Mun Charn Wong / Insurance Agent and WWII Veteran William "Bill" Agustin Sr., 60, a supervisor for Kawaihae Concrete, former crane operator for the former Hamakua Sugar Co. and a former security guard for the Hilton Waikoloa Hotel, died Sept. 17. He was born in Paauilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Elizabeth F.; sons Wayne "Sol'e" Hidaro and William "Billy" Jr. and Virgil Agustin; daughter Cheryl; brothers Abraham and Adam; sisters Mabel Pai, Florence Gacayan, Loretta Carpio, Berlinda Toson, Filomina Gacula and Estrella Nacnac; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 5 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Paauilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Quentin Richard Avey, 83, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired teacher in Micronesia, American Samoa, and Alaska and on Maui, died Sept. 16 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Elma, Wash. He is survived by sons Bart Mwarey and James Avey, four grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral home.
Victorino Cortez Bala, 66, of Honolulu, died Sept. 13. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Florenda, sons Joe and Victor, daughters Jeannette Bala and Floribel Helin, brother Warlito and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Church, 1614 Monte St. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
John Speirs Barbour Jr., 76, of Kailua, a retired Firestone Tire Co. employee and World War II veteran, died Sept. 13 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Audrey L., son David, daughter Christine Dowell, sisters Peggy Emerson and Geri Ornelles, and one grandchild. Committal services: 1 p.m. tomorrow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. No flowers. Donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Hilarion "Larry" Mapili Campos, 33, of Wahiawa, an employee at Pacific Preferred Contractors Corp., died Sept. 3. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by children Austin, Shane and Saralyn; mother Imelda; brother Joel; sisters Lynne Parentila and Emma Campos; and grandparent Segundo Mapili Sr. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Sorrows Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at 11 a.m. Casual attire.
Helen Bo Jun Chun, 72, of Honolulu, a retired employee of the City and County of Honolulu, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Stanley L.S. and Wallace K.M.; daughters Margaret C. Katagihara, Laura L.T. Nagasawa and Jeanette C. Roberts; mother Alice L.H.; brothers Harvey C.K., Albert C.C. and Lawrence C.W.; sisters Annie Chun-Mow and Lily C. Lee; and eight grandchildren. Taoist services: Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park Cemetery.
Daniel Kazuo Correa, 65, of Haiku, Maui, an electrician with Wasa Electric, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Thelma; mother Rose H. Silva; son Ronald; daughters Coleen Harris and Lisa Ducosin; brother John; sisters AnnMarie Okuyama, Ethel Kealoha, Thelma Yamamura and Eleanor Morioka; and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Rita's Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Haruko Anne Dietz, 74, of Waipahu died Sept. 12 in the Convalescent Center of Honolulu. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Henry; sons George and John; brothers Mamoru, Masao and Tadashi Hikichi; sister Aiko; and three grandchildren. Eulogy: 6:45 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: 7 p.m. at same church. Private inurnment at a later date.
June Tsuyuko Egami, 81, of Waipahu, a retired bakery sales clerk for Safeway, died Saturday. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Dennis and Bertram, daughter Laurie Dixon, brother Charles Koyanagi, sisters Gladys Saiki and Ann Morinoue, and four grandchildren. Services: 1 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 12 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Harriet "Wehi" Kawehiokahome Gaspar, 79, of Waimanalo, died Sept. 13 in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Nelson E. Sr.; sons Nelson Jr., Leonard, Frank, Douglas, Warren, Eric and Don; daughter Caroline; 20 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow.
Harry Hiroshi Harada, 80, of Honolulu, died Sept. 14 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Hawi, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Marie; son Reynold; daughter Lynn Taylor; sisters Eleanor Luke, Wilma Ikezawa and Irene Naka; and two grandchildren. Private services.
Glenn Kadota, 70, of Kapaa, Kauai, died Saturday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Kapaa, Kauai. He is survived by brothers Katsuyoshi and Clifton M.; and sisters Fusae Morita, Hideko Kurosaki and Yoshiko Honda. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at Kapaa All Saints Episcopal Church. Call after 9 a.m. Interment: 2 p.m. at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Casual attire.
