Melvin Aina Jr., 35, of Wailuku, a Ramon's Restaurant cook, died Saturday at home. He was born on Molokai. He is survived by wife Norma "Lehua" L.; parents Melvin Aina Sr. and Pamela Dudoit; sons Kekoa, Kaulana, Lawrence and Kaimana; daughters Chelsie, Christie and Kanoe; brothers Guy, Lydell and Charles; and sisters Denice Pakele, Nicole Feliciano, Amber Warner and Joann, Stephanie and Carleen Allencastre. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Cremation to follow. Private burial to be held at a later date.Norio "Aku" Butch Akutagawa, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Bishop Trust bookkeeper, died Oct. 6. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Clinton and brother Sachio. Private services.
Alfred Antonio, 62, of Hilo, a Bragado Bus Service truck driver, died Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Hakalau, Hawaii. He is survived by companion MaryJane Gines-Antonio; son Zachary Tadio; daughters Sharon Jones and Suzette Antonio; hanai sons Valentine and David Gines; hanai daughters Glory Jacobs and Cheryl Goodknecht; brother Manuel Feliciano; sisters Beatrice Santiago, Margie Soto and Estrelita Spencer; and 10 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Committal services: 1 p.m. Sunday at Alae Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Marvin Cabang Cantorna, 34, of Las Vegas, a carpenter for GES Expo Services, died Oct. 11. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Desiree; daughter Reelana Marie; sons Mason Nicholas and Marvin Jr.; parents Murphy and Angie Cantorna; sisters Mercy Ann Bumanglag and Madelyn and Marjorie Cantorna; and grandparents Margarita Cantorna and Naty Cabang. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Luz Maria Cui, 74, of Honolulu, a L&D Lounge employee, died Thursday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. She was born in Puerto Rico. She is survived by son Eduardo C. Santos; daughters Isa Wood and Altita and Luz Conde; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Mass: noon tomorrow at St. Augustine Church, 130 Ohua Ave. Call after 10 a.m. Cremation to follow. Casual attire. Flowers welcome.
Jared Norito Fukushima, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Nordic Construction employee, died Oct. 15 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Ruth; daughters Melanie Radar, Stannie Muramoto, Norine Loui and Jewel Sawada; brothers Ryoichi and Roy; and 11 grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Call after 4 p.m.
Aubrey Ghen, 31, of Hilo, a computer engineer, died Oct. 13 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in New Haven, Conn. He is survived by companion Fauna Miller; mother Karen; brothers Elton Pollard and Gracson Ghen; sister Heaven Roberts; and grandparents Robert and Olga Brockway and Robert and Nancy Ghen. Services: Sunday. For more information, call 935-8853. Mass: 5 p.m. Oct. 31 in Keaau Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lloyd A. Gilbertson, 84, of Kaaawa, an U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II and a retired 3M Company employee, died Sunday at home. He was born in Wisconsin. He is survived by wife Harriet, son Gary, daughter Lynne Tucker, sister Kathryn Searle and a grandchild. Private services.
Jane Mequelina Houston, 59, of Waipahu, a homemaker, died Thursday. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by companion Roosevelt Young Jr.; daughter Denise; brothers Daniel Jr., Paul and Robert Moniz; sister Rose Hose; a grandchild; and two great-grandchildren. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Church in Waipahu. Call after 8:30 a.m. No flowers.
James "Jimmy" Keolaokalani Hueu Jr., 88, of Kahului, a retired supervisor for East Maui irrigation, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Keanae, Maui. He is survived by sons Harry and Jimmy III; daughters Barbara P. Kaslowski, MaryAnn Aloy, Janet Redo, Nalani Kaauamo and Marlene Eberheart; brother Jacob; sisters Nancy K. Ihu, Nellie McCarthy, Lois Cummings, Angeline Apo and Irene Kalawai'a; 23 grandchildren; and 59 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Sunday at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Additional services: 9 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10:30 a.m. at Maui Memorial Park Cemetery. Casual attire.
Edward Burt Johns, 92, of Kaneohe, a retired University of California-Los Angeles health education professor, died Thursday in Kaneohe. He was born in Salt Lake City. He is survived by daughters Annetta Kinnicutt, Nancy Hinz, Judy Leach and Marilyn Johns; sister Ruth Palmer; eight grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Wednesday at Pohai Nani Care Center. Aloha attire.
Bridget Kathleen Kealoha, 55, of Wailuku, a saleswoman, died Saturday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Alden Kealoha, daughters Shannon Kealoha and Kanani Faleafine, sisters Judi Correa and Lori Norris, and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Lord's Team Ministry. Call after 10:30 a.m.
Adolph Kimeli Kuewa, 62, of Haleiwa, died Oct. 8. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by wife Sandra "Lei"; sons Kedward, Kayne and Karson; daughters Johnella Nemoto and Kellei, Karilynn and Kim Kuewa; sisters Hazel Kumura, Helene Kamauoha, Grace Kuewa and Francine Escuardo; and 13 grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship, 95-061 Waimakua Drive, Waipio. Call after 8 a.m.
