Nina Abrew, 62, of Kahului, a custodian for Sears, Roebuck and Co. and the former Woolworths, died Saturday in Kahului. She was born in Puunene, Maui. She is survived by father Constancio Delapinia; stepmother Susie Delapinia; sons Richard "Wayne" Delapinia and Dexter Sato; brothers Peter, Carl, Stanley and Tommy Delapinia; sisters Sandra "Sandy" Alionar, Rosalinda "Lynn" Asio and Rosamary "Tita" Trapp; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Richard Charles Adams, 50, of Kilauea, Kauai, died July 31 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hanalei St. Williams Church. Call after 9 a.m. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Timotea Salud Ancheta, 103, of Waipahu, died Monday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Eufemio, Salvador, Melquiades; daughter Avelina Austria; 20 grandchildren; 33 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Filitupe Asi, 19, of Waipahu, died July 15. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by mother Taumanupepe Seuvaai; grandparents Fetapai and Susana Lifa; brothers John and Tony Asi and Misitini and Brandon Tuifao and Vaise Poasa; and sisters Violet and Kalani Poasa. Private services.
Charles August "Airedale" Brede Jr., 77, of Kaneohe, a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and retired from Pan Am and Japan Airlines, died Sunday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Carol; sons Scott, Robert and Eugene "KK" and James; brothers John, Jimmy and David; sister Clara Hayselden; 10 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. Ann's Church in Kaneohe. Committal service: 2 p.m. at Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Chance Chaney, infant son of mother Tami-Lynn, of Kihei, Maui, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is also survived by sisters Jamie-Lynn and Jolenta Duvauchelle; brothers Richard J. Duvauchelle, Dylan Kuwamura and Lexington Chaney; and grandparents Maggie and John Duvauchelle and Thomas Chaney. Private services.
Janice Kananionapua Chung, 52, of Honolulu, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by companion Eugene T. Rodrigues; son Blaine; father Charles T.L. Jr.; brothers Gerald and Charles Chung and Richard Ahina and Elliott and Farrell DeMatta; sisters Puananai Ing, Donna Lii, Harriet Smith, Martha-Glenn Kawamura, Honey-Lei Samer and Helen DeMatta. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 12:15 p.m. Tuesday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Aloha attire.
Tony DeMarco, 62, of Lahaina, a truck operator in the construction industry, died Friday in Lahaina. He was born in New York. Cremation was held. Services pending in Florida.
Bobby "Robert" A. De Vincent, 59, of Hilo, a retired professional golfer for the former Mililani Golf Club, died Saturday at home. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Maxine; daughter Kehaulani; son Josepa; stepdaughters Kuuipo and Clarisa Kahaloa and Jeannie Ruiz; brothers Carl, Henry, Lincoln and Richard; sister Cecelia; and father Robert J. and a grandchild. Scattering of ashes will take place Saturday at Kaena Point on Oahu.
Robert Harold Fendler, 67, of Honolulu, an attorney and businessman, died Sunday in Kuakini Geriatric Care Inc. He was born in Los Angeles. He is survived by Kay Yu; sons Parker, Baron and Alex; and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Edmund Ahuna Fiesta, 48, of Waimanalo, died Friday in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father Erasmo Fiesta; and siblings Hilarion and August Fiesta and Cookie Kawamoto, Jean Charbonnet, Francis and Puncho Santiago and Sheba Kahunanui. Scattering of ashes at a later date.
Alvin Orlando "Champ" Francisco, 42, of Hilo, died Monday in Honomu, Hawaii. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by mother Carolina Bufil; stepfather Edward Bufil Sr.; brothers Rodney Francisco and Edward Bufil; hanai brother Earl Robertson; and sisters Stephanie Francisco, Wendy Wisniewski and Tanya Pataray. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jean Fusae Fujimoto, 78, of Hilo, a retired proprietress for the former Jean's Barber and Beauty Supply Co., died last Wednesday in Life Care Center of Hilo. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by sons Drake S. and Casey K., daughter Gail K. Fujimoto-Miller and six grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Yeiko Kaneshiro, 79, of Honolulu, formerly of Tamuning, Guam, a retired Guam Naval Station Ship Repair Facility supervisor, died Saturday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by son Larry; daughter Dolores A. Santos; brothers Eiichi and Johnny; sisters Kameko Ige, Chic Tsugawa, Stella Eccleston, Grace Lewis and Katie Higa; and a grandchild. Committal services: 1 p.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.
Rita Kawaoka, 82, of Mililani, died last Wednesday. She was born in Italy. She is survived by daughter Constance "Connie" Oshiro, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial: 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kefas Kofot, 56, of Hilo and Micronesia, a land management surveyor, died July 27 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Micronesia. He is survived by wife Matura Peter; son Kefas; daughters Sinania, Siana and Soso; sister Sachko Kau and four grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to take place in Micronesia at a later date.
Bao Hua Lau, 73, of Honolulu, died Friday. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Tak; sons Wilson K., Jason K., Samson L., Alan Y. and Frank M.; daughter Lisa Y.; brothers; sister; 12 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Buddhist services: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Cremation to follow.
Alfred Laurence Littman, 88, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Government accountant, died Monday at home. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by wife Charlotte, son Robert and a grandchild. Private services.
