Kesi Aliitia Afalava Sr., 65, of Hauula, died Saturday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Nanavale Afalava; daughters Stella Ale, Rita Afalava, Teresa Tanoai, Mona Ah Hoy and Mavis Faumui; sons Kesi Jr. and Mitch; mother Ailafo Siufanua Elu; brothers Aliitia Afalava and Aileo and Logo Elu; sisters Fiatele Feleti, Fotu Tauvela, Stella Mulivai, Laloifi Ulima and Maimau and Eseta Elu; 28 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Visitation: 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Hauula 5th Ward. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery.Helen Fumiko Arakaki, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton-Waikiki Hotel housekeeper, died July 27 in Pearl City Nursing Home. She was born on Maui. She is survived by James, Ronald and Clifford; daughters Jane Asao, Naomi Shinsato and Joan Arakaki; brothers Richard Shimabukuro; 14 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yvonne Sybil Ululani Borom, 62, of Waipahu, a retired Radford High School cafeteria worker, died yesterday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George E.; sons Richard W.K. Smith and Keith A. K. Borom; hanai son Simeon Kumuhone III; daughter Faye A. Smith; sisters Leona Hartman, Melvina Jones, Louella Timas and Marcella Franklin; brother Vaughn M. Johnson; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edward Francis Cambra, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired Dole Cannery supervisor, died July 30 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Hawi, Hawaii. He is survived by son Rodney, daughter Yvonne Gunderson, four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Kirsten Hope P. Dadulla, infant daughter of parents John and Marites, of Waipahu, died July 21 in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Hono-lulu. She is also survived by grandparents Bonifacio and Loreta Dadulla and Alfredo and Nenita Pader. Private services.
Caroline "Carrie George" Negrones Dana, 85, of Waianae, died July 11. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Thomas Sr. and Wesley Rude; daughters Vivian Kofford, Mary Jo Fierro, Caroline Salinas and Bernadine Overdorf; 20 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Waipahu United Church of Christ, 94-330 Mokuola St. Inurnment: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Aljon Christien Salom Domingo, infant son of Alfonso "Ponce" P. and Estrella N.S., of Hilo, died June 8 in San Diego Children's Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by half-brother William P. and grandparents Flaviano C. and Teresita P. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Visitation: all night Friday at family residence, 645 Wainaku St., Hilo. Call after 9:30 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Alae Cemetery.
Mary Lillian Clara Esperanza, 68, of Honaunau, Kona, Hawaii, a retired housekeeper for Alan and Steve Wilcox, died July 30 in Life Care Center of Kona. She was born in Hono-kua, South Kona, Hawaii. She is survived by sons David and Joe; daughters Felisa Naihe, Vickie Medeiros and Lisa Tom; hanai son Kalani Abraham; brothers William Abraham, Jack Odani, Phillip Losalio and Joseph and Timothy Papalimu; sisters Becky Baji, Lydia Pereira, Beth Ehu, Irene Leslie and Ruth Papalimu and Elaine and Rosaline Grace; 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Kahikolu Congregational Church in Napoopoo, South Kona, Hawaii. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Emeliano Fameitau, 48, of Kihei, Maui, a Kamaole Sands landscaper, died July 30 in Kihei. He was born in Tonga. He is survived by wife Kalisi; parents Sione Fameitau-Tangi and Manu Kailopa; daughters Ninta Finau and Manu Finau-Fameitau; son Fou; sisters Katalina Leakehe, Sulia Ngatokorua and Loueni Taniani; and brothers Nisi, Emosi, Teni, Moana, Faiva, Toa and Seleti. Visitation: 6-11 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Kahului. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley Isle Memorial Park.
Grace Lin Kwai Kaonohilani Gascon, 64, of Honolulu, a retired draftsperson for the state Department of Transportation, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Victor D. and Hilarion V. II, daughter Angela Gahan, brothers Buddy Chang and Henry Amaral, sisters Mamo Fortna and Ethel Akana and two grandchildren. Services: noon Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Leis preferred.
James William "Uncle Sonny" Glover Jr., 78, of Waianae, a retired Naval Magazine Lualualei supervisor, died Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son James III; daughter Beatrice "Bebe" Shores; brothers William D. and Robert; sisters Elizabeth Moore, Lillian Mokiao and Alohalani Gionson; four grandchildren and seven great-grand- children. Services: 2 p.m. Monday at Maili Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire.
Weston Nui "Nui Boy" Kaili Jr., 14, of Wailuku, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by parents Weston Sr. and Tane; sister Tiane Marciel; grandparents Bobby and Dotchie Alo, Elroy Stupplebeen and Charles and Lena Kai. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God King's Cathedral. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial at the cathedral's cemetery in Kuau, Maui. Aloha attire.
