Bryant Keith "Bear" Ah Sam, 40, of Honolulu, a marine mechanic for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Marisco Ltd., died Monday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Alexander and Jo Ann, brothers Gene and Leslie, and grandmother Madeline. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services and burial: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire. No flowers.Leonarda Aranda Ajoste, 56, of Saipan died Tuesday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Mario, sons Paul and Alex, daughters Rosalyn and Irene, two brothers and three sisters. Private services.
Ellen Mary Amoy, 84, of Honolulu died July 22 in California. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Les, brothers, sisters, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment at Oahu Cemetery.
Mabel "Gran" DeReis, 78, of Kailua, a homemaker, died July 25. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by son Ronald; daughters Thelma Paulo, Winona Souza, Loretta Cambra and Dolores Joaquin; sister Alice; brothers Walter and Edward Perreira; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 8:45 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
Jacob "Captain Jack" John Fischer II, 84, of Kailua-Kona, a retired charter-boat captain and a U.S. Army veteran, died June 26 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Austin, Minn. He is survived by wife Esther, son Chip III, brother Don, a grandchild and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30-11 a.m. tomorrow at Hawaii Big Game Fishing Clubhouse at Honokohau Harbor in Kona. Scattering of the ashes to follow with a procession of boats that will depart from the harbor. Loose flowers welcome. Donations suggested to the Arthritis or Diabetes Foundation.
Virginia Kam Howe Hayashi, 71, of Honolulu died July 21 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Clarence, daughter Gayle, brother George Wong and sisters Abby-Ann Samson, Betty Naliielua and Jean Shaw. Services held.
Zensei Iha, 80, of Kapaa, Kauai, a heavy-equipment operator, died Tuesday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Sandy Elaban and Laurie Macadamia; brothers Yoshio, Isamu and Seiko; sister Mary Lunsford; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Kapaa Jodo Mission Church. Casual attire.
Tsuruko Iwamoto, 98, of Aiea, died Monday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons George and Raymond, daughters Edith Y. Uwono and Anna I. Toda, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Haruo Kaku, 84, of Hilo, a retired linen delivery person for the former Hilo Quality Cleaners and an employee for the former Flintkote Canec Co., died Tuesday in Hilo. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sadako H.; sons Melvin, Gary and Earl; daughter Doreen Shigematsu; brothers Hiroshi, Noboru and Shoji; sisters Taeko Hirayama, Masako Inada, Sachiko Ebesuzaki and Chiyoko Takaki; and seven grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 3 p.m. Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire. No flowers.
Tatsuo Kenjo, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Supply Center supervisor, died July 22 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Edna Y.; son Alfred T.; daughters Sandra T. Hartley, Geri E. Taoka and Sylvia Y. Ikenaga; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Fred Matsuo Kosaka, 71, of Wahiawa, died July 25. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Elizabeth, son Rheynol, daughter Lorene Mizuba, sister Nancy Chang and three grandchildren. Private services.
Lillian Yuk Lin Chun Lee, 89, of Honolulu died Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harvey, Marvin and Fred; daughters Rhoda Silva and Karen Holley; brothers Robert, David, Edwin, Dr. Albert and Wilfred Chun; sisters Inez Ching, Jane Vickers and Janet Park; 15 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Taoist services will be held. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Magnolia "Ahpo" Lloyd, 76, of Honolulu died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Wednesday.
Muriel Asako Loo, 85, of Honolulu died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Nathan. Private services.
Richard Y. Nakamura, 76, of Honolulu, a U.S. Army sergeant, died May 3 at home. He was born in Flint, Mich. He is survived by brothers Joseph and Frank, and sister Mary Tokuhisa. Services held.
Evelyn Olivera, 80, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Olaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Frank, Ralph and Virgil; daughters Susan Rosario and Aileen Bostick; brother Manuel Fontes; sisters Hilda Rapoza, Irene Olivera, Mildred Rapoza, Geroldine Leite, Ethel Maloney, Beatrice Currie and Virginia Ah Yo; 13 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Entombment to follow at Homelani Mausoleum. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marjorie Jean Roberts, 78, of Kailua died Monday in Kailua. She was born in Ohio. She is survived by son Richard, daughter Kathleen Freitas and four grandchildren. Private services.
Mary H. Schoen, 88, of Honolulu, a retired legal secretary, died July 19. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.
Masanobu Shimada, 67, of Honolulu, a Kapolei People Inc. president, died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Hiromi, daughters Chie Hearn and Misa Shimada, brother Kouju, sisters Setsuko Ishikawa and Yuko Yabana, and a grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Sue Tamura, 102, of Laie died July 25 in Pearl City. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Stanley, Minoru and Mitsuru; daughters Yasuko Masuda, Helene Mori, Sadie Nakamura and Mildred Toyofuku; 21 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Bichnga Tran, 30, of Kihei, Maui, an 808 Jewelers owner, died Wednesday in Wailuku. She was born in Vietnam. She is survived by husband Albert Ng; daughter Cesia Ng; mother Hongloan Vo; father Vanlieu; brothers Duyanh and Yenson; sisters Chi Kern and Lieu T., Thuy L. and Yenha Tran; and grandmother Minh Thi Vo. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Additional services: 11 a.m. Sunday at the mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Richard Tsutomu Uahinui, 60, of Terre Haute, Ind., an Indiana State University dormitory resident manager, died July 14 in Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Joseph K. and Ruth U., wife Katherine K., son Troy K., sister Sylvia U. Saiki and two grandchildren. Visitation: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at Kamehameha Schools Bishop Memorial Chapel. Casual or aloha attire.
Kenneth Kameichi Uehara, 79, of Honolulu, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center refrigeration mechanic, died Saturday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ellen T.; sons Nelson J. and Gordon T.; daughters Colleen S. Koester and Daphne D. Yamauchi; brothers Thomas H. and Robert S. Uehara and Dennis I., George S. and Wallace S. Uyehara; sister Jean O. Isa; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Harry W.Q. Yuen, 77, of California, a U.S. Army veteran and a professional barber, died Aug. 20, 1999, in San Dimas, Calif. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Gloria; son Bradley; daughter Michele Benson; sisters Ethel Yee, Elizabeth Young, Margaret Ching and Flora Chun; brother Wallace; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers or leis.
Lee Yukio Zaan, 39, of Lahaina died Wednesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by mother Margaret, brother Lance and sister Jamie Tengan. Celebration of life: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Reception to follow. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha 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.