Yuichi "Jack" Mende, 69, of Honolulu, an electrical engineer for Anteon Corp. and a retired electrical engineer for the U.S. Government at Pearl Harbor, died July 30 in Alaska. He was born in Haleiwa. He is survived by wife Barbara; brothers Teruo, Hiroji and Raymond; and sisters Kikue Kaneshige, Harue Tamashiro, Yoshie Fujiwara, Sachiko Ono and Mitsue Teruya. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 1 p.m. Aloha attire.
Hideo Miyashiro, 88, of Pearl City died Friday at home. Casual attire. Additional information was needed for an obituary published yesterday.
Thelma Chiyo Nakamasu, 88, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village housekeeper, died Friday at home. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by sons Ernest, Roy and Dennis; daughters Stella Miyoshi, Florence Wakuta, Nancy Talbo, Frances Ishikawa and Donna Kozai; sisters Bessie Awakuni and Sueko Tamashiro; 24 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shunji Nakao, 77, of Aiea, a retired sheriff for the State of Hawaii Department of Public Safety, died Aug. 5 in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Mark, Russell and Scott; daughter Michele Navarro; brother James Nakao and sister Sumiko Kealoha. Private services.
Francine "Franny" Nyuk Len Kau Ontai, 60, of Aiea, a retired office manager for the property and procument management office of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, died Aug. 1. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Michael, daughter DeeDee Ontai-Machado, mother Isabel Hanrahan, brother Dennis Hanrahan and three grandchildren. Services: 9:45 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Arturo Pascual, 64, of Omao, Kauai, a dishwasher, died July 13 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Guillerma B.; sons Dante, Joven, Felimar, Elizer Pascual and Gilbert Arcangel; daughters Imelda Melchor and Cheryll A. Pascual; mother Leonila; sisters Rosita Pascual and Candida Arcangel; and eight grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Kauai Mortuary. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael's Church in Koloa. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Louisa Lono Waiki Pereira, 56, of Hilo, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Vincent L.; sons Vincent L. and George J.L.W.; daughters Margaret L.P. W., Shaunna-Ann E. and Jodi-Lynne L.W.; and several grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hilo Stake Center, 1373 Kilauea Ave., Hilo. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery Mormon section. Casual attire.
Agnes Levi-Pelekane Reyla, 71, of Paauilo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Sunday at home. She was born in Waiki'i, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Jerry; sons Louis "Bradda Boy" and Lawrence "Pele" Pelekane; daughters Agnes "Ipo" Benedicto, Rose "Chief" Pacheco, Louise Ignacio and Bobbilyn Gentry; hanai children Shannon Corpus and Danelle Rodrigues; hanai sister Matilda "Eva" Nino; 24 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Honoka'a Ward. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Waimea Cemetery, Mormon section. Casual attire.
Satoshi Saito, also known as Robert Satoshi Saito, 78, of Honolulu, a fiscal officer for Queen Liliuokalani Trust and Children's Center and a former assistant manager and controller for the American Red Cross, Hawaii Chapter, died July 22. He was born in Uma Uma, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Grace F., sons Wesley K. and Carl S., daughters Laurie K. Chow and Cheryl M. Laikupu and six grandchildren. Private services.
Yoshiko Sakamoto, 84, of Keopuka, Kona, Hawaii, owner for Sakamoto Electric, died Aug. 6 in Kona Community Hospital. She was born in Yorba Linda, Calif. She is survived by sons Larry and Leslie; and daughters Louise and Linda Sakamoto and Livia Imada. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Central Kona Union Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Sharon Willetta Faye Smith-Campbell, 54, of Honolulu, a retired nurse, died Friday in Honolulu. She was born in Chicago. She is survived by son Lazon Campbell, daughter Monique Smith-Fenner, sister Renee Scott and hanai daughter Yolanda Sanders. Private services. Donations suggested to St. Francis Hospice.
Jane Noriko Tanaka, 63, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii custodian, died Aug. 6 in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Walter M., son Nathan A., daughter Colleen A. Tanaka and sister Norma Say. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Peggy Sakiko Tominaga, 53, of Honolulu, a transportation sales manager for Roberts Hawaii, died Friday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents Sakae and Doris K., brother Steven S. and sister Doreen K. Goya. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Ruth Yaeko Umeda, 76, of Pearl City, a retired Kuakini Medical Center linen worker, died last Wednesday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Gerald Y. and Howard T.; brothers Kiyoshi, George , Susumu, Yosuke and Henry Fukagawa; and sisters Yuriko Tokunaga and Mitsue Fukagawa. Services: 3 p.m. Sunday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Shawn Peter Kawika Walker, 22, of Honokaa, Hawaii, will be remembered in services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at New Hope Christian Fellowship-Waimea. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Walker died Friday in Queen's Medical Center after sustaining injuries from a motorcycle accident in Hilo. He was born in Honokaa and was landscaper for Mauna Lani Resort. He is survived by parents Edward Jr. and Belinda A., brothers Kelsey and Edsen, grandparents Edward Sr. and Mary Ann and hanai grandfather Pedro Del Juderias. Burial to follow at Honokaa County Cemetery. Casual attire.
Alexander "Alex" Don Weir, 84, of Kaneohe, an Eastman Kodak of Hawaii executive sales representative and a Honolulu police reservist, died Saturday in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Alvina M., daughters Mary-Lee K. Pieri and Sharon A.U. Gonsalves, sisters Doris De Rego and Evelyn Norton, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:15 a.m. Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at the cemetery. 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.