Lorraine "Lorena" Ahuna, 61, of Waianae, died Sept. 29. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Harold Sr.; sons Harold Jr., August, Wally, David "Butchie," Williama and Augustine Ahuna and Andrew Kalaukoa; daughters Lorraine "Sweetie" Braithwaite and Evon Strong; brothers John Jr. and Charlie Panui; sisters Nora Taylor, Veda Burrows, Maxine Avilla and Bernadette Hughes; and eight grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Additional services: noon at the mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.Luisa Sarmiento Areola, 70, of Waipahu, a retired Dole Cannery employee, died Sept. 18. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Bonifacio; sons Constantino and Bonifacio Jr.; daughters Yolanda Sampaga, Chary Davis and Mel Areola; sisters Sofia Amnasi, Maria Novela and Tina Martinez; 10 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Alfredo Ayoso Sr., 62, of Hawi, Hawaii, a Waikoloan Hotel laundry department employee, died Thursday in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Kohala. He is survived by son Alfredo Jr.; daughters Moana Cornelio and Luana Ayoso; brothers Cleo, Marcelo, William, Edward and Tony Sr.; and four grandchildren. Visitation: 6-11 p.m. Friday at Ayoso's home, 55-561 Hawi Road. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Gospel of Salvation Church in Kokoiki, Kohala. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery.
Elisha Palm Valledor Britt, 50, of Hilo, a Department of Education employee and a Waiakea Elementary School employee, died last Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pahala, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Steven Britt and Cal Lowe; daughter Tanya Hondonero; parents Dominador and Rosita Valledor; brothers Dean, Dave and Eric Valledor; sisters Nela Fujie and Merle Del Rosario; and five grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Manuela Espirito Cabasag, 95, of Honolulu, died last Tuesday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by son Juanito Cabasag, daughters Andrea Cabiles and Conchita Laeno, sisters Mary Pacol and Gregoria Ramos, eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and eight great-great- grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Patrick V. Caires, 73, of Wailuku, a Homelani Memorial Park sales manager, died Wednesday in Hale Makua, Kahului. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leonilda "Leo"; sons Mark, Patrick A. and Carl; daughters Donna Caires and Celeste Borges; brother Danny; 15 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Additional services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Hawaii Funeral Home in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Nancy R. Fritschel, 69, of Centennial, Colo., formerly of Honolulu, a printmaker and watercolorist, died Sept. 25 in Centennial. She was born in Colorado Springs, Colo. She is survived by husband the Rev. Ted. Donations suggested to St. Paul Lutheran Music Outreach Fund, 1600 Grant St., Denver, CO 80203.
Irving "Ken" Goto, 66, of Virginia Beach, Va., a retired U.S. Navy veteran and a chief planner for Metro Machine in Virginia, died Sept. 18. He was born in Kona, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Carol, son Stephen K., brother Alan and a grandchild. Services held.
Joseph Serio Halbuna, 76, of Pacifica, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, a professor and senior grand master "Kajukenbo," died Sept. 28. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jane; daughters Ilona Ng and Joella Halbuna; sisters Elizabeth Nakamura, Zelinda Luna, Angeline Maderos, Marie Pacheco, Sarah Davis, Frances Kansana, Conchita Walters, Loretta Baker; brothers Vicente Angilias and Juan Halbuna; and eight grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veteran Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Sadao Hashisaka, 84, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Hale Nani Nursing Home. He was born in Kaanapali, Maui. He is survived by wife Gladys, son Edwin, daughter Ellen Manago, brother Norman, sister Dorothy Fukunaga and two grandchildren. Private services. Inurnment to be held at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Mieko Kurihara, 76, of Honolulu, died Sept. 26 in Queen's Medical Center. Casual attire. No flowers. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Sunday.
Iluminada Domingo Laciste, 73, of Ewa Beach, died last Tuesday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Rodrigo, Ceasar, Warlito and Elmer; daughters Julieta Vinluan, Remedios Maguire, Milagros Tangaro and Edna Laciste; sisters Paulina Salvador, Constancia Baria and Corazon Quezon; 19 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. John the Baptist Church, 2324 Omilo Lane. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines.
Norman E. Leopoldo Sr., 66, of Waianae, died Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Iwalani; sons Norman Jr., Bertram and Thomas; stepsons Mike, Tony and Patrick Roque; daughters Katy Perry, Jacqueline Perkins, Donna Bell and Dorreen Palumbo; stepdaughter Constance Mahuka; sisters Diana Rude and Eleanor King; 39 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Warren M. Luis, 44, of Omao, Kauai, a drywall journeyman in the construction industry, died Thursday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born on Oahu. He is survived by wife Cecile; sons Robert, Vincent and Joshua; daughters Chassidy and KandeAnn; parents Dionicio and Dolores; sisters Corrina Nihipali, Roxanne Laguatan and Dinnie M. Luis; and five grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Garden Island Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m.
Wayland C. Marlow, 70, of Kihei, Maui, a scientist manager for Lockheed, Perkin-Elmer, United Technologies and Trex Enterprises, died Sept. 28 in Kihei. He was born in Schenectady, N.Y. He is survived by wife Jessica H.; sons Michael D. Marlow and Christopher W. Searls; daughters Deborah J. Marlow, Kimberly S. McClanahan, Jennifer L. Schwarz and Susan M. Giroux; 10 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Thursday at Kamaole Beach in Kihei. Donations suggested to Hospice of Maui, 400 Mahalani St., Wailuku, HI 96793.
Katsuto Morioka, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Wong's Drapery Shoppe employee, died Sept. 30 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kiyono, son Paul, daughter Martha Seto, brother James, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services held.
Pedro Ragpala, 90, of Honokaa, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. employee, died Wednesday in Hale Ho'ola Hamakua. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elena, son Leonardo, daughter Melanie, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Honokaa. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Patrick Francis Rooney, 74, of Honolulu, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Cleveland. He is survived by sons William and Ernest, daughters Jane Perreault and Ellen LeClair, stepsons Earl Herbin and Don Cagle, stepdaughters "Lani" Gibbs and Doris Cagle, brother James and 19 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Rosita Rosario Singson, 77, of Hilo, died Friday in Honolulu. She is survived by sister Loretta Inocencio. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Wayne Masayuki Sumimoto, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Tachibana Enterprises Inc. dispatcher, died Sept. 29 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Helen T.; son Dennis; daughters Merle Morikawa and Mona Streng; brothers Bing T., Kikuo, Ken and Wallace; sisters Lora Harano, Doris Sumimoto and Kazue Kaide; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Herbert Lee Tom, 80, of Hilo, a retired purchasing clerk for the County of Hawaii Purchasing Department, died Saturday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Haruyo, sons Paul and Timothy, daughters Elizabeth Benson and Frances Tom, brother Dixon Kahalioumi, seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Rosalina "Rosalie" Tong, 89, of Honolulu, died Sept. 20 in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughters Viola "Vi" Maloney, Lena "Lee" Awana and Una "Ipo" and Vel Tong; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
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.