Norberto Caparaz Abang, 55, of Honolulu, a professional boxer trainer and Hawaiian Waikiki Beach Hotel employee, died Oct. 21 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Violeta, daughter Catherine, brothers Lito and Dick, sister Zcarina and one grandchild. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Call after 7:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.William Kanani Armitage, also known as Gerald William Armitage, 67, of Bishop, Calif., a retired carpenter, died Oct. 8. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by sons Gerald and Jessie; daughters Margaret, Patricia, Elizabeth, Estelle and Carmen; sister Emma; and 13 grandchildren. Committal services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Esther Villaluz Asis, 88, of Kailua died Thursday in Hale Nani Rehabilitation & Nursing Center. She was born in Makaweli, Kauai. She is survived by sons Alexander and James E., daughters Melva Santiago and Gerry Agellon, brother Ignacio Villaluz Jr., sister Marakit Sawaguchi, 11 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Burial to follow.
Mildred Bernice Britto, 70, of Hilo, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in Waipunalei, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Michael and Alan, brothers Walter and Victor Jardine, and sisters Suzanne Liivamaa, Katherine Petrowich and Alice Greaves. Wake: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 11 a.m. Burial to follow at Homelani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Cecilia Virginia Chica, 91, of Pearl City died Wednesday. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Pancho; sons Frank, Donald and Martin Verece; daughters Gladys Sedeno, Betty Jean "BJ" Verece, Linda Kamai, Ginger Perreira and Diane Penna; sisters Olivia Fivella and Caroline Rodrigues; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:15 a.m. Thursday at St. Anthony's Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Clifford John Rodrigues De Sa, 71, of Pearl City, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard crane operator, died Oct. 29 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Irene, sons Richard and Daryl, and four grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire. No flowers.
Mark James Gillan, 46, of Kailua died Oct. 15. He was born in Panama. He is survived by parents Martin III and Leonide "Lee," brothers Martin IV and Michael, and sisters M. Joy, Michaela and Margret. Private services. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the American Cancer Society.
Martha Makaweo Kamohai, 76, of Mountain View, Hawaii, formerly of Keaukaha, Hawaii, a housewife, died Nov. 2 in Hale Anuenue Restorative Care Center. She was born in Puueo, Hawaii. She is survived by husband John W. Jr.; sons Earl and Stanton Lancaster, Richard Range, Fred Kuhaloa and Jack W. III; daughter Solidad Lancaster; brothers James, Alexander and Donald Lancaster; sisters Alice Amoe, Sarah Lancaster Capone and Mary Kalauli; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services: 9 a.m. Wednesday at Dodo Mortuary Chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii Veterans Cemetery No. 2. Casual attire.
Abraham Young Koo Kong, 71, of Ewa Beach, formerly of Honolulu, a Love's Bakery salesman, died Oct. 24. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Beatrice; sons Gervin and Sherwin Miyamoto and Maurice; daughters Amy Hill and Lori Pietrak; brothers Edward Kane, Melvin Nip and Robert; sister Leimomi Pedro; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Nobuo Kunishi, 88, of Papaikou, Hawaii, a retired mason, died Oct. 29 in Wahiawa General Hospital. He was born in Papaikou. He is survived by wife Shimako; son Raymond; daughters Sheila Ishikawa, Shirley Higashida, Claire Camero, Marlene Rabang and Carol; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Viola D. Lyons, 89, of Kurtistown, Hawaii, a former Watsonville Hospital cook in Redding, Calif., died Monday at home. She is survived by daughters Virginia Lovell Branson and Margaret Wixon, brother William Bickford, 43 grandchildren, 26 great-grandchildren and 10 great-great-grandchildren. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Paul James Haleolono Makaena, 57, of Makaha, a pipe fitter for the federal government, died Oct. 25 in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by hanai daughter Shannon Lee; brother Dan Charles; sisters Abigail Makula, Kalani Merrill and Frances; and three grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. next Sunday at Waianae Boat Harbor. Scattering of ashes to follow.
Marie Makuakane, 78, of Waimanalo, a retired Security Title Corp. supervisor, died Oct. 30 in St. Francis Medical Center. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published Friday.
Mitsu Nagami, 97, of Kailua, a retired Japanese-language teacher and painter, died Oct. 31 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Tottori-Ken, Japan. He is survived by wife Shizuyo, son Carl, daughters Sumiko Watanabe and Ruby Hiraishi, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Private services.
William Everette Phifer Jr., 93, of Kaneohe, founding pastor and pastor emeritus of the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, died Sept. 17 in Honolulu. He was born in Brookhaven, Miss. He is survived by sons William E. III, Kenneth W. and Robert W.; brother Samuel H.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 3 p.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu. In lieu of flowers, donations suggested to the Rev. William E. and Evelyn J. Phifer Memorial Lecture Fund of the First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu, 1822 Keeaumoku St., Honolulu, HI 96822.
Ruth Y.S. Quon, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Bank of Hawaii employee, died Oct. 27. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Carol Ann Lee; son Ron; brothers Sam and Donald Kim; sisters Martha Rochlen, Betty Fo and Jean Ibaraki; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Private services.
Ines A. Ratuita, 82, of Honolulu, a retired teacher from the Philippines, died Oct. 25 in St. Francis-West Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 8:15 a.m. Saturday at Our Lady of the Mount Catholic Church. Call after 7:45 a.m. Burial: 10 a.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park.
Eutropia "Sophie" Lim Suga, 83, of Pearl City, a retired Navy Exchange cashier, died Oct. 28. She was born in Cebu, the Philippines. She is survived by son Rogelio "Roger"; daughters Jane Ratcliffe and Geraldine "Gerri" Kitsu; sisters Natividad "Naty" Perez, Susana "Nene" Jatico, Amparo "Paring" Ouano and Mercedes "Lily" Silva; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 12:45 p.m. at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Kame Odo Toguchi, 101, of Pearl City, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Kapiolani Medical Center at Pali Momi. She is survived by sons Kiyoshi and Hiroshi, daughters Lillian Sadako Arakaki and Kimie Sugitaya, brother Kokusei Odo, sister Nabe Toma, 14 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Incorrect information provided for an obituary printed yesterday.
Dolores Torres, 70, of Mountain View, Hawaii, a homemaker, died last Sunday in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in San Francisco. She is survived by husband Frank R. Sr., son John Cortijo, stepson Frank Jr., stepdaughter Georgiana Wilcox, brother Ernest Cicero, eight grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Mass: 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hilo. Call after 9 a.m. Cremation to follow. Inurnment: 11 a.m. Thursday at Homelani Memorial Park Columbarium (office side). Casual attire.
Rollo Underwood, 93, of Holualoa, Hawaii, a retired Carnation Milk Co. employee in Los Angeles, died Wednesday at home. He was born in South Bend, Ind. He is survived by sons Richard and Jack, brother Larry, five grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren. Services: Thursday at the Underwood residence. Call after 5 p.m.
Charlene Voss, 76, of Hana, a retired pharmaceutical assistant, died Nov. 1 in Hale Makua, Kahului. She was born in Portsmouth, Ohio. She is survived by son Gary; daughter Debra Parcher; brother Forrest McGlone; sisters Betty Smith, Mary Jane Bauer, Alice Jean Ellis, Loraine Windland and Betsy Ruth Collins; and three grandchildren. Private services.
Russell Ken Yamamoto, 45, of Reno, Nev., an assistant store manager for Albertsons in Reno and Carson City, Nev., died June 16. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by parents Conway and Lorine, brother Dennis, and sisters Louise Sakihama and Sandra Krivo. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Higashi Hongwanji Temple. Private burial. Aloha 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.