Masami Abe, 73, of Pearl City, a retired U.S. Army master sergeant, died Nov. 17 in Tripler Army Medical Center. He was born in Kuiaha, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Tsugie; brother Teruo; and sisters Evelyn T. Yoshida, Yukiko Sato and Daisy Kitaoka. Private services.Warren Akana, 54, of Waianae, a former A.H. Hansen Sales night supervisor and truck driver, died Nov. 6. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Lydia "Lang"; son Shawn; daughters Stacie "Noe," Jennie and Jessie; stepfather Daniel Punihaole Sr.; brothers George Purdy, Daniel Punihaole, Newton and Dayle Pescaia and William F. Jr., Clayton "Kaleo" and Mervin Akana; sisters Pearl Gomes, Eva Kahoonei, Elizabeth Kama and Leilani Mahi; and 14 grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mililani Mortuary- Waipio makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Burial to be held at Lanai Veterans Cemetery at a later date. Casual attire.
Olimpio "Oli" R. Ballesteros, 78, of Waipahu, a retired Pfleuger Co. yard maintenance man, died Nov. 10. He was born in North Hilo, Hawaii. He is survived by wife Evelyn; sons Celestino, Artemio and Amado; daughters Imelda Diaz and Estrelita Ibarra; stepbrothers; stepsisters; and 14 grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at St. Joseph Church. Call after 6 p.m. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: noon at Valley of the Temples. Casual attire.
Domingo Cabatuan Botardo Sr., 82, of Kaneohe, a master tailor and a barong Tagalog specialist, died Thursday in Carryville, Tenn. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by companion Raquel Dizon; sons Rudy Sr., Frank and Domingo Jr.; daughters Evangeline Maristela and Wilma Messer; brother Candido; sister Isabel Avelino; 12 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Sunday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10 a.m. Monday at the mortuary. Call after 8 a.m. Burial: 11:30 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Noel Patrick Brady, 64, of Honolulu, a University of Hawaii-Manoa business school professor and a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, died last Tuesday. He was born in New York. He is survived by daughter Jill Brady. Private services.
Joseph Robert Campbell Sr., 55, of Kihei, Maui, a printer and a U.S. Navy veteran, died Thursday in Kihei. He was born in Pennsylvania. He is survived by son Joseph R. Jr.; daughter Jackie; mother Harriet; brothers Michael, Chuck, David and Bill; and sisters Lee, Kate and Andy. Private services.
Eufemia Marcos Delos Santos, 88, of Honolulu, a retired U.S. Post Office custodian, died last Tuesday in St. Francis Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Felipe B., sons Calixto M. and Benito M., daughter Lydia Garan, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Monday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 9:30 a.m. next Tuesday at St. Anthony Catholic Church, Puuhale Road. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Faustina Guillermo Francisco, 91, of Keaau, Hawaii, died Nov. 12 in Hilo Medical Center. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Teodoro; son Emiliano; daughters Cenona Vallente, Feliciana Dela Cruz, Nancy Daquioag and Flordelina Calapit; brother Federico Guillermo; 20 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren. Mass: 7 p.m. Friday at Pahoa Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Call after 6 p.m. Additional Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at the church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at the church cemetery. Casual attire.
Yoshiko Hamada, 88, of Waimea, a homemaker, died Friday in Hilo. She was born in Kurtistown, Hawaii. She is survived by sons Thomas, Roy and Hale; daughters Dawn Pung and Jewel Carnett; sisters Nancy Hiromasa, Evelyn Fujimoto and Colleen Nakata; 14 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Call after 1 p.m. Casual attire.
Irene H. Hamasaki, 81, of Kailua, a retired Iolani Sportswear trimmer, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. She was born in Koolau, Kauai. She is survived by husband Eishin; son Wallace; brothers Shoko and Ernest Tengan; sisters Doris Tamanaha, Laura Tada and Emi Shimabukuro; and three grandchildren. Services: 4 p.m. Friday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Inurnment: 1 p.m. Monday at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Casual attire. No flowers.
Lillian Tsuyuko Higa, 72, of Honolulu, died Nov. 15. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Tom; sons Radford and Russell; daughter Sandy; brothers Willard, Melvin, Kenneth and Brian; and seven grandchildren. Private services.