Eloise Annie Kekona, 89, of Haleiwa, a retired school- teacher, died Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Hugo, daughter Eloise Lurito, brother James "Jimmy" Williams, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Ray Isami Kitagawa, 63, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Hawaii Army National Guard staff sergeant and a retired carpenter for the former Hamakua Sugar Co., died Friday in his son's home. He was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. He is survived by sons the Rev. Ray M. and Jeffrey, daughters Jennifer Shinde and Anne Kitagawa, mother Haruyo Isooka, sisters Peggy Yoshizumi and Lillian Sakae and three grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. tomorrow at New Hope Christian Fellowship Waimea. Call after 4 p.m. Graveside services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Royden Tatsumi Kotake, 48, of Honolulu, a business agent for Hawaii Government Employees Association, died Thursday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Becky, son Brett, daughters Jennifer and Jamie, mother Harriet, brothers Lance and Elton, sister Beverly Crudele and grandmother Yoneko Hatayama. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Pius X Catholic Church, 2821 Lowery St., Hono-lulu. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Kenneth "Ken" Min, 57, of Kailua-Kona, a Wackenhut of Hawaii branch manager and a U.S. Air Force veteran, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in North Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Judith K., sons Charles M. and Malcolm W. Fujihara, daughters Claudia Min-Rifsdal and Melveena R. Mills, mother Hannah Kiwaha, brothers Herbert and Wayne Kiwaha, sisters Victoria Dinson and Jacqueline Torres and six grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mokuaikaua Church on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at West Hawaii Veterans Cemetery, Queen Kaahumanu Highway 19, Mile 89, Kailua-Kona. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Anthony Charles Mondello, 61, of Kula, Maui, an owner of Mondello Inc., died Saturday in Kula. He was born in Boston, Mass. He is survived by wife Pat, son Marc, daughter Jennifer, brothers Louis and Joe and sister Nancy Wulff. Celebration of life/eulogy: 3 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 2 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to American Cancer Society and Salvation Army.
Alejandra Salvacion Nacnac, 90, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Gregorio Sr.; sons Teddy and Gregorio Jr.; daughters Loida Bevington, Ester Acopan and Evelyn Bowman; 17 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Monday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Tomio Nakamura, 71, of Ho-nolulu, a retired Hawaiian Dredging Co. heavy equipment mechanic and a part-time kitchen attendant for Hosoi Garden Mortuary, died Sunday in Las Vegas. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by wife Elaine S.; son Tommy T.; daughter Debbie Y. Takeno; sisters Doris Takatsuki, Jeanette Higa, Charlotte Nakasone and Carole Nakano; and four grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dora Alcosiba Naparan, 87, of Waianae, died July 17. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Robert, Bernard Jr. and Alfred; daughters Loretta Delos Santos, Rosalie Dela Pena, Linda Jutba and June Rocha; sister Helen Generalao; 24 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren and 27 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
James K. Noda, 93, of Hilo, a retired Hilo High School teacher, died Monday in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Elena, daughter Jean Yoshimura, brother Dan, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. No services.
Elizabeth Awana Richardson, 89, of Kaneohe, died Sunday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Alfred, sisters Violet Lauahi and Maude Torres, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Ann's Catholic Church, 46-129 Haiku Road, Kaneohe. Burial to follow at Mililani Memorial Park.
Daniel "Danny" Barrios Segovia Sr., 72, of Honolulu, a service equipment operator, died Friday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Luis, Daniel Jr., Leonard, Lawrence and Edward; daughter Lydia Cabrera; sisters Dolores "Dee" Naylon and Virginia "Ginny" Cheek; half-brothers Fred and Tommy; half-sisters Barbara DeCambra and Emily Segobia; stepsons Alfred Jr., Warren, Bryan and Anthony Madrona; stepdaughter Verna-Dale Kuroiwa; stepmother Pacita Segovia; companion Dolores "Dee Dee" Jeremiah; 14 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Rosary: 11 a.m. Monday at St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church in Aiea. Call after 8 a.m. Mass: 11:30 at the church. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Richard "Sharky" Takano, 86, of Kailua, a federal government supply clerk, died July 8. He was born in Waimanalo. He is survived by wife Audrey, son Melvin, daughter Jeanne and sisters Hazel Yamamoto and Thelma Hashimoto. Services held.
Richard Timmons, 68, of Molokai, a retired actor and antique dealer, died April 8 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Oklahoma. He is survived by companion Joseph Barno; and brothers Joe Timmons, Paul Pershinsky and James, Edward and William Barno. Private services.
Peter Kimo Tolentino Jr., 49, of Waianae, died July 25. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ramona; sons Peter "Kimo" III and William "Kalani" Sr.; daughter Ciara "Luana"; brothers Francis and Allen Helenihi and Jonathan Lindo; sisters Gwendolyn Lopez, Charlene Nelson, Monica Carvalho, Donna Tolentino and Annette O'Brien; and a grandchild. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Zack Edward Walsh, 78, of Moloaa, Kauai, an artist and poet, died Sunday at home. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by son Michael Walsh and a grandchild. Private services.
Robert "Robby" Hart Witten, 50, of Aina Haina, a surfboard/sailboard designer and shaper, died Sunday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents James and Marion, sisters Margot Johnson and Susan Hulick and brothers Thomas and Jay. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Calvary-by-the-Sea. Surfers memorial to follow. Aloha attire.
Ichiro Yamase, 89, of Hono-lulu, a retired electrician for Kauai Electric, died July 31 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by sons Steven and Milton; daughter Laurie Sloan; brothers Rokuro and Sueo; sisters Peggy Takenaka, Betty Oi, Mitzi Edgar, Molly Sono and Kimiyo Ebesu; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ruth Yuan, 87, of Honolulu, died July 22 in Ewa Beach. She was born in China. She is survived by a sister. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. No flowers. Donations suggested to Chinese Lutheran Church of Honolulu, 2615 S. King St. No. 308, Honolulu 96826.
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.