Odelian Kuulei Yuen Sin Liu Kaikana, 90, of Waimanalo, died Thursday in Kailua. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband George; sons Walter Liu Jr. and Michael Ota; daughters Sister Mary Damien Henrietta Liu, Lorna Ota, Sister Rochelle Liu, Janet and Vivian Liu, Wendy Olsen and Charlyn Kaikana; caregiver Amelia Taione; brother Francis Palea; sisters Bridget Castro and Josephine Loo; 17 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. George Catholic Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Eve Kiley, 77, of Honaunau, South Kona, formerly of Haiku, Maui, died Aug. 15 on Oahu. She was born in Canada. She is survived by daughters Gillian McCurdy and Sheila Archibald, son Murray Williams, sister Sheila Petersen, brother Don Raymer and two grandchildren. Donations suggested to the Humane Society on any island.
Violet Chiyeko Kobayashi, 78, of Honolulu, a retired forewoman for Del Monte, died Friday at home. She is survived by husband Albert C.; sons Bert A., James H. and Ronald H.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 3 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations may be made to St. Francis Hospice or University of Hawaii Cancer Research Center.
Willard Lowell Larson, 76, of Kailua, a retired employee at Pearl Harbor, died Wednesday. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by wife Gloria, sons Steve and Greg, daughter Nancy Shimabukuro and seven grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran Church. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. John's Lutheran Church.
Sui King Lau, 74, of Honolulu died Friday. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Chan Lai, daughters Lisa L. Hudson and Janet Lau, and three grandchildren. Visitation: 1-2:30 p.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary, west chapel. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Jerry Chan Kong Lum, 58, of Honolulu, a master technician, died last Tuesday in St. Francis Hospice. Incorrect information provided by the mortuary for an obituary published yesterday.
Ruth Meekhof, 86, of Kihei, Maui, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Michigan. She is survived by sons Murray and Jim, daughter Mary Evans, 13 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. Celebration of life services: 11 a.m. Friday at Kalama Heights Retirement Community. Aloha attire.
Uki Miyazaki, 98, of Waimea, Kauai, a mill worker with the Waimea Poi Mill, died Friday in Hale Kupuna Heritage Home. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by sons Yoshio and Robert "Bobby"; daughters Kikue Kusatani, Mitsue Yamakawa and Alice Yoshimori; sisters Fujie Takata and Yoshiko Fujikane; 15 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Services: 4:30 p.m. tomorrow at the Garden Island Mortuary Chapel. Casual attire. No flowers.
Miriam Kaleponi Mookini, 75, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Walter Sr.; daughter Waldynne K.; son Walter K. Jr.; brother Clarence N. Hurley; sisters Harriette Simeona, Olivia Mattson and Ashlyn Luke; and one grandchild. Graveside services: 10 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Mitsuyo Nomi, 83, of Lawai, Kauai, a warehouse worker at Kauai Pine Co., died Sept. 2 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Waimea, Kauai. She is survived by son Marvin; daughter Edith Sakai; brothers Masayoshi, Shime and Hisashi Yamakawa; sisters Patsy T. Watanabe, Florence U. Ikari and Carole A. Yukihiro; and two grandchildren. Private services.
George Yoshio Ohara, 91, of Honolulu, died Sept. 15 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Pahala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Sarah, son Melvin, daughter Georgiana Fujita, sister Blanche Maeda and six grandchildren. Private services.
Henry Jerome Sacapanio Sr., 51, of Kahului, a landscaper for the Carter Estate, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Wailuku. He is survived by wife Jackie E.; sons Troy, Michael, Henry Jr., Jay, Jerry and Jason; brothers Salvador and Michael; and three grandchildren. Prayer services: 7:30 p.m. today at Christ the King Church, Kahului. Call after 6:30 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. tomorrow at same church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Cremation to follow.
Teofilo Valdez Sr., 77, of Waianae, died Sept. 16. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosina; sons Teofilo Jr., Rodrigo, Gregorio, Pedrolando, Feleciano and Reynaldo; daughters Christina Lopez and Evelyn Nagtalon; sister Celia Villa; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Wake services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Services: noon Saturday at same chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial to follow at 12:30 p.m. Casual attire.
Doris Luke Wong, 97, of Honolulu, a retired educator, died Thursday in Hale Ho Aloha. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Rita Gonzales, Arlene King and Claire Tong; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Ruth Kew Lin Wong, 91, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Drs. Walter and Sidney, daughter Katherine Chi, sisters Ethel Yee and Andrea Wong, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Graveside services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Pauoa Chinese Christian Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the First Chinese Church of Christ Wong/Chi Fund.
Dr. Margaret Kiyoko Yamasaki-Otake, 83, of Honolulu, a retired ophthalmologist, died Sept. 13 in Maunalani Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by stepsons Roy and Ernest Otake, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
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.