Alice Asako Ahn, 77, of Oceanside, Calif., formerly of Hawaii, a retired civil service worker and restaurateur, died July 11. She was born in Kauai. She is survived by sons Stephen and Michael; sisters Kathleen Ishikawa, Mary Mueller and Jean Barry; brothers Albert, Yasu and Anke Ishikawa; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 1 p.m.John J. "Junior" "Micey" Almeida Jr., 68, of Honolulu, a retired Kahala Hilton and Hyatt Regency hotels engineer, died Monday. He was born in Waimea. He is survived by wife Juanita; sons John J. Jr. and John J. III and Edwin and Makana Ola; daughters Mareia Ayers and Shentel and Cherrise; brothers Richard and Robert Perreira, George Vierra and Joseph and Alfred; sisters Edith M. Sakauye, Yvonne Downs, Luvina Carvalho, Alice Obina and Alice, Alice M. and Carolyne Paiva; and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at United Gospel Fellowship Church, Mililani. Call after 6 p.m. Aloha attire.
Cipriano Obra Arquitola, 86, of Keaau, Hawaii, a Mr. Papaya Company retiree, died July 10 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Bac Notan La Union, the Philippines. He is survived by sons Pepito, Angel and Jesus; daughters Erlinda Arquitola, Adela Pagar, Juanita Gose, Virgin Milar and Evelyn Pasalo; brother Pedro; sister Sabina Ramirez; 20 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel, Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Keaau. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Noboru Asahina, 103, of Honolulu, a retired dentist, died July 10. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Dr. Sanford S.; daughters Alice A. Suyeoka, Jane S. Morikawa and Betty H. Honda; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Chaffee King Castleton, 89, of Honolulu, a writer, died July 7 in Arcadia Retirement Residence. She was born in Portland, Ore. She is survived by daughter Julia G., brother Grant King and sister Julia Watson. Private services.
So Wan Cheung, 84, of Honolulu, died last Sunday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Shantung, China. She is survived by husband Chen Shan Hwang, daughters Monique Hwang and Stephenie Poon, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Pauline Thomas Edenfield, 93, of Kahului, a bookkeeper, died July 12 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Starke, Fla. She is survived by son Rea, daughters Joyce Romero and Joan Wallace, eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services to be held in Florida.
Jack Tui Faatiliga, 39, of Honolulu, died July 11 in American Samoa. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Sosefina P.; son Jack II; daughters Maria and Teuaililo; parents Faiupu and Fetolofai Olomua; brothers Tui, Ricky, Siamani, Lance, Potumoe and T.J.; and sisters Lucy, Tiana, Flora, Rose and Corina. Mass: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of the Mount. Call after 2 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Mona Lee Kehaulani Kelekolio Fong, 39, of Hilo, a homemaker and former Polynesian Cultural Center dancer, died last Sunday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Lawrence Y.T.; sons Simon K.O., Lawrence K.Y.T. Jr., Gregory K.A., Joji K. and Kealakupono W.K.; daughters Salote P.K., Joyce U.W. and Leini K.; mother Joyce Baysa-Kelekolio; brothers Louis Jr., David, Stanley and Jonah Kelekolio; and sister Dawnaree Arnold. Services: 6 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center. Call after 8:30 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery.
Wilfred "Fuji" Fujishige, 84, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service scheme room manager, died July 10 in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Sheldon, daughter Valerie Lee, sister Helen Imamura, and three grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary Medeiros Gomes, 84, of Honolulu, died July 11 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by daughters Mary Louise Paaluhi and Carole and Lucille; son Dennis; brother George Medeiros; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary and 9 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church, 1614 Monte St., Kalihi. Call after 5:30 p.m. Friday and after 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Marcela Olivas "Cela" Ignacio, 83, of Waikoloa, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Monday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. She was born in Cabuluan Ballesteros Cagayan, the Philippines. She is survived by sons Pepe and Johnny; daughters Adelaida Elisaga, Mavis Ortiz, Marigene Sadoy, Teresita Gaddi and Jane Trinidad; brothers Immong and Inong Olivas; sisters Elvina and Luisa Olivas and Juanita Wong; 19 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. Saturday at St. James' Episcopal Church in Waimea. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and after 9 a.m. Saturday. Casual attire.
