, of Hilo, a retired medical social worker for the state Department of Social Services and Housing, died April 29 at home. She was born in Lingayen, Pangasinan, the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Leilani M.L. Wilson. Wake services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 11:15 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Colorful aloha attire.
Donald Hirotoshi Matsumura, 71, of Honolulu, a self-employed accountant, died May 1 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.
Shirley Mitsue Mori, 53, of Honolulu, a former restaurant assistant manager for Hyatt Regency, died May 1 in St. Francis Hospice in Nuuanu. She was born in Tokyo. She is survived by parents Ralph and Chiyeko Mori. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at Unity Church of Hawaii. Call after 2:30 p.m.
Roy Eichi Muramoto, 59, of Aiea, a warehouseman, died last Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Kinuko "Kay"; brothers Melvin, Francis and Lawrence; and sister Faith Chinen. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Jikoen Hongwanji, 1731 N. School St.
Toru Muramoto, 77, of Honolulu, a retired administrative clerk for the federal government, died April 6. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Alvin, Gary and Wesley; brother Wataru and Jun; sister Violet Watanabe; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Harry Kiyoshi Nakamura, 69, of Kaneohe, a retired Kaneohe Marine Base Hawaii employee, died Monday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Kaneohe. He is survived by wife Lorraine F.; daughters Dale Nabalta and Jaye, Tami and Kori Nakamura; brothers Harold and Raymond; and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Grace Fusako Nakashima, 90, of Lahaina, a special-education teacher for the handicapped in Hanapepe, Kauai, died April 27 in Hale Makua in Wailuku. She was born in Hanapepe. She is survived by son Leslie, daughter Mary Nakamoto, brothers Henry and Jun Kano, four grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Masao Ogata, 88, of Hilo, a retired sales representative for Funeral Life Plan, died Monday in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by son Wesley, daughters Jenny Yoshizumi and Marjorie Hirata, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Donald Leonard Onsrud, 73, of Honolulu, died April 22 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Joanne and brothers James and Gerald. Private services.
Alexander Alika Paleka Sr., 69, of Molokai, a retired heavy equipment operator for state Highways Division and former Marine, died Tuesday in Makawao, Maui. He was born in Maunaloa, Molokai. He is survived by wife Louise K.; son Alexander Jr.; daughters Lorinette Borges, Ellen Paleka, Eloise "Moki" Villa and Raynette Maxwell; sister Harriet Kaanohi; and 12 grandchildren. Wake services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Services: 9-11 a.m. Saturday at 138 Mokulele St., Hoolehua, Molokai.
Arlan R. Parrish, 51, of Honolulu, a U.S. Air Force retiree and employee at Island Insurance in Honolulu, died April 25 in Honolulu. He was born in Asheville, N.C. He is survived by father Everette E., stepmother Diane D., brother Dr. Anthony E., sisters Leajuan R. Warren and Kimberly A. Parrish, and maternal grandmother Katherine S. Newble. Services will be held in North Carolina.
Charles Kao'o Russell, 56, of Maui, formerly of Honolulu, an operations manager for Trans Hawaiian on Maui, Kauai and Oahu, died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marion; son Mark; daughters Shannon Russell-Kalua and Meagan Russell-Moe; stepsons Daniel, Derek and Benjamin Kahakauwila; stepdaughters Kimberly Kahakauwila and Dawn Sombelon; and 24 grandchildren. Memorial services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m.
Walter Masato Suzuki, 68, of Wailuku, U.S. Army Vietnam War veteran, Purple Heart recipient and retired carpenter, died May 3. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by brothers Lawrence "Larry" and Norman, and sister Doris Maeda. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park, and reception at Nakamura Mortuary. Casual attire.
Mitsuko "Mitzi" Takekawa, 82, of Mililani, a retired store clerk at Zanes Market, died May 3 in Ka Punawai Ola. She was born in Kekaha, Kauai. She is survived by sister Tsuruko Goto. Private services.
Lillian Mattos Taylor, 66, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Roger, Leonard, Rodney, Randy and Michael; brothers Sebastian and Albert Mattos; sisters Vera Rushlow, Eleanor Finch, Gladys Potter and Theresa Baumgarner; and 17 grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Kam Hin Tom, 83, of Honolulu, a retired accountant at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ronald Jung Mun and Leonard Jung Jun; brothers Dr. K.S., William S.T. and Joseph B.K.; and sisters Lillian Chong, Ruth Chang, Gladys Chun and Helen Yee. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Shizuko Tonaki, 86, of Honolulu, died April 30 in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. She was born in Wahiawa. She is survived by sons Ernest S. and Keith I.; daughter Carole N.; brothers Jitsumi, Kenneth, Yeichi, Toshi and Akira Yamakawa; sister Sumie Shiroma; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Sing Fook Wong, 95, of Honolulu, a retired proprietor of Valley Center Store, died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kula, Maui. He is survived by sons Michael K.H. and Alex K.; sisters Lin Tai and Yuen Kyau Lee and On Tai Wong; and one grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Private burial.
Thelma Shu-Tung Lee Woo, 91, of Hilo, a relief teacher at Honomu, Pepeekeo and Kalanianaole elementary schools and an employee at Wigwam and Payless stores in Hilo, died April 28 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Henry, Wesley and Carlton; daughters Loretta Kawaiaea, Georganne Baligad and Sharilyn Kama; 17 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home, call 6-9 p.m.; and 10 a.m. Tuesday at the United Community Church, corner of Kinoole and Mohouli streets, call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Masao Yamashita, 87, of Hilo, a retired papaya farmer, died Thursday at home. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Toyoko; sons James, Kenneth, Ron and Wayne; daughter Sandy Cardoza; sister Chieko Nishiyama; caregiver Whitney Cardoza; 15 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Memorial services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No koden. Donations suggested to the Hospice of Hilo.
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.