George ChongTim Jr., 39, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, formerly of Waianae, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by mother Anita; sons Chad and George III; daughters Jhanah and Aleizha; brothers Terrance, Cheyenne and Louie; and sisters Georgette Sanchez and Kimberlyann ChongTim. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Salvation Army Leeward Corps, 98-612 Moanalua Loop in Aiea. Call after 6:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.Helen Kalitis Chum, 93, of Waianae, died June 25 in Leeward Integrated Health Center. She was born in Mahoney City, Pa. She is survived by great nephew William Prothero. Inurnment will be held at a later date at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Punchbowl.
Lewis Calvin Cooksey, 88, of Wahiawa, died Sunday. He was born in Atoka, Okla. He is survived by wife Virginia and nephews Ernest, Todd and Steven. Services: 9:45 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Titus John-James David, also known as William "Ama" K. McKee III, 42, of Honolulu, a State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources employee, died June 26. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jamie-Jean David; daughters Emmadene and Davelyn; son Matthew-Paul; sister Cynthia Kepa; brothers Conk-ling Jr., Tasman and Jon McKee; and grandmother Alice Kufferath. Services: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Richard T. Hashimoto, 72, of Honolulu, a retired senior vice president for ITT Sheraton-Hawaii, died June 15 in Kuakini Medical Center. No monetary offerings. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Thursday.
Nancy Fumie Higa, 76, of Honolulu, a retired housekeeper, died Monday. She was born in Kuiaha, Maui. She is survived by husband Seiye; son Clayton S.; father Masakichi Gima; brothers Wallace and James Gima; sisters Janet Higa, Shirley Hughes and Jean Casner; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Elsie Sachiko Hotta, 68, of Wailuku, died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Kahului. She is survived by husband Shoma; son Michael; daughters Lori Yokote and Jeanne and Shari Hotta; brothers Kenichi, Tadayoshi, Seiji, Soichi, Ichiro, Yoshio and Tomeo Yoshizawa; sisters Betty Yoshizawa, Fumiko Kunioki and Toshiko Tomimoto; and six grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Kahului Hongwanji Mission. Call after 4 p.m.
Yukiko T. Kawasaki, 80, of Honolulu, died June 27 in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by daughter Catherine Y. Miyahira, brother Herbert Takeshita, sister Thelma So-noda and two grandchildren. Private services.
Takashi Kimura, 81, of Honolulu, a retired supervisor for Del Monte, died June 23. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leatrice; son Lionel; daughters Gwendolyn Bridges, Kathleen Matsuwaki and Lori Ann Endo; brother Benjamin; sisters Alice Kohatsu and Florence Hirakawa; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Matsuyo Matsuoka, 105, of Wahiawa, died June 21. She was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She is survived by son Yukio; daughters Betty Calabrese, Violet DePew, Elsie Shimamoto and Helen Morikawa; 16 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Cayatana D. Milca, 92, of Haiku, Maui, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Catbalogan, Samar, the Philippines. She is survived by daughter Lourdes Bernard and three daughters in the Philippines, 27 grandchildren, 61 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
June Keiko Numasaki, 63, of Mililani, died Tuesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Ronald; sons Kyle and Ronden; daughter Jill Sonognini; sisters Jane Tani, Hifumi Nakamatsu, Nobuko Asari, Ann Arakawa and Janice Atterberry; and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Shizuko E. Okuda, 91, of Koloa, Kauai, a homemaker, died last Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Koloa, Kauai. She is survived by son Earl; brothers Burt and Asao Ebata; sisters Kii Honda, Kimi Odo, Betty Yamamoto and Dale Yamanaka; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Juanito "Nito" Rivera, 54, of Mililani, a Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard hydraulic mechanic, died June 22. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Aguida; daughter Jennifer; sons Warren and Sherwin; mother Vernancia; brothers Eladio, Mark, Manuel Jr. and Danny; sisters Jean Ramil and Anita Rivera; and one grandchild. Mass: 7 p.m. Monday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Renee Marie Stephens, 78, of Ewa Beach, a retired Campbell High School secretary, died Thursday. She was born in Spokane, Wash. She is survived by husband Frederick James Bull and son Anthony Bull. Graveside services: 1:30 p.m. Monday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Sheila Ann Yap, 54, of Waianae, died June 28. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Hansel, sons Duane and Guy, daughters Kimberlynn Pratt and Janeen Yap, brother Mansfield "Bolo" Cuarisma, sisters Leona Baron and Nathalia Yap and seven grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
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.