Miriam Shim Ching, 85, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Nov. 9 in Maunalani Nursing Home. She was born in North Kohala, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Wah Chan, sons Channing Y.H. and Leland Y.L., daughters Michele K.S. Choy and Juliet K.W. Garcia, sisters Nellie Hew and Vivian Broadus, and one grandchild. Services: 10:15 a.m. Saturday at St. Andrew's Cathedral. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire.Janice Moo Hung Chun, 63, of Honolulu, a Chun's Plumbing partner, died Thursday in St. Francis Hospice-West. She was born in China. She is survived by husband Eddie B.S.; sons Lordric, Dervin and Derek; daughters Vivia Chun and Caranthia White; mother Arlene Tam; brother Randy Tam; and sisters Patricia, Carol and Kathy Tam. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 1 p.m. Hawaiian Memorial Park. Casual attire. No flowers.
Victoria Leilani Clarke, 84, of Waialua, died Thursday in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Kona. She is survived by husband Edward Sr.; sons Edward "Sonny" Jr., Richard and Wayne; daughters Victoria Nacario, Catherine Sosusco, Sonja Gilman and Irene and Stephanie Clarke; 23 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 5 p.m. Graveside services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Hawaiian Memorial Park. Aloha attire.
Elsa P. Driver, 83, of Honolulu, died Tuesday in Honolulu. She was born in Tennessee. She is survived by daughters Pamela Fischer and Patrice Driver, two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Scattering of ashes at sea at a later date.
George Tokumi Hamada, 87, of Mililani, died Nov. 12. He was born in Kukuihaele, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Agnes, son Brian, daughters Lynn Nakasone and Iris Endow, brother Dick, sisters Bernice Stewart and Ruth Tsunoda, and three grandchildren. Private services.
Tadashi Kashiwabara, 84, of Aiea, a retired Holmes and Narver repairman, died Nov. 14 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Jean T.; daughters Gail Hadama, Lynn Shimizu and Lila Kurano; brother Ralph Narusaki; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Itsuko Kurashige, 89, of Aiea, a retired Pearl Harbor Shipyard cafeteria employee, died Nov. 13. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by daughter Jane Badiny; brother Masaaki Nakamura; sisters Fudeko Alapai, Tomiyo Nakamoto and Karen Nakamura; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Private services.
Edward Hideo Mitsukado, 90, of Honolulu, a retired federal government army intelligence employee, died Tuesday in Ann Pearl Nursing Facility. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Keiko. Services: noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 2 p.m. Dec. 3 at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Aloha attire.
Mutsuji Nakashima, 85, of Honolulu, a retired Sheraton Hotels auditor, died Oct. 17. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by wife Eileen K., son Ralph M., brother Henry, sister Yaeko Sugawara and two grandchildren. Private services.
Silverio Tana Ramos, 84, of Honolulu, a retired landscaping laborer, died Nov. 5 in Honolulu. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Vicenta; sons Catalino, Juanito, Leonardo, Wilfredo, Florentino and Orlando; daughter Pacita; brothers Basilio and Ricardo; sister Mercedes Dagan; 21 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Nuuanu Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial to follow at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Santiago Sumbad, 95, of Kapulena, Hawaii, a retired Hamakua Sugar Co. mill centrifugal tender and a Paauilo Sugar Plantation employee, died Friday in North Hawaii Community Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Feliza, son Santiago Jr., daughter Mechaila Lealaitafea, 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Honokaa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Aloha or casual attire.
Irene Kiyoko Okubo Watanabe, 77, of Honolulu, a retired state Department of Transportation Highways Division office manager, died Nov. 12 in St. Francis Hospice Puiwa. She was born in Maulua, Hawaii. She is survived by husband Iwao; son Scott; and sisters Kiyomi Sumiye, Mildred Yamada and Peggy Sato. Private services.
Margaret Luna Zulueta, 75, of Honolulu, a retired state secretary, died Nov. 17 in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by sons Leonard and Gerard; brothers Lawrence H. and Larry H. Luna; sisters Magdaline Kawatachi, Martha Goo and Marianne Luna; and one grandchild. 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.