Sam Bren, 85, of Honolulu, the Waikiki Neighborhood Board chairman, will be remembered in services 10 a.m. Thursday at Elks Club in Waikiki. Aloha attire. Donations suggested to Shriners Hospital for Children or the Elks Club.Leoncio "Leon" Bartido Caoili, 93, of Honolulu died July 2. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Luzviminda "Minda" and daughter Annie Caoili. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: noon Saturday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Clifford Kaleilani Choy, 69, of Kailua, a Hawaiian Airlines chief agent, died Thursday in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Estelle, daughters Stephanie Chapman and Shari Suzuki, mother Rose, brother Clement, sisters Loretta Mah and Priscilla Chan, and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Congregational Church. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Monday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Hisao Haraguchi, also known as "Pepper" and "Harry," 74, of Las Vegas, formerly of Honolulu, a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Korean War and a retired electrician, died May 31. He was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Deanna Haraguchi-Villamor and Karen Muramoto, son Rex, two brothers, two sisters, five grand- children and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Charles Kazumi Hayata, 32, of Honolulu died Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Taylor and Darien, parents Wayne Hayata and Leona Sanborn, paternal grandmother Barbara and companion Teena Kaneshiro. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Henry Hayselden Sr., 70, of Hilo, a retired Mauna Kea Beach Hotel musician and former Grayline Hawaii tour bus driver, died July 5 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Kamaoa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Eve D.; sons Henry "Hank," Anthony C. and Steve; hanai daughter Wanda Louis; brother Harry; and three grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Beatrice Alicia Wahi'ika'ahu'ula Shingle King, 89, of Kehena, North Kohala, founder of Kehena Ranch, died Friday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Thomas D. "Tim" Jr., daughter Cynthia K. Sorenson, brother James C. "Butter" Shingle, sisters Muriel "Sis" Sutherland and Louise Stevenson, and three grandchildren. Services are pending. Donations suggested to Campbell Foundation, 1001 Kamokila Blvd., Kapolei 96707.
Shoroku Kubota, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Newspaper Agency engraver, died last Tuesday. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Mihoko; brothers Seichi, George, Shigenobu Saegusa; and sister Hatsuko Nozaki. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Douglas Tam Kui Lai, 76, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired Kohala Nursery employee, died July 8 in Kohala Hospital. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Carmen S., brother Francis and sisters Winifred Chee and Doris Akana. Visitation: all night Friday at Lai's residence. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Augustine Episcopal Church in Kapaau, Kohala. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Daniel Mitsugi Maeda, 82, of Pearl City died July 7. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by sons Ronald, Calvin and Clayton; daughter Sharon Kaulili; brothers Peter Idemoto and Hisami Yayeda; sister Mabel Maeda and five grandchildren. Private services.
Helen Y. McDaniel, 76, of Honolulu, a retired Coast Guard civilian employee, died Saturday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Earl and daughter Deborah. Private services.
Anita Kaiponohea Morris, 76, of Santa Maria, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, retired from Columbia Record Co., died June 15 in San Clemente, Calif. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Nona Akana and brother Lloyd K. Kellett. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
Thelma Shizue Nakakura, 92, of Honolulu died July 2. She was born in Kilauea, Kauai. She is survived by sons Wilfred S., Harold M. and Stanley S.; daughters Esther T. Shimazu, Eleanor M. Iwamoto and Molly T. Morita; brother Tsutomu Okimoto; sisters Janet Y. Yokouchi, Gladys U. Mantione and Alice S. Taogoshi; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.
Carrie Nalanioka, 48, of Honolulu, a Gray Hong Bills Nojima and Associates office manager, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sons Eric and Matthew, sister Kay Lenox and brothers Jon and Allen Ah You. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Lawrence Joseph Owen, 78, of Kailua died July 6 in Kailua. He was born in Blossburg, Pa. He is survived by daughter Marianne, son George Nakasone, brothers Paul and William, 13 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at the park. Aloha attire.
Joseph Paaoao, also known as Pappy Bowman, 78, of Honolulu, a retired musician who performed at Hilton Hawaiian Village, died June 30 in Veterans Administration Center for aging. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brother Daniel and sister Helen Miles. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Comfort Security Independence Inc., 49 S. Hotel St. Suite 310, Honolulu 96813.
Jack Stanley Pappas, 53, of Kailua, a Bubbling Enterprises scuba instructor, died Sunday. He was born in Wheeling, W.Va. He is survived by wife Adele Kamahele-Pappas, son Alex, daughter Andrea and sisters Sheri McClelland, Judy O'Shaughnessy and Alexis Baranski. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Church in Kailua. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.
Milagros "Mila" Sabado, 45, of Waipahu, a state Department of Taxation supervisor for the cashier section, died June 19. She was born in the Philippines. He is survived by daughter Roselle Corpuz, son Roland Corpuz, parents Gregorio and Feliza, brother Arnold and two grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire.
Mary Decorato Vergara, 92, of Honolulu, a retired schoolteacher and social worker, died July 8 in Aloha Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Sementon, Pa. She is survived by son John D. and brother Frank Decorato. Private inurnment held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Simplicio G. Villanueva, 94, of Hilo, a retired ranch handler for a cattle ranch, died July 6 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Rogelio, Rolando, Leopoldo, Jaime and Jesus Valenzuela; daughters Alicia Galut and Mercedes and Marico Valenzuela; brother Leonardo G.; sister Maria G.; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Ralph Tsuneto Yempuku, 88, of Honolulu, a retired sports promoter, will also be remembered in services 6 p.m. Thursday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Call after 5 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. He is also survived by brother Toru Empuku. Donations suggested to University of Hawaii Foundation Varsity Victory Volunteers scholarship fund. Incorrect information was published in an obituary Sunday.
Ah Chin Young, 82, of Honolulu, a retired federal government secretary, died Friday in St. Francis Hospice. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Ah Mee Wong, Ah Lin Young and Ah Lan Chock. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Borthwick Mortuary. Private scattering of ashes at a later date.
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.