Hazel "Aunty Akepa" Miles Shafter Akim-Naone, 83, of Honolulu, died last Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Peter and Joseph Akim; sisters Wilhelmina Olds, Kawelo Fargie and Lovelita James; 16 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Sunday at Kamehameha Schools Bernice Pauahi Bishop Memorial Chapel. Call after 2:30 p.m. Private Mass. Inurnment to be held at a later date. Aloha attire.Cesario Jiminez Atendido, 94, of Las Vegas, died Oct. 29. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Tessie "Veronica"; sons Brian, Ronald and Christopher; daughters Joan Ino, Florence Tazaki, Rose Bettencourt, Cherly Fujii and Joyce Atendido; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Nov. 16 at Kapaa Missionary Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Consorsia "Connie" Wahine Frias Basan, 87, of Waipahu, died Thursday. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Donald, daughter Didith Gouveia, three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Waipahu United Church of Christ. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at Sunset Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Adrienne "Monica" Lee Benton, 56, of Honolulu, a housekeeper, died Oct. 28 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Long Beach, Calif. She is survived by daughter Yvette C. Benton-Burke, father Jack G., sister Jaquelyn and two grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11:30 a.m. Committal services to follow at the cemetery.
Harold Eugene Black, 78, of Honolulu, a retired machinist in the aerospace industry, died Sunday at home. He was born in Ohio. He is survived by brothers Paul E. and William E., and sisters Virginia M. Chambers and Barbara J. Woodward. Private services.
Roberta Esubia Blasque, 52, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Oct. 18 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hayward, Calif. She is survived by daughter Ashley; brothers Thomas Blasque and Michael and Jerry Brewer; and sisters Linda Deering, Sharon Rawlins and Paula Swaney. Private services.
Harold Souza Carvalho, 73, of Hanamaulu, Kauai, a bakery manager, died Saturday at home. He was born on Kauai. He is survived by wife Yolanda, sons Brian and Gardon, daughter Susan Eaton, sisters Eleanor Mendonca and Ethel Ornellas, and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Nov. 13 at Immaculate Conception Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kauai Memorial Gardens. Casual attire.
Soledad "Soling" Casapangan Damo, 75, of Honolulu, died Oct. 25. She was born in Puhi, Kauai. She is survived by sons Donray, Alan and Lee Manibog; daughters Twani Alexander and Maxine Manibog; brothers Augustine and Domingo Lorenzo; and sisters Bevenincia Agbulos, Juanita Merrifield, Josephine Lorenzo, Berlina Mindoro and Evelyn Delos Reyes. Services: 11:45 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire.
Rufus "Buddy" Haaheo Duarte, 70, of Captain Cook, Hawaii, a retired powderman and a jackhammer and buster operator, died last Wednesday at home. He was born in Kainaliu, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Theresa L.A.; son Rufus H. Jr.; daughter Theresa K.L.D. Sasaki; hanai son Patrick K.; hanai daughters Tessie Uulopa, Christie K. Manila, Cheryl K.M.M. Kuanoni and Rosie and Lynette Sadumiano; brother Antone; sisters Adeline Mercer, Julia Luat, Elsie Kennedy, Sally Gardner, Phyllis Hashimoto and Vivian Pinto; nine grandchildren; and six hanai grandchildren. Visitation: all night Friday at St. Benedict's Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mae Satsuki Fujisawa, 71, of Waianae, a Waianae High School cafeteria worker, died Oct. 24 in Kapiolani Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by daughters Annette Tomitaka and Carol Matsumoto, brothers George and Alfred Akemoto, sisters Kazuye Sasaki and Tsuguye Nomura, and four grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kiyoshi Gushikuma, 71, of Honolulu, a retired General Telephone electronic engineer, died Oct. 15. He was born in Kekaha, Kauai. He is survived by wife Maude; sons Cy, Joe and Chris; brothers Koichi, Mitsuo and Yuki; sister Harue Oshiro; and five grandchildren. Private services.
Norman Frank Hammink, 61, of Honolulu, formerly of Roseville, Minn., died Oct. 25 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Minnesota. He is survived by wife Sandi, daughters Nancy Brenna and Lori Peterson, sister Sandy Sontere, mother Dorothy and five grandchildren. Scattering of ashes: 8:30 a.m. Sunday on the beach of Outrigger Canoe Club, 1045 Elks Club.
