Kerstin Birgitta Black, 62, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a Queen Liliuokalani Children's Center clinical social worker, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Sweden. She is survived by husband Horace, sons John and Mike Ahlstrom, stepdaughter Dianna L. Garland and three grandchildren. No services.Pedro Mercado DeCasa, 92, of Keauhou, Hawaii, a retired Keauhou Golf Course groundskeeper, died Sunday in Kona Life Care Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by son Gabriel; daughters Fel Pabre, Sal Amaldi, Mercy Henriques, Connie Hunnungs and Julita Jo Texeira; brothers Nicolas and Erenio; 12 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and four hanai grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. August 3 at Thy Word Ministries in Captain Cook, Hawaii. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Grace Clementina Hunt, 85, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired minister for the Unity Church in California, died Tuesday at home. She was born in Australia. She is survived by daughters Valerie Shamburger and Penelope Hunt, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Kay Katsuyo Iwai, 76, of Kaneohe, a retired Podmore Construction bookkeeper, died Sunday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Ronald M. and Kenneth M., daughter Jan Monji, brother Shigeo Tengan, sisters Florence Y. Uehara and Takie Toyooka and two grandchildren. Private services.
Paz Caranguian Javier, 63, of Waianae, a retired cannery worker for Salmon Cannery in Alaska, died July 9 in Providence Alaska Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Delfin; son Danilo; daughters Rosalina Tamaray, Melita Batoto and Edna Javier; brother Pedro Caranguian; 13 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Jeanne Marie Jones, 50, of Honolulu, a former school teacher, died July 6 in Honolulu. She was born in Columbus, Ohio. She is survived by husband Donato E. Topinio, son Shawn Karlberg and brother John Paul Jones. Services will be held at a later date.
Theodore Herbert Joseph, 78, of Honolulu, a retired Public Works Center superintendent, died last Friday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Michael F. and Thomas A., daughters Charlene L. and Karen Dahlin, seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Isaac K. Kanahele, 74, of Makaweli, Kauai, a Niihau Ranch cowboy, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Puuwai, Niihau. He is survived by sons Isaac and Walter; daughters Dolores Niau and Yolanda Kanahele; brother Henry; sisters Kanai Nizo and Betty, Kaulana and Kamala Kanahele; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at the Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Interment to follow at Kekaha Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual attire.
Nina Nirmal Mahtani, 56, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Honolulu. She was born in Pakistan. She is survived by husband Nirmal, daughter Sabine Mendonca, mother Moini Advani and sisters Sabrina Falque and Lavina Advani. Private services.
Katherine Matias Maldonado, 84, of Waipahu, died Saturday. She was born in Kalaheo, Kauai. She is survived by daughter Velma Maldonado, sons George Torres Jr. and Philip Torres, 15 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Services: 10-11 a.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire.
Roy Sunao Nakayama, 80, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk and mechanic, died Saturday at home. He was born in Makawele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Jessie T.; sons Neal S., Dean K., Gary M. and Paul S.; brother Haruichi; sisters Chieno Takayama and Mitsuko Oyama; and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire.
Harry Satoru Okazaki, 84, of Wahiawa, died July 14. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Janet; son Richard "Dickie"; daughter Eileen Hirota; brother George; sisters Betty Fujiwara, Ellen Hayashi, Sumie Nakahara, Ethel Basuel and Ayame Yamaguchi; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Sunday at Lilioukalani Protestant Church. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Noreen N. Okubo-Parker, 55, of Honolulu, a Waialae Country Club waitress, died July 18 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Clement Edward "Yama" Parker, stepmother Sadako Okubo and sister Sandra Satogata. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Annemarie L. Pabst, 92, of Kailua, a retired Sears National Marketing Office executive secretary, died Monday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by daughter Joan Dubanoski, sister Jeanette Ullman, two grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. Private services will be held in Bend, Oregon.
Joleen Naomi Rosado, 33, of Waipahu, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Daniel "Rosie," son Carlton Arita, daughters Cassie Pruner and Colby Rosado, parents George and Sarah Kadoyama, brother Ryan Kodayama, sister Sharon Leano and grandmother Mary Rosado. Services: 6:30 p.m. at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Rita Santiago, 71, of Wahiawa, a homemaker, died yesterday in Honolulu. She was born on Maui. She is survived by husband Albert Santiago, daughters Alberta Mabry and Theresa Verdadero, sons Gerald and Bobby Santiago, brothers John DaPonte and the Rev. Robert DaPonte, sisters Anita Cordeiro and Mary Cabral, 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. next Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Teruo Sasaki, 88, of Honolulu, a retired assistant postmaster, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Kimiyo, son David and one grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. Monday at Church of the Crossroads. Casual attire. No flowers.
Obed "Buddy" Sniffen Sr., 66, of Haiku, Maui, a Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co. iron worker and boilermaker, died July 17 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is survived by son Shannon K. and daughters Shelyne and Shawnalyn M. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Margaret Scanlan Sullivan, 51, of Maui and California, a homemaker, died Sunday in Kaanapali. She was born in Queens, N.Y. She is survived by husband Donald G., father John Scanlan and sister Kathleen Casey. Private services. Donations suggested to Rotary Foundation.
Agnes Perry Worthington, 88, of Waikiki, an Alexander Young Hotel and Royal Hawaiian Hotel employee, died July 16 in Maluhia Hospital. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by son Robert, five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Mass: 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Kaimuki. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Florence Tanaka Yokomoto, 94, of Kahuku, a retired Waialua store clerk, died Monday in Kaneohe. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Allen S. Jr., three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: noon Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Private burial. Casual attire. No flowers.
Barbara Young, 61, of Haleiwa, a homemaker, died last Friday in Wahiawa. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Michael A.B., daughters Laura L.Y. Chen and Jodie M. Lerner, sisters Elizabeth Keyes and Violet Silva and brother Clifford Manzano. Services: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the 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.