Gladys Yuriko Adaniya, 62, of Honolulu, a retired masseuse, died last Thursday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born on Maui. She is survived by daughter Jonni, brother Donald, sister Jeanette Lee, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 5:30 p.m. Friday at Kalihi Union Church. Casual attire. No flowers.Daniel Keawepo'ole Aka, 58, of Merced, Calif., a plant manager at Builders Concrete, died Tuesday in California. He was born in Honolulu. There are no known survivors. Services on the mainland.
Sarah Charman Alani, 89, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died Friday in Mahelona Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by sister Elizabeth Nakahira and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Angeline Amarino, 88, of Honolulu died Saturday. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughters Shirley Stokmanis, Patricia Boranian, Pearl Wade, Pauline Matias, Priscilla Amarino, Gloria King and Peggy Amaral; son Thomas Amarino; brothers Samuel Akui and Henry and Jake Raposa; sisters Agnes Daniluck and Elizabeth Puulie; 16 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Jonathan Franklin Davis, 50, of Mililani, owner and attorney for his own practice Jonathan Davis, Attorney at Law, died Tuesday. He was born in California. He is survived by wife Suzanne, son Aaron, sister Carol V., two nephews and one niece. Burial: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Valley of the Temples.
Stanley Seichi Higa, 69, of Pearl City, a retired computer technician for Astronautics Corp., died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lena A.; sons Galen and Jason; brothers Seiye, Hitoshi, Tasuke and Frank; and sisters Helen Velasco, Doris Adres, Dorothy Nakagawa and Geraldine Horiuchi. Casual attire.
Donald Eldon Hupp, 84, of Hilo, a salesman for the Airliquide Co., died Monday at Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Washington state. He is survived by son Kenneth, daughter Linda Peterson, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after noon. Aloha attire.
William Tamao Ishizu, 40, of Hilo, died last Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Toyoko, brother Michael and nephews Tate and Trent. Private services.
Mildred Roark Johnson, 89, of Honolulu died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Virginia. Graveside services: 2 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Chiyoko Kira, 84, of Eleele, Kauai, a housewife, died Monday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Katsuyuki, son Dennis, daughter Ann Miyamoto, brother George Ito, sisters Tomoe Saiki and Doris Miyasaki, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kauai Soto Zen Temple in Hanapepe. Aloha attire. No flowers.
The Rev. Harry Shigeo Komuro, 92, of Honolulu, a retired minister of the United Methodist Church, died Tuesday. He was born in California. He is survived by daughters Ruth Kehoe and Beth Miura, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Harris United Methodist Church. Casual attire.
Kook Hi Lee, 93, of Kaneohe died Sunday. She was born in Korea. She is survived by son Samuel, daughter Lee Furukawa, brother Ku Suk Whang and four grandchildren. Services: noon Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Talia Eme Leoni, infant daughter of parents Sivan Leoni and Paula Bruhn-Leoni, died May 16 in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Shawn T.M.K. Ah Mow, sister Teva M., grandparents Paul J. Bruhn Jr. and Roberto and Yona Leoni, and great-grandparents Anna Leoni and Margaret Bruhn.
Philippine "Grandma Needs" Needs, 83, of Waimanalo, a retired nurse, died May 23 at home. She was born in Germany. She is survived by son Erich, sister Magdalene Hill, caregiver Gloria, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
She Chang On, 78, of Honolulu died May 27 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Chiu Hong; sons Henry M.K., David M.T., Stephen M.K., William M.P. and Johnny M.H.; daughters Rosalinda M.L. On-Lawson and Nancy M.F., Winnie M.C. and Rosemary M.K. On; and nine grandchildren. Buddhist services: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Anthony "Tony" Quitoriano, 70, of Hilo, proprietor of Tony's Bowling Supply, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Miyoko, son Dale, daughter Toni A. Shimasaki, brothers Alfred and Gilbert, sisters Liz DeJesus and Shirlene Rayoan, four grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
George Rodillas, 73, of Hayward, Calif., formerly of Hilo, a retired employee for Gerber Baby Food Co. and a member of the U.S. Air Force, died April 14 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Dolores; son Sherwood; daughters Deborah G. Rodillas and Gwendolyn Silva; brothers Charles, Herbert, Francis, Nicholas, Algrino, Julius, Alexander, August and Norbert; sisters Nilda Chock, Harolding Kronenberger, Frances Allen and Jocelyn Mitchell; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Francis Thomas Souza, 61, of Wahiawa, an employee with Med-Quest for the state Department of Human Services, died Monday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. He is survived by wife Alberta, sons Graig and John, daughter Anna Bukoski, mother Mary, brother Joe, sisters Sister Grace M. and Sister Joan Souza, and eight grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Michael's Church in Waialua. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph "Joe" Vitale, 77, of Lahaina, a retired warehouse supervisor at Pacific Gas & Electric, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Boston. He is survived by wife Dorothy; sons Joseph T. and Timothy C.; brothers Leo, John, Sal and Dante; sisters Virginia Bechthold, Rose McCormick, Gloria Bennett and Florence Weng; and a grandchild. A memorial service will be held in Lahaina at a later date. No flowers. Donations suggested to Lahaina Baptist Church.
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.