George Asa Llewellyn, 88, of Kaneohe, a Kaneohe Hardware Store owner, died Wednesday. He was born in Iowa. He is survived by wife Kazue, sons, daughters, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 5:30 p.m. Casual attire. No flowers.Cipriano Pascual Pedro, 95, of Waipahu, a retired printer, died Oct. 19. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by brothers Liberato and Andres, sisters Maria Reclamado and Priscilla Alejandro, and caregivers Paz and Tirso Obungen and Nora Keaulana. Private services.
Caroline Rego, 99, of Waialua, died Oct. 24. She was born in Kailua. She is survived by sons Walter, Richard and Lawrence Robello and Ralph Rego; hanai son Jamie Rego; daughters Agnes Fernandez, Angeline Cruz, Barbara Walton, Debra Rego and Donna Supranovich; 42 grandchildren; 82 great-grandchildren; and 28 great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Thursday at St. Michael Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Jose Roldan, 54, of Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaii, a retired construction worker, died Oct. 27 in Hilo Medical Center. He was born in Olaa, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Fujino; sons Xavier S.R. Chanel-Roldan and Atsuki and Takaki Demizu; brothers Antonio and Friday Roldan and Nano Yurong; and sister Margie Tike. Services to be held at a later date.
Tadae Sato, 94, of Lahaina, a retired Pioneer Mill machinist, died Oct. 15. He was born on Maui. Private services.
William Seichi Takaezu, 84, of Honolulu, a retired sales manager for George W. Killebrew Ltd. and Lewers and Cooke, died Thursday in Las Vegas. He was born in Pepeeko, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Kay; son Tim; daughters Gail Thometz and Jill T. Harper; brothers Paul and Mike; sisters Mildred Nakaganeku, Doris Nakamatsu, Estelle Yagi, Betty Miyachi, Eloise Fukuji and Toshiko and Miriam Takaezu; and one grandchild. Services: 6 p.m. Thursday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Alicia Anne "Loke" Kehaulani Tasaka, 59, of Makakilo, a bus driver for Frank Lam Bus and a Makakilo Elementary School lunch supervisor, died Tuesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Henry Sr.; sons Henry Jr., Eric Sr., Randy Sr. and Floyd Sr.; daughters Victoria Kakazu and Cindy Tasaka; brothers Abraham and Anthony Kikila and Rodney, Patrick, Clyde and Victor Alana; sisters Nowell Balogbog, Barbara Luke, Norma Kama, Charlene Kawa, Sharon AhFong and Joanne and Roxanne Alana; and nine grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Committal service: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire.
Herbert Takeshi Tateishi, 73, of Honolulu, a retired state civil engineer and a Parsons Brinkerhoff vice president, died Oct. 22 at home. He was born in Hanamaulu, Kauai. He is survived by wife Midori, son Michael, daughter Sharla Hasegawa, sister Harriet Okazaki and five grandchildren. Private services.
Haruko Tokuda, 95, of Honolulu, died Oct. 19 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Okinawa. She is survived by daughter Liliane S. Tsuha, stepsons Richard and Robert, and four grandchildren. Private services.
Thomas Takao Umetsu, 76, of Wailuku, a retired heavy equipment mechanic, died Oct. 26 at home. He is survived by wife Mitsue; sons Jonathan and Eric; sisters Takiye Kiyono, Michie Tamane, Dorothy Hatanaka and Ruth Nakao; and three grandchildren. Services held.
Eulalia "Ula" A. Valdez, 82, of Wahiawa, a retired Outrigger East Hotel chambermaid, died Tuesday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by caregivers Gwen Valdez, Annette Moanananu and Violet Ahia; sons Catalino Jr., Andrew and Edward; daughter Myrna Luigi; 14 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: 9:15 a.m. tomorrow at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. 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.