Luis Alcantra Butay Sr., 78, of Honolulu died Sept. 26 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Crispina; son Luis M. Jr.; daughter Lydia M.; brothers Melicio A. and Antonio A.; sisters Esperanza B. Ventura, Celestina Delos Santos and Tomasa B. Cristobal; and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at St. John the Baptist Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.Andres Santos Gonzales, 90, of Honolulu, a retired iron worker for Western Iron Work and Hawaii State Steel, died Oct. 4 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Hipolito, Jose, Jaime and Jesus; daughter Zamora Nieves; 23 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Masako Hioki, 91, of Waianae died Oct. 4. Survived by son Richard; brothers Masaru and Charles Nakasaki; sisters Ethel Iboshi, Carline Asagi, Elaine Soeda, Evelyn Chappell and Mildred Torikawa; five grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Private services. Donations suggested to your favorite charity.
Charles Jeff Kinsey, 62, of Kailua-Kona died Sept. 30 in Kona Community Hospital. He is also survived by daughter Maile. Her name was omitted from an obituary published Oct. 4.
Caren Lee Kodama, 49, of Honolulu died Oct. 6 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. She was born in Honolulu. Survived by sons Dixon Jr. "Blu" and Dean; daughter KC Brezina; father Clarence Lee; stepmother Jeana Lee; brother Joseph Buck; sisters Gail Kelley, Diane Moniz, Elaine Pomaikai, Gary Ann Cordeiro and Kuulei Stalcup; and two grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m. Inurnment to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Brenner Kaleikaumaka Leau-Rabe, infant son of Loseano "Boy" Jr. and Lynne Leau-Rabe, of Waipahu, died Oct. 6. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by brothers Nicholas Perla and Ikaika and Ikona Rabe, sister Kaulana Rabe, and grandparents Allen Leau, Adelaida Morillio and Loseano Sr. and Rosita Rabe. Services: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Desiderio "Jerry" Duldulao Longboy, 57, of Honolulu died Oct. 5 in St. Francis Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by mother Juana, sisters Florencia L. Stackel and Melinda Longboy and brother Alex. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:15 a.m. Friday at Our Lady of the Mount Church. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Mitsuyo Harai Murakami, 97, of Honolulu, a former Japanese language teacher in Kona, died Oct. 4. She is survived by daughters Thelma T. Murakami, Janet S. Asami and Evelyn M. Ishihara; brother Takashi Harai; sister Katsuko Sato; five grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Tyrone Cedric Pila-Ramos, 19, of Waianae died Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Gage C. Adams-Ramos; mother Charmaine Ramos; father Cedric Pila; grandparents Ernest and Ernestine Ramos and Frances Yamanoha; brothers Stacy Ramos and KC Ramos; sister Charma Ramos; and companion Kehau Cobb-Adams. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at United Gospel Fellowship Church, 95-061 Waimakua Dr. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire.
Faalele Suesue, 74, of Waipahu, a retired Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center employee, died Oct. 9. He was born in Western Samoa. He is survived by wife Fuailelagi; sons Utusilia Taugavau and Faamamalu, Faalele, Ilai and Leulumoega Suesue; daughters Faamaepaepa Suesue and Logosiva Laupola; brothers Afoa, Simifi and Tavita S. Lutu and the Rev. Sue Suesue; sisters Faatasiga Lutu, Faauuga Achica, Matua Ia and Teresa Pagofie; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Waipahu Samoan Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Fujiye Teshima, 87, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed barber, died Sept. 21 in Hospice Hawaii Kailua Home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother George M. Okino. Private services.
Arnold-Leonard "Bully" Willets, 36, of Wahiawa died Oct. 4. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by fiancee Dollene Palea; daughter Preshess; son Lopaka; stepdaughter Precious; stepsons Ehukai, Nalu and Sean; brothers Donald and George; and sisters Veronica Montalbo, Glenda Willets and Penny Rose-Willets. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Mary Emma Williams, 78, of Kailua, a retired housekeeper at Ann Pearl Care Home, died Thursday in Honolulu. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by daughter Grace Sato, sister Lily Soberano, six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 5:30 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.