Sun Woong Kwon, 48, of Honolulu, a retired self-employed worker for an appliance repair service, died Saturday. He was born in South Korea. He is survived by son Ki D., mother Bok S., brother Sun K. and sisters Maria Hwang, Sun S. Lee and Sun H. Kwon. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Hawaii Korean Catholic Church, 2821 Lowrey Ave. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Japheth Daniel Justo Lamille, infant son of parents Maston and Lisa J., of Kahului, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is also survived by grandparents Ann Cadiz and Boston Lamille. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Ballard Family Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at First Assembly of God Cemetery, Kuau.
Geraldine "Geri" Marie Pasion, 51, of Kaneohe, died Thursday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Dennis Michael, Dwain Matthew, Dwight McClain and Dalton Mitchell; mother Margaret K. Kahanu; and brothers Harvey, James and William Frost and Alfred Jr. and Leonald A. Kupo. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waikalua Chapel, 45-150 Waikalua Road, Kaneohe. Call after noon. Burial: 3 p.m. at Greenhaven Memorial Park Cemetery.
Rosemary "Jr." Margaret Rice, 56, of Kailua-Kona, a former cafeteria worker and a former Denny's Restaurant employee, died Oct. 15 in Kona Community Hospital. He was born in Seattle. He is survived by mother Rosemary, brothers William and Anthony J., and sisters Eugenie A.R. Nielsen and Josephine M. Yerrington. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Michael's Catholic Church on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. No flowers. Donations suggested to St. Michael's Pantry or the Humane Society.
Oliver Kaipo Roberts, 81, of Pahoa, Hawaii, a retired park ranger for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, died Sunday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Maizie K.; sons Bill Lani and Wayne Roberts; daughters Christine Mausia, Beverly Aye, Pat Tamanaha and Laurie Antony; 18 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Visitation: 6-9 p.m. tomorrow at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pahoa Ward, located in Orchidland Estates. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Alae Cemetery, Mormon section. Casual attire.
Kiyoshi Saito, 88, of Honolulu, died Saturday in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He is also survived by sister Hiroko Tamano. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published yesterday.
Markham Kaleiwahea Spencer, 66, of Makakilo, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard crane operator, died Oct. 14 in Straub Clinic & Hospital. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Juliet "Julie"; sons Royden and Leland "Kealoha" Mokiao; daughters Delight "Stelma" Low, Tammy Vierra and Jordana Bush; hanai daughter Lynette Nonaka; brothers Calvin and Nathan Kaleiwahea; sisters Rhoda Terada, Nalani Miller and Inez Onishi; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Committal services: 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Sandra "Sandi" Takao, 49, of Honolulu, a legal secretary, died last Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by son Christopher; daughters Kimberly and Tiffany; brothers Glen, Calvin and Clifton Kinoshita; sisters Joyce Masui, Wilma Ishiara and Fay Nakakuni; mother Leatrice F. Kinoshita. Private services.
Raynette Leilani Chaves Tanaka, 42, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Saturday at home. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Thomas T.; son Devin I. Kaaha; daughters Chenielle K. Kaaha and Robynne A. and Tiara K. Tanaka; mother Henrietta Piilani Chaves; brothers Calvin K. and Dexter K. Chaves; and sister Cheryl P. Chaves. Mass: 7 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Paul Yeikichi Teruya, 74, of Waipahu, a federal government supply manager, died Saturday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by daughters Denise Oshiro and Ann Teruya, brothers Thomas and Kenneth, sisters Yoshiko Miyashiro and Marion Oshiro, and two grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Oahu Cemetery Chapel. Call after 5 p.m. Casual attire.
Russell Lysander Tiffany, 93, of Kaneohe, a retired Draper Corp. foreman, died Monday in Kaneohe. He was born in Hopedale, Mass. He is survived by sons Russell B. and Robert G., five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ethel-Mae Piilani Waialae, 54, of Waianae, an accountant, died Sunday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons James P., Edward K. and Jason P. Bero; brothers Jerry N. and Roger K. Waialae; sisters Arviella P. Kelii, Bethsiene L. Combs, Genevieve L. Hamilton, Roberta L. Searle, Diana K. Siegmund and Sarah K. Chun; and four grandchildren. Services: 8 p.m. Friday at 89-232 Piilaau Ave., Nanakuli. Burial: 9 a.m. Saturday at Nanakuli Homestead Cemetery. Aloha attire.
Bryson Anthony West, infant son of mother Ruby J., of Lahaina, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is also survived by brother Blake P. and grandparents Leo and Connie Arce. Private services.
Matsu Yamashita, 84, of Wailuku, died Oct. 7 at home. She was born in Japan. She is survived by husband Shigeo, two daughters, brother Kiyoshi Fujikura, three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. Private services.
Eiichi "Sparky" Yonashiro, 80, of Aiea, a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk, died Oct. 15 in Kapiolani Medical Center. He was born in Hawaii. He is survived by wife Yoshiko, sons Gerald and Cyrus, daughter Lea Kanada, mother Maka, brothers Wayne and Walter, and sisters Kimie Narimatsu, Sue Mizak and Geanette Kida. Services: 2 p.m. Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
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.