Riichi "Lee" Hatada, 80, of Hilo, vice president for the former Hatada and Robert's Bakery Inc., died Sunday at home. He was born in Hilo. He is survived by wife Eiko; son Orrin L.; daughters Patti L. Mau and Trudi L. Adams; brothers Shunichi, Haruo, Masashi, Kengo and George; sister Betty Hirota; and five grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 9:30 a.m. Casual attire. No flowers.
Misano Higashigawa, 100, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died Oct. 22 in Maluhia Long Term Care Health Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by sons Masami and Shigemi; daughters Harriet Kohashi, Peggy M. Ogi, Ellen Ikeda, Arlene Dowler and Grace Kira; sisters Shizue, Yaeko and Yuriko; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edmond Terumi "Chris" Hirano, 85, of Honolulu, a retired city bus operator, died Oct. 27. He was born in Mountain View, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Bessie, son Michael, brothers Wataru and Fumio, and sister Yuriko Torigoe. Private services.
Leinaala Mary Ho, 60, of Honolulu, died Oct. 5 in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by mother Elvina Fuller; sisters Juanita Sanders, Diana Miller and Cissy Cambra; brothers Walter Miller and Tony and Solomon Fuller; hanai daughter Millie Downey; and hanai son Rod Dupont. Services: 1 p.m. Saturday at Ala Moana Beach Park, Magic Island. Call after noon. For more information, call 946-2158.
Tsutomu Ichiyama, 94, of Pearl City, died Oct. 23. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by son Gordon; daughters June Shimabukuro and Carol A. Hoshino; brothers Toichi Inouye and Robert Ichiyama; sisters Doris Kimura, Mildred Taniguchi, Grace Shimamoto, Pauline Anzai, Theresa Kojima, Sueno Hirayama, Faye Aoki, Yoshiko Nagasawa and Kinu Ichiyama; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Private services.
Thomas Mitsuru Ige, 63, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Philip M., Shin and Masao; and sisters Ruth F. Shimabuku, Sachiko Kaneshiro and Olga T. Morishige. Private services.
Toshiko Inouye, 87, of Honolulu, a retired Ilikai Hotel pantry worker, died last Wednesday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Laie. She is survived by sons Sanford T.; daughters Beatrice S. Isono, Jean K. Uwaine, Carol S. Hagihara and Pauline F. Eckman; brothers Iwao and Yuuichi Marumoto; sisters Margie H. Kaneyuki, Mitsu Fujinaka and Tami Lee; 14 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Thomas "Tommy" Keliihanahulu Kaluhiwa, 59, of Waianae, died Oct. 28. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by companion Annie "Aloma" Aki; daughters Marie Young, Wailani Kaluhiwa, Gloria Kaimimoku and Mary Ann Maltby; brothers William and Joseph Y. Lin; and sister Pearl Rodrigues. Services: 7 p.m. Saturday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Casual attire.
Brandon Hiroaki Kobayashi, 21, of Honolulu, died Thursday in Japan. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by father James H., mother Jeanne N., sisters Michelle H. and Lisa Ann N., and grandparents Albert C. Kobayashi and Michiko Masui. Services: noon Sunday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Call after 11 a.m.
Thomas "Tommy" Kalani Massengill, 33, of Keithville, La., formerly of Wahiawa, died Oct. 21. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by son Colby, father Gary, mother Barbara, brother Gary and sister Sheryl Carmain. Graveside services: 9:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual and aloha attire.
Wallace Hideo Nishimura, 89, of Honolulu, a retired state security guard, died Oct. 28 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Wahiawa. He is survived by wife Kameko, sons Steven and Leslie, sisters Misue Muranaka, half brother Harold Machigashira and three grandchildren. Private services.
Helen Mitsuko Otaguro, 82, of Aiea, a homemaker, died last Wednesday at home. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Harry K., Ted T., Roy S. and Paul S.; daughter Janice M.; brothers David and George Matsumoto; sisters May Kawasaki, Thelma Miya and Frances Hatakeyama; and seven grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary.
Consuelo Tabiolo Pascua, 82, of Waipahu, died Oct. 9. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by sons Ernesto Pascua and Amalia Ungos, brothers Tomas and Pedro Tabiolo, and four grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Friday at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani. Call after 9:30 a.m. Additional visitation: 6-9 p.m. at Nuuanu Mortuary, east chapel. Additional visitation: 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples.
Kiew Phimmali, 80, of Ewa Beach, died Oct. 23 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in China. She is survived by sons Daniel, Tieng Heng, Tim, Frank, Ken, Thomas and Tony Law; sister Xiu-Ching Lin; and 12 grandchildren. Buddhist services: 2-5 p.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Taoist services: 8:30-11:15 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples.
