Leroy Keliiopeopeole Ahana, 74, of Kailua, a retired welder for Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard No. 26, died Aug. 14 In Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Pansy "Winnie"; son Godfrey; daughters Teata Ahana, Eileen "Mahea" Bourgeois, Lois Vistart-Ahana and Cathy Rose; sisters Alice "Moku" Chu and Amelia Akau; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 12:15 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 10 a.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.Gilbert Yumio Araki, 64, of Wahiawa, a retired U.S. Air Force veteran and an equipment and tool specialist for Pearl Harbor, died Aug. 18. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Judy; son Steven, daughter Carol; brothers Kenichi, Harold, Albert and Danny; sisters Kay Smith, Maize Nago, Jean Porter and Janet Loo; and a grandchild. Services: 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 4:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mary Luahiwa Beck Avant, 102, of Honolulu, a former secretary for Oahu Railway and Land Co., died last Wednesday in Hale Ho Aloha in Honolulu. She was born in Ahuimanu. She is survived by son George McMillan-Gordon; daughter Katherine Farm; brothers Thomas, William and Alexander; sister Elizabeth; half-sisters Louisa and Ka'ai; eight grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Call after 8:30 a.m. Private burial. Aloha attire.
Lucille Bays, 85, of Honolulu, a retired General Dynamics draftsman, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Iowa. She is survived by sons Bernie and Bill, brother Gilbert Stokes, sisters Coleen Cook and Char Larson, five grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Gladys Lindo Chun, 75, of Honolulu died Aug. 9 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Kam Fong; sons Dennis Dickson; daughters Brenda and Valerie; brothers Roy, Howard and Gregory Lindo; and sisters Louisiana and Marie Victorino. Private services.
Teofilo Cera Elcano, 86, of Honolulu died Aug. 17 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Teofilo, Napoleon and Spiro Elcano; daughters Paralumen Estuesta, Fatima Pascua, Mindy Nakagawa and Myna and Techie Elcano; brothers Ludovico, Ignacio and Aquilino; and sisters Felisa Caranto, Anastacia Bernardino and Virginia Arabe. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial to be held in the Philippines.
David Andrew Eoff, 27, of Kihei, Maui, a carpenter, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Grand Junction, Colo. He is survived by parents Janey and Terry, brother Taylor, sisters Sheila Pack and Terrel Williams, grandparents Anna and Roy Petterson, and fiancee Wendy Celario. Private services.
Margaret Deborah Fay, 38, of Kihei, Maui, a Maui Clothing Co. employee, died Monday at home. She was born in New York. She is survived by mother Misao; and sisters Ann Neizman, Judy Harris and Monica Frazee. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley Isle Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kailee Lynn Valmoja Freitas, infant daughter of Travis Freitas and Cheridan Valmoja, of Kapaa, Kauai, died last Wednesday. She was born in Lihue. She is also survived by grandparents Joseph and Jennifer Freitas, and Tino and Angie Valmoja. Services: 10 a.m. today at Holy Cross Church. Call after 9 a.m. Interment to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Teodoro Pelonio Gumera Sr., 77, of Honolulu died Aug. 15 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Feliciana; sons Ceferio, Felix, Angelito and Teodoro Jr.; daughters Yolanda Silvederio, Magna Antinero, Helen Blanco and Eliza Amoguis; brothers Leonardo and Anecito; sisters Gregoria Diez, Apolonia Flores, Librada Vivas, Maria Lopez, Catalina Imperial, Rosalina Zamoras and Teodora Sabas; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at Nuuanu Memorial Park. Call after 5 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines.
Eleanor Aiko Hashimoto, 83, of Mililani died Aug. 19. She was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. She is survived by daughters Maurine Matsumoto, Leatrice Hei, Carol Nakamura and Mitzi Hashimoto; brothers Harry and Fred Fujikane; sisters Matsuyo Noguchi and Michi Ikemoto; and six grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Edward Rubio Juan, 86, of Waianae, formerly of Honomu and Kurtistown, Hawaii, an employee at Fort Shafter, died Aug. 18. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sisters Elisea Rita and Augusta Badua. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at First Assembly of God Church, 3400 Moanalua Road, Red Hill. Call after 6 p.m. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Santos Rubio Juan, 82, of Honolulu died Aug. 11. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Reiko, son Kenji, sisters Elisea Rita and Augusta Badua, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. tomorrow at First Assembly of God Church, 3400 Moanalua Road, Red Hill. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charyn Jeanine Kehaulani Kaimikaua, 33, of Torrance, Calif., died Aug. 18 in Torrance. Services: noon tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pearlridge Ward, 99-642 Pohue St. in Aiea. Call after 11 a.m. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Monday.
