Joseph Reed, ex-Civil Defense chief
Raymond Yeihan Asato, 100, of Waipahu, died Sept. 30. He was born in Japan. He is survived by wife Tsuruko; sons Thomas, Robert, John, George, Frank and Wallace; 11 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Florencia Corpus Asencion, 74, of Halaula, North Kohala, Hawaii, a homemaker, died last Wednesday in Kohala Hospital. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Dino, Rolly, Fred and Narie; daughters Leony Millet, Emma Mariano and Tess and Perla Asencion; brother Apolonio Corpus; sister Basilisa Delos Santos; 14 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Visitation: all night Friday at Asencion residence, 53-476 Maulili Road, Halaula, North Kohala. Call after 5 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawi County Cemetery Casual attire.
Agaton Batangan Barroga Sr., 92, of Hilo, a retired payload operator for the former Puna Sugar Co., died last Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Louisa, son Agaton Jr., daughters Norma Heaney and Carlena Barroga, brother Zenon, sister Maria Agmata, seven grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Keaau. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire.
Louis D. "Babe" Castro Jr., 77, of Kaneohe, a retired detention officer for the state of Hawaii, died Saturday in Hono-lulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Evelynn "Nani"; sons Louis D. III "Biggie," Herbert and Hamilton Castro and Wayne K. Panoke and Jordan and Justin Ledford-Castro; daughters Kuulei Kauanoe and Lehuanani and Kauilani Castro and Sierralynn Ledford-Castro; sister Lorraine "Sweetheart" Vincent; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Aloha attire.
Timmy Jay Ahtai Chow, 38, of Lihue, a fisherman, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. He was born in Lihue. He is survived by wife Debby, mother Mildred Chow, brothers Richard and Lloyd, sisters Colleen Nadarisay and Noelle Chow and hanai son Kaleo Oana. Services: noon Friday at the Garden Island Mortuary Chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire. No flowers.
Catherine Katsuko Fukada Chun, 72, of Honolulu, a retired salesperson, died last Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Kingston, son Gerald and sister Saeko. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick's Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Patricia Dennis Davis, 60, of Honolulu, a teacher at St. Clement's Preschool and Kindergarten, died Sunday. She was born in Wisconsin. She is survived by husband John H. III, son John H. IV, daughter Jennifer C. and brothers Michael and Louis Dennis. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Clement's Episcopal Church, 1515 Wilder Ave., Honolulu. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Paul A. Hadley, 26, of Wailuku, a landscaper, died Thursday in Waikapu, Maui. He was born in Micronesia. He is survived by parents Edna and Aruo Hadley; hanai mother Grace Jim; brothers Gasma, Elkena, Daniel, Lewis, Kulian and Tulen; and sisters Youlida Yoruw, Cathrina Phillip and Carley Tosie. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Iao Congregational Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in Micronesia.
Joseph Serio Halbuna, 76, of Pacifica, Calif., formerly of Honolulu, died Sept. 28 in Daly City, Calif. He is survived by sister Angeline Medeiros. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Joseph Toshiyuki Hamada, 64, of Mililani, a retired city building inspector, died Thursday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Diane; mother Takae; sons Derek and Grant; stepsons Shane and Kirk Smythe; daughter Laurie Telles; stepdaughters Kim Groves, Dawn Gallagher and Wendy Gismundo; brother Alan; sister Nancy Goka; and 29 grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Sadao Hashisaka, 84, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Hale Nani Nursing Home. Services: 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Helen Kalualahaina Keo-Dacuag, 78, of Waianae, died Sept. 18. She was born in Kaluanui, Punaluu, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Annie Clay, brother Joseph Keo, sister Harriet Medieros, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Hauula Park Pavilion. Call after 9 a.m. Scattering of ashes to follow. Aloha attire.
Alfonso Corpuz Manuel, 74, of Kahului, part owner of A's Laundry and Dry Cleaning, died Sept. 28 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Puunene, Maui. He is survived by wife Consolacion R.; sons Orlino R. and Wilfredo R. Ericita and Victor R. Manuel; daughters Elynor R. Ericita and Miranda M. Domingo; brother Alfredo; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park, Kaahumanu Garden.
Warren Hiroshi Matsuda, 27, of Honolulu, will be remembered in services 1 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after noon. Scattering of ashes: 10 a.m. Monday at Maunalua Bay (opposite of Roy's Restaurant). Matsuda fell 200 feet down the bottom of the cliff at Makapuu Lighthouse. He was born in Honolulu and was the food runner for Roy's Restaurant. He is survived by mother Colleen G., brother Ian, sister Julia and grandparents Tomiko Matsuda and Hope Iwanaka. Casual attire.
Roland Medeiros, 50, of Paia, Maui, a self-employed carpenter, died Sept. 30 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Muriel Macomber; mother Mary; sons Reuben, Jeremy and Joshua Macomber; daughter Ayanna Aiwohi; brothers Robert, Allen, Samuel, Bernard, Norman and Henry; and sisters Jacqueline Moniz, Paula Vares and Patricia, June and Francine Medeiros. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Yoshie Okamoto, also known as Ethel Yoshie Okamoto, 90, of Honolulu, co-owner of J.K. Okamoto Catering, died Sunday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She was born in Honokaa, Hawaii. She is survived by sons James Takeo and John Yoshito Okamoto, daughter Mary Kimie Nuha, half brother Robert K. Toyama, half sister Edith Y. Tokuda, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Nuuanu Mortuary East Chapel.
Mary Rapozo, 89, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a homemaker, died Monday in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by son Michael, daughters Dolores Dias and Barbara Ching, sister Dorothy Texeira, brother Bernard Akuna, nine grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Felex Tailon, 68, of Naalehu, Hawaii, a retired mill cleaning plant operator for the former Kau Sugar Co., died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Maria; sons Marino and Felix; daughters Felicia Mason and Della and Monica Tailon; sisters Loretta Barro and Solita Pilanca; and six grandchildren. Visitation: all night Friday at the family's residence, Kukui Road House No. 5 in Naalehu. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Naalehu. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Naalehu County Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Malamalama "Lama" Paiali'i Tuia, 76, of Kaneohe, died Thursday in Castle Medical Center. She was born in American Samoa. She is survived by sons Patrick Fonoimoana and Michael and Lance Tuia; daughters Theresa Moananu, Lana Si'i and Pebbles Paiali'i; brothers Senifa and Mua Su'a; sisters Nuu'uli Afualo, Pioa Tesimale, Fualili Tapusoa and Seilala Roberts; 32 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Laie North Stake-Back Chapel, 55-630 Naniloa Loop. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Laie Cemetery. For more information, call 293-9359 or 216-2782.
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.