Herbert Honda enjoyed helping farmers most Feleti Henry Brown, also known as Feleti Feleti Jr., 42, of Waianae, died Dec. 7. He was born in American Samoa. He is survived by wife Pamela "Pam"; sons Israel, Daniel, Isaac, Henry, Pulesea and Manu; daughters Jolyn, Janie and Dixie; mother Leleo Brown; brothers Lauloa Fereti, Amisone Feleti and Palasi, Leamanaia, Toagamalu and Palasi Brown Jr.; sisters Melesal "Lolou" Iosefo, Losi Naea, Feleai "Mary" Ah-hing, Masweiga "Katie" Voa, Amelia "Aimee" Haraguchi, Leleo Maulolo and Sefuluono Bane; and one grandchild. Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Downtown Mortuary. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe.Brian Steven Buchanan, 51, of Kihei, Maui, a graphic artist for an advertising firm, died Wednesday at home. He was born in Canada. He is survived by companions Thom Hanson and Vernon Gosney. Private services. Donations suggested to Vipassana Metta Foundation, P.O. Box 1188, Kula, HI 96790-1188.
Rosario Baldugo Calucag, 73, of Waipahu, a McDonalds employee, died last Tuesday. She was born in the Philippines. She is survived by husband Percing, son Pershing Jr., sister Juana Pagdilao and two grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Mass: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 9:30 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Frederik Hendrik Coester, 71, of Pearl City, a state Department of Land & Natural Resources supervisor, died Dec. 7 in Kapiolani Medical Center, Pali Momi. He was born in Indonesia. He is survived by wife Renee, son Fred, daughters Reina Mawae and Leonette DeCambra, sisters Caroline Drijsen and Cecile Coester, 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Services: 6 p.m. tomorrow at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church, 1525 Waimano Home Road. Call after 5:30 p.m. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to the Pearl City Little League Association, the Institute for Human Services or the Humane Society.
Forest "Chick" Cutright, 78, of Lahaina, a real estate broker and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran who served during World War II, died Friday in Maui Memorial Medical Center. He was born in Elk City, Okla. He is survived by wife Ruth R., son Forest Jr., daughters Janet Duenes and Myra Coble, brother Marshall, sister Helen Elliott, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Celebration of life: 4 p.m. Friday at Cutright's home. Casual attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to National Kidney Foundation.
Gail Chiyoko Doi, 77, of Aina Haina, a retired Jobbers Automotive Warehouse Supply office manager, died last Tuesday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Hilo. She is survived by husband Akira, daughter Cynthia Maeshiro, brothers Clarence and Herbert Yamamoto, sister Clara Higashihara and one grandchild. Private services.
Gee Pung Fong, 71, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9 in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Helen; sons Wai Ning, Kwok Ning, Kwok Leung, Kwok Fai and Gum L. Fong; mother Shing I.L. Fong; brothers Kai Ping and Jung P. Fong; sister Sit M. Lee; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Taoist services: 10:30 am. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday. Burial: 2 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery.
Emigidio "Engon" Galan, 89, of Kapaau, Hawaii, a retired boiler room operator for the former Kohala Sugar Co., died Friday in Kohala Hospital. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by sons Adrian, Gregory and Ralph; daughters Cassandra "Candy" Riley and Phoebe Thompson; brother Francisco; sister Ezperansa Barroga; 15 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Services: 10 a.m. Thursday at St. Augustine Episcopal Church. Call after 9 a.m. Burial to follow at Kapuaiowalu Cemetery in Niulii. Casual attire.
Rogelio Cariaga Gapusan, also known as "Roger" and "Menong," 63, of Mililani, a retired Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association laboratory technician and a U.S. Department of Agriculture employee, died Nov. 26. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Elena, son Roel, daughter Rowena Y. Hoy, brother Dante and seven grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 6 p.m. Additional services: 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the mortuary. Call after 8:30 a.m. Burial: 11 a.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Gladys Shizuko Gono, 85, of Kaneohe, a retired Value Drugs sales clerk, died Dec. 8 in Castle Medical Center. She was born in Lahaina. She is survived by sons Stanley, Wilfred and Greigson; daughter Carol Watanabe; sister Helen Miyamoto; nine grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Services: 2 p.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Angeline "Angie" Gomez Goo, 77, of Aiea, a former employee at Bank of Hawaii, Shell Oil Co. and the former Ritz Department Store, died Dec. 7. She was born in Wainiha, Kauai. She is survived by husband Francis, sons Gordon and Steven, daughters Valerie Covington and Lynette Choy, brother George Furtado, sister Lydia Nakatsuji, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, makai chapel. Call after 10 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Richard Wai Ing, 78, of Honolulu, a city accountant, died Friday in Honolulu. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Leilani S.T.; son Clayton H.; daughter Donna K.; brothers Alexander P.K., David A. and Joseph S.; sisters Rachel Kaanehe, Clara St. Claire and Roselani Bonga; and four grandchildren. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Hawaiian Memorial Park Mortuary. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hawaii State Veterans Cemetery, Kaneohe. Aloha attire.
Saburo Iwane, 81, of Hono- lulu, died Dec. 8 in Kuakini Medical Center. No flowers. The mortuary provided additional information for an obituary published yesterday.
Richard Francis Johnson, 62, of Honolulu, died Dec. 9. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is survived by wife Yonhee, sons, daughters, a brother, a sister and grandchildren. Mass: 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Hearts Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. Aloha attire. No flowers.