Clinton Oliver Keltz Jr., 67, of Mililani, a retired U.S. Army platoon sergeant, died Thursday in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Michael, daughters Ricci Naone and Chantal "Mimi" Finnegan, mother of his children Ria Keltz-Remenar, brothers Clifford "Buddy" V. and Marvin, sister Claudia Bazell and 11 grandchildren. Private services.
Woletta Wise Lurbe, also known as "Queen of Kualoa," 73, of Kualoa, a homemaker, died Friday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Raymond G.; sons Raymond and William; daughters Claire Kanamu, Woletta Kim and Pamela Almadova; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: noon Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Sagato Alefosio Mauga, 82, of Waianae, died last Wednesday at home. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by son Esitolo, daughters Maliana Mailo and Pelenaleta Ale, 19 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Church in Waianae. Burial: 1 p.m. at Sunset Memorial Park in Pearl City.
Eugenio Antonio Mico, 91, of Honolulu, died Aug. 8. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Teresita F. and son Eugene Jr. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow.
Violet Michiko Higuchi Mizuno, 72, of Kaneohe, a homemaker, died Aug. 16. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Blake H. and Jeffrey F.; daughters Lee Ann E. Ideta and Faye C. Shimizu; brothers Francis T., Walter T. and Wallace S. Higuchi; sisters Jane T. Horio and Ethel T. Sakuma; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Dakota Amy Moeone, infant daughter of Leatanoa F. Moeone and Amy Swanson of Honolulu, died June 30 in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is also survived by brother Michael; and grandparents Fasia and Sipaea Moeone, and Chong Swanson. No services.
Marie Hisayo Oshiro, 82, of Honolulu, a retired sales clerk, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Shoye G., sons Richard and Arthur, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 2 p.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Serafin "Coy" Pactol, 70, of Los Angeles, a retired machine operator, died July 31. He was born in Kawailoa, Waialua. He is survived by daughters Christine Broyard, Ronna Takeuchi, Bonnie "Oneha" Pang, Norie "Oneha" Moyen and Diana Guiang; brother Thomas Pactol; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Mililani Memorial Park and Mililani Mortuary- Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 11 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Wilson Kupihea Pascal, 50, of Honolulu died Aug. 17. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Peter, Benjamin and Gordon; half-brothers Lloyd and Jacob Albino; and half-sisters Stephanie Hendrix, Kathleen Yamamoto, Lois Minczer and Darlene Albino. Services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Casual attire. No flowers.
Louise Sono Sonobe, 77, of Waialua died Aug. 16. She was born in Waialua. She is survived by brothers Koshiro "Bill," Kenneth, Richard, Paul and James; and sisters Ethel Tanaka, Betty Yasui, Evelyn Nakahira and Helen Takeshita. Private services.
William Osborne Statton Sr., 81, of Makawao, Maui, a retired University of Utah professor, died Sunday at home. He was born in Colorado. He is survived by son William Jr., daughter Maryanne and sister Martha Potter. Private services. No flowers. Donations suggested to Hospice Maui.
Herbert "Herbie" Strieter, 55, of Kilauea, Kauai, a mechanic, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in California. He is survived by mother Daisy, and brothers John and Stephen. Private services.
Macrina Pascua Tabilin, 62, of Honolulu died July 31. She is survived by sister Lenie Nishihira. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Dorothy Rose Texeira, 66, of San Rafael, Calif., died Aug. 17 at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edmund; son John; daughters Kelly, Sandra, Leeann and Cory; and nine grandchildren. Services: 8 a.m. tomorrow at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua. Burial to be held in San Rafael. Donations suggested to St. Vincent De Paul Society.
Jeanette Chiyoko Tsuchiyama, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaii Institute of Hair Design instructor and former owner of Jeanette's Beauty Salon, died Saturday in Beverly Manor, Manoa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Scott, brother Clyde Yoshioka and sister Vivian Yoshinaga. Graveside services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery.
Shizuko Yamaura Watamura, 91, of Honolulu died Saturday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Kealia, Maui. She is survived by son Edwin, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin. Casual attire. No flowers.
Wilfred Tamotsu Watanabe Sr., 85, of Waianae died Friday. He was born in Waianae. He is survived by son Wilfred Jr.; daughters Amy Ramsey, Wilma Manuel, Janis Wati and Doreen Barqero; brother Albert; sisters Kazume Okuda, Dorothy Yap and Jean Ishimoto; 16 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Willis Shui Min Yap Sr., 90, of Kaneohe, a retired federal government customs mail clerk, died Aug. 14 in Kailua. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Juanita, son Willis Jr., daughter Valerie Baldovi; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian 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.