Tanetsugu Higashi, 91, of Kahului, died Nov. 11 in Hale Makua Kahului. He was born on Maui. He is survived by wife Tsuruye, son Stanley, brother Rikio, and sister Jan Inouye. Private services.
Richard Chew Sun Hong, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard Shop No. 51 employee, died Nov. 18 in Queen's Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Teresa, son Reynold, daughter Janice and brother George. Taoist services: 9:30-11 a.m. Sunday at Diamond Head Mortuary. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Richard "Uncle Dickie" Kauahikaua, 80, of Waialua, a retired federal government employee and a U.S. Army veteran who served in World War II, died Nov. 13. He was born in Waialua. He is survived by brother Charles. Services: 10 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 8 a.m. Inurnment: 10:45 am. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Eugene C. Kincaid, 71, of Honolulu, a retired Adolph's administrative executive, died Nov. 16 in Honolulu. He was born in Dorrance, Kan. He is survived by sister Betty Lou Kincaid-Nelson and brother Jerry L. No services.
Vincent Hajime Okamoto, infant son of Michael and Jodie Okamoto, of Honolulu, died Thursday. He was born in Honolulu. He is also survived by grandparents Richard and Elaine Okamoto and Paul and Hiroko Takamiya. No services.
Roberta Kawaiulani "Aunty Berta" Paia Okimoto, 63, of Everett, Wash., formerly of Honolulu, a former Ala Moana Hotel employee, died Nov. 7 in Everett. She was born on Kauai. She is survived by son Wendell C.K.; daughters Suzanne M.M. "Cookie," Wendy U.T., Colleen K.K. Kotani and Lynn K.P.; mother Eleanor K. Paia; brother Peter Opulaoho; sisters Napua Knight and Arde Yamashita; and 12 grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. No flowers.
Julia Kealoha Plunkett, 65, of Ewa Beach, died Nov. 15 in Kaiser Medical Center. She was born in Honolulu. She is survived by husband Edward; son Nathan; daughters Marilyn and Ellen Plunkett, Leonie Devera, Cheryl-Lyn Horner and Edwina Keawe; sisters Ellen Muth, Rowena Kali and Elvera Kaiu; 17 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Waipahu 2nd Ward Stake Center. Call after 9 a.m.
Louis Pontes Jr., 70, of Kalaheo, Kauai, a Pacific Missile Range Facility Baker Support heavy equipment operator, died Thursday at home. He was born in Eleele, Kauai. He is survived by wife Eleanor; son Louis Pontes III; daughters Diane Silva, Linda Kelekoma, Brenda Gebauer, Sharlene Barba, Lisa Pontes and Karen Akita; sister Rose Koerte; 19 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Mass: 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Raphael Catholic Church in Koloa. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Lihue Cemetery.
George Rodrigues, 74, of Kailua, died Nov. 18 in Honolulu. Services: 10 a.m. today at Hawaiian Memorial Park. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Friday.
Walter Yonekuni Uohara, 77, of Hilo, owner of Walter Y. Uohara Orchids, died Friday in Life Care Center of Hilo. He was born in Hanapepe, Kauai. He is survived by wife Mitsuko S., son Dr. John K., brother Dr. George I., sister Madeline Ikei and two grandchildren. Visitation: 2-3 p.m. Friday at Dodo Mortuary in Hilo. Casual attire. No flowers.
Manuel Gallegos Villanueva, 79, of Ewa Beach, died Nov. 13. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Emilia "Miling"; son Aghel; daughters Nita Saludares, Lydia Ramos, Tessie Corpuz, Edna Rasa and Greta Andam; brother Emiterio; sisters Victoria Balagat, Dolores Tamangan; 14 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 5:30 p.m. Burial to take place in the Philippines at a later date. Casual attire.
Yoshino Watanabe, 85, of Kahului, died Saturday in Hale Makua Kahului. She was born in Puunene. She is survived by sons Wallace, James, Alan and Frederic; sisters Kiyo Kanada and Mitsue Umetsu; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Services: 11 a.m. tomorrow at Paia Mantokuji.
Marion Troy Whittle, 98, of Honolulu, a homemaker, died Nov. 17 in Hale Nani Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility. She was born in Colfax, Wash. She is survived by son Tom Fink, eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Reception: 10 a.m.-noon Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. 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.