Borge "Ben" Breining, 77, of Honolulu, an electrical engineer, died May 17 in Honolulu. He was born in Denmark. He is survived by daughters Lisa B. West and Christine B. Aday. Private scattering of ashes at sea.Mildred T. DeMello, 76, of Aiea, a bookkeeper at Moanalua Shopping Center, died Tuesday. She was born in Hoolehua, Molokai. She is survived by daughters Sandra Kealalio, Christina Manoi and Robyn DeMello; son Wendell; sisters Mary Shimabukuro, Thelma Takata, Tomiko Bright and Misayo Kekauoha; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Brent Ronald Gilson, 41, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in North Carolina. He is survived by parents Ronald H. and Joan K., and brother Blake. No flowers. Private servcies.
Kim William Iverson, 50, of Haiku, Maui, a self-employed landscaper, died Monday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He also was a Marine Corps veteran. He was born in Anchorage, Alaska. He is survived by wife L. Raven W., son Rocky T., daughter Rachel, hanai son Michael, brother Carter and two grandchildren. Celebration of life services: 11 a.m. Monday at Kolealea Retreat Center, 1120 Kaupakalua Road in Haiku. Donations suggested to the Maui Humane Society.
Masuno Kato, 88, of Kaneohe, a retired laundry presser at Spuds Laundry, died May 15 in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Chester N., Stanley K. and Melvin K.; daughters Joyce S. Sato and Violet T. Tokumura; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Clifford William Kahakupoolani Kauanui, 52, of Waianae, owner of Cliff's Economy Furniture Thrift Shop & Antiques, died May 15. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents James Jr. and Susan; brothers James III, Edward and Roland; and sister Sueann. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Chi Keung Lee, 72, of Honolulu, died May 12 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by sister Shuet F. Lee. Private services.
Alfredo Balais Mercado, 78, of Kailua, a retired janitor at Young Laundry, died Wednesday in Kailua. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Nicolasa; sons Noriel, Mario and Noli; daughter Zenaida Taca; brother Henry; sister Ciprana Ancheta; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday and 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Becky Keahiahi Mokuau, 88, of Hoolehua, Molokai, died May 17 in Molokai General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Ernest, George and Robert; daughters Becky Kaaihili, Harriet Smith and Bernice Ornellas; 23 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Hoolehua Congregational Church in Hoolehua, Molokai. Call after 9 a.m. Burial at a later date.
James Tadashi Nakamura, 87, of Honolulu, a retired federal government employee for the U.S. Army and a veteran of 442nd Regimental Combat Team (232) engineer, died May 8 in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Shirley Horiuchi and Ellen Nakamura, son Lloyd, brothers Mitsugi Tsutomu and Teruo Nakamura, sisters Aylene Nabeta and Elsie Asuka, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Aaron J. "Chief" Neff, 82, of Honolulu, a retired district supervisor for the city Department of Parks & Recreation, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Hester, sons John and Craig, daughter Liana N. Mausolf, brother Walter and four grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harujiro Nose, 86, of Aiea, a retired boiler operator at Aiea C.H. Sugar Refinery, died May 15. He was born in Heeia, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sueko, son Edwin, daughter Susan Shishido, sister Ethel Lopez and three grandchildren. Private services.
Geraldine "Blondie" Piilani Pascual, 63, of Honolulu, a former kupuna at Heeia Elementary School, died Monday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son John; daughters Julie Lauofo, Donna Delizo, Brenda Kaanehe, Lavan Silva and Irene Kealoha; hanai daughters Lou Yee and Kaui Nahoopii; sister Nadean Preston; hanai sister Ua Solomon; hanai brothers Dryden, Ronnie, Rusty and Jimmy Kalaaukahi and Calvin Anakalea; 25 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kaneohe Stake Center. Call after 5 p.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes at a later date. Aloha attire.
Jose Ramirez, 94, of Ewa Beach, a retired chief boatswain mate for the U.S. Navy and a Pearl Harbor survivor, died Wednesday in Ewa Beach. He was born in Madrid, Spain. He is survived by sons Joseph Hall and Henry and Robert Ramirez; daughters Alice Deangelis, Linda Sacca, Ellen DeFalco, Stella Mendoza, Rita Lanzillo and Lisa Figueroa; 25 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Alfred "Fredo" Reyes, 67, of Makakilo, a retired first sergeant for the U.S. Army and U.S. Immigration and Naturalization employee, died last Saturday. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by wife Mary; sons Terry, Joey and Brian; daughters Donna Allen and Michele "Michie" Reyes; brothers Frank, Vincent and Eddie; sister Mary Cagasan; and six grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at St. Jude Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Committal services: 11 a.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Agnes Kaeo Silva, 89, of Kaneohe, a retired kitchen assistant at Ann Pearl Nursing Home, died Monday in Kailua. She is survived by daughters Mary Kalalau and C. Rita, son Tony, 26 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services over ashes: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Francis Yoshio Sugai, 78, of Honolulu, president of Jumbo's Drive Inn, died April 25. He was born in Ewa Beach. He is survived by wife Judy; son Rodney; daughters Charlotte Funayama and Lynne Hamasaki; brothers Wallace, Gilbert, Kiyoshi, Bruce and Walter; sisters Margaret Matsufuru and Esther Mori; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Ruth Christine Werner, 90, of Makawao, Maui, a homemaker, died Thursday at home. She was born in Roosevelt, N.M. She is survived by sons Ralph A., Travis L. and Chris L.; and eight grandchildren. Private services.
Glenn Hiromu Yanagisawa, 52, of Honolulu, died May 16 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by brothers Richard and Ronald, and nieces and nephews. Private services.
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.