Promoter and war vet Ralph Yempuku
Harry Abilla, 74, of Kaneohe, a retired division director for Public Works Center, died Saturday at home. He was born in Kapahi, Kauai. He is survived by wife Hermina; son Larry; brothers Robert, Bernard and Teofilo Tacbian; sisters Louise Melendez and Helen Flores; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.Wah Pui Chun, 90, of Honolulu, a retired carpenter, died Sunday. He was born in Ho-nolulu. He is survived by daughter Vickie Farmer; brothers Wah Jick, Stephen W.S., James W.S. and Thomas W.H. Chun; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Charlotte Marie Closson, 78, of Anahola, Hawaii, a former social worker and clothing shop operator, died last Wednesday. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by daughters Carole Ragsac and Linda Kemp, sister Doris Casey, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Kapaa Missionary Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire.
Meede Marie Enrique, 65, of Kahuku, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Lyle and Cal, brothers Arthur Remmers and Stephen Remers, sister Beatta Remers and three grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hauula Beach Park Pavilion. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Laureta Caluya Fe Benito, 73, of Sacramento, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died June 28 in Sacramento. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Jimmy Jr., Rey, Harold and Johnnie; daughters Mary J. Miller, Pernille Vingua and Kathyrine Fe Benito; 15 grandchildren; four great-grand- children; and brothers and sisters. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Waipahu. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Kathleen R. Furushima, 52, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Kauai Community Federal Credit Union receptionist, died June 19 in Colo-rado. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by husband Dennis, son Chad, daughter Holly, father Kenji Ijima, stepmother Evelyn and brother Lance Ijima. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at the Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Emiliana Manibog Gelacio, 86, of Pearl City, died June 6 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by daughters Lolita Tabios and Felie Angel; brother Anatalio Manibog; sisters Amanda Juan, Caila Lucas, Petrona Manibog and Honorata Dela Cruz; and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:45 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Caroline "Carrie" Pauole Kaaiai, 78, of Honolulu, died July 2 in Queen's Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Cecilia Vivian Kuulei Harvest Kamana'o of Kailua died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Daniel, Kalani, Glen and Joseph Kamana'o and Michael Namoku; daughters Pearl Kahawai, Columbine Lalawai and April Kamana'o; brothers JoJo and Kalani Harvest and Bolo, Eugene and Tommy Kahawai; sisters Ala Aina, Pauline Henry, K.K. Kahawai and Edith Leopoldo; 26 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Florence Hilua Lagua, also known as "Flo" and "Nene," 86, of Kealakekua, Kona, Hawaii, a retired mechanic and bookkeeper for the former Hamakua Sugar plantation, died July 1. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Thomas and Charles Ontiveros, brother Conrad, sister Norma Cornelio, eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Paauilo, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Sunday on the boat Nanea at Kawaihae Harbor. Casual attire. No flowers.
Joseph Lee, 89, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Punahou School security guard, died June 24. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Miriam W.; sons Joseph K. and John H.; brothers Matthew, Paul and John; sisters Clara Mankee and Eleanor Lee; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Kapahulu Bible Church. Call after 1:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Philip Tan Sing Lee, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired merchant marine navigator, died Monday in Kailua. He was born in Hono-lulu. He is survived by son Howard; daughters Lori Chun and Lynette Lee; brothers Walter, George and Richard; sisters Edith Chun Hoon, Dorothy Wong and Doris Largiader; and four grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Private burial.
Otilia "Tillie" Rosa Medeiros, 89, of Kailua died June 29 in Las Vegas. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by sons Francis and Thomas, sister Irene Lee, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the park. Aloha attire.
Zach Paz Paz, 80, of Kahului, a retired Maui Land and Pineapple factory worker, died Thursday in Kula Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by Zachary and Josefino; daughters Caridad "Rida" Baria, Zana Cook, Joan Andia, Bles "Blessie" Mariveles and Demi Jo Teano; sisters Agrifina Castillo and Teodocia Soria; 13 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jane Fujiko "Fudgie" Arakaki Sakugawa, 76, of Las Vegas, died July 2 in Las Vegas. She was born in Ewa Beach. She is survived by sons Edward and Charles; daughters Kathleen Andersson, Emily Wilcox and Janet Powers; brother Harry Arakaki; sisters Dorothy Yamanishi, Clara Fujita and Elaine Tamashiro; seven grandchildren and eight great-grand- children. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park.
Teiso "Rusty" Sumi, 78, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut employee, died Friday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Pahoa, Hawaii. He is survived by Kinuyo; son Jeffrey; daughters Karen Matsuo, Anne Miranda and Frances Cambra; brothers Yoshito and Rokuro Sumi and Gunji Fujimoto; sisters Harue "Janet" Fukunaga, Michiko Oyama and Umeyo Hayashida; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Fumie Takata, 84, of Hono-lulu, a retired seamstress, died last Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Joyce S. Nakamura and Jane N. Yoshimura, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Randy Katsuto Taketa, 41, of Wailuku, a Japan Travel Bureau administrative assistant, died last Wednesday at home. He was born in Japan. He is survived by parents Masaru and Mari, brother Calvin and sisters Doreen Matsumoto and Cindy Matsunaga. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Wailuku Hong- wanji Mission. Reception to follow. Urn burial: 2 p.m. Monday at Maui Memorial Park. No flowers.
Hazel Haruko Vasconcellos, 83, of Waimanalo, died Saturday. She was born in Holualoa, Hawaii. She is survived by son Robert, daughter Patricia Kort, sister Hatsuyo Higa and four grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Private burial. No flowers. Do- nations suggested to the Alz-heimer's Association of Hawaii.
Felicidad "Fely-Esing" Valdez Villena, 69, of Kohala, Hawaii, died Friday in Kona Community Hospital. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary pub- lished yesterday.
Maria "Fely Badua" Yoshimitsu, 76, of Kapaa, Kauai, a homemaker, died June 27 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Hawaii. She is survived by husband Kazuto "Custard"; sons Peter and Ronald Badua; daughters Priscilla Pascua, Barbara Nelson and Janice Badua; brothers Jerry and Francisco Kapuy; sister Genevieve Macabeo; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. 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.