William Kea Sr. / Hawaiian Telephone executive
Albert Jack Kuiee Baker, 61, of Waipahu, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Aiea. He is survived by son Derek A.K. Sr.; daughter Colleen A. Baker-Kalist; brothers Walter A.B. Kuiee and Benjamin "Puna" Sr. and Isaac K. Baker; sister Julia "Honey" B. Torres; half sister Lydia Escuardo; and four grandchildren. Services: noon Saturday at Nanaikapono Protestant Church in Nanakuli. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Aloha attire.Domingo "Sandy" Abella Barit, 76, of Makakilo, a retired U.S. Army veteran, died Oct. 25. He was born in San Manuel, Tarlac, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Jennifer; brothers Federico, Dionisio, Aurelio, Alfredo and Conrado; and sisters Teresita Astorga, Trinidad Villa, Nenita Bartolome and Remedios Ondovilla. Wake: 7:30 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Jude Church, 92-104 Leipapa Way, Kapolei. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Kam Chow Chang, 75, of Honolulu, a retired Hilton Hawaiian Village chef, died Saturday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by brothers Dai Hoy and Gordon Dai Fun, and sisters Ruby Chin, Mew Ha Chun and Ah Chew. Taoist services and visitation from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 11 a.m. at Manoa Lin Yee Chung Cemetery. No flowers.
Godofredo "Fred" Ulit Clemente Sr., 58, of Waipahu, a Hale Koa Hotel employee, died Nov. 1. He was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte, the Philippines. He is survived by wife Lerma; daughters Aurora Cervantes and Kerry Ann; son Godofredo Jr.; mother Filomena; brothers Leonardo, Lorenzo, Rogelio, Ernesto and Orlando; sister Lemelyn Sapaden; and four grandchildren. Wake: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Prayer services: noon Saturday at same chapel. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
William "Bill" Ryan Downie, 58, of Hilo, a support specialist for the Federal Aviation Administration's Honolulu Control Facility and former acting air traffic manager for the Hilo Tower, died Friday in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Waimea, Kauai. He is survived by wife Beverly, son Shaun and brothers John and Nathan. Services: 5 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 4 p.m. Casual attire.
Royce Chimata Fukuyama, 69, of Honolulu, a retired Aloha Welding Co. welder, died Nov. 11 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Ruby, son Dean, daughters Mavis Fukuyama and Valerie Chinen, brothers Kwanji and Stanley, sisters Tatsuko Tsuneyoshi and Tomie, and two grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
James Tomaru Gono, 82, of Honolulu, a retired Marine Base Hawaii civil service employee, died Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ellen C., sons Gerald N. and Glenn M., brother Ted, sister Gladys Kim and four grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire.
John William Harwood, 73, of Honolulu, a Barbers Point Naval Air Station and Pearl Harbor comptroller, died Thursday in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Kenosha, Wis. He is survived by wife Kazuko Sugiyama. Committal services: 2 p.m. Thursday at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire.
Dorothy Miyako Inouye, 87, of Honolulu, died Friday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Onomea, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Takumi; sons Robert T. and Guy K.; daughter Myra S.; brother Te- tsuo Shigehara; sisters Narako Kunimoto, Shimako Kunishi, Suzuko Shigehara and Kiyoko Okahara; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Aloha attire.
Joshua William Jenkins, infant son of parents William and Jennifer Jenkins, of Honolulu, died Nov. 7 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by sister Victoria Ashley; grandparents Brent and Mary Brobak and William H. Jr. and Norma Jenkins; and great-grandparents Donald and Marguerite Williams and William H. Jenkins Sr. Services: 4 p.m. Thursday at the Submarine Memorial Chapel, Pearl Harbor. No flowers. Donations suggested to Aloha Pregnancy Care & Counseling Center, c/o Calvary Chapel, 1050 Valkenburgh St., Honolulu 96818.
Suan Joice, 86, of Waimanalo, a fellow worker with the Study Hall of the Resurrection of Waimanalo, died Saturday in Kailua. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Timothy Nathanael, David Simon, Francis Naope, Danal John and Israel Kaulupali; daughters Lei Aloha, Danielle Dooley, Berta Kaili and Clare Kaleleiki; 47 grandchildren; 109 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Services: 1:15 p.m. Thursday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Akiko Miyakawa, 86, of Honolulu, a retired private housekeeper, died Nov. 5. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by brother Kenji. Private services.
Theodore Gary Nogami, 59, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Postal Service supervisor, died Nov. 7. He was born in Waipahu. He is survived by uncle Chikao, nephew Derek and niece Caroline Simerson. Private services.
Emily Leialoha Kekipi Kamakahukilani Rebo-Sarmiento, 73, of Wailuku, died last Tuesday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. She was born in Wailuku. She is survived by son Clinton Rebo; brothers Harold Kekipi and Valentine "Larry" and Fulgencio "Fuji" Ragudo; sisters Maile Dumot, Corina Kekipi, Leimamo McIntyre and Lorraine Navarro; and two grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Saturday at Nakamura Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Reception to follow. Aloha attire. Cut flowers or leis welcome.
Rosie "Rose" Santiago Ronia, 73, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a homemaker, died Wednesday in Kohala Hospital. She was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Anthony, Kelvin and Gilbert Gutierres; daughters Cynthia Amar, Rosemary Yamamoto and Priscilla Galan; 25 grandchildren; and 20 great-grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. tomorrow at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi, Kohala, Hawaii. Call after 8 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Simeon Kamaki Samalino, 73, of Aiea, a retired basketball official and state employee, died Nov. 2. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel; sons Anthony, Ricci, Jonathan and William; brother Leo; and two grandchildren. No 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.