Patsy Mink / 1927-2002
George T. Amuro, 74, of Wahiawa, a dental technician at Schofield Dental Clinic, died last Sunday. He was born in Makawao, Maui. He is survived by wife Agnes; sons Wayne, Lawrence "Larry," and Warren; daughters Sheree King and Naomi Amuro; brother Albert; sister Betty Funakura; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers.Richard Dorin "Uncle Boy" "Dickie" English Jr., 58, of Paia, Maui, a construction worker, died Sept. 21 in Wailuku. He was born in Paia, Maui. He is survived by son Richard; daughter Alicia; hanai daughter Melveen Turrieta; mother Nancy K.P.; sisters Dana Pascal, Sandra Cristofaro, Wanda J. Shin, Diana and Mary L.; brothers Wallace, Patrick, Howard, Wesley, Clarence and Darryl; hanai brothers Wade, Jeffrey, Craig, Kalani, Robert, Cy and Darrell; and three grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Saturday in Makena. Casual attire. Leis only.
William M. Funk Jr., 86, of Lahaina, a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and a retired Kaanapali Airport manager for AMFAC, died Monday in Makawao. He was born in Tennessee. He is survived by son William and three grandchildren. Private services.
Michlyn Herring-Duhaylonsod, 44, of Waikele, a kumu hula for Na Keiki O Puliki Hoopili, died Sept. 15. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Andrew; sons Kale and Joseph; daughters Chere and Leonice; hanai daughter Nahalia Faurot; parents Charles and Salud Herring Jr.; sisters Kathy Rodriguez-Herring, Doreen Gambill, Tracy Alvidrez and Terry Torres; brothers Charles, David and Don Herring. Mass: 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Kiyoshi "Jimmy" Higa, 81, of Kaneohe, a retired shoe salesman and a member of the 442 Infantry Regiment, died Sept. 15 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Papaaloa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Grace M.; daughter June K. Maekawa; brother Seiki; sisters Yoshiko Fujioka, Peggy Uza and Blossom Nishime. Private services.
Juanita Momi Wong Howell, 83, of Lanikai, owner and teacher at Lanikai Private School, died Sept. 20 in Utah. She was born in Sprecklesville, Maui. She is survived by son Bruce II; daughters Merriellen "Pualani" Graham, Lauren Avery, and Mapuana de Silva; sister Margie Shaw; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel at Kamehameha Schools. Call after 4:30 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Kailua Beach Park across from Buzz's Steak House. Aloha attire. Lei only.
Thelma Kealoha Hussey, 80, of Waimanalo died Sept. 19 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons George K., Axel R., and Arthur K.; daughters Arlene Kahikina, Yolanda Tominaga and Sandra Akau; brother George Ke Jr.; sister Annabelle Malone; 10 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Church, Pauoa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Natsuyo Iwamoto, 96, of Mililani died Sept. 15 in Aiea. She was born in Makaweli, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Robert, Gary and Stanford; daughters Kathryn Tateoka and Grace Tanaka; brother Minoru Domen; sisters Asayo Izawa, Shizue Motokawa, Fusayo Splinter; 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Charlene Delight Laanui (Furtado), 56, of Reno, Nevada, died June 30. She is survived by companion Dale Ross, sister Cheryle Creacy, brothers Roland and Duane, sons Alex and Leslie Furtado Jr., daughters Trinette Furtado and Lisa Guy, and eight grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Launiupoko Beach Park with scattering of ashes to follow.
Katherine Anekahawaii Matsuda, 78, of Papakolea, Hawaii, a retired Tripler Army Medical Center nurse, died Wednesday. She was born in Hana, Maui. She is survived by brothers Lawrence and Edwin, and sisters Martha Goo and Doris Saromines. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Brenda Joyce Moreno, 46, of Honolulu died Monday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Mario; daughters Reynelle Hernandez, Deidre H. Freitas and Bianca Moreno; mother Roseline Freitas; brother Theodore Freitas Jr. and sister Laureen Josefovicz. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 1 p.m. Cremation to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
William Paulo Niau, 79, of Honolulu, a range officer at the Koko Head Rifle Range, died Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by sons Ronald H. and Landis-Loy H.; daughters Leilani L. Namahoe, Haunani D. Lawther and Lu-Ann U. Krienke; sisters Hannah Kaili and Luita Tachikawa; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kahala Ward. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Yoshiko "Charlotte" Ohira, 75, of Waipahu died last Sunday. She was born in Ewa, Oahu. She is survived by husband Masakatsu; sons Dennis, Donald and Brian; brothers Isao and Lawrence Yamamura; sisters Sadae Matsumoto, Yvonne Tokumoto and Audrey Shimomura; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha or casual attire. No flowers.
Michael Warren Reagan, 43, of Wailuku, a retired landscape architect for Jenco Wholesale Nursey in Dallas, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Indiana. He is survived by companion Mike Snow, parents James and Jacqueline, and sisters Pamela Kucholick and Susan Kennedy. Visitation: 2-4 p.m. Monday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Cremation to follow. Services: 3 p.m. Tuesday at Kalahaku, one and a half miles below the summit in Haleakala Park.
Joseph Reese Richardson, 78, of Waimanalo died Monday. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by daughters Sonja Bates and Stella; sons Roman, Wayne, Joseph Jr., Ronald, and Robert; sisters Virginia Mendes and Margaret Diego; 21 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Edward Sadao Saito, 87, of Wahiawa, a WWII veteran and a retired federal civil servant, died May 25 in Seattle. He was born in Paauhau, Hawaii. He is survived by daughters Ellin, Susan and Judith; and three grandchildren. His ashes were interred at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Stephen George Hanohano Salvador, 60, of Waianae died Sept. 9 in St. Francis West Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Charlotte, daughter Lorrie, sons Charles and Clyde, brother Papoose and five grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Pokai Bay Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Joseph Kepa "Old Man Joe" Santos, 81, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Telephone Co. linesman, died Wednesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by hanai daughters Holly Kaaekuahiwi and Edwina "Baby" Yasue. Services: 7 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday. Burial to follow.
Yoshito Tanaka, 83, of Hilo, a former prosecuting attorney for the County of Hawaii, died Thursday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Honohina, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kazumi, son Gordon Y., daughter Marsha L., brother Jiro and sisters Mitsue and Miyoko. Services: 4 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary chapel. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Silvana Mae Abiley "Sylvia" Yamashita, 54, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by companion Leslie Mock; son Wayne Jr.; daughters Tammy Yamashita, Rochelle Martines, Jonelle Vita and Michelle and Candi Salazar; brothers John, Lawrence and Gerald; sisters Shirley A. Paiva, Miranda Abiley, Rosemary Bautista, Yolanda Mira and Phyllis Dasalla; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Monday at the Hilo Glad Tidings Church. Call after 9 a.m. 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.