Helen R. "Lani" Kahale, 63, of Waimanalo, died Dec. 9. Burial: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Greenhaven Memorial Park in Kaneohe. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Sunday.
Thomas Valentin Kintaro Jr., 55, of Honolulu, died last Tuesday. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Marlene "Diddles," son Hyrum, daughters Rachel Lee and Cheryl Kintaro, mother Ellarine H. Teves, brother George H. and sisters Cindy Melim and Sonya Skyles. Services: 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalihi Ward Chapel, 1723 Beckley St. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 1:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park.
The Rev. James McFadden, 72, of Maryknoll, N.Y., a Roman Catholic priest, died Dec. 3. He was born in Philadelphia. He is survived by sisters Patricia McFadden, Anna Transue and Marie Childs. Services: 6 p.m. today at St. John the Baptist Church. Aloha attire. No flowers. Donations suggested to Maryknoll Fathers or St. John's Memorial Fund.
Larry Shigeo "Shemp" Motooka, 65, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard electrician, died Dec. 9 in Castle Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Ethel K.; son Lance; daughters Molly M. Motooka and Lynda N. Reavely; brother Richard T.; sisters Otaka Kato, Gertrude Kurasaki and Loretta Motooka; and three grandchildren. Services: 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Hosoi Garden Mortuary. Casual attire. No flowers.
Natsuko "Lorraine" Nakahara, 79, of Aiea, a retired Nimitz Elementary School cafeteria employee, died Dec. 4. She was born in Ewa. She is survived by husband Toshikatsu "Joe"; sons Clyde and Wade; daughter Velma; sisters Fujiko Izuo, Sumiko Nomura and Sueno Higashiba; and four grandchildren. Private services.
Judith Puanani Naumu-Stewart, 65, of Kekaha, Kauai, a retired Youth Correctional Facility schoolteacher, died Wednesday. She was born in Hanapepe, Hawaii. She is survived by daughter Dr. Robin Bott, sons Vincent Naumu and Sean Stewart, brothers Harold and Arnold Naumu, sister Minerva Kaohi and six grandchildren. Services: 7 p.m. Thursday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 45-150 Waikalua Road, Kaneohe. Call after 5 p.m. Additional services: noon Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Kalaheo, Kauai. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Hanapepe Hawaiian Cemetery. Casual attire. No flowers.
Charles James Nunes Sr., 74, of Lahaina, died Dec. 9 in Maui Memorial Medical Center. Private services. The mortuary provided incorrect information for an obituary published Sunday.
Clarence S. "Dinky" Omai, 74, of Honolulu, a retired Kahala Hilton Hotel bell captain, died Friday in Kuakini Medical Center. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by son Jeffrey "Keahi," brother Shuichi and sister Doris Gushi. Services: 10:30 a.m. Friday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 9 a.m. Inurnment: 11:30 a.m. at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl. Casual attire. No flowers.
Kathleen Hideko Otsuji, 46, of Redmond, Wash., a Merck & Co. executive cardiovascular specialist, died Friday in Queen's Medical Center. She was born in Japan. She is survived by son Ryan Marbellos, daughter Melanie Marbellos, parents Masayuki and Keiko, and brother Glenn. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Hawaii Kai Ward, 219 Lunalilo Home Road. Call after 10 a.m. Burial to follow at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
Albert Masato Sato, 86, of Honolulu, a retired Fort Shafter inventory clerk, died Nov. 13. He was born in Pauwela, Maui. He is survived by nieces and nephews. Private services.
Chor Suy Tang, 62, of Honolulu, a Kapiolani Coffee Shop cook, died Wednesday in Honolulu. He was born in Cambodia. He is survived by wife Jenny M.; sons Billy, Ty and Peter; daughters Judi Chow and Susan and Pamela Tang; and four grandchildren. Visitation and Buddhist services: 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Burial: 1 p.m. at Valley of the Temples.
Leslie Masuo Tokuza, 60, of Los Angeles, a dentist, died Sept. 27. He was born in Honolulu. He is survived by wife Mary, son Tom, daughter Laura and mother Sumi T. Khim. Services: 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Nuuanu Mortuary, East Chapel. Inurnment to follow at Nuuanu Memorial Park.
Aurelio Galion Tumacder, 78, of Pearl City, president and manager for AGT Contractor, died Dec. 1. He was born in the Philippines. He is survived by wife Juanita Rasa-Tumacder; sons Franklin, Modesto, John, Orlando, David, Santiago, Noel and Anthony; daughters Anna-Maria Beck, Faith Bagalayos, Leilani Rasa and Magdalina Tumacder; brothers Daniel and Felix; 24 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: 11:30 a.m. Friday at Mililani Mortuary-Waipio, mauka chapel. Call after 9 a.m. Burial: 12:30 p.m. at Mililani Memorial Park. Casual attire.
Harry K. Young, 80, of Honolulu, a retired Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard employee, died Sunday in St. Francis Hospice-West. He was born in China. He is survived by wife Betty C.L.; son Dennis K.H.; daughters Beverly K.U. Jensen, Cynthia K.S. Yuh, Valerie K.P. Tanaka and Natalie K.S. Young-Aranita, brother Fred K.W.; sister Barbara P.C. Hee; 10 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services: noon Saturday at Borthwick Mortuary. Call after 10:30 a.m. Burial: 3 p.m. at Hawaiian Memorial Park Cemetery. Aloha attire. No flowers.
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.