Tim Lee Cho, 71, of Honolulu, a LJ Fashion Line fabric maker and cutter, died Tuesday in Honolulu. He was born in Canton, China. He is survived by wife Laura L., daughter Yan, brother Tim S. and sister Siu C. Yip. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 2:30 p.m. at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.James Min Chun Jr., 68, of Honolulu, a city road division employee, died Oct. 23 in Honolulu. He was born in Laupahoehoe. He is survived by sons Douglas and Lionelbarry; daughter Genesis Kauwe; brother Robert; sisters Geraldine Baniaga, Diane Enfield and Julia Ford; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at His Highest Praise Church, 423 Kamakee St. Inurnment: 9 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Sadie Maikahilani Decano, 75, of Wahiawa, died last Sunday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Thomas and Robert; daughters Thelma Belmodis, Yvonne Chilson and Eugenia "Jean" Kapapa; brother John Ferreira; sister Esther Vierra; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Atamante "Andy" G. Edralin Sr., 78, of Waimanalo, a retired Honolulu Board of Water Supply pipefitter foreman, died Oct. 25 in Kaiser Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Rosalina; children Nani, Edith, Chico, Leitrisha and Ata Jr.; brother Tony; sisters Andrea and Julia; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at St. George Catholic Church in Waimanalo. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Richard Eitaro Endo, 87, of Honolulu, a state government mechanic and 100th Infantry Battalion veteran, died Wednesday. He was born in Puna, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mommy and sister Doris Fujimoto. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary, west chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire.
Alfred "Red" Estrella, 80, of Hilo, a retired airport maintenance supervisor, died last Sunday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Alice, son Lester, brothers Joseph and Raymond, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Carol Hideko Fushikoshi, 74, of Lahaina, a hairdresser and business owner, died Thursday. She was born in Puukolii, Maui. She is survived by husband Norman, son Dean, daughter Lori Rossow, sisters Fumie Honda, Chiyak Komoda and Sayako Takashima. Services: 4 p.m. Tuesday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Reception to follow.
Harold Leroy "Jack" Horton, 70, of Honolulu, a retired Fort DeRussy civil servant and U.S. Army veteran, died Monday in Kaiser Malama Ohana. He was born in Oklahoma City. Private inurnment to be held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl.
Tetsuo Igawa, 73, of Keaau, Hawaii, a retired Puna Sugar Co. superintendent and an AMFAC nursery employee, died last Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Mildred S.; son Bruce; daughter Diane; brothers Hideo, Melvin, James, Fred and Wayne; sisters Mae Muramoto, Jean and Ann; and four grandchildren. Private services. No monetary gifts.
Manuel "Manning" C. Inda, 86, of Paia, Maui, a sugar plantation employee, died Oct. 23 in the Philippines. He was born in Sinait, Ilocos Sur, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Ilumenada E., sons Johnny and Allen, daughters Lorna Ayresman and Janet, brother Placido, sisters Benita Cabayao and Consolacion Perlas, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at Holy Rosary Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park.
Cora-May Jensen, 78, of Hilo, a retired state Department of Health public health nurse, died Friday at home. She was born in Vancouver, Canada. She is survived by daughters Penny Paulsen, Tracey Jensen and Linda Harris; sisters Kay Speer and Edythe Field; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at Dodo Mortuary. Call after 3 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to a charity.
Joseph Kaawa, also known as "Kumu Hula Janelle," 58, of Waianae, a kumu hula for Kaleo O Kaahumanu Hula Halau, died Oct. 22. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents the Rev. Andrew Jr. and the Rev. Emmaline; brothers Andrew III, Gabriel, Thomas, Jacob and Daniel and Solomon Tabangcora; sisters Jane Wahilani, Judy Opunui, Lei Collins and April Flores; and hanai family Paulette, Mafua III, Louis, Johnlynn and Jeremiah Mafua and Alecia Perkins. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Scattering of ashes: 11 a.m. Saturday at Forac Beach Park, also known as Zablan Beach Park, Nanakuli. Aloha attire.
Lois Johnson Kittle, 72, of Honolulu, a retired independent sales contractor, died Wednesday. She was born in Chicago. Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday at St. John Lutheran Church, 1004 Kailua Road, Kailua. No flowers.
James Seiichi "Sonny" Matsuda, 87, of Kailua, a Hickam Air Force Base accountant, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Kealia, Kauai. He is survived by sister Maizie Sasaki and hanai daughter Clarenli Gray Yokoi. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire. Leis welcome.
Olivia Mae Pia Myschek, 49, of Nanakuli, a caregiver, died Tuesday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Lihue. She is survived by husband Walter; son Nicholas; daughters Regina Hirakawa, Misty Pall and Lindsey Myschek; brothers Stephen Maglinti and Michael and Kenneth Pia; sisters Joan Hall and Patricia Basso; parents Kenneth and Segunda Pia; and five grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Tuesday at "Puka Pants" across from Hakimo Road. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Beatrice Petti, 85, of Hilo, a homemaker, died last Sunday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Patrick and William, daughter Angela Baniaga, brother Herbert C. Aguiar, sister Helen Bigelow and four grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Jonathan "J.B." Quindica Jr., 22, of Wahiawa, a World Wide Window Cleaning employee, died last Sunday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Jonathan and Yvonne Quindica and grandparents Alvina P. Mabaso and Rose B. Quindica. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Frances Hiilei Brown Raphael, 65, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Oct. 22 in Nanakuli. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Thomas and Herbert Wilson; daughters Francine Rosa, Michelle P. Molina, Laura Manuel-Arrighi and Joana Bright; sisters Emily Auwae, Viola Hendricks and Doris and Diane Daniel; brothers Mortimer and Rudy Daniel and Nathan Brown; stepmother Mary Ann Brown; 21 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Maili Beach Park. Scattering of ashes to follow. Casual attire. No flowers.
Regina Joan Rieder, 79, of Kailua died Wednesday in Honolulu. She was born in El Dorado, Kan. She is survived by daughter Roberta Sylvester, sisters Elnora Snyder and Dorothy McCarthy and three grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Friday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Kailua, 114 Makawao St. Call after 10 a.m. Aloha attire.
William Hitoshi Tsuji, 93, of Honolulu, retired Seven Up Bottling Co. president, died Oct. 25 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Dorothy H.; son Patrick; daughters Kay Uesugi and Bessie Okada; brothers Albert, Isami and Harry; sisters Helen Ikeoka and Thelma Katsuki; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Wednesday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Honpa Hongwanji Hawaii Betsuin or Kuakini Foundation.
Arthur "Woody" Akina Wood Sr., 79, of Pukalani, Maui, a crane operator and World War II U.S. Army veteran, died Oct. 26 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Arthur "Woody Boy" Jr. and Gary; daughters Barbara J. Drakeford, Kelcy Bal, Natalie and Madeline; brother Walter; sister Elizabeth Santos; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the church. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Maui Veterans Cemetery.
Fusae Yamashita, 89, of Pepeekeo, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Tuesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Pepeekeo. She is survived by husband Tadashi; sons Roy and Kenneth; daughters Cherrie Amasaki and Lynne Maeda; brothers Masatoshi, Tamotsu and Takeshi Tsunezumi; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Private services. No flowers. No monetary gifts.
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.