Elsie Loveland Pitcherale, 90, of Honolulu, died Friday in Ewa Beach. She was born in Waipahu. She is survived by son Wayne Loveland, daughter Lisa Lum, sister Dinah Pao, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Services; noon Monday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Oahu Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Rufino Gimenez Quintinita, 92, of Honolulu, died Oct. 16. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Rosalina, son Joseph, daughters Loretta Payne and Rosemarie Quintinita, and three grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: noon Saturday at the mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Jaden Ray Romero-Juan, infant son of father Joewel G. Juan and mother Renalee Romero, of Kahului, died yesterday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He is also survived by stepbrother Rayden Baker, stepsister Jogecci Baker-Juan and grandparents Antonio and Shirley Acoba and Alejandro and Frecsedes Juan. Mass: 1 p.m. Friday at St. Anthony Catholic Church. Call after noon. Burial to follow at Maui Memorial Park. Casual attire.
The Rev. Wai Pun Siu, 72, of Aiea, a retired Calvary Assembly of God pastor, died Friday. He was born in China. He is survived by sons Joseph, Benjamin and Darrell; daughter Sharon Ko; sister Puilan S. Loh; brother Wai L. Siu; and eight grandchildren. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God, 3400 Moanalua Road. Call after 4:30 p.m.
Darby E. Souza, 34, of Ewa Beach died Oct. 28. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by fiance Jamie Chow; sons Jacob and Samson Toro; daughters Lei-Ann Toro and Jada Chow; father Theodore Sr.; brothers Ted Jr. and John; and sisters Raldean Narvaez, Raedrina Kealoha and Latasha Galindo. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at United Gospel Fellowship Church. Call after 10 a.m. Casual attire.
Kathleen V. Spicer, 59, of Kailua, a retired employee for the former Hawaiian Telephone Co., died yesterday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by sons Kenneth M. and Kelvin F.; brothers Donald, John and Peter Gomes; sisters Donna Gomes and Ann Landon; and four grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Hee Wo Tom, 93, of Honolulu, a retired Wo Fat Restaurant cook, died Sunday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Dorothy D.; sons Henry and James; daughters Grace Williams, Celeste Page and Joyce Lund; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 12:30 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after noon. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Richard Masaaki Uchida, 86, of Wahiawa, died May 26, 1998, and his wife, Michiko Uchida, 86, also of Wahiawa, died Oct. 1. He was born in Hawaii and was an exterminator for Schofield Barracks. She was born in Kawailoa and was a homemaker. They are survived by daughter Jolyn. He is also survived by brothers Hideo and Atsushi, and sister Elaine. Services: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Haleiwa Shingon Mission. Inurnment: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
Kirkland James Whittle Sr., 72, of Haiku, Maui, former owner of Whittle Neon Sign Co. and a Walker-Moody Construction Co. employee, died Sunday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Patricia P.; son Kirkland Jr.; daughters Rori-Jean Keomaka, Donalee Pang and Jamie M. Wagner; sister Lillian W. Hayselden; 12 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass: 6 p.m. tomorrow at St. Joseph Church. Call after 5 p.m. A reception to follow at family home. Additional services: 11:30 a.m. Monday at Diamond Head Mortuary, Oahu. Call after 10 a.m. A reception to follow. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Elisabeth Bobbitt Wolfe, 86, of Maryland, a part-time resident of Maui, a psychiatric social worker at the District of Columbia Psychiatric Institute, died Thursday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Huntington, W.Va. She is survived by sons S. Anthony and Tim, daughter Ellen Brewerton, brother Jack Bobbitt, 11 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Private services.
Mutsumi Yang, also known as Mutsumi Katagiri, 52, of Honolulu, a ship agent for Mid Pacific Ship Agent Ltd., died Saturday in Straub Clinic and Hospital. She was born in Japan. She is survived by companion Carl Hatakeyama, son Eugene D. Yang, brothers Toshiaki Katagiri and Hideyuki Kurata, and sister Miyuki Kawamura. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
Miki Inez Yoshimura, 53, of Kaneohe, a sales clerk for Times Super Market in Kaneohe, died Thursday. She was born in Georgia. She is survived by husband Randal, son Kelly Kile, daughter Wendy Kile and sisters Gail and Francis Hill. Private services.
Eunice Lee Young, 85, of Honolulu, died Oct. 28 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brothers Gary, Raymond and William Lee; and sisters Lynette Chang and Velvia Lai. Private services.
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.