Harold Joseph Kenui Iseke, 64, of Honolulu, a musical entertainer, died Wednesday in Kaiser Medical Center. Services: 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mystical Rose Chapel at Chaminade University. Additional information was provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
Rickie Robin Kepani, 43, of Paia, Maui, a Hawaii Commercial & Sugar Co. employee, died Wednesday in Sprecklesville. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by daughter Natasha, father Herman Sr., brothers Raymond L. and Herman Jr., and sister Raynette K.K. Bee. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday and 10 a.m. Thursday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Thursday. Burial to follow at the family plot in Honopou.
David Lee "Ulua Dave" King Sr., 46, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a self-employed commercial fisherman and sheetrock installation specialist, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Provo, Utah. He is survived by wife Dora; daughters Harmony L., Elen I. and Kiana K.L.; sons Christopher L. and David "DJ" L. Jr.; mother Anna J.; sister Ginger A. Burcena; brothers Randall M. King and Patrick M. Jenkins; and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Private scattering of ashes. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sadao Morikawa, 76, a retired Maui County fire captain and U.S. Army veteran, died Tuesday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Jane F.; sons Lance and Randall; daughters Sharon Manner, Imogene Ramos and Lynne Perry; brother Toshio; sisters Shinayo Hadama, Sachiko Shomura and Nobuko Beppu; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Kameko Nakasone, also known as Otome Nakasone, 93, of Honolulu, died Tuesday. She was born in Aiea. She is survived by sons Harry, George, James and Wayne; daughters Nancy Murakami, Katherine Nagamine, Doris Asato and Mary Helton; brother Hideo Shiroma; sisters Yoshiko Takushi, Tsuruko Katekaru, Sadako Yonamine, and Helen and Ellen "Fumiko" Kaneshiro; 29 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6:30 p.m. No flowers.
Elsie Franco Naukana, 85, of Honolulu, died July 13 in Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son George L. Jr., daughters Josephine Infiesto and Marvlee K. Gilding, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow. Casual attire.
Chul Chong "Tammy" Okuma, 52, of Honolulu, died Monday. She was born in Seoul, Korea. She is survived by husband Gregory; son Clayton T. Jr.; sister Hyon Chul Hirokawa; stepson Shaydon; and stepdaughters Sonia, Noela and Chantel. Services: 9 a.m. Tuesday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Elizabeth Rice, 78, died July 13 at home. Private services.
Lotu Kaisa Seiuli, 65, of Honolulu, died July 7. She was born in Fagatogo, American Samoa. She is survived by daughters Saresa F. Manu, Tafa'ifa Taiaopo and Aileen F. Seiuli; sons Henry Eneliko and Tom Auiao; brothers Vaatofu, Charlie, Junior, David and Francis Fiatoa; sisters Epirosa Halsey, Letia Mayo, Lily Ruperchurt, Gardenia F. Martinez, Tapunuu Ah Soon, Sa Masaniai, Tafaifa Yandall, Faasoo and Esther Seiuli; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park.
Stanley Starosta, 62, of Honolulu, a retired University of Hawaii at Manoa professor of linguistics, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Aleli, son Stuart, brothers Noel and Bill, and one grandchild. No services.
Sumie Tario, 78, of Wailuku, a retired Shirokiya employee, died last Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by son Daniel; daughter Carol; brother Harold "Pete" Tonai; and sisters Naomi Cockett, Lillian Keomaka and Dorothy Crouzet-Pascal. Services: 5 p.m. Tuesday at Kahului Union Church. Call after 4 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Maui Veterans Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Keelan Kalani-Ken Tomita, infant son of Krystal Y. Tomita and hanai father Brandon Ibarra, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kalaoa, Hawaii. He is also survived by brother Koltan, grandparents Gene and Stella, and great-grandmother Yoshie. Services: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Alii Drive, in Kailua-Kona. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry Hisato Yamada, 58, of Guam, formerly of Hilo, died June 19 on Guam. He was born in Topaz, Utah. He is survived by brothers Herbert and Harvey, and sister Mildred Akamine. Private services.
Thomas In Hak Yang, 64, of Kihei, a restaurant cook, died yesterday in Kihei. He was born in Chong Jin, Korea. He is survived by daughters Wendy Cooley and Joyce Harris, son Tony, brothers Kyong Suk Yang and In Suk Sober, and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley Isle Memorial Park. 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.