Lena-Ray Saini Aona, 42, of Honolulu, died Sept. 16 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Sundance O. Aona; daughters Samantha F. Cameron and Jewel R.A. Aona; parents James and Shirley Lantrip; brothers Raymond C.K. Afalava, Stratton F. Aona and Bambridge J. Aona; grandparent Lena Afalava; and a grandchild. Scattering of ashes held.Takeo Arakaki, 79, of Ewa Beach, a retired Oahu Sugar Co. employee, died Sept. 30. He was born in Ewa. He is survived by sisters Yoshiko and Akiko Arakaki and Edith Oshiro. Private services.
Kikue Chikamori, 87, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Arthur and Ernest, daughters Grace Ching and Janet Masuoka, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Gail "Aunty Gail" Aiko Custer, 55, of Waipahu, a retired secretary for Fuels Management at Hickam Air Force Base, died Friday. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by husband Errol; sons Errol, Sean and Cory; daughter Cheryl Ann; mother Yukiko Yoshida; brother Calvin Kon; sister Shirley Kon; and a grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Monday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Haruo Daima, 83, of Wahiawa, died Oct. 1. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Miye "Edith," sons Gregg and Keith, daughter Lois Eiting, sisters Kazue Ishida and Miyoko Kamida, and five grandchildren. Private services.
Geraldine Fujiwara, 86, of Lihue, died Oct. 3 in Wilcox Memorial Hospital. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by sister Fujie Sonoda. Private services.
Deolinda Ah Chin Allen Hamm, 89, of Kaneohe, died Monday in Honolulu. She was born in Papaikou, Hawaii. She is survived by son Charles Allen Jr.; daughters Betty "Amber" Stoltz, Lydia Von Arnswaldt, Patricia L. Dilliner, Barbara Data, Beverly Fair, Pearl Cuban and Linda Allen; brother William Ah Chin; sisters Elizabeth B. Masaki and Charlotte Vieira; 39 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. Private services.
Robert Koji Hirokawa, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Kapahulu Chevron owner, died Sunday at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jessie A., son Rodney T., daughter Sharon Higa, brother Larry, sister Edna Tagawa, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Jack Tsuyoshi Hishinuma, 81, of Pearl City, a retired carpenter, died Wednesday. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by wife Toshie, son Alvin, daughter Faith and sister Ruth Maki. Services: 6 p.m. Tuesday at Borthwick Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lillian Mae Kaahea, 68, of Aliamanu, a former Del Monte Pineapple Cannery warehouse worker and an Ampco System Parking cashier, died Monday in Ewa. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sisters Leilani E. Ramos and Mary A. Kaahea, and brothers James T. and Gordon A. Kaahea. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the cemetery. Casual attire.
Raymond T.F. Lam, 94, of Honolulu, a retired Hawaiian Electric Co. employee, died Oct. 2. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sister Ruth Hovarter. Private services.
Denis Lester Tsun Fo Lee, 51, of Eleele, Kauai, an electronic technician for Inter Teletype Telecom at Pacific Missile Range Facility, died Oct. 2 at home. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Pamela Taala, son Kekoa, daughter Kara, brother Brian, sister Jackie Sato and stepsons Thoth and Sage Gasaway. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Kauai Veterans Cemetery. Inurnment to follow. Casual attire.
Wataru Michioka, 86, of Wailuku, a dispatch clerk for Maui County Road Division, died Tuesday at home. He was born in Lahaina. He is survived by wife Kay K.F.; son Edward; daughters Jan Yokoyama, Kay Hishinuma and Suzanne Buenaventura; brothers Tadashi, Richard and Mike Misaki; sisters Eileen M. Pate and Irene K. Iwane; and eight grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. tomorrow at Kahului Union Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Howard F. Neves, 80, of Kailua, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. He is survived by son Howard F. Jr., stepdaughters Denise Duyag and Linda Abe, brother Joe "Dodie," sister Thelma Lopes and three grandchildren. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Ernesto Albano Ramiro, 67, of Waimanalo, died Oct. 2 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Antonio S., Raymond, Jefferson S. and Stephen S.; daughters Maria T.R. Galutira, Leonarda Charito-Alonzo and Maria E.R. Westbrooke; sisters Neri Yanos and Victoria Avena; brothers Rodolfo, Andres, Eufracio, Felix Raymundo, Epifanio, Reyne and Florencio; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held in the Philippines at a later date.
Bertha Y.O. Serrao, 66, of Mountain View, Hawaii, died Sept. 29 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Earl; mother Thelma Alcaide; brothers Herbert, Samuel and Moses Shim and Wilson Alcaide; and sisters Jeanne Tongpalan and Naomi Holt. Private services.
Kwei Fong Soekias, 79, of Kailua, died last Friday in Kailua. She was born in Singapore. She is survived by daughters Carla and Mira; sisters Quay S. Wong, Pat Jerome and Kathleen Perreira; brother Poh Yen; and two grandchildren. Private services.
George Takakuwa, 93, of Honolulu, a retired life and auto insurance agent for Atlas Insurance, died Oct. 2 in Life Care Center of Kona. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son James; brother Yanozuke; sisters Toshiko Okamura, Hisako Takakuma, Reiko Oda and Asahi Oshima; and a grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. tomorrow at Nuuanu Mortuary in Honolulu. Casual attire. No flowers.
George Tsuji, 82, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a boiler room crew chief for the former Hilo Coast Processing Co., died Sunday in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by wife Matsuo "Dorothy"; sons Stanley, Nelson, Douglas, Earl and William; daughters Maizie Ash and Pearl Tsuji; brothers Clarence, Norman, Stan Y. and Robert; hanai son Bernie Billena; hanai daughter Marilyn Billena; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Monday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Camille Delnoce Woodruff, 93, of Kailua, a retired teacher for Punahou School and Benjamin Parker Elementary, died Wednesday in Kailua. She was born in New York. She is survived by niece Carol Scarborough and nephew Ted Persons. Scattering of ashes at Lanikai Beach at a later date.
Jacqueline Puninani Yates, 49, of Makakilo, died Sunday in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by parents James and Abigail Umi; brothers James Jr. and Steven; and sisters Raylee Makaena, Ramona You and Sherwin Dela Cruz. Services: 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Makakilo Ward, 92-900 Makakilo Drive. Call after 5 p.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.