Virginia Bergia, 84, of Waialua died June 1. She was born in Mount Pleasant, Pa. She is survived by son Marc Emerson and sister Helen Ranella. Mass: noon Wednesday at St. Michael's Church. Call after 11:30 a.m. Committal service: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.Daisy Nyun Oe Chun, 95, of Honolulu died Thursday in Ann Pearl Nursing Home. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Saturday.
Allan P. Ebasco, 24, of Kailua died May 24 in California. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by parents Corrie and Ernie Kovach, sons Lono and Josiah, and brother Alvin Pineda. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: 1 p.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30. Burial to follow at 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Louis Johnson, 90, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Base crane operator, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Louis, Alexander, Ned, Melvin, Van and Alton; daughters Elizabeth Kaalekahi, Lorraine Piohia, Agnes Hubbard and Mary DeCosta; 32 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 6 p.m. Funeral services: 1 p.m. Friday at the park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Aloha attire.
Thomas "Shige" Yasushige Kaneshiro, 65, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed tile constructor, died Wednesday. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by wife Sandra; daughters Beverly Takane, Lisa Kaneshiro and Chey Kaneshiro; mother Yoshiko; brother Charles; sisters Mabel Nakasone and Jane Okuhara; and one grandchild. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph Neahu Karren, 47, of Molokai died June 2 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Virginia. He is survived by son Konoa Thomas, daughter Kaui Borge, sister Angela Florendo, brothers Kenneth and Ralph, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Florendo's residence, 36-C Ala Ekahi Ave., Hoolehua, Molokai.
Robert A. Kemp III, 50, of Kailua, a manufacturer's electrical representative, died last Monday in Castle Medical Center. He is survived by son John A., mother Marilyn, brother Tommy and sister Laurie. Services: 5 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Private committal services at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Memorial donations suggested to the Association for Retarded Citizens of Hawaii (A.R.C), 3989 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI 96816.
Thomas Yuji Kuroiwa, 71, of Kailua, a retired superintendent at Kailua and Kapaa, Kauai, post offices, died Friday in Castle Hospital. He was born in Heeia. He is survived by wife Dora; son Michael; daughters Sandra Matsumoto, Laura Da Silva and Vicki Miura; stepson Guy Miyasaki; sister Mildred Kunimura; brother Tadao; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Soledad Membrere Mercado, 78, of Honolulu, a former seamstress at Young Hawaii, died May 23 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Santos S.; son Mario M.; daughter Socorro "Sherry" Mercado-Dacoscos; brothers Teofilo, Jose and Rudolfo Membrere; sisters Brigida Santos, Luisa Sison and Carlina Jasmin; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Mary Publico Molina, 42, of Waipahu, a Finance Factors loan officer, died May 31 in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by her aunts Victoria Publico, Mercedes Palijo, Virginia Roldan and Viloeta Vidad; and cousins Arlen Palijo and Leo Asuncion. Mass: noon Saturday at St. Philomena Catholic Church, 3300 Ala Laulani St. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Ethan Patrick Kamalu'onalani Napalapalai, infant son of parents Napoleon N. Napalapalai Jr. and Norma Lani Napalapalai, of Waianae died last Monday. He is survived by brothers Alexander and Keola Matsunaga, Bryson Kiehn and Napoleon "Ekolu" Napalapalai III; paternal grandparents Napoleon Sr. and Patricia Napalapalai; and maternal grandparents Robert W. Sr. and Norma L. Kiehn. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Tadashi Nishioka, 89, of Waipahu, a retired auto mechanic for the federal government, died May 27. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by nephews Robert and David Nishioka and Charles Sakurai, and niece Pearl Baremor. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Honpa Hongwanji Hilo Betsuin. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yoshiichi Ono, 81, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Air Force accounting clerk, died June 1 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Clayton, daughters Sharlyn Yamanoha and Gail Toyama, and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kenneth Tamotsu Takeshita, 99, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died June 1. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Glen Y. and Clyde T., daughter Claudia Fusae Yano, brothers Masaru and James T., four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services held.
Benigna Ulep Ubias, 89, of Waipahu, died April 13 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Florencio, daughters Corazon Agustin and Concepcion Ramirez, sister Victoria Padilla, nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church in Waipahu. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Paulino Villasista, 92, of Honolulu and Las Vegas, died June 1. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Nina. Prayer services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Justin Anthony Vogel, 25, of Kaneohe died May 30 in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents William and Antoinette, sister Verna Lee Kipapa, brother Michael, maternal grandmother L. Victorino and maternal grandfather A. Silva. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Felicitas J. White, 59, of Waipahu, a mental retardation professional at the ARC in Hawaii, died May 15 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Rudolph, brother Eddie Jimenez and sister Vicky Jimenez. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. 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.